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SAMSUNGELECTRONICSCo.,Ltd.

2016BusinessReport

FortheyearendedDecember31,2016

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Certain statements in the document, other than purely historical information, including estimates, projections, statements relating to our business

plans, objectives and expected operating results, and the assumptions upon which those statements are based, are “forward-looking statements.”

Forward-looking statements are based on current expectations and assumptions that are subject to risks and uncertainties which may cause actual

results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements. A detailed discussion of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results and

events to differ materially from such forward-looking statements is included in our financial reports available on our website.

See, also, 『Note on Forward-Looking Statements』 in preamble of 『II. Business Overview』.

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Table of Contents

Certification ......................................................................................................................................................................... 3

I. Corporate Overview ........................................................................................................................................................ 4

II. Businesses Overview .................................................................................................................................................. 22

III. Financial Affairs ........................................................................................................................................................... 62

IV. Auditor’s Report ........................................................................................................................................................ 165

V. Management Discussion and Analysis .................................................................................................................... 167

VI. Corporate Governance ............................................................................................................................................. 175

VII. Information on Shareholders .................................................................................................................................. 186

VIII. Executives and Employees .................................................................................................................................... 192

IX. Affiliates and Subsidiaries ....................................................................................................................................... 200

X. Related Party Transactions ....................................................................................................................................... 230

XI. Other Information ...................................................................................................................................................... 234

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Certification

Letter of Certification

We, Oh-Hyun Kwon and Sang-Hoon Lee, as CEO and executive of the company in charge of reporting, certify

that we have reviewed the annual business report of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. for the year ended

December 31, 2016.

Based on our knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a

material fact necessary that would be misleading with respect to the period covered by this report.

Based on our knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in the report, fairly

present in all materials respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the company as

of, and for, the periods presented in this report.

We confirm that Samsung Electronics operates an Internal Accounting Management System, responsible for

establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures and internal controls over financial reporting,

as defined in Article 2.2 and 2.3 of the External Audit Act. We have disclosed our most recent evaluation of

internal controls over financial reporting to the Company’s auditors and to the audit committee of the

Company’s board of directors.

Date: 2017. 4. 28

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I. Corporate Overview

1. Overview

A. Legal, Commercial Name:

- Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

B. Date of Establishment:

- Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (“SEC”) was established as Samsung Electronics Industry Co., Ltd. on January 13,

1969, and held an initial public offering on June 11, 1975.

- SEC changed its name from Samsung Electronics Industry Co., Ltd. to Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. following a

resolution passed at the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders on February 28, 1984.

C. Address, Phone Number, and English Language Website of the Corporate Headquarter

- Address: 129, Samsung-ro, Yeongtong-gu, Suwon, Gyeonggi-do, Korea

- Phone Number: 82-31-200-1114

- Website: http:// www.samsung.com/sec

D. The Company is not subject to Article 2 of the Framework Act on Small and Medium Enterprises.

E. Core Businesses

- The Company (defined below) separately oversees three independent self-determining divisions (each a “Division”),

CE (Consumer Electronics), IM (Information Technology & Mobile Communications), and DS (Device Solutions).

Products in each Division are presented below:

Division Products

CE TV, Monitor, Refrigerator, Washing Machine, Air Conditioner, Medical Devices, etc.

IM HHP, Network System, Computer, etc.

DS DRAM, NAND Flash, Mobile AP, LCD panel, OLED panel, etc.

The Company is a global electronics company comprised of the headquarters in Korea and 169 subsidiaries (SEC and its

subsidiaries collectively, “Samsung Electronics” or the “Company”) across the world including nine (9) regional

headquarters for the CE and IM Divisions and five (5) regional headquarters for the DS Division.

[CE Division]

The CE Division is leading the global digital era by continuously offering new products with innovative technology,

unique design, and enhanced value propositions.

TV is the core product of CE. The Company has maintained its market leadership position for the past eleven (11)

consecutive years by leveraging competitive advantages in hardware such as LCD/LED TVs as well as software driven

product features within our Smart TV product portfolio.

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[IM Division]

The IM Division is at the forefront of mobile lifestyle innovation with consumer-friendly products such as the premium

‘GALAXY’ series, while driving the paradigm shift in the market beyond mobile convergence to focus on software.

The IM Division is focused on meeting market demand by enhancing mobile product differentiation through seamless

integration of key features from various product categories.

The IM Division expects increased convergence of mobile phones, digital media devices and personal computers, cameras

and other devices in smartphones and tablets, with both serving as replacements for certain devices. As a result, the IM

Division has made, and will continue to make, significant investments in research and development of new technologies,

products and services.

In addition to handheld phone (“HHP”) products including smartphones, the IM Division is also leading technological

development and standardization in the global networks system market including Long Term Evolution (“LTE”).

[DS Division]

The DS Division is comprised of the semiconductor sub-division and the display panel business. The semiconductor

sub-division (“Semiconductor Sub-Division”) is further divided into the memory business and the system LSI business.

The Company’s memory business unit (“Memory” or “Memory Business Unit”) manufactures and sells DRAM and

NAND products. The Company’s system LSI business unit (“System LSI”) manufactures mobile application processors

(“Mobile APs” or “APs”) and customized logic products. The display business (“DP Business Unit”) manufactures and

sells display panels (“DP”).

The Company is constantly working to increase its influence on end-product manufacturers and create new demand by

developing high quality components and through technological breakthroughs, as it has done with high-end 3D TV panels

and in memory components like DRAM by increasing capacity by increasing density.

The Memory Business Unit produces differentiated products and has maintained the top position in the global memory

market by continuously applying the latest advanced process technology ahead of the competition with each technological

iteration. The system LSI market is shifting from PCs to mobile devices and like its sibling, the System LSI business unit

plans to stay at the forefront of this market by offering differentiated products created using the latest advanced process

technology and through efficient inventory management.

The Company’s TFT-LCD business has been maintaining its position as a leader in the global flat panel display market by

developing evermore higher resolution panels that are more energy efficient and by producing these panels more cost

efficiently with a higher yield rate.

OLED is increasingly and rapidly replacing TFT-LCD in smart phones and other IT devices. The Company is also a

market leader in the OLED displays, reaping the benefits of its continued investment and technological breakthroughs.

☞ See 『II. Businesses Overview』, for more details about each Division.

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F. Affiliates

SEC is an affiliate of the Samsung group as defined under Korea’s Monopoly Regulation and Fair Trade Act (“Samsung

Group”).

As of December 31, 2016, Samsung Group had a total of fifty-eight (58) domestic affiliates, reduction of seven (7)

affiliates (Nuri Solution, Samsung Fine Chemicals, S-EnPol, Hantok Chemicals, SDI-Chemical Co., Ltd., Jeongahm Wind

Power, Allat) and addition of three (3) affiliates (Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance Financial Service, SDI-Chemical Co.,

Ltd., S-Printing Solution Co., Ltd.) when compared to December 31, 2015. Among the Samsung Group’s fifty-eight (58)

domestic affiliates, sixteen (16) affiliates including Samsung Electronics are listed, and forty-two (42) affiliates are

unlisted.

[As of December 31, 2016]

No. of

affiliates

Name of affiliates

Listed 16

Samsung C&T, Samsung Electronics, Samsung SDI, SEMCO, Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance,

Samsung Heavy Industries, Samsung Life Insurance, MULTICAMPUS,

Samsung Securities, Samsung SDS, Samsung Card, Samsung Engineering, S1,

Cheil Worldwide, Hotel Shilla, Samsung Biologics

Unlisted 42

Seoul Lakeside CC, Samwoo Architects & Engineers, CVnet Corporation,

Samsung Bioepis, Samsung Display, Samsung Corning Advanced Glass, SU Materials,

STECO, SEMES, Samsung Electronics Service, Samsung Electronics Sales,

Samsung Electronics Logitech, Suwon Samsung Bluewings FC, Samsung Medison,

Samsung Claim Adjustment Service, Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance Service,

Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance Financial Service, Daejung Offshore Wind Power Co., Ltd.,

Samsung Futures, Samsung Asset Management, Saengbo, Samsung Life Service,

Samsung SRA Asset Management, Samsung Life Financial Service, SD Flex, Cheil Fashion Retail Co., Ltd.,

Natural9, Samsung Welstory, S-Printing Solution, SECUI, STM, S-Core, OpenHands,

Miracom, Samsung Card Customer Service, Human TSS, S-1CRM, Shilla Stay,

HDC Shilla Duty Free LTD, SERI, Samsung Lions, Samsung Venture Investment Corporation

Total 58

※ Effective March 11, 2016, CREDU changed its name to Multicampus Co., Ltd.

※ Effective April 1, 2016, Colombo Korea changed its name to Cheil Fashion Retail Co., Ltd.

※ Effective December 15, 2016, Allat was excluded from the Company group (sold its shares on September 30, 2016)

☞ See 『IX. Affiliates and Subsidiaries』 for more details about domestic and overseas affiliates.

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G. Subsidiaries Subject to Consolidated Financial Statements

As of December 31, 2016, Samsung Electronics’ consolidated subsidiaries totaled 169 with the addition of twenty (20)

newly established or acquired subsidiaries and the subtraction of ten (10) subsidiaries when compared to December 31,

2015. Below is the list of consolidated subsidiaries.

(Unit: KRW million)

Name of Subsidiaries

Date of

Establishment

Major business

Dec 31,

2015

Assets

ownership

Classified as

major

subsidiary

(Y/N)

Samsung Electronics America Inc. 1978.07 Sale of electronic goods 14,875,687 Over 50%

NexusDX Inc. 2009.07 Medical equipment 9,513 Over 50%

NeuroLogica Corp. 2004.02 Medical equipment 210,095 Over 50%

Samsung Receivables Corporation 1998.03 Receivable management 2,627,030 Over 50%

Dacor Holdings, Inc. 1998.12 Holding Company 21,928 Over 50%

Dacor 1965.03

Production and sale of home

appliances

21,603 Over 50%

Dacor Canada Co. 2001.06 Sale of home appliances 515 Over 50%

EverythingDacor.com, Inc. 2006.06 Sale of home appliances 313 Over 50%

Distinctive Appliances of California, Inc. 2014.06 Sale of home appliances 389 Over 50%

Quietside LLC 2001.07 Sale of Air-conditioner 23,837 Over 50%

SmartThings, Inc. 2012.04 Sale of smart-home devices 214,616 Over 50%

Samsung Oak Holdings, Inc. 2016.06 Holding company 0 Over 50%

Joyent, Inc. 2005.03 Cloud services 12,583 Over 50%

Samsung Pay, Inc. 2006.03

Develop and provide

mobile

payment services

300,278 Over 50%

Stellus Technologies, Inc. 2015.11

Production and sales of storage

systems

0 Over 50%

Prismview, LLC (formerly YESCO Electronics LLC) 2007.10

LED display panel production and

sales

47,294 Over 50%

Samsung Semiconductor Inc. 1983.07

Sale of semiconductors and

display panels

8,288,391 Over 50%

Samsung Electronics Canada Inc. 1980.07 Sale of electronic goods 465,801 Over 50%

PrinterOn Inc. 2000.04 Sale of printing solutions 6,773 Over 50%

PrinterOn America Corporation 1986.04 Sale of printing solutions 74 Over 50%

AdGear Technologies Inc. 2010.08 Digital advertising platform 5,585 Over 50%

Viv Labs, Inc. 2012.09 Artificial Intelligence platform 24,582 Over 50%

NewNet Communication Technologies(Canada), Inc. 2009.07 Develop text messaging services 4,756 Over 50%

RT SV CO-INVEST, LP 2014.02 Investment in venture firms 13,557 Over 50%

Samsung Research America, Inc 1988.10 R&D 274,403 Over 50%

Samsung Next LLC 2016.08 Holding company 0 Over 50%

Samsung Next Fund LLC 2016.08

Investment in venture firms

and new technologies

0 Over 50%

Samsung International Inc. 1983.10 Production of TVs and monitors 51,164 Over 50%

Samsung Mexicana S.A. de C.V 1988.03 Production of electronic goods 884,512 Over 50%

Samsung Austin Semiconductor LLC. 1996.02 Production of semiconductors 6,179,289 Over 50%

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Name of Subsidiaries

Date of

Establishment

Major business

Dec 31,

2015

Assets

ownership

Classified as

major

subsidiary

(Y/N)

Samsung Electronics Mexico S.A. De C.V. 1995.07 Sale of electronic goods 1,030,161 Over 50%

SEMES America Inc. 1998.10 Semiconductor equipment 1,050 Over 50%

Samsung Electronics Digital Appliance Mexico, SA de CV 2012.12 Production of electronic goods 435,513 Over 50%

Samsung Electronics Latinoamerica Miami, Inc. 1995.05 Sale of electronic goods 194,088 Over 50%

Samsung Electronics Latinoamerica (Zona Libre) 1989.04 Sale of electronic goods 318,028 Over 50%

Samsung Electronics Venezuela, C.A. 2010.05 Marketing and services 4,599 Over 50%

Samsung Electronica Colombia S.A. 1997.03 Sale of electronic goods 376,453 Over 50%

Samsung Electronics Panama. S.A. 2012.07 Consulting 9,529 Over 50%

Samsung Electronica da Amazonia Ltda. 1995.01

Production and sale of

electronic goods

3,114,334 Over 50%

Simpress Comercio, Locacao e Servicos S.A. 2005.02 Sale of printing solutions 130,007 Over 50%

Samsung Electronics Argentina S.A. 1996.06 Marketing and services 40,459 Over 50%

Samsung Electronics Chile Limitada 2002.12 Sale of electronic goods 345,850 Over 50%

Samsung Electronics Peru S.A.C. 2010.04 Sale of electronic goods 206,571 Over 50%

Beijing Integrated Circuit Industry International Fund, L.P 2014.12 Investment in venture firms 18,707 Over 50%

Samsung Electronics (UK) Ltd. 1995.07 Sale of electronic goods 1,125,885 Over 50%

Samsung Electronics(London) Ltd. 1999.01 Holding company 7,627 Over 50%

Samsung Electronics Holding GmbH 1982.02 Holding company 383,777 Over 50%

Samsung Semiconductor Europe GmbH 1987.12

Sale of semiconductors and

display panels

904,359 Over 50%

Samsung Electronics GmbH 1984.12 Sale of electronic goods 1,820,922 Over 50%

Samsung Electronics Iberia, S.A. 1989.01 Sale of electronic goods 642,393 Over 50%

Samsung Electronics France S.A.S 1988.01 Sale of electronic goods 908,971 Over 50%

Samsung Electronics Hungarian Private Co. Ltd. 1989.10

Production and sale of

electronic goods

1,254,673 Over 50%

Samsung Electronics Czech and Slovak s.r.o. 2010.01 Sale of electronic goods 133,947 Over 50%

Samsung Electronics Italia S.P.A. 1991.04 Sale of electronic goods 768,278 Over 50%

Samsung Electronics Europe Logistics B.V. 1991.05 Logistics 1,894,614 Over 50%

Samsung Electronics Benelux B.V. 1995.07 Sale of electronic goods 1,264,497 Over 50%

Samsung Display Slovakia s.r.o. 2007.03 Display panel processing 156,256 Over 50%

Samsung Electronics Romania LLC 2007.09 Sale of electronic goods 188,451 Over 50%

Samsung Electronics Polska, SP.Zo.o 1996.04 Sale of electronic goods 457,516 Over 50%

Samsung Electronics Portuguesa S.A. 1982.09 Sale of electronic goods 155,940 Over 50%

Samsung Electronics Nordic Aktiebolag 1992.03 Sale of electronic goods 701,525 Over 50%

Samsung Semiconductor Europe Ltd. 1997.04

Sale of semiconductors

and

display panels

90,287 Over 50%

Samsung Electronics Austria GmbH 2002.01 Sale of electronic goods 289,807 Over 50%

Samsung Electronics Switzerland GmbH 2013.05 Sale of electronic goods 145,143 Over 50%

Samsung Electronics Slovakia s.r.o 2002.06 Production of TVs and monitors 1,888,341 Over 50%

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Name of Subsidiaries

Date of

Establishment

Major business

Dec 31,

2015

Assets

ownership

Classified as

major

subsidiary

(Y/N)

Samsung Electronics Baltics SIA 2001.10 Sale of electronic goods 69,023 Over 50%

Samsung Electronics Europe Holding Cooperatief U.A. 2008.10 Holding company 6,989,207 Over 50%

Samsung Electronics Poland Manufacturing SP.Zo.o 2010.02 Production of home appliances 317,465 Over 50%

Samsung Electronics Greece S.A. 2010.04 Sale of electronic goods 93,625 Over 50%

Samsung Nanoradio Design Center 2004.02 R&D 24,043 Over 50%

Samsung Denmark Research Center ApS 2012.09 R&D 20,389 Over 50%

Samsung France Research Center SARL 2012.10 R&D 20,653 Over 50%

Samsung Cambridge Solution Centre Limited 2012.09 R&D 129,225 Over 50%

PrinterOn Europe Limited 2013.11 Sale of printing solutions 76 Over 50%

Joyent Ltd. 2014.04 Cloud services 107 Over 50%

Samsung Electronics Overseas B.V. 1997.01 Sale of electronic goods 105,859 Over 50%

Samsung Electronics Rus LLC 1999.03 Marketing 7,104 Over 50%

Samsung Electronics Rus Company LLC 2006.10 Sale of electronic goods 598,708 Over 50%

Samsung Electronics Ukraine LLC 2004.01 Marketing 0 Over 50%

Samsung Electronics Ukraine Company LLC 2008.09 Sale of electronic goods 107,816 Over 50%

Samsung R&D Institute Rus LLC 2011.11 R&D 10,121 Over 50%

Samsung Electronics Central Eurasia LLP 2008.09 Sale of electronic goods 82,420 Over 50%

Samsung Electronics Caucasus Co., Ltd. 2014.10 Marketing 2,237 Over 50%

Samsung Electronics Rus Kaluga LLC 2007.07 Production of TVs 608,200 Over 50%

Samsung Electronics West Africa 2010.03 Marketing 48,471 Over 50%

Samsung Electronics East Africa 2011.12 Marketing 40,347 Over 50%

Samsung Gulf Electronics Co., Ltd. 1995.05 Sale of electronic goods 952,236 Over 50%

Samsung Electronics Egypt S.A.E 2012.07

Production and sale of

electronic goods

539,155 Over 50%

Samsung Electronics Israel Ltd. 2012.09 Marketing 5,377 Over 50%

Samsung Electronics Tunisia S.A.R.L 2012.09 Marketing 2,637 Over 50%

Samsung Electronics Pakistan(Private) Ltd. 2012.11 Marketing 2,492 Over 50%

Samsung Electronics South Africa(Pty) Ltd. 1994.06 Sale of electronic goods 603,300 Over 50%

Samsung Electronics South Africa Production (pty) Ltd. 2014.07 Production of TV and monitors 38,848 Over 50%

Samsung Electronics Turkey 1984.12 Sale of electronic goods 578,873 Over 50%

Samsung Semiconductor Israel R&D Center, Ltd. 2007.10 R&D 37,860 Over 50%

Samsung Electronics Levant Co.,Ltd. 2009.07 Sale of electronic goods 365,939 Over 50%

Samsung Electronics Maghreb Arab 2009.11 Sale of electronic goods 100,686 Over 50%

Samsung Japan Corporation 1975.12 Sale of electronic goods 656,101 Over 50%

Samsung R&D Institute Japan Co. Ltd 1992.08 R&D 157,461 Over 50%

Samsung Electronics Japan Co., Ltd. 2008.09 Sale of electronic goods 301,514 Over 50%

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Name of Subsidiaries

Date of

Establishment

Major business

Dec 31,

2015

Assets

ownership

Classified as

major

subsidiary

(Y/N)

Samsung Electronics Display (M) Sdn. Bhd. 1995.03

Production and sale of

electronic goods

246,755 Over 50%

Samsung Medison India Private Ltd. 2009.01 Medical equipment 32 Over 50%

Samsung Electronics (M) Sdn. Bhd. 1989.09 Production of home appliances 117,879 Over 50%

Samsung Vina Electronics Co., Ltd. 1995.01 Sale of electronic goods 350,158 Over 50%

Samsung Asia Private Ltd. 2006.07 Sale of electronic goods 4,227,798 Over 50%

Samsung India Electronics Private Ltd. 1995.08

Production and sale of

electronic goods

3,723,127 Over 50%

Samsung R&D Institute India-Bangalore Private Ltd. 2005.05 R&D 147,149 Over 50%

Samsung Electronics Australia Pty. Ltd. 1987.11 Sale of electronic goods 431,714 Over 50%

Samsung Electronics New Zealand Limited 2013.09 Sale of electronic goods 53,454 Over 50%

PT Samsung Electronics Indonesia 1991.08

Production and sale of

electronic goods

964,021 Over 50%

PT Samsung Telecommunications Indonesia 2003.03

Sale of telecom systems and

services

2,011 Over 50%

Thai Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. 1988.10

Production and sale of

electronic goods

1,889,410 Over 50%

Laos Samsung Electronics Sole Co., Ltd 2016.09 Marketing 0 Over 50%

Samsung Electronics Philippines Corporation 1996.03 Sale of electronic goods 197,197 Over 50%

Samsung Display Vietnam Co., Ltd 2014.07 Display panel production 961,730 Over 50%

Samsung Malaysia Electronics (SME) Sdn. Bhd. 2003.05 Sale of electronic goods 312,263 Over 50%

Samsung R&D Institute BanglaDesh 2010.08 R&D 8,242 Over 50%

Samsung Electronics Vietnam Co., Ltd. 2008.03 Production of electronic goods 7,829,507 Over 50%

Samsung Electronics Vietnam THAINGUYEN Co., Ltd. 2013.03 Production of telecom products 6,571,798

Over 50%

Samsung Electronics HCMC CE Complex Co. Ltd,. 2015.02

Production and sale of

electronic goods

415,465 Over 50%

Samsung Display Dongguan Co., Ltd. 2001.11 Display panel production 1,276,263

Over 50%

Samsung Display TianJin Co., Ltd. 2004.06 Display panel production 958,820

Over 50%

Samsung Electronics Hong Kong Co., Ltd. 1988.09 Sale of electronic goods 948,800

Over 50%

Suzhou Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. 1995.04 Production of home appliances 637,485

Over 50%

Samsung Suzhou Electronics Export Co., Ltd. 1995.04 Production of home appliances 385,732

Over 50%

Samsung (CHINA) Investment Co., Ltd. 1996.03 Sale of electronic goods 12,748,395 Over 50%

Samsung Mobile R&D Center, China-Guangzhou 2010.01 R&D 52,046

Over 50%

Samsung Tianjin Mobile Development Center 2010.08 R&D 24,628

Over 50%

Samsung R&D Institute China-Shenzhen 2013.03 R&D 12,014

Over 50%

Samsung Electronics Suzhou Semiconductor Co., Ltd. 1994.12 Semiconductor processing 836,562

Over 50%

SEMES (XIAN) Co., Ltd. 2013.07 Semiconductor equipment 1,001

Over 50%

Samsung Electronics (Shandong) Digital Printing Co., Ltd. 1993.03 Production of printers 853,982

Over 50%

Samsung Electronics Huizhou Co., Ltd. 1992.12 Production of electronic goods 6,192,974

Over 50%

Tianjin Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. 1993.04 Production of TV and monitors 858,675

Over 50%

Samsung Electronics Taiwan Co., Ltd. 1994.11 Sale of electronic goods 1,253,480

Over 50%

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Name of Subsidiaries

Date of

Establishment

Major business

Dec 31,

2015

Assets

ownership

Classified as

major

subsidiary

(Y/N)

Beijing Samsung Telecom R&D Center 2000.09 R&D 65,595

Over 50%

Tianjin Samsung Telecom Technology Co., Ltd. 2001.03 Production of telecom products 2,075,123

Over 50%

Shanghai Samsung Semiconductor Co., Ltd. 2001.10

Sale of semiconductor and display

panels

3,792,437

Over 50%

Samsung Electronics Suzhou Computer Co., Ltd. 2002.09 Production of electronic goods 886,593

Over 50%

Samsung Suzhou Module Co., Ltd 2002.09 Display panel processing 684,646

Over 50%

Samsung Suzhou LCD Co., Ltd 2011.07 Display panel production 2,784,122

Over 50%

Shenzhen Samsung Electronics Telecommunication Co., Ltd. 2002.02 Sale of telecom products 118,697

Over 50%

Samsung Semiconductor (China) R&D Co., Ltd. 2003.04 R&D 24,818

Over 50%

Samsung Electronics China R&D Center 2004.05 R&D 35,644

Over 50%

Samsung (China) Semiconductor Co., Ltd. 2012.09 Production of semiconductors 9,742,388

Over 50%

Samsung SemiConductor Xian 2016.04

Sale of semiconductor and display

panels

0 Over 50%

Samsung Electronics (Beijing) Service Company Limited 2005.01 Services 160,151

Over 50%

Tianjin Samsung LED Co., Ltd. 2009.05 LED production 349,963

Over 50%

Tianjin Samsung Opto-Electronics Co., Ltd. 1994.02 Camera/camcorder production 125,762

Over 50%

Samsung Display 2012.04

Production and sale

of display

panels

39,225,460 Over 50%

SU Materials 2011.08

Production of display panel

component

26,131

Over 50%

STECO 1995.06

Production of semiconductor

component

73,744

Over 50%

SEMES 1993.01

Semiconductor/FPD manufacturing

equipment

717,229

Over 50%

Samsung Electronics Service 1998.10 Electronics goods repair services 296,104

Over 50%

Samsung Electronics Sales 1996.07 Sales of electronic goods 550,655

Over 50%

Samsung Electronics Logitech 1998.04 Total logistics services 146,052

Over 50%

Samsung Medison 1985.07 Medical equipment 315,073

Over 50%

S-Printing Solution Co., Ltd. 2016.11 Sale of printing solutions 0 Over 50%

Mirero System 1994.01 Semiconductor S/W 17,446 Over 50%

SVIC #20 Venture Capital Union 2011.03

Investment in venture firms

and new technologies

24,852

Over 50%

SVIC #21 Venture Capital Union 2011.11

Investment in venture firms

and new technologies

181,200

Over 50%

SVIC #22 Venture Capital Union 2011.11

Investment in venture firms

and new technologies

163,503

Over 50%

SVIC #23 Venture Capital Union 2012.10

Investment in venture firms

and new technologies

29,364

Over 50%

SVIC #26 Venture Capital Union 2014.11

Investment in venture firms

and new technologies

105,021

Over 50%

SVIC #27 Venture Capital Union 2014.09

Investment in venture firms

and new technologies

16,567

Over 50%

SVIC #28 Venture Capital Union 2015.02

Investment in venture firms

and new technologies

64,453

Over 50%

SVIC #29 Venture Capital Union 2015.04

Investment in venture firms

and new technologies

5,291

Over 50%

SVIC #32 Venture Capital Union 2016.08

Investment in venture firms

and new technologies

0 Over 50%

SVIC #33 Venture Capital Union 2016.11

Investment in venture firms

and new technologies

0 Over 50%

※ Companies with over KRW 75 billion in total assets as of December 31, 2015, are classified as major subsidiaries.

※ See 『II. Businesses Overview』 for additional information about major business segments.

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(Changes in Subsidiaries)

AMER

Europe/

MEA/

CIS

Asia China

Domestic

Total Increase Decrease

Dec 31,

2011

26 51 25 30

24 156

Dec 31,

2012

30 61 23 32

20 166

[Domestic: 2]

Samsung Display Co., Ltd.,

SVIC #23 Venture Capital Union

[Americas: 8]

Samsung LED AMERICA, Inc.,

mSpot Inc.,

Nanoradio Inc.,

Samsung Electronics Panama. S.A,

Samsung Electroncis Corporative SA de CV,

Samsung Electronics Digital Appliance,

Mexico SA de CV, Nvelo, Inc.,

Newton Sub. Corp.

[Europe/MEA/CIS: 11]

Samsung LED Europe GmbH,

Samsung Nanoradio Design Center,

Nanoradio Hellas AE, General RF Modules AB,

Samsung Cambridge Solution Centre Limited,

Samsung Denmark Research Center ApS,

Samsung Electronics Egypt S.A.E,

Samsung Electronics Tunisia S.A.R.L,

Samsung Electronics Israel,

Samsung France Research Center SARL,

Samsung Electronics Pakistan(Private) Ltd.

[China: 2]

Tianjin Samsung LED Co., Ltd.,

Samsung (China) Semiconductor Co., Ltd.

[Domestic: 6]

Medison Healthcare,

Samsung Mobile Display Co., Ltd.,

S-LCD Co., Ltd.,

SVIC #7 Venture Capital Union

Prosonic Co., Ltd.,

SEHF Korea Co., Ltd.

[Americas: 4]

Samsung LED AMERICA, Inc.,

HX Diagnostics, Inc.,

HX Reagents, Inc.,

Nanoradio Inc.

[Europe/MEA/CIS: 1]

Samsung LED Europe GmbH

[Asia: 2]

Samsung Asia Private Ltd.,

Samsung Medison Japan Co., Ltd.

Dec 31,

2013

25 55 22 33

18 153

[Americas: 2]

NeuroLogica Corp.,

Intellectual Keystone Technology LLC.

[Europe/MEA/CIS: 1]

Samsung Electronics Switzerland GmbH

[Asia: 2]

Samsung Electronics Vietnam THAINGUYEN Co., Ltd.,

Samsung Electronics New Zealand Ltd.

[China: 3]

Samsung Network R&D Center China-Shenzhen,

Samsung R&D Institute China-Xian,

SEMES (XIAN) Co., Ltd.

[Domestic: 2]

Secron, GES

[Americas: 7]

Newton Sub. Corp., mSpot, Inc., Deltapoint

Cardiac Diagnostics, Inc., Samsung Medison

America, Inc., Intellectual Keystone Technology

LLC., Samsung Medison Brasil Ltda., Samsung

Electronics Corporativo, SA de CV

[Europe/MEA/CIS: 7]

Samsung Telecoms (UK) Ltd., Samsung LCD

Netherlands R&D Center B.V, Samsung LCD

Netherlands R&D Center (UK) Limited,

General RF Modules AB, Samsung Medison

France S.A.S., Samsung Opto-Electronics

GmbH, Samsung Medison Italia S.r.l.

[Asia: 3]

Samsung Electronic Philippines Manufacturing

Corp., Batino Realty Corporation, TNP

Small/Medium Size & Venture Enterprises Growth

Promotion Investment Limited

Partnership(TSUNAMI)

[China: 2]

Samsung LCD Netherlands R&D Center

(HK)Limited, Medison (shanghai) Co., Ltd.

Dec 31,

2014

30 56 22 32

18 158

[Domestic

: 2]

SVIC #26 Venture Capital Union

SVIC #27 Venture Capital Union

[America: 6]

RT SV CO-INVEST, LP, Quietside LLC,

SmartThings, Inc., PrinterOn Inc., PrinterOn America

Corporation, 1397011 Ontario Ltd.

[Europe/MEA/CIS: 3]

PrinterOn Europe Limited, Samsung Electronics South

Africa Production(pty) Ltd., Samsung Electronics Caucasus

Co., Ltd.

[Asia : 1]

Samsung Display Bac Ninh

[Domestic: 2]

Samsung Blue Wings, World Cyber Games

[America: 1]

1397011 Ontario Ltd.

[Europe: 2]

Samsung Medison Europe B.V

Nanogen Recognomics GmbH

[Asia: 1]

Medison Medical Systems India Private Ltd.

[China: 1]

Medison Medical Equipment Shanghai Co., Ltd..

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Dec 31,

2015

33 55 24 30

17 159

[Domestic : 2]

SVIC #28 Venture Capital Union

SVIC #29 Venture Capital Union

[America: 6]

Simpress Comercio, Locacao e Servicos S.A.,

Samsung Pay, Inc. (formerly LooPay, Inc.),

YESCO Electronics LLC,

Paymate Global, Inc.,

Beijing Integrated Circuit Industry International Fund,

Stellus Technologies

[Asia: 2]

Samsung Electronics HCMC CE Complex Co. Ltd.

Future Technology & Service

[Domestic: 3]

RAY

High Pioneer Private Investment Trust #1,

SVIC #6 Venture Capital Union

[America: 3]

Samsung Telecommunications America LLC.,

Paymate Global, Inc.,

Nvelo, Inc.

[China: 2]

Samsung Electronics Hainan Fiberoptics Co.,Ltd

Samsung Medison Shanghai Medical Instrument

Co., Ltd

[Europe: 1]

Nanoradio Hellas AE

Dec 31,

2016

44 53 23 29

20 169

[Domestic : 4]

SVIC #32 Venture Capital Union

SVIC #33 Venture Capital Union

Mirero System, S-Printing Solution Co., Ltd.

[America: 13]

Samsung Oak Holdings, Inc., Joyent, Inc.,

Joyent Canada, Inc., AdGear Technologies Inc.,

Samsung Next LLC, Samsung Next Fund LLC,

Dacor Holdings, Inc., Dacor, Dacor Canada Co.,

EverythingDacor.com, Inc.,

Distinctive Appliances of California, Inc.,

Viv Labs, Inc.,

NewNet Communication Technologies(Canada), Inc.

[Europe: 1]

Joyent Ltd.

[Asia: 1]

Laos Samsung Electronics Sole Co., Ltd

[China: 1]

Samsung SemiConductor Xian

[Domestic : 1]

SVIC #14 Venture Capital Union

[America: 2]

Grandis, Inc., Joyent Canada, Inc.

[Europe/CIS: 3]

Samsung Russia Service Centre,

SonoAce Deutschland GmbH

Samsung Electronics Kazakhstan LLP

[Asia: 2]

Samsung Telecommunications Malaysia,

Future Technology & Service

[China: 2]

Samsung R&D Institute China-Xian,

Samsung Electronics Shanghai

Telecommunication Co., Ltd.

※ AMER = America; MEA = Middle East and Africa, CIS = Commonwealth of Independent States

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H. Credit Rating

SEC’s credit rating is assessed by two external credit ratings agencies. As of December 31, 2016, SEC’s credit ratings are:

“A1” and investment outlook is stable, as rated by Moody’s; and “A+” and investment outlook is stable, as rated by S&P.

Date Securities Ratings Credit Rating Agency Rating Range Note

’14.08 Corporate bond A+ S&P (USA) (AAA ~ D)

Annual

Review

’14.10 Corporate bond A1 Moody’s (USA) (Aaa ~ C)

’15.05 Corporate bond A1 Moody’s (USA) (Aaa ~ C)

’15.09 Corporate bond A+ S&P (USA) (AAA ~ D)

’16.07 Corporate bond A+ S&P (USA) (AAA ~ D)

’16.08 Corporate bond A1 Moody’s (USA) (Aaa ~ C)

2. Company History

(The Information disclosed below outlines major changes to the Company such as asset transfers, M&A, and security offerings)

2011.01.01 Merged with Samsung Electronics Gwangju

2011.02.16 Acquired shares of Prosonic (100%) and Medison (43.5%)

2011.04.29 Acquired additional shares of Medison (22.3%)

2011.07.01 Transferred solar cell business to Samsung SDI

2011.07.22 Samsung Information System America (“SISA”), a subsidiary of SEC, acquired shares of Grandis (100%)

2012.01.19 Acquired remaining shares of S-LCD Corporation (50%) from SONY

2012.04.01 Separated LCD business (established Samsung Display)

2012.04.01 Merged Samsung LED into SEC

2012.04.10 Samsung Electronics America (“SEA”), a subsidiary of SEC, issued USD $1 billion of corporate bonds.

2012.07.01 Samsung Mobile Display merged with S-LCD (a subsidiary of Samsung Display)

2012.09.01 Samsung Medison, a subsidiary of SEC, merged with Prosonic

2012.12.01 Merged SEHF Korea into SEC

2013.01.01 Merged SECRON with GES (a subsidiary of SEMES)

2013.01.28 SEA acquired shares of NeuroLogica (100%)

2014.01.15 Samsung Display disposed of stock of Samsung Corning Precision Materials and purchased convertible

preferred shares of Corning Incorporated

2014.08.18 SEA acquired shares of SmartThings (100%)

2015.01.01 SEA merged with Samsung Telecommunications America LLC (“STA”)

2015.02.23 SEA acquired shares of LoopPay (100%)

2016.01.28 Sold shares of Samsung Card (37.5%)

2016.06.24 SEA acquired shares of Joyent (100%)

2016.09.07 SEA acquired shares of Dacor (100%)

2016.10.07 SEA acquired shares of Viv Labs (100%)

2016.11.01 Spun-off printing solutions business (established S-Printing Solution Co., Ltd.)

※ The Samsung Electronics Headquarters Address is: 129, Samsung-ro (Maetan-dong), Yeongtong-gu, Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do

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(Important Changes in Management Executives)

Following the annual general meeting of shareholders on March 16, 2012, of the three Executive Directors with

expiring terms (Gee-Sung Choi, Yoon-Woo Lee, Ju-Hwa Yoon), Yoon-Woo Lee retired and Gee-Sung Choi and Ju-

Hwa Yoon were re-appointed. Oh-Hyun Kwon was newly appointed as Executive Director. In addition, of the three

Independent Directors with expiring terms (Dong-Min Yoon, Jae-Woong Lee, Oh-Soo Park), Jae-Woong Lee and Oh-

Soo Park retired and Dong-Min Yoon was re-appointed. Han-Joong Kim and Byeong-Gi Lee were newly appointed

as Independent Directors.

On June 8, 2012, Oh-Hyun Kwon succeeded Gee-Sung Choi as CEO.

On February 7, 2013, Independent Director Dong-Min Yoon retired (deceased).

On March 14, 2013, Executive Directors Gee-Sung Choi and Ju-Hwa Yoon resigned.

Following the shareholders’ meeting on March 15, 2013, Boo-Keun Yoon, Jong-Kyun Shin, and Sang-Hoon Lee were

newly appointed as Executive Directors. Independent Director In-Ho Lee was reappointed, and Kwang-Soo Song and

Eun-Mee Kim were newly appointed as Independent Directors.

On March 15, 2013, SEC appointed Executive Directors Boo-Keun Yoon and Jong-Kyun Shin as CEOs to serve

alongside incumbent CEO Oh-Hyun Kwon as co-CEOs.

On March 13, 2015, Executive Director Oh-Hyun Kwon and Independent Directors Han-Joong Kim and Byeong-Gi

Lee were reappointed at the annual general meeting of shareholders.

On March 11, 2016, Executive Directors Boo-Keun Yoon, Jong-Kyun Shin and Sang-Hoon Lee were reappointed at

the annual general meeting of shareholders. Of the three Independent Executive Directors with expiring terms (In-Ho

Lee, Kwang-Soo Song and Eun-Mee Kim), Eun-Mee Kim retired, and In-Ho Lee, Kwang-Soo Song were

reappointed. Jae-Wan Bahk was newly appointed as an Independent Director.

On October 27, 2016, Jae-Yong Lee was newly appointed as Executive Director at the Extraordinary General Meeting

of Shareholders and Executive Director Sang-Hoon Lee resigned.

As of April 28, 2017, (the “Reporting Date”), SEC’s BOD is comprised of four Executive Directors (Oh-Hyun Kwon,

Boo-Keun Yoon, Jong-Kyun Shin, Jae-Yong Lee) and five Independent Directors (In-Ho Lee, Han-Joong Kim, Kwang-

Soo Song , Byeong-Gi Lee and Jae-Wan Bahk).

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(Changes in Organizational Structure)

In December 2012, following an organizational change, CE and IM businesses were upgraded to individual Division

status, and the IT Solution business was divided into Printing Solution and Computer businesses. The Printing

Solution business was incorporated into the CE Division and the Computer business was converted to a team unit and

integrated into the Mobile business under the IM Division. The Medical Device business team was upgraded to a

business unit within the CE Division.

In December 2013, the Digital Imaging business was reorganized as a team unit, and then was integrated with the

Mobile business unit. In December 2015, the LED business was reorganized as a team unit.

In November 2016, the Company spun off its printing solutions business and established S-Printing Solution Co., Ltd.

[As of December 2012]

Before After

Business

organization

DMC Division

(CE: Visual display, Digital appliances)

(IM: Mobile, IT solution, Network, Digital imaging)

CE Division (Visual display, Digital appliances, Printing

solution, Medical devices)

IM Division (Mobile, Network, Digital imaging)

DS Division (Memory, SYS.LSI, LCD,LED) DS Division (Memory, SYS.LSI, DP, LED)

Regional

headquarters

Korea, North America, Latin America, Europe, CIS, Southwest

Asia, Southeast Asia, China, Middle East, Africa

Korea, North America, Latin America, Europe, CIS, Southwest Asia,

Southeast Asia, China, Middle East, Africa

Americas(DS), Europe(DS), China(DS), Southeast Asia(DS),

Japan(DS)

Americas(DS), Europe(DS), China(DS), Southeast Asia(DS), Japan

(DS)

[

As of December 2013]

Before After

Business

organization

CE Division (Visual display, Digital appliances, Printing

solution, Medical devices)

CE Division (Visual display, Digital appliances, Printing

solution, Medical devices)

IM Division (Mobile, Network, Digital imaging) IM Division (Mobile, Network)

DS Division (Memory, SYS.LSI, DP, LED) DS Division (Memory, SYS.LSI, DP, LED)

Regional

headquarters

Korea, North America, Latin America, Europe, CIS, Southwest

Asia, Southeast Asia, China, Middle East, Africa

Korea, North America, Latin America, Europe, CIS, Southwest Asia,

Southeast Asia, China, Middle East, Africa

Americas(DS), Europe(DS), China(DS), Southeast Asia(DS),

Japan(DS)

Americas(DS), Europe(DS), China(DS), Southeast Asia(DS),

Japan (DS)

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[

As of December 2015]

Before After

Business

organization

CE Division (Visual display, Digital appliances, Printing

solution, Medical devices)

CE Division (Visual display, Digital appliances, Printing

solution, Medical devices)

IM Division (Mobile, Network) IM Division (Mobile, Network)

DS Division (Memory, SYS.LSI, DP, LED) DS Division (Memory, SYS.LSI, DP)

Regional

headquarters

Korea, North America, Latin America, Europe, CIS, Southwest

Asia, Southeast Asia, China, Middle East, Africa

Korea, North America, Latin America, Europe, CIS, Southwest Asia,

Southeast Asia, China, Middle East, Africa

Americas(DS), Europe(DS), China(DS), Southeast Asia(DS),

Japan(DS)

Americas(DS), Europe(DS), China(DS), Southeast Asia(DS),

Japan (DS)

[As of December 2016]

Before After

Business

organization

CE Division (Visual display, Digital appliances, Printing

solution, Medical devices)

CE Division (Visual display, Digital appliances,

Medical devices)

IM Division (Mobile, Network) IM Division (Mobile, Network)

DS Division (Memory, SYS.LSI, DP) DS Division (Memory, SYS.LSI, DP)

Regional

headquarters

Korea, North America, Latin America, Europe, CIS, Southwest

Asia, Southeast Asia, China, Middle East, Africa

Korea, North America, Latin America, Europe, CIS, Southwest Asia,

Southeast Asia, China, Middle East, Africa

Americas(DS), Europe(DS), China(DS), Southeast Asia(DS),

Japan(DS)

Americas(DS), Europe(DS), China(DS), Southeast Asia(DS),

Japan (DS)

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3. Changes in Paid-in Capital

No changes were reported during the past five (5) consecutive years.

4. Stock Information

A. Total Number of Shares

The total number of authorized shares according to the articles of incorporation is 500,000,000 (par value per share:

KRW 5,000). As of December 31, 2016, SEC has issued 140,679,337 shares of registered common stock and

20,513,427 shares of registered preferred stock without voting rights (excluding canceled shares).

SEC has

cumulatively canceled 14,930,000 shares of common stock and 3,380,000 shares of preferred stock in accordance with the

resolution of the board of directors.

As of December 31, 2016, the number of floating common stock is 122,697,651 shares and the number of floating

preferred stock is 17,283,734 shares, excluding treasury shares (of 17,981,686 shares of common stock and 3,229,693

shares of preferred stock).

[As of December 31, 2016]

(Unit: Shares)

Classification

Type of Stocks

Note

Common Preferred Total

I. Number of authorized shares 400,000,000

100,000,000

500,000,000 -

II. Number of shares issued 155,609,337

23,893,427

179,502,764 -

III. Number of shares decreased 14,930,000

3,380,000

18,310,000 -

1. Capital Reduction -

- -

2. Number of shares canceled 14,930,000

3,380,000

18,310,000

Cancellation of

treasury shares

3. Redemption of redeemable shares -

- -

4. Others -

- -

IV. Number of outstanding shares (II-III) 140,679,337

20,513,427

161,192,764 -

V. Treasury shares 17,981,686

3,229,693

21,211,379 -

VI. Number of floating shares (IV-V) 122,697,651

17,283,734

139,981,385 -

※ Shares of SEC’s common stock carry voting rights but preferred stock do not carry voting rights.

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B. Treasury Shares

In 2016, Samsung Electronics acquired 4,699,197 shares of common stock and 1,264,099 shares of preferred stock for

enhancing shareholder return, and retired 6,620,000 shares of common stock and 2,320,000 shares of preferred stock.

As of December 31, 2016, SEC holds 17,981,686 shares of common stock and 3,229,693 shares of preferred stock as

treasury shares.

On Oct 29, 2015, SEC announced plans for a KRW 11.3 trillion share buyback program for purposes of enhancing

shareholder return. The first stage of the repurchase program, which amounts to KRW 4.3 trillion, was completed in

January 2016. The second stage, which was approximately KRW 3.1 trillion, was completed in April 2016 and SEC

repurchased shares worth approximately KRW 2.1 trillion in the third stage in July. The fourth stage, which was

approximately KRW 1.9 trillion, was completed in September 2016.

[As of December 31, 2016]

(Unit: Shares)

Acquisition method

type

Period-

beginning

Change

Period-end

Acquisition

(+)

Disposal

(-)

Cancellation

(-)

Intra-market direct acquisition

(Within dividend related capital gains limit)

Common

19,902,489

4,699,197

- 6,620,000

17,981,686

Preferred

4,285,594

1,264,099

- 2,320,000

3,229,693

Tot al

Common

19,902,489

4,699,197

- 6,620,000

17,981,686

Preferred

4,285,594

1,264,099

- 2,320,000

3,229,693

C. Types of Registered Stock

SEC has two types of registered equity securities: 1) common stock; 2) non-voting and non-cumulative preferred stock.

The shareholders of preferred stock are entitled to dividend payments of an additional 1% of par value compared to

shareholders of common stock. As of December 31, 2016, the total number of outstanding preferred stock is 20,513,427

shares.

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5. Voting Shares

SEC has 140,679,337 shares of common stock outstanding, which represents 28.1% of the total number of authorized

shares of 500 million (500,000,000). There are 20,513,427 shares of preferred stock outstanding (with no voting rights).

SEC holds 17,981,686 shares of common stock (with no voting rights) in its treasury, and 12,506,577 shares of common

stock are held by SEC’s affiliates and have limited voting rights under applicable laws. Thus, the total number of shares

with voting rights is 110,191,074.

[As of December 31, 2016]

(Unit: Shares)

Classification Share type

Number

of shares

Note

Number of outstanding shares (A)

Common 140,679,337

Preferred 20,513,427

Shares with no voting rights (B) Common 17,981,686

Treasury stock according to Korean Commercial Act

Shares with no voting rights according

to Articles of Incorporation (C)

Preferred 20,513,427

3,229,693 shares of preferred treasury stock included

Shares with limited voting rights

under relevant laws (D)

Common 12,479,184

Restricted by the Monopoly Regulation and Fair Trade Act:

10,622,814 shares held by Samsung Life Insurance &

1,856,370 shares held by Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance

Common 27,393

Restricted by the Insurance Business Act: Shares held by

Samsung Life Insurance in certain special accounts

Shares with voting rights

(F = A - B - C - D)

Common 110,191,074

Preferred -

※ Pursuant to Korea’s Monopoly Regulation and Fair Trade Act, shareholders with limited voting rights (D) can exercise certain

rights in accordance with related laws, including the right to vote on agendas such as the appointment or dismissal of directors and

revisions to the Articles of Incorporation.

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6. Shareholder Return

As a part of the Company’s shareholder return policy, a portion of the profits have been returned to shareholders by way

of dividends and shareholder value has been increased through open market purchases of floating shares (share

repurchase). The Company carefully considers strategic investments for sustainable growth, business performance, and

cash flows in determining the level of total shareholder return.

Dividends paid in the most recent three (3) fiscal years are as follows:

(Unit: Shares / %)

Classification 2016 2015 2014

Par value per share (won) 5,000

5,000 5,000

Net profit (million won) 22,415,655

18,694,628 23,082,499

EPS (won) 157,967

126,305 153,105

Total cash dividend (million won) 3,991,892

3,068,737 2,999,972

Total stock dividend (million won) -

- -

Dividend payout ratio (%) 17.8

16.4 13.0

Cash dividend yield (%)

Common 1.6

1.6 1.5

Preferred 2.0

1.9 1.9

Stock dividend yield (%)

Common -

- -

Preferred -

- -

Cash dividend per share (won)

Common 28,500

21,000 20,000

Preferred 28,550

21,050 20,050

Stock dividend per share (share)

Common -

- -

Preferred -

- -

※ June quarterly dividend of 2016 is KRW 141,539 million (KRW 1,000 per share), and paid as interim dividends of previous years.

Interim dividends of 2015 and 2014 are KRW 148,916 million (KRW 1,000 per share) and KRW 75,408 million (KRW 500 per

share), respectively.

※ EPS denotes basic earnings per common share.

※ For further information relating to the calculation of basic EPS, see Earnings Per Share in 『2. Note to Consolidated Financial

Statements』 in 『Ⅲ. Financial Affairs』.

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II. Businesses Overview

1. Overview

Note on Forward-Looking Statements

This report includes forward-looking statements that relate to future events and can be generally identified by phrases

containing words such as “believes,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “foresees,” “forecasts,” “estimates” or other words or

phrases of similar meaning. These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and may involve

known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may affect the Company’s actual results, performance,

achievements or financial position, making them materially different from the actual future results, performance,

achievements or financial position expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements.

Uncertain events that could positively or negatively affect the Company’s management condition and financial

performance include:

• Trends of financial markets domestically and abroad, including changes in exchange rates and interest rates

• The Company’s strategic decision making, including disposals and purchases of businesses

• Unexpected sudden changes in core businesses such as CE, IM, Semiconductor, and DP

• Other changes domestically and abroad that can affect management condition and financial performance

The Company assumes no obligation to revise or update this report to reflect risks or uncertainties that arise after the

reporting period.

A. Business Overview by Division

In addition to our headquarters in Korea, Samsung Electronics is comprised of 169 subsidiaries across the world

responsible for sales and production. There are also nine (9) regional headquarters for Consumer Electronics (“CE”) and

Information Technology & Mobile Communications (“IM”) Divisions and five (5) regional headquarters for Device

Solutions (“DS”) Division.

The Company’s business Divisions are organized in a two-pronged business framework of set (brand products) and

component businesses. The set business is comprised of the CE and IM Divisions, and the component business is

comprised of the DS Division. The CE Division is responsible for the production and sales of TVs, monitors, refrigerators

and washing machines, and the IM Division focuses on the production and sales of handheld phones (such as

smartphones), network systems, and computers. The DS Division is comprised of the Semiconductor business which

manufactures and sells DRAM, Mobile APs, and other semiconductor and semiconductor-related products, and the

Display Panel (“DP Business Unit”) business which manufactures and sells TFT-LCD and OLED panels for TVs,

monitors, notebook PCs, and mobile devices.

Business Division Major Products

CE Division TV, Monitor, Refrigerator, Washing Machine, Air Conditioner, Medical Device, etc.

IM Division HHP, Network System, Computer, etc.

Division

Semiconductor (Sub-

Division)

DRAM, NAND Flash, Mobile AP, etc.

DP Business Unit TFT-LCD, OLED, etc.

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The Company maintains its corporate headquarters and twenty (20) consolidated domestic subsidiaries in Korea.

The Company’s corporate headquarters in Korea is divided along Divisions and/or businesses, and are situated at the

following 5 locations: Suwon (CE Division and R&D Center); Gumi (IM Division); Giheung and Hwasung

(Semiconductor business); and Gwangju (Home Appliance business). The Company’s consolidated domestic subsidiaries

include Samsung Display for display panel production, Samsung Electronics Sales for domestic retail sales, Samsung

Electronics Service for after service care, and Samsung Electronics Logitech for logistics.

We have 149 overseas subsidiaries for product manufacturing, sales, and R&D.

In the Americas, we have 44 subsidiaries including SEA (New Jersey, United States) which is responsible for sales of set

products such as HHPs, SAMEX (Tijuana, Mexico) which is responsible for manufacturing TVs, and SAS (Austin,

United States) which is responsible for manufacturing semiconductor products.

In Europe, we operate 31 subsidiaries. This includes SEUK (UK) which is responsible for sales of set products in UK,

SEF (France), SEG (Germany), SEI (Italy), which are regional sales offices, SESK (Slovakia), SEH (Hungary) which are

TV manufacturing sites, and SEPM (Poland), which is responsible for manufacturing home appliances such as

refrigerators.

In Asia, we have 23 overseas subsidiaries, including SAPL (Singapore), SEAU (Australia), SEPCO (Philippines), and

SME (Malaysia), which are responsible for regional sales. In addition, we operate numerous production sites including

SEV·SEVT (Vietnam) for HHPs, SEHC (Vietnam) for TVs, and SIEL (India) for both TVs and HHPs.

We operate 29 subsidiaries in China, including regional sales operations in SCIC (Beijing) and SEHK (Hong Kong). We

also operate production and processing facilities sites in Tianjin and Suzhou (TSTC, SSEC, and SESS).

In addition, we have 22 production and sales subsidiaries across Africa, the Middle East and the CIS regions.

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[CE Division]

 Industry Overview

Since the first public demonstration of a true television system in 1926 and subsequent mass production of Color TVs,

technological developments have led to products such as the Trinitron CRT (1967) and the flat CRT (1996). As the

penetration rate in major countries reached over 90%, the CRT TV business became stagnant. The industry regained

strong growth momentum following the launch of Flat Panel TVs (LCDs, PDPs), especially with the expansion of digital

broadcasting (UK/US 1998~).

Flat panel TVs (“FPTVs”) replaced the CRT driven by enhanced product performance with respect to design, picture

quality, etc., and a sharp decline in prices. In addition, 3D TVs were launched in 2010, and the rise of internet video

services (OTT, OVER-THE-TOP) along with increased consumer interest in smart devices from 2011 to 2012 led to the

birth of the Smart TV market.

In 2013, UHD TV, an innovative product with significantly enhanced resolution and picture quality, was launched, and in

2014, a new form factor Curved TV was released, indicating a constantly evolving TV market.

In 2016, overall TV demand was 222.74 million units, a 1.5% decline from the previous year. The demand in Latin

America decreased by approximately 23%, impacted by the expiration of a sales agreement with the Mexican government,

while Asian markets including China witnessed approximately 4% growth in demand. By product, LCD-TV (including

LED-TV) sold 221.50 million units, a decrease of 1.3% year-on-year, but UHD TV sales increased by 79% to reach 57

million units and large-size TVs (55-inches and above) sold 43 million units, a 42% growth from the previous year, due to

an increasing demand for high-resolution and large-size TVs. This trend also increased the average size of TVs sold to

41.5-inches, exceeding 40-inches for the first time. (Source: February ’17 IHS)

 Market Condition

The trend towards large-size and high-resolution screens is accelerating due to intensified competition between

manufacturers. Accordingly, the market share of major manufacturers with high-quality products and brand power is

increasing. In addition, as consumer demand for high-resolution and slim design increases, LED TVs, with eco-friendly

LED back light units (“BLU”) which increases brightness and contrast as well as energy efficiency, has become the

mainstream of the market.

The Company has focused on smart TV sales based on forecasts that consumers’ desire to acquire internet information

from TVs will increase. The concentrated effort resulted in the launch of Smart TV in 2010 with various available

applications and resulted in strong market leadership. In 2012, the Company introduced a new market trend with the

introduction of the Smart Interaction™ system based on voice commands and command gestures for convenient

interaction with its proprietary Samsung Smart TVs. In 2013, the Company introduced a system that recommends TV

programs based on the user’s viewing history. In 2014, with the goal of enhancing the viewing experience of its Smart

TVs, the Company focused on increasing its usability, securing access to content, and strengthening the platform.

The Company recently saw the increasing need for TV as a comprehensive entertainment center that connects various

entertainment devices in the house due to the changing nature of content on TV. Accordingly, the Company achieved an

innovation in smart UX, enabling consumers to enjoy live broadcasts, OTT VOD service, cloud games and other services

in an easily accessible manner. In 2016, Smart TVs can automatically recognize connected devices, and control the

peripheral devices with a single remote. Also, they allow consumers to utilize even more diverse entertainment sources on

one screen in an easily accessible manner, providing users with an easier viewing experience.

< Market Share of the CE Division’s Main Product >

Product 2016 2015 2014

TV 21.6%

21.0% 22.6%

※ 2014, 2015 and 2016 market share data is from research firm, IHS (global market share in quantity).

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 Business Condition

We have maintained the top position in the overall TV market, FPTVs, and LCD TVs (in terms of market share) for

eleven consecutive years since 2006.

In 2009, we created the world’s first LED TV (LED BLU, ultra-slim/ultra-light, eco-friendly). In the first quarter of 2010,

we launched the world’s first 3D Total Solution that provides 3D TV/BDP/glasses/BD Title all-in-one, taking the lead in

the 3D TV market.

In addition, we launched “Samsung Apps,” the world’s first App Store for Smart TVs in 2010, and constantly added

various smart services in 2011, such as “Your Video”, “Social TV”, “Search All” and “Web Browser” services, to

consolidate Samsung’s leadership position in the Smart TV market. In 2012, by developing content in which new input

methods based on voice/gesture (Smart Interaction) is applied, we improved fitness and education services that every

member of family can enjoy. Samsung’s competitive edge in the Smart TV market has been further strengthened, driven

by the enhanced “All Share” function that allows the device to connect with other digital devices more easily.

In 2013, we released OLED and UHD TVs, which offer superior image quality and resolution compared to previous

models. Also, by launching a new Curved TV form factor in 2014 and the first nano-crystal technology (also as known as

quantum dot) SUHD TV in 2015, we continued to maintain our leading position in the industry with innovative premium

products.

In 2016, we released the 2

-gen Quantum dot TV which offers excellent image quality and clear viewing even in bright

light by displaying one billion colors and emitting bright pure light. We also launched the SUHD TV which comes with

HDR 1000 technology that supports incredibly realistic and detailed images, as well as UHD TV equipped with Active

crystal color technology for bright, life-like images and expanded color range. Furthermore, we expanded shipments of

Curved TVs, which use our own curved form factor and increased the premium value, and enhanced our competitiveness

in image quality and design through bezel-less and 360-degree design for streamlined and clean back. Through these

efforts, we have maintained our leading position in the TV market during challenging economic conditions.

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[IM Division]

 Industry Overview

In 2017, approximately 78% of the world’s population is expected to own a mobile phone, from 76% in 2016. (Source:

December ’16 Strategy Analytics)

The mobile phone industry started with the first generation analogue phones in the early 1980s. It evolved to second

generation digital, and to third generation mobile communication standards such as WCDMA. Today, fourth generation

LTE mobile communication technology with ultra-high-speed data transmission is becoming commonplace in the market,

and fifth generation mobile communication service is being prepared for commercialization. Also, as the market demand

is increasingly focused on smartphones, the competitive software and services including contents/service, application, UX,

Mobile Payment, A.I. is becoming more important, in addition to competitive hardware like high-performance AP,

AMOLED Display, high-resolution camera, sensor, and waterproof & dustproof feature.

 Market Condition

In 2017, the global shipments of smartphones is expected to reach 1.54 billion units, increased by 6% from 1.45 billion in

2016. The tablet market is expected to decrease by 10%, declining to 190 million units in 2017 from 210 million units in

2016. (Source: Strategy Analytics. December ’16 data for Smartphone, March ’17 data for Tablet)

< Market share of the IM Division’s Main Product >

Product 2016 2015 2014

HHP 19.2%

20.7%

22.4%

※ 2014, 2015 and 2016 market share data are from the research firm, Strategy Analytics (global market share in quantity).

 Business Condition

SEC aims to further consolidate its leadership position in the mobile device market. To this end, the Company is working

tirelessly to reinforce competitiveness of its products, service and B2B for future growth. For the smartphone business, the

Company is maintaining its no.1 position in the industry by constantly strengthening its diverse product lineups from

premium to mass market models. Going forward, the Company will solidify its market leadership in the premium

smartphone segment through new form factors such as flexible displays, differentiated designs and UX, and at the same

time, actively respond to the mid-range and entry level smartphone markets to increase overall market share. Furthermore,

the Company will actively address various consumer demands with wearable devices such as the Gear S3 and Gear VR, as

well as with accessories that improve user experience.

In addition, the Company will strive to enhance its status in the global market by constantly offering new value to its

customers based on the industry’s best R&D capabilities, and constantly making investments in mobile payment systems

such as our exclusive Samsung Pay service, and in future growth engines including cloud, Intelligence, and mobile B2B

services.

Based on the lessons we learned from the Galaxy Note 7 quality issue, we will continue to ensure that consumer safety is

our highest priority while pursuing innovation. To prevent a similar incident from occurring again, we have implemented

multi-layer safety measures and a thorough safety-check process, and formed an organization devoted to safety

verification. We will take this experience as a valuable lesson and work hard to enhance consumer trust.

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[DS Division]

- Semiconductor

 Industry Overview

In general, semiconductor is divided into memory semiconductor that stores information and system LSI (non-memory

semiconductor) that logically processes information. Memory semiconductor is divided into RAM products that can be

written on and read, and ROM products that can only read. RAM is called volatile memory as the information is deleted

when the power is turned off. It is used for temporary loading and storage of application programs.

There are various types of system LSI products for various applications. CPUs (Central Processing Units) for PCs and

servers is the biggest market. System LSI products are used in many product categories such as household electronics,

telecommunications, network, and games. The Company manufactures Mobile APs for smartphone and tablets, image

sensors, and other customized system LSI semiconductor products.

The growth of thesemiconductor market is expected to be negatively impacted by slowing demand for mobile devices,

such as the low growth rate of the smartphone market and negative growth of the tablet market. However, the memory

market is expected to enjoy continuous growth fueled by increasing shipments of high-density information storage devices

like servers. Also, we expect future demand will grow rapidly from newly emerging markets, including IoT and

automotive applications. Supply and demand volatility is expected to decrease as the demand base becomes diversified.

 Market Condition

The oversupply situation in the DRAM market has turned into a supply shortage, mainly due to increasing demand for

new mobile products and delays in the tech migration of suppliers. Meanwhile, concentrated demand on the Company is

likely remain in the short term as other manufacturers are experiencing delays in the stabilization of leading-edge process

and the development of high-performance and high-reliability products. Demand for NAND is expected to increase as

more NAND (in terms of gigabytes of installed memory) is included in new smartphones and the ever-increasing adoption

of solid state drives(“SSDs”) continues, but the chip market is expected to experience a prolonged supply shortage as

suppliers are close to the limits in migrating to the finer processes of Planar NAND and competitors are slow in expanding

Vertical NAND production.

< Market share of the Semiconductor Business’ Main Product >

Product 2016 2015 2014

DRAM 48.0%

45.3%

39.6%

※ 2014, 2015 and 2016 market share data is from research firm, DRAMeXchange (global market share in amount).

 Business Condition

In the fourth quarter of 2016, the Company launched the world’s first 10nm-class DRAM products, and we are securing a

competitive position at least a year ahead of competitors. Furthermore, the Company is solidifying its leadership position

in the DRAM market by developing differentiated 10nm-class products and accelerating efforts to develop next-

generation DRAM. For NAND products, the Company is mass producing both planar and vertical NANDs, while

addressing customer demand for various NAND products in a timely manner. In particular, the Company is entering the

premium market by using technology that is ahead of its competitors to mass-produce 3

generation 48-layer vertical

NAND and applying the product to high-performance SSDs. The Company is also expanding production of high-quality

3bit MLC products to maximize cost competitiveness.

In 2017, as the growth in the memory semiconductor market is expected to continue, the Company will expand into

differentiated products based on advanced processes and address each market segment with diverse product lineups to

continue to lead the market as the No.1 memory maker.

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- DP Business Unit

 Industry Overview

Display products include TFT-LCD (Thin Film Transistor Liquid Crystal Display) and OLED (Organic Light Emitting

Diode) panels.

OLED panels use organic materials which offer sharp contrast and color, high color gamut, and fast response rates. Such

differentiating features provide advantages in smartphone products, and as a result the market demand for under 10”

small-to-medium size OLED displays is growing sharply. Now the use of OLED is expanding to larger format displays

such as TVs and transparent displays.

A TFT-LCD panel is a liquid crystal based display that features a thinner and lighter profile, while maintaining high

resolution. It has a wide range of potential applications in devices of all sizes and functionality, from portable mobile

devices to large-size TVs featuring high resolution and brightness. The large panel TFT-LCD market grew rapidly from

first mainly being used in laptops, then monitors, and then TVs. However, the market growth rate has slowed recently due

to the high saturation rate of monitors and TVs.

The TFT-LCD and OLED businesses have high barriers to entry as they are capital intensive and require large-scale

production to realize economies of scale. These types of businesses are generally sensitive to business fluctuations.

