{
  "id": 16989641,
  "title": "Samsung Electronics' Q3 dividend jumps 12-fold, totals to $22.5 bil.",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/samsung-electronics-q3-dividend-jumps-12-fold-totals-to-22-5-bil-16989641",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-29T01:52:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/business/companies/20261029/samsung-electronics-q3-dividend-jumps-12-fold-totals-to-225-bil"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Samsung Electronics has announced a 12-fold increase in its Q3 dividend, totaling $22.5 billion, in order to address the disparity between the company's robust earnings and its underperforming share price. The company's board approved a quarterly dividend of 4,601 won per share for both common and preferred shares, a significant increase from the 370 won per share paid in the first and second quarters. This move aims to align the company's dividend payout with its earnings performance and is expected to boost shareholder confidence.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "(LEAD) Samsung SDI Q3 net profit jumps to 342.2 bln won on ESS deals",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/lead-samsung-sdi-q3-net-profit-jumps-to-342-2-bln-won-on-ess-deals",
        "published": "2026-10-29T00:47:02.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Tech in Asia",
        "title": "Samsung SDI swings to $255m Q3 profit but misses forecasts",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/samsung-sdi-swings-to-255m-q3-profit-but-misses-forecasts",
        "published": "2026-10-29T00:57:47.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}