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SAMSUNGELECTRONICSCo.,Ltd.

2020BusinessReport

FortheyearendedDecember31,2020

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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 ......................................................................................................................................................... 26

III. Financial Affairs .................................................................................................................................................................. 67

IV. Management Discussion and Analysis .......................................................................................................................... 169

V. Auditor’s Report ................................................................................................................................................................ 183

VI. Corporate Governance .................................................................................................................................................... 188

VII. Information on Shareholders ......................................................................................................................................... 207

VIII. Executives and Employees ........................................................................................................................................... 213

IX. Affiliates and Subsidiaries .............................................................................................................................................. 226

X. Related Party Transactions .............................................................................................................................................. 252

XI. Other Information ............................................................................................................................................................. 255

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Certification

Letter of Certification

We, Ki-nam Kim and Yoon-ho Choi, as a CEO and the executive in charge of reporting, respectively, certify

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

ended December 31, 2020.

Based on our knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statements of material facts or omit any

material facts; and it does not contain any statements that are intentionally misleading for the users of the

information in the report.

We confirm that Samsung Electronics operates the Internal Controls over Financial Reporting, as defined in

Article 8 of the Act on External Audit of Stock Companies.

Date: March 9, 2021

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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” or “the Company”) 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 (AGM) of shareholders on February 28, 1984.

C. Address, phone number, and English language website of the corporate headquarters

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

- Phone Number: 82-31-200-1114

- Website: https://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) consists of business divisions that operate independently: CE (Consumer Electronics);

IM (Information Technology & Mobile Communications); DS (Device Solutions); and Harman (Harman

International Industries, Inc. and its subsidiaries), which produces automotive electronics components.

Key products in each Division are presented below:

Division Key products

CE TVs, monitors, refrigerators, washing machines, air conditioners, etc.

IM HHPs, network systems, computers, etc.

DS DRAM, NAND flash, mobile APs, OLED panels for smartphones, etc.

Harman Digital cockpits, telematics, speakers, etc.

SEC is a global electronics firm comprising the headquarters in Korea and 241 subsidiaries (collectively, “Samsung

Electronics” or the “Company”) across the world, including 9 regional headquarters for the CE and IM Divisions, 5

regional headquarters for the DS Division, and Harman’s subsidiaries.

[CE Division]

The CE Division satisfies customers’ needs and leads the global digital era by continuously offering new products

featuring innovative technology, unique designs, and enhanced value propositions.

TV is the core product of CE. The Company has maintained its position as the market leader for 15 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. We will continue to expand our market leadership based on our competitive edge in the

premium segment through our 8K QLED and ultra-large products to name a few.

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[IM Division]

The IM Division operates the Mobile Communication Business, which produces and sells smart mobile devices such as

smartphones, tablets, and wearables. For smartphones, a key product of the business, we have developed a lineup ranging

from low-end right through to premium models, and have achieved growth in both advanced and emerging markets with

the Galaxy series.

We will lead growth of the smartphone market and deliver exceptional user experiences by: 1) offering innovative

hardware features such as new form factors (based on flexible OLED technology), high-definition cameras, biometric

sensors, and battery charger technologies; 2) improving software capabilities of mobile payment service Samsung Pay and

AI platform Bixby; and 3) investing in future growth drivers such as Cloud, IoT, healthcare, AR, and VR. At the same

time, we will lead the global 5G market based on our end-to-end solutions, which encompass handsets, chipsets, as well as

our commercialization experience in initial 5G markets.

[DS Division]

The Memory Business, System LSI Business, Foundry Business, and Display Panel (“DP”) Business make up the DS

Division. The Memory Business manufactures and sells DRAM and NAND products; the System LSI Business designs

and sells mobile application processors (“mobile APs” or “APs”) and camera sensor chips; the Foundry Business is in

charge of consignment production of semiconductors; and the DP Business manufactures and sells display panels.

The Company constantly works to increase its influence on end-product manufacturers and create new demand through

technological breakthroughs and the development of high quality components as it has done with APs—which serve as the

brains of mobile products—and with memory components like DRAM via enhanced capacity and density.

The Memory Business has maintained its position at the top of the global memory market by sustaining cost

competitiveness and applying the latest advanced process technology in each technological iteration. The System LSI

Business has not been complacent, expanding its focus from mobile to include automotive chips, and it will stay at the

forefront of the market by offering differentiated products such as APs and CISs and strengthening competitiveness via its

advanced manufacturing process technology. The Foundry Business is expanding by securing technology competitiveness

via adopting enabling technologies and new structures, strengthening its manufacturing capacity in a timely manner to

address demand, enhancing its IP and infrastructure for customer support, and diversifying its product portfolio using

legacy processes, which include CISs, DDIs, and PMICs.

In the Display division, the mobile panel business’s differentiated technology is a main factor behind the increased

adoption of OLED panels, while its release of products in new applications—such as foldable devices, rollable devices,

and automotives—has expanded the overall market. Meanwhile, the large panel business is focusing on premium products

such as high-definition, ultra-large, QD TVs and is enhancing its competitiveness through continuous improvements in

technology and productivity.

[Harman Division]

Harman designs and develops connected products and solutions for automakers, consumers, and companies worldwide

and is a global leader in the market for connected car systems, audio and visual products, professional solutions, and

connected services. Harman has established an internationally renowned brand and employs both internal development

and strategic acquisitions to expand its lineup of quality products.

☞ 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, 2020, the Samsung Group had a total of 59 domestic affiliates following the reduction of one

affiliate—Natural9—since December 31, 2019. Among the Samsung Group’s domestic affiliates, 16 (including Samsung

Electronics) are listed and 43 are unlisted.

[As of Dec 31, 2020]

Type Number Affiliate

Listed 16

Samsung C&T; Samsung Electronics; Samsung SDI; Samsung Electro-Mechanics (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 43

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; Samsung Electronics Service CS; Samsung Futures;

Samsung Asset Management; Samsung Life Service; Samsung SRA Asset Management; Samsung Life Financial Service; SD Flex;

Cheil Fashion Retail Co., Ltd.; Samsung Welstory; SECUI; STM; S-Core; OpenHands; Miracom; Samsung Card Customer Service;

Human TSS; S-1CRM; Shilla Stay; HDC Shilla Duty Free Ltd; Samsung Economic Research Institute (SERI); Samsung Lions;

Samsung Venture Investment Corporation; Samsung Active Asset Management; Samsung Hedge Asset Management; Harman

International Korea; SBTM

Total 59

Samsung Corning Advanced Glass incorporated in October 2020 (previously an LLC).☞ 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, 2020, Samsung Electronics’ consolidated subsidiaries numbered 241 with the addition of 6

subsidiaries and reduction of 5 subsidiaries when compared to totals as of December 31, 2019. Below is the list of

consolidated subsidiaries.

[As of Dec 31, 2020]

(KRW mil)

Subsidiary

Date

established

Major business

Assets as

of Dec 31,

2019

Ownership

Classified

as major

subsidiary

(Y/N)

Americas: 55

Samsung Electronics America, Inc. (SEA) Jul 1978 Electronic goods sales 36,765,070 Over 50% Y

Samsung International, Inc. (SII) Oct 1983 Electronic goods production 1,224,995 Over 50% Y

Samsung Mexicana S.A. de C.V (SAMEX) Mar 1988 Electronic goods production 52,823 Over 50% N

Samsung Electronics Home Appliances America, LLC (SEHA) Aug 2017 Home appliance production 624,107 Over 50% Y

Samsung Research America, Inc (SRA) Oct 1988 R&D 612,015 Over 50% Y

Samsung Next LLC (SNX) Aug 2016 Subsidiary management (overseas) 108,806 Over 50% Y

Samsung Next Fund LLC (SNXF) Aug 2016 Venture firm and new technology investments 116,257 Over 50% Y

NeuroLogica Corp. Feb 2004 Medical device production and sales 185,235 Over 50% Y

Samsung HVAC America, LLC Jul 2001 Air conditioner sales 45,827 Over 50% N

Prismview, LLC Oct 2007 LED display panel production and sales 51,605 Over 50% N

Joyent, Inc. Mar 2005 Cloud services 178,187 Over 50% Y

Viv Labs, Inc. Sep 2012 Artificial Intelligence services 48,505 Over 50% N

Dacor Holdings, Inc. Dec 1998 Subsidiary management (overseas) 32,027 Over 50% N

Dacor, Inc. Mar 1965 Home appliance production and sales 32,006 Over 50% N

Dacor Canada Co. Jun 2001 Home appliance sales 7 Over 50% N

SmartThings, Inc. Apr 2012 Smart home platform 171,461 Over 50% Y

TeleWorld Solutions, Inc. (TWS) May 2002

Network equipment installation and

optimization

10,003 Over 50% N

TWS LATAM B, LLC Jul 2019 Subsidiary management (overseas) 0 Over 50% N

TWS LATAM S, LLC Jul 2019 Subsidiary management (overseas) 0 Over 50% N

SNB Technologies, Inc. Mexico, S.A. de C.V Oct 2019

Network equipment installation and

optimization

0 Over 50% N

Zhilabs Inc. Feb 2017 Network solution sales 34 Over 50% N

Samsung Semiconductor, Inc. (SSI) Jul 1983 Semiconductor and display panel sales 9,669,349 Over 50% Y

Samsung Austin Semiconductor LLC. (SAS) Feb 1996 Semiconductor production 6,912,610 Over 50% Y

Samsung Oak Holdings, Inc. (SHI) Jun 2016 Subsidiary management (overseas) 307,373 Over 50% Y

Stellus Technologies, Inc. Nov 2015 Semiconductor system production and sales 2,326 Over 50% N

SEMES America, Inc. Oct 1998 Semiconductor equipment services 1,852 Over 50% N

Samsung Electronics Canada, Inc. (SECA) Jul 1980 Electronic goods sales 1,539,360 Over 50% Y

AdGear Technologies Inc. Aug 2010 Digital advertising platform 72,955 Over 50% N

SigMast Communications Inc. Jul 2009 Text messaging service development 7,668 Over 50% N

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Subsidiary

Date

established

Major business

Assets as

of Dec 31,

2019

Ownership

Classified

as major

subsidiary

(Y/N)

Samsung Eletronica da Amazonia Ltda. (SEDA) Jan 1995 Electronic goods production and sales 6,280,131 Over 50% Y

Samsung Electronics Mexico S.A. De C.V. (SEM) Jul 1995 Electronic goods sales 1,166,317 Over 50% Y

Samsung Electronics Digital

ppliance Mexico, SA de CV

(SEDAM)

Dec 2012 Home appliance production 573,111 Over 50% Y

Samsung Electronics Latinoamerica(Zona Libre), S. A. (SELA) Apr 1989 Electronic goods sales 451,092 Over 50% Y

Samsung Electronics Latinoamerica Miami, Inc. (SEMI) May 1995 Electronic goods sales 368,616 Over 50% Y

Samsung Electronica Colombia S.A. (SAMCOL) Mar 1997 Electronic goods sales 546,013 Over 50% Y

Samsung Electronics Argentina S.A. (SEASA) Jun 1996 Marketing and services 45,396 Over 50% N

Samsung Electronics Chile Limitada (SECH) Dec 2002 Electronic goods sales 623,743 Over 50% Y

Samsung Electronics Peru S.A.C. (SEPR) Apr 2010 Electronic goods sales 235,626 Over 50% Y

Samsung Electronics Venezuela, C.A. (SEVEN) May 2010 Marketing and services 53 Over 50% N

Samsung Electronics Panama. S.A. (SEPA) Jul 2012 Consulting 2,188 Over 50% N

Harman International Industries, Inc. Jan 1980 Subsidiary management (overseas) 15,417,811 Over 50% Y

Harman Becker Automotive Systems, Inc. Jun 1981 Audio product R&D, production, and sales 6,224,304 Over 50% Y

Harman Connected Services, Inc. Feb 2002 Connected Service Provider 1,996,984 Over 50% Y

Harman Connected Services Engineering Corp. Sep 2004 Connected Service Provider 422 Over 50% N

