on Jan 06, 2017

On January 6, 2017, Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (KS005930, KS005935, SMSN, SMSD) ('SEC') announced its earnings guidance for the fourth quarter of 2016.

- Consolidated Sales: Approximately 53 trillion Korean won
- Consolidated Operating Profit: Approximately 9.2 trillion Korean won

The above figures are estimates of consolidated earnings based on K-IFRS. Please note that Korean disclosure regulations do not allow earnings estimates to be provided as a range. Therefore, in compliance with such disclosure regulations, the above figures represent the median of the earnings estimate range, provided below.

- Sales: 52 ~ 54 trillion Korean won
- Operating Profit: 9.1 ~ 9.3 trillion Korean won

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