{
  "id": 17732964,
  "title": "SK Square plans 4.3 tln-won shareholder payout from SK hynix dividends",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/sk-square-plans-4-3-tln-won-shareholder-payout-from-sk-hynix-dividends",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-11-02T02:43:13.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yonhap News",
    "slug": "yonhap-news",
    "url": "https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20261102004500320"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "SK Square, the parent company of SK hynix Inc., has announced plans to return a minimum of 4.3 trillion won (approximately US$3.2 billion) to shareholders from the dividends earned by its investment in SK hynix. This substantial payout is anticipated as the chipmaker is expected to generate over 6.2 trillion won in cash dividend payments, based on the company's forecasted dividend pool of more than 30 trillion won for the fiscal year 2026. The company intends to distribute at least 4.3 trillion won of this expected income to shareholders, as well as commit to returning a minimum of 60 percent of its ordinary dividend income to shareholders until 2028, along with 100 percent of any special dividend income resulting from investment gains from Japan's Kioxia Corp. SK hynix plays a significant role in Kioxia, a Japanese NAND flash memory manufacturer, through a Korean-U.S.-Japanese consortium overseen by Bain Capital. The precise details of this shareholder return plan will be finalized following the confirmation of SK Square's financial statements for the 2026 fiscal year. This announcement underscores SK Square's intention to significantly expand its existing shareholder return policy for the period of 2026-2028. Earlier this week, SK hynix reported record-high third-quarter revenue and operating profit, along with plans to distribute over 100 trillion won to shareholders in 2026.",
  "summary": "SEOUL, Nov. 2 (Yonhap) -- SK Square Co., the parent company of SK hynix Inc., sa...",
  "key_points": [
    "SK Square plans to return 4.3 trillion won to shareholders from SK hynix dividends.",
    "SK hynix expected to generate over 6.2 trillion won in cash dividends by 2026.",
    "Company commits to returning 60% of ordinary dividends until 2028."
  ],
  "editors_take": "SK Square is leveraging its massive dividend income from SK hynix to prioritize shareholder returns, signaling a long-term commitment to distributing significant portions of its investment gains through 2028.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "SK Square plans $3.2 bil. shareholder payout from SK hynix dividends",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/sk-square-plans-3-2-bil-shareholder-payout-from-sk-hynix-dividends",
        "published": "2026-11-02T03:07:02.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}