Harman da Amazonia Industria Eletronica e Participacoes Ltda. Jul 2005 Audio product production and sales 38,399 Over 50% N

Harman de Mexico, S. de R.L. de C.V. Feb 1997 Audio product production 114,442 Over 50% Y

Harman do Brasil Industria Eletronica e Participacoes Ltda. Nov 1958 Audio product R&D and sales 203,382 Over 50% Y

Harman Financial Group LLC Jun 2004 Management Company 610,931 Over 50% Y

Harman International Industries Canada Ltd. May 2005 Audio product sales 96 Over 50% N

Harman International Mexico, S. de R.L. de C.V. Dec 2014 Audio product sales 13,291 Over 50% N

Harman KG Holding, LLC Mar 2009 Subsidiary management (overseas) 0 Over 50% N

Harman Professional, Inc. Jul 2006 Audio product R&D and sales 735,105 Over 50% Y

RT SV CO-INVEST, LP Feb 2014 Venture firm investments 7,170 Over 50% N

Beijing Integrated Circuit Industry International Fund, L.P Dec 2014 Venture firm investments 24,984 Over 50% N

China Materialia New Materials 2016 Limited Partnership Sep 2017 Venture firm investments 6,274 Over 50% N

Europe/CIS: 75

Samsung Electronics (UK) Ltd. (SEUK) Jul 1995 Electronic goods sales 2,767,563 Over 50% Y

Samsung Electronics Ltd. (SEL) Jan 1999 Subsidiary management (overseas) 6,512 Over 50% N

Samsung Semiconductor Europe Limited (SSEL) Apr 1997 Semiconductor and display panel sales 87,256 Over 50% Y

Samsung Electronics GmbH (SEG) Dec 1984 Electronic goods sales 2,687,535 Over 50% Y

Samsung Electronics Holding GmbH (SEHG) Feb 1982 Subsidiary management (overseas) 993,490 Over 50% Y

Samsung Semiconductor Europe GmbH (SSEG) Dec 1987 Semiconductor and display panel sales 887,060 Over 50% Y

Samsung Electronics France S.A.S (SEF) Jan 1988 Electronic goods sales 1,688,580 Over 50% Y

Samsung Electronics Italia S.P.A. (SEI) Apr 1991 Electronic goods sales 1,287,050 Over 50% Y

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Subsidiary

Date

established

Major business

Assets as

of Dec 31,

2019

Ownership

Classified

as major

subsidiary

(Y/N)

Samsung Electronics Iberia, S.A. (SESA) Jan 1989 Electronic goods sales 1,094,002 Over 50% Y

Samsung Electronics Portuguesa S.A. (SEP) Sep 1982 Electronic goods sales 222,273 Over 50% Y

Samsung Electronics Hungarian Private Co. Ltd. (SEH) Oct 1989 Electronic goods production and sales 2,230,457 Over 50% Y

Samsung Electronics Europe Logistics B.V. (SELS) May 1991 Logistics 1,700,033 Over 50% Y

Samsung Electronics Benelux B.V. (SEBN) Jul 1995 Electronic goods sales 2,145,488 Over 50% Y

Samsung Electronics Europe Holding Cooperatief U.A. (SEEH) Oct 2008 Subsidiary management (overseas) 11,495,430 Over 50% Y

Samsung Electronics Nordic Aktiebolag (SENA) Mar 1992 Electronic goods sales 1,315,256 Over 50% Y

Samsung Electronics Slovakia s.r.o (SESK) Jun 2002 TV and monitor production 1,428,228 Over 50% Y

Samsung Display Slovakia s.r.o. (SDSK) Mar 2007 Display panel processing 38,086 Over 50% N

Samsung Electronics Polska, SP.Zo.o (SEPOL) Apr 1996 Electronic goods sales 979,474 Over 50% Y

Samsung Electronics Poland Manufacturing SP.Zo.o (SEPM) Feb 2010 Home appliance production 415,727 Over 50% Y

Samsung Electronics Romania LLC (SEROM) Sep 2007 Electronic goods sales 302,523 Over 50% Y

Samsung Electronics Austria GmbH (SEAG) Jan 2002 Electronic goods sales 455,973 Over 50% Y

Samsung Electronics Switzerland GmbH (SESG) May 2013 Electronic goods sales 301,953 Over 50% Y

Samsung Electronics Czech and Slovak s.r.o. (SECZ) Jan 2010 Electronic goods sales 254,632 Over 50% Y

Samsung Electronics Baltics SIA (SEB) Oct 2001 Electronic goods sales 127,453 Over 50% Y

Samsung Electronics Greece S.M.S.A (SEGR) Apr 2010 Electronic goods sales 102,008 Over 50% Y

Samsung Electronics Air Conditioner Europe B.V. (SEACE) Apr 2017 Air conditioner sales 101,242 Over 50% Y

Samsung Nanoradio Design Center (SNDC) Feb 2004 R&D 29,495 Over 50% N

Samsung Denmark Research Center ApS (SDRC) Sep 2012 R&D 26,942 Over 50% N

Samsung Cambridge Solution Centre Limited (SCSC) Sep 2012 R&D 147,315 Over 50% Y

Zhilabs, S.L. Nov 2008 Network solution R&D and sales 10,010 Over 50% N

Foodient Ltd. Mar 2012 R&D 3,103 Over 50% N

Samsung Electronics Rus Company LLC (SERC) Oct 2006 Electronic goods sales 1,244,802 Over 50% Y

Samsung Electronics Rus Kaluga LLC (SERK) Jul 2007 TV production 1,124,492 Over 50% Y

Samsung Electronics Ukraine Company LLC (SEUC) Sep 2008 Electronic goods sales 274,305 Over 50% Y

Samsung Electronics Central Eurasia LLP (SECE) Sep 2008 Electronic goods sales 191,721 Over 50% Y

Samsung Electronics Overseas B.V. (SEO) Jan 1997 Electronic goods sales 93,508 Over 50% Y

Samsung R&D Institute Rus LLC (SRR) Nov 2011 R&D 45,548 Over 50% N

Samsung Electronics Caucasus Co. Ltd (SECC) Oct 2014 Marketing 1,985 Over 50% N

AKG Acoustics GmbH Mar 1947 Audio product production and sales 337,305 Over 50% Y

AMX UK Limited Mar 1993 Audio product sales 0 Over 50% N

Arcam Limited Jul 2004 Subsidiary management (overseas) 0 Over 50% N

A&R Cambridge Limited Dec 1993 Audio product sales 0 Over 50% N

Harman Audio Iberia Espana Sociedad Limitada Nov 2012 Audio product sales 414 Over 50% N

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Subsidiary

Date

established

Major business

Assets as

of Dec 31,

2019

Ownership

Classified

as major

subsidiary

(Y/N)

Harman Automotive UK Limited Oct 2012 Audio product production 0 Over 50% N

Harman Becker Automotive Systems GmbH Jul 1990 Audio product R&D, production, and sales 3,787,210 Over 50% Y

Harman Becker Automotive Systems Italy S.R.L. Dec 2005 Audio product sales 1,179 Over 50% N

Harman Becker Automotive Systems Manufacturing Kft Aug 1994 Audio product R&D and production 2,923,599 Over 50% Y

Harman Belgium SA Apr 1967 Audio product sales 2,440 Over 50% N

Harman Connected Services AB. Oct 1984 Connected Service Provider 28,428 Over 50% N

Harman Finland Oy Jul 1998 Connected Service Provider 506 Over 50% N

Harman Connected Services GmbH Dec 2005 Connected Service Provider 45,711 Over 50% N

Harman Connected Services Limited Dec 1992 Connected Service Provider 0 Over 50% N

Harman Connected Services Poland Sp.zoo Jun 2007 Connected Service Provider 8,992 Over 50% N

Harman Connected Services UK Ltd. Sep 2008 Connected Service Provider 60,783 Over 50% N

Harman Consumer Nederland B.V. Dec 1995 Audio product sales 420,982 Over 50% Y

Harman Deutschland GmbH Mar 1998 Audio product sales 16,097 Over 50% N

Harman Finance International GP S.a.r.l Apr 2015 Subsidiary management (overseas) 0 Over 50% N

Harman France SNC Nov 1995 Audio product sales 151,704 Over 50% Y

Harman Holding Gmbh & Co. KG Jun 2002 Management Company 4,833,116 Over 50% Y

Harman Hungary Financing Ltd. Jun 2012 Financing Company 34,400 Over 50% N

Harman Inc. & Co. KG Jun 2012 Subsidiary management (overseas) 3,898,359 Over 50% Y

Harman International Estonia OU May 2015 R&D 95 Over 50% N

Harman International Industries Limited Mar 1980 Audio product R&D and sales 90,302 Over 50% Y

Harman International Romania SRL Feb 2015 R&D 22,223 Over 50% N

Harman Finance International, SCA Apr 2015 Financing Company 485,628 Over 50% Y

Harman International s.r.o Feb 2015 Audio product production 19 Over 50% N

Harman Management GmbH Apr 2002 Subsidiary management (overseas) 0 Over 50% N

Harman Professional Kft Dec 2014 Audio product R&D and production 58,925 Over 50% N

Martin Manufacturing (UK) Ltd May 1985 Audio product production 0 Over 50% N

Harman Professional Denmark ApS Jul 1987 Audio product R&D and sales 46,116 Over 50% N

Red Bend Software Ltd. Aug 2004 Software design 0 Over 50% N

Red Bend Software SAS Oct 2002 Software design 7,190 Over 50% N

Studer Professional Audio GmbH Nov 2003 Audio product R&D and sales 8,988 Over 50% N

Harman Connected Services OOO Nov 1998 Connected Service Provider 12,683 Over 50% N

Harman RUS CIS LLC Aug 2011 Audio product sales 124,474 Over 50% Y

MEA ㆍ Africa: 19

Samsung Gulf Electronics Co., Ltd. (SGE) May 1995 Electronic goods sales 1,092,268 Over 50% Y

Samsung Electronics Turkey (SETK) Dec 1984 Electronic goods sales 610,865 Over 50% Y

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Subsidiary

Date

established

Major business

Assets as

of Dec 31,

2019

Ownership

Classified

as major

subsidiary

(Y/N)

Samsung Electronics Levant Co.,Ltd. (SELV) Jul 2009 Electronic goods sales 336,819 Over 50% Y

Samsung Electronics Maghreb Arab (SEMAG) Nov 2009 Electronic goods sales 237,299 Over 50% Y

Samsung Electronics Egypt S.A.E (SEEG) Jul 2012 Electronic goods production and sales 751,563 Over 50% Y

Samsung Electronics Israel Ltd. (SEIL) Sep 2012 Marketing 18,594 Over 50% N

Samsung Electronics Tunisia S.A.R.L (SETN) Sep 2012 Marketing 4,744 Over 50% N

Samsung Electronics Pakistan(Private) Ltd. (SEPAK) Nov 2012 Marketing 2,665 Over 50% N

Samsung Electronics Saudi Arabia Ltd. (SESAR) Nov 2019 Electronic goods sales 251,516 Over 50% Y

Samsung Semiconductor Israel R&D Center, Ltd. (SIRC) Oct 2007 R&D 90,163 Over 50% Y

Corephotonics Ltd. Jan 2012 R&D 10,963 Over 50% N

Samsung Electronics South Africa(Pty) Ltd. (SSA) Jun 1994 Electronic goods sales 434,304 Over 50% Y

Samsung Electronics South Africa Production (pty) Ltd. (SSAP) Jul 2014 TV and monitor production 85,433 Over 50% Y

Samsung Electronics West Africa Ltd. (SEWA) Mar 2010 Marketing 22,737 Over 50% N

Samsung Electronics East Africa Ltd. (SEEA) Dec 2011 Marketing 15,275 Over 50% N

Global Symphony Technology Group Private Ltd. Jan 2002 Subsidiary management (overseas) 41,320 Over 50% N

Harman Connected Services Morocco Apr 2012 Connected Service Provider 2,879 Over 50% N

Harman Industries Holdings Mauritius Ltd. Oct 2009 Subsidiary management (overseas) 80,469 Over 50% Y