Therefore, even if demand continuously increases, supply and demand balance tends to change regularly due to

competitive investment in facilities by producers. As such, when production capacity sharply increases, the average

selling price (“ASP”) of panels may decrease. In contrast, when supply cannot meet increasing demand, ASP may increase.

 Market Condition

Most major display panel producers are based in Asia as indicated below:

- Korea: Samsung Display, LG Display, etc.

- Japan: Sharp, Japan Display, etc.

- Taiwan: AU Optronics, Innolux, etc.

- China: BOE, CSOT, Tianma, CEC Panda, etc.

The demand for OLED panels continued to grow, as major smartphone customers who pursue product differentiation

increasingly adopted OLED panels. Also, the trend towards using higher resolution and large panels lasted throughout the

year. This trend is expected to continue in 2017, and product categories will further expand to new technologies such as

flexible OLED.

Meanwhile, with regards to large-size panels, the UHD TV market grew last year and the trend toward large-size panels

continued under

stabilizing ASPs from improved supply-demand conditions. Although some risks remain such as intense

competition among competitors, the market conditions are projected to remain favorable for an extended period of time.

< Market Share of the DP Business’ Main Product >

Product 2016 2015 2014

Display Panel 17.1%

21.1% 20.9%

※ 2014, 2015 and 2016 market share data is from research firm, IHS (global market share, large-size panel in amount).

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 Business Condition

The Company is constantly upgrading technologies and improving productivity to strengthen business competitiveness.

For the mid to small-size OLED business, the Company is working to consolidate its leading position in the market by

actively responding to major customers’ demands, improving product mix, and expanding the customer base. For the

large-size LCD business, the Company aims to improve profitability by reinforcing competitiveness of high-end panels

such as ultra large-sized and UHD panels, and expanding shipments of differentiated products such as Frameless/Curved.

In 2017, we expect our smartphone manufacturing customers will increasingly adopt OLED panels in their products.

Accordingly, we will expand our flexibility in the supply of various products by reinforcing our technological leadership

and securing required capacity in accordance with the market demand.

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B. Financial Summary by Division

(Unit: KRW million, %)

Division Classification

2016 2015 2014

Amount Portion Amount Portion Amount Portion

Total sales 109,672,506 22.8% 120,688,835 24.5% 124,916,892 25.3%

Internal sales 62,627,083 22.4% 73,793,424 25.2% 74,733,757 25.9%

Net sales 47,045,423 23.3% 46,895,411 23.4% 50,183,135 24.3%

Operating profit 2,638,002 9.0% 1,254,187 4.7% 1,184,325 4.7%

Total asset 49,675,022 13.6% 45,998,007 12.8% 43,116,374 12.8%

Total sales 211,523,973 43.9% 222,023,600 45.0% 236,438,979 47.9%

Internal sales 111,221,861 39.7% 118,469,345 40.5% 124,674,435 43.3%

Net sales 100,302,112 49.7% 103,554,255 51.6% 111,764,544 54.2%

Operating profit 10,807,569 37.0% 10,142,022 38.4% 14,562,885 58.2%

Total asset 111,574,049 30.5% 98,463,323 27.4% 94,227,108 27.9%

Semi-

conductor

Total sales 99,527,926 20.6% 90,600,806 18.4% 75,058,071 15.2%

Internal sales 48,370,924 17.3% 43,014,054 14.7% 35,328,169 12.3%

Net sales 51,157,002 25.3% 47,586,752 23.7% 39,729,902 19.3%

Operating profit 13,595,004 46.5% 12,787,297 48.4% 8,776,442 35.1%

Total asset 102,251,069 28.0% 98,989,253 27.6% 87,567,196 25.9%

DP Business

Unit

Total sales 55,884,739 11.6% 55,120,243 11.2% 52,227,615 10.6%

Internal sales 28,956,095 10.3% 27,633,382 9.4% 26,500,446 9.2%

Net sales 26,928,644 13.3% 27,486,861 13.7% 25,727,169 12.5%

Operating profit 2,226,626 7.6% 2,295,367 8.7% 660,181 2.6%

Total asset 57,240,065 15.6% 50,147,263 14.0% 46,826,533 13.8%

Total

Total sales 159,473,455 33.1% 149,974,731 30.4% 131,459,756 26.6%

Internal sales 81,325,252 29.0% 74,948,617 25.6% 65,669,950 22.8%

Net sales 78,148,203 38.7% 75,026,114 37.4% 65,789,806 31.9%

Operating profit 15,850,986 54.2% 14,887,262 56.4% 9,430,915 37.7%

Total asset 183,951,625 50.3% 174,264,841 48.5% 160,138,321 47.4%

※ Net sales reported here includes inter-divisional sales.

Cumulative net sales for 2016 were KRW 201,867 billion. By Division, CE reported net sales of KRW 47,045 billion

(23.3%) and IM reported net sales of KRW 100,302 billion (49.7%). The DS Division contributed approximately 38.7%

of net sales: KRW 51,157 billion (25.3%) by the Semiconductor Sub-Division and KRW 26,929 billion (13.3%) by the DP

Business Unit.

Cumulative operating profit for 2016 was KRW 29,241 billion. The CE Division accounted for 9.0% with KRW 2,638

billion, the IM Division accounted for 37.0% with KRW 10,808 billion and the DS Division accounted for 54.2% with

KRW 15,851 billion.

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Reasonable Allocation of Common SG&A (Selling General & Administrative) Expenses and Assets

(1) For common SG&A expenses, specific expenses that are allocable to a specific product/model are allocated to such

product/model. However, common expenses that cannot be attributed to a specific product/model category are reasonably

allocated throughout the Company based on an allocation standard (expense-to-sales ratio, number of personnel, etc.).

(2) For common assets, assets that can be directly allocated (inventory assets, fixed assets, investment assets, etc.) are

allocated to the corresponding organizational unit. Assets that are commonly managed are allocated to each Division

based on an allocation standard (expense-to-sales ratio, pre-tax profit, etc.).

2. Key Products and Services

A. Revenue

In 2016, the CE Division’s revenue of KRW 47,045 billion accounted for 23.3% of the total net revenue; the IM Division

accounted for 49.7% with KRW 100,302 billion; and the DS Division accounted for 38.7% with KRW 78,148 billion.

The Company’s net revenue by Division as of December 31, 2016 is as follows:

(Unit: KRW 100 million, %)

Division Major Products Net Revenue Portion

TV, monitor, refrigerator, washing machine, air conditioner,

medical equipment, etc.

470,454

23.3%

IM HHP, network system, computer, etc. 1,003,021

49.7%

Semiconductor DRAM, NAND flash, Mobile AP, etc. 511,570

25.3%

DP Business Unit TFT-LCD, OLED, etc. 269,286

13.3%

Sub-Total 781,482

38.7%

Others - -236,290

-11.7%

Total 2,018,667

100.0%

※ Includes sales between Divisions (on consolidated basis).

☞ See 『5. Sales and Distribution』 for sales by each product.

B. Average Selling Price (ASP) Changes

In 2016, the ASP of TVs declined by 5.1% compared to the previous year, and the ASP of memory products also declined.

The ASPs of HHPs increased by 1.3% compared to the previous year, but the ASP of display panels is on the decline as

companies increase their capacity, causing oversupply in the market.

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3. Key Raw Materials

(On consolidated basis as of December 31, 2016)

(Unit: KRW 100 million, %)

Division Type Item Specific usage Purchase price Portion Note (supplier)

Raw material Display panel Color picture signaler 54,331 25.1%

AUO, BOE, etc.

Raw material Others 162,040 74.9%

Division Total 216,371 100.0%

Raw material Baseband Chip CPU 34,821 10.3%

Qualcomm, etc.

Raw material Camera Module Mobile phone camera 34,432 10.2%

Samsung Electro-

Mechanics, etc.

Raw material Mobile display panel Color picture signaler 19,503 5.8%

Iljin Display, etc.

Raw material Others 249,998 73.8%

Division Total 338,754 100.0%

Raw material Window Tempered glass 21,204 10.4%

BIEL, etc.

Raw material POL Polarizer plate 15,942 7.8%

Dongwoo Fine-

Chem, NITTO, etc.

Raw material Glass Glass substrate for display 14,090 6.9%

Corning Precision

Materials, etc.

Raw material Others 153,150 74.9%

Division Total 204,386 100.0%

Others 316 -

Total 759,827 -

※ Samsung Electro-Mechanics, the Camera module supplier, is an affiliate of Samsung Group.

For the CE Division, key raw materials include display panels for TVs and monitors and PDP modules. For the IM

Division, key raw materials include display panels, camera modules and baseband chips for mobile devices. For the DS

Division, key raw materials include glass, polarizers (“POL”) and window glass.

Large display panels for TVs and monitors are supplied by AU Optronics (AUO) and BOE (among others), mobile

display panels are supplied by Iljin Display and others, camera modules from Samsung Electro-Mechanics, and baseband

chips are supplied by Qualcomm and others. The Company manufactures display panels with glass and POLs supplied by

Corning Precision Materials and Dongwoo Fine-Chem.

(Raw Materials Price Trends)

The price of TV and monitor display panels, which are the major raw materials for the CE Division, declined 13% on

average since 2015. For the IM Division, since 2015, the price of mobile display panels have increased by 3%, and the

price of baseband chips have decreased by 12%.

For the DS Division, the price of wafers, which is one of its major raw

materials, has increased by around 8%, and the price of glass for display panels has increased by 1% since the previous

year.

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4. Production and Facilities

A. Production Capacity, Output, Utilization Rate

(Capacity)

(Unit: 1,000)

Division Item

2016 2015 2014

Quantity Quantity Quantity

CE TV 52,308

50,450 62,990

HHP

447,200

497,050 523,750

Memory 415,026,000

268,630,000 173,506,000

Display Panel 10,028

9,459 9,185

※ Global production capacity for major product categories

The CE and IM Divisions’ production capacity, by major product, is calculated as follows:

The average number of lines (x) the average output per hour (x) the average operation hours per day (x) the days of

operation

Memory production capacity for the DS Division is calculated as follows:

Converted output (1GB equivalent) ÷ the utilization rate.

Display panel production capacity is calculated as follows:

The total producible panel surface area ÷ the dimensions of eighth generation glass (2200x2500mm)

(Output)

(Unit: 1,000)

Division Item

2016 2015 2014

Quantity Quantity Quantity

CE TV 47,428

45,821 55,066

IM HHP 389,838

423,058 439,520

Memory 415,026,000

268,630,000 173,506,000

Display Panel 8,307

8,284 8,252

※ Global output for major product categories

In 2016, the CE Division’s output of TVs was 47,428 thousand units (major production sites: Korea, China, Mexico,

Brazil, and Hungary). The IM Division’s output of HHPs was 389,838 thousand units (major production sites: Korea,

China, Vietnam, and Brazil). The DS Division’s memory output (1GB equivalent) was 415,026 million (major production

sites: Korea and China). The DS Division’s output of display panels was 8,307 thousand units (major production sites:

Korea, China, and Slovakia).

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(Utilization Rate)

(Unit: 1,000)

Division Item

2016

Production capacity

2016

Actual output

Utilization Rate

CE TV 52,308

47,428 90.7%

IM HHP 447,200

389,838 87.2%

In 2016, CE and IM utilization rates were calculated as actual output relative to production capacity. The utilization rates

were 90.8% for TVs and 87.2% for HHPs.

(Unit: hours)

Division Item

2016

Potential

Production Time

2016

Actual

Production Time

Utilization Rate

Memory

52,560

52,560 100.0%

Display Panel

82,944

82,944 100.0%

The DS Division operates memory and display panel production in three shifts (24 hours a day). Cumulative operating

days in 2016 including holidays were 366 days. The utilization rate was calculated as actual hours [366 days (x) number

of production lines (x) 24 hours] relative to production capacity.

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B. Production Facilities and Investment

(1) Key facilities for production and operation

The Company’s operational activities include manufacturing, development, marketing, and sales in Korea – including

operations in Seocho, Seoul, Suwon, Gumi, Giheung, Onyang, Gwangju – and 9 regional headquarters under the CE and

IM Divisions and 5 under the DS Division in North America, Europe, and China.

[Operations]

Region Headquarters Location

Korea

(11)

Seocho Seoul, Korea

Woomyeon Seoul, Korea

Suwon Suwon, Korea

Gumi1 Gumi, Korea

Gumi2 Gumi, Korea

Giheung Yongin, Korea

Onyang Asan, Korea

Hwaseong Hwaseong, Korea

Gwangju Gwangju, Korea

Cheonan Cheonan, Korea

Asan Asan, Korea

Overseas

(9 Regional Headquarters for

CE and IM Divisions)

North America New Jersey, US

Europe London, UK

China Beijing, China

Southeast Asia Singapore, Singapore

Southwest Asia New Delhi, India

CIS Moscow, Russia

Middle East Dubai, UAE

Africa Johannesburg, Republic of South Africa

Latin America Sao Paolo, Brazil

Overseas

(5 Regional Headquarters for

DS Division)

Americas San Jose, US

Europe Eschborn, Germany

China Shanghai, China

Southeast Asia Singapore, Singapore

Japan Tokyo, Japan

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The Company’s property, plant and equipment include land, buildings and structures, machinery and equipment, and

construction in progress. As of December 31, 2016, their total book value is KRW 91,473 billion, which is an increase of

KRW 4,996 billion from year-end 2015. In 2016, new acquisitions of KRW 25,494 billion and depreciation of KRW

19,313 billion were recorded.

(Unit: KRW million)

Classification Land

Buildings and

Structures

Machinery and

Equipment

Construction

in –progress

Others Total

At 1 January 2016

Book value 7,848,432

22,453,296

43,077,879

10,970,052 2,127,451

86,477,110

Acquisition cost 7,848,432

32,850,110

147,315,096

10,970,052 6,303,834

205,287,524

Accumulated depreciation

(Including accumulated impairment loss)

(10,396,814)

(104,237,217)

- (4,176,383)

(118,810,414)

Increase

(Decrease)

General acquisition and capital expenditure 37,735

3,482,228

12,769,230

8,230,900 974,275

25,494,368

cquisition as a result of business

combination

4,492

240 2,271

7,003

Depreciation -

(1,631,089)

(16,814,751)

- (866,680)

(19,312,520)

Disposal/Discard (28,331)

(26,384)

(80,552)

(5) (66,684)

(201,956)

Impairment -

(2,805)

(370,574)

- (1,731)

(375,110)

Re-classification to assets held-for-sale -

(11,922)

(20,131)

(7,660) (45,156)

(84,869)

Others 11,843

112,502

(263,538)

(419,541) 27,749

(530,985)

Balance at

31 Dec 2016

Book value 7,869,679

24,375,826

38,302,055

18,773,986 2,151,495

91,473,041

Acquisition cost 7,869,679

36,474,462

155,285,378

18,773,986 6,769,149

225,172,654

Accumulated depreciation

(Including accumulated impairment loss)

(12,098,636)

(116,983,323)

- (4,617,654)

(133,699,613)

※ Others: Includes effects of changes in FX rates and effects of reduction in government subsidy.

※ Market value of major tangible assets is omitted as objective assessment is difficult.

※ Property, plant, and equipment above is presented on a consolidated basis.

(2) CAPEX

In 2016, the Company invested KRW 25.5 trillion in CAPEX, including upgrading production lines of the Semiconductor

Sub-Division and the DP Business Unit. The total CAPEX for 2017 is yet to be finalized, as the Company is still in the

process of considering many variables with respect to business environment and market conditions.

[CAPEX by Division]

(Unit: KRW 100 million)

Business Purpose Period Assets

Investment in

2016

Semiconductor

Establishment, addition,

upgrade

Jan '16 ~ Dec '16 Buildings, facilities 131,513

DP Business Unit

Establishment, addition,

upgrade

Jan '16 ~ Dec '16 Buildings, facilities 98,313

Other Other Jan '16 ~ Dec '16 Buildings, facilities 25,118

Total

254,944

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5. Sales and Distribution

A. Sales

In 2016, the Company recorded KRW 201,867 billion of total revenue, an increase of 0.6% compared to the prior year. By

Division, when compared to 2015, CE Division’s revenue increased by 0.3%, IM Division’s revenue decreased by 3.1%

and DS Division’s revenue increased by 4.2%.

(Unit: KRW 100 million)

Division Sales types Product categories 2016 2015 2014

Goods

Products

Service

Others

TV, monitor, air conditioner,

refrigerator, washing machine,

medical equipment, etc.

470,454

468,954 501,831

Goods

Products

Service

Others

HHP,

Network System, Computer,

etc.

1,003,021

1,035,543 1,117,645

Semiconductor

Goods

Products

Service

Others

DRAM,

NAND Flash, Mobile AP, etc.

511,570

475,868 397,299

DP Business Unit

Goods

Products

Service

Others

TFT-LCD,

OLED, etc.

269,286

274,869 257,272

Division total 781,482

750,261 657,898

Others Other revenue - -236,290

-248,223 -215,314

Total 2,018,667

2,006,535 2,062,060

※ Includes internal sales between Divisions.

□ Sales by Major Product

(Unit: KRW 100 million)

Classification 2016 2015 2014

TV 287,241

292,194 324,486

Mobile Devices

977,494

1,005,117 1,074,149

Memory 378,594

342,917 293,244

Display Panel 269,286

274,869 257,272

※ Including internal sales between Divisions.

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□ Sales by Type

(Unit: KRW 100 million)

Classification 2016 2015 2014

Products 2,006,326

1,988,452 2,036,716

Service and other Sales 12,341

18,083 25,344

Total 2,018,667

2,006,535 2,062,060

※ Other sales consists of royalty income and etc.

□ Sales by Region (on a separate basis)

(Unit: KRW 100 million)

Classification 2016 2015 2014

Korea 140,656

145,908 153,247

Americas 426,448

425,042 433,940

Europe 170,850

173,583 208,982

Asia and Africa 281,021

291,473 298,140

China 320,497

316,044 283,946

Total 1,339,472

1,352,050 1,378,255

B. Sales Channels

□ Korea

Seller Sales Channel Consumer

Manufacturer

(Facility)

Retailer

Consumer

Distributor (General Merchandise Store, Discount Store, Department Store, Home-Shopping, Internet)

Retailer Cooperative Joint Market, Sales Shop, Open Stores

Telecommunication Service Provider (SKT, KT, LG U+)

Direct Sales

□ Overseas

Seller Sales Channel Consumer

Production

Subsidiaries

Regional Sales Office

Retailer

Consumer

Dealer Retailer

Distributor Dealer Retailer

Telecommunication Service Provider

Regional Distribution Office

Regional Sales

Office

Retailer

Dealer Retailer

Distributor Dealer Retailer

Direct Sales

□ Sales Ratio by Channel

Channel Wholesale Retail Special/direct sale Others

Ratio 28% 26% 41% 5%

※ On a global basis

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C. Sales Methods and Conditions

□ Domestic

Classification Channel Collection Incidental expense sharing

Exclusive Agency

- Credit agreement (Cash, 30 day credit)

(Credit applied within 100% of collateral)

- Case specific cost sharing as determined by mutual

agreement

Distributor

General Merchandise Store,

Discount Store, Department Store,

Home Shopping, Internet

Case specific and contract specific

- Case specific cost sharing as determined by mutual

agreement

Special/direct sale Corporate Clients, etc. Case specific and contract specific N/A

□ Overseas

Classification Channel Collection Incidental expense sharing

Retailer Retail store Case specific and contract specific

- Case specific cost sharing as determined by mutual

agreement

Dealer

General merchandise store,

Discount store, Department store

Case specific and contract specific

- Case specific cost sharing as determined by mutual

agreement

Distributor Direct sales to local distributors Case specific and contract specific

- Case specific cost sharing as determined by mutual

agreement

B2B Corporate Clients, etc. Case specific and contract specific N/A

D. Sales Strategy

○ Expand market leadership based on smart devices

○ Provide differentiated value to customers through brand, products, and service

○ Strengthen operational capabilities for customer/market

○ Enhance sales capabilities

E. Major Customers

In 2016, major customers included Apple, BestBuy, Deutsche Telekom, Sprint and Verizon (in alphabetical order). Sales

to our five major customers accounted for approximately 13% of total sales.

6. Long-term Contracts

As of December 31, 2016, there are no long-term contracts that have a significant impact on the Company’s financial

statement.

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7. Financial Risk Management

The Company’s financial risk management focuses on minimizing market risk, credit risk, and liquidity risk arising from

operating activities. To mitigate these risks, the Company implements and operates a financial risk policy and program that

closely monitors and manages such risks.

The finance team mainly carries out the Company’s financial risk management. With the cooperation of the Company’s

Divisions, domestic and foreign subsidiaries, the finance team periodically measures, evaluates and hedges financial risks

and also establishes and implements global financial risk management policies.

Financial team employees are dispatched to the regional headquarters of located in the US, UK, Singapore, China, Japan,

Brazil and Russia to oversee application of global financial risk management policies at the local finance centers.

Financial assets subject to the Company’s financial risk management are as follows: cash and cash equivalents, short-term

financial instruments, available-for-sale financial assets, trade, and other receivables, and other financial assets. The

Company’s financial liabilities subject to financial risk management are as follows: trade and other payables, borrowings,

debentures, and other financial liabilities.

A. Market Risk

(1) Foreign Exchange Risk

The Company experiences currency gains and losses based on the different functional currency of each entity due to global

operations. As such, the Company is exposed to foreign currency volatility from exchange positions of currencies,

especially the US Dollar, Euro, Japanese Yen, and Chinese Yuan.

To minimize foreign exchange risk arising from operating activities, the Company’s foreign exchange management

policy requires normal business transactions (including imports and exports) to be conducted in the local currency or for

the cash-in currency to be matched with the cash-out currency. The Company’s foreign exchange risk management

policy also defines foreign exchange risk, measuring period, ownership responsibilities, management procedures,

hedging period and hedge ratio.

The Company prohibits all speculative foreign exchange transactions. The Company has established a global foreign

exchange system to manage exposures related to receivables and payables denominated in foreign currencies.

As of December 31, 2016, the Company’s foreign currency exposure to its USD, Euro and Yen denominated financial

assets and liabilities, based on a hypothetical 5% currency rate change against the Korean won (KRW), are presented

below:

(Unit: KRW million)

Classification

Year-End 2016 Year-End 2015

Appreciation Depreciation Appreciation Depreciation

USD 222,149 (222,149) 143,266 (143,266)

EUR 138,084 (138,084) 19,626 (19,626)

JPY (61,294) 61,294 (15,120) 15,120

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(2) Risk of Volatility in Equity Securities Held as Investment

The Company’s investment portfolio consists of direct and indirect investments in equity securities and is classified as

available-for-sale, which is in line with the Company’s strategy.

As of December 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, a price fluctuation in relation to marketable equity securities by 1%

would result in changes in other comprehensive income (before income tax) of KRW 23,622 million and KRW 46,748

million, respectively.

(3) Interest Rate Risk

Risk of changes in interest rate for a floating interest rate financial instrument is defined as the risk that the fair value of

future cash flows of a financial instrument will fluctuate because of changes in market interest rates and the risk that cash

flows from investing/financing activities will fluctuate with changes in interest gain/loss. The Company is exposed to

interest rate risk mainly through interest bearing liabilities and assets. The Company has policies to minimize uncertainty

and expenses from changes in interest rates. In order to minimize interest rate related risks, the Company minimizes

external borrowings by facilitating cash pooling systems on a regional and global basis. The Company manages its

exposure to interest rate risks by regularly monitoring risk factors and timely resolution, and prevention, of issues.

(Unit: KRW million)

Classification

Year-End 2016 Year-End 2015

Interest Rate Increase Interest Rate Decrease Interest Rate Increase Interest Rate Decrease

Financial Assets 64,803 (64,803) 81,962 (81,962)

Financial Liabilities (9,123) 9,123 (22,314) 22,314

Net Effect 55,680 (55,680) 59,648 (59,648)

B. Credit Risk

Credit risk arises during the normal course of transactions and investing activities where clients or other parties fail to

discharge an obligation. The Company actively monitors its credit risk on a regular basis and determines a counterparty’s

credit limit periodically based on the counterparty’s financial conditions, default history, and other important factors.

Credit risk can arise from transactions with financial institutions which include financial instrument transactions such as

cash and cash equivalents, savings, and derivative instruments. To minimize such risk, the Company transacts only with

banks that have strong international credit ratings (S&P “A” and above), and all new transactions with financial

institutions with no prior transaction history are approved, managed and monitored by the SEC’s finance team and the

local finance center. The Company normally enters into financial agreements that do not: require guarantees for payment,

have restrictions on debt ratios or have acceleration provisions. The Company requires separate approval for contracts

with such restrictive provisions.

The Company estimates that its maximum exposure to credit risk is the carrying value of its financial assets, net of

impairment losses.

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C. Liquidity Risk

Due to large investments made by the Company, maintaining adequate levels of liquidity is critical. The Company strives

to achieve this goal by periodically forecasting its cash flow, estimating required cash levels, and managing income and

expenses.

The Company manages its liquidity risk by periodically forecasting projected cash flows. If abnormal signs are identified,

SEC works with the local finance center and provides liquidity support by utilizing its globally integrated finance

structures such as cash pooling. In addition, the Company maintains a liquidity management process which provides

additional financial support through the local finance center and the Company when necessary. The cash pooling program

allows sharing of surplus funds among entities and contributes to minimizing liquidity risk and strengthening the

Company’s competitive position by reducing capital operating expenses and finance expenses.

In addition, the Company mitigates liquidity risk by contracting with financial institutions with respect to bank overdrafts

and foreign trade finance and by providing payment guarantees to subsidiaries. For large scale facility investments,

liquidity risk is minimized by utilizing internal reserves and long term borrowings according to the capital injection

schedule.

As of year-end 2016, financial liabilities classified according to the term remaining from the Reporting Date until the due

date are as follows:

(1) Year-End 2016

(Unit: KRW million)

Under 3 mos. ~6 mos. ~1yr 1~5 yrs Over 5 yrs

Financial Liabilities 40,918,912 1,588,798 150,744 4,346,200 50,073

(2) Year-End 2015

(Unit: KRW million)

Under 3 mos. ~6 mos. ~1yr 1~5 yrs Over 5 yrs

Financial Liabilities 32,275,387 412,196 1,331,166 3,057,099 476,432

The above financial liabilities were classified according to the term remaining from the Reporting Date until the due date.

The cash flows included were not discounted at present value. Please note, as expiry of derivatives bought and sold is not

necessary for understanding liquidity requirements in a given period, its fair value of KRW 74,697 million (year-end 2015:

KRW 38,829 million) is included in the “under 3 mos.” figure. These derivatives contracts are managed based on their fair

value rather than expiration. Cash-settled derivatives are composed of currency forwards used for managing the

Company’s exchange rate risk.

The maximum amount of liquidity risk exposure due to payment guarantee and performance guarantee of affiliates (other

than the financial liabilities set forth above) is KRW 59,016 million (cf. year-end 2015: KRW 67,017 million).

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D. Capital Risk Management

The purpose of capital management is to maintain a healthy capital structure. The Company uses debt ratio as an indicator

and measure of an appropriate capital structure. The debt ratio is calculated by dividing total liabilities by total equity in

the consolidated financial statements.

The Company’s capital risk management policy has not changed since the fiscal year ended December 31, 2015. The

Company has maintained “A+ ” and “A1” credit ratings from S&P and Moody’s, respectively.

The total liabilities to equity ratio as of year-end 2016 and year-end 2015 are as follows:

(Unit: KRW million)

December 31, 2016 December 31, 2015

Total liabilities 69,211,291

63,119,716

Total equity 192,963,033

179,059,805

Total liabilities to equity ratio 35.9%

35.3%

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E. Fair Value Measurement

- Carrying amounts and fair values of financial instruments by category as of December 31, 2016 and December 31,

2015 are as follows:

(Unit: KRW million)

Classification

December 31, 2016 December 31, 2015

Carrying amount Fair value Carrying amount Fair value

Financial assets

Cash and cash equivalents 32,111,442

(1)

22,636,744

(1)

Short-term financial instruments 52,432,411

(1)

44,228,800

(1)

Short-term available-for-sale

financial assets

3,638,460

4,627,530 4,627,530

Trade and other receivables 24,279,211

(1)

25,168,026

(1)

Long-term available-for-sale

financial assets

(2)

6,804,276

5,826,507

8,332,480 8,225,687

Other

(3)

3,459,863

919,071

3,546,434 1,070,839

Total Financial assets 122,725,663

108,540,014

Financial liabilities

Trade payables 6,485,039

(1)

6,187,291

(1)

Short-term borrowings 12,746,789

(1)

11,155,425

(1)

Other payables 10,225,271

(1)

7,625,490

(1)

Current portion of long-term

borrowings

1,232,817

(1)

221,548

(1)

Debentures 58,542

76,129

1,230,448 1,261,783

Long-term borrowings 1,244,238

1,225,455

266,542 242,603

Long-term other payables 3,009,659

3,022,821

2,719,674 2,581,985

Other

(3)

11,942,469

74,697

7,947,398 38,829

Total Financial liabilities 46,944,824

37,353,816

Assets and liabilities whose carrying amounts are reasonable approximations of their fair value are excluded from the

fair value disclosures.

Amount measured at cost (2016: KRW 977,769 million and 2015: KRW 106,793 million) is excluded, as the range of

reasonable fair value estimates are significant and the probabilities

of the various estimates cannot be reasonably

assessed.

Assets of KRW 2,452,118 million (2015: KRW 2,349,454 million) and liabilities of KRW 11,867,772 million (2015:

KRW 7,908,569 million) are excluded from the fair value disclosures, as the carrying amounts are reasonable

approximations of their fair values.

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The following table presents the fair value of assets and liabilities, by Level (as defined below), measured as of the dates

indicated:

As of December 31, 2016

(In millions of Korean won)

Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total balance

Assets

Short-term available-for-sale financial assets -

3,638,460

- 3,638,460

Long-term available-for-sale financial assets

2,362,235

3,464,272 5,826,507

Other -

919,071

- 919,071

Liabilities

Debentures -

76,129

- 76,129

Long-term borrowings -

1,225,455

- 1,225,455

Long-term other payables -

2,680,119

342,702 3,022,821

Other -

74,697

- 74,697

December 31, 2015

(In millions of Korean won)

Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total balance

Assets

Short-term available-for-sale financial assets -

4,627,530

- 4,627,530

Long-term available-for-sale financial assets

4,674,753

78,189

3,472,745 8,225,687

Other -

1,055,240

15,599 1,070,839

Liabilities

Debentures -

1,261,783

- 1,261,783

Long-term borrowings -

242,603

- 242,603

Long-term other payables -

2,269,247

312,738 2,581,985

Other -

38,829

- 38,829

The levels of the fair value hierarchy (based on characteristics of the input variables) and its application to financial assets

and liabilities are described below.

ㆍLevel 1: Quoted market prices (unadjusted) for identical assets or liabilities

ㆍLevel 2: Fair valuation based on inputs that are observable in the market

(Other than quoted prices included within Level 1)

ㆍLevel 3: Fair valuation based on inputs that are unobservable in the market

The fair value of financial instruments traded in active markets is based on quoted market prices at the statement of

financial position date. A market is regarded as active if quoted prices are readily and regularly available from an

exchange, dealer, broker, industry group, pricing service, or regulatory agency, and those prices represent actual and

regularly occurring market transactions on an arm’s length basis. The quoted market price used for financial assets held by

the Company is the current bid price. These instruments are included in Level 1. Instruments in Level 1 include listed

equity investments classified as trading securities or available-for-sale financial assets.

The fair value of financial instruments that are not traded on an active market (for example, over-the-counter derivatives)

is determined using valuation models. These valuation models maximize the use of observable market data where it is

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available and rely as little as possible on entity specific information. If all significant inputs required to measure the fair

value of an instrument are observable, the instrument is included in Level 2.

If one or more of the significant inputs are not based on observable market data, the instrument is included in Level 3.

The Company performs fair value measurements required for financial reporting purposes, including Level 3 fair values,

and discusses valuation processes and results at least once every quarter in line with SEC’s quarterly reporting dates. The

Company recognizes changes in Levels at the end of the reporting period, if corresponding events or changes in

circumstances necessitating such reclassification have occurred.

Specific valuation methods used to value financial instruments include:

ㆍQuoted market prices or dealer quotes for similar instruments.

ㆍThe fair value of foreign exchange forward contracts is determined using, among other things, forward exchange rates

at the statement of financial position date, with the resulting value discounted back to present value.

Other methods, such as discounted cash flow analysis, are used to determine fair value for the remaining financial

instruments. For trade and other receivables, the book value approximates a reasonable estimate of fair value.

- Valuation Methods and Inputs

ㆍThe Company utilizes a present value method to discount future cash flows at a proper interest rate for corporate bonds,

government and public bonds, and bank debentures that are classified as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

ㆍThe following table presents the valuation methods and inputs used for major financial instruments classified as Level 3.

(In millions of Korean won)

Classification Fair Value

Valuation

Technique Level 3 Inputs

Input Range

(Weighted Average)

Long-term available-for-sale financial assets

Maltani

(formerly Taewon Electric)

16,270 Discounted cash

flow

Permanent growth rate -1.00% ~ 1.00% (0%)

Weighted average cost of capital 7.45% ~ 9.45% (8.45%)

Samsung Venture

Investment

7,515 Discounted cash

flow

Permanent growth rate -1.00% ~ 1.00% (0%)

Weighted average cost of capital 21.31% ~ 23.31% (22.31%)

Coming Incorporated

convertible preferred shares

3,440,487 Trinomial model Risk adjusted discount rate 5.74% ~ 7.74% (6.74%)

Price volatility 27.8% ~ 33.8% (30.80%)

Long-term other payables

Contingent liabilities 342,702 Discounted cash

flow

Discount rate 3.81% ~ 4.65% (4.23%)

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- Changes in Level 3 Instruments:

(In millions of Korean won) 2016 2015

Balance as of January 1 3,488,344

3,548,095

Purchases -

119,297

Disposals (14,805)

(55,986)

Amount recognized in profit or loss (795)

3,530

Amount recognized in other comprehensive income 695,631

(304,012)

Other (704,103)

177,420

Balance as of September 30 3,464,272

3,488,344

(In millions of Korean won) 2016 2015

Balance as of January 1 312,738

Amount recognized in profit or loss 29,964

312,738

Balance as of September 30 342,702

312,738

- Sensitivity Analysis for Recurring Fair Value Measurements Categorized within Level 3

Sensitivity analysis of financial instruments is performed to measure favorable and unfavorable changes in the fair value

of financial instruments which are affected by inputs that are unobservable in the market, using a statistical technique.

When the fair value is affected by two or more input variables, such fair value is calculated using the most favorable or

most unfavorable input values.

The results of the sensitivity analysis for the effect on profit or loss from changes in inputs for each type of financial

instrument, which is categorized within Level 3 and subject to sensitivity analysis, are as follows:

(In millions of Korean won) Favorable Changes Unfavorable Changes

Classification Profit or Loss

Equity

Profit or Loss Equity

Long-term available for sale

financial assets

194,732

- (227,857)

Long-term other payables

1,920

(1,932) (1,932)

Total

1,920

196,652

(1,932) (229,789)

For equity securities, changes in fair value have been calculated by increasing or decreasing the correlation between

growth ratio (-1% ~ 1%) and the discount rate, which are significant unobservable inputs.

For long-term other payables, changes in fair value have been calculated by increasing or decreasing the discount rate

by 10%, which are major variables that cannot be observed.

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8. Derivative Instruments and Put Options

(A) The value of derivative instruments of the Company and its subsidiaries as of December 31, 2016 is presented below:

(Unit: KRW million)

Asset Liabilities Valuation Gain Valuation Loss

Put options - - - 794

Total - - - 794

※ The option values were calculated using appropriate valuation methodologies, including the Black-Scholes model

The Company and its subsidiaries hold convertible preferred shares of Corning Incorporated and its value as of

December 31, 2016 is as follows.

(Unit: KRW million)

Purchasing Price Fair Value Valuation Gain Valuation Loss

Convertible Preferred

2,434,320 3,440,487

1,006,167 -

※ Fair value is determined using Trinomial Tree model; valuation gain is reflected in equity (under other components of equity).

(B) To manage foreign exchange risk, SEC’s subsidiaries hedge their foreign currency positions by trading currency

forward contracts of such currencies. Overseas subsidiaries buy or sell currency forwards with less than one year

maturity through a bank to minimize such risks.

including USD/EUR/JPY. Currency forwards as of December 31, 2016 are as follows.

(Unit: KRW million)

Asset Liabilities Valuation Gain Valuation Loss

Currency forwards 63,014 74,678

52,389 66,645

Total 63,014 74,678

52,389 66,645

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9. Major Contracts

Account Item Contents

Ericsson

Contract type Patent cross-license agreement

Contract date 2014.01.25

Purpose and contents Secure operational advantage through mutual patent licensing

Google

Contract type Patent cross-license agreement

Contract date and period 2014.01.25 / indefinite term

Purpose and contents Secure business freedom through mutual patent licensing

Others Permanent license contract (including patent applications in the next 10 years)

Cisco

Contract type Patent cross-license agreement

Contract date 2014.01.23

Purpose and contents Secure business freedom through mutual patent licensing

Global Foundries

Inc.

Contract type Process technology license contract

Contract date 2014.02.28

Purpose and contents Expand customer base of 14nm process

InterDigital

Contract type Patent license agreement

Contract date 2014.06.03

Purpose and contents Secure business freedom through patent licensing

Sharp

Contract type Patent cross-license agreement

Contract date 2015.01.01

Purpose and contents Secure operational advantage through mutual patent licensing

Microsoft

Contract type Settlement Agreement

Contract date -

Purpose and contents End dispute over royalty payment

Nokia

Contract type Patent license agreement

Contract date 2016.07.12

Purpose and contents Secure business flexibility through patent licensing

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Contract type Sales of printing solutions business

Contract date 2016.09.12

Purpose and contents Concentrate on our core competencies and advance business structure

Others Transaction value: USD 1.05 billion

Harman

Contract type Acquisition of shares

Contract date 2016.11.14

Purpose and contents Strengthen business capabilities by acquiring the company’s shares

Others Transaction value: USD 8.02 billion

※ Information that may be referenced or used in other IP disputes, including contract amount, is not included.

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10. Research and Development Activities

A. Summary of Activities and R&D Expenditures

The Company is leading the global market by continuously developing creative and innovative products and the future

technology through shifting its way of thinking and understanding customer demand.

The Company is currently developing creative and innovative products and doing its utmost to cement its position in the

global IT industry and become a worldwide leader in industrial technology by creating and securing next-generation

technology.

[R&D expenses]

(Unit: KRW million)

2016 2015 2014

Total R&D expenditure 14,792,343

14,848,754 15,325,507

Accounting

Capitalization of development

expenses (intangible asset)

680,962

1,143,059 940,001

R&D costs (expenses) 14,111,381

13,705,695 14,385,506

R&D expenses/sales Ratio 7.3%

7.4% 7.4%

※ On a consolidated basis (in conformity with K-IFRS)

As of December 31, 2016, the Company’s R&D expenses were KRW 14,792 billion. The Company capitalized KRW 681

billion and recognized KRW 14,111 billion as current expenditure.

B. R&D Organization and Operations

Korea

The Company operates three levels of R&D organizations; a business unit development team under each Division that

develops market ready technologies with a 1-2 year outlook, a research institute under each business unit that develops

mid-to-long term technology with a 3-5 year outlook, and the Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology that develops

core technology as seeds for future growth engines.

Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology is the central research institute of Samsung Electronics that has been

established to lead the Company into the future and serve as an incubator of cutting-edge technology. It has a creative

R&D system and provides R&D direction for promising growth sectors at the Company level, exploring future growth

engines and strengthening technological competitiveness of core businesses.

Overseas

The Company operates R&D organizations in the US (SRA), the UK (SRUK), Russia (SRR), Israel (SRIL and SIRC),

India (SRI-Bangalore and SRI-Delhi), Japan (SRJ), China (SSCR, SRC-Beijing, SRC-Nanjing, SRC-Tianjin, and SRC-

Guangzhou) to carry out research activities for product development and basic technological research.

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※ As of December 31, 2016

※ Refer to 『G. Subsidiaries subject to consolidation』 in 『I. Corporate Overview』 for more details about overseas R&D organizations.

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C. R&D Results

Research Project Research Results and Expected Effect

In case applied to a product, name of

the product and application

Develop new smart card

product

□ Launched NFC with internal flash memory (e-flash)

- First to Use 45nm e-flash logic process, which improves density and power efficiency

compared to 90nm products

- Miniaturized products by supporting smallest antenna solution

- Enabled mobile POS through NFC chip as the first in the industry

※ POS (Point of Sales): point of sale information management system

□ Region : Global

□ Launch: Jan ‘14

□ Name : S3FWRN5

High-resolution low power

consumption

Tablet product technology

□ Mass produce high-resolution Tablet panel

□ Achieved low power consumption of tablet products and higher rate of production by

enhancing transmissivity

□ Region : Global

□ Launch : Feb ‘14

Mass produce 20nm

4GB

DDR3 DRAM

for server

□ First in the world to mass produce ultra-fine 20nm 4GB DDR3 DRAM

- Applied independently developed high-density/high-speed/low-power consumption

technology

- Enhanced productivity by 30% compare to 25nm

□ PC and server full line-up to be launched with 20nm 4GB DRAM

- Enhance competitiveness by launching the whole line-up including mobile in the future

□ Region : Global

□ Launch : Feb ‘14

□ Name : 4GB DDR3 DRAM

Develop

new ISOCELL

image sensor

□ Launched new 1600 megapixel ISOCELL image sensor

- Clear image even in dark places

- 16 megapixel / 30pfs per second (first in the industry)

- 16:9 aspect ratio FullHD resolution

□ Region : Global

□ Launch : Mar ‘14

□ Name : S5K2P2

Develop new Mobile AP

product

with HMP solution

□ Launched new Exynos 5 Octa (5422) product

- Enhance power efficiency by combining and utilizing 8 high-capacity/low-power

consumption cores through applying HMP solution

- Support WQHD and WQXGA ultra-high resolution

- Strengthen low-power consumption capacity by using automatic conversion to

power save mode and mobile video compression technology

□ Launched new Exynos 5 Hexa (5250) product

- Enhance power efficiency by combining and utilizing 6 high-capacity/low power

consumption cores through applying HMP solution

- Support WQXGA ultra-high resolution

□ Region : Global

□ Launch: Jan/Mar ‘14

□ Name : Exynos5250/

Exynos5422

UHD TV

HU9000

□ Ultimate Curved UHD TV that provides perfect immersive experience

- Adopted ergonomic Curved LED Panel

□ Clear differentiation values compare to competitors

- Smart Hub function with Multi-Link Screen added

- The only Evolutionary UHD TV

□ Premium design

- Ergonomic Curved Design

- eEnhance premium image through Immersive Viewing Experience

□ Region : Global

□ Launch: Mar ‘14

□ Inch : 55"/65"

Mass produce

generation

V-NAND based

1TB SSD for PC

□ First in the world to mass produce 2

generation 3D V-NAND based 1TB SSD

- Opened up ‘the era of popularized 3D memory’ with 2

generation V-NAND

- Target PC market after creating server market last year

□ Launched high-reliability, high-capacity, low-power consumption V-NAND SSD line-up

- Increased life by twofold and reduced power consumption by 20% compare to

existing SSD

- Launch ‘V-NAND SSD’ in 53 nations around the world starting in July

□ Region : Global

□ Launch : May ‘14

□ Name : 1TB, V-NAND SSD

Develop new ISOCELL

Image sensor

□ Develop 13 megapixel stacked ISOCELL image sensor

- Smaller chip size and wider circuit range by applying stacked structure

- Diversification of exposure with smart WDR function improves color in backlight

□ Region : Global

□ Launch : Jun ‘14

□ Name : S5K3M2

Develop new Mobile AP

product

□ Launched new Exynos 5 Octa (5430) product

- Increased power efficiency by applying 20nm low-power consumption HKMG process

- Enhanced performance by applying HMP solution and can work individually depending on

low power core needs

- Enhanced low power consumption property by using automatic conversion to power

save mode and mobile video compression technology

- Support WQHD and WQXGA ultra high-resolution

□ Region : Global

□ Launch : Jun ‘14

□ Name : Exynos 5430

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UHD TV

(UN105S9WAF)

□ Product Concept

- Wide Curved(21:9) 105” UHD TV

- Need to solidify market leadership by introducing ultra-large size 105” UHD TV as

the first in the world

□ Spec and effects

- Adopted SDC 4200R 105" Wide Curved Panel

- Applied Golf-AP/MP Platform

- Provide the ultimate immersive and realistic viewing experience

□ Region : Global

□ Launch : Jul ‘14

□ Inch: 105”

LFD

QMD

□ Introduced Premium UHD Line Up

- Introduced high resolution UHD LFD lineup

- Applied SE13U Platform

- Applied spec to respond to LFD Usage

- Reduced additional investment costs by sharing TV HU7K design

□ Main functions

- Support full HD screen split in 4 (2/3/4 splits)

- DP 1.2 and SBB applicable

□ Region : Global

□ Launch : Aug ‘14

□ Inch: 85”

Mass produce

PC/server

32 layer 3bit

3D V-NAND

□ Mass produced the world’s first 3bit 3D V-NAND based 1TB SSD

- Opened up the era of “popularized V-NAND SSD” with 3bit V-NAND

- Target the standard SSD market with V-NAND that has 50% higher productivity

□ Reinforced highly reliable, high-performance, low energy consuming V-NAND SSD lineup

- Launched mSATA and M.2 SSD lineups in addition to the existing 2.5”

- Launched '850 EVO SSD' in 53 nations around the world in Dec

□ Region : Global

□ Launch : Oct ‘14

□ Inch: 128Gb 3bit

3D V-NAND

(850 EVO SSD)

Bendable TV

Nov

(UN78S9BAF)

□ World’s first Bendable UHD TV

- Secured technology leadership

□ Design

- Adopted Timeless Gallery Design

- Becomes an aesthetic object when power is off

□ Region : Domestic

□ Launch : Nov ‘14

□ Inch: 78”

Mass produce

mobile

20nm 8Gb

LPDDR4 DRAM

□ Mass produced the world’s first ultrafine 20nm 8Gb LPDDR4 DRAM

- Applied “highly integrated/ultrahigh speed/high-density” solution developed by the Company

- Created the world’s first 4GB market and took the lead

□ Led growth of the DRAM market by expanding 20nm DRAM lineup

- Plan to take the lead in the market by expanding next-generation lineups(8/6/4Gb) in the

future

□ Region : Global

□ Launch : Dec ‘14

□ Inch: 8Gb LPDDR4 DRAM

Launch

new Mobile AP

product

□ Industry’s first 14nm FinFET process-based Mobile AP

- Compared to 20nm process, 14nm process has enhanced performance by 20%, reduced

power consumption by 30%, and improved productivity by 35%

□ Region : Global

□ Launch : Jan ‘15

□ Name: Exynos 7 Octa

Launch

new NFC

product

□ 4

generation NFC solution with enhanced RF performance

- Compared to 3

generation products, doubled card mode and enhanced reader mode by 20%

□ Support mobile POS in smartphone environment

□ Applied 45nm embedded flash process

- Reduced customers’ product development and certification period

□ Region : Global

□ Launch : Jan ‘15

□ Name: S3FWRN5P

Mass produce

10nm-class

128GB UFS

for mobile

□ Mass produced the world’s first 128GB UFS memory for mobile

- Performance was enhanced by 12 times compared to memory card and 2.7 times

compared to eMMC

□ Lead the growth of the premium market by expanding the high-density memory market

- Launched high-density line up with twice the density (128/64/32GB)

□ Region : Global

□ Launch : Feb ‘15

□ Name: 128GB UFS

(Internal memory card)Lau

Launch

SUHD TV

□ Curved SUHD TV : Provide the ultimate immersive experience

※ S: Spectacular, Smart, Stylish, Superb

□ Design : Chamfer Design (Real Metal)

□ Region : Global

□ Launch : Mar ‘15

□ Inch: 65"/78"/88"

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NAND-based

10nm-class

512GB M.2

NVMe SSD for PC

□ Mass produced world’s first 512GB M.2 NVMe SSD for the next generation PC

- Read speed of 2,260MB/s, 4 times faster than SATA SSD

- Took the lead in the mobile workstation and slim PC markets

□ Led the premium market by expanding the ultra-high speed, high-density SSD market

- Plan to target PC market in earnest by launching V- NAND based line ups in the future

□ Region : Global

□ Launch : Apr ‘15

□ Name:

512GB

M.2 NVMe SSD

(SM951 SSD)

HAV(WAA)

WAM5500/ZA

□ Ambient Audio

Defined a new audio category with differentiated sound quality and sensible design

(Blending, conventional design)

- Provide the same sound quality through Wireless Audio 360 and Ring Radiator Tech

- Expand multi-room audio usability through compatibility with TV/AV products

- Provide sensible user experience by applying Analog Wheel

- Easy to understand setting information through Voice AUI

- Provide visual experience by applying OLED

□ Region : Americas

□ Launch : Aug ‘15

Launch

new

CMOS image sensor

□ Industry’s first 1.0um 16 mega-pixel mobile image sensor

- Provide the same image quality with 1.12um pixels by applying ISOCELL

- With camera module of under 5mm in height, mobile device design became slimmer

- Compared to 1.12um pixel sensor, module height decreased by 20%

□ Region : Global

□ Launch : Jul ‘15

□ Name: S5K3P3

Mass produce

generation(48-layer)

256Gb

3D V-NAND

for SSD

□ Mass produced world’s first 3

generation(48-layer) 3D V-NAND

- Began mass producing 256Gb in earnest, which has twice the degree of integration than

128Gb

- Took the lead in the PC, enterprise server, and datacenter SSD markets

□ Led ‘popularization of Tera SSD’ by expanding ultra-high-speed SSD line ups

- Target the market by expanding 3

generation V-NAND based line ups

□ Region : Global

□ Launch : Aug ‘15

□ Name: 256Gb 3D V-NAND

(3G 48-layer)

Mass produce

20nm DRAM-based

12Gb LPDDR4

mobile DRAM

for mobile

□ Mass produced world’s first next generation 12Gb LPDDR4 DRAM for mobile

- First to achieve 4,266Mbps, which is twice the speed of PC DRAM

- Took the lead in not only mobile but also PC, consumer electronics, and automobile

markets

□ Led the premium DRAM market by taking the lead in the ultra-high-speed DRAM market

- Plan to target the next generation DRAM market in the future by launching 6GB line ups

□ Region : Global

□ Launch : Sep ‘15

□ Name: 12Gb LPDDR4

Mobile DRAM

(20nm DRAM)

LFD

OHD

□ Product Concept

- Satisfied market demand with accelerated digitization of outdoor Signage.

- Varied its sizes from 46” to 46”/55”

- Improved brightness to 2,500nit from 1,500nit and applied new panels which withstand

high-temperature

□ Specification

- Outdoor Kit product with Power Box

- Can operate in a wide range of temperature, from -30℃ to +50℃

(fans and heating films are applied)

□ Region : Global

□ Launch : Oct ‘15

□ Inch: 46”/55”

Mass produce

20nm DRAM-based

12GB 3D TSV DDR4

RDIMM for server

□ First to mass produce next-generation 128GB 3D TSV RDIMM for server

- 3D TSV technology doubled up the speed while reducing electricity consumption by 50%

- Surpassed the limit of DRAM module density for server (RDIMM/LRDIMM)

□ Leading the premium DRAM market with the next-generation line-up

- Will create new market by launching HBM2, following the TSV LRDIMM

□ Region : Global

□ Launch : Nov ‘15

□ Name: 12GB 3D TSV

DDR4 RDIMM

(20nm DRAM)

System Air-Conditioner

(CAC)

AC9000K

□ Product features

- Developed the world-first Bladeless 360 Cassette-type air-conditioner

- Provides even distribution of air and minimized untouched area with circular air wave

- Increased space coverage to 83% from 44%

- Cold Draft Free (reduced sensory temperature gap to 0.2℃ from 7.9℃)

□ Region : Global

□ Launch : Dec ‘15

System Air-Conditioner

(DVM)

AM7500K

□ Product features

- Has the biggest capacity at the same size level

- Provided in Compact Size & improved installation and service (the width is 940mm, the

smallest in the market)

- Provides highest efficiency (increased China’s 12HP IPLV by 17%)

□ Region : Global

□ Launch : Dec ‘15

Mass produce

all-in-one

Bio-Processor Chip

□ Mass produced the industry’s first all-in-one Bio-Processor Chip

- Its all-in-one chip took up every steps from capturing signals to processing, by including

AEF, MCU, DSP, eFlash and PMIC

- Equipped with five AFEs and measures five different biometric signals: BIA (body fat), PPG

(heartbeat rate), ECG (electrocardiogram), skin temperature, and GSR (stress level)

□ Region : Global

□ Launch : Dec ‘15

□ Name: S3FBP5A

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Mass produce

20nm DRAM-based

4GB HBM2

DRAM for HPC

□ Mass produced the world’s first next-generation 4GB HBM2 DRAM for HPC

- Improved system speed by 3.6x, board space savings of up to 97%

- Exceeded speed limitation through TSV technology with 37x higher density

□ Lead the growth of premium memory market with the launch of 8GB HBM2

- Continue to stay ahead in the network market, as well as graphic and HPC markets

□ Region : Global

□ Launch : Jan ‘16

□ Name: 4GB HBM2 DRAM

(20nm DRAM)

LFD

DCE

□ Specification and Effects

- Slim design though common use of mechanical engineering and panels of DBE model /

Provide light MagicInfo-E Solution by applying NT14 platform

- Slim Design: Bezel 9.5mm, Depth 49.9mm

- Provide USB Contents Player through MagicInfo-E Solution

- Strengthened controlling functions such as RJ45/RS232C

□ Region : Global

□ Launch : Jan ‘16

□ Inch: 32”/40”/48”/55”

LFD

TC2

□ Specification and Effects

- Enhanced competitiveness by upgrading CPU specifications

※ 1.0GHZ Dual Core → 2.2GHz Dual Core

- Provides more OS options by introducing 64bit WES7

- Added USB port (Serial Port → USB x 2)

※ Replaced the existing serial port with USB to Serial Adapter

□ Region : Global

□ Launch : Jan ‘16

□ Inch: 22”/24”

DVM System Air-

Conditioner

AM9100K

□ Product features

- Made an entrance into high-efficiency Inverter chiller market

- Efficiency (Europe): EER : 3.4 / ESEER: 5.7 (40% higher than competitor)

- Installment: 1.38㎡ (39% smaller than competitors)

- Operate in a wider range of temperature, from -25℃ to +48℃ (competitor: -15℃ to +43℃)

□ Region : Global

□ Launch : Jan ‘16

Mass produce

Generation (48-layer)

V-NAND based

256GB UFS

□ Mass produced the world’s first next-generation 256GB UFS for smartphone

- High-performance: up to 9 times faster than uSD card, twice as fast as SSD

- Provides high-speed, high-density solution with sub-micro size

□ Strengthen memory competitiveness though 256GB UFS market expansion

- Constantly lead high growth of UFS in internal storage market

□ Region : Global

□ Launch : Feb ‘16

□ Name: 256GB UFS

generation 48-layer 256Gb

V-NAND)

Mass produce

Generation (48-layer)

V-NAND based

15.36TB SAS SSD

□ Mass produced the world’s first next-generation 15.36TB SAS SSD for server

- Provide 15.36TB SSD for the first time in the world through application of 256Gb V-NAND

- The highest density among single form factor storage devices

□ Focus on SAS market by constantly expanding high-density line-ups

- Expand enterprise market significantly following data center market

□ Region : Global

□ Launch : Feb ‘16

□ Name: 15.36TB SAS SSD

generation 48-layer 256Gb

V-NAND)

Mass produce

10nm-class (1x)

8Gb DDR4

DRAM for PC/server

□ Mass produced the world’s first 10nm-class 8Gb DDR4 DRAM

- Enhanced productivity and speed by above 30% compared to 20nm, save electricity by up

to 20%

- Exceeded limitation of migration, with our three distinctive innovative technology

□ Lead the market growth through high-density DRAM line-up expansion

- Continue to strengthen its dominance in the mobile market as well as PC and server

markets

□ Region : Global

□ Launch : Feb ‘16

□ Name: 8Gb DDR4 DRAM

(10nm-class DRAM)

CF59

□ Specifications and Effects

- Circuits: Provides triple Interface (1 D-Sub/1HDMI/1DP)

- Mechanical Engineering: The 3-side bezel less technique gave birth to distinctive design

and provides seamless usage through multi-display

- Panel: Curved panel with a curvature of 1800R (4000R in 2015)

□ Region : Global

□ Launch : Feb ‘16

□ Inch: 27”

FDR Refrigerator

RF9500KF

□ Product features

- Create new demand and take leadership in the smart home appliances market by providing

new user experience which meets new consumer needs in IOT era

- Applied 21.5” LCD

- Provides Smart Things and Sticki Shopping features that all family members can share to

achieve a Smart Home.

□ Region : Global

□ Launch : Feb ‘16

Exynos 8 Octa

□ 14nm 2

generation process-based premium mobile SOC

- Enhanced performance and energy-saving effect

- Applied distinctive custom CPU core technology

- The first integrated one-chip solution with highest-specification LTE modem

□ Region : Global

□ Launch : Mar ‘16

□ Name: S5E8990

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Exynos 7

□ Industry’s first 14nm based mid to low-end mobile SOC

- Applied 14nm derivative process

- Enhanced energy-efficiency by 30%, compared to the existing 28nm products with same

performance level

□ Region : Global

□ Launch : Mar ‘16

□ Name: S5E7870

Mobile Image Sensor

□ 1.2 megapixel mobile image sensor with dual pixel technology

- Phase-detection AF in all resolutions at high speed

- Auto-focus feature that is quick and accurate even in darker environments

- Maximized functions with Samsung isocell technology

□ Region : Global

□ Launch : Mar ‘16

□ Name: S5K2L1

LFD

OHE

□ Specification and Effects

- Applied the existing outdoor specifications

- 110℃ TNI Panel made outdoor usage possible

- Internalized Quad-Core SoC to provide PC-less Solution

- Provides optimized brightness level through automatic illumination sensor, saving energy-

consumption and maximizing product life

□ Region : Global

□ Launch : Mar ‘16

□ Inch: 24”

CF39

□ Specification and Effects

- 16:9 ratio, the most optimal curvature of 1800R

- Offers distinctive design by applying round-type stand base and simple single hinge

- Simple and sensational design even on the back, maximizing the beauty of curved design

□ Region : Global

□ Launch : Mar ‘16

□ Inch: 24”/27”

SUHD TV

(KS9000)

□ Curved SUHD TV

□ Design: Dignity, Bezel-less, Screw-less, Axis Stand

□ Specification and Effects

- Platform (H/W, S/W): Jazz-M, Tizen OS

- Image quality: UHD 120Hz, Curved, QD, Local Dimming

- Feature: Live and OTT combined Home helps easy access to TV content/service and

improves consumer experience

□ Region : Global

□ Launch : Mar ‘16

□ Inch: 49"/55"/65"

SUHD TV

(KS8000)

□ Flat SUHD TV

□ Design : Dignity, Bezel-less, Screw-less, Axis Stand

□ Specification and Effects

- Platform (H/W,S/W): Jazz-M, Tizen OS

- Image quality: UHD 120Hz, Flat, QD, Local Dimming

- Feature: Live and OTT combined Home helps easy access to TV content/service and

improves consumer experience

□ Region : Global

□ Launch : Mar ‘16

□ Inch: 49"/55"/65"

SUHD TV

(KS7500/KS7000)

□ Curved SUHD TV

□ Design : Triumph, Bezel-less, Screw-less, Branch Stand

□ Specification and Effects

- Platform (H/W,S/W): Jazz-M, Tizen OS

- Image quality: UHD 120Hz, Curved, QD, Local Dimming

- Feature: Live and OTT combined Home helps easy access to TV content/service and

improves consumer experience

□ Region : Global

□ Launch : Mar ‘16

□ Inch: 43"/49”/55”/65”

UHD TV

(KU6500/KU6400)

□ UHD Curved TV

□ Design : Metal Design, Bolt-less Clean Back, Ultimate Slim Design

□ Specification and Effects

- Platform (H/W,S/W): Jazz-M, Tizen OS

- Image quality: Wide Color Gamut

- Feature: Live and OTT combined Home helps easy access to TV content/service and

improves consumer experience

□ Region : Global

□ Launch : Mar ‘16

□ Inch: 40”/43”/49”/55”/65”

UHD TV

(KU6000)

□ UHD Flat TV

□ Design : Minimalism Design, V-Shape stand

□ Specification and Effects

- Platform (H/W,S/W): Jazz-M, Tizen OS

- Image quality: UHD Upscaling, Auto Contrast Enhancer, PurColor

- Feature:

New Smart TV feature provides easier access to TV content/service and improved

consumer experience

□ Region : Global

□ Launch : Mar ‘16

□ Inch: 40"/43"/50"/55"/60"/65"

FHD TV

(K5100)

(K4100)

□ FHD Flat TV

□ Design : Louvre Design, Semi Edge Slim

□ Specification and Effects

- Platform (H/W,S/W): XL1,NT14L,NT16L(Non-Smart)

- Image quality: FHD image quality enable consumers to watch various contents

- Feature:

Sport mode, USB 2.0

□ Region : Global

□ Launch : Apr ‘16

□ Inch: 32"/40"/43"/49"/55"

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SUHD TV

(KS9800)

□ Curved SUHD TV

□ Design : Dignity, Bezel-less, Screw-less, Axis Stand

□ Specification and Effects

- Platform (H/W,S/W): Jazz-M, Tizen OS

- Image quality: UHD 120Hz, Curved, QD, Local Dimming

- Feature:

Live and OTT combined Home helps easy access to TV content/service and

improves consumer experience

□ Region : Global

□ Launch : May ‘16

□ Inch: 65"/78"/88"

UHD TV

(KU6300)

□ UHD Curved TV

□ Design : Minimalism Design, V-Shape stand

□ Specification and Effects

- Platform (H/W,S/W): Jazz-L, Tizen OS

- Image quality: UHD Upscaling, Auto Contrast Enhancer, PurColor, etc.

- Feature:

New Smart TV feature provides easier access to TV content/service and improves

user experience

□ Region : Global

□ Launch : Jun ‘16

□ Inch: 40"/49"/55"/65"

HD-TV

(HE690)

□ Product Concept

- To penetrate the market by providing solutions and customized products for each market

segment

- Premium Smart TV for four to five-starred hotels

□ Specification and Effects

- HMS, SINC, REACH, H.Browser, Bluetooth Music Player, Ethernet Bridge(32”↑), Swivel

Stand

□ Region : Global

□ Launch : Aug ‘16

□ Inch: 22"/24"/28"/32"/40"/49"/55"

Exynos 7 Quad

□ Connectivity integrated mobile SoC

- Increased performance by 70% and power efficiency by 30% vs. the previous 28nm

products

- Reduced the size by 20% by integrating major features such as the modem, connectivity

and PMIC.

□ Region : Global

□ Launch : Aug ‘16

□ Name: S5E7570

Dishwasher

(DW9900M)

□ Product Concept

- 2

Generation WaterWall technology

- Improved Zone booster

- Wi-Fi application and differentiated Rack feature

- Sump & New Filter System

- Hidden control, Touch Type display

□ Region : North America

□ Launch : Dec ‘16

Residential Air-conditioner

(AR5500M)

□ Product Concept

- Adopt environment-friendly (Low-GWP) R32 refrigerant to respond to market trends

- Applied S-Inv to strengthened the competitiveness of Inv-type products

- N-PFC, R32 8-pole compressor

□ Region : Global

□ Launch : Dec ‘16

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11. Other Information

A. Intellectual Property Rights

In 2016, the Company invested KRW 14.8 trillion and registered 5,629 domestic and 15,193 overseas patents, including

approval for 5,518 US patents. As a result, the Company maintained second place in terms of numbers of patents

registered in US amongst global technology companies for eleven (11) consecutive years since 2006.

(Unit: # of Patents)

Korea US Europe China Japan Others

Number 27,471

43,806

16,744

10,242

6,770 8,813

The Company registered its first US patent in 1984, and now holds 110,145 patents around the world.

(Unit: # of Patents)

‘16 ‘15 ‘14 ‘13 ‘12 ‘11 ‘10 ‘09

Korea 3,452 2,984 3,970

2,762

2,013

1,610 1,612

1,485

US 5,518 5,072 4,952

4,676

5,081

4,894 4,551

3,611

These patents are mostly related to smartphone, smart TV, flash memory, and system LSI products for the Company’s

strategic business products or for future use. These patents not only protect the Company’s business but also play a role in

keeping similar technology and patents, as well as competitors, in check. Additionally, the Company is focusing on

securing early patents in new technologies ahead of others, in order to protect opportunities and have the freedom to

operate when entering new businesses.

The Company has also been focusing on securing design patents to protect its original design applied to smartphones and

LED TVs. In 2016, the Company acquired 1,635 US patents, in part for the aforementioned purposes.

B. Environmental regulations

The Company strictly abides by environmental regulations on products and in the workplace, as prescribed by law. In

addition, in accordance with “the low carbon green growth policy” of the Korean government, the Company reports “the

amount of CO2 emission and energy use” to the government and provides related information to stakeholders by

providing various reports, including the Samsung Sustainability Report.

(See 『9. Green Management』 of 『XI. Other Information』 for more details about Green Technology Certification.)

