Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Jae-yong has expanded his stake by purchasing 7,667,100 common shares of Samsung Electronics from Hong Ra-hee in an off-market transaction. As a result, Chairman Lee's stake in Samsung Electronics rose 0.14 percentage points, from 1.44% to 1.58%.

According to Samsung Electronics' report on the ownership of specific securities by executives and major shareholders, filed on the 16th, Chairman Lee acquired 7,667,100 Samsung Electronics common shares held by Hong Ra-hee in an off-market transaction on the 12th. The acquisition price per share was 250,500 won, and the transaction plan was reported on September 9.

Reflecting this transaction, Chairman Lee's holdings of specific securities in Samsung Electronics increased from 97,551,953 shares at the time of the previous report to 105,219,053 shares. His ownership ratio rose 0.14 percentage points from 1.44% to 1.58%. His common share holdings listed in the detailed change report also increased from 97,414,196 shares before the transaction to 105,081,296 shares after the transaction.

The date the reporting obligation arose and the report's reference date were both October 12, 2026, while the reference date of the previous report was stated as April 29, 2021. In the report, Chairman Lee was listed as chairman of Samsung Electronics and its de facto controlling shareholder.

Samsung Electronics has a total of 6,648,649,811 shares issued. Following the off-market purchase, both Chairman Lee's ownership ratio of specific securities and his share certificate ownership ratio stood at 1.58%, and his personal ownership ratio also changed. The counterparty, acquisition volume, and acquisition price are specified in the ownership report.

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