Red Bend Ltd. Feb 1998 Audio product production 93,757 Over 50% Y

Asia (ex China): 30

Samsung Asia Pte. Ltd. (SAPL) Jul 2006 Electronic goods sales 9,552,755 Over 50% Y

Samsung Electronics Singapore Pte. Ltd. (SESP) Oct 2020 Electronic goods sales 0 Over 50% N

Samsung Malaysia Electronics Sdn. Bhd. (SME) May 2003 Electronic goods sales 397,704 Over 50% Y

Samsung Electronics Display (M) Sdn. Bhd. (SDMA) Mar 1995 Electronic goods production 23,975 Over 50% N

Samsung Electronics (M) Sdn. Bhd. (SEMA) Sep 1989 Home appliance production 213,160 Over 50% Y

Samsung Vina Electronics Co., Ltd. (SAVINA) Jan 1995 Electronic goods sales 299,818 Over 50% Y

Samsung Electronics Vietnam Co., Ltd. (SEV) Mar 2008 Electronic goods production 12,623,956 Over 50% Y

Samsung Electronics Vietnam THAINGUYEN Co., Ltd. (SEVT) Mar 2013 Telecom product production 15,500,024 Over 50% Y

Samsung Electronics HCMC CE Complex Co., Ltd. (SEHC) Feb 2015 Electronic goods production and sales 2,609,150 Over 50% Y

Samsung Display Vietnam Co., Ltd. (SDV) Jul 2014 Display panel production 7,400,563 Over 50% Y

PT Samsung Electronics Indonesia (SEIN) Aug 1991 Electronic goods production and sales 966,723 Over 50% Y

PT Samsung Telecommunications Indonesia (STIN) Mar 2003 Electronic goods sales and service 49,717 Over 50% N

Thai Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (TSE) Oct 1988 Electronic goods production and sales 2,920,299 Over 50% Y

Laos Samsung Electronics Sole Co., Ltd (LSE) Sep 2016 Marketing 666 Over 50% N

Samsung Electronics Philippines Corporation (SEPCO) Mar 1996 Electronic goods sales 289,076 Over 50% Y

Samsung Electronics Australia Pty. Ltd. (SEAU) Nov 1987 Electronic goods sales 596,587 Over 50% Y

Samsung Electronics New Zealand Limited (SENZ) Sep 2013 Electronic goods sales 122,711 Over 50% Y

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Subsidiary

Date

established

Major business

Assets as

of Dec 31,

2019

Ownership

Classified

as major

subsidiary

(Y/N)

Samsung India Electronics Private Ltd. (SIEL) Aug 1995 Electronic goods production and sales 6,250,492 Over 50% Y

Samsung Display Noida Private Limited (SDN) Jul 2019 Display panel production 346,865 Over 50% Y

Samsung R&D Institute India-Bangalore Private Limited (SRI-

Bangalore)

May 2005 R&D 399,137 Over 50% Y

Samsung R&D Institute BanglaDesh Limited (SRBD) Aug 2010 R&D 18,640 Over 50% N

Samsung Nepal Services Pvt, Ltd (SNSL) Nov 2017 Services 305 Over 50% N

Samsung Japan Corporation (SJC) Dec 1975 Semiconductor and display panel sales 1,668,902 Over 50% Y

Samsung R&D Institute Japan Co. Ltd. (SRJ) Aug 1992 R&D 162,609 Over 50% Y

Samsung Electronics Japan Co., Ltd. (SEJ) Sep 2008 Electronic goods sales 1,222,552 Over 50% Y

Harman Connected Services Corp. India Pvt. Ltd. Apr 2002 Connected Service Provider 314,232 Over 50% Y

Harman International (India) Private Limited Jan 2009 Audio product R&D and sales 237,749 Over 50% Y

Harman International Industries PTY Ltd. Dec 2014 Subsidiary management (overseas) 0 Over 50% N

Harman International Japan Co., Ltd. Jun 1991 Audio product R&D and sales 67,816 Over 50% N

Harman Singapore Pte. Ltd. Aug 2007 Audio product sales 9,514 Over 50% N

China: 33

Samsung (CHINA) Investment Co., Ltd. (SCIC) Mar 1996 Electronic goods sales 15,438,819 Over 50% Y

Samsung Electronics Hong Kong Co., Ltd. (SEHK) Sep 1988 Electronic goods sales 1,377,388 Over 50% Y

Samsung Electronics Taiwan Co., Ltd. (SET) Nov 1994 Electronic goods sales 1,580,003 Over 50% Y

Samsung Electronics Huizhou Co., Ltd. (SEHZ) Dec 1992 Electronic goods production 1,428,868 Over 50% Y

Tianjin Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (TSEC) Apr 1993 TV and monitor production 417,423 Over 50% Y

Suzhou Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (SSEC) Apr 1995 Home appliance production 570,871 Over 50% Y

Samsung Suzhou Electronics Export Co., Ltd. (SSEC-E) Apr 1995 Home appliance production 499,221 Over 50% Y

Samsung Electronics Suzhou Computer Co., Ltd. (SESC) Sep 2002 Electronic goods production 830,015 Over 50% Y

Tianjin Samsung Telecom Technology Co., Ltd. (TSTC) Mar 2001 Telecom product production 581,611 Over 50% Y

Shenzhen Samsung Electronics Telecommunication Co., Ltd.

(SSET)

Feb 2002 Telecom product production 42,469 Over 50% N

Beijing Samsung Telecom R&D Center (SRC-Beijing) Sep 2000 R&D 125,807 Over 50% Y

Samsung Electronics China R&D Center (SRC-Nanjing) May 2004 R&D 68,937 Over 50% N

Samsung Mobile R&D Center China- Guangzhou (SRC-

Guangzhou)

Jan 2010 R&D 90,436 Over 50% Y

Samsung R&D Institute China-Shenzhen (SRC-Shenzhen) Mar 2013 R&D 36,475 Over 50% N

Shanghai Samsung Semiconductor Co., Ltd. (SSS) Oct 2001 Semiconductor and display panel sales 7,678,989 Over 50% Y

Samsung (China) Semiconductor Co., Ltd. (SCS) Sep 2012 Semiconductor production 14,348,735 Over 50% Y

Samsung SemiConductor Xian Co., Ltd. (SSCX) Apr 2016 Semiconductor and display panel sales 779,561 Over 50% Y

Samsung Electronics Suzhou Semiconductor Co., Ltd. (SESS) Dec 1994 Semiconductor processing 1,197,268 Over 50% Y

Tianjin Samsung LED Co., Ltd. (TSLED) May 2009 LED production 536,956 Over 50% Y

Samsung Semiconductor (China) R&D Co., Ltd. (SSCR) Apr 2003 R&D 56,016 Over 50% N

Samsung Display Dongguan Co., Ltd. (SDD) Nov 2001 Display panel production 1,767,663 Over 50% Y

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Subsidiary

Date

established

Major business

Assets as

of Dec 31,

2019

Ownership

Classified

as major

subsidiary

(Y/N)

Samsung Display Tianjin Co., Ltd. (SDT) Jun 2004 Display panel production 1,262,887 Over 50% Y

Samsung Suzhou Module Co., Ltd. (SSM) Sep 2002 Display panel production 634,239 Over 50% Y

Samsung Suzhou LCD Co., Ltd. (SSL) Jul 2011 Display panel production 1,288,820 Over 50% Y

SEMES (XIAN) Co., Ltd. Jul 2013 Semiconductor equipment services 2,358 Over 50% N

Harman (China) Technologies Co., Ltd. Mar 2011 Audio product production 114,676 Over 50% Y

Harman (Suzhou) Audio and Infotainment Systems Co., Ltd. Mar 2013 Audio product sales 11,901 Over 50% N

Harman Automotive Electronic Systems (Suzhou) Co., Ltd. Sep 2006 Audio product R&D and production 273,657 Over 50% Y

Harman Commercial (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. Oct 2010 Audio product sales 417 Over 50% N

Harman Connected Services Solutions (Chengdu) Co., Ltd. Aug 2007 Connected Service Provider 21,854 Over 50% N

Harman Holding Limited May 2007 Audio product sales 467,068 Over 50% Y

Harman International (China) Holdings Co., Ltd. Jun 2009 Audio product R&D and sales 575,708 Over 50% Y

Harman Technology (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. Sep 2004 Audio product R&D and sales 48,692 Over 50% N

Domestic: 29

Samsung Display Apr 2012 Display panel production and sales 50,039,755 Over 50% Y

SU Materials Aug 2011 Display panel component production 34,845 Over 50% N

STECO Jun 1995 Semiconductor component production 164,027 Over 50% Y

SEMES Jan 1993

Semiconductor/FPD manufacturing equipment

production and sales

1,596,649 Over 50% Y

Samsung Electronics Service Oct 1998 Electronics goods repair services 514,221 Over 50% Y

Samsung Electronics Service CS Oct 2018 Customer management services 21,200 Over 50% N

Samsung Electronics Sales Jul 1996 Electronic goods sales 1,135,295 Over 50% Y

Samsung Electronics Logitech Apr 1998 Total logistics services 349,516 Over 50% Y

Samsung Medison Jul 1985 Medical device production and sales 370,529 Over 50% Y

Mirero System Jan 1994

Semiconductor software development and

supply

26,030 Over 50% N

Dowoo Insys Mar 2010 Display panel component production 50,518 Over 50% N

GF Co., Ltd. Oct 2015 Display panel component production 3,173 Over 50% N

Harman Korea Jan 2005

Semiconductor software development and

supply

18,843 Over 50% N

SVIC #21 Venture Capital Union Nov 2011 Venture firm and new technology investments 100,891 Over 50% Y

SVIC #22 Venture Capital Union Nov 2011 Venture firm and new technology investments 81,530 Over 50% Y

SVIC #26 Venture Capital Union Nov 2014 Venture firm and new technology investments 83,941 Over 50% Y

SVIC #27 Venture Capital Union Sep 2014 Venture firm and new technology investments 42,249 Over 50% N

SVIC #28 Venture Capital Union Feb 2015 Venture firm and new technology investments 366,921 Over 50% Y

SVIC #29 Venture Capital Union Apr 2015 Venture firm and new technology investments 56,642 Over 50% N

SVIC #32 Venture Capital Union Aug 2016 Venture firm and new technology investments 291,176 Over 50% Y

SVIC #33 Venture Capital Union Nov 2016 Venture firm and new technology investments 342,053 Over 50% Y

SVIC #37 Venture Capital Union Nov 2017 Venture firm and new technology investments 40,056 Over 50% N

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Subsidiary

Date

established

Major business

Assets as

of Dec 31,

2019

Ownership

Classified

as major

subsidiary

(Y/N)

SVIC #40 Venture Capital Union Jun 2018 Venture firm and new technology investments 37,697 Over 50% N

SVIC #42 Venture Capital Union Nov 2018 Venture firm and new technology investments 8,558 Over 50% N

SVIC #43 Venture Capital Union Dec 2018 Venture firm and new technology investments 2,106 Over 50% N

SVIC #45 Venture Capital Union May 2019 Venture firm and new technology investments 101,781 Over 50% Y

SVIC #48 Venture Capital Union Dec 2019 Venture firm and new technology investments 55,235 Over 50% N

Private Equity Fund for Semiconductor Growth Mar 2017 Semiconductor investments 75,082 Over 50% Y

Private Equity Fund for Co-existence of System Semiconductor

Firms

Apr 2020 Semiconductor investments 40,036 Over 50% N

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

Companies with over KRW 75 billion in total assets as of December 31, 2020 are classified as major subsidiaries.

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(Changes in subsidiaries)

Americas

Europe/

CIS

MEA/

Africa

Asia ex

China

China Domestic Total Increase Decrease

s o

Dec 31,

2017

63 88 21 38 38 22 270 - -

Changes

in 2018

(7) (9) - (3) (2) 3 (18)

[Americas: 1]

Zhilabs Inc.

[Europe/CIS: 1]

Zhilabs, S.L.