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(Environmental Regulation of Products)

Environmental regulation of products are becoming stricter, reflecting the concerns of governments and regulators about

potential direct and indirect impact of products to consumers’ health and safety as consumers. Accordingly, the Company

is working to minimize the environmental impact throughout the entire life cycle of products from the development stage

of components and products to manufacturing, distribution, use, and disposal. The Company offers “Eco-Partner

Certification” to suppliers for components free of harmful substances, and runs an “eco-design evaluation” system to

reflect eco-friendly elements on products (reduced use of resources, energy and harmful substances, and the use of eco-

friendly materials) at the development stage, and operates a “waste electronics collection recycle system” in Europe,

North America, Korea, and India for collecting and recycling waste electronics. These activities are in line with domestic

and foreign environmental laws on electronics and are a differentiation factor for the Company and its products.

Relevant laws are as follows:

1. law on collection and· recycle of waste electronics (e.g., EU WEEE Directive)

2. limit on the use of harmful substances (e.g., EU RoHS Directive, REACH Regulation)

3. regulation on energy efficiency (e.g., EU ErP Directive)

(Environmental Regulations in the Workplace)

The Company operates environmental pollution prevention facilities to reduce air pollution, water pollution, and waste

disposal, and to minimize the discharge of pollutants, thereby minimizing impact on the surrounding environment.

Environmental management of workplace is supervised by the relevant government authorities. All production facilities,

domestic and overseas, have acquired the International Occupational Health and Safety Management System Certification

(ISO 14001, OHSAS18001) to strengthen compliance.

Major Relevant Domestic and International Laws are as follows:

1. Regulations related to emission of pollutants: Water Quality and Ecosystem Conservation Act, Clean Air

Conservation Act, Wastes Control Act, Noise and Vibration Control Act, Environmental Impact Assessment Act

2. Management of greenhouse gas emission: Act on Allocation and Trading of Greenhouse Gas Emission,

Framework Act on Low Carbon, Green Growth

3. Others: Toxic Chemicals Control Act, Act on the Registration and Evaluation, etc. of Chemical Substances, Odor

Control Law, Soil Environment Conservation Act

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(Greenhouse gas emission and energy consumption management)

The Company is a “controlled entity” according to Article 42 of Korea’s “Framework Act on Low Carbon, Green

Growth.” Thus, the Company has been reporting the amount of greenhouse gas emission and energy consumption,

verified by a third-party, to the authorities and disclosing it to stakeholders according to Article 44 of the same Act since

May 2011.

The reported amount of greenhouse gas emission and energy use are provided below:

2016 2015 2014

Greenhouse gas

(Unit: tCO2e)

6,885,300

6,729,419 6,775,019

Energy

(Unit: TJ)

107,740

111,166 101,386

※ Domestic manufacturing facilities, office buildings, buildings owned by the Company, leased buildings, etc.

※ Reported Greenhouse gas emission excludes ozone depletion substances (ODS).

※ DP business was excluded from the calculation as Samsung Display was spun off from Samsung Electronics in 2012.

From 2015, in accordance with the Article 8 of the Act on the Allocation and Trading of Greenhouse-Gas Emission

Permits, the Company is an eligible business entity under the Act.

※ See 『9. Green Management』 in 『XI. Other Information』for Green Technology Certifications.

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III. Financial Affairs

1. Consolidated Financial Statements

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION

(In millions of Korean won, in thousands of US dollars (Note 2.3))

December 31, December 31, December 31, December 31,

Notes 2016 2015 2016 2015

KRW KRW USD USD

Assets

Current assets

Cash and cash equivalents 4, 6, 7, 31 32,111,442 22,636,744 27,686,236 19,517,225

Short-term financial instruments 5, 6, 7, 31 52,432,411 44,228,800 45,206,818 38,133,728

Short-term available-for-sale

financial assets

6, 9, 31

3,638,460 4,627,530 3,137,052 3,989,820

Trade receivables 6, 7, 10, 31 24,279,211 25,168,026 20,933,347 21,699,677

Non-trade receivables 10 3,521,197 3,352,663 3,035,949 2,890,640

Advances 1,439,938 1,706,003 1,241,503 1,470,903

Prepaid expenses 3,502,083 3,170,632 3,019,469 2,733,694

Inventories 11 18,353,503 18,811,794 15,824,248 16,219,383

Other current assets 1,315,653 1,035,460 1,134,346 892,765

Assets held-for-sale 36 835,806 77,073 720,625 66,452

Total current assets

141,429,704 124,814,725 121,939,593 107,614,287

Non-current assets

Long-term available-for-sale

financial assets

6, 9, 31

6,804,276 8,332,480 5,866,594 7,184,200

Investment in associates and joint

ventures

5,837,884 5,276,348 5,033,378 4,549,226

Property, plant and equipment 13 91,473,041 86,477,110 78,867,346 74,559,893

Intangible assets 14 5,344,020 5,396,311 4,607,573 4,652,657

Long-term prepaid expenses 3,834,831 4,294,401 3,306,362 3,702,599

Net defined benefit assets 17

557,091

480,320

Deferred income tax assets 28 5,321,450 5,589,108 4,588,113 4,818,886

Other non-current assets 1,572,027 1,999,038 1,355,388 1,723,555

Total assets

262,174,324 242,179,521 226,044,667 208,805,303

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION

(In millions of Korean won, in thousands of US dollars (Note 2.3))

December 31, December 31, December 31, December 31,

Notes 2016 2015 2016 2015

KRW KRW USD USD

Liabilities and Equity

Current liabilities

Trade payables 6, 31 6,485,039 6,187,291 5,591,350 5,334,634

Short-term borrowings

6, 8, 15,

12,746,789 11,155,425 10,990,183

9,618,121

Other payables 6, 31 11,525,910 8,864,378 9,937,550 7,642,798

Advances received 1,358,878 1,343,432 1,171,614 1,158,297

Withholdings 685,028 992,733 590,626 855,927

Accrued expenses 12,527,300 11,628,739 10,800,941 10,026,208

Income tax payable 2,837,353 3,401,625 2,446,344 2,932,855

Current portion of long-term

liabilities

6, 15, 16,

1,232,817 221,548 1,062,925 191,017

Provisions 18 4,597,417 6,420,603 3,963,857 5,535,794

Other current liabilities 351,176 287,135 302,781 247,565

Liabilities held-for-sale 36 356,388

307,275

Total current liabilities

54,704,095 50,502,909 47,165,446 43,543,216

Non-current liabilities

Debentures 6, 16, 31 58,542 1,230,448 50,474 1,060,883

Long-term borrowings 6, 15, 31 1,244,238 266,542 1,072,772 229,810

Long-term other payables 6, 31 3,317,054 3,041,687 2,859,938 2,622,519

Net defined benefit liabilities 17 173,656 358,820 149,725 309,372

Deferred income tax liabilities 28 7,293,514 5,154,792 6,288,411 4,444,422

Provisions 18 358,126 522,378 308,773 450,390

Other non-current liabilities 2,062,066 2,042,140 1,777,899 1,760,717

Total liabilities

69,211,291 63,119,716 59,673,438 54,421,329

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION

(In millions of Korean won, in thousands of US dollars (Note 2.3))

Notes

December 31, December 31, December 31,

December 31,

2016 2015 2016 2015

KRW KRW USD USD

Equity attributable to owners of the

parent

Preferred stock 20 119,467 119,467 103,004 103,004

Common stock 20 778,047 778,047 670,826 670,826

Share premium 4,403,893 4,403,893 3,797,002 3,797,002

Retained earnings 21 193,086,317 185,132,014 166,477,524 159,619,385

Other components of equity 23 (11,934,586) (17,580,451) (10,289,907) (15,157,728)

Accumulated other comprehensive

income attributable to assets held-

for-sale

36 (28,810) 23,797 (24,841) 20,517

186,424,328 172,876,767 160,733,608 149,053,006

Non-controlling interests

6,538,705 6,183,038 5,637,621 5,330,968

Total equity

192,963,033 179,059,805 166,371,229 154,383,974

Total liabilities and equity

262,174,324 242,179,521 226,044,667 208,805,303

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

(In millions of Korean won, in thousands of US dollars (Note 2.3))

For the year ended December 31,

Notes 2016 2015 2016 2015

KRW KRW USD USD

Revenue

32 201,866,745 200,653,482 174,047,940 173,001,874

Cost of sales

24 120,277,715 123,482,118 103,702,512 106,465,323

Gross profit

81,589,030 77,171,364 70,345,428 66,536,551

Selling and administrative expenses 24, 25 52,348,358 50,757,922 45,134,348 43,763,086

Operating profit

29,240,672 26,413,442 25,211,080 22,773,465

Other non-operating income 26 3,238,261 1,685,947 2,792,003 1,453,610

Other non-operating expense 26 2,463,814 3,723,434 2,124,281 3,210,316

Share of profit of associates

and joint ventures

12 19,501 1,101,932 16,814 950,077

Financial income 27 11,385,645 10,514,879 9,816,615 9,065,847

Financial expense 27 10,706,613 10,031,771 9,231,159 8,649,315

Profit before income tax

30,713,652 25,960,995 26,481,072 22,383,368

Income tax expense 28 7,987,560 6,900,851 6,886,812 5,949,860

Profit for the year

22,726,092 19,060,144 19,594,260 16,433,508

Profit attributable to owners of the parent 22,415,655 18,694,628 19,326,604 16,118,363

Profit attributable to non-controlling interests 310,437 365,516 267,656 315,145

Earnings per share for profit attributable to

owners of the parent

(in Korean Won, in US dollars) 29

- Basic 157,967 126,305 136.2 108.9

- Diluted 157,967 126,303 136.2 108.9

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(In millions of Korean won, in thousands of US dollars (Note 2.3))

For the year ended December 31,

Notes 2016 2015 2016

2015

KRW KRW USD USD

Profit for the year

22,726,092 19,060,144 19,594,260 16,433,508

Other comprehensive income

Items not to be reclassified to profit or loss

subsequently:

Remeasurement of net defined benefit liabilities,

net of tax

17, 23 963,602 263,978 830,810 227,600

Shares of other comprehensive income of

associates and joint ventures, net of tax

12, 23 50,438 24,069 43,487 20,752

Items to be reclassified to profit or loss

subsequently:

Changes in value of available-for-sale financial

assets, net of tax

9, 23 (23,839) (414,961) (20,554) (357,776)

Share of other comprehensive loss of associates

and joint ventures, net of tax

12, 23 (130,337) (65,330) (112,376) (56,327)

Foreign currency translation, net of tax

23 1,131,536 268,315 975,603 231,339

Other comprehensive income for the year, net

of tax

1,991,400 76,071 1,716,970 65,588

Total comprehensive income for the year

24,717,492 19,136,215 21,311,230 16,499,096

Comprehensive income attributable to :

Owners of the parent

24,310,814 18,804,189 20,960,595 16,212,826

Non-controlling interests

406,678 332,026 350,635 286,270

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY

(In millions of Korean won)

2015 KRW

Notes

Preferred

stock

Common

stock

premium

Retained

earnings

Other

components

of equity

Accumulated

other

comprehensive

income

attributable

to assets held

for-sale

Equity

attributable

to owners of

the parent

Non-

controlling

interests Total

Balance as at January 1, 2015

119,467 778,047 4,403,893 169,529,604 (12,729,387) 80,101 162,181,725 5,906,463 168,088,188

Profit for the year - - - 18,694,628 - - 18,694,628 365,516 19,060,144

Changes in value of available-for-sale

financial assets, net of tax

9, 23 - - - - (348,068) (24,750) (372,818) (42,143) (414,961)

Share of other comprehensive income

(loss) of associates and joint

ventures, net of tax

12, 23 - - - - 12,686 (54,118) (41,432) 171 (41,261)

Foreign currency translation, net of tax 23 - - - - 266,061 (1,233) 264,828 3,487 268,315

Remeasurement of net defined benefit

liabilities, net of tax

17, 23 - - - - 258,983 - 258,983 4,995 263,978

Classified as held-for-sale 36 - - - - (23,797) 23,797 - - -

Total comprehensive income (loss)

- - - 18,694,628 165,865 (56,304) 18,804,189 332,026 19,136,215

Dividends 22 - - - (3,073,481) - - (3,073,481) (54,603) (3,128,084)

Capital transaction under common

control

- - - - (5,314) - (5,314) 423 (4,891)

Changes in consolidated entities - - - - - - - (152) (152)

Acquisition of treasury stock 23 - - - - (5,015,112) - (5,015,112) - (5,015,112)

Disposal of treasury stock 23 - - - - 3,406 - 3,406 - 3,406

Stock option activities 23 - - - - (806) - (806) - (806)

Others - - - (18,737) 897 - (17,840) (1,119) (18,959)

Total transactions with owners

- - - (3,092,218) (5,016,929) - (8,109,147) (55,451) (8,164,598)

Balance as at December 31, 2015

119,467 778,047 4,403,893 185,132,014 (17,580,451) 23,797 172,876,767 6,183,038 179,059,805

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY

(In thousands of US dollars (Note 2.3))

2015 USD

Preferred

stock

Common

stock

premium

Retained

earnings

Other

components

of equity

Accumulated

other

comprehensive

income

attributable to

assets held

-for-

sale

Equity

attributable

to owners of

the parent

Non-

controlling

interests Total

Notes

Balance as at January 1, 2015

103,004 670,826 3,797,002 146,167,108 (10,975,179) 69,063 139,831,824 5,092,507 144,924,331

Profit for the year - - - 16,118,363 - - 16,118,363 315,145 16,433,508

Changes in value of available-for-sale

financial assets, net of tax

9, 23 - - - - (300,102) (21,339) (321,441) (36,335) (357,776)

Share of other comprehensive income

(loss) of associates and joint

ventures, net of tax

12, 23 - - - - 10,938 (46,660) (35,722) 147 (35,575)

Foreign currency translation, net of tax 23 - - - - 229,398 (1,065) 228,333 3,006 231,339

Remeasurement of net defined benefit

liabilities, net of tax

17, 23 - - - - 223,293 - 223,293 4,307 227,600

Classified as held-for-sale 36 - - - - (20,518) 20,518 - - -

Total comprehensive income (loss)

- - - 16,118,363 143,009 (48,546) 16,212,826 286,270 16,499,096

Dividends 22 - - - (2,649,932) - - (2,649,932) (47,078) (2,697,010)

Capital transaction under common

control

- - - - (4,582) - (4,582) 365 (4,217)

Changes in consolidated entities - - - - - - - (131) (131)

Acquisition of treasury stock 23 - - - - (4,323,991) - (4,323,991) - (4,323,991)

Disposal of treasury stock 23 - - - - 2,937 - 2,937 - 2,937

Stock option activities 23 - - - - (695) - (695) - (695)

Others - - - (16,154) 773 - (15,381) (965) (16,346)

Total transactions with owners

- - - (2,666,086) (4,325,558) - (6,991,644) (47,809) (7,039,453)

Balance as at December 31, 2015

103,004 670,826 3,797,002 159,619,385 (15,157,728) 20,517 149,053,006 5,330,968 154,383,974

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY

(In millions of Korean won)

2016 KRW

Preferred

stock

Common

stock

premium

Retained

earnings

Other

components

of equity

Accumulated

other

comprehensive

income

attributable

to assets held

for-sale

Equity

attributable

to owners of

the parent

Non-

controlling

interests Total

Notes

Balance as at January 1, 2016

119,467 778,047 4,403,893 185,132,014 (17,580,451) 23,797 172,876,767 6,183,038 179,059,805

Profit for the period

- - - 22,415,655 -

22,415,655 310,437 22,726,092

Changes in value of available-for-sale

financial assets, net of tax

9, 23 - - - - (87,706) (23,797) (111,503) 87,664 (23,839)

Share of other comprehensive income

(loss) of associates and joint

ventures, net of tax

12, 23 - - - - (80,146) 212 (79,934) 35 (79,899)

Foreign currency translation, net of tax 23 - - - - 1,160,316 - 1,160,316 (28,780) 1,131,536

Remeasurement of net defined benefit

liabilities, net of tax

17, 23 - - - - 926,280 - 926,280 37,322 963,602

Reclassification to assets held-for-sale

36 - - - - 29,022 (29,022) - - -

Total comprehensive income (loss)

- - - 22,415,655 1,947,766 (52,607) 24,310,814 406,678 24,717,492

Dividends 22 - - - (3,061,361) - - (3,061,361) (65,161) (3,126,522)

Capital transaction under common

control

- - - - (37) - (37) 12,272 12,235

Changes in consolidated entities

- - - - - - - 1,790 1,790

Acquisition of treasury stock

23 - - - - (7,707,938) - (7,707,938) - (7,707,938)

Retirement of treasury stock

23 - - - (11,399,991) 11,399,991 - - - -

Others

- - - - 6,083 - 6,083 88 6,171

Total transactions with owners

- - - (14,461,352) 3,698,099 - (10,763,253) (51,011) (10,814,264)

Balance as at December 31, 2016

119,467 778,047 4,403,893 193,086,317 (11,934,586) (28,810) 186,424,328 6,538,705 192,963,033

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY

(In thousands of US dollars (Note 2.3))

2016 USD

Preferred

stock

Common

stock

premium

Retained

earnings

Other

components

of equity

Accumulated

other

comprehensive

income

attributable

to assets held

for-sale

Equity

attributable

to owners of

the parent

Non-

controlling

interests Total

Notes

Balance as at January 1, 2016

103,004 670,826 3,797,002 159,619,385 (15,157,728) 20,517 149,053,006 5,330,968 154,383,974

Profit for the period

- - - 19,326,604 - - 19,326,604 267,656 19,594,260

Changes in value of available-for-sale

financial assets, net of tax

9, 23 - - - - (75,619) (20,518) (96,137) 75,583 (20,554)

Share of other comprehensive income

(loss) of associates and joint

ventures, net of tax

12, 23 - - - - (69,101) 183 (68,918) 29 (68,889)

Foreign currency translation, net of tax 23 - - - - 1,000,415 - 1,000,415 (24,812) 975,603

Remeasurement of net defined benefit

liabilities, net of tax

17, 23 - - - - 798,631 - 798,631 32,179 830,810

Reclassification to assets held-for-sale 36 - - - - 25,023 (25,023) - - -

Total comprehensive income (loss)

- - - 19,326,604 1,679,349 (45,358) 20,960,595 350,635 21,311,230

Dividends 22 - - - (2,639,481) - - (2,639,481) (56,182) (2,695,663)

Capital transaction under common

control

- - - - (32) - (32) 10,581 10,549

Changes in consolidated entities

- - - - - - - 1,543 1,543

Acquisition of treasury stock

23 - - - - (6,645,724) - (6,645,724) - (6,645,724)

Retirement of treasury stock 23 - - - (9,828,984) 9,828,984 - - - -

Others

- - - - 5,244 - 5,244 76 5,320

Total transactions with owners

- - - (12,468,465) 3,188,472 - (9,279,993) (43,982) (9,323,975)

Balance as at December 31, 2016

103,004 670,826 3,797,002 166,477,524 (10,289,907) (24,841) 160,733,608 5,637,621 166,371,229

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(In millions of Korean won, in thousands of US dollars (Note 2.3))

For the year ended December 31,

Notes 2016 2015 2016 2015

KRW KRW USD USD

Cash flows from operating

activities

Profit for the period

22,726,092 19,060,144 19,594,260 16,433,508

Adjustments 30 30,754,471 29,610,971 26,516,267 25,530,350

Changes in assets and liabilities

arising from operating activities

30 (1,180,953) (4,682,032) (1,018,209) (4,036,812)

Cash flows from operating activities

52,299,610 43,989,083 45,092,318 37,927,046

Interest received

1,405,085 2,151,741 1,211,453 1,855,215

Interest paid

(443,838) (748,256) (382,674) (645,141)

Dividends received

256,851 266,369 221,455 229,661

Income tax paid

(6,132,064) (5,597,176) (5,287,018) (4,825,842)

Net cash generated from operating

activities

47,385,644 40,061,761 40,855,534 34,540,939

Cash flows from investing activities

Net increase in short-term financial

instruments

(6,780,610) (5,762,783) (5,846,189) (4,968,627)

Proceeds from disposal of short-term

available-for-sale financial assets

3,010,003 2,143,384 2,595,201 1,848,009

Acquisition of short-term available-

for-sale financial assets

(2,129,551) (509,349) (1,836,082) (439,157)

Proceeds from disposal of long-term

financial instruments

789,862 3,999,710 681,013 3,448,519

Acquisition of long-term financial

instruments

(1,741,547) (132,733) (1,501,548) (114,441)

Proceeds from disposal of long-term

available-for-sale financial assets

2,010,356 200,502 1,733,313 172,871

Acquisition of long-term available-

for-sale financial assets

(1,498,148) (232,530) (1,291,692) (200,486)

Proceeds from disposal of associates

and joint ventures

2,280,203 278,009 1,965,973 239,697

Acquisition of associates and joint

ventures

(84,306) (137,917) (72,688) (118,911)

Disposal of property, plant and

equipment

270,874 357,154 233,545 307,935

Purchases of property, plant

and equipment

(24,142,973) (25,880,222) (20,815,884) (22,313,726)

Disposal of intangible assets

6,944 1,083 5,987 934

Purchases of intangible assets (1,047,668) (1,501,881) (903,291) (1,294,910)

Cash outflows from business

combinations

(622,050) (411,445) (536,327) (354,745)

Others

19,936 421,231 17,190 363,183

Net cash used in investing activities

(29,658,675) (27,167,787) (25,571,479) (23,423,855)

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(In millions of Korean won, in thousands of US dollars (Note 2.3))

For the year ended December 31,

Notes 2016 2015 2016 2015

KRW KRW USD USD

Cash flows from financing activities

Net increase(decrease) in short-term

borrowings

1,351,037 3,202,416 1,164,854 2,761,098

Acquisition of treasury stock

(7,707,938) (5,015,112) (6,645,724) (4,323,991)

Disposal of treasury stock

- 3,034 - 2,616

Proceeds from long-term borrowings and

debentures

1,041,743 192,474 898,183 165,950

Repayment of long-term borrowings and

debentures

(252,846) (1,801,465) (218,002) (1,553,209)

Payment of dividends

(3,114,742) (3,129,544) (2,685,506) (2,698,269)

Net increase(decrease) in non-controlling

interests

13,232 (25,312) 11,407 (21,823)

Net cash used in financing activities

(8,669,514) (6,573,509) (7,474,788) (5,667,628)

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash

and cash equivalents

417,243 (524,487) 359,744 (452,209)

Net increase in cash and cash

equivalents

9,474,698 5,795,978 8,169,011 4,997,247

Cash and cash equivalents

Beginning of the period

22,636,744 16,840,766 19,517,225 14,519,978

End of the period

32,111,442 22,636,744 27,686,236 19,517,225

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2. Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

1. General Information

1.1 Company Overview

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (the “Company”) was incorporated under the laws of the Republic of Korea in 1969 and listed its

shares on the Korea Stock Exchange in 1975.

The Company and its subsidiaries (collectively referred to as the “Company”) operate three business divisions: Consumer

Electronics (“CE”), Information technology & Mobile communications (“IM”), and Device Solutions (“DS”). The CE division

includes digital TVs, monitors, air conditioners and refrigerators and the IM division includes mobile phones, communication

systems, and computers. The DS division includes products such as memory and system LSI in the semiconductor business

(“Semiconductor”), and LCD and OLED panels in the display business (“DP”). The Company is domiciled in the Republic of

Korea and the address of its registered office is Suwon, the Republic of Korea.

The consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the International Financial Reporting Standards as

adopted by the Republic of Korea (“Korean IFRS”) 1110, Consolidated Financial Statements. The Company, as the controlling

company, consolidates its 169 subsidiaries, including Samsung Display and Samsung Electronics America (Note 1.2). The

Company also applies the equity method of accounting to its 38 affiliates, including Samsung Electro-Mechanics.

1.2 Consolidated Subsidiaries

(A) The consolidated subsidiaries as at December 31, 2016 are as follows:

Area Subsidiaries Industry

Percentage of

ownership

Domestic

Samsung Display (SDC) Manufacture and sale of display panels 84.8

SU Materials Manufacture of LCD components 50.0

STECO Manufacture of semiconductor components 70.0

SEMES Manufacture of semiconductor/FPD 91.5

Samsung Electronics Service Repair services for electronic devices 99.3

Samsung Electronics Sales Sale of electronic devices 100.0

Samsung Electronics Logitech General logistics agency 100.0

Samsung Medison Medical equipment 68.5

Samsung Venture Capital Union #20

Technology business, Venture capital investments

99.0

Samsung Venture Capital Union #21

Technology business, Venture capital investments

99.0

Samsung Venture Capital Union #22

Technology business, Venture capital investments

99.0

Samsung Venture Capital Union #23

Technology business, Venture capital investments

99.0

Samsung Venture Capital Union #26

Technology business, Venture capital investments

99.0

Samsung Venture Capital Union #27

Technology business, Venture capital investments

99.0

Samsung Venture Capital Union #28

Technology business, Venture capital investments

99.0

Samsung Venture Capital Union #29

Technology business, Venture capital investments

99.0

Samsung Venture Capital Union #32

Technology business, Venture capital investments

99.0

Samsung Venture Capital Union #33

Technology business, Venture capital investments

99.0

Mirero System

Quality control system of semiconductor

74.7

S-Printing Solution

Business of printing solutions

100.0

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Area Subsidiaries Industry

Percentage of

ownership

America

Samsung Electronics America (SEA) Sale of electronic devices 100.0

NexusDX (Nexus) Medical equipment 100.0

Samsung Receivables (SRC) Credit management 100.0

NeuroLogica Medical equipment 100.0

Samsung Semiconductor (SSI) Sale of semiconductor/LCD 100.0

Samsung Electronics Canada (SECA) Sale of electronic devices 100.0

Samsung Research America (SRA) R&D 100.0

Samsung Mexicana (SAMEX) Manufacture of electronic devices 100.0

Samsung International (SII) Manufacture of TV/monitors 100.0

Samsung Austin Semiconductor (SAS) Manufacture of semiconductor 100.0

Samsung Electronics Mexico (SEM) Sale of electronic devices 99.9

SEMES America (SEMESA) Semiconductor equipment 100.0

Samsung Electronics Digital Appliance Mexico

(SEDAM)

Manufacture of electronic devices 99.9

Samsung Electronics Latinoamerica Miami (SEMI) Sale of electronic devices 100.0

Samsung Electronics Latinoamerica (SELA) Sale of electronic devices 100.0

Samsung Electronics Venezuela (SEVEN) Marketing and services 100.0

Samsung Electronica Colombia (SAMCOL) Sale of electronic devices 100.0

Samsung Electronics Panama (SEPA) Consulting 100.0

Samsung Electronica da Amazonia (SEDA) Manufacture and sale of electronic devices 100.0

Samsung Electronics Argentina (SEASA) Marketing and services 100.0

Samsung Electronics Chile (SECH) Sale of electronic devices 100.0

Samsung Electronics Peru (SEPR) Sale of electronic devices 100.0

RT SV CO-INVEST (RT-SV) Technology business, Venture capital investments

99.9

Quietside Sale of heating and cooling products

100.0

SmartThings Sale of smart home electronics

100.0

PrinterOn Sale of printing solutions

100.0

PrinterOn America Sale of printing solutions

100.0

Simpress Sale of printing solutions

100.0

Samsung Pay Develop and provide mobile payment service

100.0

Prismview (formerly YESCO Electronics) Manufacture and sale of LED displays

100.0

Beijing Integrated Circuit Industry International

Fund (Beijing Fund)

Venture capital investments

61.4

Stellus Technologies

Manufacture and sale of server semiconductor storage

system

100.0

Samsung Oak Holdings (SHI) Holding company 100.0

AdGear Technologies Digital advertising platforms 100.0

Joyent Cloud Services 100.0

Samsung Next Holding Company 100.0

Samsung Next Fund Technology business, Venture capital investments 100.0

Dacor Holdings Holding Company 100.0

Dacor Manufacture and sale of Home appliances 100.0

Dacor Canada Sale of Home appliances 100.0

EverythingDacor.com Sale of Home appliances 100.0

Distinctive Appliances of California Sale of Home appliances 100.0

Viv Labs

Research of AI technology 100.0

NewNet Communication Technologies Canada

RCS (Rich Communication Service) 100.0

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Area

Subsidiaries

Industry

Percentage of

ownership

Europe/CIS

Samsung Electronics (UK) (SEUK) Sale of electronic devices 100.0

Samsung Electronics Holding (SEHG) Holding Company 100.0

Samsung Semiconductor Europe GmbH (SSEG) Sale of semiconductor/LCD 100.0

Samsung Electronics GmbH (SEG) Sale of electronic devices 100.0

Samsung Electronics Iberia (SESA) Sale of electronic devices 100.0

Samsung Electronics France (SEF) Sale of electronic devices 100.0

Samsung Electronics Hungarian (SEH) Manufacture and sale of electronic devices 100.0

Samsung Electronics Czech and Slovak (SECZ) Sale of electronic devices 100.0

Samsung Electronics Italia (SEI) Sale of electronic devices 100.0

Samsung Electronics Europe Logistics (SELS) Logistics 100.0

Samsung Electronics Benelux (SEBN) Sale of electronic devices 100.0

Samsung Display Slovakia (SDSK) Toll processing of LCD 100.0

Samsung Electronics Romania (SEROM) Sale of electronic devices 100.0

Samsung Electronics Overseas (SEO) Sale of electronic devices 100.0

Samsung Electronics Polska (SEPOL) Sale of electronic devices 100.0

Samsung Electronics Portuguesa (SEP) Sale of electronic devices 100.0

Samsung Electronics Nordic (SENA) Sale of electronic devices 100.0

Samsung Semiconductor Europe (SSEL) Sale of semiconductor/LCD 100.0

Samsung Electronics Austria (SEAG) Sale of electronic devices 100.0

Samsung Electronics Slovakia (SESK) Manufacture of TV/monitors 100.0

Samsung Electronics Europe Holding (SEEH) Holding Company 100.0

Samsung Electronics Poland Manufacturing (SEPM) Manufacture of home appliances 100.0

Samsung Electronics Greece (SEGR) Sale of electronic devices 100.0

Samsung Nanoradio Design Center (SNDC) R&D 100.0

Samsung Electronics Rus (SER) Marketing 100.0

Samsung Electronics Rus Company (SERC) Sale of electronic devices 100.0

Samsung Electronics Ukraine (SEU) Marketing 100.0

Samsung Electronics Baltics (SEB) Sale of electronic devices 100.0

Samsung Electronics Ukraine Company (SEUC) Sale of electronic devices 100.0

Samsung R&D Institute Rus (SRR) R&D 100.0

Samsung Electronics Central Eurasia (SECE) Sale of electronic devices 100.0

Samsung Electronics Rus Kaluga (SERK) Manufacture of TV 100.0

Samsung Electronics (London) Limited (SEL) Holding Company 100.0

Samsung Denmark Research Center (SDRC) R&D 100.0

Samsung France Research Center (SFRC) R&D 100.0

Samsung Cambridge Solution Centre (SCSC) R&D 100.0

Samsung Electronics Switzerland GmbH (SESG) Sale of electronic devices 100.0

PrinterOn Europe Sale of printing solutions 100.0

Samsung Electronics Caucasus (SECC) Marketing 100.0

Joyent(UK) Cloud services 100.0

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Area

Subsidiaries

Industry

Percentage of

ownership

Middle East

and Africa

Samsung Electronics West Africa (SEWA) Marketing 100.0

Samsung Electronics East Africa (SEEA) Marketing 100.0

Samsung Gulf Electronics (SGE) Sale of electronic devices 100.0

Samsung Electronics Egypt (SEEG) Manufacture and sale of electronic devices 100.0

Samsung Electronics Israel (SEIL) Marketing 100.0

Samsung Electronics Tunisia (SETN) Marketing 100.0

Samsung Electronics Pakistan (SEPAK) Marketing 100.0

Samsung Electronics South Africa (SSA) Sale of electronic devices 100.0

Samsung Electronics Turkey (SETK) Sale of electronic devices 100.0

Samsung Semiconductor Israel R&D Center (SIRC) R&D 100.0

Samsung Electronics Levant (SELV) Sale of electronic devices 100.0

Samsung Electronics Maghreb Arab (SEMAG) Sale of electronic devices 100.0

Samsung Electronics South Africa Production

(SSAP)

Manufacture of TV/monitors 100.0

Asia

(Except China)

Samsung Japan (SJC) Sale of electronic devices 100.0

Samsung R&D Institute Japan (SRJ) R&D 100.0

Samsung Electronics Japan (SEJ) Sale of electronic devices 100.0

Samsung Electronics Display (M) (SDMA) Manufacture of electronic devices 100.0

Samsung Electronics (M) (SEMA) Manufacture of home appliances 100.0

Samsung Vina Electronics (SAVINA) Sale of electronic devices 100.0

Samsung Asia Private (SAPL) Sale of electronic devices 100.0

Samsung India Electronics (SIEL) Manufacture and sale of electronic devices 100.0

Samsung R&D Institute India-Bangalore (SRI-B) R&D 100.0

Samsung Electronics Australia (SEAU) Sale of electronic devices 100.0

Samsung Electronics Indonesia (SEIN) Manufacture and sale of electronic devices 100.0

Samsung Telecommunications Indonesia (STIN) Sale and services of communication systems 100.0

Thai Samsung Electronics (TSE) Manufacture and sale of electronic devices 91.8

Samsung Electronics Philippines (SEPCO) Sale of electronic devices 100.0

Samsung Malaysia Electronics (SME) Sale of electronic devices 100.0

Samsung R&D Institute Bangladesh (SRBD) R&D 100.0

Samsung Electronics Vietnam (SEV) Manufacture of electronic devices 100.0

Samsung Electronics Vietnam THAINGUYEN

(SEVT)

Manufacture and sale of communication equipment 100.0

Samsung Medison India (SMIN) Medical equipment 100.0

Samsung Electronics New Zealand (SENZ) Sale of electronic devices 100.0

Samsung Display Vietnam (SDV) Manufacture of LCD 100.0

Samsung Electronics HCMC CE Complex (SEHC) Manufacture and sale of electronic devices 100.0

Laos Samsung Electronics Sole(LSE) Marketing 100.0

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Area

Subsidiaries

Industry

Percentage of

ownership

China

Samsung Display Dongguan (SDD) Manufacture of LCD 100.0

Samsung Display Tianjin (SDT) Manufacture of LCD 95.0

Samsung Electronics Hong Kong (SEHK) Sale of electronic devices 100.0

Suzhou Samsung Electronics (SSEC) Manufacture of home appliances 88.3

Samsung Suzhou Electronics Export

(SSEC-E)

Manufacture of home appliances 100.0

Samsung (China) Investment (SCIC) Sale of electronic devices 100.0

Samsung Mobile R&D Center China-Guangzhou (SRC-

Guangzhou)

R&D 100.0

Samsung Tianjin Mobile Development Center (STMC) R&D 100.0

Samsung R&D Institute China-Shenzhen(SRC-Shenzhen) R&D 100.0

Samsung Electronics Suzhou Semiconductor (SESS) Toll processing of semiconductor 100.0

Samsung Electronics (Shandong) Digital Printing (SSDP) Manufacture of printers 100.0

Samsung Electronics Huizhou (SEHZ) Manufacture of electronic devices 99.9

Tianjin Samsung Electronics (TSEC) Manufacture of TV/monitors 91.2

Samsung Electronics Taiwan (SET) Sale of electronic devices 100.0

Beijing Samsung Telecom R&D Center (BST) R&D 100.0

Tianjin Samsung Telecom Technology (TSTC) Manufacture of communication equipment 90.0

Shanghai Samsung Semiconductor (SSS) Sale of semiconductor/LCD 100.0

Samsung Electronics Suzhou Computer (SESC) Manufacture of electronic devices 100.0

Samsung Suzhou Module (SSM) Toll processing of LCD 100.0

Samsung Suzhou LCD (SSL) Manufacture of LCD 60.0

Shenzhen Samsung Electronics Telecommunication (SSET) Manufacture of communication equipment 95.0

Samsung Semiconductor (China) R&D (SSCR) R&D 100.0

Samsung Electronics China R&D Center (SCRC) R&D 100.0

Samsung (China) Semiconductor (SCS) Manufacture of semiconductor 100.0

Samsung Electronics (Beijing) Service (SBSC) Services 100.0

Tianjin Samsung LED (TSLED) Manufacture of LED 100.0

Tianjin Samsung Opto-Electronics (TSOE) Manufacture of cameras/camcorders 90.0

SEMES (Xian) Semiconductor equipment 100.0

Samsung Semiconductor Xian (SSCX) Sale of semiconductor/LCD 100.0

Ownership represents the Company’s ownership of voting rights in each entity.

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(B) A summary of financial data of major consolidated subsidiaries is as follows:

(1) 2016

2016

(In millions of Korean won)

Assets Liabilities Sales

Net Income

(Loss)

Samsung Display (SDC)

₩ 43,305,405 ₩ 8,361,256 ₩ 24,658,814 ₩ 1,498,628

Samsung Electronics America (SEA) 21,810,492 9,496,649 34,521,654 246,141

Samsung (China) Investment (SCIC) 13,632,938 11,672,755 8,792,750 298,373

Samsung (China) Semiconductor (SCS) 9,749,448 4,564,793 4,152,137 1,113,218

Samsung Electronics Vietnam (SEV) 9,134,023 1,258,948 19,426,334 2,046,280

Samsung Electronics Europe Holding (SEEH) 8,643,308 6,661,092 - 350,974

Samsung Semiconductor (SSI) 7,804,698 3,746,687 19,911,135 30,247

Samsung Electronics Vietnam THAINGUYEN (SEVT) 7,646,828 2,179,023 23,563,736 2,641,418

Samsung Electronics Huizhou (SEHZ) 6,174,579 1,106,633 12,971,475 764,426

Shanghai Samsung Semiconductor (SSS) 5,862,409 5,166,385 20,983,314 181,041

Samsung Asia Private (SAPL) 5,528,472 592,320 1,458,176 1,056,956

Samsung Electronica da Amazonia (SEDA) 5,200,799 1,510,972 6,092,245 966,821

Samsung Austin Semiconductor (SAS) 4,940,748 1,293,458 3,586,127 104,747

Samsung India Electronics (SIEL) 4,563,407 2,256,194 8,827,028 753,164

Samsung Display Vietnam (SDV) 3,165,239 3,437,791 5,230,581 (98,102)

Samsung Electronics Europe Logistics (SELS) 2,887,230 2,779,296 13,157,455 36,768

Samsung Suzhou LCD (SSL) 2,499,917 1,376,439 1,494,787 1,091

Thai Samsung Electronics (TSE) 2,079,865 364,518 4,069,078 198,980

Samsung Electronics Slovakia (SESK) 2,053,467 440,402 3,634,166 115,387

Samsung Electronics Taiwan (SET) 1,857,017 1,540,478 3,533,924 (36,178)

Samsung Electronics HCMC CE Complex (SEHC) 1,814,566 1,572,982 2,010,442 118,091

Samsung Electronics Hungarian (SEH) 1,743,979 633,975 2,441,881 89,712

Samsung Electronics GmbH (SEG) 1,621,827 1,618,305 6,257,480 2,187

Samsung Display Dongguan (SDD) 1,584,504 518,511 5,187,954 199,922

Samsung Electronics (UK) (SEUK) 1,526,879 1,103,579 4,731,464 107,243

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(2) 2015

2015

(In millions of Korean won)

Assets Liabilities Sales

Net Income

(Loss)

Samsung Display (SDC)

₩ 39,225,460 ₩ 6,586,259 ₩ 26,397,111 ₩ 1,673,165

Samsung Electronics America (SEA) 14,875,687 7,562,099 35,766,374 268,083

Samsung (China) Investment (SCIC) 12,748,395 11,040,055 11,461,304 (77,629)

Samsung (China) Semiconductor (SCS) 9,742,388 5,537,446 2,610,462 171,644

Samsung Semiconductor (SSI) 8,288,391 4,379,980 21,724,671 (32,056)

Samsung Electronics Vietnam (SEV) 7,829,507 1,155,075 18,431,838 1,948,071

Samsung Electronics Europe Holding (SEEH) 6,989,207 5,223,523 - (31,925)

Samsung Electronics Vietnam THAINGUYEN (SEVT) 6,571,798 3,940,926 19,379,347 1,592,920

Samsung Electronics Huizhou (SEHZ) 6,192,974 1,738,095 17,949,623 722,700

Samsung Austin Semiconductor (SAS) 6,179,289 2,746,852 3,045,453 94,698

Samsung Asia Private (SAPL) 4,227,798 504,256 1,392,926 957,734

Shanghai Samsung Semiconductor (SSS) 3,792,437 3,207,942 14,372,358 141,232

Samsung India Electronics (SIEL) 3,723,127 2,204,333 8,008,884 326,462

Samsung Electronica da Amazonia (SEDA) 3,114,334 1,021,869 5,634,385 322,939

Samsung Suzhou LCD (SSL) 2,784,122 1,634,304 1,024,881 76,099

Tianjin Samsung Telecom Technology (TSTC) 2,075,123 778,133 6,963,943 146,972

Samsung Electronics Europe Logistics (SELS) 1,894,614 1,793,917 12,943,676 (7,745)

Thai Samsung Electronics (TSE) 1,889,410 416,382 3,949,756 179,527

Samsung Electronics Slovakia (SESK) 1,888,341 373,886 3,480,848 107,968

Samsung Electronics GmbH (SEG) 1,820,922 1,762,978 6,047,305 (1,630)

Samsung Display Dongguan (SDD) 1,276,263 384,963 4,649,277 130,635

Samsung Electronics Benelux (SEBN) 1,264,497 291,332 2,148,502 42,790

Samsung Electronics Hungarian (SEH) 1,254,673 231,785 3,029,047 97,474

Samsung Electronics Taiwan (SET) 1,253,480 918,482 4,258,650 44,025

Samsung Electronics (UK) (SEUK) 1,133,512 745,126 4,656,990 106,413

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(1) Subsidiaries newly included in the consolidation for the year ended December 31, 2016:

Area Subsidiary Description

Domestic

Samsung Venture Capital Union #32 Incorporation

Samsung Venture Capital Union #33 Incorporation

Mirero System

Acquisition of shares

S-Printing Solution

Spin-off

America

Samsung Oak Holdings (SHI) Incorporation

AdGear Technologies Acquisition of shares

Joyent Acquisition of shares

Joyent Canada Acquisition of shares

Samsung Next

Incorporation

Samsung Next Fund

Incorporation

Dacor Holdings

Acquisition of shares

Dacor

Acquisition of shares

Dacor Canada

Acquisition of shares

EverythingDacor.com

Acquisition of shares

Distinctive Appliances of California

Acquisition of shares

Viv Labs Acquisition of shares

NewNet Communication Technologies Canada Acquisition of shares

Europe/CIS Joyent (UK) Acquisition of shares

Asia

(Except China)

Laos Samsung Electronics Sole (LSE) Incorporation

China Samsung Semiconductor Xian (SSCX) Incorporation

(2) Subsidiaries excluded from the consolidation for the year ended December 31, 2016:

rea Subsidiar

Descri

tion

Domestic Samsung Venture Capital Union #14 Liquidation

America

Grandis Liquidation

Joyent Canada Liquidation

Europe/CIS

Samsung Russia Service Centre (SRSC) Merger

SonoAce Deutschland (SDG) Liquidation

Samsung Electronics Kazakhstan(SEK)

Merger

Asia

(Except China)

Samsung Telecommunications Malaysia (STM) Liquidation

Future Technology & Service Liquidation

China

Samsung R&D Institute China-Xian (SRC-Xian) Merger

Samsung Electronics Shanghai Telecommunication (SSTC) Merger

Samsung Electronics Rus Company (SERC), a subsidiary of the Company, merged with Samsung Russia Service Centre (SRSC) on February 1,

2016.

Samsung (China) Semiconductor (SCS), a subsidiary of the Company, merged with Samsung R&D Institute China-Xian (SRC-Xian) in July,

2016.

Samsung (China) Investment (SCIC), a subsidiary of the Company, merged with Samsung Electronics Shanghai Telecommunication (SSTC) in

September, 2016.

Samsung Electronics Central Eurasia (SECE), a subsidiary of the Company, merged with Samsung Electronics Kazakhstan (SEK) in December,

2016.

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2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

The principal accounting policies applied in the preparation of these consolidated financial statements are set out below. These

policies have been consistently applied to all the years presented, unless otherwise stated.

2.1 Basis of Presentation

The

Company maintains its accounting records in Korean won and prepares statutory financial statements in the Korean language

(Hangul) in accordance with Korean IFRS. The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been condensed, restructured

and translated into English from the Korean language financial statements.

Certain information attached to the Korean language financial statements, but not required for a fair presentation of the

Company's

financial position, financial performance or cash flows, is not presented in the accompanying consolidated financial statements.

The consolidated financial statements of the

Company presented have been prepared in accordance with Korean IFRS. International

Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”) have been adopted by the Korean Accounting Standards Board as Korean IFRS based on

standards and interpretations published by the International Accounting Standards Board.

Korean IFRS permits the use of critical accounting estimates in the preparation of the financial statements and requires management

judgments in applying accounting policies. The areas involving a higher degree of judgment or complexity, or areas where

assumptions and estimates are significant to the consolidated financial statements, are disclosed in Note 3.

2.2 Changes in Accounting Policy and Disclosures

(A) New and amended standards adopted by the

Company

The

Company applied the following amended and enacted standards for the annual period beginning on January 1, 2016:

Amendment to Korean IFRS 1001, Presentation of Financial Statements

Korean IFRS 1001 Presentation of Financial Statements clarifies that materiality applies to the exclusion or inclusion or

aggregation of the disclosures in the notes. The standard also clarifies that the share of OCI arising from equity-accounting should

be presented in total for items which will and will not be reclassified to profit or loss. Additional amendments are made in relation

to the particular ordering of the footnote disclosures. The adoption of this standard did not have a material impact on the financial

statements.

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(B) New and amended standards not adopted by the

Company

The

Company expects that new standards, amendments and interpretations issued but not effective for the financial year beginning

January 1, 2016, and not early adopted, would not have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.

Amendment to Korean IFRS 1007, Statement of Cash Flows

Amendments to Korean IFRS 1007 Statement of Cash flows requires disclosures that enable users of financial statements to

evaluate changes in liabilities arising from financing activities, including both changes arising from cash flows and non-cash

changes. The

Company will apply this amendment for annual reporting periods beginning on or after January 1, 2017. The Company

is in the process of determining the impact of adopting the new Standard.

Korean IFRS 1109, Financial Instruments

The new standard for financial instruments issued on September 25, 2015 is effective for annual periods beginning on or after

January 1, 2018 with early application permitted. This standard will replace Korean IFRS 1039 Financial Instruments:

Recognition and Measurement. The

Company will apply the standards for annual periods beginning on or after January 1, 2018.

The standard requires retrospective application with some exceptions. For example, the entity is not required to restate prior

periods in relation to classification, measurement and impairment of financial instruments. The standard requires prospective

application of its hedge accounting requirements for all hedging relationships except the accounting for time value of options and

other exceptions.

Korean IFRS 1109 Financial Instruments requires all financial assets to be classified and measured on the basis of the entity’s

business model for managing financial assets and the contractual cash flow characteristics of the financial assets. A new

impairment model, an expected credit loss model, is introduced and any subsequent changes in expected credit losses will be

recognized in profit or loss. Also, hedge accounting rules amended to extend the hedging relationship, which consists only of

eligible hedging instruments and hedged items, qualifies for hedge accounting.

An effective implementation of Korea IFRS 1109 requires preparation processes including financial impact assessment,

accounting policy establishment, accounting system development and system stabilization. The impact on the

Company’s financial

statements due to the application of the standard is dependent on judgements made in applying the standard, financial instruments

held by the

Company and macroeconomic variables.

The

Company has performed a preliminarily assessment of the financial impacts of the implementation of Korean IFRS 1109 to the

2016 financial statements based on current situation and available information as at December 31, 2016. The expected impact of

application of the standard on the

Company’s financial statements are set out below. The Company will conduct further analysis of

detailed financial impacts based on additional information in the future, and the result of the preliminary assessment may change

depending on additional information available to the

Company.

(a) Classification and Measurement of Financial Assets

When implementing Korean IFRS 1109, the classification of financial assets will be driven by the

Company’s business model for

managing the financial assets and contractual terms of cash flow. The following table shows the classification of financial assets

measured subsequently at amortized cost, at fair value through other comprehensive income reserve and at fair value through

profit or loss. For hybrid (combined) instruments, if the

Company is unable to measure an embedded derivative separately from its

host contract, financial assets with embedded derivatives are classified in their entirety.

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Business model for the

contractual cash flows

characteristics

Solely represent payments of

principal and interest

All other

Hold the financial asset for the

collection of the contractual cash

flows

Measured at amortized cost

Recognized at fair value through

profit or loss

Hold the financial asset for the

collection of the contractual cash

flows and trading

Recognized at fair value through

other comprehensive income

reserve

Hold for trading

Recognized at fair value through

profit or loss

A designation at fair value through profit or loss is allowed only if such designation mitigates an accounting mismatch

(irrevocable).

A designation at fair value through other comprehensive income is allowed only if the financial instrument is the equity

investment that are not held for trading (irrevocable).

With the implementation of Korean IFRS 1109, the criteria to classify the financial assets at amortized cost or at fair value through

other comprehensive income are more strictly applied than the criteria applied under Korean IFRS 1039. Accordingly, the

financial assets at fair value through profit or loss may increase by implementing Korean IFRS 1109 and may result in an

increased fluctuation in profit or loss.

As at December 31, 2016, the

Company recognizes loan and trade receivables amounting to ₩112,219,719 million, financial assets

available-for-sales amounting to

₩10,442,736 million.

According to Korean IFRS 1109, debt investments are measured at amortized cost if: a) the objective of the business model is to

hold the financial assets for the collection of the contractual cash flows, and b) the contractual terms of cash flows solely represent

payments of principal and interest. As at December 31, 2016, the

Company recognized loan and trade receivables amounting to

₩112,219,719 million held at amortized costs.

According to the result of preliminary impact assessment, when applying Korean IFRS 1109 to the financial assets as at December

31, 2016, under the terms and conditions of the contracts, most financial assets consist of cash flows solely representing payments

of principal and interest on a due date. Where the

Company holds the financial assets for the collection of the contractual cash

flows, the financial assets are classified as accounts subsequently measured at amortized cost. In conclusion, it is expected that the

financial impact on the financial statements will be immaterial.

Korean IFRS 1109 measures debt investments at fair value through other comprehensive income of which terms of cash flows

solely represent payments of the principal and interest on a due date, where the purpose of holding debt investment is to collect

contractual cash flows and trade. As at December 31, 2016, the

Company has debt investments classified as available-for-sale

financial assets amounting to

₩3,743,173 million.

According to the result of preliminary impact assessment, when applying Korean IFRS 1109 to the debt investments classified as

available-for-sale as at December 31, 2016, most of the investments will be classified as financial instruments measured at fair

value through other comprehensive income.

According to Korean IFRS 1109, equity investments not being held for trading may be given an irrevocable election to be

classified as financial instruments measured at fair value through other comprehensive income at initial recognition and the

cumulative gain or loss previously recognized in other comprehensive income is not subsequently recycled from equity to profit or

loss as a reclassification adjustment. As at December 31, 2016, the

Company's equity investments classified as available-for-sale

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financial assets amount to

₩6,699,563 million and the cumulative unrealized profit or loss on available-for-sale equity

investments amounting to

₩631,601 million was recycled from equity to profit or loss as a reclassification adjustment for the

2016 fiscal year.

As a result of the preliminary impact assessment, the

Company p will designate long-term investment equity investments, which

account for most of the available-for-sale equity instruments, as financial instruments measured at fair value through other

comprehensive income. Therefore, the financial impact to the financial statements is expected to be immaterial. As at December

31, 2016, the remaining cumulative profit or loss which is comprehensive income not subject to be subsequently recycled from

equity to profit or loss is

₩1,390,624 million.

According to Korean IFRS 1109, debt investments of which the contractual term of cash flows are not solely representing

payments of principal and interest or which are held for trading are classified as at fair value through profit or loss. Also equity

investments not designated at fair value through comprehensive income are measured at fair value through profit or loss. As at

December 31, 2016, the

Company has no debt or equity investments classified as financial instruments at fair value through profit

or loss.

According to the results of the preliminary impact assessment, as most of the financial assets held as at December 31, 2016 are

recorded at fair value through the profit and loss for the current term, the financial impact of adopting Korean IFRS 1109 is

expected to be immaterial.

(b) Classification and Measurement of Financial Liabilities

Korean IFRS 1109 requires the change in the liability’s fair value attributable to changes in the credit risk to be recognized in other

comprehensive income, unless this treatment of the credit risk component creates or enlarges a measurement mismatch. Amounts

presented in other comprehensive income are not subsequently transferred to profit or loss.

Under Korean IFRS 1039, all financial liabilities designated at fair value through profit or loss recognized their fair value

movements in profit or loss. However, under Korean IFRS 1109, certain fair value movements will be recognized in other

comprehensive income thus profit or loss from fair value movements may decrease.

As at December 31, 2016, total financial liabilities account for

₩46,944,824 million of which ₩417,399 million are designated to

be measure at fair value through profit or loss, and for the 2016 fiscal year the

Company recognized loss of 61,221 million in

relation to financial liabilities measured at fair value through profit or loss.

According to the result of the preliminary impact assessment, financial liabilities measured at fair value through profit and loss for

the current terms as at December 31, 2016 have mostly short maturities and the credit risk fluctuation of financial liabilities is

insignificant. Therefore, it is expected that the impact of adopting Korean IFRS 1109 will not be significant.

Korean IFRS 1109 sets out a new forward looking ‘expected loss impairment model’ which replaces the incurred loss model in

Korean IFRS 1039 if there is objective evidence and applies to:

 Financial assets measured at amortized cost

 Debt investments measured at fair value through other comprehensive income, and

 Certain loan commitments and financial guaranteed contracts.

Under Korean IFRS 1109, a credit event (or impairment ‘trigger’) no longer has to occur before credit losses are recognized. The

Company will always recognize (at a minimum) 12-month expected credit losses in profit or loss. Lifetime expected losses will be

recognized on assets for which there is a significant increase in credit risk after initial recognition.

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Stage

Loss allowance

No significant increase in credit risk after

initial recognition

12-month expected credit losses (expected credit losses that result from

those default events on the financial instruments that are possible within 12

months after the reporting date)

Significant increase in credit risk after initial

recognition

Lifetime expected credit losses (expected credit losses that result from all

possible default events over the life of the financial instruments)

3 Objective evidence of credit-impaired

The Company shall measure the loss allowance at an amount equal to Lifetime expected credit losses for contract assets or

trade receivables under the standard, Korean IFRS 1115 Revenue from Contracts with Customers, which do not contain a

significant financing component. However, the

Company elects to measure the loss allowance at an amount equal to Lifetime

expected credit losses for all contract assets or all trade receivables which contain a significant financing component in

accordance with Korean IFRS 1115. The

Company also elects to measure the loss allowance at an amount equal to Lifetime

expected credit losses for lease receivables.

If the financial instrument has low credit risk at the reporting date, the Company may assume that the credit risk has not

increased significantly since initial recognition.

Under Korean IFRS 1109, the asset that is credit-impaired at initial recognition would recognize all changes in lifetime expected

credit losses since the initial recognition as a loss allowance with any changes recognized in profit or loss.

Korean IFRS 1115, Revenue from Contracts with Customers

The

Company will apply Korean IFRS 1115 Revenue from Contracts with Customers issued on November 6, 2015 for annual

reporting periods beginning on or after January 1, 2018. This standard replaces Korean IFRS 1018 Revenue, Korean IFRS 1011

Construction Contracts, Interpretation 2031 Revenue-Barter Transactions Involving Advertising Services, Interpretation 2113

Customer Loyalty Programs, Interpretation 2115 Agreements for the Construction of Real Estate and Interpretation 2118

Transfers of assets from customers.

The

Company will apply the standard retrospectively to prior reporting periods presented in accordance with Korean IFRS 1008

Accounting Policies, Changes in Accounting Estimates and Errors and apply the simplified transition method with no restatement

for completed contracts as at January 1, 2017.

The new standard is based on the principle that revenue is recognized when control of goods or services transfers to a customer –

so the notion of control replaces the existing notion of risks and rewards. A new five-step process must be applied before revenue

from contract with customer can be recognized:

 Identify contracts with customers

 Identify the separate performance obligation

 Determine the transaction price of the contract

 Allocate the transaction price to each of the separate performance obligations, and

 Recognize the revenue as each performance obligation is satisfied.

Based on the information available at the end of the reporting period, the Company is in the process of preliminary assessment of

the potential impact on the financial statements for the year 2016 when applying Korean IFRS 1115, and the interim results are set

out below. The Company will analyze more specific financial impacts based on additional information in the future.

(a) Identification of performance obligations

The

Company's IM (information technology & mobile communications) business consists of mobile phone, communication

systems and computers. The

Company manufactures and installs network communication systems, and provides them to customers.

In 2016, the related revenue from such activities did not account for a large portion of total revenue. When applying Korean IFRS

1115, performance obligation, such as network system production with customers, distinguished as technical support in the

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integrated contract such as (1) product sales, (2) installation service, and (3) maintenance, were identified. The timing of revenue

recognition may change depending on whether each performance obligation is fulfilled at one time or over a period of time.

(b) Variable payment

As the

Company allows returns when selling products and merchandise, variability in payment may occur. When apply Korean

IFRS 1115, the

Company estimates the variable payment using an expectation-value method that is expected to better anticipate the

payments to which the company is entitled, and recognizes revenue by including variable payment in the transaction price only to

the amount that it is highly unlikely to reverse a significant portion of the cumulative revenue amount that has already been

recognized, at the end of the return period. Amounts not expected to be consideration received or receivable are recognized as a

refund liability.

When applying Korean IFRS 1115, the

Company allocates transaction prices based on the relative individual selling prices to the

various performance obligations identified in a single contract. The

Company will use the 'Market Valuation Adjustment Approach'

to estimate the individual selling prices of each performance obligation and will use the 'Estimated Cost Plus Margin Approach',

which predicts the expected costs and adds the appropriate profits to the transactions.

2.3 Consolidation

The

Company prepares the consolidated financial statements in accordance with Korean IFRS 1110, Consolidated Financial

Statements.

(A) Subsidiaries

Subsidiaries are all entities (including special purpose entities) over which the

Company has control. The Company controls the

corresponding investee when it is exposed, or has rights, to variable returns from its involvement with the investee and has the

ability to affect those returns through its power over the investee. Consolidation of a subsidiary begins from the date the

Company

obtains control of a subsidiary and ceases when the

Company loses control of the subsidiary.

The

Company applies the acquisition method to account for business combinations. The consideration transferred is measured at the

fair values of the assets transferred, and identifiable assets acquired and liabilities and contingent liabilities assumed in a business

combination are initially measured at their fair values at the acquisition date. The

Company recognizes any non-controlling interest

in the acquiree on an acquisition-by-acquisition basis in the event of liquidation at the non-controlling interest’s proportionate share

of the recognized amounts of acquiree’s identifiable net assets. Acquisition-related costs are expensed as incurred.

Goodwill is recognized as the excess of (1) the aggregate of i) the consideration transferred, ii) the amount of any non-controlling

interest in the acquiree and iii) the acquisition-date fair value of the

Company’s previously held equity interest in the acquiree over

(2) the net identifiable assets acquired. If this consideration (1) is lower than the fair value of the acquiree’s net assets in (2), the

difference is recognized in profit or loss.

Balances of receivables and payables, income and expenses and unrealized gains on transactions between the

Company subsidiaries

are eliminated. Accounting policies of subsidiaries are changed where necessary to ensure consistency with the policies adopted by

the

Company.

(B) Changes in ownership interests in subsidiaries without change of control

Transactions with non-controlling interests that do not result in loss of control are accounted for as equity transactions – that is, as

transactions with the owners in their capacity as owners. The difference between fair value of any consideration paid and the

relevant share acquired of the carrying value of net assets of the subsidiary is recorded in equity. Gains or losses on disposals of

non-controlling interests are also recorded in equity.

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If the

Company loses control of a subsidiary, any investment continuously retained in the subsidiary is re-measured at its fair value at

the date when control is lost and any resulting differences are recognized in profit or loss. Such fair value becomes the initial

carrying amount for the subsequent measurement of the retained interest accounted for as an associate, joint venture, or financial

asset. In addition, any amounts previously recognized in other comprehensive income in respect of such entity are accounted for as

if the

Company had directly disposed of the related assets or liabilities. As a result, the previously recognized other comprehensive

income are reclassified into profit or loss.

(D) Non-controlling interests

Each component of profit or loss and other comprehensive income is attributed to owners of the parent and to non-controlling

interests. Total comprehensive income is attributed to owners of the parent and to non-controlling interests even if this results in a

negative balance of non-controlling interests.

(E) Associates

Associates are all entities over which the

Company has significant influence but does not have control, generally investees of which

from 20% to 50% of voting stock is owned by the

Company. Investments in associates are initially recognized at acquisition cost

using the equity method. Unrealized gains on transactions between the

Company and its associates are eliminated to the extent of the

Company’s interest in the associates. If there is any objective evidence that the investment in the associate is impaired, the Company

recognizes the difference between the recoverable amount of the associate and its book value as impairment loss.

(F) Joint arrangements

A joint arrangement of which two or more parties have joint control is classified as either a joint operation or a joint venture. A joint

operator has rights to the assets, and obligations for the liabilities, relating to the joint operation and recognizes the assets, liabilities,

revenues and expenses relating to its interest in a joint operation. A joint venturer has rights to the net assets relating to the joint

venture and accounts for that investment using the equity method.

2.4 Foreign Currency Translation

(A) Functional and presentation currency

Items included in the financial statements of each of the

Company’s entities are measured using the currency of the primary

economic environment in which each entity operates (the “functional currency”). The consolidated financial statements are

presented in Korean won, which is the parent company’s functional and presentation currency.

(B) Transactions and balances

Foreign currency transactions are translated into the functional currency using the exchange rates prevailing at the dates of the

transactions or valuation where items are re-measured. Foreign exchange gains and losses resulting from the settlement of such

transactions and from the translation at year-end exchange rates of monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies

are recognized in profit or loss.

Exchange differences arising on non-monetary financial assets and liabilities such as equity instruments at fair value through profit

or loss and available-for-sale equity instruments are recognized in profit or loss and other comprehensive income, respectively, as

part of the fair value gain or loss.

The results and financial position of all the foreign entities that have a functional currency different from the presentation currency

of the

Company are translated into the presentation currency as follows:

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 Assets and liabilities for each statement of financial position presented are translated at the closing rate at the end of the

reporting date.

 Income and expenses for each statement of income are translated at average exchange rates, unless this average is not a

reasonable approximation of the cumulative effect of the rates prevailing on the transaction dates, in which case income and

expenses are translated at the rate on the dates of the transactions.

 All resulting exchange differences are recognized in other comprehensive income.

2.5 Cash and Cash Equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents include cash on hand, deposits held at call with banks, and other short-term highly liquid investments

that are readily convertible to a known amount of cash and are subject to an insignificant risk of change in value.

2.6 Financial Assets

(A) Classification

The

Company classifies its financial assets in the following categories: financial assets at fair value through profit or loss, loans and

receivables, available-for-sale financial assets, and held-to-maturity financial assets. The classification depends on the terms of the

instruments and purpose for which the financial assets were acquired. Management determines the classification of its financial

assets at initial recognition.

(1) Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss

Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss are financial assets held for trading. A financial asset is classified in this category

if acquired principally for the purpose of selling in the short-term. Derivatives not subject to hedge accounting and derivatives

separated from financial instruments, such as embedded derivatives, are also categorized as held for trading. Assets in this category

are classified as current assets.

(2) Loans and receivables

Loans and receivables are non-derivative financial assets with fixed or determinable payments that are not quoted in an active

market. They are included in current assets, except for those with maturities greater than 12 months after the end of the reporting

period which are classified as non-current assets.

(3) Available-for-sale financial assets

Available-for-sale financial assets are non-derivative financial assets that are either designated in this category or not classified in

any of the other categories. They are included in non-current assets unless an investment matures or management intends to dispose

of it within 12 months of the end of the reporting period.

(B) Recognition and measurement

Regular purchases and sales of financial assets are recognized on the trade date. At initial recognition, financial assets are measured

at fair value plus, in the case of financial assets not carried at fair value through profit or loss, transaction costs. Transaction costs of

financial assets carried at fair value through profit or loss are expensed in the statement of income. After the initial recognition,

available-for-sale financial assets and financial assets at fair value through profit or loss are subsequently carried at fair value.

Loans and receivables and held-to-maturity investments are subsequently carried at amortized cost using the effective interest

method.

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Changes in fair value of financial assets at fair value through profit or loss are recognized in profit or loss and changes in fair value

of available-for-sale financial assets are recognized in other comprehensive income. When the available-for-sale financial assets are

sold or impaired, the fair value adjustments recorded in equity are reclassified into profit or loss.

Interest on available-for-sale financial assets and held-to-maturity financial assets calculated using the effective interest method is

recognized in the statement of income as part of financial income. Dividends on available-for-sale financial assets are recognized in

the statement of income as part of other non-operating income when the

Company’s right to receive payments is established.

Financial assets and liabilities are offset, and the net amount reported in the statement of financial position, when there is a legally

enforceable right to offset the recognized amounts and there is an intention to settle on a net basis, or realize the asset and settle the

liability simultaneously.

