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Samsung chief Lee to buy W1.94tr stake from his mother

The Korea Herald - Business Trade press Published 9th September 2026 South Korea

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Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Jae-yong plans to buy 7.19 million shares in the chipmaker from his mother, Hong Ra-hee, in a 1.94 trillion won ($1.45 billion) off-market transaction that will increase his direct stake in the company. According to a Samsung Electronics regulatory filing Wednesday, Lee is scheduled to acquire 7,188,793 common shares from Hong, honorary director of the Leeum Museum of Art, on Oct. 12. The planned price is 269,500 won per share, based on Samsung Electronics' Sept.

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The Korea Herald - Business · Business News
Published
9th September 2026
Original report
koreaherald.com

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Supply Chain & Logistics
Geography
South Korea
Organisations
None identified
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9th September 2026 · 13:58

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Significance 2 · Moderate
Confidence 2 · Low

Initial Significance Moderate (32.0/100). Strongest contributor: Entity Criticality (20.0/20 points). Limiting factor: Geographic Breadth (0.0/10 points). Initial Confidence Low (26.0/100, data sufficiency: Partial). Strongest contributor: Source Authority (12.0/40 points). Limiting factor: Extraction Quality (3.0/15 points).

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