[Domestic: 4]

SVIC #40 Venture Capital Union

SVIC #42 Venture Capital Union

SVIC #43 Venture Capital Union

Samsung Electronics Service CS

[Americas: 8]

NexusDX, Inc.

S1NN USA, Inc.

Samsung Pay, Inc.

Harman Connected Services Holding Corp.

AMX LLC

AMX Holding Corporation

Southern Vision Systems, Inc

Triple Play Integration LLC

[Europe/CIS: 10]

Joyent Ltd.

Aditi Technologies Europe GmbH

AMX GmbH

Harman Professional Germany GmbH

Endeleo Limited

Harman Consumer Finland OY

Harman Consumer Division Nordic ApS

Inspiration Matters Limited

Knight Image Limited

R&D International BVBA

[Asia ex China: 3]

Harman Malaysia Sdn. Bhd.

Harman Connected Services Technologies Pvt.

Ltd.

INSP India Software Development Pvt. Ltd.

[China: 2]

Harman Connected Services Taiwan Inc.

Harman Automotive InfoTech (Dalian) Co., Ltd.

[Domestic: 1]

SVIC #23 Venture Capital Union

As of

Dec 31,

2018

56 79 21 35 36 25 252 - -

Changes

in 2019

(2) (4) (2) (5) (2) 3 (12)

[Europe/CIS: 1]

Foodient Ltd.

[MEA/Africa: 2]

Corephotonics Ltd.

Samsung Electronics Saudi Arabia Ltd. (SESAR)

[Asia ex China: 1]

Samsung Display Noida Private Limited(SDN)

[Domestic: 4]

SVIC #45 Venture Capital Union

SVIC #48 Venture Capital Union

Dowoo Insys

GF Co., Ltd.

[Americas: 2]

Harman Investment Group, LLC

Red Bend Software Inc.

[Europe/CIS: 5]

Samsung France Research Center

SARL(SFRC)

Innoetics E.P.E.

Duran Audio B.V.

Harman International SNC

Harman Professional France SAS

[MEA/Africa: 4]

Broadsense Ltd.

iOnRoad Ltd

iOnRoad Technologies Ltd

Towersec Ltd.

[Asia ex China: 6]

Harman Connected Services Japan Co., Ltd.

Red Bend Software Japan Co., Ltd.

Studer Japan Ltd.

Harman International Singapore Pte. Ltd.

AMX Products And Solutions Private Limited

Samsung Medison India Private Ltd.(SMIN)

[China: 2]

Samsung Electronics (Beijing) Service

Company Limited (SBSC)

Harman Connected Services Solutions (Beijing)

Co., Ltd.

[Domestic: 1]

Red Bend Software Inc.

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Americas

Europe/

CIS

MEA/

Africa

Asia ex

China

China Domestic Total Increase Decrease

As of

Dec 31

2019

54 75 19 30 34 28 240 - -

Changes

in 2020

1 - - - (1) 1 1

[Americas: 4]

TeleWorld Solutions, Inc. (TWS)

TWS LATAM B, LLC

TWS LATAM S, LLC

SNB Technologies, Inc. Mexico, S.A. de C.V

[Asia ex China: 1]

Samsung Electronics Singapore Pte. Ltd. (SESP)

[Domestic: 1]

Private Equity Fund for Co-existence of System

Semiconductor Firms

[Americas: 3]

Harman Connected Services South America

S.R.L.

EverythingDacor.com, Inc.

Distinctive Appliances of California, Inc.

[Asia ex China: 1]

Martin Professional Pte. Ltd.

[China: 1]

Samsung Tianjin Mobile Development Center

(SRC-Tianjin)

As of

Dec 31

2020

55 75 19 30 33 29 241 - -

(4Q20: Changes in subsidiaries)

Type

Region

Name Changes Notes

Newly

consolidated

Americas

TeleWorld Solutions, Inc. (TWS)

Acquired shares

TWS LATAM B, LLC Subsidiary of TWS

TWS LATAM S, LLC Subsidiary of TWS

SNB Technologies, Inc. Mexico, S.A. de C.V Subsidiary of TWS

Asia

ex China

Samsung Electronics Singapore Pte. Ltd. (SESP)

Established -

Domestic

Private Equity Fund for Co-existence of System

Semiconductor Firms

Established -

No longer

consolidated

Americas

Harman Connected Services South America S.R.L.

Liquidated

EverythingDacor.com, Inc. -

Distinctive Appliances of California, Inc. -

Asia

ex China

Martin Professional Pte. Ltd. -

China

Samsung Tianjin Mobile Development Center (SRC-Tianjin) -

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H. Credit rating

SEC’s credit rating is assessed by two external credit ratings agencies. As of December 31, 2020, SEC’s credit ratings

were Aa3 with a stable investment outlook as rated by Moody’s (US); and AA- with a stable investment outlook as rated

by S&P (US).

Securities Date Ratings Credit rating agency Note

Corporate bond

(USD denominated;

issued in 1997 and expire

in 2027)

Feb 2018 A1 Moody’s

Annual

review

Jun 2018 Aa3 Moody’s

Jul 2018 AA- S&P

Nov 2018 Aa3 Moody’s

May 2019 Aa3 Moody’s

Jul 2019 AA- S&P

Aug 2019 Aa3 Moody’s

Jul 2020 AA- S&P

Sep 2020 Aa3 Moody’s

Credit rating range: Moody’s (Aaa-C), S&P (AAA-D)

[Credit ratings definitions]

Moody’s Definition S&P Definition

Investment

grade

Aaa

Superior ability to repay debt obligations;

lowest level of credit risk

AAA

Extremely strong ability to meet financial

commitments; highest rating

Aa1/Aa2/Aa3

High ability to repay debt obligations; very

low credit risk

AA+/AA/AA-

Very strong capacity to meet financial

commitments

A1/A2/A3

Upper-medium ability to repay debt

obligations; low credit risk

A+/A/A-

Strong capacity to meet financial commitments;

susceptible to adverse effects of changes in

economic conditions

Baa1/Baa2/Baa3

Medium ability to repay debt obligations;

moderate credit risk, speculative factors

BBB+/BBB/BBB-

Adequate capacity to meet financial

commitments; relatively more susceptible to

adverse economic conditions

Speculative

grade

Ba1/Ba2/Ba3 Speculative; substantial credit risk BB+/BB/BB-

Major ongoing uncertainties; exposure to

adverse business, financial, or economic

conditions can impair ability to meet financial

commitments

B1/B2/B3 Speculative; high credit risk B+/B/B-

More vulnerable to nonpayment than those

rated BB; has capacity to meet financial

commitments but adverse financial or economic

conditions are likely to impair ability to continue

doing so

Caa Speculative; very high credit risk CCC

Vulnerable to nonpayment; dependent upon

favorable business, financial, and economic

conditions

Highly speculative; likelihood of being in

or near default; some prospect for

recovery of principal and interest

Highly vulnerable to nonpayment; default has

not yet occurred but expected to be a virtual

certainty

Typically in default; little prospect for

recovery of principal or interest

Highly vulnerable to nonpayment; obligation is

expected to have lower ultimate recovery vis-à-

vis higher rated obligations

In default or in breach of imputed promises,

upon the filing of a bankruptcy petition or the

taking of a similar action

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I. Whether the Company is listed (or registered or designated) and matters related to special listed

companies

Listed

(or registered or

designated)

Date listed

(or registered or designated)

Special listed company

Subject to regulations

for special exception

companies

Stock market (KOSPI) June 11, 1975 No No

2. Company history

(Company history)

Jan 13, 1969 Samsung Electronics Manufacturing Incorporated

Jun 11, 1975 Listed on the Korea Stock Exchange

Feb 28, 1984 Renamed as Samsung Electronics

Nov 1, 1988 Merged with Samsung Semiconductor and Communications

Aug 1, 1992 Developed 64M DRAM, a world’s first

Mar 23, 2010 Unveiled Galaxy S

Sep 2, 2010 Unveiled Galaxy Tab

Feb 11, 2011 Launched Exynos, the first mobile AP brand

Sep 1, 2011 Unveiled Galaxy Note

Apr 1, 2012 Spun off the LCD division (established Samsung Display)

Jun 26, 2013 Launch of S4 LTE-A, the world’s first LTE-A smartphone

Aug 6, 2013 Mass production of the world’s first 3D V-NAND flash memory chips

Sep 24, 2013 Development of ISOCELL, an industry-first next generation CMOS image sensor technology

Mar 5, 2017 Released advanced Quantum dot-based QLED TV

Mar 10, 2017 SEA acquired shares of Harman International Industries, Inc. (100%)

Jul 4, 2017 Started operations at semiconductor production fab in Pyeongtaek, the largest such facility in the world

Nov 1, 2017 Sold Printing Solution business

Aug 30, 2018 Launched QLED 8K TVs with Quantum Dot technology

Nov 7, 2018 Unveiled foldable display at the Samsung Developer Conference

Apr 3, 2019 Launched 5G smartphone, Galaxy S10 5G

Apr 24, 2019 Announced “Semiconductor Vision 2030”—a vision to invest KRW 133 trillion through 2030 in system

semiconductor and employ 15,000 persons

Sep 4, 2019 Unveiled Exynos 980, 5G mobile processor

Jan 29, 2020 Launched AI-technology-based Grande AI washer/dryer

Feb 4, 2020 Launched world’s first ultra-high speed DRAM for AI and next-generation super computers

Feb 11, 2020 Unveiled Galaxy Z Flip, a foldable model with a new form factor

Aug 30, 2020 Started operation of Pyeongtaek Line 2, the world’s largest semiconductor line

(Company location changes)

The Company’s head office is located at 129, Samsung-ro, Yeongtong-gu, Suwon, Gyeonggi-do. There were no

changes in the Company’s head office location over the past five consecutive years.

(Important changes in management executives)

On March 11, 2016, Executive Directors Boo-keun Yoon, Jong-kyun Shin and Sang-hoon Lee were reappointed at the

AGM. 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 Sang-hoon Lee resigned from his position as Executive Director.

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Following the annual meeting on March 23, 2018, Sang-hoon Lee, Ki-nam Kim, Hyun-suk Kim, and Dong-jin Koh

were newly appointed as Executive Directors and Jeong Kim, Sun-uk Kim, Byung-gook Park were newly appointed

as Independent Directors. In addition, Executive Director Oh-hyun Kwon and Independent Directors Han-joong Kim

and Byeong-gi Lee retired as terms expired. Executive Directors Boo-keun Yoon and Jong-kyun Shin resigned.

On March 23, 2018, Executive Directors Ki-nam Kim, Hyun-suk Kim, and Dong-jin Koh were newly appointed as

CEOs.

On March 20, 2019, Independent Director Jae-wan Bahk was reappointed and Independent Directors Han-jo Kim and

Curie Ahn were newly appointed. Independent Directors In-ho Lee and Kwang-soo Song retired.

On October 26, 2019, Jae-yong Lee retired from his position of Executive Director.

On February 14, 2020, Sang-hoon Lee resigned from his position of Executive Director; and on March 18, 2020 at

the AGM, Jong-hee Han and Yoon-ho Choi were appointed as Executive Directors.

As of December 31, 2020, SEC’s Board consisted of five Executive Directors (Ki-nam Kim, Hyun-suk Kim, Dong-

jin Koh, Jong-hee Han, and Yoon-ho Choi) and six Independent Directors (Jae-wan Bahk, Sun-uk Kim, Byung-gook

Park, Jeong Kim, Curie Ahn, and Han-jo Kim).

(Changes in the major shareholder)

There were no changes over the past five consecutive years.

* Changes related to the passing of the major shareholder on October 25, 2020 will be disclosed when finalized.

(Company name changes)

In 2016, YESCO Electronics LLC changed its name to Prismview, LLC.

In 2017, Quietside LLC, NewNet Communication Technologies (Canada), Inc., and Martin Professional ApS changed

their names to Samsung HVAC America, LLC, SigMast Communications Inc., and Harman Professional Denmark ApS,

respectively.

In 2018, Harman Connected Services Finland OY, and Harman Professional Singapore Pte. Ltd changed their names

to Harman Finland Oy, and Harman Singapore Pte. Ltd., respectively.