(D) Derecognition of financial assets

If the

Company transfers a financial asset and the transfer does not result in derecognition because the Company has retained

substantially all of the risks and rewards of ownership of the transferred asset due to a recourse in the event the debtor defaults, the

Company continues to recognize the transferred asset in its entirety and recognizes a financial liability for the consideration received.

The related financial liability is classified as ‘borrowings’ in the statement of financial position.

2.7 Impairment of Financial Assets

The

Company assesses at the end of each reporting period whether there is objective evidence that a financial asset or group of

financial assets is impaired. A financial asset or a group of financial assets is impaired and impairment loss is recognized only if

there is objective evidence and that loss event (or events) has an impact on the estimated future cash flows of the financial asset or

group of financial assets that can be reliably estimated.

Impairment of loans and receivables is presented as a deduction in an allowance account. Impairment of other financial assets is

directly deducted from their carrying amount. The

Company writes off financial assets when the assets are determined to no longer

be recoverable.

The objective evidence that a financial asset is impaired includes significant financial difficulty of the issuer or obligor, a

delinquency in interest or principal payments, or the disappearance of an active market for that financial asset because of financial

difficulties. A significant and prolonged decline below its cost in the fair value of an available-for-sale equity instrument is also

objective evidence of impairment.

2.8 Trade Receivables

Trade receivables are amounts due from customers for merchandise sold or services performed in the ordinary course of business. If

collection is expected in one year or less, they are classified as current assets. If collection is expected beyond one year, they are

presented as non-current assets. Trade receivables are recognized initially at fair value and subsequently measured at amortized cost

using the effective interest method, less provision for impairment.

2.9 Inventories

Inventories are stated at the lower of cost and net realizable value. Cost is determined using the average cost method, except for

materials in transit. The cost of finished goods and work in progress comprises raw materials, direct labor, other direct costs and

related production overheads (based on normal operating capacity). It excludes costs of idle plant and abnormal waste. Net

realizable value is the estimated selling price in the ordinary course of business, less applicable variable selling expenses.

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Inventories are reduced for the estimated losses arising from excess, obsolescence, and decline in value. This reduction is

determined by estimating market value based on future customer demand. The losses on inventory obsolescence are recorded as a

part of cost of sales.

2.10 Disposal Group Held-for-Sale

Non-current assets (or disposal groups) are classified as assets held-for-sale when their carrying amount is to be recovered

principally through a sale transaction and a sale is considered highly probable. The assets are measured at the lower of their carrying

amount and the fair value less costs to sell.

2.11 Property, Plant and Equipment

Property, plant and equipment are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation and accumulated impairment losses. Historical cost

includes expenditures that are directly attributable to the acquisition of the items. Subsequent costs are included in the asset’s

carrying amount or recognized as a separate asset, as appropriate, only when it is probable that future economic benefits associated

with the item will flow to the

Company and the cost of the item can be measured reliably. The carrying amount of those parts that are

replaced is derecognized and repairs and maintenance expenses are recognized in profit or loss in the period they are incurred.

Depreciation on tangible assets is calculated using the straight-line method to allocate the difference between their cost and their

residual values over their estimated useful lives. Land is not depreciated. Costs that are directly attributable to the acquisition,

construction or production of a qualifying asset, including capitalized interest costs, form part of the cost of that asset and are

amortized over the estimated useful lives.

The

Company’s policy is that property, plant and equipment should be depreciated over the following estimated useful lives:

Estimated useful lives

Buildings and structures 15, 30 years

Machinery and equipment 5 years

Other 5 years

The depreciation method, residual values and useful lives of property, plant and equipment are reviewed, and adjusted if appropriate,

at the end of each reporting period. An asset’s carrying amount is written down immediately to its recoverable amount if the asset’s

carrying amount is greater than its estimated recoverable amount. Gains and losses on disposals are determined by comparing the

proceeds with the carrying amount and are recognized within the statement of income as part of other non-operating income and

expenses.

2.12 Intangible Assets

Goodwill represents the excess of the cost of an acquisition over the fair value of the

Company’s share of the net identifiable assets

of the acquired subsidiary, associates, joint ventures and businesses at the date of acquisition. Goodwill on acquisitions of

subsidiaries and businesses is included in intangible assets and goodwill on acquisition of associates and joint ventures is included

in the investments in associates and joint ventures.

Intangible assets, except for goodwill, are initially recognized at their historical cost and carried at cost less accumulated

amortization and accumulated impairment losses.

Internally generated development costs are the aggregate costs recognized after meeting the asset recognition criteria, including

technical feasibility, and determined to have future economic benefits. Membership rights are regarded as intangible assets with an

indefinite useful life and not amortized because there is no foreseeable limit to the period over which the assets are expected to be

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utilized. Intangible assets with definite useful lives such as trademarks and licenses, are amortized using the straight-line method

over their estimated useful lives.

The

Company’s policy is that intangible assets should be amortized over the following estimated useful lives:

Estimated useful lives

Development costs 2 years

Trademarks, licenses and other intangible assets 5 - 10 years

2.13 Impairment of Non-Financial Assets

Goodwill or intangible assets with indefinite useful lives are not subject to amortization and are tested annually for impairment.

Assets that are subject to amortization are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the

carrying amount may not be recoverable. An impairment loss is recognized for the amount by which the asset’s carrying amount

exceeds its recoverable amount. The recoverable amount is the higher of an asset’s fair value less costs to sell and value in use. For

the purposes of assessing impairment, assets are grouped at the lowest levels for which there are separately identifiable cash flows

(cash-generating units). Non-financial assets other than goodwill for which an impairment charge was previously recorded are

reviewed for possible reversal of the impairment at each reporting date.

2.14 Financial Liabilities

(A) Classification and measurement

Financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss are financial instruments held for trading. Financial liabilities are classified in

this category if incurred principally for the purpose of repurchasing them in the near term. Derivatives that are not designated as

hedges or bifurcated from financial instruments containing embedded derivatives are also categorized as held-for-trading.

The

Company classifies non-derivative financial liabilities, except for financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss,

financial guarantee contracts and financial liabilities that arise when a transfer of financial assets does not qualify for derecognition,

as financial liabilities carried at amortized cost and presented as ‘trade payables’, ‘borrowings’, and ‘other financial liabilities’ in

the statement of financial position.

(B) Derecognition

Financial liabilities are removed from the statement of financial position when they are extinguished, for example, when the

obligation specified in the contract is discharged, cancelled or expires or when the terms of an existing financial liability are

substantially modified.

2.15 Trade Payables

Trade payables are amounts due to suppliers for merchandise purchased or services received in the ordinary course of business. If

payment is expected in one year or less, they are classified as current liabilities. If payment is expected beyond one year, they are

presented as non-current liabilities. Non-current trade payables are recognized initially at fair value and subsequently measured at

amortized cost using the effective interest method.

2.16 Borrowings

Borrowings are recognized initially at fair value, net of transaction costs, and are subsequently measured at amortized cost. Any

difference between cost and the redemption value is recognized in the statement of income over the period of the borrowings using

the effective interest method. If the

Company has an indefinite right to defer payment for a period longer than 12 months after the

end of the reporting date, such liabilities are recorded as non-current liabilities, otherwise, they are recorded as current liabilities.

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2.17 Provisions

A provision is recognized when the

Company has a present legal or constructive obligation as a result of a past event, it is probable

that an outflow of resources embodying economic benefits will be required to settle the obligation, and a reliable estimate can be

made of the amount of the obligation. Provisions are not recognized for future operating losses.

Provisions are measured at the present value of the expenditures expected to be required to settle the obligation using a pre-tax rate

that reflects current market assessments of the time value of money and the risks specific to the obligation. The increase in the

provision due to passage of time is recognized as interest expense.

When it is probable that an outflow of economic benefits will occur due to a present obligation resulting from a past event, and the

amount is reasonably estimable, a corresponding provision is recognized in the financial statements. However, when such outflow is

dependent upon a future event that is not certain to occur, or cannot be reliably estimated, a disclosure regarding the contingent

liability is made in the notes to the financial statements.

2.18 Net Defined Benefit Liabilities

The

Company has a variety of retirement pension plans including defined benefit and defined contribution plans. A defined

contribution plan is a pension plan under which the

Company pays fixed contributions into a separate entity. The Company has no

legal or constructive obligations to pay further contributions if the fund does not hold sufficient assets to pay all employees the

benefits relating to employee service in the current and prior periods. For defined contribution plans, the

Company pays

contributions to annuity plans that are managed either publicly or privately on a mandatory, contractual or voluntary basis. The

Company has no further future payment obligations once the contributions have been paid. The contributions are recognized as

employee benefit expense when they are due. Prepaid contributions are recognized as an asset to the extent that a cash refund or a

reduction in the future payments is available.

A defined benefit plan is a pension plan that is not a defined contribution plan. Typically defined benefit plans define an amount of

pension benefit that an employee will receive on retirement, usually dependent on one or more factors such as age, years of service

and compensation. The liability recognized in the statement of financial position in respect to defined benefit pension plans is the

present value of the defined benefit obligation at the end of the reporting period less the fair value of plan assets. The defined

benefit obligation is calculated annually by independent actuaries using the projected unit credit method. The present value of the

defined benefit obligation is determined by discounting the estimated future cash outflows using interest rates of high-quality

corporate bonds that are denominated in the currency in which the benefits will be paid and that have terms to maturity

approximating to the terms of the related pension obligation.

Actuarial gains and losses resulting from the changes in actuarial assumptions, and the differences between the previous actuarial

assumptions and what has actually occurred, are recognized in other comprehensive income in the period in which they were

incurred. Past service costs are immediately recognized in profit or loss.

2.19 Financial Guarantee Contract

Financial guarantee contracts are contracts that require the issuer to make specified payments to reimburse the holder for a loss it

incurs because a specified debtor fails to make payments when due. Financial guarantees are initially recognized in the financial

statements at fair value on the date the guarantee was given. If the amount measured in subsequent periods exceeds the unamortized

balance of the amount initially recognized, the excess is classified as other financial liability.

2.20 Current and Deferred Tax

The tax expense for the period comprises current and deferred tax. Tax is recognized on the profit for the period in the statement of

income, except to the extent that it relates to items recognized in other comprehensive income or directly in equity, in which case

the tax is also recognized in other comprehensive income or directly in equity, respectively. The tax expense is calculated on the

basis of the tax laws enacted or substantively enacted at the end of the reporting period.

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Deferred tax is recognized for temporary differences arising between the tax bases of assets and liabilities and their carrying

amounts as expected tax consequences at the recovery or settlement of the carrying amounts of the assets and liabilities. However,

deferred tax assets and liabilities are not recognized if they arise from initial recognition of an asset or liability in a transaction other

than a business combination that at the time of the transaction affects neither accounting nor taxable profit or loss. Deferred tax

assets are recognized only to the extent that it is probable that future taxable profit will be available against which the temporary

differences can be utilized.

A deferred tax liability is recognized for taxable temporary differences associated with investments in subsidiaries, associates, and

interests in joint ventures, except to the extent that the

Company is able to control the timing of the reversal of the temporary

differences and it is probable that the temporary difference will not reverse in the foreseeable future. In addition, a deferred tax asset

is recognized for deductible temporary differences arising from such investments to the extent that it is probable the temporary

difference will reverse in the foreseeable future and taxable profit will be available against which the temporary difference can be

utilized.

Deferred tax assets and liabilities are offset when there is a legally enforceable right to offset current tax assets against current tax

liabilities and when the deferred income taxes assets and liabilities relate to income taxes levied by the same taxation authority on

either the same taxable entity or different taxable entities where there is an intention to settle the balances on a net basis.

2.21 Derivative Instruments

All derivative instruments are accounted for at their fair value according to the rights and obligations associated with the derivative

contracts. The resulting changes are recognized in profit or loss in the year in which they are incurred. Certain derivatives that

qualify as cash flow hedges and hedges on net investments in foreign operations are recognized under equity.

2.22 Dividend

Dividend distribution to the

Company’s shareholders is recognized as a liability when the dividends are approved.

2.23 Share Capital

Common shares and preferred shares with no repayment obligations are classified as equity. When the

Company purchases its

common shares, the acquisition costs, including direct transaction costs, are deducted from equity until the redemption or reissuance

as treasury shares. Consideration received on the subsequent sale or issuance of treasury shares is credited to equity.

2.24 Revenue Recognition

Revenue mainly comprises the fair value of the consideration received or receivable for the sale of goods in the ordinary course of

the

Company’s activities. Revenue is shown net of value-added tax, returns, sales incentives and discounts and after eliminating

intercompany transactions.

The

Company recognizes revenue when the amount of revenue can be reliably measured; when it is probable that future economic

benefits will flow to the entity; and when specific criteria have been met for each of the

Company’s activities, as described below.

The

Company measures revenue by reliably estimating the contingencies associated with revenue based on historical results, taking

into consideration the type of customer, the type of transaction and the specifics of each arrangement.

Where multiple-element arrangements exist, the fair values of each element are determined based on the current market price of

each of the elements when sold separately. When the fair values of each element are indeterminable, the fair values of deliverables

which have already been provided are calculated in such way that the fair values of elements which are yet to be provided are

subtracted from total contract value of the arrangement.

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(A) Sales of goods

Sales of products and merchandise are recognized upon delivery when the significant risks and rewards of ownership of goods have

transferred to the buyer. Revenue is recognized net of discounts and returns, estimated at the time of sale based on past experience.

(B) Sales of services

Revenues from rendering services are generally recognized using the percentage-of-completion method based on the percentage of

costs to date compared to the total estimated costs, contractual milestones or performance.

Interest income is recognized using the effective interest method according to the time passed. When a loan or receivable is

impaired, the

Company reduces the carrying amount to its recoverable amount and continues unwinding the discount as interest

income. Interest income on impaired loans and receivables is recognized using the original effective interest rate.

(D) Royalty income

Royalty income is recognized on an accrual basis in accordance with the substance of the relevant agreements.

(E) Dividend income

Dividend income is recognized when the right to receive payment is established.

2.25 Government Grants

Government grants are recognized at their fair values when there is reasonable assurance that the grant will be received and the

Company will comply with the conditions attached to it. Government grants relating to costs are deferred and recognized in the

income statement over the period necessary to match them with the costs that they are intended to compensate. Government grants

relating to assets are recognized in liabilities as deferred income government grants and are credited to the income statement on a

straight– line basis over the expected lives of the related assets.

2.26 Earnings per Share

Basic earnings per share is calculated by dividing net profit for the period available to common shareholders by the weighted-

average number of common shares outstanding during the year. Diluted earnings per share is calculated using the weighted-average

number of common shares outstanding adjusted to include the potentially dilutive effect of common equivalent shares outstanding.

2.27 Operating Segments

Operating segments are disclosed in the manner reported to the chief operating decision-maker. The chief operating decision-maker

is responsible for making strategic decisions on resource allocation and performance assessment of the operating segments. The

Management Committee, which makes strategic decisions, is regarded as the chief operating decision-maker.

2.28 Convenience Translation into United States Dollar Amounts

The

Company operates primarily in Korean won and its official accounting records are maintained in Korean won. The US dollar

amounts provided in the financial statements represent supplementary information solely for the convenience of the reader. All

Korean won amounts are expressed in U.S. dollars at the rate of ￦1159.83 to US $1, the average exchange rate for the year ended

December 31, 2016. Such presentation is not in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and should not be

construed as a representation that the Korean won amounts shown could be readily converted, realized or settled in US dollars at

this or at any other rate.

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2.29 Approval of the Consolidated Financial Statements

These consolidated financial statements were approved by the Board of Directors on January 28, 2016.

3. Critical Accounting Estimates and Assumptions

The

Company makes estimates and assumptions concerning the future. The estimates and assumptions are continuously assessed,

considering historical experience and other factors, including expectations of future events that are believed to be reasonable under

the circumstances. The resulting accounting estimates will, by definition, seldom equal the related actual results. The estimates and

assumptions that have a significant risk of causing a material adjustment to the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities within the

next financial year are addressed below.

(A) Revenue recognition

The

Company uses the percentage-of-completion method in accounting for its fixed-price contracts to deliver installation services.

Use of the percentage-of-completion method requires the

Company to estimate the services performed to date as a proportion of the

total services to be performed. Revenues and earnings are subject to significant change, effected by early steps in a long-term

projects, change in scope of a project, cost, period, and plans of the customers.

(B) Provision for warranty

The

Company recognizes provision for warranty on products sold. The Company accrues provision for warranty based on the best

estimate of amounts necessary to settle future and existing claims. The amounts are estimated based on past experience.

The fair value of financial instruments that are not traded in an active market is determined by using a variety of methods and

assumptions that are mainly based on market conditions existing at the end of each reporting period.

(D) Net defined benefit liabilities

The net defined benefit liability depends on a number of factors that are determined on an actuarial basis using a number of

assumptions. Any changes in these assumptions will impact the carrying amount of the net defined benefit liability. The

Company, in

consideration of the interest rates of high-quality corporate bonds, determines the appropriate discount rate at the end of each year.

This is the interest rate that is used to determine the present value of estimated future cash outflows expected to be required to settle

the net defined benefit liability. The principal actuarial assumptions associated with the net defined benefit liability are based on the

current market expectations.

(E) Impairment of goodwill

At the end of each reporting period, the

Company tests whether goodwill has become impaired by comparing the carrying amounts

of cash-generating units to the recoverable amounts. The recoverable amounts of cash-generating units have been determined based

on value-in-use calculations, and these calculations are based on estimates.

(F) Income taxes

Income taxes on the

Company’s taxable income from operating activities are subject to various tax laws and determinations of each

tax authority across various countries throughout the world. There is uncertainty in determining the eventual tax effects on the

taxable income from operating activities. The

Company has recognized current tax and deferred tax at the end of the fiscal year

based on the best estimation of future taxes payable as a result of operating activities. However, the resulting deferred income tax

assets and liabilities may not equal the actual future taxes payable and such difference may impact the current tax and deferred

income tax assets and liabilities upon the determination of eventual tax effects.

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4. Cash and Cash Equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents include cash on hand, deposits held at call with banks, and other short-term highly liquid investments

that are readily convertible to a known amount of cash and are subject to an insignificant risk of change in value.

Cash and cash equivalents as at December 31, 2016 and 2015, consist of the following:

(In millions of Korean won)

2016 2015

Cash on hand

₩ 51,770 ￦ 40,337

Bank deposits and others 32,059,672 22,596,407

Total

₩ 32,111,442 ￦ 22,636,744

5. Financial Assets Subject to Withdrawal Restrictions

Financial instruments subject to withdrawal restrictions as at December 31, 2016 and 2015, consist of the following:

(In millions of Korean won)

2016 2015

Short-term financial instruments

₩ 21,541 ￦ 14,032

Other non-current assets

28,828 23,015

6. Financial Instruments by Category

(A) Categorizations of financial assets and liabilities as at December 31, 2016 and 2015, are as follows:

(1) As at December 31, 2016

(In millions of Korean won)

Assets at fair

value through

profit or loss

Loans and

receivables

Available-for-sale

financial assets Total

Assets

Cash and cash equivalents

₩ - ₩ 32,111,442 ₩ - ₩ 32,111,442

Short-term financial instruments - 52,432,411 - 52,432,411

Short-term available-for-sale financial assets - - 3,638,460 3,638,460

Trade receivables - 24,279,211 - 24,279,211

Long-term available-for-sale financial assets - - 6,804,276 6,804,276

Other 63,208 3,396,655 - 3,459,863

Total

￦ 63,208 ￦ 112,219,719 ￦ 10,442,736 ￦ 122,725,663

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(In millions of Korean won)

Liabilities at fair

value through

profit or loss

Financial

liabilities

measured at

amortized cost

Other

financial liabilities Total

Liabilities

Trade payables

￦ - ￦ 6,485,039 ￦ - ￦ 6,485,039

Short-term borrowings - 1,817,021 10,929,768 12,746,789

Other payables - 10,225,271 - 10,225,271

Current portion of long-term liabilities - 1,232,817 - 1,232,817

Debentures - 58,542 - 58,542

Long-term borrowings - 1,244,238 - 1,244,238

Long-term other payables 342,702 2,666,957 - 3,009,659

Other 74,697 11,867,772 - 11,942,469

Total

￦ 417,399 ￦ 35,597,657 ￦ 10,929,768 ￦ 46,944,824

(2) As at December 31, 2015

(In millions of Korean won)

Assets at fair

value through

profit or loss

Loans and

receivables

Available-for-sale

financial assets Total

Assets

Cash and cash equivalents

￦ - ￦ 22,636,744 ￦ - ￦ 22,636,744

Short-term financial instruments - 44,228,800 - 44,228,800

Short-term available-for-sale financial assets - - 4,627,530 4,627,530

Trade receivables - 25,168,026 - 25,168,026

Long-term available-for-sale financial assets - - 8,332,480 8,332,480

Other 63,177 3,483,257 - 3,546,434

Total

￦ 63,177 ￦ 95,516,827 ￦ 12,960,010 ￦ 108,540,014

(In millions of Korean won)

Liabilities at fair

value through

profit or loss

Financial

liabilities

measured at

amortized cost

Other

financial liabilities Total

Liabilities

Trade payables

￦ - ￦ 6,187,291 ￦ - ￦ 6,187,291

Short-term borrowings - 2,416,977 8,738,448 11,155,425

Other payables - 7,625,490 - 7,625,490

Current portion of long-term liabilities - 221,548 - 221,548

Debentures - 1,230,448 - 1,230,448

Long-term borrowings - 266,542 - 266,542

Long-term other payables 312,738 2,406,936 - 2,719,674

Other 38,829 7,908,569 - 7,947,398

Total

￦ 351,567 ￦ 28,263,801 ￦ 8,738,448 ￦ 37,353,816

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(B) Net gains or net losses on each category of financial instruments for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, are as

follows:

(1) For the year ended December 31, 2016

(In millions of Korean won)

Financial Assets

Assets at fair

value through

profit or loss

Loans and

receivables

Available-for-

sale financial

assets Total

Gain on valuation (other comprehensive income)

￦ - ￦ - ￦ 607,762 ￦ 607,762

Gain(loss) on valuation/disposal (profit or loss) (24,573) (5,648) 953,416 923,195

Reclassification from other comprehensive income to profit or

loss

- - (631,601) (631,601)

Interest income - 1,475,357 28,961 1,504,318

Foreign exchange differences (profit or loss) - 772,552 - 772,552

Foreign exchange differences (other comprehensive income) - - (156,050) (156,050)

Dividend income - - 239,899 239,899

Impairment/reversal (profit or loss) - (135,046) (341,790) (476,836)

(In millions of Korean won)

Financial Liabilities

Liabilities at fair

value through

profit or loss

Financial

liabilities

measured at

amortized cost

Other financial

liabilities Total

Gain(loss) on valuation/disposal (profit or loss)

￦ (61,221) ￦ - ￦ - ￦ (61,221)

Interest expense - 351,009 236,822 587,831

Foreign exchange differences (profit or loss) - (623,777) (212,788) (836,565)

(2) For the year ended December 31, 2015

(In millions of Korean won)

Financial Assets

Assets at fair

value through

profit or loss

Loans and

receivables

Available-for-sale

financial assets Total

Loss on valuation (other comprehensive income)

￦ - ￦ - ￦ (906,547) ￦ (906,547)

Gain/(loss) on valuation/disposal (profit or loss) 4,168 (14,980) 132,223 121,411

Reclassification from other comprehensive income to profit o

loss

- - 491,586 491,586

Interest income - 1,665,521 95,636 1,761,157

Foreign exchange differences (profit or loss) - 147,455 - 147,455

Foreign exchange differences

(other comprehensive income)

- - (161,511) (161,511)

Dividend income - - 183,730 183,730

Impairment/reversal (profit or loss) - (65,051) (11,323) (76,374)

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(In millions of Korean won)

Financial Liabilities

Liabilities at fair

value through

profit or loss

Financial

liabilities

measured at

amortized cost

Other financial

liabilities Total

Gain on valuation/disposal (profit or loss)

￦ 315,873 ￦ - ￦ - ￦ 315,873

Interest expense - 567,181 209,330 776,511

Foreign exchange differences (profit or loss) - (436,676) 33,695 (402,981)

7. Credit Quality of Financial Assets

The credit quality of financial assets that are neither past due nor impaired is assessed by reference to external credit ratings as at

December 31, 2016 and 2015, as follows:

- Superior ability to repay: Aaa~Aa (Moody’s), AAA~AA (S&P, Fitch), A1 (Credit rating agencies in Korea)

- Strong ability to repay: A (Moody’s, S&P, Fitch), A2 (Credit rating agencies in Korea)

- Acceptable ability to repay: Baa (Moody’s), BBB (S&P, Fitch), A3 (Credit rating agencies in Korea)

- Currently having the ability to repay: Ba or below (Moody’s), BB or below (S&P, Fitch), B or below (Credit rating agencies

in Korea)

- Group 1: Customers not having experienced capital erosion or default risk

- Group 2: Customers having experienced capital erosion or default risk, where all default risk is relieved as the trade payables

are guaranteed by credit insurance or collateral.

(A) Trade receivables

(In millions of Korean won)

2016 2015

Counterparties with external credit rating:

Superior ability to repay

￦ 2,743,633 ￦ 3,346,722

Strong ability to repay 3,170,573 3,337,397

Acceptable ability to repay 3,839,674 3,285,587

Currently having the ability to repay 2,744,783 3,576,405

Subtotal 12,498,663 13,546,111

Counterparties without external credit rating:

Group 1 8,465,341 9,341,473

Group 2 239,626 137,973

Subtotal 8,704,967 9,479,446

Total

￦ 21,203,630 ￦ 23,025,557

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(B) Cash equivalents and short-term financial instruments

(In millions of Korean won)

2016 2015

Superior ability to repay

￦ 9,319,341 ￦ 6,283,532

Strong ability to repay

70,916,126 57,377,674

Acceptable ability to repay

4,040,000 3,112,954

Currently having the ability to repay

171,393 17,293

Other

45,223 33,754

Total

￦ 84,492,083 ￦ 66,825,207

Short-term financial instruments held at financial institutions (such as Credit unions) without an external credit rating.

8. Transfer of Financial Assets

Trade receivables of the

Company have been discounted through factoring agreements with banks in 2016 and 2015. Collateral

(trade receivables and other) provided in such factoring transactions do not meet the requirements for asset derecognition as risks

and rewards are not

substantially transferred in the event the debtor defaults. Financial liabilities recognized in relation to these

transactions are included as short-term borrowings on the statement of financial position (Note 15).

The following table presents a breakdown of discounted trade receivables as at December 31, 2016 and 2015:

(In millions of Korean won)

2016 2015

Carrying amount of the discounted trade receivables

￦ 10,929,

768

￦ 8,738,

448

Carrying amount of the related borrowings 10,929,768 8,738,448

The discounted trade receivables include intercompany balances.

9. Available-for-Sale Financial Assets

Changes in available-for-sale financial assets for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, are as follows:

(In millions of Korean won)

2016

2015

Balance as at January 1

￦ 12,960

,010

￦ 15,95

4,307

Acquisitions 17,804,905 8,213,756

Disposals (18,896,371) (9,746,482)

Valuation of available-for-sale financial assets 798,698 (1,218,782)

Impairment (326,672) (11,323)

Foreign exchange differences (156,050) (161,511)

Other

(1,741,784) (69,955)

Balance as at December 31

￦ 10,442,

736

￦ 12,960,

010

(A) Current portion

3,638,460 4,627,530

(B) Non-current portion

6,804,276 8,332,480

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Due to increase in shareholding ratio for the year ended December 31, 2016, Samsung SDI and Cheil Worldwide were reclassified from

available-for-sale financial assets to investments in associates.

Changes in valuation gains (losses) recognized in equity (other comprehensive income) on available-for-sale financial assets for the

years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, are as follows:

(In millions of Korean won)

2016

2015

Balance as at January 1

￦ 2,008,223 ￦ 2,582,037

Fair value gains 798,698 (1,218,782)

Net gains transferred from equity (837,088) 644,968

Balance as at December 31 1,969,833 2,008,223

Deferred income tax and non-controlling interests (579,209) (506,096)

Total

￦ 1,390,624 ￦ 1,502,127

(A) Short-term available-for-sale financial assets

Details of short-term available-for-sale financial assets as at December 31, 2016 and 2015, are as follows:

(In millions of Korean won)

2016

2015

Beneficiary certificates

￦ 3,638,460 ￦ 1,606,320

Government bonds - 271,373

Bank debentures - 2,749,837

Total

￦ 3,638,460 ￦ 4,627,530

Details of beneficiary certificates as at December 31, 2016 and 2015, are as follows:

(In millions of Korean won)

2016

2015

Time deposits and others

￦ 3,638,460 ￦ 1,606,320

Total

￦ 3,638,460 ￦ 1,606,320

(B) Long-term available-for-sale financial assets

Details of long-term available-for-sale financial assets as at December 31, 2016 and 2015, are as follows:

(In millions of Korean won)

2016 2015

Equity securities - Listed

￦ 2,362,235 ￦ 4,674,753

Equity securities - Non-listed 4,337,328 3,498,655

Debt securities

104,713 159,072

Total

￦ 6,804,276 ￦ 8,332,480

The maximum exposure to credit risk of available-for-sale debt securities is the carrying value at the reporting date.

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(1) Equity securities - Listed

Details of listed equity securities as at December 31, 2016 and 2015, are as follows:

(In millions of Korean won, number of shares and percentage)

2016 2015

Number of

Shares Owned

Percentage of

Ownership (%)

Acquisition

Cost

Book Value

(Market Value)

Book Value

(Market Value)

Samsung SDI

- -

￦ - ￦ - ￦ 1,534,745

SamsungHeavy Industries 65,930,982 16.9 473,727 609,862 441,331

Hotel Shilla 2,004,717 5.1 13,957 96,527 154,965

Cheil Worldwide

- - - - 300,124

iMarket Korea 647,320 1.8 324 6,732 16,377

SFA 1,822,000 10.2 38,262 117,519 90,098

Wonik Holdings

(formerly Wonik IPS)

3,518,342 4.6 30,821 23,714

81,949

Wonik IPS

3,701,872 9.0 32,428 96,989

ASML

6,297,787 1.5 363,012 851,395 1,331,450

Rambus

- - - - 65,039

Seagate Technology

- - - - 538,766

Sharp

- - - - 43,502

Wacom

8,398,400 5.2 62,013 26,647 39,330

BYD

52,264,808 1.9 528,665 449,872 -

Other

79,259 82,978 37,077

Total

￦ 1,622,468 ￦ 2,362,235 ￦ 4,674,753

Due to increase in shareholding ratio for the year ended December 31, 2016, Samsung SDI and Cheil Worldwide were reclassified from

available-for-sale financial assets to investments in associates.

For the year ended December 31, 2016, Wonik IPS split off from Wonik Holdings (formerly Wonik IPS).

For the same period above, the Company disposed all of its Rambus, Seagate Technology and Sharp shares and a portion of its

ASML shares.

For the same period above, the Company acquired 52,264,808 shares of BYD.

Acquisition cost includes impairment loss on available-for-sale financial assets recognized due to the decline in realizable value

below acquisition cost. The difference between the acquisition cost, net of impairment loss and the current fair value is recorded

within other components of equity, net of tax effects (unrealized gains or losses on available-for-sale financial assets).

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(2) Equity securities - Non-listed

Details of non-listed equity securities as at December 31, 2016 and 2015, are as follows:

(In millions of Korean won, number of shares and percentage)

2016 2015

Number of

Shares Owned

Percentage of

Ownership (%)

Acquisition

Cost

Book Value

Kihyup Technology 1,000,000 17.2

￦ 5,000 ￦ 5,000 ￦ 5,000

Pusan Newport

- - - - 5,677

Samsung Venture Investment 980,000 16.3 4,900 7,515 7,207

Maltani

(formerly Taewon Lightning)

45,000 15.0 16,544 16,270 15,860

Corning Inc. 2,300 7.4 2,434,320 3,440,487 2,745,574

CSOT

- - - - 278,557

CSOSDT - 9.8 357,315 357,315 -

Nanosys 15,950,462 12.8 27,323 28,985 28,985

Other 542,205 481,756 411,795

Total

￦ 3,387,607 ￦ 4,337,328 ￦ 3,498,655

For the same period above, the Company disposed all of its Pusan Newport and CSOT shares.

Nonmarketable shares are measured at cost as the variability of estimated cash flow is significant and the probability of various estimates,

including discount rate, cannot be reasonably assessed.

Acquisition cost includes impairment loss on available-for-sale financial assets recognized due to the decline in realizable value

below acquisition cost. The difference between the acquisition cost, net of impairment loss and the current fair value is recorded

within other components of equity, net of tax effects (unrealized gains or losses on available-for-sale financial assets).

(3) Debt securities

Details of debt securities as at December 31, 2016 and 2015, are as follows:

(In millions of Korean won)

2016 2015

Corporate bonds

￦ 104,713 ￦ 159,072

Total

￦ 104,713 ￦ 159,072

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10. Trade and Other Receivables

(A) Trade and other receivables as at December 31, 2016 and 2015, are as follows:

2016 2015

(In millions of Korean won)

Trade Non-Trade Trade Non-Trade

Receivables

￦ 24,704,524 ￦ 3,582,229 ￦ 25,520,385 ￦ 3,585,895

Less: Provisions for impairment (420,889) (25,503) (326,861) (49,291)

Receivables, net 24,283,635 3,556,726 25,193,524 3,536,604

Less: Non-current portion (4,424) (35,529) (25,498) (183,941)

Current portion

￦ 24,279,211 ￦ 3,521,197 ￦ 25,168,026 ￦ 3,352,663

The

Company transferred receivable balances to financial institutions in exchange for cash during the years ended December 31,

2016 and 2015. The outstanding balances of transferred receivables, amounting to ￦10,929,768 million and ￦8,738,448 million,

have been accounted for as collateralized borrowings as at December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively (Note 15).

(B) Movements in the provisions for impairment of receivables for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, are as follows:

2016 2015

(In millions of Korean won)

Trade Non-Trade Trade Non-Trade

Balance as at January 1

￦ 326,861 ￦ 49,291 ￦ 277,788 ￦ 9,894

Provisions for impaired receivables / (reversals of

unused amounts) 117,207 (19,209) 58,513 41,195

Receivables written off during the year as

uncollectible (20,421) (3,978) (2,963) (3,235)

Other (2,758) (601) (6,477) 1,437

Balance as at December 31

￦ 420,889 ￦ 25,503 ￦ 326,861 ￦ 49,291

(In millions of Korean won)

2016 2015

Receivables not past due

￦ 24,598,074 ￦ 26,052,236

Past due but not impaired

Less than 31 days overdue 2,281,693 1,986,756

Impaired:

31 days to 90 days overdue 881,736 405,310

Over 90 days overdue 525,250 661,978

Total

￦ 28,286,753 ￦ 29,106,280

The Company does not consider receivables that are overdue for less than or equal to 31 days as impaired.

(D) The maximum exposure to current credit risk is equivalent to the carrying amount of receivables as at December 31, 2016. The

Company has in place insurance contracts covering the Company’s major receivables, and has accrued provisions against

receivables in accordance with the overdue payment history for those receivables not covered by insurance contracts.

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11. Inventories

Inventories as at December 31, 2016 and 2015, are as follows:

(In millions of Korean won)

2016 2015

Gross Amount

Valuation

Allowance

1 Book Value Gross Amount

Valuation

Allowance Book Value

Finished goods

￦ 7,982,850 ￦ (2,077,511) ￦ 5,905,339 ￦ 5,956,413 ￦ (186,953) ￦ 5,769,460

Work in process 5,334,607 (317,223) 5,017,384 6,142,964 (363,661) 5,779,303

Raw materials and supplies 7,526,608 (1,032,442) 6,494,166 6,082,185 (222,923) 5,859,262

Materials in transit 936,614 - 936,614 1,403,769 - 1,403,769

Total

￦21,780,679 ￦ (3,427,176) ￦18,353,503 ￦19,585,331 ￦ (773,537) ￦18,811,794

Inventories for which the Company has suspended sales or production, are evaluated based on net realizable value. In addition, if the net

realizable value is less than the book value, then the difference is recorded as a valuation allowance.

The cost of inventories recognized as expense and included in ‘cost of sales’ for the year ended December 31, 2016, amounts to

￦119,611,006 million (2015: ￦122,679,069 million). The amount includes inventory valuation losses.

12. Investments in Associates and Joint Ventures

(A) Changes in investments in associates and joint ventures for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, are as follows:

(In millions of Korean won)

2016 2015

Balance as at January 1

￦ 5,276,348 ￦ 5,232,461

Acquisition 84,306 137,917

Disposal

(1,343,936) (19,323)

Share of profit 19,501 1,101,932

Other

1,801,665 (1,176,639)

Balance as at December 31

￦ 5,837,884 ￦ 5,276,348

The Company sold its entire stake in Samsung Card for the year ended December 31, 2016.

Other consists of dividends, impairment and reclassification as assets held-for-sale. Due to increase in shareholding ratio for the year ended

December 31, 2016, Samsung SDI and Cheil Worldwide were reclassified from available-for-sale financial assets to investments in associates.

For the year ended December 31, 2015, Impairment losses on Samsung Card resulting from the decline in recoverable value below the book

value amounted to ￦1,126,958 million.

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(B) Major investments in associates and joint ventures as at December 31, 2016, are as follows:

(1) Investments in associates

Investee Nature of Relationship with Associate

Percentage of

Ownership

(%)

Principal Business

Location

Samsung Electro-Mechanics

Manufacture and supply electronic components including passive

components, circuit boards, and modules

23.7 Korea

Samsung SDS

Provide IT services including computer programming, system

integration and management

22.6 Korea

Samsung Biologics New business investment 31.5 Korea

Samsung SDI

Manufacture and supply electronics including secondary cell

batteries

19.6 Korea

Cheil Worldwide Advertising agency 25.2 Korea

Ownership represents the Company’s ownership of common stock in each entity.

The Company’s ownership of common stock outstanding is 20.3%.

(2) Investments in joint ventures

Investee Nature of Relationship with Joint Venture

Percentage of

Ownership

(%)

Principal Business

Location

Samsung Corning

Advanced Glass

Manufacture and supply industrial glass devices 50.0 Korea

Ownership represents the Company’s ownership of common stock in each entity.

(1) Investments in associates

(In millions of Korean won)

2016

Investee Acquisition cost

Net asset value of

equity shares

Book value

Samsung Electro-Mechanics

￦ 359,237 ￦ 993,031 ￦ 997,022

Samsung SDS 147,963 1,161,197 1,185,703

Samsung Biologics 443,193 1,285,706 1,289,351

Samsung SDI 1,242,605 2,131,718 1,232,986

Cheil Worldwide 506,162 192,594 517,885

Other 642,536 182,279 390,438

Total

￦ 3,341,696 ￦ 5,946,525 ￦ 5,613,385

The Company’s portion of net asset value of associates is based on the Company’s ownership percentage.

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(In millions of Korean won)

2015

Investee Acquisition cost

Net asset value of

equity shares

Book value

Samsung Card

￦ 1,538,540 ￦ 2,504,778 ￦ 1,338,679

Samsung Electro-Mechanics 359,237 987,695 994,489

Samsung SDS 147,963 1,036,142 1,060,396

Samsung Biologics 545,665 1,300,185 1,310,202

Samsung SDI - - -

Cheil Worldwide - - -

Other 583,756 191,272 323,513

Total

￦ 3,175,161 ￦ 6,020,072 ￦ 5,027,279

The Company’s portion of net asset value of associates is based on the Company’s ownership percentage.

(2) Investments in joint ventures

(In millions of Korean won)

2016

Investee Acquisition cost

Net asset value of

equity shares

Book value

Samsung Corning Advanced Glass

￦ 215,000 ￦ 169,521 ￦ 169,485

Other 259,977 59,342 55,014

Total

￦ 474,977 ￦ 228,863 ￦ 224,499

The Company’s portion of net asset value of associates is based on the Company’s ownership percentage.

(In millions of Korean won)

2015

Investee Acquisition cost

Net asset value of

equity shares

Book value

Samsung Corning Advanced Glass

￦ 215,000 ￦ 188,431 ￦ 188,371

Other 259,977 104,440 60,698

Total

￦ 474,977 ￦ 292,871 ￦ 249,069

The Company’s portion of net asset value of joint ventures is based on the Company’s ownership percentage.

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(D) Details of the valuations of investments in associates and joint ventures under the equity method for the years ended December

31, 2016 and 2015, are as follows:

(In millions of Korean won) 2016

Investee

Balance as at

January 1

Gain/loss on

valuation

Other

comprehensive

income/loss Other

Balance as at

December 31

Samsung Card

￦ 1,338,679 ￦ - ￦ - ￦ (1,338,679) ￦ -

Samsung Electro-Mechanics 994,489 1,738 9,641 (8,846) 997,022

Samsung SDS

1,060,396 105,424 28,620 (8,737) 1,185,703

Samsung Biologics 1,310,202 (66,212) (1,189) 46,550 1,289,351

Samsung SDI - (8,017) (1,602) 1,242,605 1,232,986

Cheil Worldwide - 4,375 7,348 506,162 517,885

Samsung Corning Advanced Glass

188,371 (18,742) (144) - 169,485

Other

384,211 935 (6,522) 66,828 445,452

Total

￦ 5,276,348 ￦ 19,501 ￦ 36,152 ￦ 505,883 ￦5,837,884

Other consists of acquisitions, disposals, dividends, impairment, reclassification and others

(In millions of Korean won)

2015

Investee

Balance as at

January 1

Gain/loss on

valuation

Other

comprehensive

income/loss Other

Balance as at

December 31

Samsung Card

￦ 2,354,026 ￦ 124,999 ￦ 29,831 ￦(1,170,177) ￦ 1,338,679

Samsung Electro-Mechanics

1,040,404 (2,877) (28,954) (14,084) 994,489

Samsung SDS

951,776 100,156 17,196 (8,732) 1,060,396

Samsung Biologics

293,975 886,439 (3,812) 133,600 1,310,202

Samsung Corning Advanced Glass

195,930 (7,785) 226 - 188,371

Other

396,350 1,000 (1,630) (11,509) 384,211

Total

￦ 5,232,461 ￦ 1,101,932 ￦ 12,857 ￦(1,070,902) ￦ 5,276,348

Other consists of acquisitions, disposals, dividends, impairment, reclassification and others

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(E) Summary of the condensed financial information of major associates and joint ventures.

(1) A summary of condensed financial information of major associates, details of adjustments from the book value of investments

in major associates, and dividends received from major associates as at and for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015,

is as follows:

(In millions of Korean won)

2016

Investee

Samsung Electro-

Mechanics Samsung SDS

Samsung

Biologics Samsung SDI

Cheil

Worldwide

1. Condensed financial information

Condensed statement of financial position:

Current assets

￦2,812,409 ￦4,548,448 ￦1,461,425 ￦3,958,266 ￦1,794,812

Non-current assets

4,850,220 2,293,556 6,071,580 10,942,046 356,619

Current liabilities

2,043,155 1,347,385 2,476,545 2,212,796 1,244,899

Non-current liabilities

1,281,889 203,495 974,089 1,723,405 130,248

Non-controlling interests

97,467 150,429 - 241,980 13,277

Condensed statement of comprehensive income:

Revenue 6,033,040 8,180,187 294,622 5,200,823 3,232,594

Profit from continuing operations

14,707 463,858 (176,832) (878,504) 88,263

Profit after tax from discontinued

operations

- - - 1,089,615 -

Other comprehensive income(loss)

41,212 35,664 108 (222,175) (13,711)

Total comprehensive income(loss)

55,919 499,522 (176,724) (11,064) 74,552

2. Details of adjustments from the book value of investments in associates

Net assets (a)

￦4,240,118 ￦5,140,695 ￦4,082,371 ￦10,722,131 ￦763,007

Ownership percentage (b)

23.4% 22.6% 31.5% 19.9% 25.2%

Net assets of equity shares (a x b) 993,031 1,161,197 1,285,706 2,131,718 192,594

Goodwill 7,081 26,801 3,645 - 325,291

Intercompany transactions and others

(3,090) (2,295) - (898,732) -

Book value of associates 997,022 1,185,703 1,289,351 1,232,986 517,885

3. Dividends from associates

Dividends

￦ 8,847 ￦ 8,736

- - -

Income (loss) attributable to owners of the parent.

Ownership percentage includes common and preferred stock.

Consists of unrealized gains and losses and other differences.

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(In millions of Korean won) 2015

Investee

Samsung Card

Samsung Electro-

Mechanics Samsung SDS Samsung Biologics

1. Condensed financial information

Condensed statement of financial position:

Current assets

￦19,070,997

￦2,729,971 ￦3,845,289 ￦ 192,854

Non-current assets

4,539,482 2,486,390 5,767,640

Current liabilities

12,382,672

1,768,254 1,389,915 1,911,669

Non-current liabilities

1,185,816 164,913 1,273,991

Non-controlling interests

- 93,268 188,091 -

Condensed statement of comprehensive income:

Revenue

￦3,302,194 ￦6,176,258 ￦7,853,459 ￦ 91,278

Profit from continuing operations

333,724 312,773 439,020 1,920,179

Profit after tax from discontinued operations

- (301,585) - -

Other comprehensive loss

79,656 (138,445) 70,670 (8,315)

Total comprehensive income

413,380 (127,257) 509,690 1,911,864

2. Details of adjustments from the book value of investments in associates

Net assets (a)

￦6,688,325 ￦4,222,115 ￦4,588,760 ￦2,774,834

Ownership percentage (b)

37.5% 23.4% 22.6% 46.8%

Net assets of equity shares (a x b) 2,504,778 987,695 1,036,142 1,300,185

Goodwill 17,181 7,081 26,801 5,531

Intercompany transactions and others

(56,322) (287) (2,547) 4,486

Impairment (1,126,958) - - -

Book value of associates 1,338,679 994,489 1,060,396 1,310,202

3. Dividends from associates

Dividends

￦ 43,393 ￦ 13,270 ￦ 8,736

Samsung Card does not present current and non-current assets and liabilities as separate classifications in its statement of financial position.

Income (loss) attributable to owners of the parent.

Ownership percentage includes common and preferred stock.

Consists of unrealized gains and losses and other differences.

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(2) A summary of condensed financial information of major joint ventures, details of adjustments from the book value of

investments in major joint ventures, and dividends from major joint ventures as at and for the years ended December 31, 2016

and 2015, is as follows:

(In millions of Korean won) Samsung

Corning Advanced Glass

Investee 2016 2015

1. Condensed financial information

Condensed statements of financial position

Current assets

￦ 170,614 ￦ 226,720

- Cash and cash equivalent 16,021 13,383

Non-current assets 209,881 183,313

Current liabilities 41,076 32,158

- Current financial liabilities

14,779 14,111

Non-current liabilities 377 1,013

Condensed statements of comprehensive income

Revenue 257,041 264,660

Depreciation and amortization 2,202 2,025

Interest income 1,433 1,182

Income tax expense (8,841) (2,100)

Loss from continuing operations

(37,531) (15,619)

Other comprehensive income (loss)

- 452

Total comprehensive loss

(37,531) (15,167)

Trade payables, other payables, and provisions are excluded.

Profit (loss) attributable to owners of the parent.

(In millions of Korean won) Samsung

Corning Advanced Glass

Investee 2016 2015

2. Details of adjustments from the book value of investments in joint ventures

Net assets (a)

￦ 339,042 ￦ 376,862

Ownership percentage (b)

50.0% 50.0%

Net assets of equity shares (a x b)

169,521 188,431

Intercompany transactions and others

(36) (60)

Book value of joint ventures

169,485 188,371

3. Dividends from joint ventures

Dividends

￦ -

Consists of unrealized gains and losses and other differences.

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(3) Profit (loss) amounts attributable to owners of the parent from associates and joint ventures which are not individually material

for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, are as follow:

(In millions of Korean won)

2016 2015

Investee

Associates Joint ventures Associates Joint ventures

Profit(Loss) from continuing operations

￦ 4,993 ￦ (3,567) ￦ 173 ￦ 1,834

Other comprehensive income (loss)

(2,042) (4,505) 620 (233)

Total comprehensive income (loss)

￦ 2,951 ￦ (8,072) ￦ 793 ￦ 1,601

Income (loss) attributable to owners of the parent.

(F) Fair value of marketable investments in associates as at December 31, 2016 and 2015, is as follows:

(In millions of Korean won and

number of shares)

2016

2015

Number of shares held Market value Market value

Samsung Electro-Mechanics 17,693,084 898,809 1,112,895

Samsung SDS 17,472,110 2,437,359 4,437,916

Samsung Biologics 20,836,832 3,146,362

Samsung SDI 13,462,673 1,467,431

Cheil Worldwide 29,038,075 457,350

The Company does not disclose published price quotations of Samsung biologics for 2015 as Samsung Biologics listed its shares in 2016.

Due to increase in shareholding ratio for the year ended December 31, 2016, Samsung SDI and Cheil Worldwide were reclassified from

available-for-sale financial assets to investments in associates.

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13. Property, Plant and Equipment

(A) Changes in property, plant and equipment for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, are as follows:

2016

(In millions of Korean won)

Land

Buildings and

Structures

Machinery

and E

ment

Construction In

Pro

ress Other Total

Balance as at January 1

￦

7,848,432

￦22,453,296 ￦43,077,879 ￦10,970,052

￦2,127,451

￦86,477,110

Acquisition cost

7,848,432 32,850,110 147,315,096 10,970,052 6,303,834 205,287,524

Accumulated depreciation and

impairment

- (10,396,814) (104,237,217) - (4,176,383) (118,810,414)

Acquisitions and capital

expenditures

37,735 3,482,228 12,769,230 8,230,900 974,275 25,494,368

Business combinations

- - 4,492 240 2,271 7,003

Depreciation

- (1,631,089) (16,814,751) - (866,680) (19,312,520)

Disposals/Scrap

(28,331) (26,384) (80,552) (5) (66,684) (201,956)

Impairment

- (2,805) (370,574) - (1,731) (375,110)

Reclassification of assets held-

for-sale

- (11,922) (20,131) (7,660) (45,156) (84,869)

Other

11,843 112,502 (263,538) (419,541) 27,749 (530,985)

Balance as at December 31

￦

7,869,679

￦24,375,826 ￦38,302,055 ￦18,773,986

￦2,151,495

￦91,473,041

Acquisition cost

7,869,679 36,474,462 155,285,378 18,773,986 6,769,149 225,172,654

Accumulated depreciation and

impairment

- (12,098,636) (116,983,323) - (4,617,654) (133,699,613)

The capitalized borrowing costs are ￦17,644 million and the interest rate used to calculate the borrowing costs eligible for capitalization is

0.95%.

Other includes effects of changes in foreign currency exchange rates and effects of the offset related to government assistance.

2015

(In millions of Korean won)

Land

Buildings and

Structures

Machinery

and Equipment

Construction In

Progress Other Total

Balance as at January 1

￦ 7,710,352

￦17,598,547 ￦ 37,751,890 ￦15,832,307 ￦ 1,979,854

￦ 80,872,950

Acquisition cost 7,710,352 26,474,937 127,603,897 15,832,307 5,664,513 183,286,006

Accumulated depreciation and

impairment - (8,876,390) (89,852,007) - (3,684,659) (102,413,056)

Acquisitions and capital

expenditures

318,540 6,389,558 22,233,244 (4,471,883) 1,048,603 25,518,062

Business combinations 246 1,757 3,498 47 29,228 34,776

Depreciation - (1,557,234) (17,191,280) - (914,027) (19,662,541)

Disposals/Scrap (78,449) (60,697) (208,505) (39) (226,004) (573,694)

Impairment - - (78,240) - (454) (78,694)

Other

(102,257) 81,365 567,272 (390,380) 210,251 366,251

Balance as at December 31

￦ 7,848,432

￦22,453,296 ￦ 43,077,879 ￦10,970,052 ￦ 2,127,451

￦ 86,477,110

Acquisition cost 7,848,432 32,850,110 147,315,096 10,970,052 6,303,834 205,287,524

Accumulated depreciation and

impairment - (10,396,814) (104,237,217) - (4,176,383) (118,810,414)

The capitalized borrowing costs are ￦11,061 million and the interest rate used to calculate the borrowing costs eligible for capitalization is

1.12%.

Other includes effects of changes in foreign currency exchange rates and effects of the offset related to government assistance.

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(B) Details of depreciation of property, plant and equipment for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, are as follows:

(In millions of Korean won)

2016 2015

Cost of sales

￦ 17,348,302 ￦ 17,877,592

Selling and administrative expenses and others

1,964,218 1,784,949

Total

￦ 19,312,520 ￦ 19,662,541

14. Intangible Assets

(A) Changes in intangible assets for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, are as follows:

(In millions of Korean won)

2016

Intellectual

property rights

Development

cost Membership Goodwill Other Total

Balance as at January 1

￦ 1,342,104 ￦ 1,697,545 ￦ 184,915 ￦ 910,539 ￦ 1,261,208 ￦ 5,396,311

Internally generated (development

costs)

- 680,962 - - - 680,962

External acquisitions

275,288 - 802 4,922 85,694 366,706

Business combinations

70,199 - - 503,045 63,674 636,918

Amortization

(234,666) (748,573) - - (417,206) (1,400,445)

Sales/disposals

(49,700) - (1,005) - (2,257) (52,962)

Impairment

- (449,297) - (15,143) (9,054) (473,494)

Reclassification of assets held-

for-sale

(41,032) - (89) (41,650) (41,800) (124,571)

Other

(12,429) (19) (224) (18,133) 345,400 314,595

Balance as at December 31

￦ 1,349,764 ￦ 1,180,618 ￦ 184,399 ￦ 1,343,580 ￦ 1,285,659 ￦ 5,344,020

Other includes effects of changes in foreign currency exchange rates, and others.

(In millions of Korean won)

2015

Intellectual

property rights

Development

cost Membership Goodwill Other Total

Balance as at January 1

￦ 1,340,481 ￦ 1,239,933 ￦ 182,415 ￦ 739,576 ￦ 1,283,068 ￦ 4,785,473

Internally generated (development

costs) - 1,143,059 - - - 1,143,059

External acquisitions

234,740 - 3,272 - 67,358 305,370

Business combinations

20,691 - - 316,724 36,809 374,224

Amortization

(232,103) (607,526) - - (428,687) (1,268,316)

Sales/disposals

(22,944) - (292) - (409) (23,645)

Impairment

(21,957) (76,703) - (178,696) (7,275) (284,631)

Other

23,196 (1,218) (480) 32,935 310,344 364,777

Balance as at December 31

￦ 1,342,104 ￦ 1,697,545 ￦ 184,915 ￦ 910,539 ￦ 1,261,208 ￦ 5,396,311

Other includes effects of changes in foreign currency exchange rates, and others.

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(B) Goodwill

Goodwill is allocated to cash-generating units at the end of the reporting period. Details of goodwill as at December 31, 2016 and

2015, is as follows:

(In millions of Korean won)

2016 2015

￦ 532,669 ￦ 449,127

IM 644,468 290,338

Semiconductor 82,400 86,754

DP 80,299 80,299

Other 3,744 4,021

Total

￦ 1,343,580 ￦ 910,539

Goodwill impairment reviews are undertaken annually, and the recoverable amounts of cash-generating units have been determined

based on value-in-use calculations. These calculations use pre-tax cash flow projections based on financial budgets approved by

management covering a five-year period. Cash flows beyond the five-year period are extrapolated using the estimated growth rates

stated below. The growth rate does not exceed the long-term average growth rate for the industry. In addition, a constant growth

rate assumption is used for perpetual cash flow calculation.

(1) For the year ended December 31, 2016, The

Company recognized an impairment loss of ￦15,143 million relating to the

goodwill recorded by Samsung Electronics America (SEA) for which an associated inflow of economic benefits is no longer

expected.

(2) For the year ended December 31, 2015, pursuant to the results of the goodwill impairment reviews performed, the

Company

recognized an impairment of

￦79,277 million on goodwill recognized in LED division. The key assumptions used in

calculating the value-in-use were as follows:

(In percentage, %)

Key assumptions

Sales growth rate

1.1

Perpetual growth rate

1.0

Pre-tax discount rate

9.5

Pre-tax discount rate applied to the cash flow projections.

The sales growth rate was determined on the basis of past performance and expectations of market fluctuations. The discount rate

reflects specific risks related to the division.

(C) Details of amortization of intangible assets by line item for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, are as follows:

(In millions of Korean won)

2016

2015

Cost of sales

￦ 959,545

￦ 801,993

Selling and administrative expenses and others

440,900 466,323

Total

￦ 1,400,445

￦ 1,268,316

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15. Loans

(A) Details of the carrying amounts of loans as at December 31, 2016 and 2015, are as follows:

(In millions of Korean won)

Financial

Institutions

Annual Interest Rates (%)

as at December 31, 2016 2016 2015

Short-term borrowings

Collateralized borrowings

Woori Bank and others

0.1 ~ 12.1

￦10,929,768 ￦ 8,738,448

Non-collateralized borrowings Citibank and others

0.5 ~ 18.9

1,817,021 2,416,977

Total

￦12,746,789 ￦11,155,425

Current portion of long-term

borrowings

Bank borrowings

US Bank and others

3.5 ~ 6.0

￦ 68

￦ 45

Financial lease liabilities

CSSD and others

1.1 ~ 15.7

18,599 15,652

Total

￦ 19,283 ￦ 16,106

Long-term borrowings

Bank borrowings

Citibank and others

LIBOR+0.4 ~ 19.8

￦ 1,179,111 ￦ 193,598

Financial lease liabilities

CSSD and others

1.1 ~ 15.7

65,127 72,944

Total

￦ 1,244,238 ￦ 266,542

Collateralized borrowings are secured by trade receivables (Note 8 and 10).

Leased property, plant and equipment were pledged as collateral (Note 19).

(B) Maturities of long-term borrowings outstanding as at December 31, 2016, are as follows:

(In millions of Korean won)

Long-term borrowings

For the Years Ending December 31

2017

￦ 19,283

2018

293,805

2019

903,193

2020

8,144

2021 and thereafter

39,096

Total

￦ 1,263,521

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16. Debentures

Details of the carrying amount of debentures as at December 31, 2016 and 2015, are as follows:

(In millions of Korean won)

2016 2015

Korean won denominated debentures (A)

￦ -

Foreign currency denominated debentures (B)

58,542 1,230,448

Total

￦ 58,542 ￦ 1,230,448

(A) Details of Korean won denominated debentures as at December 31, 2016 and 2015, are as follows:

(In millions of Korean won)

Issue Date Due Date

Annual Interest Rates (%)

as at December 31, 2016 2016 2015

Unsecured debentures 2011.11.17 2016.11.17 4.2

￦ - ￦ 200,000

Less: Current portion - (200,000)

Less: Discounts

- -

Total

￦ - ￦ -

The debenture has been issued by Samsung Display and will be repaid upon maturity.

(B) Details of foreign currency denominated debentures as at December 31, 2016 and 2015, are as follows:

(In millions of Korean won)

Issue Date

Due Date

Annual Interest Rates (%)

as at December 31, 2016 2016 2015

US dollar denominated straight

bonds

1997.10.2 2027.10.1 7.7

￦ 66,468

(US$55 million)

￦ 70,320

(US$60 million)

US dollar denominated

unsecured bonds

2012.4.10 2017.4.10 1.8

1,208,500

(US$1,000 million)

1,172,000 (US$1,000

million)

Less: Current portion (1,214,543) (5,860)

Less: Discounts (1,883) (6,012)

Total

￦ 58,542 ￦ 1,230,448

US dollar straight bonds are repaid annually for twenty years after a ten-year grace period from the date of issuance. Interest is paid semi-

annually.

Samsung Electronics America issued dollar denominated unsecured bonds. Repayment of these debentures is due on the date of maturity and

interest is paid semi-annually.

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(In millions of Korean won)

For the Years Ending December 31 Debentures

2017

￦ 1,214,543

2018

6,043

2019

6,043

2020

6,043

2021 and thereafter

42,296

Total

￦ 1,274,968

17. Net Defined Benefit Liabilities (Assets)

(A) Details of net defined benefit liabilities(assets) recognized on the statements of financial position as at December 31, 2016 and

2015, are as follows:

(In millions of Korean won)

2016 2015

Present value of funded defined benefit obligations

￦ 7,167,929

￦ 7,693,919

Present value of unfunded defined benefit obligations

110,885

138,860

Subtotal

7,278,814

7,832,779

Fair value of plan assets

(7,662,249)

(7,473,959)

Total

￦ (383,435)

￦ 358,820

(B) The amounts recognized in the statements of profit or loss for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015 relating to defined

benefit plans are as follows:

(In millions of Korean won)

2016 2015

Current service cost

￦ 1,077,511

￦ 1,147,127

Net interest cost

11,221

8,595

Other

2,319

3,324

Total

￦ 1,091,051

￦ 1,159,046

￦105,971 million and ￦96,611 million, respectively.

(D) The pension expenses related to defined benefit plans recognized on the statements of profit or loss for the years ended

December 31, 2016 and 2015, are as follows:

(In millions of Korean won)

2016 2015

Cost of sales

￦ 469,172

￦ 500,660

Selling and administrative expenses and others

621,879

658,386

Total

￦ 1,091,051

￦ 1,159,046

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(E) Changes in the defined benefit obligations for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, are as follows:

(In millions of Korean won)

2016

2015

Balance as at January 1

￦ 7,832,779

￦ 7,542,247

Current service cost

1,077,511

1,147,127

Interest cost

298,003

322,296

Remeasurement:

Actuarial gains or losses arising from changes in

demographic assumptions (41,608) 2,428

Actuarial gains or losses arising from changes in

financial assumptions (1,062,656) (315,630)

Other

(295,125)

(165,799)

Benefits paid

(474,112)

(700,205)

Foreign exchange differences

1,846

2,568

Other

(57,824)

(2,253)

Balance as at December 31

￦ 7,278,814

￦ 7,832,779

Other includes effects of reclassification as assets held-for-sale.

(F) Changes in the fair value of plan assets for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, are as follows:

(In millions of Korean won)

2016

2015

Balance as at January 1

￦ 7,473,959

￦ 7,340,905

Expected return on plan assets

286,782

313,701

Remeasurement factor of plan assets

(123,794)

(137,262)

Contributions by employer

498,504

292,951

Benefits paid

(422,249)

(320,106)

Other

(50,953)

(16,230)

Balance as at December 31

￦ 7,662,249

￦ 7,473,959

Other includes effects of changes in foreign currency exchange rates and reclassification as assets held-for-sale.

Expected contributions to post-employment benefit plans for the year ending December 31, 2017, are ￦1,196,040 million.

(G) Plan assets as at December 31, 2016 and 2015, consist of as follows:

(In millions of Korean won)

2016

2015

Debt instruments

￦ 7,635,150

￦ 7,445,277

Other

27,099

28,682

Total

￦ 7,662,249

￦ 7,473,959

Plan assets are mostly invested in instruments which have a quoted price in active markets.

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(H) The principal actuarial assumptions as at December 31, 2016 and 2015, are as follows:

2016 2015

Discount rate 0.4 ~ 8.2 % 0.7 ~ 8.2 %

Salary growth rate (including the effects of inflation) 1.5 ~ 10.0 % 1.5 ~ 10.0 %

(I) The sensitivity of the defined benefit obligations as at December 31, 2016 and 2015, to changes in the weighted principal

assumptions is as follows:

2016 2015

Discount rate

1% increases 90% 89%

1% decreases 111% 113%

Salary growth rate

1% increases 111% 112%

1% decreases 90% 89%

(J) The weighted average duration of the defined benefit obligations is 10.48 years.

18. Provisions

Changes in provisions for the year ended December 31, 2016, are as follows:

(In millions of Korean won)

Warranty (A)

Royalty

expenses (B)

Long-term

incentives (C) Other(D, E) Total

Balance as at January 1

￦ 1,664,526 ￦ 4,443,749 ￦ 753,553 ￦ 81,153 ￦ 6,942,981

Charged (credited) to the

statement of income

2,176,443 (1,047,548) 193,409 1,532,609 2,854,913

Payment

(2,087,361) (1,898,987) (220,402) (231,577) (4,438,327)

Other

(5,751) 90,823 (10,308) (478,788) (404,024)

Balance as at December 31

￦ 1,747,857 ￦ 1,588,037 ￦ 716,252 ￦ 903,397 ￦ 4,955,543

Other includes effects of changes in foreign currency exchange rates and reclassification as assets held-for sale.

(A) The

Company accrues warranty reserves for estimated costs of future service, repairs and recalls, based on historical experience

and terms of warranty programs.

(B) The

Company recognizes provisions for the estimated royalty expenses that are under negotiation with counterparties. The

timing and the amount of payment depend on the settlement of the negotiations.

Company has a long-term incentive plan for its executives based on a three-year management performance criteria and

recognizes a provision for the estimated incentive cost for the accrued period.

(D) The

Company records provisions for the estimated expenses occurring from discontinuing production and sale of products.

