Year-End Dividend for FY2020

Year-End Dividend for FY2020

The Board of Directors of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (KS005930, KS005935, SMSN, SMSD) on January 28, 2021 authorized the year-end dividend for FY2020.

1. Dividend per share

- Common shares: KRW 1,932

- Preferred shares: KRW 1,933

* The year-end dividend for 2020 includes a special cash dividend of KRW 1,578, the additional return of the remaining resources for shareholder returns after paying out regular dividends, as part of the 2018-2020 shareholder return policy, as well as the regular quarterly dividend of KRW 354 per common share and KRW 355 per preferred share.

2. Dividend yield

- Common shares: 2.6%

- Preferred shares: 2.7%

* Dividend yield is the ratio of dividend per share to average of stock market closing price for a week prior to two days before the record date.

3. Total payout: KRW 13,124,259,877,700

4. Record date: December 31, 2020

5. Other information:

- Number of Independent Directors present at the BOD meeting: 6 (100%)

- Attendance of Audit Committee: Y

- Dividend payments will be made within 30 days of the date of the Annual General Meeting of

Shareholders (“AGM”), in accordance with Article 464 Paragraph 2 of the Commercial Act,

and are subject to the result of audit by an external auditor and approval by a vote of

shareholders at the AGM.

- AGM date is to be determined.