In 2019, Samsung Electronics Greece S.A. changed its name to Samsung Electronics Greece S.M.S.A.

☞

Details are for SEC and major subsidiaries of SEC. See G. Subsidiaries subject to consolidated financial statements in 『I.

Corporate Overview』 for details.

(Mergers and acquisitions)

In 2016, SEA acquired shares in Joyent, Inc. (100%), Dacor Holdings, Inc. (100%), and Viv Labs, Inc. (100%). In the

same year, SEC spun off its printing solution business and established S-Printing Solution Co., Ltd., and then

completed the sale of the printing solutions business in 2017.

In 2017, SEA acquired full ownership of Harman International Industries, Inc.

In 2018, SEA merged with Samsung Pay, Inc.; and Harman Connected Services, Inc. merged with Harman Connected

Services Holding Corp. In the same year, SEA sold its full stake in NexusDX, Inc.

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In 2019, Samsung Electronics Benelux B.V. (SEBN) acquired shares of Corephotonics Ltd. In the same year, SEC

acquired a PLP business from affiliate Samsung Electro-Mechanics. In addition, Harman Becker Automotive Systems

Manufacturing Kft merged with Duran Audio B.V.; and Samsung (China) Investment Co., Ltd. (SCIC) merged with

Samsung Electronics (Beijing) Service Company Limited (SBSC).

☞ Details are for SEC and major subsidiaries of SEC. See G. Subsidiaries subject to consolidated financial statements in 『I.

Corporate Overview』 for details.

(Important changes in the Company’s business)

There were no changes over the past five consecutive years.

(Changes in organizational structure)

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

and then completed the sale of the printing solutions business in November 2017; in June 2017, the System LSI

business was divided into Foundry and System LSI businesses.

[As of December 2016]

Before After

Business

organization

CE Division (Visual Display, Digital Appliances, Printing

Solutions, Medical Devices)

CE Division (Visual Display, Digital Appliances,

Medical Devices)

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

DS Division (Memory, System LSI, DP) DS Division (Memory, System 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 June 2017]

Before After

Business

organization

CE Division (Visual Display, Digital Appliances,

Medical Devices)

CE Division (Visual Display, Digital Appliances,

Medical Devices)

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

DS Division (Memory, System LSI, DP) DS Division (Memory, System LSI, Foundry, DP)

- Harman Division

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)

Harman Division was added on the acquisition of Harman International Industries, Inc. in March 2017.

Health & Medical Equipment Business was excluded from the CE Division in 1Q18 and included again from 1Q20.

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3. Changes in paid-in capital

No changes were reported during the past five consecutive years.

4. Stock information

A. Total number of shares

As of December 31, 2020, SEC’s issued shares on a cumulative basis totaled 7,780,466,850 registered common

shares and 1,194,671,350 registered, non-voting preferred shares; and the Company had canceled 1,810,684,300

common shares and 371,784,650 preferred shares in accordance with resolutions of the Board of Directors (“the

Board”). As of the same date, issued shares and shares outstanding totaled 5,969,782,550 for common shares and

822,886,700 for preferred shares.

[As of Dec 31, 2020] (Shares)

Classification

Type of stocks

Note

Common Preferred Total

I. Authorized shares 20,000,000,000 5,000,000,000 25,000,000,000 -

II. Issued shares (cumulative) 7,780,466,850 1,194,671,350 8,975,138,200 -

III. Decrease in number of shares (cumulative) 1,810,684,300 371,784,650 2,182,468,950 -

1. Capital reduction - - - -

2. Cancellation 1,810,684,300 371,784,650 2,182,468,950 Treasury shares

3. Redemption - - - -

4. Other - - - -

IV. Issued shares as of Dec 31, 2020 (II-III) 5,969,782,550 822,886,700 6,792,669,250 -

V. Treasury shares as of Dec 31, 2020 - - - -

VI. Outstanding shares as of Dec 31, 2020 (IV-V) 5,969,782,550 822,886,700 6,792,669,250 -

Post-split basis; SEC conducted a 50:1 stock split effective from May 3, 2018, lowering par value of every common and preferred share from KRW

5,000 to KRW 100.

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B. Treasury shares

In 2018, SEC completed the cancellation of all shares held in treasury as a part of its shareholder return policy.

[As of Dec 31, 2020] (Shares)

Acquisition method Share type

Period-

start

Change

Period-end

Acquisition

(+)

Disposal

(-)

Cancellation

(-)

Intra-market direct acquisition

(within dividend related capital gains limit)

Common - - - - -

Preferred - - - - -

Total

Common - - - - -

Preferred - - - - -

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, 2020, the number of issued non-cumulative and non-voting preferred stock totaled 822,886,700.

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5. Voting shares

As of December 31, 2020, SEC has 5,969,782,550 issued shares of common stock, and 822,886,700 issued shares of

preferred stock with no voting rights. There are 597,587,929 shares of common stock with limited voting rights under

relevant laws. Thus, the total number of shares with full voting rights is 5,372,194,621.

[As of Dec 31, 2020]

Classification Share type Number of shares Note

Number of issued shares (A)

Common 5,969,782,550 -

Preferred 822,886,700 -

Shares with no voting rights (B) Common - -

Shares with no voting rights according

to Articles of Incorporation (C)

Preferred 822,886,700 -

Shares with limited voting rights

under relevant laws (D)

Common 596,959,200

508,157,148 shares held by Samsung Life Insurance &

88,802,052 shares held by Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance

Common 628,729

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 5,372,194,621 -

Preferred - -

1) Pursuant to Korea’s Monopoly Regulation and Fair Trade Act, owners can exercise certain rights on some shares 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. Dividends

We continue to work to enhance shareholder value alongside our efforts to strengthen competitiveness of our products and

businesses. We utilized 50% of the free cash flow as the shareholder return pool for 2018 to 2020 as part of our

shareholder return policy for 2018 to 2020 and will pay annual, regular dividends of KRW 9.6 trillion and a special cash

dividend of KRW 10.7 trillion will be paid out at the same time as the 2020 end-year, regular dividend. The shareholder

return policy for 2021 to 2023 was announced in January 2021. For this term, we kept the shareholder return pool at 50%

of the free cash flow, but increased the annual, regular dividend to KRW 9.8 trillion. Any remaining portion of the 50% of

the free cash flow will be paid out to shareholders.

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

Classification 2020 2019 2018

Par value per share

(KRW) 100 100 100

Net profit

(KRW mil)

26,090,846 21,505,054 43,890,877

EPS

(KRW) 3,841 3,166 6,461

Total cash dividend (KRW mil) 20,338,075 9,619,243 9,619,243

Total stock dividend (KRW mil) - - -

Dividend payout ratio (%) 78.0 44.7 21.9

Cash dividend yield (%)

Common 4.0 2.6 3.7

Preferred 4.2 3.1 4.5

Stock dividend yield (%)

Common - - -

Preferred - - -

Cash dividend per share (KRW)

Common 2,994 1,416 1,416

Preferred 2,995 1,417 1,417

Stock dividend per share (share)

Common - - -

Preferred - - -

The total cash dividend for 2020 will be approved at the AGM. In case of rejection or revision, the amended figure and reasons will be announced via

a corrective disclosure.

Dividends in each of the first three quarters of 2018, 2019, and 2020 were KRW 2,404,605 million or KRW 354 per share. For further information

relating to total cash dividend, see retained earnings in『3. Note to Consolidated Financial Statements』in『Ⅲ. Financial Affairs』.

1) SEC conducted a 50:1 stock split effective from May 3, 2018, lowering par value of every common and preferred share from KRW 5,000 to KRW

100.

2) Equity attributable to owners of the parent on a consolidated basis.

3) Basic earnings per common share on a consolidated basis. For further information relating to the calculation of basic EPS,

see Earnings Per Share in『3. Note to Consolidated Financial Statements』in『Ⅲ. Financial Affairs』.

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History of dividend payouts is as follows:

Number of continuous dividend payments Average dividend yield

Quarterly/biannual dividends End-year dividends Past 3 years Past 5 years

30 40 3.4% 2.7%

Includes 2020 quarterly dividends and end-year dividends. The end-year dividend for 2020 will be approved at the AGM. In case of rejection or

revision, the amended figure and reasons will be announced via a corrective disclosure.

Dividend payments have been continuous since 1981—n.b., dividends were paid at end-year from 1981, biannually from 1999, and quarterly from

2017.

Average dividend yield is dividend yield for common stock. Dividend yield for preferred stock averaged 4.0% over the past three years and 3.2%

over the past five years.

7. Changes to Articles of Incorporation

Date Occasion Key changes Reason

Mar 23, 2018 2017 AGM

Par value and the number of stocks to be issued changed due

to stock split

Stock split

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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, DP, and Harman

• 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 comprises 241 subsidiaries across the world responsible for

sales and production. There are 9 regional headquarters for CE and IM Divisions, 5 regional headquarters for the DS

Division, and Harman’s subsidiaries.

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

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

the Semiconductor and DP Business Units. The CE Division is responsible for the production and sales of TVs, monitors,

refrigerators, washing machines, and air conditioners; and the IM Division focuses on the production and sales of HHPs,

which includes smartphones, as well as network systems, and computers. The DS Division comprises the Semiconductor

business which manufactures and sells DRAMs, Nand Flash, mobile APs, and other semiconductor-related products, and

the DP Business, which manufactures and sells OLED and TFT-LCD display panels for mobile devices, TVs, monitors,

and laptops. The Harman Division (acquired in 2017) manufactures and sells products such as Digital cockpit, telematics,

and speakers.

Business division Major products

CE Division TVs, monitors, refrigerators, washing machines, air conditioners, etc.

IM Division HHPs, network systems, computers, etc.

DS Division

Semiconductor DRAM, NAND Flash, Mobile AP, etc.

DP OLED panels for smartphones, LCD panels for TVs and monitors, LCD monitor panels, etc.

Harman Division Digital cockpit, telematics, speakers, etc.

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The Company maintains its corporate headquarters and 29 consolidated subsidiaries in Korea.

The Company’s corporate headquarters is divided along Divisions and/or Businesses, which are situated in Suwon, Gumi,

Gwangju, Giheung, Hwaseong, Pyeongtaek, etc. The Company’s 29 unlisted domestic subsidiaries include Samsung

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

for after-sales services, and Samsung Electronics Logitech for logistics.

We have 212 unlisted overseas subsidiaries for product manufacturing, sales, and R&D, with locations in the US,

Europe/CIS, Middle East/Africa and Asia.

We have 55 subsidiaries in North America, including SEA (New Jersey; responsible for the sales of set products including

TV and HHPs), SII (California; manufacturing TVs), SAS (Texas; manufacturing semiconductor products), and Harman

(Connecticut, Automotive component) in the US.

In Europe and CIS, we operate 75 subsidiaries. These include SEUK (UK), SEG (Germany), SEF (France), SEI (Italy) for

sales of set products; SEH (Hungary) and SESK (Slovakia) for manufacturing TVs, and SEPM (Poland) for

manufacturing home appliances such as refrigerators.

We have 19 subsidiaries in Middle East and Africa for product manufacturing and sales.

We have 30 subsidiaries in Asia (ex China), including SAPL (Singapore), SEAU (Australia), SEPCO (Philippines), and

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

SIEL (India) for HHPs among other products, SEV and SEVT (Vietnam) for HHPs, SEHC (Vietnam) for TVs, and SDV

(Vietnam) for DPs.

We operate 33 subsidiaries in China, including SCIC (Beijing) and SEHK (Hong Kong) for the sales of set products in

those regions; and SSS (Shanghai) and SSCX (Xian) for semiconductors and DPs sales. Production sites for set products

include SSEC (Suzhou) and semiconductor production facilities are located in SCS (Xian) among others.

☞ See G. Subsidiaries subject to consolidated financial statements in 『I. Corporate Overview』 for names of subsidiaries.

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[CE Division]

 Industry overview

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

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

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

growth momentum following the launch of flat panel TVs (“FPTVs”) like LCDs and PDPs, especially with the expansion

of digital broadcasting (UK/US 1998~). FPTVs replaced CRT sets on the back of their enhanced design, picture quality,

etc., combined with a sharp decline in prices.