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(E) The

Company makes provisions for the estimated expense for emissions in excess of the permits held by the Company for the

applicable years:

(1) Allocated amount of emission permits and estimated volume of emission as at December 31, 2016 are as follows:

(In 10 thousand tons)

2016

Allocated emission permits

1,080

Estimated volume of emission

1,148

(2) Changes in the emission permits for the year ended December 31, 2016 are as follows:

(In millions of Korean won)

2016

Balance as at January 1

￦ 7,260

Addition

12,907

Used (5,100)

Balance as at December 31

￦ 15,067

(3) Changes in the provisions for emissions liabilities during the year ended December 31, 2015 are as follows:

(In millions of Korean won)

2016

Balance as at January 1

￦ 7,947

Charged to the statement of income

9,845

Payment

(5,100)

Balance as at December 31

￦ 12,692

19. Commitments and Contingencies

(A) Guarantees

Details of guarantees of debt provided by the Company as at December 31, 2016 and 2015 are as follows:

(In millions of Korean won)

2016 2015

Guarantees of debt for housing rental

￦ 56,752 ￦ 64,753

Represents the maximum amount of debt guarantee which was provided for employees who took debt from financial institutions in order to

finance employee housing rental.

In addition to the guarantees described above, the Company provides guarantees for borrowings executed by Medicapital from Dime

Investment and two other companies in the amount of ￦ 2,264 million. In consideration of possibility to bear the liability, the

Company recognizes financial guarantee liabilities

(B) Leases

The

Company leases certain property, plant and equipment under various finance lease arrangements and recognizes the related

amounts as lease assets or liabilities. Assets with a net book value of ￦87,106 million (2015: ￦96,216 million) are treated as

finance lease agreements and are included in property, plant and equipment. Depreciation expense for the finance lease assets

amounted to ￦13,495 million for the year ended December 31, 2016 (2015: ￦12,916 million). Leased property, plant and

equipment were pledged as collateral (Note 15).

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The minimum lease payments under finance lease agreements and their present value as at December 31, 2016 and 2015, are as

follows:

2016 2015

Minimum Lease

payments Present values

Minimum Lease

payments Present values

Within one year

￦ 25,928 ￦ 18,645

￦ 23,391 ￦ 15,652

From one year to five years

56,732 31,461

60,405 32,895

More than five years

56,249 33,620

69,194 40,049

Total

￦ 138,909 ￦ 83,726

￦ 152,990 ￦ 88,596

Present value adjustment (55,183) (64,394)

Finance lease payable

￦ 83,726 ￦ 88,596

(1) The litigation with Apple Inc. (“Apple”) is ongoing in the United States as at the reporting date. On August 24, 2012, the jury

determined that the

Company partially infringed Apple’s design and utility patent and should pay damages to Apple. However,

On March 1, 2013, the Judge ordered a new trial for a certain portion of the damages, ruling that it was originally

miscalculated. On November 21, 2013 a jury verdict was rendered on the recalculated damages amount, and on March 6, 2014,

the Judge made a final judgement to confirm the total damages and deny Apple’s bid for a permanent injunction against the

Company. The Company appealed the decision on the damages amount on March 7, 2014, and a hearing on the appeal was held

on December 4, 2014. On May 18, 2015, the appeals court affirmed in part and reversed in part a previous decision, and

remanded it. On June 17, 2015, the

Company petitioned for an en banc rehearing regarding the design infringement, and on

August 13, 2015, the federal court dismissed the

Company’s request. After the remand procedure, the Court of First Trial

announced a partial final judgment on the appeals on September 18, 2015. On October 13, 2015, the immediate appeal was

dismissed and on November 19, 2015, the Federal Circuit Court denied an en banc rehearing request. On December 11, 2015,

the

Company made payment for the damages. On December 14, 2015, the Company filed an appeal to the Supreme Court

regarding the design patent infringement ruling. Thereafter, the two parties have submitted in writing to the District court

details of supplemental damages incurred in connection with the ruling. On March 21, 2016, the Supreme Court granted the

design-related appeals filed by the

Company and on March 22, 2016, the Court of First Trial ordered all proceedings for review

of damages scheduled to commence March 28, 2016 suspended until the sentence rendered by the Supreme Court was

confirmed. On June 1, 2016, the

Company submitted the draft document in the design-related appeal, and on June 28, 2016,

several companies and organizations presented the document in support of the

Company. Apple filed a dissenting document on

July 29, 2016, and on August 5, 2016, several companies and organizations presented an advocative document. On August, 29,

2016, the

Company submitted a rebuttal letter. Oral statements for the appeal were held at the Supreme Court on October 11,

2016. On December 6, 2016, the Supreme Court issued a ruling citing the

Company appeal and returned the case to the Court of

Appeals. On February 7, 2017, the Court of Appeals reversed the case to the Court of First Trial.

Additionally, on May 5, 2014, the jury in another ongoing patent lawsuit determined that the

Company partially infringed

Apple’s utility patent and should pay damages to Apple. On November 25, 2014, the first trial judgment was pronounced to

confirm the jury’s verdict. The

Company appealed on November 25, 2014 and the rehearing was held on January 5, 2016. On

August 27, 2014, the Judge denied Apple’s request for a permanent injunction on the

Company’s product. However, on

September 17, 2015, the appellate court reversed and remanded a previous decision and on December 16, 2015, the Federal

Circuit Court denied an en banc hearing request of the

Company. On January 18, 2016, the Court of First instance ordered a

permanent injunction on the

Company’s product. The Company asserts that the Company’s product was designed around the

patent and thus has not infringed the patent. The final conclusion and the effect of the patent lawsuits with Apple are uncertain

as at the reporting date.

In August 2014, the

Company and Apple reached an agreement to withdraw from ongoing litigation in all regions other than the

United States, and the

Company has withdrawn all non-United States based lawsuits.

(2) The

Company is involved in claims, disputes, and investigations conducted by regulatory bodies at the reporting date,

including civil claims from some overseas buyers for price-fixing related to the sale of TFT-LCD. Although the outflow of

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resources and timing of these matters are uncertain, the

Company believes the outcome will not have a material impact on the

financial condition of the

Company.

(3) In addition, during the normal course of business with numerous companies, the

Company has been involved in various

claims, disputes, and investigations conducted by regulatory bodies. Although the outflow of resources and timing of these

matters are uncertain, the

Company believes the outcome will not have a material impact on the financial condition of the

Company.

(D) Other commitments

As at December 31, 2016, the

Company has a trade financing agreement, trade notes receivable discounting facilities, and loan

facilities with accounts receivable pledged as collateral with 7 financial institutions, including Woori Bank, with a combined limit

of up to ￦10,116,485 million. In addition, the

Company has a trade financing agreement (up to ￦865,000 million and US$8,253

million), loan facilities with accounts receivable pledged as collateral and other financial agreements (up to ￦1,638,865 million

and JP￥180,000 million) with 23 financial institutions, including Shinhan Bank.

Samsung Display Co., Ltd entered into a collaboration agreement with Corning Incorporated on October 23, 2013 that includes a

condition relating to mutual loss preservation which can cause inflows or outflows of future economic benefits and the

Company has

recorded an estimated liability as a result of this commitment as at December 31, 2016 (Notes 6 and 31).

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20. Share Capital

The

Company’s total number of authorized shares is 500,000,000 shares (￦5,000 per share). The Company has issued 140,679,337

shares of common stock and 20,513,427 shares of preferred stock as at December 31, 2016, excluding retired shares. Due to the

retirement of shares, the total par value of the shares issued is ￦805,964 million (common stock ￦703,397 million, preferred

stock ￦102,567 million), which does not agree with paid-in capital of ￦897,514 million.

Changes in the number of shares outstanding for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, are as follows:

(In number of shares)

Preferred stock Common stock

Balance as at January 1, 2015

19,722,484 130,204,596

Disposal of treasury stock through exercise

of stock options

- 5,000

Acquisition of treasury stock

(1,174,651) (2,812,748)

Balance as at December 31, 2015

18,547,833 127,396,848

Acquisition of treasury stock

(1,264,099) (4,699,197)

Balance as at December 31, 2016

17,283,734 122,697,651

The Company retired 6,620,000 shares of common stock and 2,320,000 shares of preferred stock of which acquisition cost is ￦11,399,991

million in total on the basis of the Board of Directors’ approval on October 29, 2015, January 28, 2016, April 28, 2016 and July 28, 2016.

21. Retained Earnings

Retained earnings as at December 31, 2016 and 2015, consist of as follows:

(In millions of Korean won)

2016 2015

Appropriated

￦ 143,007,192

￦ 131,539,594

Unappropriated

50,079,125

53,592,420

Total

￦ 193,086,317

￦ 185,132,014

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22. Dividends

Details of interim and year-end dividends are as follows:

(A) Interim dividends (Record date: June 30, 2016 and 2015)

(In millions of Korean won and number of shares)

2016 2015

Number of shares eligible for dividends

Common stock

123,958,561 shares 129,312,651 shares

Preferred stock

17,580,920 shares 19,603,734 shares

Dividend rate

20% 20%

Dividend amount

Common stock

￦ 123,958 ￦ 129,313

Preferred stock

17,581 19,603

Total

￦ 141,539 ￦ 148,916

(B) Year-end dividends (Record date: December 31, 2016 and 2015)

(In millions of Korean won and number of shares)

2016 2015

Number of shares eligible for dividends

Common stock

122,697,651 shares 127,396,848 shares

Preferred stock

17,283,734 shares 18,547,833 shares

Dividend rate

Common stock

550% 400%

Preferred stock

551% 401%

Dividend amount

Common stock

￦ 3,374,185 ￦ 2,547,937

Preferred stock

476,167 371,884

Total

￦ 3,850,352 ￦ 2,919,821

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23. Other Components of Equity

Other components of equity as at December 31, 2016 and 2015, consist of as follows::

(In millions of Korean won)

2016 2015

Treasury stock

￦ (9,750,326)

￦ (13,442,379)

Unrealized gains on available-for-sale financial assets

1,390,624

1,478,330

Share of other comprehensive income of associates and joint ventures

94,694

362,342

Foreign currency translation

(2,902,076)

(4,091,202)

Remeasurement of net defined benefit liabilities

(811,529)

(1,737,809)

Other 44,027 (149,733)

Total

￦ (11,934,586)

￦ (17,580,451)

The

Company repurchases registered common stock and non-voting preferred stock for the purpose of stock price stability and

increase in shareholder value. The

Company recognizes the repurchase amount in other components of equity. Treasury stock as at

December 31, 2016 and 2015, consists of as follows::

2016 2015

(In millions of Korean won and

number of shares)

Preferred Stock Common Stock Preferred Stock Common Stock

Number of shares 3,229,693 shares 17,981,686 shares 4,285,594 shares 19,902,489 shares

Acquisition cost

￦ 878,817 ￦ 8,871,509 ￦ 2,064,840 ￦ 11,377,539

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24. Expenses by Nature

Expenses by nature for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, are as follows:

(In millions of Korean won)

2016 2015

Changes in finished goods and work in process

￦ 626,040 ￦ (1,310,244)

Raw materials used and merchandise purchased

73,512,658 77,774,274

Wages and salaries

19,269,035 18,366,965

Pension

1,197,022 1,255,657

Depreciation

19,312,520 19,662,541

Amortization

1,400,445 1,268,316

Welfare

3,495,336 3,852,929

Commission and service charges

8,002,513 8,439,586

Other expenses

45,810,504 44,930,016

Total

￦ 172,626,073 ￦ 174,240,040

Equal to the sum of cost of sales and selling and administrative expenses on the consolidated statements of income.

25. Selling and Administrative Expenses

Selling and administrative expenses for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, are as follows:

(In millions of Korean won)

2016 2015

1) Selling and Administrative Expenses

Wages and salaries

￦ 5,687,494 ￦ 5,542,701

Pension

288,767 295,652

Commissions and service charges

8,002,513 8,439,586

Depreciation

780,223 714,883

Amortization

221,593 255,708

Advertising

4,432,109 3,852,478

Sales promotion

7,080,554 7,101,937

Transportation

3,334,693 3,433,215

Warranty

3,752,603 2,849,567

Other

4,656,428 4,566,500

2) Research and development expenses

Total expenses 14,792,343 14,848,754

Capitalized expenses (680,962) (1,143,059)

Total

￦ 52,348,358 ￦ 50,757,922

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26. Other Non-Operating Income and Expense

Details of other non-operating income for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, are as follows:

(In millions of Korean won)

2016

2015

Dividend income

￦ 239,899

￦ 183,730

Rental income

107,664

83,400

Gain on disposal of investments

2,053,744

262,073

Gain on disposal of property, plant and equipment

193,020

135,564

Gain on disposal of assets as held-for-sale

69,924

207,796

Other

574,010

813,384

Total

￦ 3,238,261

￦ 1,685,947

Details of other non-operating expense for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, are as follows:

(In millions of Korean won)

2016

2015

Loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment

￦ 126,516 ￦ 161,510

Donations

407,087 446,391

Impairment losses on investments

341,790 1,890,097

Impairment losses on intangible assets

473,494 284,631

Other

1,114,927 940,805

Total

￦ 2,463,814 ￦ 3,723,434

27. Financial Income and Costs

(A) Details of financial income and costs for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, are as follows:

(In millions of Korean won)

2016 2015

Financial income

Interest income

Interest income from loans and receivables

￦ 1,475,357 ￦ 1,665,521

Interest income from available-for-sale financial assets

28,961 95,636

Foreign exchange differences

9,052,495 7,765,797

Gains from derivatives

828,832 987,925

Total

￦ 11,385,645 ￦ 10,514,879

(In millions of Korean won)

2016

2015

Financial costs

Interest expense:

Interest expense from financial liabilities measured at amortized cost

￦ 351,009 ￦ 567,181

Other financial liabilities 236,822 209,330

Foreign exchange differences 9,232,249 8,275,571

Losses from derivatives 886,533 979,689

Total

￦ 10,706,613 ￦ 10,031,771

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(B) The

Company recognizes foreign exchange gains and losses arising from foreign currency transactions and translation as financial

income and costs.

28. Income Tax

(A) Income tax expense for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, consists of as follows:

(In millions of Korean won)

2016

2015

Current taxes:

Current tax on profits for the year

￦ 6,161,609 ￦ 5,707,937

Adjustments in respect to prior years (244,791) 1,077,780

Deferred taxes:

Changes in carryforward of unused tax credits (166,206) 35,128

Changes in temporary differences 1,869,700 (282,458)

Changes in carryforward of unused tax losses 397,329 321,583

Other (30,081) 41,369

Items charged directly to equity - (488)

Income tax expense

￦ 7,987,560 ￦ 6,900,851

(B) The tax on the Company’s profit before tax differs from the theoretical amount that would arise using the weighted average tax

rate applicable to profits of the

Company as follows:

(In millions of Korean won)

2016

2015

Income before tax

￦ 30,713,652 ￦ 25,960,995

Tax calculated at weighted average of applicable tax rates

7,009,003 6,880,212

Tax effects of:

Permanent differences (687,901) 25,886

Temporary differences for which no deferred income tax was recognized

(12,825) (55,186)

Tax credits (608,218) (824,893)

Results of interest in subsidiaries, associates and joint ventures 2,288,893 560,668

Impact of changes in tax rates 1,280 6,291

Other (2,672) 307,873

Income tax expense

￦ 7,987,560 ￦ 6,900,851

The weighted average of statutory tax rates are applied to the respective profits of the Company applicable to each tax authority as at December

31, 2016 and 2015.

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(C) Changes in deferred income tax assets and liabilities resulting from the tax effect of temporary differences for the years ended

December 31, 2016 and 2015, are as follows:

(1) 2016

Temporary Differences Deferred Income Tax Assets (Liabilities)

(In millions of Korean won)

Balance as at

January 1

Increase

(Decrease)

Balance as at

December 31

Balance as at

January 1

Increase

(Decrease)

Balance as at

December 31

Deferred tax arising from temporary differences

Special reserves appropriated for

tax purposes

￦ (7,368) ￦ 7,000 ￦ (368) ￦ (1,783) ￦ 1,694 ￦ (89)

Revaluation of land

(3,455,958) 11,704 (3,444,254) (836,342) 2,832 (833,510)

Investments in subsidiaries,

associates and joint ventures

(41,729,872) (17,540,434) (59,270,306) (5,173,897) (2,362,840) (7,536,737)

Depreciation

2,627,073 281,473 2,908,546 651,988 (7,862) 644,126

Accrued income

(309,545) 51,235 (258,310) (71,086) (7,885) (78,971)

Provisions and accrued expenses

13,322,516 136,265 13,458,781 3,519,564 (286,776) 3,232,788

Foreign currency translation

221,793 (56,235) 165,558 58,567 (13,960) 44,607

Asset impairment losses

652,768 574,585 1,227,353 160,975 140,231 301,206

Other

(193,612) 1,673,283 1,479,671 (14,734) 664,866 650,132

Subtotal

￦ (28,872,205) ￦ (14,861,124) ￦ (43,733,329) ￦ (1,706,748)

(1,869,700)

￦ (3,576,448)

Deferred tax arising from carryforwards

Unused tax losses

￦ 6,178,327 ￦ (1,486,967) ￦ 4,691,360 ￦ 1,495,976 ￦ (397,329) ￦ 1,098,647

Unused tax credits

631,362 242,093 873,455 555,041 166,206 721,247

Deferred tax recognized in other comprehensive income

Valuation of available-for-sale

financial instruments

￦ (1,976,829) ￦ 6,996 ￦ (1,969,833) ￦ (453,192) ￦ 6,436 ￦ (446,756)

Actuarial valuation

2,299,154 (1,275,595) 1,023,559 543,239 (311,993) 231,246

Subtotal

￦ 322,325 ￦ (1,268,599) ￦ (946,274) ￦ 90,047 ￦ (305,557) ￦ (215,510)

Deferred tax assets

￦ 5,321,450

Deferred tax liabilities

(7,293,514)

Total

￦ (1,972,064)

Deferred tax assets were not recognized if it is probable that the temporary differences will not reverse in the foreseeable future for investments

in subsidiaries, associates and joint ventures.

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(2) 2015

Temporary Differences Deferred Income Tax Assets (Liabilities)

(In millions of Korean won)

Balance as at

January 1

Increase

(Decrease)

Balance as at

December 31

Balance as at

January 1

Increase

(Decrease)

Balance as at

December 31

Deferred tax arising from temporary differences

Special reserves appropriated for tax

purposes

￦ (14,368) ￦ 7,000 ￦ (7,368) ￦ (3,477) ￦ 1,694 ￦ (1,783)

Revaluation of land

(3,475,692) 19,734 (3,455,958) (841,117) 4,775 (836,342)

Investments in subsidiaries,

associates and joint ventures

(31,469,156) (10,260,716) (41,729,872) (4,242,098) (931,799) (5,173,897)

Depreciation

2,609,052 18,021 2,627,073 643,194 8,794 651,988

Accrued income

(535,671) 226,126 (309,545) (132,237) 61,151 (71,086)

Provisions and accrued expenses

11,432,901 1,889,615 13,322,516 2,958,810 560,754 3,519,564

Foreign currency translation

98,788 123,005 221,793 25,516 33,051 58,567

Asset impairment losses

579,655 73,113 652,768 141,377 19,598 160,975

Other

(2,233,868) 2,040,256 (193,612) (539,174) 524,440 (14,734)

Subtotal

￦ (23,008,359) ￦ (5,863,846) ￦ (28,872,205) ￦ (1,989,206) ￦ 282,458 ￦ (1,706,748)

Deferred tax arising from carryforwards

Unused tax losses

￦ 7,465,339 ￦(1,287,012) ￦ 6,178,327 ￦ 1,817,559 ￦ (321,583) ￦ 1,495,976

Unused tax credits

739,448 (108,086) 631,362 590,169 (35,128) 555,041

Deferred tax recognized in other comprehensive income

Valuation of available-for-sale financial

instruments

￦ (2,549,385) ￦ 572,556 ￦ (1,976,829) ￦ (610,738) ￦ 157,546 ￦ (453,192)

Actuarial valuation

2,640,893 (341,739) 2,299,154 621,000 (77,761) 543,239

Subtotal

￦ 91,508 ￦ 230,817 ￦ 322,325 ￦ 10,262 ￦ 79,785 ￦ 90,047

Deferred tax assets

￦ 5,589,108

Deferred tax liabilities

(5,154,792)

Total

￦ 434,316

Deferred tax assets were not recognized if it is probable that the temporary differences will not reverse in the foreseeable future for investments

in subsidiaries, associates and joint ventures.

The Company periodically assesses its ability to recover deferred tax assets. In the event of a significant uncertainty regarding the

Company’s ultimate ability to recover such assets, deferred tax assets are recognized only to the extent that it is probable that future

taxable profit will be available against which the temporary differences can be utilized.

Temporary differences whose deferred tax effects were not recognized due to uncertainty regarding the ultimate realizability of

such assets as at December 31, 2016 and 2015, are as follows:

(In millions of Korean won)

2016 2015

Unused tax losses

￦ 58,969 ￦ 34,899

Unused tax credits

31,205 22,584

Expiry dates of unused tax losses and unused tax credits for which no deferred tax asset is recognized in the balance sheet are as

follows:

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(In millions of Korean won)

2017

2018

2019 2020 and after

Undisposed accumulated deficit

￦ 58,969

Tax credit carryforwards

4,789 1,704 19,279 5,433

(D) The liquidity analysis of deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities for the year ended December 31, 2016 and 2015 is as

follows:

(In millions of Korean won)

2016 2015

Deferred tax assets

Deferred tax assets to be recovered within 12 months

￦ 3,066,577 ￦ 2,401,806

Deferred tax assets to be recovered after more than 12 months 2,254,873 3,187,302

Subtotal 5,321,450 5,589,108

Deferred tax liabilities

Deferred tax liabilities to be recovered after more than 12 months (7,293,514) (5,154,792)

Subtotal (7,293,514) (5,154,792)

Total

￦ (1,972,064) ￦ 434,316

29. Earnings per Share

(A) Basic earnings per share

Basic earnings per share for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, are calculated as follows:

(1) Common stock

(In millions of Korean won, except per share data, and thousands of number of shares)

2016 2015

Profit attributable to owners of the Parent company

￦ 22,415,655 ￦ 18,694,628

Profit available for common stock 19,647,199 16,317,275

Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding 124,375 129,190

Basic earnings per share

￦ 157,967 ￦ 126,305

(2) Preferred stock

(In millions of Korean won, except per share data, and thousands of number of shares)

2016 2015

Profit attributable to owners of the Parent company

￦ 22,415,655 ￦ 18,694,628

Profit available for common stock 2,768,456 2,377,353

Weighted-average number of preferred shares outstanding 17,692 19,519

Basic earnings per preferred share

￦ 156,480 ￦ 121,798

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(B) Diluted earnings per share

The

Company had one category of potentially dilutive common shares: stock options. Dilutive earnings per share is calculated by

adjusting the weighted average number of common shares outstanding to assume conversion of all dilutive potential common

shares. All remaining stock options were exercised during the year ended December 31, 2015, and as a result, basic earnings per

share and diluted earnings per share are the same for the year ended December 31, 2016.

Diluted earnings per share for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, is calculated as follows:

(1) Common stock

(In millions of Korean won, except per share data, and thousands of number of shares)

2016 2015

Profit available for common stock and common stock equivalents

￦ 19,647,199 ￦ 16,317,276

Weighted-average number of shares of common stock and dilutive potential common stock

124,375 129,192

Diluted earnings per share

￦ 157,967 ￦ 126,303

(2) Preferred stock

(In millions of Korean won, except per share data, and thousands of number of shares)

2016 2015

Net income available for preferred stock and preferred stock equivalents

￦ 2,768,456 ￦ 2,377,352

Weighted-average number of shares of preferred stock and dilutive potential preferred stock

17,692 19,519

Diluted earnings per preferred share

￦ 156,480 ￦ 121,798

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30. Cash Generated from Operations

(A) Adjustments and changes in assets and liabilities arising from operating activities for the years ended December 31, 2016 and

2015, are as follows:

- Adjustments

(In millions of Korean won)

2016 2015

Adjustments for:

Income tax expense

￦ 7,987,560 ￦ 6,900,851

Financial income (3,521,050) (3,339,267)

Financial costs 2,500,020 2,466,042

Severance and retirement benefits 1,197,022 1,255,657

Depreciation 19,312,520 19,662,541

Amortization 1,400,445 1,268,316

Bad debt expenses 701,335 388,792

Dividend income (239,899) (183,730)

Gain on valuation of equity method investments (19,501) (1,101,932)

Gain on disposal of property, plant and equipment (193,020) (135,564)

Loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment 126,516 161,510

Obsolescence and scrapping of inventories 2,959,042 963,637

Gain on disposal of investments (2,053,744) (262,073)

Gain on disposal of assets as held-for-sale (69,924) (207,796)

Impairment losses on investments 341,790 1,890,097

Impairment losses on intangible assets 473,494 284,631

Other income/expense (148,135) (400,741)

Adjustments, total

￦ 30,754,471 ￦ 29,610,971

- Changes in assets and liabilities arising from operating activities

(In millions of Korean won)

2016 2015

Changes in assets and liabilities:

Decrease in trade receivables

￦ 1,473,776 ￦ 207,676

(Increase) decrease in other receivables

(160,500) 206,245

Decrease (increase) in advances

145,053 (40,938)

(Increase) decrease in prepaid expenses

(46,026) 611,089

Increase in inventories

(2,830,602) (2,616,203)

Increase (decrease) in trade payables

200,240 (1,871,175)

Increase in other payables

1,144,756 650,861

Decrease in advances received

(105,460) (76,233)

Decrease in withholdings

(302,901) (163,124)

Increase (decrease) in accrued expenses

1,136,440 (1,243,649)

(Decrease) increase in provisions

(1,604,824) 503,661

Payment of severance benefits

(474,112) (700,205)

(Increase) decrease in plan assets

(76,255) 27,155

Other

319,462 (177,192)

Changes in net working capital, total

￦ (1,180,953) ￦ (4,682,032)

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(B) The

Company’s statements of cash flows are prepared using indirect method. Significant transactions not affecting cash flows

for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, are as follows:

(In millions of Korean won)

2016 2015

Valuation of available-for-sale financial assets

￦ 798,698 ￦ (1,218,782)

Reclassification of construction in progress and machinery in transit to property,

plant and equipment 17,131,444 29,846,423

Reclassification of available-for-sale financial assets to assets held-for-sale

- 77,073

Valuation of investments in associates and joint ventures

36,152 12,857

Reclassification of current maturities of long-term borrowings

19,283 16,106

Reclassification of current maturities of bonds

1,214,543 205,860

Reclassification of available-for-sale financial assets to investment in associates

1,742,242 -

Reclassification of Printing Solutions division to held-for-sale

508,228 -

Company reported cash receipts and payments arising from transactions occurring frequently and short-term financial

instruments, loans, and borrowings on a net basis.

31. Financial Risk Management

The

Company’s financial risk management focuses on minimizing market risk, credit risk, and liquidity risk arising from operating

activities. To mitigate these risks, the

Company implements and operates a financial risk policy and program that closely monitors

and manages such risks.

The finance team mainly carries out the

Company’s financial risk management. With the cooperation of the Company’s divisions,

domestic and foreign subsidiaries, the finance team periodically measures, evaluates and hedges financial risk and also establishes

and implements the global financial risk management policy.

Also, financial risk management officers are dispatched to the regional headquarters of each area including the United States,

United Kingdom, Singapore, China, Brazil and Russia to operate the local finance center in accordance with global financial risk

management.

The

Company’s financial assets that are under financial risk management are comprised of cash and cash equivalents, short-term

financial instruments, available-for-sale financial assets, trade and other receivables and other financial assets. The

Company’s

financial liabilities under financial risk management are comprised of trade and other payables, borrowings, debentures, and other

financial liabilities.

(A) Market risk

(1) Foreign exchange risk

The

Company is exposed to foreign exchange risk arising from various currency exposures, primarily with respect to the United

States, European Union, South America, Japan and other Asian countries. Revenues and expenses arise from foreign currency

transactions and exchange positions, and the most widely used currencies are the US Dollar, EU’s EURO, Japanese Yen and

Chinese Yuan. Foreign exchange risk management of the

Company is carried out by both SEC and its subsidiaries. To minimize

foreign exchange risk arising from operating activities, the

Company’s foreign exchange management policy requires normal

business transactions to be in local currency or for the cash-in currency to be matched up with the cash-out currency. The

Company’s foreign exchange risk management policy also defines foreign exchange risk, measuring period, controlling

responsibilities, management procedures, hedging period and hedge ratio.

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The

Company limits all speculative foreign exchange transactions and operates a system to manage receivables and payables

denominated in foreign currency. It evaluates, manages and reports foreign currency exposures to receivables and payables.

The foreign currency exposure to financial assets and liabilities of a 5% currency rate change against the Korean won are presented

below:

(In millions of Korean won)

2016 2015

Increase Decrease Increase Decrease

USD

￦ 222,149 ￦ (222,149) ￦ 143,266 ￦ (143,266)

EUR

138,084 (138,084) 19,626 (19,626)

JPY

(61,294) 61,294 (15,120) 15,120

(2) Price risk

The

Company’s investment portfolio consists of direct and indirect investments in equity securities classified as available-for-sale,

which is in line with the

Company’s strategy.

As at December 31, 2016 and 2015, a price fluctuation in Company relation to marketable equity securities by 1% would result in

changes in other comprehensive income (before income tax) of ￦23,622 million and ￦46,748 million, respectively.

(3) Interest rate risk

Risk of changes in interest rates for floating interest rate financial instruments is defined as the risk that the fair value of

components of the statement of financial position, and future cash flows of interest income (expenses) of a financial instrument,

will fluctuate because of changes in market interest rates. The

Company is exposed to interest rate risk mainly through interest

bearing liabilities and assets. The

Company’s position with regard to interest rate risk exposure is mainly driven by its floating

interest rate debt obligations and interest-bearing deposits. The

Company implemented policies and operates to minimize uncertainty

arising from changes in interest rates and finance costs.

In order to avoid interest rate risk, the

Company maintains minimum external borrowings by facilitating cash pooling systems on a

regional and global basis. The

Company manages exposed interest rate risk via periodic monitoring and handles risk factors on a

timely basis.

The sensitivity risk of the

Company is determined based on the following assumptions:

 Changes in market interest rates that could impact the interest income and expenses of floating interest rate financial

instruments

Based on the above assumption, changes to profit and net equity as a result of 1% increases in interest rates on borrowings are

presented below:

(In millions of Korean won)

2016 2015

Increase Decrease Increase Decrease

Financial assets

￦ 64,803 ￦ (64,803) ￦ 81,962 ￦ (81,962)

Financial liabilities

(9,123) 9,123 (22,314) 22,314

Net effect

￦ 55,680 ￦ (55,680) ￦ 59,648 ￦ (59,648)

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(B) Credit risk

Credit risk arises during the normal course of transactions and investing activities where clients or other parties fail to discharge an

obligation. The

Company monitors and sets the client’s and counterparty’s credit limit on a periodic basis based on the client’s and

counterparty’s financial conditions, default history and other important factors. Adequate insurance coverage is maintained for

accounts receivables related to trading partners situated in higher risk countries.

Credit risk can arise from transactions with financial institutions which include financial instrument transactions such as cash and

cash equivalents, savings, and derivative instruments. To minimize such risk, the

Company transacts only with banks which have

strong international credit rating (S&P A and above), and all new transactions with financial institutions with no prior transaction

history are approved, managed and monitored by the

Company’s finance team and the local finance center. The Company requires

separate approval for contracts with restrictions.

The

Company estimates that its maximum exposure to credit risk is the carrying value of its financial assets, net of impairment

losses.

Due to large investments made by the

Company, maintaining adequate levels of liquidity risk is critical. The Company strives to

achieve this goal by periodically forecasting its capital balance, estimating required cash levels, and managing income and expenses.

The

Company manages its liquidity risk by periodically forecasting projected cash flows. If abnormal signs are identified, the

Company works with the local finance center and provides liquidity support by utilizing a globally integrated finance structure, such

as Cash Pooling. In addition, the

Company maintains a liquidity management process which provides additional financial support by

the local finance center and the

Company. The Cash Pooling program allows sharing of surplus funds among entities and contributes

to minimizing liquidity risk and strengthening the

Company’s competitive position by reducing capital operation expenses and

financial expenses.

In addition, the

Company mitigates liquidity risk by contracting with financial institutions with respect to bank overdrafts and

foreign trade finance, and by providing payment guarantees to subsidiaries. For large scale facility investments, liquidity risk is

minimized by utilizing internal reserves and long term borrowings according to the capital injection schedule.

The following table is an undiscounted cash flow analysis for financial liabilities that are presented on the statements of financial

position according to their remaining contractual maturity.

2016

(In millions of Korean won)

Less than

3 months

4-6

months

7-12

months

1-5

years

More than

5 years

Financial liabilities

￦ 40,918,912 ￦ 1,588,798 ￦ 150,744 ￦ 4,346,200 ￦ 50,073

2015

(In millions of Korean won)

Less than

3 months

4-6

months

7-12

months

1-5

years

More than

5 years

Financial liabilities

￦ 32,275,387 ￦ 412,196 ￦ 1,331,166 ￦ 3,057,099 ￦ 476,432

The table above shows the

Company’s financial liabilities based on the remaining period at the statement of financial position date

until the contractual maturity date. The amounts disclosed in the table are the contractual undiscounted cash flows. The

Company’s

trading portfolio of derivative instruments has been included at its fair value of

￦74,697 million (December 31, 2014: ￦38,829

million). These contracts are managed on a net-fair value basis rather than by maturity date. Net settled derivatives consist of

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forward exchange contracts used by the

Company to manage the exchange rate profile.

The maximum liquidity risk exposure from those other than the above financial liabilities (e.g., payment guarantees for affiliated

companies and performance bonds) as at December 31, 2016 is

￦59,016 million (December 31, 2015: ￦67,017 million).

(D) Capital risk management

The purpose of capital management is to maintain a sound capital structure. The

Company monitors capital on the basis of the ratio

of total liabilities to total equity. This ratio is calculated by dividing total liabilities by total equity in the consolidated financial

statements.

The

Company’s capital risk management policy has not changed since the fiscal year ended December 31, 2015. As at December 31,

2016, the

Company has maintained an A+ and A1 credit rating from S&P and Moody’s, respectively, on its long term debt.

The total liabilities to equity ratios as at December 31, 2016 and 2015, are as follows:

(In millions of Korean won)

2016 2015

Total liabilities

￦ 69,211,291 ￦ 63,119,716

Total equity

192,963,033 179,059,805

Total liabilities to equity ratio 35.9% 35.3%

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(E) Fair value estimation

(1) Carrying amounts and fair values of financial instruments by category as at December 31, 2016 and 2015 are as follows:

2016 2015

(In millions of Korean won)

Carrying amount Fair value Carrying amount Fair value

Financial assets

Cash and cash equivalents

￦ 32,111,442

￦ 22,636,744

Short-term financial instruments 52,432,411

44,228,800

Short-term available-for-sale financial assets 3,638,460 3,638,460 4,627,530 4,627,530

Trade receivables 24,279,211

25,168,026

Long-term available-for-sale financial assets

6,804,276 5,826,507 8,332,480 8,225,687

Other

3,459,863 919,071 3,546,434 1,070,839

Total financial assets ￦ 122,725,663 ￦ 108,540,014

Financial liabilities

Trade payables

￦ 6,485,039

￦ 6,187,291

Short-term borrowings 12,746,789

11,155,425

Other payables 10,225,271

7,625,490

Current portion of long-term liabilities 1,232,817

221,548

Debentures 58,542 76,129 1,230,448 1,261,783

Long-term borrowings 1,244,238 1,225,455 266,542 242,603

Long-term other payables 3,009,659 3,022,821 2,719,674 2,581,985

Other

11,942,469 74,697 7,947,398 38,829

Total financial liabilities

￦ 46,944,824 ￦ 37,353,816

Assets and liabilities whose carrying amount is a reasonable approximation of fair value are excluded from the fair value disclosures.

Amount measured at cost (2016: ￦977,770 million, 2015: ￦106,793 million) is excluded as the range of reasonable fair value estimates is

significant and the probabilities of the various estimates cannot be reasonably assessed.

Assets measured at cost of ￦2,452,118 million (December 31, 2015: ￦2,349,454 million) and liabilities measured at cost of ￦11,867,772

million (December 31, 2015: ￦7,908,569) are excluded as the carrying amount is a reasonable approximation of fair value.

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(2) The following table presents the assets and liabilities, by level, that are measured or disclosed at fair value as at December 31,

2016 and 2015:

2016

(In millions of Korean won)

Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total balance

1) Assets

Short-term available-for-sale financial assets

￦ - ￦ 3,638,460 ￦ - ￦ 3,638,460

Long-term available-for-sale financial assets 2,362,235 - 3,464,272 5,826,507

Other - 919,071 - 919,071

2) Liabilities

Debentures - 76,129 - 76,129

Long-term borrowings - 1,225,455 - 1,225,455

Long-term other payables - 2,680,119 342,702 3,022,821

Derivatives - 74,697 - 74,697

2015

(In millions of Korean won)

Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total balance

1) Assets

Short-term available-for-sale financial assets

￦ - ￦ 4,627,530 ￦ - ￦ 4,627,530

Long-term available-for-sale financial assets 4,674,753 78,189 3,472,745 8,225,687

Other - 1,055,240 15,599 1,070,839

2) Liabilities

Debentures - 1,261,783 - 1,261,783

Long-term borrowings - 242,603 - 242,603

Long-term other payables - 2,269,247 312,738 2,581,985

Derivatives - 38,829 - 38,829

The levels of the fair value hierarchy and its application to financial assets and liabilities are described below.

ㆍ Level 1: Quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities

ㆍ Level 2: Inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or

indirectly

ㆍ Level 3: Inputs for the asset or liability that are not based on observable market data (that is, unobservable inputs)

The fair value of financial instruments traded in active markets is based on quoted market prices at the statement of financial

position date. A market is regarded as active if quoted prices are readily and regularly available from an exchange, dealer, broker,

industry

Company, pricing service, or regulatory agency, and those prices represent actual and regularly occurring market

transactions on an arm’s length basis. The quoted market price used for financial assets held by the

Company is the current bid price.

These instruments are included in Level 1. Instruments included in Level 1 are listed equity investments classified as trading

securities or available-for-sale financial assets.

The fair value of financial instruments that are not traded in an active market (for example, over-the-counter derivatives) is

determined by using valuation techniques. These valuation techniques maximize the use of observable market data where it is

available and rely as little as possible on entity specific estimates. If all significant inputs required to fair value an instrument are

observable, the instrument is included in Level 2.

If one or more of the significant inputs are not based on observable market data, the instrument is included in Level 3.

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The

Company performs the fair value measurements required for financial reporting purposes, including Level 3 fair values and

discusses valuation processes and results at least once every quarter in line with the

Company’s quarterly reporting dates. The

Company’s policy is to recognize transfers between levels at the end of the reporting period, if corresponding events or changes in

circumstances have occurred.

Specific valuation techniques used to value financial instruments include:

ㆍ Quoted market prices or dealer quotes for similar instruments.

ㆍ The fair value of forward foreign exchange contracts is determined using forward exchange rates at the statement of financial

position date, with the resulting value discounted back to present value.

Other techniques, such as discounted cash flow analysis, are used to determine fair value for the remaining financial instruments.

For trade and other receivables, the book value approximates a reasonable estimate of fair value.

(3) Valuation technique and the inputs

The

Company utilizes a present value technique to discount future cash flows at a proper interest rate for corporate bonds,

government and public bonds, and bank debentures that are classified as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

The following table presents the valuation technique and the inputs used for major financial instruments classified as Level 3.

(In millions of Korean won)

Classification

Fair

Value

Valuation

Technique Level 3 Inputs

Input Range

(Weighted Average)

Long-term available-for-sale financial assets

Maltani

(formerly Taewon Lighting)

￦ 16,270

Discounted cash

flow

Permanent growth rate -1.00%~1.00%(0%)

Weighted average cost of capital 7.45%~9.45%(8.45%)

Samsung Venture Investment 7,515

Discounted cash

flow

Permanent growth rate -1.00%~1.00%(0%)

Weighted average cost of capital 21.31%~23.31%(22.31%)

Corning Incorporated convertible

preferred stock

3,440,487

Trinomial

model

Risk adjusted discount rate

Price volatility

5.74%~7.74%(6.74%)

27.8%~33.8%(30.80%)

Long-term other payables

Contingent financial liability 342,702

Discounted cash

flow

Weighted average cost of capital

3.81%~4.65%(4.23%)

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(4) Changes in Level 3 instruments for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015 are as follows:

(In millions of Korean won)

2016 2015

Financial assets

Balance as of January 1

￦ 3,488,344 ￦ 3,548,095

Purchases

- 119,297

Disposals

(14,805) (55,986)

Amount recognized in profit or loss

(795) 3,530

Amount recognized in other comprehensive income(loss)

695,631 (304,012)

Others

(704,103) 177,420

Balance as at December 31

￦ 3,464,272 ￦ 3,488,344

(In millions of Korean won)

2016 2015

Financial liabilities

Balance as of January 1

\ 312,738 \ -

Amount recognized in profit or loss (29,964) 312,738

Balance as at December 31

\ 342,702 \ 312,738

(5) Sensitivity analysis for recurring fair value measurements categorized within Level 3

Sensitivity analysis of financial instruments is performed to measure favorable and unfavorable changes in the fair value of

financial instruments which are affected by the unobservable parameters, using a statistical technique. When the fair value is

affected by more than two input parameters, the amounts represent the most favorable or most unfavorable.

The results of the sensitivity analysis for the effect on profit or loss (before-tax amount for other comprehensive income or loss)

from changes in inputs for each financial instrument which is categorized within Level 3 and subject to sensitivity analysis, are as

follows:

(In millions of Korean won)

Favorable Changes Unfavorable Changes

Classification Profit or Loss Equity Profit or Loss Equity

Long-term available-for-sale financial assets

￦ - ￦ 194,732 ￦ - ￦ (227,857)

Long-term other payables

1,920 1,920 (1,932) (1,932)

Total

￦ - ￦ 196,652 ￦ (1,932) ￦ (229,789)

For equtiy securities changes in their fair value are calculated with the correlation between growth ratio (-1% to 1%) and discount rate, which are

significant unobservable inputs.

The fair value long-term payables is calculated by increasing and decreasing the correlation between discount rate and volatility by 10% which

are significant unobservable inputs.

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32. Segment Information

(A) Operating segment information

The chief operating decision maker has been identified as the Management Committee. The Management Committee is responsible

for making strategic decisions based on review of the group’s internal reporting. The Management Committee has determined the

operating segments based on these reports.

The Management Committee reviews operating profits of each operating segment in order to assess performance and to make

decisions about allocating resources to the segment. The operating segments are product based and include CE, IM, Semiconductor,

DP and others.

Depreciation, amortization of intangible assets, and operating profit were prepared after the allocation of internal transaction

adjustments. Total assets and liabilities of each operating segment are excluded from the disclosure as these have not been provided

regularly to the Management Committee.

(1) For the year ended December 31, 2016

2016

(In millions of

Korean won)

CE IM Total

Semi

conductor DP Total

Intercompany

elimination

within the group Consolidated

Total segment

revenue

￦109,672,506 ￦211,523,973 ￦159,473,455 ￦ 99,527,926 ￦55,884,739 ￦482,046,125 ￦ (280,179,380) ￦201,866,745

Intercompany

revenue

(62,627,083) (111,221,861) (81,325,252) (48,370,924) (28,956,095) (280,179,380) 280,179,380 -

Net revenue

47,045,423 100,302,112 78,148,203 51,157,002 26,928,644 201,866,745 - 201,866,745

Depreciation

560,095 1,303,509 17,041,961 12,548,152 4,271,617 19,312,520 - 19,312,520

Amortization

73,581 175,351 960,611 812,652 130,398 1,400,445 - 1,400,445

Operating profit

2,638,002 10,807,569 15,850,986 13,595,004 2,226,626 29,240,672 - 29,240,672

Includes other amounts not included in specific operating segments.

Segment net revenue includes intersegment revenues.

(2) For the year ended December 31, 2015

2015

(In millions of

Korean won)

CE IM Total

Semi

conductor DP Total

Intercompany

elimination

within the group Consolidated

Total segment

revenue

￦120,688,835 ￦222,023,600 ￦149,974,731 ￦ 90,600,806 ￦ 55,120,243 ￦493,313,476 ￦ (292,659,994) ￦200,653,482

Intercompany

revenue

(73,793,424) (118,469,345) (74,948,617) (43,014,054) (27,633,382) (292,659,994) 292,659,994 -

Net revenue

46,895,411 103,554,255 75,026,114 47,586,752 27,486,861 200,653,482 - 200,653,482

Depreciation

600,216 1,175,340 17,244,351 12,481,198 4,534,914 19,662,541 - 19,662,541

Amortization

98,154 182,661 790,369 646,110 130,416 1,268,316 - 1,268,316

Operating profit

1,254,187 10,142,022 14,887,262 12,787,297 2,295,367 26,413,442 - 26,413,442

Includes other amounts not included in specific operating segments.

Segment net revenue includes intersegment revenues.

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(B) Regional information

The regional segment information provided to the Management Committee for the reportable segments as at and for the years ended

December 31, 2016 and 2015, is as follows:

2016

(In millions of Korean won)

Korea America Europe

Asia and

Africa China

Intercompany

elimination

within the group Consolidated

Net segment revenue

20,201,828 68,728,575 38,253,185 39,099,991 35,583,166 - 201,866,745

Non-current assets

68,978,040 7,041,731 730,490 9,626,711 11,132,720 (483,191) 97,026,501

Total of non-current assets other than financial instruments, deferred tax assets, and investments in associates and joint ventures.

2015

(In millions of Korean won)

Korea America Europe

Asia and

Africa China

Intercompany

elimination

within the group Consolidated

Net segment revenue

20,827,822 68,944,447 38,629,442 41,265,504 30,986,267 - 200,653,482

Non-current assets

63,691,863 7,600,852 709,513 7,596,102 12,820,469 (545,378) 91,873,421

Total of non-current assets other than financial instruments, deferred tax assets, and investments in associates and joint ventures.

33. Related Party Transactions

(A) Sale and purchase transactions

Sales and purchases with related parties for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, are as follows:

2016

(In millions of Korean won)

Name of Company

Sales

Disposal of

fixed assets Purchases

Purchase of

fixed assets

Associates and Joint ventures

Samsung SDS

￦ 46,073 ￦ - ￦1,585,089 ￦ 199,728

Samsung Electro-Mechanics

27,516 23 2,280,953 -

Samsung SDI

59,322 397 1,072,830 32,576

Cheil Worldwide

672 - 214,061 -

Other

286,880 113 6,693,656 214,728

Total (Associates and Joint ventures)

420,463 533 11,846,589 447,032

Other related parties

Samsung C&T.

42,905 74 249,088 3,343,979

Other

231,878 1,557,589 763,500 398,514

Total (Other related parties)

274,783 1,557,663 1,012,588 3,742,493

Others

Samsung Engineering

15,677 - 17,627 2,485,027

S-1

35,846 - 323,792 37,590

Other

58,054 83,298 663,222 65

Total (Others)

109,577 83,298 1,004,641 2,522,682

Transactions with separate entities that are related parties of the Company.

During the year ended December 31, 2016, Samsung SDI was included in associates as the Company’s ownership of common outstanding stock

was increased.

During the year ended December 31, 2016, Cheil Worldwide was included in associates due to acquisition of shares.

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During the year ended December 31, 2015, Cheil Industries Inc. merged Samsung C&T and changed its name to Samsung C&T.

Although these entities are not related parties of the Company in accordance with Korean IFRS 1024, they belong to same enterprise group in

accordance with the Monopoly Regulation and Fair Trade Act.

2015

(In millions of Korean won)

Name of Company

Sales

Disposal of

fixed assets Purchases

Purchase of

fixed assets

Associates and Joint ventures

Samsung SDS

￦ 38,885 ￦ - ￦1,615,824 ￦ 201,748

Samsung Electro-Mechanics

27,437 - 2,806,123 2

Other

319,090 3,526 5,541,899 323,363

Total (Associates and Joint ventures)

385,412 3,526 9,963,846 525,113

Other related parties

Samsung C&T.

9,630 - 113,098 1,850,655

Samsung SDI

59,879 326 1,518,575 24,606

Other

117,432 - 1,239,441 968,840

Total (Other related parties)

186,941 326 2,871,114 2,844,101

Others

Samsung Engineering

9,232 - 24,630 1,205,414

S-1

38,290 - 283,295 57,039

Other

77,706 88 817,212 143,981

Total (Others)

125,228 88 1,125,137 1,406,434

Transactions with separate entities that are related parties of the Company.

During the year ended December 31, 2015, Cheil Industries Inc. merged Samsung C&T and changed its name to Samsung C&T.

Although these entities are not related parties of the Company in accordance with Korean IFRS 1024, they belong to the same large enterprise

group in accordance with the Monopoly Regulation and Fair Trade Act.

(B) Balances of receivables and payables

Balances of receivables and payables arising from sales and purchases of goods and services as at December 31, 2016 and 2015, are

as follows:

2016

(In millions of Korean won)

Name of Company

Receivables Payables

Associates and Joint

ventures

Samsung SDS

￦ 5,709 ￦ 362,062

Samsung Electro-Mechanics 1,143 108,469

Samsung SDI

89,721 76,211

Cheil Worldwide

456 436,624

Other

210,891 784,475

Total (Associates and Joint ventures)

307,920 1,767,841

Other related parties

Samsung C&T

231,089 435,505

Other 31,752 1,932,924

Total (Other related parties)

262,841 2,368,429

Others

Samsung Engineering

10,664 115,726

S-1

4,160 47,098

Other

3,058 28,841

Total (Others)

17,882 191,665

Balances due from and to separate entities that are related parties of the Company.

During the year ended December 31, 2016, Samsung SDI was included in associates as the Company’s ownership of common outstanding stock

was increased.

During the year ended December 31, 2016, Cheil Worldwide was included in associates due to acquisition of shares.

During the year ended December 31, 2015, Cheil Industries Inc. merged Samsung C&T and changed its name to Samsung C&T.

Although these entities are not related parties of the Company in accordance with Korean IFRS 1024, they belong to the same large enterprise

group in accordance with the Monopoly Regulation and Fair Trade Act.

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2015

(In millions of Korean won)

Name of Company

Receivables Payables

Associates and Joint

ventures

Samsung SDS

￦ 3,578 ￦ 311,648

Samsung Electro-Mechanics 608 216,869

Other

66,033 1,722,515

Total (Associates and Joint ventures)

70,219 2,251,032

Other related parties

Samsung C&T

208,576 1,430,098

Samsung SDI 90,221 106,507

Other 19,456 161,048

Total (Other related parties)

318,253 1,697,653

Others

Samsung Engineering

3,970 457,817

S-1

2,825 61,739

Other

4,546 385,649

Total (Others)

11,341 905,205

Balances due from and to separate entities that are related parties of the Company.

During the year ended December 31, 2015, Cheil Industries Inc. merged with Samsung C&T and changed its name to Samsung C&T.

Although these entities are not related parties of the Company in accordance with Korean IFRS 1024, they belong to the same large enterprise

group in accordance with the Monopoly Regulation and Fair Trade Act.

Company invested \84,306 million in associates and joint ventures including

\14,805 million in Samsung Biologics. During the year ended December 31, 2015, the Company invested \137,917 million in

associates and joint ventures. Also, the

Company invested \181,081 million in Samsung Heavy Industries which is not a related

party of the

Company in accordance with Korean IFRS 1024, the entity belongs to the same large enterprise group in

accordance with the Monopoly Regulation and Fair Trade Act.

(D) Key management compensation

Key management includes directors (executive and non-executive) and members of the Executive Committee. The compensation

paid or payable for employee services for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, consists of as follows:

(In millions of Korean won)

2016 2015

Salaries and other short-term employee benefits

￦ 16,822 ￦ 23,671

Termination benefits 840 560

Other long-term benefits 8,671 8,316

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34. Information about Non-Controlling Interests

(A) Changes in accumulated non-controlling interests

The profit or loss allocated to non-controlling interests and accumulated non-controlling interests of subsidiaries that are material to

the

Company for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, is as follows:

2016

(In millions of Korean won)

Percentage of Non-

Controlling

Interests

Balance as at

January 1

Net Income

Dividends

Other

Balance as at

December 31

Samsung Display and its

subsidiaries

15.2%

￦ 5,642,413 ￦ 253,296 ￦ (13,472) ￦ 99,217 ￦ 5,981,454

2015

(In millions of Korean won)

Percentage of Non-

Controlling

Interests

Balance as at

January 1

Net Income

Dividends

Other

Balance as at

December 31

Samsung Display and its

subsidiaries

15.2%

￦ 5,360,192 ￦ 314,078 - ￦ (31,857) ￦ 5,642,413

(B) The summarized financial information for each subsidiary with non-controlling interests that are material to the

Company

before intercompany eliminations for the years December 31, 2016 and 2015 is as follows:

(1) Summarized consolidated statements of financial position

(In millions of Korean won)

Samsung Display and its subsidiaries

December 31, 2016 December 31, 2015

Current assets

￦ 17,208,126 ￦ 16,947,132

Non-current assets

30,421,181 25,161,235

Current liabilities

7,957,076 6,703,532

Non-current liabilities

3,191,759 1,260,822

Equity attributable to:

36,480,472 34,144,013

Owners of the parent

35,982,390 33,639,387

Non-controlling interests

498,082 504,626

(2) Summarized consolidated statements of comprehensive income

(In millions of Korean won)

Samsung Display and its subsidiaries

2016 2015

Sales

￦ 26,816,450 ￦ 27,446,419

Net income

1,618,023 1,841,637

Other comprehensive income(loss)

721,849 (233,527)

Total comprehensive income attributable to:

2,339,872 1,608,110

Owners of the parent

2,343,120 1,565,566

Non-controlling interests

(3,248) 42,544

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(3) Summarized consolidated statements of cash flows

(In millions of Korean won)

Samsung Display and its subsidiaries

2016 2015

Cash flows from operating activities

￦ 6,800,635 ￦ 7,458,783

Cash flows from investing activities

(9,163,528) (8,045,005)

Cash flows from financing activities

2,563,830 653,266

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

10,061 (2,563)

Increase in cash and cash equivalents

210,998 64,481

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

385,863 321,382

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

596,861 385,863

35. Business Combination

Significant business combinations for the year ended December 31, 2016 are as follow:

(A) Acquisition of Joyent

Samsung Electronics America, the

Company’s subsidiary, acquired 100% of the equity shares of Joyent on June 24, 2016.

(1) Overview of the acquired company

Name of the acquired company

Joyent, Inc. and 2 subsidiaries

Headquarters location San Francisco, CA, USA

Representative director Scott Hammond

Industry Cloud services

(2) Purchase price allocation

(In millions of Korean Won)

Amount

I. Consideration transferred

￦ 185,343

II. Identifiable assets and liabilities

Cash and cash equivalents

1,556

Short-term financial instruments

116

Trade and other receivables

3,646

Property, plant and equipment

5,625

Intangible assets

22,208

Other assets

24,582

Trade and other payables

(10,979)

Total net identifiable assets

46,754

III. Goodwill (I – II)

￦ 138,589

Had Joyent been consolidated from January 1, 2016, revenues would have increased by ￦9,721 million and net income would

have decreased by ￦5,386 million on the interim consolidated statement of income. The revenue and net loss contributed by

Joyent since acquisition amount to ￦14,142 million and ￦5,690 million, respectively.

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(B) Acquisition of Dacor

Samsung Electronics America, the

Company’s subsidiary, acquired 100% of the equity shares of Dacor on September 7, 2016.

(1) Overview of the acquired company

Name of the acquired company

Dacor Holdings, Inc. and 4 subsidiaries

Headquarters location City of Industry, CA, USA

Representative director Charles Huebner

Industry Manufacture and sale of home appliances

(2) Purchase price allocation

(In millions of Korean Won)

Amount

I. Consideration transferred

￦ 176,800

II. Identifiable assets and liabilities

Cash and cash equivalents 2,092

Short-term financial instruments 834

Trade and other receivables 5,786

Inventory 9,323

Property, plant and equipment 646

Intangible assets 67,313

Other assets 3,731

Trade and other payables (8,936)

Other liabilities (4,549)

Total net identifiable assets 76,240

III. Goodwill (I – II)

￦ 100,560

Had Dacor been consolidated from January 1, 2016, revenues would have increased by ￦38,979 million and net income would

have decreased by ￦35,193 million on the interim consolidated statement of income. The revenue and net loss contributed by

Dacor since acquisition amount to ￦16,239 million and ￦1,682 million, respectively.

Samsung Research America, the

Company’s subsidiary, acquired 100% of the equity shares of Viv Labs on October 7, 2016.

(1) Overview of the acquired company

Name of the acquired company

Viv Labs, Inc.

Headquarters location San Jose, CA, USA

Representative director Dag Kittlaus

Industry Research of AI technology

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(2) Purchase price allocation

(In millions of Korean Won)

Amount

I. Consideration transferred

￦ 238,930

II. Identifiable assets and liabilities

Cash and cash equivalents

10,325

Short-term financial instruments

Trade and other receivables

284

Inventory

Property, plant and equipment

Intangible assets

33,038

Other assets

Trade and other payables

(1,874)

Other liabilities

(5,543)

Total net identifiable assets

36,327

III. Goodwill (I – II)

￦ 202,603

Had Viv Labs been consolidated from January 1, 2016, net income would have decreased by ￦6,770 million on the interim

consolidated statement of income. Net loss contributed by Viv Labs since acquisition amount to ￦3,424 million.

36. Non-current Assets Held-for-Sale (Assets of disposal group)

(A) Summary

(1) Sale of Samsung Fine Chemicals

During the year ended December 31, 2015, the

Company entered into an agreement with Lotte Chemical to sell all of its shares in

Samsung Fine Chemicals. The transaction was completed in February 2016.

(2) Sale of Samsung Biologics

During the year ended December 31, 2016, the

Company entered into an agreement with Samsung Biologics to sell all of its

shares. The transaction was completed in November 2016.

(3) Sale of printing solutions business segment

During the nine months ended December 31, 2016, the management of the

Company decided to sell printing solutions business

segment to HP Inc. The contract was entered into on September 12, 2016, and the transaction is expected to be completed within

1 year upon regulatory approval.

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(B) Details of assets and liabilities reclassified as held-for-sale, as at

December 31, 2016 and 2015 are as follows:

(In millions of Korean Won)

2016 2015

Assets held-for-sale

Trade receivables

￦ 182,738

￦ -

Inventories 270,642

Other current assets 115,037

Property, plant and equipment 84,869

Intangible assets 124,571

Investment -

77,073

Other non-current assets 57,949

Total 835,806

77,073

Liabilities held-for-sale

Current liabilities 272,726

Non-current liabilities 83,662

Total

￦ 356,388

￦ -

(C) Details of cumulative income or expense recognized in other comprehensive income relating to the disposal group classified as

held-for-sale as of

December 31, 2016 and 2015 are as follows:

(In millions of Korean Won)

2016 2015

Gain on valuation of available-for-sale securities

￦ - ￦ 23,797

Foreign exchange translation adjustment (28,810) -

Total

￦ (28,810) ￦ 23,797

37. Events after the Reporting Period

On January 24, 2017, the board of directors approved the share buyback and retirement of common and preferred stock, with the

estimated total number of shares to be repurchased of 1.28 million (common stock 1.02 million, preferred stock 0.26 million). All

repurchased shares will be retired after the buyback is completed. The purchase period will end on April 24, 2017.

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3. Other Financial Information

A. Matters of Interest

(1) Restatement of Financial Statements: N/A

(2) Acquisitions and Divestments (Separate only)

There are no major merger transactions in the past three fiscal years. For information on the business combinations and

divestitures of subsidiaries, please refer to the notes on the business combination and assets held for sale (assets of

disposal group) of the consolidated financial statements.

Details of split

 Company Name: S-Printing Solution Corp.

 Location: 129 Samsung-ro, Yeongtong-gu, Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do

 Purpose of split: Improve S-Printing Solution competitiveness

 Approval of split: October 27, 2016 (extraordinary meeting of shareholders)

 Date of split: November 1, 2016

(Unit: KRW million)

Company Account

Forecast Actual

1st Year 2nd Year

Actual Difference Actual Difference

S-Printing

Solution

Sales 2,094 14,160 2,186 4.40% - -

Operating

Income

-29 -1,359 -61 111.48% - -

Net Income -67 -1,486 -10 -84.72% - -

Difference rate of operating income was more than 110% due to the year-end bonus payments and difference of net

income was more than 80% due to the foreign exchange differences and etc.

Details of the above statement can be found in the “Important Matters Report“, published at DART

(http://dart.fss.or.kr/).

Split of S-Printing Solution business was reported on a separate basis.

(3) Information on the accounting treatment of the sales of assets and contingent liabilities relating to the asset backed

securities

- Domestic: As of December 31, 2016, the Company provided a debt guarantee of KRW 36,825 million to its

employees who took debt from financial institutions in order to finance employee housing rental. The Company’s

housing rental debt guarantee limit is KRW 56,752 million. The Company has provided guarantees for borrowings

executed by Medicapital from Dime Investment and two other companies in the amount of KRW 2,264 million.

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- Overseas :

(Unit: USD thousand)

Company Relationship Creditor

Guarantee Expiry

Date

Transactions

Limit of

Guarantee

Beginning of

period

Increase Decrease End of period

SEA Subsidiary SMBC, etc. 2017-12-16 1,000,000

- 1,000,000

2,425,000

SEM Subsidiary Santander, etc. 2017-12-16 -

- -

546,000

SAMCOL Subsidiary

Citibank, etc. 2017-12-16 66,333

17252

- 83,585

156,000

SEDA Subsidiary HSBC, etc. 2017-12-18 -

- -

769,000

SECH Subsidiary

Citibank, etc. 2017-12-16 -

- -

178,000

SEPR Subsidiary BBVA, etc. 2017-12-16 58,033

10,706

- 68,739

180,000

SSA Subsidiary

Citibank, etc. 2017-12-16 126,001

91,674 34,327

335,000

SEMAG Subsidiary SocGen, etc. 2017-12-16 -

- -

110,000

SETK Subsidiary

BTMU, etc. 2017-12-16 134,625

53242

- 187,867

590,000

SECE Subsidiary Citibank, etc. 2017-12-16 1,180

1,180 -

110,000

SEEG Subsidiary HSBC 2017-06-13 -

- -

50,000

SEIN Subsidiary

BNP, etc. 2017-11-08 -

- -

186,000

SJC Subsidiary

Mizuho Bank, etc. 2017-12-16 107,656

107,656 -

900,040

SRJ Subsidiary SMBC 2016-02-28 20,734

20,734 -

SEUC Subsidiary

Credit Agricole, etc. 2017-12-16 -

- -

175,000

SEDAM Subsidiary Citibank, etc. 2017-12-16 110,408

9082 101,326

391,000

SECA Subsidiary

Nova Scotia 2017-10-10 -

- -

11,105

SELA Subsidiary

Citibank 2017-12-16 -

- -

30,000

SEEH Subsidiary HSBC, etc. 2017-12-16 -

- -

727,000

SERK Subsidiary BNP, etc. 2017-12-16 -

- -

345,000

SELV Subsidiary Citibank 2017-12-16 -

- -

10,000

SAPL Subsidiary

BOA, etc. 2017-12-16 -

- -

411,000

SEV Subsidiary SCB 2017-11-08 -

- -

15,000

SAVINA Subsidiary

SCB, etc. 2017-11-08 -

- -

71,000

SET Subsidiary SCB 2017-11-08 -

- -

30,000

SCIC Subsidiary

HSBC, etc. 2017-12-16 -

- -

350,000

SME Subsidiary

SCB 2017-11-08 -

- -

110,000

SAMEX Subsidiary

Citibank 2017-12-16 -

- -

5,000

SEASA Subsidiary Citibank 2017-12-16 -

- -

1,000

SSAP Subsidiary SCB 2017-11-08 14,267

3985 10,282

30,000

Simpress Subsidiary BNP 2017-11-08 36,356

8,173

- 44,529

60,000

SEHK Subsidiary HSBC 2017-06-13 -

- -

2,000

SEPM Subsidiary HSBC 2017-06-13 115,493

28,623 86,870

125,000

Total 1,791,086

89,373

262,934 1,617,525

9,434,145

※ SEC requires BOD approval for individual guarantees exceeding 2.5% of total equity. When the guarantee amount is between

0.1% and/or less than 2.5%, the approval decision is delegated to the Management Committee.

Refer to 3.Litigation (XI. Other Information Related to Investment Protection) or the notes to the consolidated financial

statements for the information on contingent liabilities.

