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  "id": 14165538,
  "title": "Samsung chairman to receive Samsung Electronics shares worth $1.94 bil. from mother",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/samsung-chairman-to-receive-samsung-electronics-shares-worth-1-94-bil-14165538",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-13T09:37:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/business/companies/20261013/samsung-chairman-to-receive-samsung-electronics-shares-worth-194-bil-from-mother"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Samsung Electronics Executive Chairman Lee Jae-yong will receive shares worth $1.94 billion from his mother, former Leeum Museum of Art Director Hong Ra-hee, according to a regulatory filing by the company. The transfer, which includes approximately 11.16 million shares representing a 0.17 percent stake, is set to complete on November 12, increasing Lee's stake to 1.75 percent from the current 1.58 percent. Hong's stake will decrease from 0.99 percent to 0.82 percent. Samsung Life Insurance currently holds the largest stake at 8.51 percent, while the largest shareholder group, including Samsung affiliates, related parties, and family members, holds 19.7 percent of the company's voting shares.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Samsung Electronics chairman Lee to receive 2.6 trillion won worth of shares from mother, reports say",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/samsung-electronics-chairman-lee-to-receive-2-6-trillion-won-worth-of",
        "published": "2026-10-13T08:49:39.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Samsung chairman to receive Samsung Electronics shares worth $1.94 bil. from mother",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/samsung-chairman-to-receive-samsung-electronics-shares-worth-1-94-bil",
        "published": "2026-10-13T09:17:02.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "Samsung Chairman Lee Jae-yong to receive 2.6 tln won in shares from mother",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/samsung-chairman-lee-jae-yong-to-receive-2-6-tln-won-in-shares-from",
        "published": "2026-10-13T09:18:13.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}