The year 2010 saw the launch of 3D TVs, and the rise of internet video services along with increased consumer interest in

smart devices from 2011 to 2012 led to the birth of the smart TV market. The evolution continued with the launches of

UHD TVs and Quantum Dot QLED TVs boasting significantly enhanced resolution and picture quality, and with

commercialization of 8K and MicroLED TVs.

 Market condition

The market trend toward large, high-resolution screens is accelerating due to intensified competition between devices and

manufacturers. Accordingly, market shares of major players with high-quality products and brand power are rising. In

addition, as consumer demand for high-resolution screens and slim designs increase, LED TVs, with eco-friendly LED

back light units—which increase brightness, contrast, and energy efficiency—have become the mainstream in the market.

In 2017, overall TV demand was 215.1 million units, with LCD-TVs accounting for 99% of the sales. In 2018, overall TV

demand increased 2.9% compared to the previous year, hovering around 221 million units. In 2019, overall TV demand

was 222.91 million units. Amid growing needs for large, high-definition screens, UHD TV demand increased by 20%

year-on-year, and the market for ultra-large TVs (75-inch and larger) grew approximately 88% year-on-year backed by

our efforts to create demand. In 2019, QLED TV demand increased about 105% year-on-year based on our dedication to

improving product quality and on rising demand for premium products.

In 2020, market players continued to strive for innovations in picture quality, sound, and form factor to create demand for

premium TVs. In addition, TV demand in 2020 increased slightly to 225.35 million, despite the global spread of COVID-

19, due to the stay-at-home trend and 2H release of pent-up demand. In 2021, TV demand is projected at approximately

224 million units (Source: Omdia; 4Q20 data).

< Market share of the CE Division’s key product >

Product 2020 2019 2018

TV 31.9% 30.9% 29.0%

Global market share in revenue; data from research firm Omdia.

 Business condition

We have maintained the top position in the overall TV market for fifteen straight years since claiming the number one spot

in 2006.

In 2017, the Company created a new category by releasing QLED TVs, offering accurate color expression regardless of

brightness and allowing viewers to enjoy unsurpassed image quality. Furthermore, collaborating with renowned artists and

galleries, we introduced The Frame TV, a product that exhibits famous art or pictures as well as personal images,

transforming any living space into an aesthetically pleasing gallery. Moreover, our concept of ‘Screen Everywhere’

unlocks replacement opportunities for displays.

In 2018, our strategic focus to strengthen premium leadership consisted of two pillars: QLED and ultra-large screens. We

aimed to elevate the viewer experience to another level by improving image quality even further by increasing contrast

ratio through our local dimming technology, allowing users to conveniently enjoy a wide variety of content on TV, and

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improving connectivity via AI or IoT technologies.

In 2019, we released world’s first 8K TV in the global market, once again leading the premium segment in the TV

industry. Our QLED lineup includes sizes ranging from mid-sized to ultra-large screens, giving customers a variety of

choices. In addition, the significantly improved picture quality was well received by consumers and experts alike. We

achieved solid results by introducing ultra-large screens in the UHD lineup as well as in the QLED lineup.

In 2020, we enhanced our leadership and dominance in the market with 4K and 8K QLED TVs and new Lifestyle TVs

such as The Premier and The Sero despite a global economic crisis due to COVID-19.

In 2021, we will enhance our premium product lineup by launching 80”–110” Neo QLED TVs featuring significantly

enhanced contrast and picture quality as well MicroLED TVs for homes. Moreover, we will increase the portion of

Lifestyle products and sound bars, diversify smart functions including TV plus, home training, games, and expand

partnership with various companies. We will also strengthen our efforts toward becoming an eco-friendly business, from

raw materials to packaging, and we will enhance accessibility to support the use of our products by the visually impaired

and hearing impaired.

[IM Division]

 Industry overview

Mobile phones are the key product of the IM Division, and the mobile phone industry started with first generation

analogue devices in the early 1980s and evolved to second generation digital ones, using technology such as CDMA and

GSM, where users could send voice and text messages. Third generation mobile communication standards such as

WCDMA allowed users to send photos and videos. Today, fourth generation LTE mobile communication technology with

ultra-high-speed data transmission is becoming commonplace and was used in 59% of phones sold in 2020 (Strategy

Analytics, February 2021). Fifth generation mobile communication services, which will lead innovation alongside the

fourth industrial revolution, were successfully commercialized in Korea and the US and are expanding to Europe and

Australia. As a result, sales of 5G smart phones are projected to increase sharply to 610 million units in 2021 from 270

million units in 2020 (Strategy Analytics, December 2020).

The smartphone industry has grown significantly since 2007. In 2020, the smartphone portion of total HHPs was 76%,

and the feature phone portion of the total was 24%, with the latter related to demand in developing nations (Strategy

Analytics, February 2021). In 2021, the penetration rate of smartphones will reach 52%, slightly increasing from 50% in

2020 (Strategy Analytics, December 2020).

Also, as the smartphone market shows high saturation, the importance of competitive software and services—such as

applications, UX, mobile payments, AI, and AR—is rising alongside that of competitive hardware, which includes high-

performance APs, AMOLED displays, foldable form factors, multiple cameras, sensors, waterproof & dustproof features,

biometric recognition, and more.

 Market Condition

The smartphone market is projected to grow from 1.30 billion units in 2020 to 1.47 billion units in 2021 amid an

expansion of 5G. Meanwhile, the tablet market that increased from 160 million units in 2019 to 190 million in 2020 due to

an increasing trend of working and learning from home, is expected to be 170 million units in 2021. (Strategy Analytics;

December 2020, January 2021).

< Market share of the IM Division’s key product >

Product 2020 2019 2018

HHP 16.2% 17.5% 17.4%

Global market share in sales volume; data from research firm Strategy Analytics.

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Business condition

SEC has always been at forefront of the HHP market, and for smartphones in particular, we have maintained leadership in

the global market for ten consecutive years since 2011. To solidify our status in the overall mobile market, we are striving

to improve our current products—including tablets, wearables, and accessories—while growing businesses in areas with

high potential, such as the service, online, and B2B sectors.

For smartphones, we are establishing optimal portfolios for each region, accounting for varying market conditions and the

competitive environment, offering a wide smartphone lineup ranging from mass-market to premium devices. We have

been providing premium smartphones—namely the S and Note series—and delivering differentiated user experiences that

can meet customer needs via our cutting-edge technology that includes large-screen AMOLED displays, Edge displays,

Infinity Displays, Bluetooth S-pen, water- and dust-proofing, high-speed and wireless charging, wireless power sharing,

and ultrasonic fingerprint-on-display (FoD), 100x zoom for pictures and 8k video recording, among others. In 2019, we

secured early leadership in the 5G market with the release of the world’s first 5G smartphone while also creating a new

market with Galaxy Fold, enabled by foldable displays. In 2020, we continued to lead mobile technology trends with the

launch of Galaxy Z Flip, a new form factor that folds from top down, and a further evolved edition Galaxy Z Fold 2.

To respond to an ever-changing market as well as customer needs, we are strengthening product competitiveness by

introducing innovative features such as 5G, quad cameras, large infinity displays, and high-capacity batteries even to mid-

range-and-below products.

We provide our smartphone users with a wider and more convenient experience via our other products, which include

premium tablets (Galaxy Tab S), wearable devices (smart watch, Bluetooth earphone), and accessories (wireless quick

charging stand).

Not content to dwell on our achievements in hardware, we have been focusing on delivering new and helpful services like

Samsung Pay, Samsung Health, and SmartThings. To deliver a consistent and high-quality Multi-Device Experience, we

are adding Bixby features to a suite of products in addition to smartphones, including TVs, refrigerators, air conditioners,

etc.

Moreover, we are strengthening strategic partnerships to expand our ecosystem. As always, we will continue to invest in

any field that has growth potential, with current targets including but not limited to 5G, AI, IoT, cloud, AR, blockchain,

and mobile B2B, while leveraging our superior R&D capabilities to keep delivering new value to customers.

[DS Division]

- Semiconductor

 Industry overview

In general, our Semiconductor business is divided into Memory (storage) and System LSI (logical processing). Memory

semiconductor is divided into RAM products (random access memory, ones that can be both written on and read) and

ROM products (read only memory).

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. ROM is nonvolatile and holds memory even when power is removed; it is

used in input/output system, IC cards, and more. For System LSI products, there are many categories for various

applications, with CPUs (central processing units) for PCs, mobile devices, and servers forming the largest market.

System LSI products are used in myriad areas, such as household electronics, networks, and games. The Company

manufactures image sensors as well as mobile APs for smartphones and tablets.

The Foundry Business makes customized semiconductors for other companies based on customer designs. The business

resembles OEMs in the traditional manufacturing industry in the sense that companies consign the manufacturing of their

products to fabrication plants, also called foundries or fabs. Due to increasing difficulty in semiconductor process and

growing investment cost, the number of fabless semiconductor companies is growing.

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 Market condition

The memory market in 2020 was volatile, affected by growing server demand due to increasing cloud service in 1H and

stronger demand for mobile and PCs from a sharp increase in demand related to the contactless trend and expectations for

an economic recovery in 2H, all amid uncertainties due to COVID-19 and trade conflicts between the US and China.

In 2020, DRAM demand grew approximately 22% year-on-year, led by server application products. In 2021, the market is

expected to expand by about 15% with the acceleration of a digital transformation mainly from contactless businesses.

Smartphone and datacenter server demand is also expected to increase as the economy recovers (IDC; December 2020).

We will preemptively respond to post-COVID-19 changes through high-capacity, differentiated products that capitalize

on our advantages in product competitiveness.

< Market share of the Semiconductor Business’s key product >

Product 2020 2019 2018

DRAM 43.1% 43.7% 43.9%

Global market share in revenue; data from research firm DRAMeXchange (data for 2020 is Company estimate).

 Business condition

In 2020, the Company performed solidly by sensibly navigating the crisis and addressing demand from contactless

industry in a timely manner amid the prolonged pandemic and exacerbating uncertainties due to the US-China trade

dispute.

We are the only Company in the memory semiconductor industry using the EUV (extreme ultraviolet) lithography process

in the mass production of memory semiconductor, having been the first to secure the core technology for developing next-

generation DRAM and once again achieving a breakthrough in advanced processes in semiconductor. Capitalizing on the

breakthrough, we will lead the market by enhancing cost competitiveness and perfecting the performance, features, and

quality of our products. In addition, we are strengthening new growth engines for post-COVID-19, which include AI and

edge computing. In V-NAND, where we have technological advantages, we will continue migrating to 6th-generation V-

NAND, which uses stacking technology, to solidify the technology leadership and cost competitiveness that we developed

with our advanced technology. The product will feature in high-performance SSDs for the premium market. We are

expanding our market share in all applications by securing our leadership in high-capacity mobile products and

competitive features. To grow in a rapidly changing business environment, we will increase our portion of differentiated

products based on advanced technology and will lead the market by offering product lineups best suited for each

application area.

System LSI grew stronger year-on-year by increasing sales of our mobile products—including 5G modem-embedded

SoCs (system on chip), high-resolution image sensors, high-scan-rate display driver ICs, among others—as our major

customers increased sales thanks to aggressive work to gain footholds in market to benefit from US sanctions against

Huawei; and on sales of products with new technology amid the increasing trend of COVID-19-induced remote working

and learning. We are preparing for 2021 by expanding our presence in emerging business areas—including automotives,

wearables, and custom SoCs—where strong growth is expected and by expanding our foundry customer base.

