(Newsis)
The Samsung Electronics Shareholders’ Meeting, which has more than 2.1 million’Donghak Ant’ shareholders, will be held today (17th) at the Suwon Convention Center in Gyeonggi Province. This year, for the first time ever, it will broadcast the stockholders’ meeting live online.
On this day, the reappointment of internal and external directors, approval of special dividends, and approval of the remuneration limit for directors this year are expected at Samsung Electronics’ shareholders’ meeting.
The approval process for three internal directors, including Ki-nam Kim, Vice Chairman of Device Solutions (DS) Division, Hyun-Seok Kim, President of Consumer Electronics (CE) Division, and Dong-jin Ko, President of IT and Mobile (IM) Division, will be held.
The agenda to reappoint Seoul National University professor Park Byeong-guk and Kiswi Mobile chairman Kim Jong-hoon as outside directors, and re-appointment of outside director Kim Seon-wook, who served as the head of the Ministry of Legislation as a member of the audit committee, are proposed.
The agenda for approval of the financial statements for the 52nd fiscal year, including the ending dividend for the 52nd fiscal year, which added 1.07 trillion won (1578 won per share), which is a special dividend, will also be handled at the shareholders’ meeting on this day.
As in last year, the electronic voting system is operated at Samsung Electronics’ shareholders’ meeting.
In addition, for the first time in history, an online live broadcast will be conducted to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus infection (Corona 19).
Earlier, Samsung Electronics held an electronic voting process that exercised voting rights online until 5 pm the previous day, and received prior applications from shareholders who wish to watch the online broadcast.
Samsung SDI and Samsung Electro-Mechanics, affiliates of Samsung Electronics, are also holding a general shareholders’ meeting on this day.
At the shareholders’ meeting, the two companies posit an agenda for the appointment of internal and external directors, limits on compensation for directors, and an agenda for approval of financial statements last year.