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  "id": 2092395,
  "title": "Samsung Electroncis to announce more than $72 billion shareholder return programme, media reports",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/samsung-electroncis-to-announce-more-than-72-billion-shareholder-2092395",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-20T07:12:36.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Investing.com",
    "slug": "investing-com",
    "url": "https://www.investing.com/news/stock-market-news/samsung-electroncis-to-announce-more-than-72-billion-shareholder-return-programme-media-reports-4868676"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Samsung Electronics is preparing to unveil a substantial shareholder return scheme later this month, according to media reports on Thursday. The South Korean technology giant intends to distribute over 100 trillion won, equivalent to approximately $71.75 billion, to its shareholders, as the company anticipates sharing its record profits during an AI-driven chip supercycle.\n\nThe company's board is scheduled to convene at the end of August to approve a comprehensive shareholder return plan. This plan includes a special dividend, as confirmed by MoneyToday, which cited unnamed industry sources. Samsung plans to allocate 50% of its free cash flow towards this initiative.\n\nIn comparison, local competitor SK Hynix unveiled a 40 trillion won share buyback and cancellation plan on Wednesday, the largest shareholder return program announced by any publicly listed South Korean company. SK Hynix, the world's second-largest memory-chip manufacturer behind Samsung, also announced that it would dedicate more than 50% of the free cash flow generated between 2025 and 2027 to shareholder returns.",
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        "outlet": "Business Recorder",
        "title": "Samsung Electroncis to announce more than $72 billion shareholder return programme, media reports",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/samsung-electroncis-to-announce-more-than-72-billion-shareholder-2082529",
        "published": "2026-08-20T05:57:33.000Z"
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