(4) Other matters requiring attention in relation to the use of the financial statements: N/A

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B. Allowance for Bad Debt

The allowances for bad debts over the past 3 years are as follows:

Bad debt allowance by account

(Unit: KRW million, %)

Period Account Receivables Amount

Allowance Amount Allowance (%)

2016

Trade receivables 24,699,961

420,750 1.7%

Short-term loans 7,208

67 0.9%

Other receivables 3,546546

25,349 0.7%

Advances 1,442,219

2,281 0.2%

Trade receivables (Long-term) 4,563

139 3.0%

Other receivables (Long-term) 35,683

153 0.4%

Advances (Long-term) 175,211

1,369 0.8%

Long-term loans 173,068

7,849 4.5%

Total 30,084,459

457,957 1.5%

2015

Trade receivables 25,494,637

326,611 1.3%

Short-term loans 8,570

80 0.9%

Other receivables 3,400,227

47,564 1.4%

Advances 1,709,840

3,837 0.2%

Trade receivables (Long-term) 25,747

249 1.0%

Other receivables (Long-term) 185,667

1,726 0.9%

Advances (Long-term) 422,884

793 0.2%

Long-term loans 180,839

2,334 1.3%

Total 31,428,411

383,194 1.2%

2014

Trade receivables 24,972,069 277,459 1.1%

Short-term loans 9,650 118 1.2%

Other receivables 3,549,692 9,817 0.3%

Advances 1,993,788 4,318 0.2%

Trade receivables (Long-term) 35,944 329 0.9%

Other receivables (Long-term) 9,419 77 0.8%

Advances (Long-term) 176,949 793 0.4%

Long-term loans 176,232 1,246 0.7%

Total 30,923,743 294,157 1.0%

※ Receivables amount is based on net present value (Consolidated)

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Allowance for Bad Debt (Roll Forward)

(Unit: KRW million)

2016 2015 2014

1. Allowance for bad debts

(beginning balance)

383,194 294,157 329,853

2. Net Bad Debt Expense

(①－②±③)

29,843

11,373 49,349

① Bad Debt Expense

(Write-off)

31,334

14,149 50,705

② Bad Debt Recovered

1,491 2,776 1,356

③ Others

- - -

3. Bad debts expense 104,606

100,410 13,653

4. Allowance for bad debts

(Ending balance)

457,957

383,194 294,157

※ Based on consolidated financial statements.

- The guideline for Bad Debts Allowances

(1) Calculation of Bad Debts Allowances

 Bad Debts are calculated based on write-off experiences and future expected bad debts.

(2) Calculation Method for Write-Off Experience Rate:

 Experience rate of write-off: the actual write-off rate for the average receivables balance of previous three (3) years

 Future expected bad debts: Cases of debtor bankruptcy, compulsory execution, death, or disappearance are reflected

in the bad debt allowance, ranging from 1% ~ 100% of the balance of trade-other receivable

[Bad Debt Allowance]

Situation Rate of Allowance

Dispute or Conflict 25%

Receivable through utilization of third party collection agency 50%

Receivable under litigation 75%

Customer filed or in the process of filing bankruptcy 100%

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(3) Instruction: Write-off is recorded when trade receivables contain the following characteristics:

ㆍ Objective proof of bad debts, such as bankruptcy, compulsory execution, discontinuance of business, debtor’s death

or disappearance

ㆍ Legal action has failed or the right of collection is extinguished.

ㆍ When the collection agency gives as notice that collection is not possible.

ㆍ When the collateral is sold or insurance is received.

ㆍ The collection expenses exceed the amount of receivables.

The outstanding period of trade receivables

(Unit : KRW million)

Less than

6 months

6 months ~

1 year

1 year ~

3 years

More than

3 years

Total

Amount

24,480,590 31,331

156,425

36,178 24,704,524

Ratio

99.1% 0.1%

0.6%

0.2% 100.0%

* Receivables amount on net present value (consolidated)

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C. Inventory

- The inventory status by Division over the last three years is as follows:

(Unit: KRW million)

Division Category 2016 2015 2014 Note

Finished Goods 2,182,776

1,851,491

1,946,482

Work In Process 116,636

77,940

80,122

Raw Material 1,887,460

1,697,398

1,566,121

Material In Transit 2,022,321

1,672,192

1,694,448

Total 6,209,193

5,299,021

5,287,173

Finished Goods 2,032,004

1,924,116

2,210,160

Work In Process 531,628

347,780

279,861

Raw Material 2,851,438

2,471,314

2,751,331

Material In Transit 594,955

492,149

488,877

Total 6,010,025

5,235,359

5,730,229

Semi-

Conductor

Finished Goods 871,428

1,598,617

777,450

Work In Process 3,796,746

4,740,937

3,677,543

Raw Material 541,573

505,226

419,398

Material In Transit 62,078

109,333

121,477

Total 5,271,825

6,954,113

4,995,868

Finished Goods 299,208

398,342

409,516

Work In Process 444,831

483,084

244,324

Raw Material 375,611

265,206

281,223

Material In Transit 69,782

49,957

55,176

Total 1,189,432

1,196,589

990,239

Total

Finished Goods 1,203,332

2,014,630

1,228,783

Work In Process 4,412,185

5,353,650

4,105,675

Raw Material 977,020

804,420

750,929

Material In Transit 135,230

162,897

178,218

Total 6,727,767

8,335,597

6,263,605

Total

Finished Goods 5,905,339

5,769,460

5,773,448

Work In Process 5,017,384

5,779,303

4,465,071

Raw Material 6,494,166

5,859,262

5,957,006

Material In Transit 936,614

1,403,769

1,121,979

Total 18,353,503

18,811,794

17,317,504

Inventory Ratio (%)– Total Assets

[Inventory ÷ Total Assets]

7.0%

7.8%

7.5%

Inventory Turn-over

[ Yearly CGS ÷{(Beginning of Inventory End of

Inventory)÷2}]

6.5

6.8

7.0

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Inventory Counts

(1) Inspection Date

ㆍ End of May and November (twice a year)

ㆍ Performed check of the existence of inventories included in an accounting books and records on the inspection date

(2) Inspection Method

ㆍ Internal warehouse: Closed & Total Inspection

※ Sample check in semiconductor and DP inventory, SVC materials

ㆍ Outside warehouse

Performed check of the possession confirmation documents and sample tests at third party warehouse and Inventory in

transit

ㆍ External auditors join and observe the inspection and carry out sample test to check the existence and completeness.

Inventory Aging and Valuation

Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or net realizable value. Inventory as of December 31, 2016 is as follows:

(Unit : KRW million)

Category

Acquisition

Cost

Inventory

Valuation Reserve

Balance Note

Finished Goods

7,982,850 2,077,511 5,905,339

Work In Process

5,334,607 317,223 5,017,384

Raw Material

7,526,608 1,032,442 6,494,166

Material In Transit

936,614 - 936,614

Total

21,780,679 3,427,176 18,353,503

※ Prepared on a consolidated basis

D. Fair Value Estimation

Refer to 3. Financial Instruments by Category and 24. Financial Risk Management in 『Ⅲ. Financial Affairs』.

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E. List of Issued Debt Securities

Issued Debt Securities

(As of December 31, 2016) (Unit : KRW Million, %)

Issuing

Company

Type of

Securities

Issuance

Method

Date of

Issuance

Total Nominal

Amount

Interest

Rate

Rating

(Rating Institution)

Maturity Date Payment Status

Management

Company

Samsung

Electronics

Corporate

Bonds

Public

Offering

1997.10.02 120,850 7.7 A+(S&P), A1(Moody's) 2027.10.01 Partial Redemption

Goldman Sachs

et al.

SEA

Corporate

Bonds

Public

Offering

2012.04.10 1,208,500 1.8 A+(S&P), A1(Moody's) 2017.04.10 Unredeemed

Goldman Sachs

et al.

Total - - - 1,329,350 - - - - -

Details and Compliance of the Bond Management Contract (Samsung Electronics)

(Base Date of Preparation: December 31, 2016) (Unit : KRW Million, %)

Name of Security Date of Issuance Maturity Date Issued Amount

Settlement Date of

Bond Management

Contract

Debenture Management Company

US$ 100,000,000

7.7% Debenture

1997.10.02 2027.10.01 120,850 1997.10.02

The Bank of New York Mellon

Trust Company, N.A.

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Base Date of Implementation: December 31, 2016

Financial Ratios

Contract Details

Not applicable

Implementation Status Not applicable

Constraint on Collaterals

Contract Details

Less than 10% of net tangible assets

Implementation Status Compliant (there is no collateral for the relevant assets)

Constraint on Disposal of Assets

Contract Details

Certain requirements, such as transfer of obligations on the bond, must be satisfied to dispose all or

most of an asset

Implementation Status Compliant (disposal of assets accounted for 3.1% of the total during ’16)

Submission of Implementation Report Implementation Status Not applicable

※ The date of the bond management contract was signed on the same day as the Fiscal Agency Agreement; accordingly, the Bank of New York Mellon Trust

Company, N.A. is under the authority of the Fiscal Agent.

※ The exchange rate as of the base date has been applied.

※ The net tangible assets subjected to the limitation of collaterals are production facilities and stocks owned by the Company.

Main Details and Compliance of the Bond Management Contract (SEA)

(Base Date of Preparation : December 31, 2016) (Unit : KRW Million, %)

Name of Security

Date of

Issuance

Maturity Date Issued Amount

Date of Bond

Management

Contract

Debenture Management Company

US$1,000,000,000

1.75% Notes

2012.04.10 2017.04.10 1,208,500 2012.04.10 Citi Bank,.N.A., London branch

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Base Date of Implementation: December 31, 2016

Financial Ratios

Contract Details

Not applicable

Implementation Status Not applicable

Constraint on Collaterals

Contract Details

Less than 10% of net tangible assets

Implementation Status Compliant (there is no collateral for the relevant assets)

Constraint on Disposal of Assets

Contract Details

Certain requirements, such as transfer of obligations on the bond, must be satisfied by the

guarantor to dispose all or most of an asset

Implementation Status Compliant (disposal of assets accounted for 3.1% of the total during ’16)

Submission of Implementation Report Implementation Status Not applicable

※ The date of the bond management contract was signed on the same day as the Fiscal Agency Agreement; accordingly, Citi Bank, N.A. London branch is under

the authority of the Fiscal Agent.

※ The exchange rate as of the base date has been applied.

※ The net tangible assets subjected to the limitation of collaterals are production facilities and stocks owned by the Company.

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Commercial Paper Balance

(Base Date : December 31, 2016) (Unit : KRW Million)

Maturity

Under 10

Days

Above 10 Days /

Under 30 Days

Above 30 Days /

Under 90 Days

Above 90 Days /

Under 180 Days

Above 180 Days /

Under 1 Year

Above 1 Year /

Under 2 Years

Above 2 Years /

Under 3 Years

Above 3

Years

Total

Balance

Public - - - - - - - - -

Private - - - - - - - - -

Total - - - - - - - - -

Asset-Backed Short Term Bond Unredeemed Balance

(Base Date : December 31, 2016)

Maturity

Under 10

Days

Above 10 Days /

Under 30 Days

Above 30 Days /

Under 90 Days

Above 90 Days /

Under 180 Days

Above 180 Days /

Under 1 Year

Total Issue Limit Balance Limit

Balance

Public- --- ----

Private- --- ----

Total - --- ----

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Corporate Bond Unredeemed Balance

(Base Date : December 31, 2016) (Unit : KRW Million)

Maturity Under 1 Year

Above 1 Year /

Under 2 Years

Above 2 Years /

Under 3 Years

Above 3 Years /

Under 4 Years

Above 4 Years /

Under 5 Years

Above 5 Years /

Under 10 Years

Above 10 Years Total

Balance

Public 1,214,543 6,043 6,043 6,043 6,043 30,213 6,043 1,274,971

Private- -------

Total 1,214,543 6,043 6,043 6,043 6,043 30,213 6,043 1,274,971

※ The exchange rate as of the base date has been applied.

- Corporate Bond Unredeemed Balance (Samsung Electronics)

(Base Date : December 31, 2016) (Unit : KRW Million)

Maturity Under 1 Year

Above 1 Year /

Under 2 Years

Above 2 Years /

Under 3 Years

Above 3 Years /

Under 4 Years

Above 4 Years /

Under 5 Years

Above 5 Years /

Under 10 Years

Above 10

Years

Total

Unredeemed

Balance

Public 6,043 6,043 6,043 6,043 6,043 30,213 6,043 66,471

Total 6,043 6,043 6,043 6,043 6,043 30,213 6,043 66,471

※ The exchange rate as of the base date has been applied.

- Corporate Bond Unredeemed Balance (SEA)

(Base Date : December 31, 2016) (Unit : KRW Million)

Maturity

Under 1

Year

Above 1 Year /

Under 2 Years

Above 2 Years /

Under 3 Years

Above 3 Years /

Under 4 Years

Above 4 Years /

Under 5 Years

Above 5 Years /

Under 10 Years

Above 10

Years

Total

Unredeemed

Balance

Public 1,208,500 - - - - - - 1,208,500

Total 1,208,500 - - - - - - 1,208,500

※ The exchange rate as of the base date has been applied.

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Hybrid Bond Outstanding Balance

(Base Date : December 31, 2016) (Unit : KRW Million)

Maturity Under 1 Year

Above 1 Year /

Under 5 Years

Above 5 Years

/ Under 10

Years

Above 10

Years / Under

15 Years

Above 15

Years / Under

20 Years

Above 20

Years / Under

30 Years

Above 30

Years

Total

Unredeemed

Balance

Public --------

Private --------

Total --------

Contingent Convertible Bond Outstanding Balance

(Base Date : December 31, 2016) (Unit : KRW Million)

Maturity

Under 1

Year

Above 1

Year / Under

2 Years

Above 2

Years /

Under 3

Years

Above 3

Years /

Under 4

Years

Above 4

Years /

Under 5

Years

Above 5

Years /

Under 6

Years

Above 10

Years /

Under 20

Years

Above 20

Years /

Under 30

Years

Above 30

Years

Total

Unredeemed

Balance

Public - ---------

Private - ---------

Total - --------

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IV. Auditor’s Report

1. Introduction

Samil PwC has audited the financial year end consolidated/separate financial position of the Company as of December 31,

2016, and the related financial year end consolidated/separate statements of income and comprehensive income for the

year ended December 31, 2016, and the consolidated/separate statements of changes in equity and cash flows for the year

ended December 31, 2016. Nothing has come to attention that causes them to believe the accompanying year end

consolidated/separate financial statements are not presented fairly, in all material respects, in accordance with the K-IFRS.

Samil PwC also conducted audits on the consolidated/separate financial statement of financial position of the Company as

of December 31, 2014 and 2015, and the related consolidated/separate statements of income, comprehensive income,

changes in equity and cash flows for the year then ended and expressed an unqualified opinion on those financial

statements. There are 169 subsidiaries as of December 31, 2016. There are 13 newly incorporated/acquired entities, and 11

of them, such as Stellus Technologies, appointed PwC as the auditor and 2 of them, such as SVIC #32, appointed Deloitte

Anjin as external auditor at their own decision.

Period end Group Auditor Audit(Review) Opinion Remarks

31 December 2016 Samil PwC Not applicable Not applicable

31 December 2015 Samil PwC Unqualified Not applicable

31 December 2014 Samil PwC Unqualified Not applicable

< Audit(Review) plan for the year ended December 31, 2016 >

Review Period Planned dates

2016 1Q

Pre-review 2016.03.07 ~ 2016.03.25

Review 2016.04.07 ~ 2016.05.13

2016 2Q

Pre-review 2016.06.07 ~ 2016.06.24

Review 2016.07.07 ~ 2016.08.12

2016 3Q

Pre-review 2016.09.07 ~ 2016.09.23

Review 2016.10.07 ~ 2016.11.14

System and Internal Control Audit

2016.06.22 ~ 2016.07.29

Audit Procedures

2016.12.05 ~ 2016.12.23

Completion of final audit procedures

2017.01.04 ~ 2017.02.27

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[Audit Contract Description] (In millions of Korean won)

Fiscal Year Group Auditor Description Compensation Total Hours

Year ended

December 31,

2016

Samil PwC - Review of the interim consolidated/separate financial statements 3,690

43,999

Year ended

December 31,

2015

Samil PwC

- Review of the interim consolidated/separate financial statements

- Audit on consolidated/separate financial statements

3,690

43,928

Year ended

December 31,

2014

Samil PwC

- Review of the interim consolidated/separate financial statements

- Audit on consolidated/separate financial statements

3,690

43,411

Samil PwC has performed non-audit services and has been paid KRW 1,353 million by the Company for the year ended

December 31, 2016.

[Non-Audit Service Contract Description] (In millions of Korean won)

Fiscal Year Contract Date Non-audit Service Description Period for Service Compensation

Note

Year ended

December

31, 2016

December 2016 Tax Advisory 2016.12~2016.12 220

February 2016 Custom Tax Advisory 2016.01~2016.12 1,133

Subtotal 1,353

Year ended

December

31, 2015

June 2014 Incorporation, M&A and Divestiture Advisory 2015.01~2015.12 503

May 2014 Tax Advisory 2015.01~2015.12 47

Subtotal 550

Year ended

December

31, 2014

September 2013 Incorporation, M&A and Divestiture Advisory 2014.01~2014.12 1,161

August 2013 Custom Tax Advisory 2014.01~2014.12 533

October 2013 Process Improvement Advisory 2014.01~2014.12 996

Others 297

Subtotal 2,987

2. Regarding Internal Control

Samil PwC has reviewed management's report on the operations of the Internal Accounting Control System ("IACS") of

the Company as of December 31, 2016 and nothing has come to attention that causes them to believe that management's

report on the operations of the IACS is not presented fairly, in all material respects, in accordance with IACS standards.

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V. Management Discussion and Analysis

1. Note on Forward-Looking Statements

This annual report includes forward-looking statements that relate to future events and can be generally identified by

phrases containing words such as “believes,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “foresees,” “forecasts,” “estimates” or other words

or phrases of similar meaning. These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and may

involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may affect our actual results, performance,

achievements or financial position, making them materially different from the actual future results, performance,

achievements or financial position expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. Unless otherwise specified,

all data presented in this report is from our consolidated financial statements.

Uncertain events that could positively or negatively affect the Company’s management condition and financial

performance include:

• Trends of financial markets domestically and abroad, including changes in exchange rates and interest rates

• The Company’s strategic decision making, including disposals and purchases of businesses

• Unexpected sudden changes in core businesses such as CE, IM, Semiconductor, and DP

• Other changes domestically and abroad that can affect management condition and financial performance

The Company assumes no obligation to revise or update this report to reflect risks or uncertainties that arise after the

reporting period.

2. Overview

In 2016, the global economy continued to slow down and faced heightened uncertainties due to U.S. interest rate hikes

and the impact of Brexit. Under these circumstances, South Korea’s economic slowdown continued, with sluggish exports

and domestic consumption hindering growth.

Despite intensified competition over major products, the Company achieved solid earnings driven by the support of our

shareholders and tireless efforts of all of our executives and employees. We recorded sales of KRW 202 trillion and

operating profit of KRW 29 trillion on a consolidated basis. On a stand-alone basis, SEC posted sales of KRW 134 trillion

and operating profit of KRW 14 trillion.

In financial terms, the debt-to-equity ratio is 35.9%, the capital adequacy ratio is 73.6%, and ROE is 12.2% on a

consolidated basis. On a stand-alone basis, SEC’s debt-to-equity ratio is 27.1%, the capital adequacy ratio is 78.7%, and

ROE is 8.5%. Therefore, we have maintained a solid financial structure. Our company’s brand value reached USD 51.8

billion in 2016, a 14% increase, and was ranked the world’s 7th largest company for its third consecutive year (Oct ’16

Interbrand).

In terms of business, we solidified our industry leadership and maintained a dominant market share by building on our

technological competence and launching the world’s first 10nm-class DRAM and by expanding sales of SUHD TVs and

Curved TVs based on our differentiated image quality and design strengths.

In 2017, we expect that the uncertainties weighing on the global economy will continue to increase, caused by further

interest rate increases in the U.S. this year, the impact of Brexit on the EU, as well as rising protectionism under the new

U.S. government. Under these circumstances, we project that competition in our main product markets will become even

fiercer. Also, competitors’ heavy investments and their aggressive moves to reduce the technology gap pose a greater

challenge to our company.

In a response to such ongoing changes within business conditions and a challenging environment, we will work to

strengthen the technological competitiveness of our business. We will save no effort to lay the strong base for seizing

future opportunities, by developing new businesses with great potential through strategic M&A and R&D investment.

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3. Financial Position and Performance (Consolidated)

A. Financial Position

(Unit: KRW million)

Classification 2016 2015 Increase/decrease % change

Total assets

262,174,324 242,179,521 19,994,803 8.3%

Current assets

141,429,704 124,814,725 16,614,979 13.3%

- Cash and cash equivalents

32,111,442 22,636,744 9,474,698 41.9%

- Short-term financial instruments

52,432,411 44,228,800 8,203,611 18.5%

- Available-for-sale financial assets

3,638,460 4,627,530

△989,070 △21.4%

- Trade and other receivables

24,279,211 25,168,026

△888,815 △3.5%

- Inventories

18,353,503 18,811,794

△458,291 △2.4%

- Other current assets

10,614,677 9,341,831 1,272,846 13.6%

Non-current assets

120,744,620 117,364,796 3,379,824 2.9%

- Available-for-sale financial assets

6,804,276 8,332,480

△1,528,204 △18.3%

- Associates and joint ventures

5,837,884 5,276,348 561,536 10.6%

- Property, plant and equipment

91,473,041 86,477,110 4,995,931 5.8%

- Intangible assets

5,344,020 5,396,311

△52,291 △1.0%

- Other non-current assets

11,285,399 11,882,547

△597,148 △5.0%

Total liabilities

69,211,291 63,119,716 6,091,575 9.7%

Current liabilities

54,704,095 50,502,909 4,201,186 8.3%

Non-current liabilities

14,507,196 12,616,807 1,890,389 15.0%

Total equity

192,963,033 179,059,805 13,903,228 7.8%

Total liabilities and equity

262,174,324 242,179,521 19,994,803 8.3%

Capital adequacy ratio

73.6% 73.9%

△0.3%

Debt-to-equity ratio

35.9% 35.3% 0.6% -

Inventory turnover

6.5 6.8

△0.3

※ Presented in accordance with Korean International Financial Reporting Standards (“K-IFRS”)

[ᇞ represents negative (-) balance]

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- Samsung Electronics’ total assets in 2016 were KRW 262.174 trillion, an increase of KRW 19.995 trillion (8.3%) from

the previous year. This includes an increase of KRW 5.0 trillion in property, plant and equipment from large-scale

facilities investment, as well as an increase of KRW 9.5 trillion in cash and cash equivalents.

- Total liabilities were KRW 69.211 trillion, an increase of KRW 6.092 trillion (9.7%) from the previous year. This

includes an increase of KRW 4.201 trillion (8.3%) in current liabilities and an increase of KRW 1.890 trillion (15.0%) in

non-current liabilities.

- Total equity was KRW 192.963 trillion, an increase of KRW 13.903 trillion (7.8%) from the previous year. Retained

earnings increased by KRW 7.954 trillion primarily from net income of KRW 22.726 trillion.

- In terms of financial ratios, the Company maintained the financial structure of a world-class company as the capital

adequacy ratio decreased by 0.3% from the previous year to 73.6% and the debt-to-equity ratio increased by 0.6% from

the previous year to 35.9%.

B. Performance

(Unit: KRW million)

Classification 2016 2015 Increase/decrease % change

Sales

201,866,745 200,653,482 1,213,263 0.6%

Cost of sales

120,277,715 123,482,118

△3,204,403 △2.6%

Gross profit

81,589,030 77,171,364 4,417,666 5.7%

Selling and administrative expenses

52,348,358 50,757,922 1,590,436 3.1%

Operating profit

29,240,672 26,413,442 2,827,230 10.7%

Other revenue

3,238,261 1,685,947 1,552,314 92.1%

Other expenses

2,463,814 3,723,434

△1,259,620 △33.8%

Gain on valuation using the equity method of accounting

19,501 1,101,932

△1,082,431 △98.2%

Financial revenue

11,385,645 10,514,879 870,766 8.3%

Financial expenses

10,706,613 10,031,771 674,842 6.7%

Income before income tax expense

30,713,652 25,960,995 4,752,657 18.3%

Income tax expense

7,987,560 6,900,851 1,086,709 15.7%

Net income

22,726,092 19,060,144 3,665,948 19.2%

※ Presented in accordance with Korean International Financial Reporting Standards (“K-IFRS”)

[ᇞ represents negative (-) balance]

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- In 2016, revenue increased by 0.6% to KRW 202 trillion. This strong result was made possible by increased sales of

semiconductors such as memory products, despite stopping the sales and production of Galaxy Note 7.

- Operating profit increased by 10.7% to KRW 29.241 trillion, income before income tax expense increased by 18.3% to

KRW 30.714 trillion, and net income increased by 19.2% to KRW 22.726 trillion.

Performance by division

[Unit: KRW million]

Classification Division Business

2016 2015

% change

Amount Share Amount Share Amount (%)

Revenue

CE 47,045,423 23.3% 46,895,411 23.4% 150,012 0.3%

IM 100,302,112 49.7% 103,554,255 51.6%

△3,252,143 △3.1%

Semiconductor 51,157,002 25.3% 47,586,752 23.7% 3,570,250 7.5%

DP 26,928,644 13.3% 27,486,861 13.7%

△558,217 △2.0%

Total 78,148,203 38.7% 75,026,114 37.4% 3,122,089 4.2%

Overall revenue

201,866,745 100.0% 200,653,482 100.0% 1,213,263 0.6%

Operating profit

CE 2,638,002 9.0% 1,254,187 4.7% 1,383,815 110.3%

IM 10,807,569 37.0% 10,142,022 38.4% 665,547 6.6%

Semiconductor 13,595,004 46.5% 12,787,297 48.4% 807,707 6.3%

DP 2,226,626 7.6% 2,295,367 8.7%

△68,741 △3.0%

Total 15,850,986 54.2% 14,887,262 56.4% 963,724 6.5%

Overall operating profit

29,240,672 100.0% 26,413,442 100.0% 2,827,230 10.7%

[ᇞ represents negative (-) balance]

[CE Division]

- The CE division’s 2016 revenue increased by 0.3% from the previous year to KRW 47.045 trillion. Consolidated

operating profit increased by KRW 1.384 trillion compared to the previous year to KRW 2.638 trillion.

- The CE division is on the path of stable growth, focusing on our strategic products equipped with our industry leading

premium technologies, such as high picture quality SUHD TVs, Family Hub refrigerators, Active/AddWash washing

machines, and Breeze-free air conditioners.

Our TV business maintained the top position in the overall TV market for the 11th consecutive year, based on our

outstanding technology and design strengths. We continued to widen the gap with our competitors and, as a result,

solidified our market leading position.

In 2017, we will continue to maintain our market leadership in the industry by leading the premium market with our

QLED TV product which provides superior image quality.

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[IM Division]

- The IM division’s revenue for 2016 was KRW 100.302 trillion, decreased by 3.1% compared to the previous year, but

operating profit increased by 6.6% to KRW 10.808 trillion.

- In terms of the IM division business, global shipments of our flagship Galaxy S7 smartphone increased and our mid to

low-range products Galaxy A and J series were well received in the market. Unfortunately, we had to halt sales of our

premium Note 7 smartphone launched in the second half of the year due to quality issues.

In 2017, we will focus on strengthening the premium market leadership based on our unique form factor as well as

differentiated design/UX, and constantly strengthen our position in the mid to low-range markets by offering a diverse

line-up of products. In addition, we will work hard to meet the different needs of consumers with better usability and

more convenient user experience through accessories and wearable devices like Gear S3 and VR.

Along with these efforts, we will continue to invest in new growth engines to differentiate our products and services, in

areas such as Cloud, Intelligence, Mobile B2B, as well as Mobile Payment such as Samsung pay. We will build on the

industry’s Top R&D capability and grow as a global leading company which constantly delivers new value to our

consumers. While constantly pursuing product innovation, we will make sure that consumer safety is our top priority. By

implementing multi-layer safety measures, conducting a thorough pre-safety check, and establishing an organization

devoted to safety verification, we will strive to ensure that a similar quality-related issue does not happen again. We will

be committed to building trust from the market and our consumers.

[Semiconductor]

- The semiconductor business’s 2016 revenue increased by 7.5% from the previous year to KRW 51.157 trillion.

Operating profit increased by 6.3% compared to the previous year to KRW 13.595 trillion.

- The memory business achieved a record high result by enhancing process technology, reducing cost, and expanding

shipments of more profitable products, based on stable demands from major mobile and server customers. Also, we

are focused on securing next-generation technological leadership through continuous investment.

- The The DRAM business environment gradually turned into a supply shortage period from a state of oversupply, as

overall demand increased with the launch of new mobile products and other suppliers were slow in developing high-

performance and high-quality products. Under these circumstances, a heavy demand on the Company is likely to

continue for an extended period of time. We unveiled the industry’s first 10nm-class DRAM products in the fourth

quarter of 2016 and secured a competitive position at least a year ahead of competitors in terms of technology

development capability. Furthermore, we are making various efforts to solidify the leadership position in the DRAM

market through methods such as the ongoing work on the differentiated products based on 10nm-class technology and

the development of next-generation DRAMs.

The demand for NAND is expected to increase as more NAND is included in new smartphones and the ever-increasing

adoption of SSDs (solid state drives) continues, and as a resultwe expect the chip market to experience a supply shortage

as suppliers are reaching the limits in migrating to finer processes and competitors are slow in expanding Vertical

NAND production. We are mass producing both planar and vertical NANDs in order to address the customer demand for

various NAND products in a timely manner. In particular, the Company is mass producing the 3rd generation of Vertical

NAND, which is ahead of its competitors in terms of technology and simultaneously entering the premium market by

applying the products to high-performance SSDs. we are also expanding high-quality 3bit MLC products to maximize

cost competitiveness

In 2017, growth in the memory semiconductor market is expected to continue. In order to continue to lead as the No. 1

memory maker, the Company will expand on differentiated products based on advanced processes and address demands

from each application’s market by taking advantage of our diverse product line-ups.

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- For the System LSI business, the growth has mostly come from mobile products, but we expect the markets for mobile

products such as smartphones and tablets to slow down in 2017. However, the overall demand is projected to stay flat,

due to an increased demand from newly forming markets, such as IoT, wearable, automotive electronics components,

health care and others.

We are also witnessing an increasing demand for high-resolution, high-quality and differentiated image sensors from

companies seeking to differentiate their mobile products. Based on our advanced technologies like dual pixels, we are

leading the CIS product markets for mobile devices.

We have advanced processes and manufacturing technology over our competitors that enable us to lead the foundry

industry. Production demand from fabless customers continue to increase.

[DP]

- The DP division’s revenue in 2016 decreased by 2.0% from the previous year to KRW 26.929 trillion. Operating profit

decreased by 3.0% compared to the previous year to KRW 2.227 trillion.

- We are focused on strengthening the competitiveness of the OLED business through increasing production yields,

improving cost competitiveness and enhancing collaboration with customers. In the mobile display market, the demand

for OLED panel is projected to continuously increase, driven by the demand from smartphone makers who seek to

differentiate their products. Further, the growing trend towards large-sized and high-resolution screens will continue and

demand for flexible displays will further increase. We will diversify the product line-ups of mid- to small-sized OLED

panels and expand our customer base. At the same time, we will expand shipments of flexible products.

This year, we will strive to develop new technologies and make strategic investments in order to respond quickly to

paradigm shifts of the emerging IT industries including IoT, AI, and automotive electronics while securing a leading

position in the next-generation markets.

Along with our efforts to strengthen our business competitiveness, we will undertake a thorough review on the existing

systems and practices in all areas of our business in order to build a robust risk management system.

We expect various uncertainties to persist throughout this year, but we will continue our effort to widen the gap with

competitors through continuous technology innovation and business advancement while striving to better understand the

market and our customers’ needs through in-depth reviews and creating new values. By doing so, we hope to make 2017

another year for strong growth.

C. New businesses

N/A

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D. Changes in Organizational Structure

In December 2009, following an organizational change, the Company was reorganized from a two-divisional system

(DMC and DS) to a system of seven independent business units. Additionally, the total number of regional headquarters

increased to 10, as the Africa regional headquarters was newly established.

In April 2010, the Digital Imaging business unit was added through a merger with Samsung Digital Imaging, increasing

the total number of business units to eight. In December 2010, an overseas semiconductor division was changed from a

subsidiary to a regional headquarters.

In July 2011, the Company established the DS business headquarters to reinforce synergies in the component business. In

December 2011, following an organizational change, the DMC division was re-established and the Company returned to a

two-divisional system (DMC and DS).

In April 2012, the LED business unit was added through a merger with Samsung LED.

In May 2012, the Japan regional headquarters was established under the DS division.

In December 2012, following an organizational change, the CE and IM businesses were upgraded to individual division

status, and the IT Solution business was divided into the Printing Solution and Computer businesses. The Printing

Solution business was incorporated into the CE division, and the Computer business was integrated into the Mobile

business under the IM division. The Medical Device business team was upgraded to a business unit within the CE

division.

In December 2013, the Digital Imaging business was changed to a team unit, and then was integrated with the Mobile

business.

In December 2015, the LED business was reorganized and converted into a team unit.

(Refer to 『2. Company History』 of 『I. Corporate Overview』 for more details about changes in the organizational

structure.)

E. Foreign Exchange Risk

The Company is exposed to foreign exchange risks of currencies, including USD, in carrying out business activities.

Uncertainty related to exchange rates could influence business transactions, assets and liabilities in the future. In particular,

as the Company exports more than it imports, won cash flow can be negatively impacted when the won is strong. As such,

the Company focuses on minimizing foreign exchange risk by matching foreign currency income and expenditure and

does not hedge foreign currencies using derivatives. In particular, macroeconomic factors such as a fall in KRW/USD

exchange rate and global policies to move away from ultra-low interest rates can negatively impact the Company’s

profitability.

F. Recognition of Asset Impairment Loss

The Company conducts an annual review of asset impairment loss, and the determination of recoverable amount of a

CGU (cash generating unit) was based on the calculation of value in use. The use of value was calculated on assumption

regarding BTCF (before tax cash flow), based on the financial budget for the next five years approved by the management

committee. In calculating terminal-year cash flow for period that exceeds the term, assumption of fixed average growth

(does not exceed industry average) was used.

(Refer to 『2. Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements』 of 『III. Financial Affairs』 for more details about asset

impairment loss)

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4. Liquidity, Financing, and Expenditure

As of the end of 2016, the Company has KRW 88.182 trillion of liquid funds.

These liquid funds include i) cash and cash equivalents, ii) short-term financial instruments, and iii) short-term available-

for-sale securities. This balance increased by KRW 16.689 trillion from KRW 71.493 trillion at the end of the previous

period.

The Company’s short-term borrowings (including alternatives for liquidity) are KRW 13.980 trillion, an increase of KRW

2.603 trillion from KRW 11.377 trillion of the end of the previous year. Long-term borrowings are KRW 1.303 trillion, a

decrease of KRW 194 billion from KRW 1.497 trillion of the end of the previous year.

The Company’s net cash (liquid funds - borrowings) is KRW 72.900 trillion, which is an increase of KRW 14.281 trillion

from KRW 58.619 trillion of the end of the previous period.

The Company has ample liquidity according to the liquidity assessment index of the global credit rating agency Moody’s.

The Company’s cash coverage (liquid funds/borrowings), which is a major liquidity index that Moody’s uses, corresponds

to the highest level, Aaa.

2016 2015 Note

Cash Coverage

(Liquid funds/borrowings)

577% 555%

Moody's rating

Aaa : >100%

5. Other Information for Investment Decision Making

A. Significant accounting policies and estimation

- Refer to 『2. Note to Consolidated Financial Statements』 in 『III. Financial Affairs』 for significant accounting

policies and estimates.

B. Environment and employees

- Refer to 『5. Sanctions and others』 in 『XI. Other information』 for environmental sanctions or administrative actions.

- No significant changes in employee positions during this period.

C. Legal regulations

- Refer to 『5. Sanctions and others』 of 『XI. Other information』 for major legal regulations on the Company’s

businesses.

D. Derivatives and risk management policy

- To manage exchange rate risk, overseas companies enter into currency forwards which are denominated in the trading

currency of a foreign currency position as opposed to the companies’ reporting currencies. Overseas offices buy or sell

currency forwards with less than one year maturity via a bank to avert risk.

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VI. Corporate Governance

1. Board of Directors

A. Overview of Board of Directors

As of December 31, 2016, the Board of Directors (BOD) consists of nine (9) directors, four (4) of whom are executive

directors (Oh-Hyun Kwon, Boo-Keun Yoon, Jong-Kyun Shin, and Jae-Yong Lee) and five (5) independent directors (In-

Ho Lee, Han-Joong Kim, Kwang-Soo Song, Byeong-Gi Lee, and Jae-Wan Bahk).

The Board has six (6) committees as follows: Management Committee, Audit Committee, Independent Director

Recommendation Committee, Related Party Transactions Committee, Compensation Committee, and CSR Committee.

B. The BOD Agendas considered and voting results

Date Agenda Results

Independent directors

In-Ho

Lee

Han-

Joong

Kim

Kwang-

Soo

Song

Byeong

-Gi

Lee

Eun-

Mee

Kim

Jae-

Wan

Bahk

Jan 28,

2016

① Approval of FY2015 financial statements and annual business

report

② Buyback and cancellation of treasury stocks

③ Disposal of Samsung Card shares

④ Approval of FY2016 business plan

⑤ Appointment of compliance officer

※

Reported Item

① Report on the internal accounting management system

② Assessment of the internal accounting management system

Approved

For

Absent

For

Feb 12,

2016

① Decision to convene the 47

(FY2016) AGM

② Decision of the 47th AGM agenda items

- report items:

1) FY2015 annual audit report

2) FY2015 annual business report

- Item 1: Approval of FY2015 financial statements, including

balance sheet, income statement, and the statement

of appropriation of retained earnings, etc.

-Item 2: Appointment of Directors

Item 2-1: Appointment of Independent Directors

Item 2-1-1: Appointment of In-ho Lee as an Independent

Director

Item 2-1-2: Appointment of Kwang-soo Song as an

Independent Director

Item 2-1-3: Appointment of Jae-wan Bahk as an Independent

Director

Item 2-2: Appointment of Executive Directors

Item 2-3: Appointment of Audit Committee members

- Item 3: Approval of remuneration limit for Directors

- Item 4: Approval of amendments to the Articles of Incorporation

③ Approval of changes in large-scale goods and services

transactions in 2016

※

Reported Item

① Report on the results of compliance review

Approved

For

Mar 11,

2016

① Revision to BOD regulations

② Appointment of BOD Chairman

③ Appointment of CEO and Directors

④ Appointment of BOD Committee members

⑤ Setting the remuneration of directors

⑥ Cancellation of real estate lease contracts with Samsung Life Insurance

⑦ Donation

Approved

For

Absent

For

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Apr 28,

2016

① Approval of the 48th 1Q16 financial statements and business report

② Buyback and cancellation of treasury stocks

③ Property leasing contract with Samsung Life Insurance

④ Acquisition of Samsung Biologics shares

⑤ Donation to Sungkyunkwan University

⑥ Approval of holding a concurrent position as Executive Director in

Samsung Display

Approved

For

May 20,

2016

① Property leasing contract with Samsung Display

② Approval of Greenhouse gas emissions trading with Samsung

Display

Approved

For

Jul 28,

2016

① Approval of the 48th 1H16 financial statements, half-year business

report and June quarterly dividend

② Buyback and cancellation of treasury stocks

③ Revision to management committee regulations

④ Revision to CSR committee regulations

⑤ Application for property insurance

⑥ Application for Venture Capital Union

pproved

Approved

For

Sep 12,

2016

① Disposal of Printing Solutions Business

② Approval of the Printing solutions business Spin-off

③ Decision to convene the Extraordinary General Shareholders

Meeting (EGM)

④ Decision of the EGM agenda items

- report item: audit report

- Item 1: Approval of the Printing solutions business Spin-off

- Item 2: Appointment of Jae-Yong Lee as an Executive director

⑤ Closing of shareholder register and the record date for EGM

⑥ Disposal of Samsung Biologics shares

pproved

Approved

For

Oct 27,

2016

① Approval of the 3Q16 financial statements and business report

② Participation in Samsung Heavy Industries rights offering

③ Purchase of shares of Cheil Worldwide

④ A property leasing contract with Samsung Securities

⑤ Sale of real estate to Samsung Life Insurance

⑥ Establishment and operation of Lifelong Learning center

⑦ Application for Venture Capital Union

⑧ Donation to Samsung Life Public Welfare Foundation

pproved

Approved

For

Nov 2,

2016

① Report and disclosure of Spin-off Completion of Printing Solutions

Business

② Revision to BOD regulations

Approved

For

Nov 14,

2016

① Acquisition of Harman

Approved

For For For For - For

Nov 29,

2016

① Approval of transactions with affiliate person(s)

② Payment of retirement pensions

③ Approval of mid to long-term shareholder value enhancement plans

④ Purchase of facility of Samsung Display

※

Reported Item

① Report on the results of compliance review

pproved

Approved

For

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C. The Committees of BOD

(1) Composition of the BOD Committees as of December 31, 2016

Committee Name Members Member Name

Responsibility and

Authority

Management

3 Executive

Directors

Oh-Hyun Kwon, Boo-Keun Yoon,

Jong-Kyun Shin

See description below

Related Party

Transactions

3 Independent

Directors

In-Ho Lee, Han-Joong Kim,Kwang-Soo Song

Compensation

3 Independent

Directors

Kwang-Soo Song, In-Ho Lee, Byeong-Gi Lee

CSR

5 Independent

Directors

Byeong-Gi Lee, In-Ho Lee, Han-Joong Kim,

Kwang-Soo Song, Jae-Wan Bahk

※ The Audit Committee and Independent Director Recommendation Committee were excluded according to Corporate Disclosure

Guidelines set forth by the Financial Supervisory Service Authority of South Korea.

i) The Management Committee

- Responsibility: The Management Committee deliberates and decides on matters specified by the BOD regulations and

resolutions or specifically delegated by the BOD. The composition and operation of the management

committee are determined by the BOD.

- Authority

The Management Committee deliberates and decides on the following matters:

(A) General management

1. Annual or mid to long-term management policy and strategy

2. Key management strategy

3. Business planning and restructuring

4. Establishment, relocation, and withdrawal of overseas branch and corporation

5. Initiating cooperation such as strategic partnership with foreign companies

6. Acquisition or disposal of domestic and overseas subsidiaries

(Provided that the value of transaction exceeds 0.1% of total equity)

7. Other major management matters

8. Establishment, relocation, and withdrawal of branches and operations

9. Appointment or dismissal of supervisors

10. Suspension or shutdown of production over 5% of the total production in the recent year

11. Licensing agreements and technology transfer, partnership in regards to technology of over 0.5% of the total equity

12. Acquisitions and transfers of patents related to new material and new technology of over 0.5% of the total equity

13. Collection and destruction of products corresponding to over 5% of the total sales in the recent business year

14. Contracting for over 5% of the total sales in the recent business year

15. Contracting or canceling of single sales agency and suppliers over 5% of the total sales in the recent business year

16. Set basic principles of organization management

17. Decision making on basic principles and any changes related to wages, bonus, and fringe benefits

18. Appointments, dismissals and changes of transfer agent

19. Closing of shareholder register and setting reference date

20. Establishing corporate guidelines for business and management related activities

21. Donations over KRW 50 billion per donation. Donation to related parties between KRW 3 billion and KRW 5 billion

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(B) Matters related to Finance

1. Acquisitions or disposals of equity investments with a value between 0.1% and/or less than 2.5% of the total equity

2. Direct overseas investments with a value of over 0.1% and/or less than 2.5% of the total equity

3. New debt guarantee (excluding extension of period) or collateral issuance with a value of over 0.1% and/or less

than 2.5% of the total equity

A. Collateral: Only in the case of providing collateral for others

B. Guarantee: Excludes performance guarantee (e.g., bid, contract, defect, difference guarantee) and tax

payment guarantee

4. New credit agreement contract (excluding extension of period) with a value of over 0.1% and/or less than 5% of

the total equity

5. Approval of related party transactions:

Related party transactions with affiliates involving cash (loans and payments), equity (stocks and bonds) or

assets (such as real estate and intangible property rights) with a value between KRW 3 billion and/or less than

KRW 5 billion, as defined in the Monopoly Regulation and Fair Trade Act

※ Excluding cases where existing contracts are renewed without significant change.

6. Issuance of Corporate Bond

7. Acquisition and disposal of real estate with a value of over 0.1% of the total equity, provided that the transaction

is with the third party

8. Any matters that the CEO deems necessary and important for the business (e.g., CAPEX)

ii) Related Party Transactions Committee

- Responsibility: Improve management transparency through establishment of a voluntary compliance system

- Authority

1) Right to receive reports on related party transactions:

The Committee can request reports on related party transactions with affiliates

※ According to the Monopoly Regulation and Fair Trade Act, the Related Party Transactions committee is

permitted to conduct preliminary reviews and approves on related party transactions over KRW 5 billion and

other transactions that are deemed as significant.

2) Right to order ex officio investigation of related party transactions

3) Right to propose corrective measures for related party transactions

iii) Compensation Committee

- Responsibility: Provide transparent and objective decision making process related to remuneration of directors

- Authority

1) Propose remuneration limit of directors at annual general shareholders’ meeting

2) Establish the director remuneration system

3) Other matters delegated by the Board

iv) CSR Committee

- Responsibility: Address social responsibilities of the Company and make contributions to public interest

- Authority

1) Matters related to social responsibility of the Company

2) Matters related to establishment, composition and management of organizations (e.g. research groups or council

under the committee)

3) Other matters delegated by the Board

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(2) The BOD Committee Activities

※ The Audit Committee and Independent Director Recommendation Committee were excluded according to Corporate

Disclosure Guidelines set forth by the Financial Supervisory Service Authority of South Korea.

 The Management Committee

Date Agenda Voting Results

Attendance/Voting Results of

Independent Directors

Jan 28, 2016

① Greenhouse gases emissions trading

② Liquidation of a subsidiary

③ Establishment of regional office

Approved

N/A

(All comprised of

executive directors)

Feb 17, 2016

① Patent license agreement

② Memory investment

Approved

Mar 30, 2016

① Establishment of regional office

② Additional investment in Pyeongtaek complex

Approved

Apr 28, 2016

① Memory investment

Approved

May 20, 2016

① Stake acquisition of regional office

② Establishment of a subsidiary

Approved

Jun 9, 2016

① Stake acquisition of regional office

② Memory investment

③ Closing of shareholder register for June quarterly dividend

Approved

Jun 29, 2016

① Patent license agreement

② Establishment of regional office

③ Real estate contract

Approved

Jul 28, 2016

① Memory investment and investment in a subsidiary

② Liquidation of a subsidiary

③ Liquidation of a marketing corporate entity

Approved

Aug 11, 2016 ① Stake acquisition of subsidiary Approved

Sep 1, 2016 ① Disposal of assets Approved

Sep 28, 2016

① Establishment of a subsidiary

② Stake acquisition of subsidiary

③ Real estate contract

Approved

Oct 24, 2016

① Liquidation of a subsidiary

② Memory investment

Approved

Nov 29, 2016

① Additional investment in Pyeongtaek complex

② S.LSI investment

Approved

Dec 20, 2016

① Memory investment

※

Reported Item

① Proposals from investors

Approved

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The Related Party Transactions Committee

Date Agenda

Voting

Results

Name of independent directors

In-Ho Lee

(Attendance:

100%)

Han-Joong Kim

(Attendance:

100%)

Kwang-Soo Song

(Attendance:

100%)

For/against

Jan 27,

2016

- Prior review on large-scale related party transactions

1) Disposal of Samsung Card shares

- Report on 4Q15 related party transactions

Feb 12,

2016

- Prior review on large-scale related party transactions

1) Approval of changes in large-scale goods and services

transactions in 2016

Mar 11,

2016

- Prior review on large-scale related party transactions

Cancellation of real estate lease contracts with Samsung

Life Insurance

2) Donation

Apr 27,

2016

- Approval items

1) Appointment of the head of Related Party Transactions

Committee

- Prior review on large-scale related party transactions

1) Acquisition of Samsung Biologics shares

2) Donation to Sungkyunkwan University

3) Property leasing contract with Samsung Life Insurance

- Report on 1Q16 related party transactions

Approved

For

May 20,

2016

- Prior review on large-scale related party transactions

1) Property leasing contract with Samsung Display

2) Approval of Greenhouse gas emissions trading with

Samsung Display

Jul 27,

2016

- Prior review on large-scale related party transactions

1) Application for property insurance

2) Application for Venture Capital Union

- Report on 2Q16 related party transactions

Sep 12,

2016

- Prior review on large-scale related party transactions

1) Disposal of Samsung Biologics shares

Oct 26,

2016

- Prior review on large-scale related party transactions

1) Participation in Samsung Heavy Industries rights offering

2) Purchase of shares

3) Property leasing contract with Samsung Securities

4) Sale of real estate to Samsung Life Insurance

5) Application for Venture Capital Union

6) Donation to Samsung Life Public Welfare Foundation

- Report on 3Q16 related party transactions

Nov 29,

2016

- Prior review on large-scale related party transactions

1) Approval of large-scale goods and services transactions in

2017

2) Payment of retirement pensions

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 The Compensation Committee

Date Agenda

Voting

Results

Name of Independent Directors

Kwang-Soo Song

(Attendance: 100%)

In-Ho Lee

(Attendance: 100%)

Byeong-Gi Lee

(Attendance: 100%)

For/Against

Feb 5,

2016

① Prior review on 2016 remuneration

ceiling for Directors

Approved For For For

 The CSR Committee

Date Agenda

Voting

Results

Name of Independent Directors

Byeong-Gi Lee

(Attendance:

100%)

In-Ho Lee

(Attendance:

100%)

Han-Joong Kim

(Attendance:

100%)

Kwang-Soo

Song

(Attendance:

100%)

Jae-Wan Bahk

(Attendance:

100%)

For/Against

Apr 28,

2016

① Review on establishment of risk

management council

May 20,

2016

① Review on risk management plans

② Research results and findings of the

2nd term research committee for the

advancement of corporate ecosystem

Approved

For

Jul 28,

2016

① Establishment of CSR risk

management council

Approved

For

Nov 29,

2016

※ Reported Item

① Report on 4Q16 results of CSR risk

management council

- - - - - -

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D. Director Independence

(1) Appointment of Directors

Directors are appointed by shareholders at the general meeting of shareholders. The Board is responsible for nominating

candidates for Executive Directors, and the Independent Director Recommendation Committee nominates independent

director candidates, who are presented to shareholders as separate agendas and voted on at the annual general meeting.

The Board submits shareholders’ proposal for appointment of Directors at the annual general shareholder meeting as a

separate agenda if the proposal satisfies related laws and regulations.

The composition of the Board of Directors, as appointed by shareholders, is as follows:

[As of December 31, 2016]

Position Name Nominated by Responsibility

Transactions with

the Company

Relation with the

controlling

shareholder

Executive

Director

Oh-Hyun Kwon BOD

Chairman of BOD

Head of DS Division

N/A

Executive

Director

Boo-Keun Yoon

BOD

Head of CE Division

Executive

Director

Jong-Kyun Shin

BOD

Head of IM Division

Executive

Director

Jae-Yong Lee

BOD

Overall management of the

Company's operations

Affiliate

Independent

Director

In-Ho Lee

Independent

Director

Recommendation

Committee

Overall management

of the Company

N/A

Independent

Director

Han-Joong Kim

Independent

Director

Recommendation

Committee

Overall management

of the Company

Independent

Director

Kwang-Soo Song

Independent

Director

Recommendation

Committee

Overall management

of the Company

Independent

Director

Byeong-Gi Lee

Independent

Director

Recommendation

Committee

Overall management

of the Company

Independent

Director

Jae-Wan Bahk

Independent

Director

Recommendation

Committee

Overall management

of the Company

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(2) Independent Director Recommendation Committee

The Independent Director Recommendation Committee assesses the independence and ability of potential candidates and

recommends selected candidates to be appointed at the annual general meeting of shareholders. The committee is

composed of three Independent Directors (Han-Joong Kim, Byeong-Gi Lee, and Jae-Wan Bahk) and one Executive

Director (Oh-Hyun Kwon) based on related laws that states more than a majority of members should be independent

directors in accordance with clause 4 of Article 542-8 of the Commercial Law.

(3) Professionalism of Independent Directors

The Company provides the independent directors with access to support staff so they are able to perform their duties

professionally in the BOD and the Board committees. The support staff provides the Directors with reference materials

corresponding to the meeting agendas well in advance so Directors will have the ample opportunity thoroughly review the

topics to be discussed before the Board and committee meetings. If necessary, the Directors are provided with separate

information sessions on any item on the agenda and they are also frequently provided updates on other key management

issues. In addition, the support staff conducts internal education programs which allow Independent Directors to visit and

conduct inspect domestic and overseas business sites and receive reports of the current state of business operation.

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2. Audit System

A. Profile of the member of the Audit Committee

As of December 31, 2016, SEC operates an Audit Committee consisting of three (3) Independent Directors.

Name Career Note

In-Ho Lee

- Corporate Advisor, Shinhan Bank (2009-2011)

- Chief Executive Officer, Shinhan Financial Group (2005-2009)

- President & CEO, Shinhan Bank (1999-2003)

Independent director

Han-Joong Kim

- Professor Emeritus, Yonsei University (2012-Present)

- President, Yonsei University (2008-2012)

- Professor, Dept. of Preventive Medicine & Public Health (1982-2012)

Independent director

Kwang-Soo Song

- Advisor, Kim & Chang Law Office (2007-Present)

- Prosecutor General, Supreme Prosecutors’ Office (2003-2005)

- Chief Prosecutor, Daegu High Prosecutors’ Office (2002-2003)

Independent director

B. Audit Committee Independence

Pursuant to related laws and the Articles of Incorporation, SEC has prepared internal audit regulations which encompass

composition, operation, authority, and responsibility of the Audit Committees to carry out audit related activities.

The Audit Committee is exclusively composed of Independent Directors appointed at the general shareholder meeting and

includes audit and financial experts. Also, the Audit Committee satisfies requirements of relevant laws.

(e.g., The stipulation that the role of head of the committee be held by an Independent Director.)

Requirements Satisfied the requirement Applicable Acts, etc.

- The audit committee shall consist of at least three directors Satisfied (three directors) Article 415-2 (2) of the

Commercial Act,

Article 2 of the Company’s Audit

Committee Regulation

- The ratio of independent directors shall exceed two thirds of the

total number of members.

Satisfied (all members are independent

directors)

- At least one member of the committee shall be an accounting or

financing expert.

Satisfied (In-ho Lee)

Article 542-11 (2) of the

Commercial Act,

Article 3 of the Company’s Audit

Committee Regulation

- The representative of the committee shall be an independent

director.

Satisfied

- Other conditions (affiliates of majority shareholder, etc.)

Satisfied (n/a)

Article 542-11 (3) of the

Commercial Act

The Audit Committee reviews accounting documents including financial statements and audit process related documents

presented by the external auditor, and if needed, requests the external auditor to perform additional reviews on accounting

books and records. To ensure the reliability of accounting related disclosures, the audit committee receives and reviews a

report on internal accounting control systems prepared by internal accounting managers. In addition, the Committee

attends the BOD meetings and other significant meetings. The Committee receives reports on deliberations of the

Management Committee and on business performance from Directors and requests additional reviews and

supplementation of data as needed.

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C. Major Activities of the Audit Committee

See the table below for major activities of the Audit Committee by reporting date.

Date Agenda Voting Results

Name of independent directors

In-Ho Lee

(Attendance: 100%)

Han-Joong Kim

(Attendance: 100%)

Kwang-Soo Song

(Attendance: 100%)

For/Against

Jan 27,

2016

- Report on 2015 financial statement and business report

- Report on 2015 internal accounting management

system activities

- Report on 4Q15 non-audit activities

- Report on 2015 audit activities

Feb 12,

2016

- Review of the 2016 AGM agenda

- Assessment of 2015 activities of internal compliance

system

Apr 27,

2016

ppointment of the head of Audit Committee

- Report on 1Q16 financial statement and business report

- Report on 1Q16 non-audit activities

pproved

For

Jul 27,

2016

- Report on 1H16 financial statement and hal

-year

business report

- Report on 2Q16 non-audit activities

- Report on 1H16 audit activities

Sep 12,

2016

- Review of the 48th EGM agenda

Oct 26,

2016

- Report on 3Q16 financial statement and business report

- Report on 3Q16 non-audit activities

D. Compliance Officer

1. Compliance Officer

Name Sang-joo Lee

Age 46

Academic Background

Doctor of Laws (Korea University College of Law) / Master of Public Administration (Graduate

School of Public Administration, Harvard University)

Current Position Corporate Compliance Team leader at Samsung Electronics Legal Affairs Office

Career

- Dec ’12: Senior vice president/Team leader of Samsung Electronics Global Legal Affairs Team

- Dec ’15: Senior vice president/Team leader of Samsung Electronics Compliance Team

- Feb ’16: Senior vice president/Concurrently Chief privacy officer of Samsung Electronics Global

Privacy Office

2. Date of BOD resolution Jan 28, 2016

3. Disqualifications N/A

4. Others N/A

3. Voting Rights of Shareholders

A. Voting Method

The Company has not adopted a concentrated voting system, voting in writing, or an electronic voting system.

B. Minority Shareholder Right

No minority shareholder right was exercised during the reporting period.

C. Competition over Management Right

No competition over management rights occurred during the reporting period.

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VII. Information on Shareholders

1. Ownership of Shares by the Major Shareholder and Related Parties

The following table presents changes in shares held by the major shareholder and related parties as of the beginning and

end of the reporting period.

[As of December 31, 2016] (Unit: Shares, %)

Name Relationship

Type of

Number of Shares owned

Note Beginning of period End of period

# shares owned

% # shares owned %

Kun-Hee Lee

Major

shareholder

Common 4,985,464

3.38

4,985,464

3.54 -

Kun-Hee Lee

Major

shareholder

Preferred 12,398

0.05

12,398

0.06 -

Samsung C&T Affiliate Common 5,976,362

4.06

5,976,362

4.25 -

Samsung Welfare

Foundation

Affiliate Common 89,683

0.06

89,683

0.06 -

Samsung Foundation

Of Culture

Affiliate Common 37,615

0.03

37,615

0.03 -

Ra-Hee Hong Affiliate Common 1,083,072

0.74

1,083,072

0.77 -

Jae-Yong Lee Affiliate Common 840,403

0.57

840,403

0.60 -

Samsung Life

Insurance

Affiliate Common 10,622,814

7.21

10,622,814 7.55 -

Samsung Life

Insurance

Affiliate Preferred 879

0.00

879

0.00 -

Samsung Life

Insurance

(special accounts)

Affiliate Common 493,350

0.33

467,320

0.33 Open market sales

Samsung Life

Insurance

(special accounts)

Affiliate Preferred 45,457

0.20

51,614

0.25 Open market sales

Samsung Fire &

Marine Insurance

Affiliate Common 1,856,370

1.26

1,856,370

1.32 -

Oh-Hyun Kwon Affiliate Common 1,700

0.00

1,300

0.00 Open market sales

Sang-Hoon Lee Affiliate Common 1,473

0.00

Resigned from the director

position

Tot al

Common 25,988,306

17.64

25,960,403 18.45 -

Preferred 58,734

0.26

64,891

0.32 -

※ The definition of ‘major shareholder’ is as defined in the Monopoly Regulation and Fair Trade Act of Korea.

※ The changes in percentage of shares owned reported herein (excluding open market sales) resulted from the purchase of treasury

stock.

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[The major shareholder]

○ Name of the major shareholder: Kun-Hee Lee

○ Career (recent 5 years): Chairman of Samsung Electronics (2010.3 ~)

Member of the International Olympic Committee (1996 ~)

- The major shareholder of record has not changed during the reporting period.

2. Ownership of Shares

As of December 31, 2016, the date of Suspension of Entry in the Register of Shareholders, shareholders with over 5%

voting shares, excluding the major shareholder, are as follows:

[As of December 31, 2016]

(Unit: Shares)

Classification Name Number of shares owned Share ratio Note

Shareholders with

over 5% voting

National Pension Service 12,976,838

9.22 -

Samsung Life Insurance 11,090,134

7.88 -

Employee Stock Ownership Association - - -

※ Note: According to the shareholder register, as of December 31, 2016.

※ The number of shares owned and share ratio of Samsung Life Insurance includes special accounts.

3. Minority Shareholders

[

As of December 31, 2016]

(Unit: Person, Shares, %)

Classification

Shareholder Shares owned

Note

# of shareholders Portion # of shares Portion

Minority

shareholder

66,719

99.98 76,998,715

54.73

Shareholders with shares less than 1/100 of

total issued stocks

Total 66,799

100.00 140,679,337

100.00

※ Note: According to the shareholder register, as of December 31, 2016.

※ Based on the number of common stock with voting rights.

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4. Stock Affairs

Preemptive Rights in the

Articles of Incorporation

1. New shares to be issued by the Company shall be allocated to the shareholders in proportion to their

respective shareholdings in accordance with Paragraph 6, Article 8. If shares are not subscribed for as a

result of waiver or loss of the preemptive right of the shareholders to subscribe for new shares, or if

fractional shares remain at the time of allocation of new shares, such shares may be disposed of by a

resolution of the Board of Directors in accordance with applicable laws and regulations.

2. Notwithstanding the above Paragraph 1, new shares may be allocated to persons other than

shareholders in the following cases:

a. If the Company issues new shares or causes underwriters to underwrite new shares by a resolution of

the Board of Directors in accordance with applicable laws and regulations including the Financial

Investment Services and Capital Markets Act;

b. If the Company allocates new shares preferentially to members of the Employee Stock Ownership

Association by a resolution of the Board of Directors in accordance with applicable laws and

regulations including the Financial Investment Services and Capital Markets Act;

c. If the Company issues new shares for the issuance of depositary receipts (DR) by a resolution of the

Board of Directors in accordance with the applicable laws and regulations including the Financial

Investment Services and Capital Markets Act;

d. If the Company issues new shares by public offering in accordance with Article 11-3;

e. If new shares are issued by the exercise of stock options in accordance with Article 11-4;

f. If the Company issues new shares to the extent of 20% of the total issued and outstanding shares to

domestic or foreign financial institutions for the purpose of obtaining financing urgently or to the relevant

partner company for the purpose of inducing technology therefrom, etc., by a resolution of the Board of

Directors; provided that the issue price of the new shares shall not be less than the price prescribed by

the Financial Investment Services and Capital Markets Act and other applicable laws and regulations.

☞ (Note) Paragraph 6, Article 8

In the case of rights issue, bonus issue or stock dividend, the holders of common shares shall be entitled to

common shares, and the holders of preferred shares shall be entitled to preferred shares, in proportion to their

respective shareholdings; provided that in the case of rights issue and stock dividend the Company may, if

necessary, issue only one kind of shares, where all the shareholders shall be entitled to such kind of shares to be

issued.

☞ (Note) Article 11-3 (Public Offering)

1. The Company may issue new shares by public offering to the extent that the new shares do not exceed 20% of

the total number of issued and outstanding shares by a resolution of the Board of Directors, pursuant to Article

165-6, Paragraph 1, Item 3 of the Financial Investment Services and Capital Markets Act.

2. If the Company issues new shares by public offering, the type, quantity and issue price of the shares to be newly

issued shall be determined by a resolution of the Board of Directors; provided that the issue price of such new

shares shall not be less than the price prescribed by the Financial Investment Services and Capital Markets Act

and other applicable laws and regulations.

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Preemptive Rights in the

Articles of Incorporation

☞ (Note) Article 11-4 (Stock Options)

1. The Company may grant stock options to its officers and employees (including officers and employees of the

related companies as set forth in Article 542-3, Paragraph 1 of the Commercial Code; the same shall apply for

the purpose of this Article) by a special resolution of the general meeting of shareholders pursuant to Article 542-

3 of the Commercial Code, to the extent permitted by the Commercial Code; provided, however, that the

Company may grant the stock options to its officers and employees (except for the directors of the Company) by

a resolution of the Board of Directors to the extent determined by the relevant laws and regulations.

2. The person to whom stock options may be granted are the officers and employees who have contributed or have

the capacity to contribute to the establishment, management, overseas business, technical innovation, etc. of the

Company; provided, however, that the officers and employees who may not be entitled to stock options under the

relevant laws and regulations shall be excluded.

3. The shares to be issued to the officers or employees by the exercise of their stock options (in case the Company

pays, either in cash or treasury shares, the difference between the exercise price of stock options and the market

price, they refer to the shares which are the basis for such calculation) shall be common shares in registered

form or preferred shares in registered form.

4. Total number of shares to be delivered in accordance with the exercise of stock options shall be up to the extent

permitted by the relevant laws and regulations.

5. The stock options may be exercised until an expiry date determined by a resolution of the general meeting of

shareholders or the Board of Directors and such expiry date shall be determined within a period not exceeding

eight (8) years from the date when two (2) years have elapsed from the date of the general meeting of

shareholders or the date of the Board of Directors' meeting at which a resolution to grant such stock options is

adopted; provided, however, that the person to whom a stock option is granted should serve the Company for at

least two (2) years after the date of such resolution in order to exercise such stock option, unless otherwise set

forth by relevant laws and regulations.

6. The terms and conditions for stock options, such as the contents and exercise price thereof shall be determined

by a special resolution of the general meeting of shareholders or by a resolution of the Board of Directors in

accordance with the relevant laws and regulations and the Articles of Incorporation; provided, however, that such

matters which are not provided for as matters reserved for resolutions of the general meeting of shareholders or

the Board of Directors' meeting under the relevant laws and regulations or the Articles of Incorporation may be

determined by the Board of Directors or a committee authorized by the Board of Directors.

7. The Company may cancel the grant of stock options by a resolution of the Board of Directors in any of the

following cases:

a. In case the relevant officer or employee voluntarily retires from his/her office or leaves the Company after the

grant of stock options;

b. In case the relevant officer or employee causes substantial damages to the Company due to his/her willful

misconduct or negligence;

c. In case any of the causes for cancellation set forth in the stock option agreement occurs.