In the Foundry business, demand continues to be strong as smartphone manufacturers look to benefit from US sanctions

against Huawei and compete for market share; and as companies look to secure inventory due to the pandemic and

compete in the finished product business for strong demand for PCs and laptops (used for remote working and learning

induced by COVID-19 precautions), which translates to competition for early dominance in production capacity of fabless

customers. We will maintain solid growth by enhancing our manufacturing capacity and addressing demand via ramping-

up our EUV line, and starting operations early at our new Pyeongtaek line. Competing with TSMC as the top two players

in advanced node process technology, we began to supply 1st-generation 5-nano products in 4Q20 and are focusing on

increasing production yield. With “Innovating development, manufacturing, infrastructure” in mind, we will start mass

production of 2nd- and 3rd-generation 5-nano products concurrently in 2H21. Also, we will solidify a foundation for

growth in the mid to long term, by leading future technology with the development of next-generation transistor GAA

(gate all around) and by securing orders of the product from large-scale customers. In terms of legacy processes, we are

expanding our customer base and areas of application from our mobile-focused business model to include HPC, consumer,

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networks, and automotives; diversifying our production portfolio, which already includes CISs, DDIs, PMICs, and more;

and focusing on simplifying nodes and maximizing operational efficiency of our manufacturing line. For our 8-inch

products, we are committed to improving profitability by adjusting to market conditions and focusing on highly-profitable

products amid a shortfall in supply.

- DP

 Industry overview

Display refers to screens in electronic devices. Active matrix technology is most commonly used in displays, including

OLED (organic light emitting diode) panels and TFT-LCD (thin film transistor liquid crystal display).

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

differentiating features provide advantages for use in smartphones where display features (multimedia contents, online

experience, etc.) are important, and as a result, OLED adoption in the smartphone market is growing rapidly.

The market had raised concerns over the production of high-resolution, durable panels, but we overcame various

technological challenges and advanced the business. OLED panels make up for the shortcomings of LCD panels, and they

can be adopted in other applications such as foldable, rollable, and automotive. Growth of the OLED market is widely

expected to keep accelerating.

A TFT-LCD panel is a liquid crystal based display that features a thinner and lighter profile while offering 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 bright, high-resolution images. The market for large-panel TFT-LCD grew rapidly as their use

moved from laptops initially to monitors and then to TVs. Recently however, high saturation has caused growth to slow.

 Market condition

As market uncertainties escalate due to intensifying competition and soft consumer sentiment caused by COVID-19, the

market for mobile display—our core product—was 1.55 billion units (1.10 billion TFT-LCD and 0.45 billion OLED) for

2020. The market for smartphone OLED panels in 2021 is expected to be around 600 million units and is forecast to

continue expanding with the growth of 5G smartphone demand (Omdia, January 2021).

In the large display market, overall demand for TVs and monitors weakened due to COVID-19, but demand for ultra-large,

ultra-high resolution TVs increased. Demand for IT devices grew more than expected due to the increasing trend of

working and learning from home.

< Market share of the DP Business’s key product >

Product 2020 2019 2018

Smartphone panels 43.8% 43.6% 47.6%

Global market share in revenue; data from research firm Omdia (data for 2020 is an estimate).



Business condition

The Company has continued to stay atop the mobile OLED market in terms of market share since it successfully

commercialized OLED products in 2007, marking a world’s first. We diversified our product group to include displays for

foldable products, tablets, watches, laptops, and automotive applications, solidifying our position as the top player in the

OLED display market.

With both flexible and rigid OLED, our optimal smartphone product portfolio ranges from mass-market to premium

devices as we proactively address customers’ specific needs; and we are recognized as having best-in-class technology

through our introduction of foldable and OLED IT products with differentiated technologies and designs.

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In 2021, smartphone demand, which had been weakened by the pandemic, is expected to recover gradually due to an

acceleration of 5G services. However, we expect uncertainties to linger due to shifting dynamics among players in the

finished smartphone market and changes in competition between panel manufacturers. We will apply new technologies

that enhance power-efficiency and running speed and enhance cost competitiveness to increase adoption of OLED panels.

In addition, we will fortify our leadership by diversifying the mobile panel business, which is currently concentrated on

smartphones, and expand our product portfolio to include foldable and IT devices.

In the large panel business, we will ensure a timely transition to QD display with differentiated technology and secure a

strong foothold in the premium product group.

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[Harman Division]

 Industry overview

The automotive component and lifestyle audio business are highly competitive and growing rapidly.

For the connected car business in the automotive industry (digital cockpit, telematics, car audio, etc.), competition is

expected to remain fierce between dominant players (eg, Alpine, Aptiv, Continental, Mitsubishi, Panasonic and Visteon)

and new entrants as consumers expect car makers to deliver the latest technologies, including autonomous driving.

Car audio systems is another segment where several major players (eg, Bose, Pioneer, and Panasonic) are competing

fiercely, which is expected to drive technological advances as each player introduces unique sound-management solutions.

As such, competition is expected to remain intense.

Lifestyle audio business has two segments: consumer audio and professional audio. Consumer audio (smart audio,

headphones, connected audio solutions, etc.) is fragmented and a handful of companies (Amazon, Apple, Beats, Bose,

Ultimate Ears, etc.) are showing early signs of dominance. We expect competition to remain intense as new players try to

make inroads, given the saturated market for connected homes and smart speakers. In particular, for Bluetooth headsets,

for which smartphone manufacturers dominate market share, is expected to grow explosively.

The professional audio industry (commercial audio, audio for large venues, lighting, video & control solutions, etc), led

by QSC and Yamaha, is segmented by product and has seen the entrance of numerous companies offering a wide range of

products and applications. We expect competition to keep intensifying as connected homes and smart speakers gain

popularity and on the entrance of new players from other industries.

 Market condition

In 2020, global automobile production, which directly influences the automotive component business, decreased by 16%

year-on-year. Although production volume in 1H20 declined due to the pandemic, it rebounded slightly in 2H20 and is

expected to normalize in 2021 and result in 17% year-on-year growth. (LMC Global Production Forecast, December

2020). However, semiconductor shortages for automobiles may pose an additional risk factor to car production in 1H21.

< Market share of Harman Business’s key product >

Product 2020 2019 2018

Digital cockpits 27.5% 24.8% 18.8%

Digital cockpits refer to the digital automotive component which enables safe driving environment via infotainment system, etc.

Product group named changed from headunit to digital cockpit from 2020.

Company estimates based on Omdia and LMC data (by unit).

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 Business condition

Harman is positioned to stay atop the automotive market and plans to continue to leverage its wide variety of brands to

outfit vehicles ranging from mass-market thorough to luxury models, while also maintaining the quality that is

synonymous with Harman brands. Additionally, Harman’s relentless pursuit of innovation in the audio and connectivity

spaces will help ensure the development of thriving relationships with automakers.

Additionally, Harman has continued to develop its Connected Services business with industry leading OTA (Over the Air)

and software servicing products.

The same factors that Harman relies on within the automotive market will also be used in the consumer/professional audio

market. Having won three Grammy Awards and two Academy Awards, Harman’s brands have earned a strong reputation

amongst everyday consumers and audiophiles alike. New offerings in up-and-coming segments such as connected

wireless and smart audio continue to help bring in new consumers and further enhance brand reputation.

In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic created a challenging business environment, marked by halt in automobile production,

a decline in daily travel and thus potential consumers, the closing of retailers, etc. The professional audio solution

business of the Harman Division, in particular, is expected to feel the impact of a reduction in the number of large-scale

gatherings and events. We are enhancing cost efficiency by reducing marketing activities. Although we are decreasing

capex, we will strengthen our position as a market leader in automotive components and other businesses by continuing to

implement innovative projects.

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B. Financial Summary, by Division

(KRW 100 mil)

Division Classification

2020 2019 2018

Amount

Portion of

corresponding

total

Amount

Portion of

corresponding

total

Amount

Portion of

corresponding

total

Sales 481,733 20.3% 453,228 19.7% 426,498 17.5%

Operating

profit

35,615 9.9% 25,090 9.0% 19,073 3.2%

Total asset 602,487 11.4% 680,244 13.5% 492,302 10.1%

Sales 995,875 42.1% 1,072,662 46.6% 1,006,777 41.3%

Operating

profit

114,727 31.9% 92,725 33.4% 101,720 17.3%

Total asset 1,682,692 31.8% 1,432,804 28.5% 1,243,340 26.2%

Semi-

conductor

Sales 728,578 30.8% 649,391 28.2% 862,910 35.4%

Operating

profit

188,050 52.2% 140,163 50.5% 445,739 75.7%

Total asset 1,863,977 35.3% 1,791,177 35.6% 1,515,782 31.9%

Sales 305,857 12.9% 310,539 13.5% 324,650 13.3%

Operating

profit

22,369 6.2% 15,813 5.7% 26,198 4.4%

Total asset 661,929 12.5% 642,264 12.8% 641,543 13.5%

Total

Sales 1,030,361 43.5% 955,180 41.5% 1,185,656 48.6%

Operating

profit

211,202 58.7% 155,817 56.1% 465,164 79.0%

Total asset 2,741,270 51.9% 2,451,438 48.8% 2,425,593 51.1%

Harman

Sales 91,837 3.9% 100,771 4.4% 88,437 3.6%

Operating

profit

555 0.2% 3,223 1.2% 1,617 0.3%

Total asset 147,020 2.8% 156,091 3.1% 150,599 3.2%

Sales for each business unit includes intersegment sales.

CE data for 2019 and 2018 are restated to include the Health & Medical Equipment Business.

2018 data shown in conformity with K-IFRS 1017 (Lease), etc.

In 2020 by Division, CE reported net sales of KRW 48,173.3 billion (20.3% of total net sales) and IM reported net sales of

KRW 99,587.5 billion (42.1%). DS contributed approximately 43.5% of net sales: KRW 72,857.8 billion (30.8%) by the

semiconductor sub-division and KRW 30,585.7 billion (12.9%) by the DP Business Unit. The Harman Division reported

net sales of KRW 9,183.7 billion (3.9%).

In 2020, the CE Division accounted for 9.9% of total operating profit with an operating profit of KRW 3,561.5 billion; the

IM Division accounted for 31.9% with KRW 11,472.7 billion; and the DS Division accounted for 58.7% with KRW

21,120.2 billion. The Harman Division posted an operating loss of KRW 55.5 billion.

 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.).

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(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 and cannot be directly allocated are

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

2. Key products and service

A. Revenue

SEC is involved in production and sales of set products, including TVs, refrigerators, washers, air conditioners, HHPs and

components such as semiconductors (DRAM, NAND Flash, mobile APs) and display panels. Through Harman, the

Company also produces and sells products such as digital cockpits and telematics.

In 2020, CE reported revenue of KRW 48,173.3 billion (20.3% of total net sales) and IM reported revenue of KRW

99,587.5 billion (42.1%). DS contributed approximately 43.5% of revenue, reporting KRW 103,036.1 billion. The

Harman Division reported net sales of KRW 9,183.7 billion (3.9%).

(KRW 100 mil)

Division Major products Revenue Portion

CE TVs, monitors, refrigerators, washing machines, air conditioners, etc. 481,733 20.3%

IM HHPs, network systems, computers, etc. 995,875 42.1%

Semiconductor DRAM, NAND flash, mobile APs, etc. 728,578 30.8%

DP OLED smartphone panels, LCD TV panels, LCD monitor panels, etc. 305,857 12.9%

Others - (4,074) (0.2%)

DS total 1,030,361 43.5%

Harman Digital cockpit, telematics, speakers, etc. 91,837 3.9%

Others - (231,736) (9.8%)

Total 2,368,070 100.0%

Revenue includes sales between Divisions.

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

B. Average selling price changes

In 2020, the ASP of TVs decreased approximately 7% and that of HHPs increased approximately 2% year-on-year. The

ASP of memory products fell by approximately 11% year-on-year, whereas display panel ASP increased approximately

8%. The ASP of digital cockpits declined approximately 8% year-on-year.

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3. Key production materials

A. Key production materials

For the CE Division, key materials include display panels, which are supplied by AUO and other companies. For the IM

Division, key materials include camera modules and mobile AP, which are supplied by Semco, Qualcomm and others. For

the DS Division, key materials include Wafer, chemicals, FPCAs, windows, POL with suppliers including SK Siltron,

Soulbrain, BH, Apple, DongWoo Fine-Chem. Etc. For the Harman division, key materials include SoC products and

memory products for in-vehicle solutions, which are supplied by Nvidia, Avnet, etc.