Settlement date December 31

Annual General

Meetings of

Shareholders

Within 3 months after the end of every business year

Shareholder register closing period One month from January 1

Stock type 1,5,10,50,100,500,1000,10000(8 types)

Transfer agent Korea Securities Depository(T: +82-2-3774-3000): 23, Yeouinaru-ro 4-gil, Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul, Korea

Shareholder benefit n/a Published on Joongang Daily

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5. Stock Price and Stock Transactions

A. Domestic Stock Market

(Unit: KRW, Shares)

Type

July ‘16 August September October November December

Common

stock

Stock price

Highest

1,543,000

1,687,000

1,643,000

1,706,000 1,746,000

1,812,000

Lowest 1,421,000

1,517,000

1,465,000

1,535,000 1,539,000

1,718,000

Average 1,497,810

1,595,545

1,583,474

1,606,750 1,625,045

1,777,190

Volume

Highest (day)

334,983

410,644

529,987

781,771 570,704

329,251

Lowest (day) 126,701

139,177

153,203

185,799 108,349

93,069

Monthly 4,470

5,037

5,218

6,910 5,105

3,922

Preferred

stock

Stock price

Highest

1,265,000

1,400,000

1,355,000

1,379,000 1,356,000

1,438,000

Lowest 1,180,000

1,252,000

1,178,000

1,251,000 1,209,000

1,355,000

Average 1,219,762

1,318,136

1,292,632

1,304,000 1,278,000

1,401,381

Volume

Highest (day) 82,134

126,128

65,293

65,540 102,488

58,063

Lowest (day) 17,649

22,252

16,503

10,300 19,312

8,252

Monthly 932

995

791

504 705

708

※ Monthly trading volume in 1,000 shares

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B. Overseas Stock Market

□ Name of Stock Exchange: London Stock Exchange (Common stock)

(Unit: USD, KRW, DR)

Type

July ‘16 August September October November December

Common

stock

Stock

price

Highest

686.50

750.50

745.50

763.00 733.50

767.00

(Converted to KRW)

772,793

830,353

823,778

847,922 857,095

896,930

Lowest

602.00

671.50

666.00

670.50 660.00

731.50

(Converted to KRW)

694,106

744,626

732,267

744,926 768,504

857,757

Average

650.55

713.43

706.57

708.90 695.30

749.70

Volume

Highest (day)

125,764

72,419

75,048

184,917 94,563

59,094

Lowest (day)

16,374

11,052

13,065

14,293 4,062

3,276

Monthly

896

732

794

1,198 569

477

※ Monthly volume in 1,000 Depository Receipt (DR) shares.

※ Stock price converted to KRW is based on the closing price of the KRW/USD exchange rate of the applicable trading day.

Ratio: Common one (1) share equals DR two (2) shares

□ Name of Stock Exchange: Luxembourg Stock Exchange (Preferred stock)

(Unit: USD, KRW, DR )

Type

July ‘16 August September October November December

Preferred

stock

Stock

price

Highest

564.00

621.00

615.00

609.00 576.00

606.00

(Converted to KRW)

634,895

698,811

686,832

676,782 673,056

708,717

Lowest

504.00

560.00

532.00

545.00 518.00

574.00

(Converted to KRW)

581,112

620,984

584,934

605,495 605,956

670,604

Average

531.14

588.14

577.64

573.67 546.73

590.00

Volume

Highest (day)

81,517

24,881

23,993

20,447 20,661

13,261

Lowest (day)

614

573

829

490 761

212

Monthly

194

164

107 100

※ Monthly volume in 1,000 DR shares.

※ Stock price converted to KRW is based on KRW/USD exchange rate of closing price of trading day.

Ratio: Preferred one (1) share equals DR two (2) shares

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VIII. Executives and Employees

1. Executives and Employees

A. Registered Executives

[As of December 31, 2016]

(Unit: # of shares)

Name Gender

Date of

birth

Position

Registered

executive

Full/

part-

time

Responsibility

Major career

Numbe

of shares

owned

Length of

Service

Term expiration

Common

Preferred

Oh-

Hyun

Kwon

M 1952.10 CEO

Registered

executive

Full time

Chairman of BOD

Head of DS

Division

Head of DS

Division

1,300 0 58 mo. 2018.03.16

Boo-

Keun

Yoon

M 1953.02 CEO

Registered

executive

Full time

Head of CE

Division

Head of CE

Division

0 0 46 mo. 2019.03.15

Jong-

Kyun

Shin

M 1956.01 CEO

Registered

executive

Full time

Head of IM

Division

Head of IM

Division

0 0 46 mo. 2019.03.15

Jae-

Yong

Lee

M 1968.06

Executive

Director

Registered

executive

Full time

Overall

management of

the Company's

operation

Vice Chairman

840,403

0 3 mo. 2019.10.27

In-Ho

Lee

M 1943.11

Independent

Director

Registered

executive

Part time

Overall

management of

the Company

Former

President &

CEO of

Shinhan

Bank

0 0 82 mo. 2019.03.19

Han-

Joong

Kim

M 1948.11

Independent

Director

Registered

executive

Part time

Overall

management of

the Company

Former

President of

Yonsei

University

0 0 58 mo. 2018.03.18

Kwang-

Soo

Song

M 1950.01

Independent

Director

Registered

executive

Part time

Overall

management of

the Company

Advisor at Kim

& Chang Law

Office

0 0 46 mo. 2019.03.15

Byeong-

Gi Lee

M 1951.05

Independent

Director

Registered

executive

Part time

Overall

management of

the Company

Professor

Emeritus at

Seoul National

University

0 0 58 mo. 2018.03.16

Jae-

Wan

Bahk

M 1955.01

Independent

Director

Registered

executive

Part time

Overall

management of

the Company

Professor

Public

Administration

Sungkyunkwan

University

0 0 10 mo. 2019.03.11

※ On March 11, 2016, Jae-Wan Bahk was newly appointed as an Independent Director at the annual general meeting

of shareholders and Independent Director Eun-Mee Kim retired upon the expiration of her term.

※ Jae-Yong Lee was newly appointed as Executive Director at the Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders

on October 27, 2016, and Executive Director Sang-Hoon Lee resigned.

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B. Concurrent Position with Other Companies

[As of December 31, 2016]

Concurrent office holder Company

Name Position Name of company Position

Kwang-Soo Song Independent director Doosan Corp. Independent director

Jae-Wan Bahk Independent director Lotte Shopping co., Ltd Independent director

Oh-Hyun Kwon Executive director, CEO Samsung Display Executive director, CEO

Jae-Yong Lee Executive director EXOR N.V Independent director

C. Employees

[As of December 31, 2016] (Unit: KRW million)

Division Gender

No. of employees

Average length

of service

(years)

Total

Compensation

Average

Compensation

per employee

Regular

Contract-

based

Others Total

CE M 11,058 109 - 11,167 12.9 - -

CE F 2,159 19 - 2,178 7.9 - -

IM M 19,358 215 - 19,573 11.1 - -

IM F 6,793 32 - 6,825 8.6 - -

DS M 31,281 123 - 31,404 10.5 - -

DS F 12,856 22 - 12,878 9.8 - -

Others M 7,305 139 - 7,444 13.4 - -

Others F 1,702 29 - 1,731 8.8 - -

Gender Total M 69,002 586 - 69,588 11.4 8,277,739 116

Gender Total F 23,510 102 - 23,612 9.2 1,962,847 81

Total 92,512 688 - 93,200 10.8 10,240,586 107

※ Total compensation and average compensation per employee were calculated before income tax and other deductions based on the

earned income payment record submitted to the district tax office in accordance with Article 20 of the Income Tax Law.

※ The number of employees represent domestic employees resident in Korea, excluding four executive directors.

※ Average compensation per employee was calculated based on total average employee figure of 95,460

(male: 71,084; female: 24,375)

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2. Remuneration for Directors

A. Summary on Total Remuneration

(1) Remuneration approved at the annual general meetings of shareholders

(Unit: KRW million)

Number of Persons

Amount Approved at

Shareholders’ Meeting

Note

Executive Directors 4

Independent Directors 2

Audit Committee member or Auditor 3

Total 9

39,000

※ Number of persons as of the Reporting Date.

※ The amount approved at shareholders’ meeting is the remuneration limit for directors registered pursuant to Article 388 of the

Korean Commercial Act (“Registered Directors”). It includes compensation for Registered Directors who retired this fiscal year

and in past years.

(2) Remuneration Paid

[Remuneration paid for directors and audits]

(Unit: KRW million)

Number

of Persons

Total amount of

remuneration

Average remuneration per

Director

Note

9 20,194

2,203

Remuneration for resigned director is included

※ Number of persons is as of the Reporting Date.

※ The total amount is the income based on the Income Tax Law that incumbent or retired executive directors, independent directors,

and members of audit committee in the fiscal year received as a Registered Director in accordance with Article 159 of the

Financial Investment Services and Capital Markets Act and Article 168 of the enforcement decree of the same law.

※ Average remuneration per Director was calculated by dividing total remuneration by annual average number of persons.

※ There is no recognized expenses (compensation expenses) in this term from granting stock options.

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[Remuneration paid by type of director]

(Unit: KRW million)

Number

of Persons

Total amount of

remuneration

Average

remuneration

per Director

Note

Executive Director

(not including independent directors

and audit committee members)

4 19,750

4,837

Remuneration for resigned director is included

Independent Director

(not including audit committee

members)

2 188

Remuneration for resigned director is included

Audit Committee member 3 256

Auditor - -

※ Number of persons is as of the Reporting Date.

※ The total amount is the income based on the Income Tax Law that incumbent or retired executive directors, independent directors,

and members of audit committee in the fiscal year received as a Registered Director in accordance with Article 159 of the

Financial Investment Services and Capital Markets Act and Article 168 of the enforcement decree of the same law.

※ Average remuneration per Director was calculated by dividing total remuneration by annual average number of persons.

※ There is no recognized expenses (compensation expenses) in this term from granting stock options.

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3. Remuneration for Individual Executive Directors

(1) Summary on Remuneration by Executive

(Unit: KRW million)

Name position

Total amount of

remuneration

Remuneration not included

in total amount

Oh-Hyun Kwon CEO 6,698

Boo-Keun Yoon CEO 5,030

Jong-Kyun Shin CEO 3,986

Jae-Yong Lee Executive Director 1,135

Sang-Hoon Lee Executive Director 2,901

(2) Criteria and Methodology

(Unit: KRW million)

Name

Type of

remuneration

Total amount Criteria and methodology

Oh-Hyun

Kwon

(CEO)

Earned

Income

Salary 1,944

In accordance with internal regulation for executive treatment (Board resolution),

Remuneration is determined based on position (vice president), responsibilities, and

performance results. He was paid KRW 174 million per month from January to April

and KRW 156 million per month from May to December.

Bonus 4,635

- Traditional holiday bonus: 100% of monthly wage

- Target Achievement Incentive: Paid biannual basis within the range of 0~200% of monthly

wage

* CEO decides the amount according to the level of target achieved

- Performance Incentive: When performance exceeds the Company’s goal; CEO

decides the amount based on 20% profit. Paid once a year within 0~50% of salary.

(Adjusted according to individual performance)

- Long-term incentive: Calculated within the director remuneration limit, based on the

average salary of 3 years, using ROE, stock performance, and EBIT margin as criteria.

Paid over the course of 3 years.

※ Bonus awarded based on his contributions and consideration for his performance;

As the Company’s CEO, he laid the foundation for the Company’s continuous growth.

He expanded cutting-edge processes and increased sales of high value-added

products for semiconductor and DP business, and he also improved productivity of

OLED panels. Under his leadership, the Company achieved KRW 202 trillion in

revenue and KRW 29 trillion in operating profit.

Profit from

exercising

stock

option

- n/a

Other

Income

119

Fringe benefits are provided in line with the internal regulation for executive treatment

(Board resolution)

Retirement Income - n/a

Other Income - n/a

(Unit: KRW million)

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Name

Type of

remuneration

Total amount Criteria and methodology

Boo-Keun

Yoon (CEO)

Earned

Income

Salary 1,728

In accordance with internal regulation for executive treatment (Board resolution),

Remuneration is determined based on his position (president), responsibilities, and

performance results. He was paid KRW 144 million per month.

Bonus 3,216

- Traditional holiday bonus: 100% of monthly wage

- Target Achievement Incentive: Paid biannual basis within the range of 0~200% of monthly

wage

* CEO decides the amount according to the level of target achieved

- Performance Incentive: When performance exceeds the Company’s goal; CEO

decides the amount based on 20% profit. Paid once a year within 0~50% of salary.

(Adjusted according to individual performance)

- Long-term incentive: Calculated within the director remuneration limit, based on the

average salary of 3 years, using ROE, stock performance, and EBIT margin as criteria.

Paid over the course of 3 years.

※ Bonus awarded based on his contributions and consideration for his performance;

He strengthened the Company’s leading position in the market by expanding

shipments of premium products such as Chef Collection kitchen appliances and Add

Wash washing machines, and strengthened business competitiveness by increasing

B2B investment and launching innovative products including QLED TV and Family

Hub 2.0 refrigerator. Under his leadership, the Company’s TV business maintained the

top position (in terms of market share) in the overall TV market for the 11th

consecutive year.

Profit from

exercising

stock

option

- n/a

Other

Income

Fringe benefits are provided in line with the internal regulation for executive treatment

(Board resolution)

Retirement Income - n/a

Other Income - n/a

(Unit: KRW million)

Name

Type of

remuneration

Total amount Criteria and methodology

Jong-Kyun

Shin (CEO)

Earned

Income

Salary 1,728

In accordance with internal regulation for executive treatment (Board resolution),

Remuneration is determined based on his position (president), responsibilities, and

performance results. He was paid KRW 144 million per month.

Bonus 2,154

- Traditional holiday bonus: 100% of monthly wage

- Target Achievement Incentive: Paid biannual basis within the range of 0~200% of monthly

wage

* CEO decides the amount according to the level of target achieved

- Performance Incentive: When performance exceeds the Company’s goal; CEO

decides the amount based on 20% profit. Paid once a year within 0~50% of salary.

(Adjusted according to individual performance)

- Long-term incentive: Calculated within the director remuneration limit, based on the

average salary of 3 years, using ROE, stock performance, and EBIT margin as criteria.

Paid over the course of 3 years.

※ Bonus awarded based on his contributions and consideration for his performance;

Despite many challenges such as the Galaxy Note 7 issue, he expanded sales of

flagship products such as Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge, strengthening the Company’s

leading position in the global market. Also, he expanded service regions of Samsung

Pay and Cloud.

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Profit from

exercising

stock

option

- n/a

Other

Income

104

Fringe benefits are provided in line with the internal regulation for executive treatment

(Board resolution)

Retirement Income - n/a

Other Income - n/a

(Unit: KRW million)

Name

Type of

remuneration

Total amount Criteria and methodology

Jae-Yong

Lee

(Executive

Director)

Earned

Income

Salary 476

In accordance with internal regulation for executive treatment (Board resolution),

Remuneration is determined based on his position (vice chairman), responsibilities,

and performance results. He was paid KRW 159 million per month from October to

December.

Bonus 635

- Traditional holiday bonus: 100% of monthly wage

- Target Achievement Incentive: Paid biannual basis within the range of 0~200% of monthly

wage

* CEO decides the amount according to the level of target achieved

- Performance Incentive: When performance exceeds the Company’s goal; CEO

decides the amount based on 20% profit. Paid once a year within 0~50% of salary.

(Adjusted according to individual performance)

- Long-term incentive: Calculated within the director remuneration limit, based on the

average salary of 3 years, using ROE, stock performance, and EBIT margin as criteria.

Paid over the course of 3 years.

※ Bonus awarded based on his contributions and consideration for his performance;

As a registered director, he successfully made a large-scale strategic M&A deal since

he sat on the Board, contributing to securing future growth engines of the Company.

Profit from

exercising

stock

option

- n/a

Other

Income

Fringe benefits are provided in line with the internal regulation for executive treatment

(Board resolution)

Retirement Income - n/a

Other Income - n/a

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(Unit: KRW million)

Name

Type of

remuneration

Total amount Criteria and methodology

Sang-Hoon

Lee

(Executive

Director)

Earned

Income

Salary 1,080

In accordance with internal regulation for executive treatment (Board resolution),

Remuneration is determined based on his position (president), responsibilities, and

performance results. He was paid KRW 108 million per month from January to

October.

Bonus 1,719

- Traditional holiday bonus: 100% of monthly wage

- Target Achievement Incentive: Paid biannual basis within the range of 0~200% of monthly

wage

* CEO decides the amount according to the level of target achieved

- Performance Incentive: When performance exceeds the Company’s goal; CEO

decides the amount based on 20% profit. Paid once a year within 0~50% of salary.

(Adjusted according to individual performance)

- Long-term incentive: Calculated within the director remuneration limit, based on the

average salary of 3 years, using ROE, stock performance, and EBIT margin as criteria.

Paid over the course of 3 years.

※ Bonus awarded based on his contributions and consideration for his performance;

Despite many challenges such as the low growth of the global economy, he

strengthened internal stability by efficiently managing resources and creating synergy

among businesses, as the president of Corporate Management Office. Also, he greatly

contributed to creating an organizational culture which fosters creativity and

reengineering the organization.

Profit from

exercising

stock

option

- n/a

Other

Income

102

Fringe benefits are provided in line with the internal regulation for executive treatment

(Board resolution)

Retirement Income - n/a

Other Income - n/a

B. Stock Options Granted and Exercised

(1) Status of Stock Options Granted to Registered Directors

There have been no stock options granted to, or exercised by, the executive BOD or Audit Committee members during the

reporting period.

(2) Status of Stock Options Granted to Non-Registered Executives

As of December 31, 2016, there is no accumulated-basis unexercised stock option.

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IX. Affiliates and Subsidiaries

1. Affiliates & Subsidiaries

A. Affiliates

- Name of affiliated group: Samsung Group

As at December 31, 2016, Samsung Group had a total of fifty-eight (58) domestic affiliates, where seven (7) affiliates

(Nuri Solution, Samsung Fine Chemicals, S-EnPol, Hantok Chemicals, SDI-Chemical Co., Ltd., Jeongahm Wind Power,

Allat) were excluded and three (3) affiliate (SDI- Chemical Co., Ltd., Samsung Fire & Marine Financial Service, S-

Printing Solution) were added. Among the Samsung Group’s fifty-eight (58) domestic affiliates, sixteen (16) affiliates

including Samsung Electronics are listed, and forty-two (42) affiliates are unlisted.

[As of December 31, 2016]

No. of

affiliates

Name of affiliates

Listed 16

Samsung C&T, Samsung Electronics, Samsung SDI, SEMCO, Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance,

Samsung Heavy Industries, Samsung Life Insurance, MULTICAMPUS,

Samsung Securities, Samsung SDS, Samsung Card, Samsung Engineering, S1,

Cheil Worldwide, Hotel Shilla, Samsung Biologics

Unlisted 42

Seoul Lakeside CC, Samwoo Architects & Engineers, CVnet Corporation,

Samsung Bioepis, Samsung Display, Samsung Corning Advanced Glass, SU Materials,

STECO, SEMES, Samsung Electronics Service, Samsung Electronics Sales,

Samsung Electronics Logitech, Suwon Samsung Bluewings FC, Samsung Medison,

Samsung Claim Adjustment Service, Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance Service,

Samsung Fire & Marine Financial Service, Daejung Offshore Wind Power Co., Ltd., Samsung Futures,

Samsung Asset Management, Saengbo, Samsung Life Service, Samsung SRA Asset Management, Samsung

Life Financial Service, SD Flex, Cheil Fashion Retail, Natural9, Samsung Welstory,

S-Printing Solution, SECUI, STM, S-Core, OpenHands, Miracom,

Samsung Card Customer Service, Human TSS, S-1CRM, Shilla Stay,

HDC Shilla Duty Free LTD, SERI, Samsung Lions, Samsung Venture Investment Corporation

Total 58

※ Effective March 11, 2016, CREDU changed its name to Multicampus Co., Ltd..

※ Effective April 1, 2016, Colombo Korea changed its name to Cheil Fashion Retail Co., Ltd.

※ Allat was excluded from the Company group on December 15, 2016 (sold its shares on September 30, 2016)

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B. Ownership Status of Affiliates and Subsidiaries

1) Domestic

Investee

Investor

Samsung

C&T Corp

Samsung

Electronics

Samsung

SDI

Samsung

Electro-

Mechanics

Samsung

Heavy

Industries

Hotel

Shilla

Samsung

Engineering

Cheil

Worldwide

Corpo

ration

Samsung

SDS

Samsung

Lions

SERI STECO

Samsung C&T

Corporation

4.2 0.1 7.0

17.1 1.0

Samsung

Electronics

19.6 23.7 16.9

5.1 25.2

22.6 29.8 70.0

Samsung SDI

2.1 0.4 0.1 11.7 11.0 29.6

Samsung Electro-

mechanics

2.6 2.3

23.8

Samsung Heavy

Industries

1.0

Cheil Worldwide

0.1 67.5

Hotel Shilla

S1 Corporation

SERI

Samsung SDS

Samsung Life

Insurance

0.1 7.9 0.1 0.1 3.3

7.4

0.0

0.1

5.6 0.1 14.8

Samsung Fire &

Marine Insurance

1.4 1.3 0.2 1.0

Samsung

Securities.

3.1 1.3

Samsung Card

1.3 3.0 1.9

SDC

Samsung

BioLogics

Miracom

Tota l

6.3 13.5 19.6 23.8 23.2

17.0

18.9 28.4

20.8 39.7 67.5 100.0 70.0

※ (% of Ownership; As of December 31, 2016; Based on Common shares)

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Investee

Investor

SEMES

Samsung

Electronics

Service

Samsung

Electronics

Sales

Suwon

Samsung

Bluewings

Samsung

Electronics

Logitech

Samsung

Display

Samsung

Medison

Samsung

BioLogics

Samsung

BioEpis

Samsung

Corning

Advanced

Glass

Materials

CVnet

Seoul

Lakeside

Samsung C&T

Corporation

43.4

40.1

100.0

Samsung

Electronics

91.5 99.3 100.0 100.0 84.8 68.5 47.8

Samsung SDI

15.2

Samsung Electro-

mechanics

Samsung Heavy

Industries

Cheil Worldwide

100.0

Hotel Shilla

S1 Corporation

SERI

Samsung SDS

9.4

Samsung Life

Insurance

0.0

Samsung Fire &

Marine Insurance

Samsung

Securities.

Samsung Card

SDC

50.0 50.0

Samsung

BioLogics

93.3

Miracom

Tota l

91.5 99.3 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 68.5 75.0

93.3

50.0 50.0 49.5

100.0

※ (% of Ownership; As of December 31, 2016; Based on Common shares)

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Investee

Investor

Samwoo

Architects &

Engineers

SD Flex

Cheil

Fashion

Retail

Natural9

Samsung

Welstory

Daejung

Offshore

Wind

Power

SECUI Human TSS

S-1CRM STM

MULTI

CAMPUS

S-Core

Open

Hands

Samsung C&T

Corporation

100.0 100.0 51.0 100.0 8.7

Samsung

Electronics

Samsung SDI

50.0 100.0

Samsung Electro-

mechanics

Samsung Heavy

Industries

50.1

Cheil Worldwide

5.2

Hotel Shilla

S1 Corporation

100.0 100.0 0.6

SERI

15.2

Samsung SDS

56.5 47.2 81.8 100.0

Samsung Life

Insurance

0.0

Samsung Fire &

Marine Insurance

Samsung

Securities.

Samsung Card

SDC

Samsung

BioLogics

Miracom

0.5

Tota l

100.0 50.0 100.0 51.0 100.0 50.1 65.2 100.0 100.0 100.0 62.4 88.1 100.0

※ (% of Ownership; As of December 31, 2016; Based on Common shares)

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Investee

Investor

Miracom

Shilla

Stay

HDC

Shilla

Duty

Free

LTD

Samsung

Life

Insurance

Saengbo

Samsung

Life

Service

Samsung

SRA

Asset

Managem

ent

Samsung

Life Financial

Service

Samsung

Fire &

Marine

Insurance

Samsung

Claim

Adjustmen

t Service

Samsung

Fire &

Marine

Insurance

Service

Samsung Fire

& Marine

Financial

Service

Samsung

Securities

Samsung C&T

Corporation

19.3

Samsung

Electronics

Samsung SDI

Samsung Electro-

mechanics

Samsung Heavy

Industries

Cheil Worldwide

5.4

Hotel Shilla

100.0 50.0

S1 Corporation

0.6

SERI

Samsung SDS

83.6

Samsung Life

Insurance

50.0 99.8 100.0 100.0 15.0 30.2

Samsung Fire &

Marine Insurance

100.0 100.0 100.0

Samsung

Securities.

Samsung Card

SDC

Samsung

BioLogics

Miracom

Tota l

89.6 100.0 50.0 19.3 50.0 99.8 100.0 100.0 15.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

30.2

※ (% of Ownership; As of December 31, 2016; Based on Common shares)

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Investee

Investor

Samsung

Card

S-Printing

Solution

Samsung

Card

Customer

Service

Samsung

Asset

Management

Samsung

Futures

Samsung

Venture

Investment

Samsung C&T

Corporation

16.7

Samsung

Electronics

100.0 16.3

Samsung SDI

16.3

Samsung Electro-

mechanics

17.0

Samsung Heavy

Industries

17.0

Cheil Worldwide

Hotel Shilla

S1 Corporation

SERI

Samsung SDS

Samsung Life

Insurance

71.9 100.0

Samsung Fire &

Marine Insurance

Samsung

Securities.

100.0

16.7

Samsung Card

100.0

SDC

Samsung

BioLogics

Miracom

Tota l

71.9 100.0 100.0 100.0

100.0

※ (% of Ownership; As of December 31, 2016; Based on Common shares)

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2) Overseas

Investor Investee

Ownership

Samsung C&T America Inc. Meadowland Distribution

100.0

Samsung C&T America Inc. SAMSUNG OIL & GAS USA CORP

10.0

Samsung C&T America Inc. Samsung Green repower, LLC

100.0

Samsung C&T America Inc. Samsung Solar Construction Inc.

100.0

Samsung C&T America Inc. QSSC, S.A. de C.V.

20.0

Samsung C&T America Inc. S-print Inc

24.0

Samsung Renewable Energy Inc. SRE GRW EPC GP Inc.

100.0

Samsung Renewable Energy Inc. SRE GRW EPC LP

100.0

Samsung Renewable Energy Inc. SRE SKW EPC GP Inc.

100.0

Samsung Renewable Energy Inc. SRE SKW EPC LP

100.0

Samsung Renewable Energy Inc. SRE GRW LP Holdings LP

100.0

Samsung Renewable Energy Inc. SRE SKW LP Holdings LP

100.0

Samsung Renewable Energy Inc. SRE WIND PA GP INC.

100.0

Samsung Renewable Energy Inc. SRE WIND PA LP

100.0

Samsung Renewable Energy Inc. SRE GRS Holdings GP Inc.

100.0

Samsung Renewable Energy Inc. SRE GRS Holdings LP

100.0

Samsung Renewable Energy Inc. SRE K2 EPC GP Inc.

100.0

Samsung Renewable Energy Inc. SRE K2 EPC LP

100.0

Samsung Renewable Energy Inc. SRE KS HOLDINGS GP INC.

100.0

Samsung Renewable Energy Inc. SRE KS HOLDINGS LP

100.0

Samsung Renewable Energy Inc. SRE Belle River LP Holdings LP

100.0

Samsung Renewable Energy Inc. SRE Armow EPC GP Inc.

100.0

Samsung Renewable Energy Inc. SRE Armow EPC LP

100.0

Samsung Renewable Energy Inc. SRE Armow LP Holdings LP

100.0

Samsung Renewable Energy Inc. SRE North Kent 1 LP H.LP

100.0

Samsung Renewable Energy Inc. SRE Wind GP Holding Inc.

100.0

Samsung Renewable Energy Inc. SRE North Kent 2 LP Holdings LP

100.0

Samsung Renewable Energy Inc. SRE Solar Development GP Inc.

100.0

Samsung Renewable Energy Inc. SRE Solar Development LP

100.0

Samsung Renewable Energy Inc. SRE Windsor Holdings GP Inc.

100.0

Samsung Renewable Energy Inc. SRE Windsor Holdings LP

100.0

Samsung Renewable Energy Inc. SRE Southgate Holdings GP Inc.

100.0

Samsung Renewable Energy Inc. SRE Southgate Holdings LP

100.0

Samsung Renewable Energy Inc. SRE Solar Construction Management GP Inc.

100.0

Samsung Renewable Energy Inc. SRE Solar Construction Management LP

100.0

Samsung Renewable Energy Inc. SRE DEVELOPMENT GP INC.

100.0

Samsung Renewable Energy Inc. SRE DEVELOPMENT LP

100.0

Samsung Renewable Energy Inc. SRE BRW EPC GP INC.

100.0

Samsung Renewable Energy Inc. SRE BRW EPC LP

100.0

Samsung Renewable Energy Inc. SRE North Kent 1 GP Holdings Inc

100.0

Samsung Renewable Energy Inc. SRE North Kent 2 GP Holdings Inc

100.0

Samsung Renewable Energy Inc. SRE Belle River GP Holdings Inc

100.0

Samsung Renewable Energy Inc. SRE NK1 EPC GP Inc

100.0

Samsung Renewable Energy Inc. SRE NK1 EPC LP

100.0

Samsung Green repower, LLC SOLAR PROJECTS SOLUTIONS,LLC

50.0

SP Armow Wind Ontario GP Inc SP Armow Wind Ontario LP

0.0

Samsung C&T Oil & Gas Parallel Corp. PLL Holdings LLC

83.6

Samsung C&T Oil & Gas Parallel Corp. PLL E&P LLC

90.0

SRE GRW EPC GP Inc. SRE GRW EPC LP

0.0

SRE SKW EPC GP Inc. SRE SKW EPC LP

0.0

PLL Holdings LLC Parallel Petroleum LLC

61.0

SRE GRW LP Holdings LP Grand Renewable Wind LP Inc.

45.0

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SRE SKW LP Holdings LP South Kent Wind LP Inc.

50.0

SRE WIND PA GP INC. SRE WIND PA LP

0.0

SRE GRS Holdings GP Inc. Grand Renewable Solar GP Inc.

50.0

SRE GRS Holdings GP Inc. SRE GRS Holdings LP

0.0

SRE K2 EPC GP Inc. SRE K2 EPC LP

0.0

SRE KS HOLDINGS GP INC. KINGSTON SOLAR GP INC.

50.0

SRE KS HOLDINGS GP INC. SRE KS HOLDINGS LP

0.0

SOUTHGATE SOLAR GP INC. SOUTHGATE SOLAR LP

0.0

WINDSOR SOLAR GP INC. WINDSOR SOLAR LP

0.0

SRE Belle River LP Holdings LP SP Belle River Wind LP

42.5

SP Belle River Wind GP Inc SP Belle River Wind LP

0.0

SRE Armow EPC GP Inc. SRE Armow EPC LP

0.0

SRE Armow LP Holdings LP SP Armow Wind Ontario LP

50.0

SRE North Kent 1 LP H.LP North Kent Wind 1 LP

50.0

SRE Wind GP Holding Inc. SP Armow Wind Ontario GP Inc

50.0

SRE Wind GP Holding Inc. SRE GRW LP Holdings LP

0.0

SRE Wind GP Holding Inc. SRE SKW LP Holdings LP

0.0

SRE Wind GP Holding Inc. SRE Armow LP Holdings LP

0.0

SRE Wind GP Holding Inc. South Kent Wind GP Inc.

50.0

SRE Wind GP Holding Inc. Grand Renewable Wind GP Inc.

50.0

South Kent Wind GP Inc. South Kent Wind LP Inc.

0.0

Grand Renewable Wind GP Inc. Grand Renewable Wind LP Inc.

0.0

North Kent Wind 1 GP Inc North Kent Wind 1 LP

0.0

SRE North Kent 2 LP Holdings LP North Kent Wind 2 LP

50.0

North Kent Wind 2 GP Inc North Kent Wind 2 LP

0.0

SRE Solar Development GP Inc. SRE Solar Development LP

0.0

SRE Windsor Holdings GP Inc. WINDSOR SOLAR GP INC.

50.0

SRE Windsor Holdings GP Inc. SRE Windsor Holdings LP

0.0

SRE Windsor Holdings LP WINDSOR SOLAR LP

50.0

SRE Southgate Holdings GP Inc. SOUTHGATE SOLAR GP INC.

50.0

SRE Southgate Holdings GP Inc. SRE Southgate Holdings LP

0.0

SRE Southgate Holdings LP SOUTHGATE SOLAR LP

50.0

SRE Solar Construction Management GP Inc. SRE Solar Construction Management LP

0.0

SRE DEVELOPMENT GP INC. SRE DEVELOPMENT LP

0.0

SRE BRW EPC GP INC. SRE BRW EPC LP

0.0

SRE North Kent 1 GP Holdings Inc SRE North Kent 1 LP H.LP

0.0

SRE North Kent 1 GP Holdings Inc North Kent Wind 1 GP Inc

50.0

SRE North Kent 2 GP Holdings Inc SRE North Kent 2 LP Holdings LP

0.0

SRE North Kent 2 GP Holdings Inc North Kent Wind 2 GP Inc

50.0

SRE Belle River GP Holdings Inc SRE Belle River LP Holdings LP

0.0

SRE Belle River GP Holdings Inc SP Belle River Wind GP Inc

50.0

SRE NK1 EPC GP Inc SRE NK1 EPC LP

0.0

Samsung C&T Deutschland GmbH SCNT Investment Atlantic SPRL

0.0

Samsung C&T Deutschland GmbH POSS-SLPC, s.r.o

20.0

Samsung C&T Deutschland GmbH Solluce Romania 1 B.V.

20.0

Samsung C&T Deutschland GmbH Solluce Slovenia 1 B.V.

20.0

Samsung C&T Deutschland GmbH S.C. Otelinox S.A

94.3

Samsung C&T Deutschland GmbH KSI LLP

25.0

Samsung C&T U.K. Ltd. Samsung Nigeria Co., Ltd.

0.1

Solluce Romania 1 B.V. LJG GREEN SOURCE ENERGY ALPHA S.R.L.

78.0

Solluce Slovenia 1 B.V. ZE Solar 1 D.O.O.

70.0

Cassava Investment Korea Pte. Ltd. PT. Cahaya Borneo Sukses Agrosindo

49.0

Cassava Investment Korea Pte. Ltd. PT. Cassava Borneo Sukses Plantation

49.0

Samsung C&T Thailand Co., Ltd Samsung Development (Thailand) Co., Ltd.

67.0

Cheil Holding Inc. Samsung Const. Co. Phils.,Inc.

75.0

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Samsung C&T Singapore Pte., Ltd. Samsung Chemtech Vina LLC

48.3

Samsung C&T Singapore Pte., Ltd. S-print Inc

16.0

Samsung C&T Singapore Pte., Ltd. Cassava Investment Korea Pte. Ltd.

12.7

Samsung C&T Singapore Pte., Ltd. PT. INSAM BATUBARA ENERGY

10.0

Samsung C&T Singapore Pte., Ltd. Malaysia Samsung Steel Center Sdn.Bhd

30.0

Samsung C&T Singapore Pte., Ltd. S&G Biofuel PTE.LTD

12.6

S&G Biofuel PTE.LTD PT. Gandaerah Hendana

95.0

S&G Biofuel PTE.LTD PT. Inecda

95.0

Samsung C&T Hongkong Ltd. Samsung C&T Thailand Co., Ltd

13.2

Samsung C&T Hongkong Ltd. SAMSUNG (TIANJIN) INTERNATIONAL TRADING CO., LTD

100.0

Samsung C&T Hongkong Ltd. SAMSUNG TRADING (SHANGHAI) CO., LTD

100.0

Samsung C&T Hongkong Ltd. Samsung Precision Stainless Steel(pinghu) Co.,Ltd.

45.0

Samsung C&T Hongkong Ltd. Samsung Corporation (Guangzhou) Limited.

100.0

Samsung Electronics Samsung Japan Corporation

100.0

Samsung Electronics Samsung R&D Institute Japan Co. Ltd

100.0

Samsung Electronics Samsung Electronics America, Inc.

100.0

Samsung Electronics Samsung Electronics Canada Inc.

100.0

Samsung Electronics Samsung Electronics Mexico S.A. De C.V.

63.6

Samsung Electronics Samsung Electronics (UK) Ltd.

100.0

Samsung Electronics Samsung Electronics Ltd.

100.0

Samsung Electronics Samsung Electronics Holding GmbH

100.0

Samsung Electronics Samsung Electronics Iberia, S.A.

100.0

Samsung Electronics Samsung Electronics France S.A.S

100.0

Samsung Electronics Samsung Electronics Hungarian RT.

100.0

Samsung Electronics Samsung Electronics Italia S.P.A.

100.0

Samsung Electronics Samsung Electronics Europe Logistics B.V.

100.0

Samsung Electronics Samsung Electronics Benelux B.V.

100.0

Samsung Electronics Samsung Electronics Overseas B.V.

100.0

Samsung Electronics Samsung Electronics Polska, SP.Zo.o

100.0

Samsung Electronics Samsung Electronics Portuguesa S.A.

100.0

Samsung Electronics Samsung Electronics Nordic Aktiebolag

100.0

Samsung Electronics Samsung Electronics Austria GmbH

100.0

Samsung Electronics Samsung Electronics Slovakia s.r.o

55.7

Samsung Electronics Samsung Electronics Europe Holding Cooperatief U.A.

100.0

Samsung Electronics Samsung Electronics Display (M) SDN.Bhd.

75.0

Samsung Electronics Samsung Electronics(M) SDN.BHD.

100.0

Samsung Electronics Samsung Vina Electronics Co., Ltd.

100.0

Samsung Electronics Samsung Asia Private Ltd.

100.0

Samsung Electronics Samsung India Electronics Private Ltd.

100.0

Samsung Electronics Samsung R&D Institute India-Bangalore Private Limited

100.0

Samsung Electronics Samsung Electronics Australia Pty. Ltd.

100.0

Samsung Electronics PT Samsung Electronics Indonesia

100.0

Samsung Electronics Thai Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

91.8

Samsung Electronics Samsung Malaysia Electronics(SME) Sdn.Bhd.

100.0

Samsung Electronics Samsung Electronics Hong Kong Co., Ltd.

100.0

Samsung Electronics Suzhou Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

69.1

Samsung Electronics Samsung (CHINA) Investment Co., Ltd.

100.0

Samsung Electronics Samsung Electronics Suzhou Semiconductor Co., Ltd.

100.0

Samsung Electronics Samsung Electronics (Shandong) Digital Printing Co., Ltd.

87.1

Samsung Electronics Samsung Electronics Huizhou Co., Ltd.

89.6

Samsung Electronics Tianjin Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

48.2

Samsung Electronics Samsung Electronics Taiwan Co., Ltd.

100.0

Samsung Electronics Tianjin Samsung Telecom Technology Co., Ltd.

90.0

Samsung Electronics Shanghai Samsung Semiconductor Co., Ltd.

100.0

Samsung Electronics Samsung Electronics Suzhou Computer Co., Ltd.

73.7

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Samsung Electronics Shenzhen Samsung Electronics Telecommunication Co., Ltd.

95.0

Samsung Electronics Samsung Semiconductor (China) R&D Co., Ltd.

100.0

Samsung Electronics Samsung (China) Semiconductor Co., Ltd.

100.0

Samsung Electronics Samsung SemiConductor Xian

100.0

Samsung Electronics Samsung Gulf Electronics Co., Ltd.

100.0

Samsung Electronics Samsung Electronics Egypt S.A.E

0.1

Samsung Electronics Samsung Electronics South Africa(Pty) Ltd.

100.0

Samsung Electronics Samsung Electronics Latinoamerica (Zona Libre)

100.0

Samsung Electronics Samsung Electronica da Amazonia Ltda.

87.0

Samsung Electronics Samsung Electronics Argentina S.A.

98.0

Samsung Electronics Samsung Electronics Chile Limitada

4.1

Samsung Electronics Samsung Electronics Rus Company LLC

100.0

Samsung Electronics Samsung Electronics Rus Kaluga LLC

100.0

Samsung Electronics Samsung SDI Brasil Ltda.

0.1

Samsung Electronics Tianjin Samsung LED Co., Ltd.

100.0

Samsung Electronics Tianjin Samsung Opto-Electronics Co., Ltd.

82.0

Samsung BioEpis SAMSUNG BIOEPIS UK LIMITED

100.0

Samsung BioEpis Samsung Bioepis CH GmbH

100.0

Samsung BioEpis SAMSUNG BIOEPIS AU PTY LTD

100.0

Samsung BioEpis Samsung Bioepis TR Pharmaceutical Distributor LLC

100.0

Samsung BioEpis SAMSUNG BIOEPIS BR PHARMACEUTICAL LTDA

100.0

Samsung Display Intellectual Keystone Technology LLC

41.9

Samsung Display Samsung Display Slovakia s.r.o.

100.0

Samsung Display Samsung Display Vietnam Co., Ltd.

100.0

Samsung Display Samsung Suzhou Module Co., Ltd.

100.0

Samsung Display Samsung Suzhou LCD Co., Ltd.

60.0

Samsung Display Samsung Display Dongguan Co., Ltd.

100.0

Samsung Display Samsung Display Tianjin Co., Ltd.

95.0

Samsung Display Novaled GmbH

9.9

SEMES SEMES America, Inc.

100.0

SEMES SEMES (XIAN) Co., Ltd.

100.0

Samsung Medison Samsung Medison India Private Ltd.

100.0

Samsung Electronics America, Inc. NexusDX, Inc.

100.0

Samsung Electronics America, Inc. NeuroLogica Corp.

100.0

Samsung Electronics America, Inc. Samsung Receivables Corporation

100.0

Samsung Electronics America, Inc. Dacor Holdings, Inc.

100.0

Samsung Electronics America, Inc. Quietside LLC

100.0

Samsung Electronics America, Inc. SmartThings, Inc.

100.0

Samsung Electronics America, Inc. Samsung Oak Holdings, Inc.

100.0

Samsung Electronics America, Inc. Joyent Inc

100.0

Samsung Electronics America, Inc. SamsungPay, Inc.

100.0

Samsung Electronics America, Inc. Prismview, LLC

100.0

Samsung Electronics America, Inc. Samsung Semiconductor, Inc.

100.0

Samsung Electronics America, Inc. Samsung Research America, Inc

100.0

Samsung Electronics America, Inc. Samsung International, Inc.

100.0

Dacor Holdings, Inc. Dacor

100.0

Dacor Holdings, Inc. EverythingDacor.com, Inc.

100.0

Dacor Holdings, Inc. Distinctive Appliances of California, Inc.

100.0

Dacor Dacor Canada Co.

100.0

Samsung Oak Holdings, Inc. Stellus Technologies, Inc.

100.0

Joyent Inc Joyent Ltd

100.0

Samsung Semiconductor, Inc. Samsung Austin Semiconductor LLC.

100.0

Samsung Electronics Canada Inc. PrinterOn Corporation

100.0

Samsung Electronics Canada Inc.

dGear Technologies Inc.

100.0

Samsung Electronics Canada Inc. NewNet Communication Technologies (Canada), Inc.

100.0

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PrinterOn Corporation PrinterOn America Corporation

100.0

PrinterOn Corporation PrinterOn Europe Limited

100.0

Samsung Research America, Inc SAMSUNG NEXT LLC

100.0

Samsung Research America, Inc VivLabs

100.0

SAMSUNG NEXT LLC SAMSUNG NEXT FUND LLC

100.0

Samsung International, Inc. Samsung Mexicana S.A. de C.V

100.0

Samsung Electronics Mexico S.A. De C.V. Samsung Electronics Digital Appliance Mexico, SA de CV

100.0

Samsung Electronics (UK) Ltd. Samsung Semiconductor Europe Limited

100.0

Samsung Electronics Holding GmbH Samsung Semicondu

tor Europe GmbH

100.0

Samsung Electronics Holding GmbH Samsung Electronics GmbH

100.0

Samsung Electronics Hungarian RT. Samsung Electronics Czech and Slovak s.r.o.

31.4

Samsung Electronics Hungarian RT. Samsung Electronics

Slovakia s.r.o

44.3

Samsung Electronics Benelux B.V. Samsung Electronics Mexico S.A. De C.V.

36.4

Samsung Electronics Benelux B.V. SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS BALTICS SIA

100.0

Samsung Electronics Benelux B.V. Samsung Electronics West Africa

100.0

Samsung Electronics Benelux B.V. Samsung Electronics East Africa

100.0

Samsung Electronics Benelux B.V. Samsung Electronics Egypt S.A.E

99.9

Samsung Electronics Benelux B.V. Samsung Electronics Israel Ltd.

100.0

Samsung Electronics Benelux B.V. Samsung Electronics Tunisia S.A.R.L

99.0

Samsung Electronics Benelux B.V. Samsung Electronics Pakistan(Private) Ltd.

100.0

Samsung Electronics Benelux B.V. Samsung Electronics South Africa Production (Propr

100.0

Samsung Electronics Benelux B.V. Samsung Electronics Turkey

100.0

Samsung Electronics Benelux B.V. Samsung Semiconductor Israel R&D Center,Ltd.

100.0

Samsung Electronics Benelux B.V. Samsung Electronics Levant Co.,Ltd.

100.0

Samsung Electronics Benelux B.V. Samsung Electronics Maghreb Arab

100.0

Samsung Electronics Benelux B.V. Samsung Electronics Venezuela, C.A.

100.0

Samsung Electronics Benelux B.V. Samsung

Electronica da Amazonia Ltda.

13.0

Samsung Electronics Benelux B.V. Samsung Electronics Chile Limitada

95.9

Samsung Electronics Benelux B.V. Samsung Electronics Peru S.A.C.

100.0

Samsung Electronics Benelux B.V. Samsung Electronics Rus

100.0

Samsung Electronics Benelux B.V. Samsung Electronics Ukraine LLC

100.0

Samsung Electronics Benelux B.V. Samsung Electronics Ukraine Company LLC

100.0

Samsung Electronics Benelux B.V. Samsung R&D Institute Rus LLC

100.0

Samsung Electronics Benelux B.V. Samsung Electronics KZ and Central Asia LLP

100.0

Samsung Electronics Benelux B.V. Samsung Electronics Caucasus Co., Ltd

100.0

Samsung Electronics Nordic Aktiebolag Samsung

Nanoradio Design Center

100.0

Samsung Electronics Austria GmbH Samsung Electronics Switzerland GmbH

100.0

Samsung Electronics Europe Holding Cooperatief U.A. Samsung Electronics Czech and Slovak s.r.o.

68.6

Samsung Electronics Europe Holding Cooperatief U.A. Samsung Electronics Romania LLC

100.0

Samsung Electronics Europe Holding Cooperatief U.A. Porta Nuova Varesine Building 2 S.r.l.

49.0

Samsung Electronics Europe Holding Cooperatief U.A. Samsung Electronics Poland Manufacturing SP.Zo.o

100.0

Samsung Electronics Europe Holding Cooperatief U.A. Samsung Electronics Greece S.A.

100.0

Samsung Electronics Europe Holding Cooperatief U.A. Samsung Denmark Research Center ApS

100.0

Samsung Electronics Europe Holding Cooperatief U.A. Samsung France Research Center SARL

100.0

Samsung Electronics Europe Holding Cooperatief U.A. Samsung Cambridge Solution Centre Limited

100.0

Samsung Electronics Europe Holding Cooperatief U.A. Novaled GmbH

40.0

Samsung Asia Private Ltd. Samsung Electronics Japan Co., Ltd.

100.0

Samsung Asia Private Ltd. Samsung Electronics Display (M) SDN.Bhd.

25.0

Samsung Asia Private Ltd. Samsung Electronics New Zealand Limited

100.0

Samsung Asia Private Ltd. Samsung Electronics Philippines Corporation

100.0

Samsung Asia Private Ltd. Samsung R&D Institute BanglaDesh

100.0

Samsung Asia Private Ltd. Samsung Electronics Vietnam Co., Ltd.

100.0

Samsung Asia Private Ltd. Samsung Electronics Vietnam THAINGUYEN Co., Ltd.

100.0

Samsung Asia Private Ltd. Samsung Electronics HCMC CE Complex Co. Ltd,.

100.0

Samsung Asia Private Ltd. Samsung SDI(Malaysia) Sdn, Bhd.

25.0

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Samsung Asia Private Ltd. Samsung Electro-Mechanics(Thailand) Co., Ltd.

25.0

Samsung Asia Private Ltd. iMarket Asia Co., Ltd.

11.4

PT Samsung Electronics Indonesia PT Samsung Telecommunications Indonesia

100.0

Thai Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. Laos Samsug Electronics Sole Co., Ltd

100.0

Samsung Electronics Hong Kong Co., Ltd. iMarket Asia Co., Ltd.

11.3

Suzhou Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. Samsung Suzhou Electronics Export

Co., Ltd.

100.0

Samsung (CHINA) Investment Co., Ltd. Suzhou Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

19.2

Samsung (CHINA) Investment Co., Ltd. Samsung Mobile R&D Center China-Guangzhou

100.0

Samsung (CHINA) Investment Co., Ltd. Samsung Mobile R&D Center China -

Tianjin

100.0

Samsung (CHINA) Investment Co., Ltd. Samsung Network R&D Center China-Shenzhen

100.0

Samsung (CHINA) Investment Co., Ltd. Samsung Electronics (Shandong) Digital Printing Co., Ltd.

12.9

Samsung (CHINA) Investment Co., Ltd. Samsung Electronics Huizhou Co., Ltd.

10.3

Samsung (CHINA) Investment Co., Ltd. Tianjin Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

43.1

Samsung (CHINA) Investment Co., Ltd. Beijing Samsung Telecom R&D Center

100.0

Samsung (CHINA) Investment Co., Ltd. Samsung Electronics Suzhou Computer Co., Ltd.

26.3

Samsung (CHINA) Investment Co., Ltd. Samsung R&D Institute China -

Nanjing

100.0

Samsung (CHINA) Investment Co., Ltd. Samsung Electronics (Beijing) Service Company Limited

100.0

Samsung (CHINA) Investment Co., Ltd. Tianjin Samsung Opto-Electronics Co., Ltd.

8.0

Samsung Gulf Electronics Co., Ltd. Samsung Electronics Egypt S.A.E

0.1

Samsung Electronics Maghreb Arab Samsung Electronics Tunisia S.A.R.L

1.0

Samsung Electronics Latinoamerica (Zona Libre)

Samsung Electronics Latinoamerica Miami, Inc.

100.0

Samsung Electronics Latinoamerica (Zona Libre)

Samsung Electronica Colombia S.A.

100.0

Samsung Electronics Latinoamerica (Zona Libre)

Samsung Electronics Panama. S.A

100.0

Samsung Electronica da Amazonia Ltda. Simpress Comercio, Locacao e Servicos S.A.

100.0

Samsung Electronica da Amazonia Ltda. Samsung Electronics Argentina S.A.

2.0

Samsung Electronics KZ and Central Asia LLP Samsung Electronics Caucasus Co., Ltd

0.0

Samsung SDI Intellectual Keystone Technology LLC

41.0

Samsung SDI Samsung SDI Japan Co., Ltd.

89.2

Samsung SDI Samsung SDI America, Inc.

91.7

Samsung SDI Samsung SDI Hungary Rt.

100.0

Samsung SDI Samsung SDI Europe GmbH

100.0

Samsung SDI Samsung SDI Battery Systems GmbH

100.0

Samsung SDI Samsung SDI(Malaysia) Sdn, Bhd.

68.6

Samsung SDI Samsung SDI Vietnam Co., Ltd.

100.0

Samsung SDI Samsung SDI Energy Malaysia Sdn, Bhd.

100.0

Samsung SDI Samsung SDI(Hong Kong) Ltd.

97.6

Samsung SDI Samsung SDI China Co., Ltd.

100.0

Samsung SDI Samsung SDI-

RN (Xi'An) Power Battery Co., Ltd.

50.0

Samsung SDI Samsung SDI-Sungrow Energy Storage Battery Co., Lt

65.0

Samsung SDI Samsung SDI (Changchun) Power Battery Co., Ltd.

50.0

Samsung SDI

Samsung SDI（Tianjin）Battery Co.,Ltd.

50.0

Samsung SDI Samsung SDI Brasil Ltda.

45.0

Samsung SDI Novaled GmbH

50.1

Samsung SDI SAMSUNG SDI WUXI CO.,LTD.

100.0

Samsung SDI Samsung Chemical Electronic Materials (SuZhou) Co., Ltd.

100.0

Samsung SDI iMarket Asia Co., Ltd.

8.7

Samsung SDI America, Inc. Samsung SDI Mexico, S.A. de C.V.

100.0

Samsung SDI America, Inc. Samsung SDI Brasil Ltda.

40.4

Samsung SDI(Hong Kong) Ltd. Tianjin Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.

80.0

Samsung SDI(Hong Kong) Ltd. Samsung SDI Brasil Ltda.

14.5

Samsung Electro-Mechanics Samsung Electro-Machanics Japan Co., Ltd.

100.0

Samsung Electro-Mechanics Samsung Electro-Mechanics Japan Advanced Technology Co., Ltd.

100.0

Samsung Electro-Mechanics Samsung Electro-Mechanics America, Inc.

100.0

Samsung Electro-Mechanics SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS GMBH

100.0

Samsung Electro-Mechanics Samsung Hungary Electro-Mechanics Private Limited Liability Company

100.0

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Samsung Electro-Mechanics Samsung Electro-Mechanics(Thailand) Co., Ltd.

75.0

Samsung Electro-Mechanics Samsung Electro-Mechanics Philippines, Corp.

100.0

Samsung Electro-Mechanics Calamba Premier Realty Corporation

39.8

Samsung Electro-Mechanics Samsung Electro-Mechanics Pte Ltd.

100.0

Samsung Electro-Mechanics Samsung Electro-Mechanics Vietnam Co., Ltd.

100.0

Samsung Electro-Mechanics Dongguan Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.

100.0

Samsung Electro-Mechanics Tianjin Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.

81.8

Samsung Electro-Mechanics Samsung High-Tech Electro-Mechanics(Tianjin) Co., Ltd.

95.0

Samsung Electro-Mechanics Samsung Electro-Mechanics (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd.

100.0

Samsung Electro-Mechanics Kunshan Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.

100.0

Samsung Electro-Mechanics iMarket Asia Co., Ltd.

8.7

Samsung Electro-Mechanics America, Inc. Samsung Electro-Mechanics do Brasil Intermediacoes de Negocios Ltda.

100.0

Calamba Premier Realty Corporation Batino Realty Corporation

100.0

Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance SAMSUNG FIRE & MARINE MANAGEMENT CORPORATION

100.0

Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance SAMSUNG FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY OF EUROPE

100.0

Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance P.T. Asuransi Samsung Tugu

70.0

Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance Samsung Vina Insurance Co., Ltd

75.0

Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance SAMSUNG REINSURANCE PTE. LTD

100.0

Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance Samsung Property & Casualty Insurance Company(China), Ltd

100.0

Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance Samsung

Fire & Marine Insurance Management Middle East

100.0

Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance SAMSUNG FIRE & MARINE CONSULTORIA EM SEGUROS LTDA.

100.0

Samsung Heavy Industries Co.,Ltd. Camellia Consulting Corporation

100.0

Samsung Heavy Industries Co.,Ltd. Offshore 1 consulting Corporation

51.0

Samsung Heavy Industries Co.,Ltd. Samsung Heavy Industries India Pvt.Ltd.

100.0

Samsung Heavy Industries Co.,Ltd. SAMSUNG HEAVY INDUSTRIES (M) SDN.BHD

100.0

Samsung Heavy Industries Co.,Ltd. Samsung Heavy Industries(Ningbo) Co., Ltd

100.0

Samsung Heavy Industries Co.,Ltd. Samsung Heavy Industries(Rongcheng) Co., Ltd

100.0

Samsung Heavy Industries Co.,Ltd. Rongcheng Gaya Heavy Industries Co., Ltd

100.0

Samsung Heavy Industries Co.,Ltd. SAMSUNG HEAVY INDUSTRIES NIGERIA LIMITED

100.0

Samsung Heavy Industries Co.,Ltd. SAMSUNG HEAVY INDUSTRIES BRASIL ASSESSORIA EM PROJETOS

EMPRESARIAIS LTDA.

100.0

Samsung Heavy Industries Co.,Ltd. SHI BRAZIL CONSTRUCTION

100.0

SAMSUNG HEAVY INDUSTRIES NIGERIA LIMITED SHI - MCI FZE

70.0

Samsung Life Insurance Porta Nuova Varesine Building 2 S.r.l.

51.0

Samsung Life Insurance 30 GRESHAM STREET(JERSEY) LIMITED

100.0

Samsung Life Insurance THAI SAMSUNG LIFE INSURANCE CO., LTD.

35.8

Samsung Life Insurance Beijing Samsung Real Estate Co.. Ltd

90.0

Samsung Asset Management Samsung Asset Management (New York), Inc.

100.0

Samsung Asset Management Samsung Asset Management(London) Ltd.

100.0

Samsung Asset Management Samsung Private Equity Manager I Co., Ltd

100.0

Samsung Asset Management Samsung Asset Management (Hong Kong) Ltd.

100.0

30 GRESHAM STREET(JERSEY) LIMITED 30 GRESHAM STREET (SINGAPORE) LIMITED

100.0

Samsung Asset Management (Hong Kong) Ltd. Samsung Asset Management (Beijing) Ltd.

100.0

CHEIL INDUSTRIES ITALY SRL COLOMBO VIA DELLA SPIGA S.R.L

100.0

Samsung Fashion Trading Co. ,Ltd Eight Seconds(Shanghai)Co., Ltd.

100.0

Samsung C&T Corporation MYODO METAL CO., LTD.

100.0

Samsung C&T Corporation Samsung C&T Japan Corporation

100.0

Samsung C&T Corporation Samsung C&T America Inc.

100.0

Samsung C&T Corporation Samsung Finance Corporation.

80.0

Samsung C&T Corporation Samsung E&C America, INC.

100.0

Samsung C&T Corporation SAMSUNG OIL & GAS USA CORP

90.0

Samsung C&T Corporation Samsung Renewable Energy Inc.

100.0

Samsung C&T Corporation SCNT Power Norte S. De R.L. de C.V.

100.0

Samsung C&T Corporation QSSC, S.A. de C.V.

60.0

Samsung C&T Corporation Samsung C&T Oil & Gas Parallel Corp.

100.0

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Samsung C&T Corporation Samsung C&T Canada Ltd.

100.0

Samsung C&T Corporation Samsung C&T Deutschland GmbH

100.0

Samsung C&T Corporation Samsung C&T U.K. Ltd.

100.0

Samsung C&T Corporation Samsung C&T ECUK Limited

100.0

Samsung C&T Corporation Whessoe engineering Limited

100.0

Samsung C&T Corporation SCNT Investment Atlantic SPRL

100.0

Samsung C&T Corporation POSS-SLPC, s.r.o

50.0

Samsung C&T Corporation Solluce Romania 1 B.V.

80.0

Samsung C&T Corporation SAM investment Manzanilo.B.V

53.3

Samsung C&T Corporation Solluce Slovenia 1 B.V.

80.0

Samsung C&T Corporation Ecosolar OOD

100.0

Samsung C&T Corporation Ecoenergy Solar OOD

100.0

Samsung C&T Corporation

grilplam EOOD

100.0

Samsung C&T Corporation Fishtrade EOOD

100.0

Samsung C&T Corporation Manageproject EOOD

100.0

Samsung C&T Corporation Solar Park EOOD

100.0

Samsung C&T Corporation Veselinovo Energy OOD

100.0

Samsung C&T Corporation Samsung C&T Construction Hungary Kft.

100.0

Samsung C&T Corporation Samsung C&T (KL) Sdn.,Bhd.

100.0

Samsung C&T Corporation Samsung C&T Malaysia SDN. BHD

100.0

Samsung C&T Corporation Erdsam Co., Ltd.

100.0

Samsung C&T Corporation Samsung Chemtech Vina LLC

51.7

Samsung C&T Corporation S-print Inc

40.0

Samsung C&T Corporation Cassava Investment Korea Pte. Ltd.

29.7

Samsung C&T Corporation P.T. Samsung Development

100.0

Samsung C&T Corporation Samsung Development (Thailand) Co., Ltd.

33.0

Samsung C&T Corporation Samsung C&T Thailand Co., Ltd

43.9

Samsung C&T Corporation Cheil Holding Inc.

40.0

Samsung C&T Corporation Samsung Const. Co. Phils.,Inc.

25.0

Samsung C&T Corporation Samsung Design Philippines Inc

100.0

Samsung C&T Corporation Samsung Oil & Gas Australia PTY. LTD

100.0

Samsung C&T Corporation PT. INSAM BATUBARA ENERGY

90.0

Samsung C&T Corporation Samsung C&T India Pte., Ltd.

100.0

Samsung C&T Corporation Samsung C&T Corporation India Private Limited

100.0

Samsung C&T Corporation Malaysia Samsung Steel Center Sdn.Bhd

70.0

Samsung C&T Corporation Samsung C&T Singapore Pte., Ltd.

100.0

Samsung C&T Corporation S&G Biofuel PTE.LTD

50.5

Samsung C&T Corporation SAMSUNG C&T Mongolia LLC.

70.0

Samsung C&T Corporation Samsung C&T Eng.&Const. Mongolia LLC.

100.0

Samsung C&T Corporation S&WOO CONSTRUCTION PHILIPPINES,INC.

40.0

Samsung C&T Corporation Samsung C&T Hongkong Ltd.

100.0

Samsung C&T Corporation GUANGDONG XINGPU STEEL CENTER CO.,LTD

51.6

Samsung C&T Corporation Samsung C&T Taiwan Co., Ltd.

100.0

Samsung C&T Corporation Samsung Precision Stainless Steel(pinghu) Co.,Ltd.

55.0

Samsung C&T Corporation SAMSUNG C&T (SH

NGHAI) CO., LTD.

100.0

Samsung C&T Corporation Samsung C&T (Xi'an) Co., Ltd.

100.0

Samsung C&T Corporation Samsung Nigeria Co., Ltd.

99.9

Samsung C&T Corporation SAMSUNG C&T CORPORATION SAUDI ARABIA

100.0

Samsung C&T Corporation SAM Gulf Investment Limited

100.0

Samsung C&T Corporation Samsung C&T Chile Copper SpA

100.0

Samsung C&T Corporation SCNT Power Kelar Inversiones Limitada

100.0

Samsung C&T Corporation Samsung C&T do Brasil Construtora LTDA.

100.0

Samsung C&T Corporation Samsung C&T Corporation Rus LLC

100.0

Samsung C&T Corporation KSI LLP

25.0

Samsung C&T Corporation JSC BALKHASH THERMAL POWER PLANT

50.0

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Samsung C&T Corporation Samsung SDI America, Inc.

8.3

Samsung C&T Corporation Samsung SDI(Malaysia) Sdn, Bhd.

6.4

Samsung C&T Corporation Samsung SDI(Hong Kong) Ltd.

2.4

Samsung C&T Corporation Samsung SDI Brasil Ltda.

0.0

Samsung C&T Corporation Beijing Samsung Real Estate Co.. Ltd

10.0

Samsung C&T Corporation Cheil Industries Corp., USA

100.0

Samsung C&T Corporation CHEIL INDUSTRIES ITALY SRL

100.0

Samsung C&T Corporation Samsung Fashion Trading Co. ,Ltd

100.0

Samsung C&T Corporation CHEIL INDUSTRIES INC. VIETNAM COMPANY LIMITED

100.0

Samsung C&T Corporation Samsung C&T Corporation UEM Construction JV Sdn Bhd

60.0

Samsung C&T Corporation iMarket Asia Co., Ltd.

19.3

Samsung Welstory WELSTORY VIETNAM COMPANY LIMITED

90.0

Samsung Welstory Shanghai Ever-Hongjun Business Mgt Service Co.,LTD

85.0

Samsung Welstory Shanghai Welstory Food Company Limited

70.0

MULTICAMPUS L

NGUAGE TESTING INTERNATIONAL, INC

82.4

Eight Seconds(Shanghai)Co., Ltd. Eight Seconds (Shanghai) Trading Co., Ltd.

100.0

PengTai Greater China Co., Ltd. PengTai China Co., Ltd.

100.0

PengTai Greater China Co., Ltd. PengTai Taiwan Co., Ltd.

100.0

PengTai Greater China Co., Ltd. PengTai Interactive Advertising Co.,Ltd.

100.0

PengTai China Co., Ltd. PengTai e-Commerce Co.,Ltd.

100.0

PengTai China Co., Ltd. PengTai Marketing Service Co., Ltd.

100.0

PengTai Interactive Advertising Co.,Ltd. MEDIALYTICS Inc.

51.0

iMarket Asia Co., Ltd. iMarket China Co., Ltd.

80.0

Samsung Securities Samsung Securities (America), Inc.

100.0

Samsung Securities Samsung Securities (Europe) Limited.

100.0

Samsung Securities Samsung Securities (Asia) Limited.

100.0

Samsung SDS iMarket Asia Co., Ltd.

40.6

Samsung SDS Samsung SDS Global SCL America, Inc.

100.0

Samsung SDS SAMSUNG SDS GSCL CANADA., LTD.

100.0

Samsung SDS Samsung SDS America, Inc.

100.0

Samsung SDS Samsung SDS Europe Ltd.

100.0

Samsung SDS Samsung SDS Global SCL Hungary Kft.

100.0

Samsung SDS Samsung SDS Global SCL Slovakia,

s.r.o.

100.0

Samsung SDS Samsung SDS Global SCL Poland Sp. Z.o.o.

100.0

Samsung SDS Samsung SDS Global SCL Netherlands Cooperatief U.A

100.0

Samsung SDS Samsung SDS Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd.

100.0

Samsung SDS Samsung SDS India PVt. Ltd.

100.0

Samsung SDS SAMSUNG SDS VIETNAM CO., LTD.

100.0

Samsung SDS SAMSUNG SDS GLOBAL SCL ASIA PACIFIC PTE. LTD.

100.0

Samsung SDS Samsung SDS GSCL Vietnam Co Ltd

100.0

Samsung SDS PT. Samsung SDS Global SCL Indonesia

100.0

Samsung SDS Samsung SDS Global SCL Philippines Co., Ltd. Inc.

100.0

Samsung SDS Samsung SDS Global SCL Thailand Co.,Ltd

100.0

Samsung SDS Samsung SDS Global SCL Malaysia SDN.BHD.

100.0

Samsung SDS SAMSUNG SDS GLOBAL SCL AUSTRALIA PTY., LTD.

100.0

Samsung SDS SDS-

CUTECH CO., LTD

50.0

Samsung SDS

LS SDS Joint Stock Company

51.0

Samsung SDS Samsung SDS China, Ltd.

100.0

Samsung SDS Samsung IT Services (Beijing) Co., Ltd.

100.0

Samsung SDS Samsung SDS Global SCL Hong Kong Ltd

100.0

Samsung SDS Samsung SDS Global SCL Egypt

100.0

Samsung SDS Samsung SDS Global SCL South Africa (PTY) Ltd.

100.0

Samsung SDS Samsung SDS Global SCL Transport and Logistics Joint Stock Company

100.0

Samsung SDS Samsung SDS Global Supply Chain Logistics Middle East DWC-LLC

100.0

Samsung SDS Samsung SDS Latin America Solucoes Em Tecnologia Ltda

99.7

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Samsung SDS SAMSUNG SDS GLOBAL SCL LATIN AMERICA LOGISTICA LTD

99.7

Samsung SDS Samsung SDS Global SCL Rus Limited Liability Company

100.0

Miracom MIRACOM INC ASIA PACIFIC LTD

100.0

Samsung SDS Global SCL America, Inc. Samsung SDS Latin America Solucoes Em Tecnologia Ltda

0.3

Samsung SDS Global SCL America, Inc. Samsung SDS Mexico, S.A. DE C.V.

99.0

Samsung SDS Global SCL America, Inc. Samsung SDS Global SCL Panama S. A.

100.0

Samsung SDS Global SCL America, Inc. Samsung SDS Global SCL Chile Limitada

100.0

Samsung SDS Global SCL America, Inc. Samsung SDS Global SCL Peru S.A.C.

100.0

Samsung SDS Global SCL America, Inc. Samsung SDS Global SCL Colombia S.A.S.

100.0

Samsung SDS Global SCL America, Inc. SAMSUNG SDS GLOBAL SCL LATIN AMERICA LOGISTICA LTD

0.3

Samsung SDS Europe Ltd. Samsung SDS Global SCL Netherlands Cooperatief U.A

0.0

Samsung SDS Global SCL Netherlands Cooperatief U.A Samsung SDS Global SCL Poland Sp. Z.o.o.

0.0

Samsung SDS Global SCL Netherlands Cooperatief U.A Samsung SDS Global SCL Rus Limited Liability Company

0.0

Samsung SDS India PVt. Ltd. Samsung SDS India Private Limited

100.0

Samsung SDS China, Ltd. Samsung SDS Global Development Center Xi'an

100.0

Samsung SDS China, Ltd. Samsung SDS Global SCL Beijing Co., Ltd

100.0

MIRACOM INC ASIA PACIFIC LTD MIRACOM INC CHINA LTD

100.0

Samsung Engineering Offshore 1 consulting Corporation

49.0

Samsung Engineering Samsung Engineering America Inc.

100.0

Samsung Engineering Samsung Engineering Hungary Ltd.

100.0

Samsung Engineering Samsung Engineering (Malaysia) SDN.

BHD.

100.0

Samsung Engineering PT Samsung Engineering Indonesia Co., Ltd.

100.0

Samsung Engineering Samsung Engineering (Thailand) Co., Ltd.

81.0

Samsung Engineering Samsung Engineering India Private Ltd.

100.0

Samsung Engineering Samsung Engineering Vietnam

100.0

Samsung Engineering Samsung Engineering Construction(Shanghai) Co., Lt

100.0

Samsung Engineering SAMSUNG ENGINEERING CONSTRUCTION XIAN CO., LTD.

100.0

Samsung Engineering Samsung Saudi Arabia Company Limited.

100.0

Samsung Engineering Muharraq Wastewater Services Company W.L.L.

64.8

Samsung Engineering Muharraq STP Company B.S.C.

4.6

Samsung Engineering Muharraq Holding Company 1 Ltd.

45.0

Samsung Engineering Samsung Ingenieria Mexico Construccion Y Operacion S.A. De C.V.

99.9

Samsung Engineering Samsung Engineering Trinidad Co., Ltd.

100.0

Samsung Engineering Samsung Ingenieria Manzanillo, S.A. De C.V.

99.9

Samsung Engineering Grupo Samsung Ingenieria Mexico, S.A. De C.V.

100.0

Samsung Engineering Samsung Ingenieria Energia S.A. De C.V.

100.0

Samsung Engineering Samsung Engineering Bolivia S.A

100.0

Samsung Engineering Samsung Ingenieria DUBA S.A. de C.V.

100.0

Samsung Engineering Samsung Engineering Kazakhstan LLP

100.0

Samsung Engineering America Inc. SEA Construction, LLC

100.0

Samsung Engineering America Inc. SEA Louisiana

Construction, L.L.C.

100.0

Samsung Engineering (Malaysia) SDN. BHD. Muharraq Wastewater Services Company W.L.L.

0.3

Samsung Engineering India Private Ltd. Samsung Saudi Arabia Company Limited.

0.0

Samsung Saudi Arabia Company Limited. Samsung EPC Company Ltd.

75.0

Muharraq Holding Company 1 Ltd. Muharraq Holding Company 2 Ltd.

100.0

Muharraq Holding Company 2 Ltd. Muharraq STP Company B.S.C.

89.9

S1 Corporation SOCM LLC

100.0

S1 Corporation Samsung Beijing Security Systems

100.0

Cheil Worldwide Cheil USA Inc.

100.0

Cheil Worldwide Cheil Central America Inc.

100.0

Cheil Worldwide IRIS Worldwide Holdings Limited

71.7

Cheil Worldwide Cheil Europe Ltd.

100.0

Cheil Worldwide Cheil Germany GmbH

100.0

Cheil Worldwide Cheil France SAS

100.0

Cheil Worldwide Cheil Nordic AB

100.0

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Cheil Worldwide Cheil India Pvt. Ltd.

100.0

Cheil Worldwide Cheil (Thailand) Ltd.

100.0

Cheil Worldwide Cheil Singapore Pte. Ltd.

100.0

Cheil Worldwide Cheil Vietnam Co. Ltd.

90.0

Cheil Worldwide Cheil Integrated Marketing Philippines, Inc.

100.0

Cheil Worldwide Cheil Malaysia SDN BHD

100.0

Cheil Worldwide Cheil China

100.0

Cheil Worldwide Cheil Hong Kong Ltd.

100.0

Cheil Worldwide Bravo Asia Limited

100.0

Cheil Worldwide Bravo Asia-Shanghai

100.0

Cheil Worldwide Cheil MEA FZ-LLC

100.0

Cheil Worldwide Cheil South Africa Pty., Ltd.

100.0

Cheil Worldwide CHEIL KENYA LIMITED

99.0

Cheil Worldwide Cheil Communications Nigeria Ltd.

99.0

Cheil Worldwide Cheil Jordan LLC

100.0

Cheil Worldwide Cheil Ghana Limited

100.0

Cheil Worldwide Cheil Brazil Communications Ltda.

100.0

Cheil Worldwide Cheil Mexico Inc. SA de CV

98.0

Cheil Worldwide Cheil Chile SpA.

100.0

Cheil Worldwide Cheil Rus LLC

100.0

Cheil Worldwide Cheil Ukraine LLC

100.0

Cheil Worldwide Cheil Kazakhstan LLC

100.0

Hotel Shilla Samsung Hospitality America Inc.

100.0

Hotel Shilla SAMSUNG HOSPITALITY U.K. Limited

100.0

Hotel Shilla SAMSUNG HOSPITALITY ROMANIA SRL

100.0

Hotel Shilla Shilla Travel Retail Pte.Ltd

100.0

Hotel Shilla SAMSUNG HOSPITALITY VIETNAM CO.,LTD

100.0

Hotel Shilla SHILLA HOSPITALITY PHILIPPINES INC.

100.0

Hotel Shilla SAMSUNG HOSPITALITY INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED

100.0

Hotel Shilla SHILLA LIMITED Macao

100.0

Hotel Shilla Samsung Shilla Business Service Beijing Co., Ltd.

100.0

Hotel Shilla SHILLA LIMITED Hong Kong

100.0

Iris Americas, Inc. Iris USA, Inc.

100.0

Iris Americas, Inc. Iris Atlanta, Inc.

100.0

Iris Americas, Inc. Iris Experience, Inc.

100.0

Iris Americas, Inc. Iris Latin America, Inc.

100.0

Iris Americas, Inc. Iris Worldwide San Diego, Inc.

100.0

Iris Latin America, Inc. Irisnation Latina No.2, S. de R.L. de C.V.

0.0

Iris Latin America, Inc. Irisnation Latina, S. de R.L. de C.V.

0.0

Cheil USA Inc. The Barbarian Group LLC

100.0

Cheil USA Inc. McKinney Ventures LLC

100.0

Cheil USA Inc. Cheil India Pvt. Ltd.

0.0

Cheil USA Inc. Cheil Mexico Inc. SA de CV

2.0

Samsung Hospitality America Inc. Samsung Hospitality Europe GmbH

100.0

IRIS Worldwide Holdings Limited Iris Nation Worldwide Limited

100.0

IRIS Worldwide Holdings Limited Josh & James Limited

100.0

Iris Nation Worldwide Limited Iris Americas, Inc.

100.0

Iris Nation Worldwide Limited Irisnation Latina No.2, S. de R.L. de C.V.

100.0

Iris Nation Worldwide Limited Irisnation Latina, S. de R.L. de C.V.

100.0

Iris Nation Worldwide Limited Iris London Limited

100.0

Iris Nation Worldwide Limited Iris Promotional Marketing Ltd

100.0

Iris Nation Worldwide Limited Iris Ventures 1 Limited

100.0

Iris Nation Worldwide Limited Founded Partners Limited

76.0

Iris Nation Worldwide Limited Iris Products (Worldwide) Limited

100.0

Iris Nation Worldwide Limited Iris Korea Limited

100.0

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Iris Nation Worldwide Limited Iris PR Limited

100.0

Iris Nation Worldwide Limited Iris Concise Limited

100.0

Iris Nation Worldwide Limited Iris Digital Limited

100.0

Iris Nation Worldwide Limited Iris Amsterdam B.V.

100.0

Iris Nation Worldwide Limited Datalytics Limited

100.0

Iris Nation Worldwide Limited Iris Ventures (Worldwide) Limited

100.0

Iris Nation Worldwide Limited Iris Culture Limited

100.0

Iris Nation Worldwide Limited Concise Consultants Limited

100.0

Iris Nation Worldwide Limited Irisnation Singapore Pte Limited

100.0

Iris Nation Worldwide Limited Iris Worldwide Integrated Marketing Pvt Limited

100.0

Iris Nation Worldwide Limited Iris Sydney PTY Ltd

100.0

Iris Nation Worldwide Limited Iris (Beijing) Advertising Company Limited

100.0

Iris Nation Worldwide Limited Irisnation Hong Kong Limited

100.0

Iris London Limited Iris Partners LLP

100.0

Iris Promotional Marketing Ltd Holdings BR185 Limited

100.0

Iris Ventures 1 Limited Iris Germany GmbH

100.0

Founded Partners Limited Founded Partners, Inc.

100.0

Iris Germany GmbH Pepper NA, Inc.

100.0

Iris Germany GmbH Pepper Technologies Pte Limited

100.0

Cheil Europe Ltd. BEATTIE MCGUINNESS BUNGAY LIMITED

100.0

Cheil Europe Ltd. Cheil Italia S.r.l

100.0

Cheil Europe Ltd. CHEIL SPAIN S.L

100.0

Cheil Europe Ltd. CHEIL BENELUX B.V.

100.0

Cheil Germany GmbH Cheil Austria GmbH

100.0

Cheil Singapore Pte. Ltd. PengTai Greater China Co., Ltd.

95.0

Cheil Singapore Pte. Ltd. PT. CHEIL WORLDWIDE INDONESIA

100.0

Cheil Integrated Marketing Philippines, Inc. Cheil Philippines Inc.

30.0

Cheil Hong Kong Ltd. PengTai Greater China Co., Ltd.

3.1

Cheil MEA FZ-LLC One Agency FZ LLC

100.0

Cheil MEA FZ-LLC One RX Project Management Design and Production Limited Company

0.0

Cheil South Africa Pty., Ltd. CHEIL KENYA LIMITED

1.0

Cheil South Africa Pty., Ltd. Cheil Communications Nigeria Ltd.

1.0

One Agency FZ LLC One RX India PVT. LTD

100.0

One Agency FZ LLC One RX Project Management Design and Production Limited Company

100.0

One Agency FZ LLC One RX Interior Design LLC

100.0

One Agency FZ LLC One RX Printing LLC

100.0

One Agency FZ LLC One Agency South Africa Pty., Ltd.

100.0

One Agency FZ LLC One RX Russia LLC

99.9

One RX Interior Design LLC One RX India PVT. LTD

0.0

Holdings BR185 Limited Brazil 185 Participacoes Ltda

100.0

Brazil 185 Participacoes Ltda Iris Router Marketing Ltda

80.0

Cheil Rus LLC One RX Russia LLC

0.1

※ (% of Ownership; As of December 31, 2016; Based on Common shares)

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C. Related Statute & Regulation

Restrictions on cross-holdings within Samsung Group in accordance with the Monopoly Regulation and Fair Trade Act

(1) Date of announcement by authorities of companies deemed Samsung Group companies for the current year:

April 1, 2016

(2) Summary of Regulation

- Restriction of cross-holdings

- Restriction of debt guarantee between affiliates

- Restriction of voting rights at financial affiliates, including insurance

- Decision by board committee and public disclosure of large-scale related party transactions

- Public disclosure of important matters of unlisted companies

- Other public disclosures related to Group status

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D. Equity Investments in other corporations

(1) The

total book value of equity investments in other corporations as of December 31, 2016 is KRW 49,937 billion

[As of December 31, 2016]

(Unit: 1,000 shares, KRW million, %)

※ Account noted here reflects approved for sales securities.

Account

Name of

Company

Acquisitio

n Date

Objective

Acquisition

Cost

Beginning Balance Increase/Decrease Ending Balance Current Financial Stats

Qty

Ownershi

p (%)

Book

Value

Acquisition/Disposal

Valu

ation

Qty

Owner

ship

(%)

Book Value

Total Asset

Net

Income

(Loss)

Qty Amount

Listed

Samsung

Electro-

Mechanics

1977.01 Business 250

17,693

23.69

445,244

0 0

17,693

23.69

445,244

7,269,453

20,643

Listed

Samsung

Card

1988.12 Business 10,000

43,393

37.45

1,455,485

-43,393

1,455,48

0.00

19,070,997

333,724

Unlisted STECO 1995.06 Management

24,000

2,590

70.00

35,861

0 0

2,590

70.00

35,861

73,744

2,273

Unlisted SEMES 1992.12 Management

1,000

2,173

91.54

71,906

0 0

2,173

91.54

71,906

717,229

76,299

Unlisted SERI 1991.05 Business 320

3,576

29.80

24,942

0 0

3,576

29.80

24,942

131,131

221

Listed

Samsung

SDS

1992.07 Business 6,160

17,472

22.58

560,827

0 0

17,472

22.58

560,827

6,331,679

469,831

Unlisted

Samsung

Lions

1986.08 Business 240

27.50

-102

-55 102

0.00

28,042

25,631

Unlisted

Samsung

Electronics

Service

1998.01 Management

30,000

6,000

99.33

48,121

0 0

6,000

99.33

48,121

296,104

1,388

Unlisted

Samsung

Electronics

Sales

2000.12 Management

3,100

1,767

100.00

247,523

0 0

1,767

100.00

247,523

550,655

2,062

Unlisted

Samsung

Electronics

Logitech

1999.04 Management

1,011

100.00

46,669

0 0

1,011

100.00

46,669

146,052

13,165

Unlisted

Samsung

Display

2012.04 Management

16,009,547

221,969

84.78

18,509,307

0 0

221,969

84.78

18,509,307

39,225,460

1,673,165

Unlisted SVIC #14 2009.05 Management

18,000

99.00

0 0

0.00

66,796

4,487

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※ Account noted here reflects approved for sales securities.

Account

Name of

Company

Acquisition

Date

Objective

Acquisition

Cost

Beginning Balance Increase/Decrease Ending Balance Current Financial Stats

Qty

Ownership

(%)

Book

Value

Acquisition/Disposal

Valuation

Qty

Ownership

(%)

Book

Value

Total Asset

Net

Income

(Loss)

Qty Amount

Unlisted SVIC #21 2011.11 Management

19,800

99.00

164,692

-1 -67,122

99.00

97,570

181,200

9,646

Unlisted SVIC #22 2011.11 Management

19,800

99.00

159,558

-1 -12,276

99.00

147,282

163,503

-3,405

Unlisted SVIC #26 2014.11 Management

19,800

99.00

108,405

1 25,839

49,500

99.00

183,744

105,021

5,062

Unlisted SVIC #27 2014.09 Management

5,940

99.00

15,642

0 0

99.00

15,642

16,567

862

Unlisted SVIC #28 2015.02 Management

7,425

99.00

67,518

1 80,784

11,682

99.00

159,984

64,453

-5,020

Unlisted SVIC #32 2016.08 Management

19,800

0.00

0 40,194

99.00

40,194

Unlisted SVIC #33 2016.11 Management

4,950

0.00

0 4,950

99.00

4,950

Unlisted

Samsung

Medison

2011.02 Management

286,384

87,350

68.45

477,648

0 0

87,350

68.45

477,648

315,073

-19,902

Unlisted

S-Printing

Solution

2016.11 Business 218,370

0.00

10,000 218,370

10,000

100.00

218,370

Unlisted

Samsung

BioLogics

2011.04 Business 30,000

12,899

46.79

545,665

7,938 -102,472

20,837

31.49

443,193

5,974,295

1,874,243

Unlisted

Intellectual

Discovery

2011.05 Business 5,000

1,784

15.71

5,241

0 0

1,784

15.71

5,241

46,591

-5,479

Listed

Samsung

Heavy

Industries

1977.09 Business 125

40,676

17.61

441,331

25,255 215,428

-46,897

65,931

16.91

609,862

17,301,592

1,212,110

Listed

Samsung Fine

Chemicals

1995.05 Business 1,346

2,165

8.39

77,073

-2,165 -77,073

0.00

1,684,225

89,979

Listed Hotel Shilla 1979.12 Business 252

2,005

5.11

154,965

0 -58,438

2,005

5.11

96,527

2,176,705

18,482

Listed

Cheil

Worldwide

1988.09 Business 185

14,499

12.60

300,124

14,539 259,619

-68,144

29,038

25.24

491,599

1,866,862

81,741

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※ Account noted here reflects approved for sales securities.

Account

Name of

Company

Acquisition

Date

Objective

Acquisition

Cost

Beginning Balance Increase/Decrease Ending Balance

Current Financial

Stats

Qty

Ownership

(%)

Book

Value

Acquisition/Disposal

Valuation

Qty

Ownership

(%)

Book

Value

Total Asset

Net

Income

(Loss)

Qty Amount

Listed A-Tech Solution 2009.11 Business 26,348

1,592

15.92

8,469

8,167

1,592

15.92

16,636

172,054

-3043

Listed iMarket Korea 2000.12 Business 1,900

647

1.80

16,377

-9,645

647

1.80

6,732

1,266,306

49,566

Listed KT Skylife 2001.12 Business 3,344

240

0.50

4,152

240

0.50

4,152

711,294

72,987

Listed Samsung SDI 1977.01 Business 304

13,463

19.58

1,534,745

-292,140

13,463

19.58

1,242,605

16,225,303

25,686

Listed Wonik IPS 2016.04 Business 16,214

0.00

1,851

20,545

27,950

1,851

4.48

48,495

Listed Wonik Holdings 2013.12 Business 15,411

3,610

4.48

40,975

-1,851

-20,545

-8,573

1,759

2.28

11,857

658,491

73,014

Unlisted SSLM 2012.04 Business 52,296

4,378

9.31

-4,158

220

0.39

137,633

-77,909

Unlisted

Kihyup

Technology

Banking

1995.01 Business 5,000

1,000

17.24

5,000

1,000

17.24

5,000

98,192

968

Unlisted Pusan Newport 1997.09 Business 590

1,135

0.98

5,677

-1,135

-5,677

0.00

641,380

45,221

Unlisted

The Korea

Economic Daily

1987.05 Business 150

0.39

365

0.39

365

324,848

27,122

Unlisted

Samsung

Venture

Investment

1999.11 Business 4,900

980

16.33

7,207

308

980

16.33

7,515

82,759

6,010

Unlisted Cyber Bank 2000.12 Business 8,000

1,083

7.46

1,083

7.46

Unlisted FineChips 2001.12 Business 10

3.81

3,626

Unlisted SK Telink 2010.11 Business 4,357

1.13

4,357

1.13

4,357

309,955

55,781

Unlisted Inkel 2006.11 Business 130

0.00

129,344

-1,694

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※ Account noted here reflects approved for sales securities.

Account

Name of

Company

Acquisition

Date

Objective

Acquisition

Cost

Beginning Balance Increase/Decrease Ending Balance

Current Financial

Stats

Qty

Ownership

(%)

Book

Value

Acquisition/Disposal

Valuation

Qty

Ownership

(%)

Book

Value

Total Asset

Net

Income

(Loss)

Qty Amount

Listed

Yongpyong

Resort

2007.05 Business 1,869

400

1.05

1,869

0 1,563

400

0.83

3,432

970,651

11,573

Unlisted

Sambo

Computer

2012.09 Withdrawal 0

0.01

0 0

0.01

37,711

2,280

Unlisted Icube #1 2009.12 Business 4,000

16.23

4,000

0 0

16.23

4,000

20,747

-287

Unlisted KT Wibro 2010.07 Business 60,000

600

24.20

48,500

0 0

600

24.20

48,500

270,129

3,540

Unlisted

Shinsung Eng &

Construction

2010.07 Withdrawal 1

0.01

0 0

0.01

55,272

584

Unlisted Woobang 2010.07 Withdrawal 0

0.00

0 0

0.00

260,744

12,199

Unlisted

Heehoon

Design &

Global

2010.07 Withdrawal 0

0.02

0 0

0.02

42,516

-8,168

Unlisted

Daewoo

Development

2012.12 Withdrawal 0

0.02

0 0

0.02

131,773

953

Unlisted

Daewoo

Songdo

Development

2012.12 Withdrawal 0

0.02

0 0

0.02

1,216,605

-7,984

Unlisted

Zyle Motor

Sales

2012.12 Withdrawal 0

0.00

0 0

0.00

305,917

4,623

Unlisted

Woojung

Construction

2014.04 Withdrawal 0

0.35

0 0

0.35

23,920

-6,902

Unlisted Hyunjin 2014.04 Withdrawal 0

0.25

0 0

0.25

31,585

13,219

Unlisted

Sungwon

Construction

2014.04 Withdrawal 0

0.03

0 0

0.03

34,337

-1,733

Unlisted Inhee 2014.04 Withdrawal 0

0.17

0 0

0.17

10,698

-99

Unlisted

Samsung

Solution

2014.04 Withdrawal 0

6.70

0 0

6.70

8,925

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※ Account noted here reflects approved for sales securities.

Account

Name of

Company

Acquisition

Date

Objective

Acquisition

Cost

Beginning Balance Increase/Decrease Ending Balance Current Financial Stats

Qty

Ownership

(%)

Book

Value

Acquisition/Disposal

Valuation

Qty

Ownership

(%)

Book

Value

Total

Asset

Net

Income

(Loss)

Qty Amount

Unlisted

STX

Construction

2014.04 Withdrawal 0

0.01

0 0

0.01

117,512

-320

Unlisted Poonglim 2014.05 Withdrawal 0

0.37

0 0

0.37

340,165

-1,056

Unlisted JNT 2011.02 Business 1,800

24.00

3,120

0 -624

24.00

2,496

13,437

-35

Unlisted SV 2011.02 Business 1,850

14.85

3,188

0 -896

14.85

2,292

20,085

-85

Unlisted

Seoul

Investment

Partners

2011.1 Business 1,550

19.38

2,737

0 -48

19.38

2,689

12,061

6,955

Unlisted Daishin Aju IB 2011.08 Business 258

3.00

1,049

0 -323

3.00

726

44,139

11,675

Unlisted TS 2011.11 Business 1,700

20.32

2,682

0 -1,478

20.48

1,204

19,749

5,737

Unlisted IMM 2011.11 Business 760

7.60

1,964

0 -1,256

7.60

708

29,433

12,154

Unlisted L&S 2012.07 Business 848

7.46

2,773

0 -1,017

7.46

1,756

32,490

-545

Unlisted Maltani Corp. 2012.04 Business 16,544

15.00

15,860

0 0

410

15.00

16,270

68,704

382

Unlisted Pantech 2013.06 Business 53,000

53,000

10.03

0 0

53,000

10.03

86,122

-69,928

Unlisted KTCNP-GC 2013.12 Business 960

3.56

4,036

0 1,219

3.56

5,255

110,296

-622

Unlisted

Postech

Technology

Investment

2013.12 Business 600

10.00

600

0 0

10.00

600

296,670

Unlisted

AI Research

Institute

2016.07 Business 3,000

0.00

600 3,000

600

14.29

3,000

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※ Account noted here reflects approved for sales securities.

Account

Name of

Company

Acquisition

Date

Objective

Acquisition

Cost

Beginning Balance Increase/Decrease Ending Balance

Current Financial

Stats

Qty

Ownership

(%)

Book

Value

Acquisition/Disposal

Valuation

Qty

Ownership

(%)

Book

Value

Total Asset

Net

Income

(Loss)

Qty Amount

Unlisted SECA 1992.08

Position

Security

3,823

100.00

90,922

0 0

100.00

90,922

465,801

30,182

Unlisted SEA 1978.07

Position

Security

59,362

492

100.00

5,651,195

0 4,411,886

492

100.00

10,063,081

14,875,687

268,083

Unlisted SELA 1989.04

Position

Security

319

100.00

86,962

0 0

100.00

86,962

327,557

-35,071

Unlisted SEM 1995.07

Position

Security

3,032

3,837

63.58

165,638

0 0

3,837

63.58

165,638

1,030,161

193,947

Unlisted SEASA 1996.06

Position

Security

4,696

21,854

98.00

6,779

0 0

21,854

98.00

6,779

40,459

6,572

Unlisted SEDA 1994.01

Position

Security

13,224

77,205,709

87.04

647,620

0 0

77,205,709

87.04

647,620

3,114,334

322,939

Unlisted SECH 2002.12

Position

Security

597

4.10

597

0 0

4.10

597

345,850

28,583

Unlisted SESA 1989.01

Position

Security

3,276

8,021

100.00

142,091

0 0

8,021

100.00

142,091

642,393

43,198

Unlisted SENA 1992.03

Position

Security

392

1,000

100.00

69,372

0 0

1,000

100.00

69,372

701,525

5,086

Unlisted SEH 1991.05

Position

Security

1,954

753

100.00

650,157

0 0

753

100.00

650,157

1,254,673

97,474

Unlisted SEP 1982.09

Position

Security

204

1,751

100.00

37,616

0 0

1,751

100.00

37,616

155,940

6,773

Unlisted SEF 1991.08

Position

Security

230

2,700

100.00

234,115

0 0

2,700

100.00

234,115

908,971

63,996

Unlisted SEUK 1995.07

Position

Security

33,908

109,546

100.00

433,202

0 0

109,546

100.00

433,202

1,133,512

106,413

Unlisted SEHG 1982.02

Position

Security

28,042

100.00

354,846

0 0

100.00

354,846

383,777

112,541

Unlisted SEAG 2002.01

Position

Security

100.00

32,162

0 0

100.00

32,162

289,807

16,498

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※ Account noted here reflects approved for sales securities.

Account

Name of

Company

Acquisition

Date

Objective

Acquisition

Cost

Beginning Balance Increase/Decrease Ending Balance

Current Financial

Stats

Qty

Ownership

(%)

Book

Value

Acquisition/Disposal

Valuation

Qty

Ownership

(%)

Book

Value

Total

Asset

Net

Income

(Loss)

Qty Amount

Unlisted SEI 1993.05

Position

Security

862

677

100.00

143,181

0 0

677

100.00

143,181

768,278

59,554

Unlisted SEBN 1995.07

Position

Security

236

539,138

100.00

914,751

0 0

539,138

100.00

914,751

1,264,497

42,790

Unlisted SELS 1991.05

Position

Security

18,314

1,306

100.00

24,288

0 0

1,306

100.00

24,288

1,894,614

-7,745

Unlisted SEPOL 1996.04

Position

Security

5,462

106

100.00

78,267

0 0

106

100.00

78,267

457,516

51,265

Unlisted SSA 1998.12

Position

Security

263

2,000

100.00

32,622

0 0

2,000

100.00

32,622

603,300

51,871

Unlisted SESK 2002.06

Position

Security

8,976

55.68

263,767

0 0

55.68

263,767

1,888,341

107,968

Unlisted SEEH 2008.01

Position

Security

4,214

100.00

1,369,992

0 0

100.00

1,369,992

6,989,207

-31,925

Unlisted SEO 1997.01

Position

Security

120

100.00

-10,043

0 0

100.00

-10,043

105,859

-134

Unlisted SRSC 1997.11

Position

Security

707

100.00

8,211

0 -8,211

0.00

22,414

186

Unlisted SERC 2006.01

Position

Security

24,877

100.00

180,079

0 8,211

100.00

188,290

598,708

11,598

Unlisted SERK 2007.07

Position

Security

4,600

100.00

204,555

0 0

100.00

204,555

608,200

52,030

Unlisted SEAU 1987.11

Position

Security

392

53,200

100.00

111,964

0 0

53,200

100.00

111,964

431,714

-22,370

Unlisted SEMA 1989.09

Position

Security

4,378

16,247

100.00

153,602

0 0

16,247

100.00

153,602

117,879

18,228

Unlisted SGE 1995.05

Position

Security

827

100.00

32,836

0 0

100.00

32,836

952,236

59,431

Unlisted SEEG 2012.07

Position

Security

0.05

0 0

0.05

539,155

48,358

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※ Account noted here reflects approved for sales securities.

Account

Name of

Company

Acquisition

Date

Objective

Acquisition

Cost

Beginning Balance Increase/Decrease Ending Balance

Current Financial

Stats

Qty

Ownership

(%)

Book

Value

Acquisition/Disposal

Valuation

Qty

Ownership

(%)

Book

Value

Total Asset

Net

Income

(Loss)

Qty Amount

Unlisted SEIN 1991.08

Position

Security

7,463

99.99

118,909

0 0

99.99

118,909

964,021

53,205

Unlisted SDMA 1995.03

Position

Security

21,876

71,400

75.00

244,382

0 0

71,400

75.00

244,382

246,755

26,583

Unlisted SIEL 1995.08

Position

Security

5,414

216,787

100.00

75,263

0 0

216,787

100.00

75,263

3,723,127

326,462

Unlisted SRI-B 2005.05

Position

Security

7,358

100.00

31,787

0 0

100.00

31,787

147,149

-2,500

Unlisted SAVINA 1995.01

Position

Security

5,839

100.00

28,365

0 0

100.00

28,365

350,158

55,471

Unlisted TSE 1988.01

Position

Security

1,390

11,020

91.83

279,163

0 0

11,020

91.83

279,163

1,889,410

179,527

Unlisted STE 1996.01

Position

Security

4,206

2,499

49.00

0 0

2,499

49.00

6,568

Unlisted SME 2003.05

Position

Security

4,796

17,100

100.00

7,644

0 0

17,100

100.00

7,644

312,263

18,422

Unlisted SAPL 2006.07

Position

Security

793

877,133

100.00

981,483

0 0

877,133

100.00

981,483

4,227,798

957,734

Unlisted SEHK 1988.09

Position

Security

349

274,250

100.00

79,033

0 0

274,250

100.00

79,033

948,800

26,450

Unlisted SET 1994.11

Position

Security

456

27,270

100.00

112,949

0 0

27,270

100.00

112,949

1,253,480

44,025

Unlisted SESS 1994.12

Position

Security

18,875

100.00

504,313

0 0

100.00

504,313

836,562

78,202

Unlisted SCIC 1996.03

Position

Security

23,253

100.00

617,941

0 22,512

100.00

640,452

12,748,395

-77,629

Unlisted SEHZ 1992.12

Position

Security

792

89.56

255,535

0 0

89.56

255,535

6,192,974

722,700

Unlisted SSEC 1995.04

Position

Security

32,128

69.06

130,551

0 0

69.06

130,551

637,485

16,748

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※ Account noted here reflects approved for sales securities.

Account

Name of

Company

Acquisition

Date

Objective

Acquisition

Cost

Beginning Balance Increase/Decrease Ending Balance

Current Financial

Stats

Qty

Ownership

(%)

Book

Value

Acquisition/Disposal

Valuation

Qty

Ownership

(%)

Book

Value

Total Asset

Net

Income

(Loss)

Qty Amount

Unlisted TSEC 1993.04

Position

Security

15,064

48.20

138,101

0 0

48.20

138,101

858,675

100,638

Unlisted SSDP 1993.08

Position

Security

4,446

87.10

65,319

0 0

87.10

65,319

853,982

87,004

Unlisted TSTC 2001.03

Position

Security

10,813

90.00

490,041

0 0

90.00

490,041

2,075,123

146,972

Unlisted SSTC 2001.11

Position

Security

15,799

100.00

22,512

0 -22,512

0.00

6,151

-898

Unlisted SSET 2002.02

Position

Security

6,009

95.00

121,624

0 0

95.00

121,624

118,697

15,839

Unlisted SESC 2002.09

Position

Security

5,471

73.70

34,028

0 0

73.70

34,028

886,593

62,565

Unlisted SSS 2001.01

Position

Security

1,200

100.00

19,189

0 0

100.00

19,189

3,792,437

141,232

Unlisted SSCR 2006.09

Position

Security

3,405

100.00

9,332

0 0

100.00

9,332

24,818

3,420

Unlisted TSOE 2010.04

Position

Security

33,837

82.00

93,154

0 -19,262

82.00

73,893

125,762

-29,078

Unlisted TSLED 2012.04

Position

Security

119,519

100.00

119,519

0 0

100.00

119,519

349,963

36,338

Unlisted SCS 2012.09

Position

Security

111,770

100.00

3,888,196

0 0

100.00

3,888,196

9,742,388

171,644

Unlisted SSCX 2016.04

Position

Security

1,141

0.00

0 1,141

100.00

1,141

Unlisted SJC 1975.12

Position

Security

273

1,560

100.00

370,647

0 0

1,560

100.00

370,647

656,101

80,912

Unlisted SRJ 1992.08

Position

Security

3,120

122

100.00

117,257

0 0

122

100.00

117,257

157,461

2,933

Unlisted TSST Japan 2004.03 Business 1,639

49.03

0 0

49.03

248,021

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※ Account noted here reflects approved for sales securities.

Account

Name of

Company

Acquisition

Date

Objective

Acquisition

Cost

Beginning Balance Increase/Decrease Ending Balance

Current Financial

Stats

Qty

Ownership

(%)

Book

Value

Acquisition/Disposal

Valuation

Qty

Ownership

(%)

Book

Value

Total Asset

Net

Income

(Loss)

Qty Amount

Unlisted SDIB 1996.09 Business 3,110

586

0.08

0 0

586

0.08

21,571

-6,735

Unlisted

Semiconductor

Portal

2002.12 Business 38

1.21

0 0

1.21

1,466

Unlisted FTS 2008.12 Business 1,952

116

100.00

563

-116 -563

0.00

950

-1

Unlisted Nanosys, Inc 2010.08 Business 4,774

1,747

1.43

2,387

0 0

1,747

1.43

2,387

24,502

-14,519

Unlisted

ONE BLUE

LLC

2011.07 Business 1,766

16.67

1,766

0 0

16.67

1,766

37,054

1,020

Unlisted TidalScale 2013.08 Business 1,112

2,882

8.87

1,112

0 0

2,882

8.87

1,112

8,590

-2,809

Unlisted Sentiance 2012.12 Business 3,422

9.79

3,422

0 0

10.85

3,422

6,084

-1,317

Unlisted Mantis Vision 2014.01 Business 1,594

355

2.94

1,980

0 0

355

2.93

1,980

8,919

-8,376

Unlisted

Argus Cyber

Security

2015.09 Business 356

0.39

356

0 0

0.39

356

31,839

-2,787

Unlisted INEDA 2014.04 Business 3,181

6,100

6.41

5,397

0 0

6,100

7.42

5,397

5,674

-2,220

Unlisted Leman 2014.08 Business 1,019

3.91

1,019

0 0

3.66

1,019

3,049

-3,608

Unlisted Alces 2014.09 Business 4,832

421

19.95

4,832

0 0

421

18.50

4,832

4,900

-3,353

Unlisted Keyssa 2016.01 Business 3,332

0.00

1,235 3,332

1,235

2.58

3,332

32,495

-20,671

Unlisted Zyomed 2016.01 Business 2,044

0.00

1,464 2,044

1,464

2.88

2,044

9,729

-2,212

Unlisted SensiFree 2016.01 Business 2,111

0.00

490 2,111

490

17.88

2,111

4,980

-2,226

Samsung Electronics 2016 Business Report 229 / 240

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*Account noted here reflects approved for sales securities.

* Based on separate financial statements

* Ownership percentage is calculated based on the number of common shares issued

Account

Name of

Company

Acquisition

Date

Objective

Acquisition

Cost

Beginning Balance Increase/Decrease Ending Balance

Current Financial

Stats

Qty

Ownership

(%)

Book

Value

Acquisition/Disposal

Valuation

Qty

Ownership

(%)

Book

Value

Total Asset

Net

Income

(Loss)

Qty Amount

Unlisted

Bot Home

Automation

2016.03 Business 2,307

0.00

540 2,307

540

0.89

2,307

37,886

-17,493

Unlisted Unispectral 2016.02 Business 1,112

0.00

115 1,112

115

8.83

1,112

Unlisted Quobyte 2016.04 Business 2,865

0.00

729 2,865

729

11.83

2,865

3,528

-9,949

Unlisted Afero 2016.05 Business 5,685

0.00

723 5,685

723

5.60

5,685

323

-1,350

Unlisted Graphcore 2016.06 Business 3,494

0.00

3,000 3,494

3,000

7.73

3,494

Unlisted Soundhound 2016.12 Business 7,059

0.00

306 7,059

306

1.24

7,059

18,445

19,269

Listed Rambus 2010.01 Business 185,363

4,788

4.11

65,039

-4,788 -65,039

0.00

843,259

247,747

Listed SEAGATE 2011.12 Business 788,454

12,539

4.19

538,766

-12,539

538,766

0.00

10,308,912

734,844

Samsung Electronics 2016 Business Report 230 / 240

X. Related Party Transactions

1. Credit Offerings for Affiliates and Subsidiaries

A. Details on Debt Guarantee (as of December 31, 2016)

- Domestic: N/A

- Overseas:

(Unit: USD thousand)

Company Relationship Creditor

Guarantee Expiry

Date

Transactions

Limit of

Guarantee

Beginning of

period

Increase Decrease End of period

SEA Subsidiary SMBC, etc. 2017-12-16 1,000,000

- 1,000,000

2,425,000

SEM Subsidiary Santander, etc. 2017-12-16 -

- -

546,000

SAMCOL Subsidiary Citibank, etc. 2017-12-16 66,333

17,252

- 83,585

156,000

SEDA Subsidiary HSBC, etc. 2017-12-18 -

- -

769,000

SECH Subsidiary Citibank, etc. 2017-12-16 -

- -

178,000

SEPR Subsidiary BBVA, etc. 2017-12-16 58,033

10,706

- 68,739

180,000

SSA Subsidiary Citibank, etc. 2017-12-16 126,001

91,674 34,327

335,000

SEMAG Subsidiary SocGen, etc. 2017-12-16 -

- -

110,000

SETK Subsidiary BTMU, etc. 2017-12-16 134,625

53,242

- 187,867

590,000

SECE Subsidiary Citibank, etc. 2017-12-16 1,180

1,180 -

110,000

SEEG Subsidiary HSBC 2017-06-13 -

- -

50,000

SEIN Subsidiary BNP, etc. 2017-11-08 -

- -

186,000

SJC Subsidiary Mizuho Bank, etc. 2017-12-16 107,656

107,656 -

900,040

SRJ Subsidiary SMBC 2016-02-28 20,734

20,734 -

SEUC Subsidiary Credit Agricole, etc. 2017-12-16 -

- -

175,000

SEDAM Subsidiary Citibank, etc. 2017-12-16 110,408

9,082 101,326

391,000

SECA Subsidiary Nova Scotia 2017-10-10 -

- -

11,105

SELA Subsidiary Citibank 2017-12-16 -

- -

30,000

SEEH Subsidiary HSBC, etc. 2017-12-16 -

- -

727,000

SERK Subsidiary BNP, etc. 2017-12-16 -

- -

345,000

SELV Subsidiary Citibank 2017-12-16 -

- -

10,000

SAPL Subsidiary BOA, etc. 2017-12-16 -

- -

411,000

SEV Subsidiary SCB 2017-11-08 -

- -

15,000

SAVINA Subsidiary SCB, etc. 2017-11-08 -

- -

71,000

SET Subsidiary SCB 2017-11-08 -

- -

30,000

SCIC Subsidiary HSBC, etc. 2017-12-16 -

- -

350,000

SME Subsidiary SCB 2017-11-08 -

- -

110,000

SAMEX Subsidiary Citibank 2017-12-16 -

- -

5,000

SEASA Subsidiary Citibank 2017-12-16 -

- -

1,000

SSAP Subsidiary SCB 2017-11-08 14,267

3,985 10,282

30,000

Simpress Subsidiary BNP 2017-11-08 36,356

8,173

- 44,529

60,000

SEHK Subsidiary HSBC 2017-06-13 -

- -

2,000

SEPM Subsidiary HSBC 2017-06-13 115,493

28,623 86,870

125,000

Total 1,791,086

89,373

262,934 1,617,525

9,434,145

Samsung Electronics 2016 Business Report 231 / 240

SEC requires BOD approval for individual guarantees exceeding 2.5% of total equity. When the guarantee amount is

between 0.1% and/or less than 2.5%, the approval decision is delegated to the Management Committee.

B. Purchase and Sales of Securities

N/A

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2. Acquisitions and Disposals of Assets with Affiliates and Subsidiaries

In 2016, the Company sold its stakes in Samsung Card to Samsung Life Insurance in order to focus on core business

competencies. The Company sold assets to various affiliates including SCS (Samsung China Semiconductor Co., Ltd.), to

increase the production capacity of such affiliates.

In addition, the Company acquired assets including facility equipment from affiliates to improve efficiency of domestic

production, and purchased shares of Cheil Worldwide owned by Samsung C&T for the purpose of strengthening the

strategic collaborative relationship.

(Unit: KRW million)

Company

Relation

ship

Transaction Type Transaction Date

Date based on Asset Amount

Samsung Life

Insurance

Affiliates Asset sale 2016.12.22 Date of sale Samsung card shares, etc. 1,557,499

Samsung C&T Affiliates Asset purchase 2016.10.27 Date of purchase Cheil Worldwide shares, etc. 267,524

SCS Affiliates Asset sale/purchase 2016.12.17 Date of sale/purchase Machinery, etc.

83,096

SAS Affiliates Asset sale/purchase 2016.12.31 Date of sale/purchase Machinery, etc.

65,905

SEHC Affiliates Asset sale 2016.11.16 Date of sale Machinery, etc.

30,370

SEVT Affiliates Asset sale/purchase 2016.10.06 Date of sale/purchase Machinery, etc. 29,666

SESS Affiliates Asset sale/purchase 2016.10.25 Date of sale/purchase Machinery, etc. 7,322

Samsung

Display

Affiliates Asset purchase 2016.12.01 Date of purchase Emission credits, etc. 6,957

TSTC Affiliates Asset sale/purchase 2016.11.14 Date of sale/purchase Machinery, etc. 3,047

SEV Affiliates Asset sale/purchase 2016.12.02 Date of sale/purchase Machinery, etc. 2,776

SIEL Affiliates Asset sale 2016.12.01 Date of sale Machinery, etc. 2,011

SEHZ Affiliates Asset sale/purchase 2016.07.20 Date of sale/purchase Machinery, etc. 1,780

TSOE Affiliates Asset purchase 2016.08.16 Date of purchase Machinery, etc. 990

Samsung

Bioepis

Affiliates Asset sale 2016.04.15 Date of sale Machinery, etc. 853

SEDAM Affiliates Asset sale 2016.11.10 Date of sale Machinery, etc. 736

TSLED Affiliates Asset purchase 2016.11.30 Date of purchase Machinery, etc. 451

Samsung SDI Affiliates Asset sale 2016.10.25 Date of sale Machinery, etc. 397

SEMES Affiliates Asset sale 2016.12.22 Date of sale Machinery, etc. 381

SEPM Affiliates Asset sale 2016.04.22 Date of sale Machinery, etc. 213

TSE Affiliates Asset sale 2016.09.20 Date of sale Machinery, etc. 171

SEIN Affiliates Asset sale 2016.11.14 Date of sale Machinery, etc. 164

SEH Affiliates Asset sale/purchase 2016.06.17 Date of sale/purchase Machinery, etc. 111

※ Transaction amount was calculated by an appropriate method based upon market value assessment.

※ Acquisitions and disposals of assets with affiliates and subsidiaries listed above were not on the agenda of BOD. The sale of shares to Samsung

Life Insurance and the purchase of emission credits from Samsung Display proceeded with the approval of BOD.

※ Transaction date: most recent transaction

Samsung Electronics 2016 Business Report 233 / 240

3. Business Transactions with Affiliates and Subsidiaries

(Unit: KRW million)

Company Relationship

Type of

Transaction

Date Details Amount

SEA Subsidiary Sales/Purchases 2016.01 - 2016.12

Purchase/sales of HHP

and Home Appliance, etc.

27,469,787

SSI Subsidiary Sales/Purchases 2016.01 - 2016.12

Purchase/sales of

semiconductors, etc

16,090,070

SEVT Subsidiary Sales/Purchases 2016.01 - 2016.12

Purchase/sales of HHP,

etc

15,005,311

SSS Subsidiary Sales/Purchases 2016.01 - 2016.12

Sales of semiconductors,

etc

13,574,341

SEV Subsidiary Sales/Purchases 2016.01 - 2016.12

Purchase/sales of HHP

and Home Appliance, etc.

13,103,453

SEHZ Subsidiary Sales/Purchases 2016.01 - 2016.12

Purchase/sales of HHP

and TV, etc.

9,472,646

SII Subsidiary Sales/Purchases 2016.01 - 2016.12

Purchase/sales of TV,

etc.

6,944,535

In 2016, SEC conducted business transactions with the following subsidiaries: SEA (Samsung Electronics America, Inc.)

4. Transactions with Stakeholders other than Affiliates and Subsidiaries

As of December 31, 2016, the Company’s outstanding loan amount is KRW 115.7 billion related to support for supplier

companies for product competitiveness and mutual development as well as home loan and educational expenses for

employee welfare. In addition, the Company provides debt guarantees up to KRW 9.0 billion for employees’ loans from

financial institutions relating to housing rental.

(Unit: KRW million)

Company Relationship

Loans

Account title

Transaction

Beginning of period

(January 1, 2016)

Increase Decrease

End of period

(December 31, 2016)

SEST Co., Ltd., etc Partner company Short-term loans

31,042

1,120

892

31,271

Bumjin I&D, etc

Partner company and

employee

Long-term loans

85,368

38,372

39,357

84,383

To tal

116,410

39,492

40,248 115,653

※ The amount shown above reflects the discounted present value of debts before accounting for impaired debts.

Samsung Electronics 2016 Business Report 234 / 240

XI. Other Information

1. Public Disclosure

- N/A

2. Summary of Results of Shareholder Meetings

[As of December 31, 2016]

Date Agenda Results

FY2016 extraordinary general

meeting of shareholders ('16.10.27)

1. Approval of Printing solutions business Spin-off

2. Appointment of Executive director

- Nominee : Jae-Yong Lee

Approved

FY2016 annual general meeting of

shareholders ('16.3.11)

1. Approval of Balance Sheet, Income Statement, and Statement of Appropriation of Retained

Earnings (Draft), etc. for FY2015

2. Election of Directors

2.1: Appointment of Independent Directors

2.1.1: In-Ho Lee

2.1.2: Kwang-Soo Song

2.1.3: Jae-Wan Bahk

2.2: Appointment of Executive Director

2.2.1: Boo-Keun Yoon

2.2.2: Jong-Kyun Shin

2.2.3: Sang-Hoon Lee

2.3: Appointment of Members of Audit Committee

2.3.1: In-Ho Lee

2.3.2: Kwang-Soo Song

3. Approval of the Remuneration Limit for the Directors for FY 2016

4. Approval of amendments to the Articles of Incorporation

Approved

FY2015 annual general meeting of

shareholders ('15.3.13)

1. Approval of Balance Sheet, Income Statement, and Statement of Appropriation of Retained

Earnings (Draft), etc. for FY2014

2. Appointment of Directors

2.1: Appointment of Independent Directors

2.1.1: Han-Joong Kim

2.1.2: Byeong-Gi Lee

2.2: Appointment of Executive Director (Oh-Hyun Kwon)

2.3: Appointment of Member of Audit Committee (Han-Joong Kim)

3. Approval of the limit on the remuneration for Directors

Approved

FY2014 annual general meeting of

shareholders ('14.3.14)

1. Approval of Balance Sheet, Income Statement, and Statement of Appropriation of Retained

Earnings (Draft), etc. for FY2013

2. Approval of the limit on the remuneration for Directors

Approved

Samsung Electronics 2016 Business Report 235 / 240

3. Litigation

(1) The litigation with Apple Inc. (“Apple”) is ongoing in the United States as at the reporting date. On August 24, 2012,

the jury determined that the Group partially infringed Apple’s design and utility patent and should pay damages to

Apple. However, On March 1, 2013, the Judge ordered a new trial for a certain portion of the damages, ruling that it

was originally miscalculated. On November 21, 2013 a jury verdict was rendered on the recalculated damages

amount, and on March 6, 2014, the Judge made a final judgement to confirm the total damages and deny Apple’s bid

for a permanent injunction against the Group. The Group appealed the decision on the damages amount on March 7,

2014, and a hearing on the appeal was held on December 4, 2014. On May 18, 2015, the appeals court affirmed in

part and reversed in part a previous decision, and remanded it. On June 17, 2015, the Group petitioned for an en banc

rehearing regarding the design infringement, and on August 13, 2015, the federal court dismissed the Group’s

request. After the remand procedure, the Court of First Trial announced a partial final judgment on the appeals on

September 18, 2015. On October 13, 2015, the immediate appeal was dismissed and on November 19, 2015, the

Federal Circuit Court denied an en banc rehearing request. On December 11, 2015, the Group made payment for the

damages. On December 14, 2015, the Group filed an appeal to the Supreme Court regarding the design patent

infringement ruling. Thereafter, the two parties have submitted in writing to the District court details of supplemental

damages incurred in connection with the ruling. On March 21, 2016, the Supreme Court granted the design-related

appeals filed by the Group and on March 22, 2016, the Court of First Trial ordered all proceedings for review of

damages scheduled to commence March 28, 2016 suspended until the sentence rendered by the Supreme Court was

confirmed. On June 1, 2016, the Group submitted the draft document in the design-related appeal, and on June 28,

2016, several companies and organizations presented the document in support of the Group. Apple filed a dissenting

document on July 29, 2016, and on August 5, 2016, several companies and organizations presented an advocative

document. On August, 29, 2016, the Group submitted a rebuttal letter. Oral statements for the appeal were held at the

Supreme Court on October 11, 2016. On December 6, 2016, the Supreme Court issued a ruling citing the Group

appeal and returned the case to the Court of Appeals. On February 7, 2017, the Court of Appeals reversed the case to

the Court of First Trial.

Additionally, on May 5, 2014, the jury in another ongoing patent lawsuit determined that the Group partially

infringed Apple’s utility patent and should pay damages to Apple. On November 25, 2014, the first trial judgment

was pronounced to confirm the jury’s verdict. The Group appealed on November 25, 2014 and the rehearing was

held on January 5, 2016. On August 27, 2014, the Judge denied Apple’s request for a permanent injunction on the

Group’s product. However, on September 17, 2015, the appellate court reversed and remanded a previous decision

and on December 16, 2015, the Federal Circuit Court denied an en banc hearing request of the Group. On January

18, 2016, the Court of First instance ordered a permanent injunction on the Group’s product. The Group asserts that

the Group’s product was designed around the patent and thus has not infringed the patent. The final conclusion and

the effect of the patent lawsuits with Apple are uncertain as at the reporting date.

In August 2014, the Group and Apple reached an agreement to withdraw from ongoing litigation in all regions other

than the United States, and the Group has withdrawn all non-United States based lawsuits.

(2) The Group is involved in claims, disputes, and investigations conducted by regulatory bodies at the reporting date,

including civil claims from some overseas buyers for price-fixing related to the sale of TFT-LCD. Although the

outflow of resources and timing of these matters are uncertain, the Group believes the outcome will not have a

material impact on the financial condition of the Group.

Samsung Electronics 2016 Business Report 236 / 240

(3) In addition, during the normal course of business with numerous companies, the Group has been involved in various

claims, disputes, and investigations conducted by regulatory bodies. Although the outflow of resources and timing of

these matters are uncertain, the Group believes the outcome will not have a material impact on the financial

condition of the Group.

4. Guarantees

- Domestic: As of December 31, 2016, the Company provided a debt guarantee of KRW 36,825 million to its

employees who took debt from financial institutions in order to finance employee housing rental. The Company’s

housing rental debt guarantee limit is KRW 56,752 million. The Company has provided guarantees for borrowings

executed by Medicapital from Dime Investment and two other companies in the amount of KRW 2,264 million.

- Overseas:

(Unit: USD thousand)

Company Relationship Creditor

Guarantee Expiry

Date

Transactions

Limit of

Guarantee

Beginning of

period

Increase Decrease End of period

SEA Subsidiary SMBC, etc. 2017-12-16 1,000,000

- 1,000,000

2,425,000

SEM Subsidiary Santander, etc. 2017-12-16 -

- -

546,000

SAMCOL Subsidiary Citibank, etc. 2017-12-16 66,333

17252

- 83,585

156,000

SEDA Subsidiary HSBC, etc. 2017-12-18 -

- -

769,000

SECH Subsidiary Citibank, etc. 2017-12-16 -

- -

178,000

SEPR Subsidiary BBVA, etc. 2017-12-16 58,033

10,706

- 68,739

180,000

SSA Subsidiary Citibank, etc. 2017-12-16 126,001

91,674 34,327

335,000

SEMAG Subsidiary SocGen, etc. 2017-12-16 -

- -

110,000

SETK Subsidiary BTMU, etc. 2017-12-16 134,625

53242

- 187,867

590,000

SECE Subsidiary Citibank, etc. 2017-12-16 1,180

1,180 -

110,000

SEEG Subsidiary HSBC 2017-06-13 -

- -

50,000

SEIN Subsidiary BNP, etc. 2017-11-08 -

- -

186,000

SJC Subsidiary Mizuho Bank, etc. 2017-12-16 107,656

107,656 -

900,040

SRJ Subsidiary SMBC 2016-02-28 20,734

20,734 -

SEUC Subsidiary Credit Agricole, etc. 2017-12-16 -

- -

175,000

SEDAM Subsidiary Citibank, etc. 2017-12-16 110,408

9082 101,326

391,000

SECA Subsidiary Nova Scotia 2017-10-10 -

- -

11,105

SELA Subsidiary Citibank 2017-12-16 -

- -

30,000

SEEH Subsidiary HSBC, etc. 2017-12-16 -

- -

727,000

SERK Subsidiary BNP, etc. 2017-12-16 -

- -

345,000

SELV Subsidiary Citibank 2017-12-16 -

- -

10,000

SAPL Subsidiary BOA, etc. 2017-12-16 -

- -

411,000

SEV Subsidiary SCB 2017-11-08 -

- -

15,000

SAVINA Subsidiary SCB, etc. 2017-11-08 -

- -

71,000

SET Subsidiary SCB 2017-11-08 -

- -

30,000

SCIC Subsidiary HSBC, etc. 2017-12-16 -

- -

350,000

SME Subsidiary SCB 2017-11-08 -

- -

110,000

SAMEX Subsidiary Citibank 2017-12-16 -

- -

5,000

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SEASA Subsidiary Citibank 2017-12-16 -

- -

1,000

SSAP Subsidiary SCB 2017-11-08 14,267

3985 10,282

30,000

Simpress Subsidiary BNP 2017-11-08 36,356

8,173

- 44,529

60,000

SEHK Subsidiary HSBC 2017-06-13 -

- -

2,000

SEPM Subsidiary HSBC 2017-06-13 115,493

28,623 86,870

125,000

Total 1,791,086

89,373

262,934 1,617,525

9,434,145

※ SEC requires BOD approval for individual guarantees exceeding 2.5% of total equity. When the guarantee amount is between

0.1% and/or less than 2.5%, the approval decision is delegated to the Management Committee.

Samsung Electronics 2016 Business Report 238 / 240

5. Sanctions and Others

The Company is engaged in a lawsuit after being issued a corrective order and fine (KRW 14,126 million) on July 10,

2012 for violating Article 23 (Prohibition of Unfair Trade Practices) of the Monopoly Regulation and Fair Trade Act. In

order to comply with relevant laws on fair trade, the Company has strengthened internal oversight and provides education

to executives and employees for the prevention of unfair trade practices.

The Company was ordered to pay a fine (KRW 26 million) on January 13, 2014 from the Fair Trade Commission for

violating Article 4 (Announcement of Critical Information and Integrated Notification) of the Fair Labeling and

Advertising Act, and has subsequently paid the fine. To comply with the Fair Labeling and Advertising Act, the Company

offers education and training to executives and employees regarding these laws.

The Company was ordered to pay a fine (KRW 267 million) on March 7, 2013, for violating the Occupational Safety and

Health Act in connection with a hydrofluoric acid gas leak that occurred on January 28, 2013, and has subsequently paid

the fine. The Company was issued an improvement order and ordered to pay a fine (KRW 2.2 million) on April 1, 2013,

for violating the Toxic Chemicals Control Act. The Company reported compliance with the improvement order and

subsequently paid the fine. As a result of this incident, three employees and executives (a director of chemicals supply

management with 20 years of continuous employment, a manager in charge of toxic chemicals with 8 years of continuous

employment, and a manager of chemicals supply management with 11 years of continuous employment) of SEC were

ordered to pay a fine (KRW 15 million) at the first trial (in Suwon District Court) on October 31, 2014. The Company

appealed the decision. In order to improve the capabilities of safety managers, the Company has implemented a relevant

education program, and is strengthening inspection on maintenance and management of dangerous facilities.

For the hydrofluoric acid gas leak occurred on May 2, 2013, SEC was ordered to pay a fine (KRW 4.5 million) on

February 27, 2014, for violating the Occupational Safety and Health Act and the Toxic Chemicals Control Act, and has

subsequently paid the fine. The Company has completely revamped theHealth & Safety Management Program, including

creating a new organization devoted to the prevention of leakage to avoid such accidents from reoccurring in the future.

The Company was ordered and paid a fine of KRW 166.7 million for not reporting the importation of certain chemicals in

August 2013, following a joint inspection by the Ministry of Environment and Gyeong-Gi Province. The Company has

improved the reporting process for imported chemicals to ensure proper notification of such chemicals.

Pursuant to the results of a joint inspection by the prosecutor’s office and the Ministry of Employment and Labor

conducted from June 16 through June 20 (2014), a current executive of SEC (Head director of safety & healthy

management with 32 years of continuous employment) and SEC were ordered and respectively paid a fine of KRW 2

million for violating the obligation of taking safety measures in accordance with the Occupational Safety and Health Act

on July 29, 2015 (in Suwon District Court).

To prevent recurrence, the Company has implemented its own Environment &

Safety Preliminary Evaluation System and conducts regular inspections.

Pursuant to the results of a regular inspection by the Ministry of Employment and Labor conducted from December 14

through December 16 (2015), SEC paid a fine of KRW 18.76 million for violating the obligation of implementing safety

measures in accordance with the Occupational Safety and Health Act on December 31, 2015 (The original amount was

KRW 23.45 million, but was reduced by 20%, as the company voluntarily paid the fine by the due date). Regarding this

matter, the Company has implemented its own safety inspection program for Hazardous Machineries and equipment to

reinforce compliance management.

Pursuant to the results of a Process Safety Management (PSM) inspection by the Ministry of Employment and Labor

conducted from December 5 through the December 9 (2016), the Company was ordered to pay a fine of KRW 3.52

million for violating the obligation of implementing safety measures in accordance with the Occupational Safety and

Health Act on December 14, 2016 and has subsequently paid the fine. In order to comply with relevant laws, the Company

is training process safety experts on site and conducting its own process safety evaluation.

Samsung Electronics 2016 Business Report 239 / 240

The years of continuous employment described herein is based on the date of order.

The Company (including Samsung Display) has joint responsibility for reimbursement of liabilities that Samsung Display

accrued before the separation.

On October 23, 2013, the Company signed a basic agreement on comprehensive business cooperation with Corning

Incorporated, etc. Inflow or outflow of resources can occur hereafter, as the agreement includes conditions for

compensation of loss. Projected disbursement as of the end of reporting term was counted as liabilities.

For information on the Company’s commitments and contingencies, refer to Commitments and Contingencies notes in the

Separate and Consolidated Financial Statements.

6. Return of Short-Swing Profits

The Company has not received any notification of short-swing profits from the Securities & Futures Commission (the

Governor of the Financial Supervisory Service) in the past three years and until the date of this report.

7. Subsequent Events

On January 24, 2017, the board of directors approved the share buyback and retirement of common and preferred stock,

with the estimated total number of shares to be repurchased of 1.28 million (common stock 1.02 million, preferred stock

0.26 million). All repurchased shares will be retired after the buyback is completed. The period of purchase is subject to

end on April 24, 2017.

Since the agreement to acquire Harman on November 14, 2016, the Company has completed all necessary procedures for

acquisition, including shareholders’ meeting and approval of antitrust review in 10 countries subject to examination,

including the United States. The Company has completed the acquisition of Harman on March 10, 2017 (March 11, 2017,

in Korea).

8. Acquisition and Divestments

A. Acquisitions and divestments (Separate only)

[Split of S-Printing Solution]

 Company Name: S-Printing Solution Corp.

 Location: 129 Samsung-ro, Yeongtong-gu, Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do

 Purpose of split: S-Printing Solution competitiveness improvement

 Approval of split: October 27, 2016 (temporary shareholders’ meeting)

 Date of split: November 1, 2016

Samsung Electronics 2016 Business Report 240 / 240

(Unit: KRW million)

Company Account

Forecast Actual

1st Year 2nd Year

Actual Difference Actual Difference

S-Printing

Solution

Sales 2,094 14,160 2,186 4.40% - -

Operating

Income

-29 -1,359 -61 111.48% - -

Net Income -67 -1,486 -10 -84.72% - -

Difference rate of operating income was more than 110% due to the year-end bonus payments and difference of net

income was more than 80% due to the foreign exchange differences and etc.

Details of the above statement can be found in the “Important Matters Report“, published in DART

(http://dart.fss.or.kr/).

Split of S-Printing Solution business is reported on a separate basis.

- Please refer to the Management Combination and Non-current Assets Held-for-Sale (Assets of disposal group) notes in

the Consolidated Financial Statements for acquisition and divestments on the consolidation basis.

9. Green Management

The Company is actively securing “Green Technology Certifications” to follow the Low Carbon Green Growth policy of

the Korean government.

(Green Technology Certification)

The Company is acquiring Green Technology Certifications in accordance with Clause 2, Article 32 of the Framework Act

on Low Carbon Green Growth. Green technology development is a part of our “Planet First” strategy, which strives to

conduct business activities in a manner that respect people and nature. Since the certification system was introduced in

2010, the Company has secured 14 valid Green Technology Certifications as of December 31, 2016. In addition, the

Company has acquired 50 ‘Green Technology’ product certificates (429 models), for commercialized products.

Certified Green Technologies as of December 31, 2016 are as follows:

Division Business Name of green technology and green projects No.

CE Low-power consumption SoC design technology for digital TVs, etc.

Pentile display power-saving technology that adapts to level of illumination of the

surroundings, etc.

Tot al

※ The data reported above is with respect to Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. only.

※ See 『11. Other Information (B. Environmental regulations)』 in 『II. Businesses Overview』 for greenhouse gas emission and

energy use.