(KRW 100 mil)

Division Item Specific usage Purchase price Portion

Main supplier(s)

Display panel Color picture signaler for TV, Monitor

54,483 23.7%

AUO, CSOT, etc.

Others -

175,127 76.3%

Division total

229,610 100.0%

Camera module Camera for Mobile

59,091 17.2%

Semco, MCNEX, etc.

Mobile AP CPU

56,356 16.4% Qualcomm,

MediaTek, etc.

Display panel Color picture signaler for Mobile

18,785 5.5%

BOE, CSOT, etc.

Others -

208,497 60.9%

Division total

342,729 100.0%

Semiconductor

Wafer Semiconductor disk

20,314 8.1% SK Siltron, SUMCO

etc.

Chemical Disk processing

15,306 6.1% Soulbrain, DongWoo

Fine-Chem, etc.

Others -

83,032 33.3%

Business Total

118,652 47.5%

FPCA Circuit 21,900 8.8% BH, Union, etc.

Window Tempered glass

20,265 8.1%

Apple, Biel, etc.

POL Polarizer plate

13,702 5.5% Dongwoo Fine-

Chem, Samsung

SDI, etc.

Others -

72,514 29.0%

Business Total

128,381 51.4%

Others - -

2,580 1.1%

Division Total

249,613 100.0%

Harman

SoC Chips for vehicles

4,043 8.1%

Nvidia, Renesas, etc.

Automotive

memory chip

Chips for vehicles

3,152 6.3% Avnet, Microchip,

etc.

Others -

42,842 85.6%

Division total

50,037 100.0%

Others - -

581 -

Total

872,570 -

Purchase price does not include sales between Divisions.

Semco and Samsung SDI are subsidiaries.

Portion of purchase price of each item compared to total purchase price for the Division’s raw materials.

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B. Production material price trends

The price of TV and monitor display panels, which are the major production materials for the CE Division, increased

approximately 2% year-on-year. For the IM Division, compared to last year, the price of camera modules and display

panels for mobile increased approximately 2% and 14% respectively. The price of mobile AP also increased

approximately 7%. For the DS Division, the price of wafers for semiconductor disks declined approximately 2%, while

the price of FPCAs increased approximately 17% year-on-year. Prices of tempered glass windows

increased

approximately 1% year-on-year. The price of POL for polarizing plates decreased approximately 1% compared to the

previous year. For the Harman division, the prices of memory for vehicles and SoC products decreased by about 6% and

2% respectively, compared to levels in the previous year.

4. Production and facilities

A. Production capacity, output, utilization rate

(Capacity)

(1,000 units)

Division Item

Capacity

2020 2019 2018

CE Image devices 51,538 51,418 60,699

HHP

321,600 346,960 397,497

Memory 1,230,287,000 988,104,000 711,023,000

Display panel 7,274 8,236 9,167

Harman Digital cockpit 9,362 7,921 5,238

Production capacity for major product categories on a consolidated basis.

CE data for 2019 and 2018 are restated to expand the range of products from TVs to image devices, including monitors.

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) standard days of operation

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

 converted output (after packaging, 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)

Harman’s production capacity for Digital cockpit is calculated as follows:

 the number of production (assembly and test) cells for each customer/product (x) the average production capacity per hour by

production cell (x) the average operation hours per day (x) standard days of operation

(Output)

In 2020, the CE Division’s output of image devices was 48,244 thousand units (major production sites: Mexico, Vietnam,

Brazil, and Hungary). The IM Division’s output of HHPs was 249,218 thousand units major production sites: Korea

[Gumi], Vietnam, India, and Brazil. The DS Division’s memory output (1Gb equivalent) was 1,230,287 million (major

production sites: Korea [Hwaseong, Pyeongtaek] and China). The DP Division’s output of display panels was 5,977

thousand units (major production sites: Korea [Cheonan, Asan], China). The Harman Division’s Digital cockpit output

was 6,116 thousand units.

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(1,000 units)

Division Item

Output

2020 2019 2018

CE Image devices 48,244 43,964 42,758

IM HHP 249,218 318,635 346,605

Memory 1,230,287,000 988,104,000 711,023,000

Display panel 5,977 6,567 7,599

Harman Digital cockpit 6,116 6,459 3,906

Output for major product categories on a consolidated basis.

CE data for 2019 and 2018 are restated to expand the range of products from TVs to image devices, including monitors.

(Utilization rate)

In 2020, CE and IM utilization rates were calculated as actual output relative to production capacity. The utilization rates

were 93.6% for Image

devices and 77.5% for HHPs.

(1,000 units)

Division Item

2020

Utilization rate

Production capacity Output

CE Image devices 51,538 48,244 93.6%

IM HHP 321,600 249,218 77.5%

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

days including holidays were 366 days in 2020. The utilization rate was calculated as actual hours [operating days (x)

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

(Hours)

Division Item

2020

Utilization rate

Potential production time Actual production time

Memory 73,248 73,248 100.0%

Display Panel 70,272 70,272 100.0%

In 2020, Harman’s utilization rate was 65.3% and was calculated as actual output relative to production capacity.

(1,000 units)

Division Item

2020

Utilization rate

Production capacity Output

Harman Digital cockpit 9,362 6,116 65.3%

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B. Production facilities and investment

(Key facilities for production and operation)

The Company’s operational activities include manufacturing, development, marketing, and sales. In Korea, operations are

located in Suwon, Gumi, Gwangju, Hwaseong, Pyeongtaek, and Asan. Overseas operations in North America, Europe,

and China include a total of include nine regional headquarters under the CE and IM Divisions, five regional headquarters

under the DS Division, and Harman and its subsidiaries.

[Operations]

Region Operations Location

Korea

(12)

Suwon Suwon

Seocho Seoul

Woomyeon Seoul

Giheung Yongin

Hwaseong Hwaseong

Pyeongtaek Pyeongtaek

Cheonan Cheonan

Onyang Onyang

Asan Asan

Gumi1 Gumi

Gumi2 Gumi

Gwangju Gwangju

Overseas

(CE and IM Divisions - nine

regional headquarters)

North America New Jersey, US

Europe Surrey, UK

China Beijing, China

Southeast Asia Singapore, Singapore

Southwest Asia Haryana, India

CIS Moscow, Russia

Middle East Dubai, UAE

Africa Johannesburg, South Africa

Latin America Sao Paolo, Brazil

Overseas

(DS Division - five regional

headquarters)

Americas San Jose, US

Europe Eschborn, Germany

China Shanghai, China

Southeast Asia Singapore, Singapore

Japan Tokyo, Japan

Harman North America HQ Connecticut, US

Harman’s automotive business is mainly based in the US (Novi, MI) and in Germany (Garching), and its Lifestyle business is located in the US

(Northridge, CA)

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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, 2020, their total book value was KRW 128,952.9 billion, which is an

increase of KRW 9,127.4 billion from year-end 2020.

(KRW mil)

Classification Land

Buildings and

structures

Machinery and

equipment

Under

construction

Other tangible

assets

Total

Dec 31,

2019

Book value 97,746 304,696 521,499 239,300 35,014 1,198,255

- Acquisition cost 98,283 488,394 2,114,160 239,300 100,621 3,040,758

- Accumulated

depreciation (including

impairment loss)

(537) (183,698) (1,592,661) - (65,607) (1,842,503)

Change

General acquisition and

capital expenditure

1,412 85,248 329,077 (34,439) 12,818 394,116

Depreciation

(457) (29,787) (227,801) - (13,112) (271,157)

Disposal/discard/impair

ment

(203) (2,799) (4,257) (6) (1,096) (8,361)

Held for sale (293) (5,403) (1,817) (89) (64) (7,666)

Others

(483) (6,435) (6,760) (3,007) 1,027 (15,658)

Dec 31,

2020

Book value 97,722 345,520 609,941 201,759 34,587 1,289,529

- Acquisition cost 98,509 550,264 2,330,565 201,759 104,966 3,286,063

- Accumulated

depreciation

(including impairment

loss)

(787) (204,744) (1,720,624) - (70,379) (1,996,534)

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

1) Land-depreciation is depreciation expense of right-of-use asset as per K-IFRS 1116 (Lease).

2) Includes effects of FX rates and government subsidies.

(Capex)

The Company’s capex in 2020 was KRW 38.5 trillion, which included establishing, adding, and upgrading production

lines of the semiconductor and DP businesses. In 2021, we will enhance competitiveness of our major businesses by

investing in areas such as infrastructure and memory node migration; as well as in capacity expansions in memory and

system semiconductor and also in display.

[Capex, by division]

(KRW 100 mil)

Business Purpose Period Assets Investment

Semiconductor Establishment, addition, upgrade January–December 2020 Buildings, facilities, etc. 328,915

DP Establishment, addition, upgrade January–December 2020 Buildings, facilities, etc. 38,895

Other Establishment, addition, upgrade January–December 2020 Buildings, facilities, etc. 17,159

Total 384,969

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5. Sales and distribution

A. Sales

In 2020, the Company recorded total revenue of KRW 236,807.0 billion, an increase of 2.8% year-on-year. By Division,

when compared to the previous year, revenue of the CE Division and DS increased by 6.3% and 7.9%, respectively, while

that of IM Division and Harman division decreased by 7.2% and 8.9%.

(KRW 100 mil)

Division Sales types Product categories 2020 2019 2018

Goods, products,

services, other

TVs, monitors, refrigerators, washing

machines, air conditioners, etc.

481,733 453,228 426,498

Goods, products,

services, other

HHPs, Network systems, computers, etc. 995,875 1,072,662 1,006,777

Semiconductor

Goods, products,

services, other

DRAM, NAND flash, mobile APs, etc. 728,578 649,391 862,910

Goods, products,

services, other

OLED panels for smartphones, LCD

panels for TVs and monitors

305,857 310,539 324,650

Others - - (4,074) (4,750) (1,904)

DS total 1,030,361 955,180 1,185,656

Harman

Goods, products,

services, other

Digital cockpit, telematics, speakers, etc. 91,837 100,771 88,437

Others - - (231,736) (277,832) (269,654)

Total 2,368,070 2,304,009 2,437,714

Includes sales between Divisions.

CE data for 2019 and 2018 are restated to include the Health & Medical Equipment Business.

(1) Sales, by major product (on a consolidated basis)

(KRW 100 mil)

Classification 2020 2019 2018

Image devices 277,118 261,775 252,939

Mobile devices

960,217 1,023,318 965,194

Memory 555,442 502,163 723,753

Display panels 305,857 310,539 324,650

Includes sales between Divisions

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(2) Sales, by type

(KRW 100 mil)

Classification 2020 2019 2018

Products 2,235,963 2,188,604 2,380,547

Services and other sales 132,107 115,405 57,167

Total 2,368,070 2,304,009 2,437,714

Other sales consists of royalty income, etc.

(3) Sales, by region (on a separate basis)

(KRW 100 mil)

Classification 2020 2019 2018

Domestic 198,331 203,009 168,213

Export

Americas 476,768 437,434 464,124

Europe 235,012 191,970 192,783

Asia and Africa 315,598 329,705 330,903

China 437,403 385,611 547,796

Total 1,663,112 1,547,729 1,703,819

Domestic consumption and exports on a separate basis.

B. Sales channels

(1) Domestic

Seller Sales channel Consumer

Manufacturer and

buyer

Exclusive agencies

Consumer

Distributor (general merchandise stores, discount stores, department stores, home-shopping,

internet, etc.)

Telecommunication service provider (SKT Co., Ltd., KT Corp., LG Uplus Corp.)

B2B and online channels

(2) Overseas

Seller Sales channel Consumer

Production

subsidiaries

Regional sales office

Retailer

Consumer

Dealer Retailer

Distributor Dealer Retailer

Telecommunication service provider, automotive OEM

Direct sales (B2B and online channels)

Regional distribution office

Regional

sales office

Retailer

Dealer Retailer

Distributor Dealer Retailer

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(3) Sales ratio (global), by Channel

Channel Wholesale Retail Special/direct sales Others

Ratio 18% 30% 47% 5%

C. Sales methods and conditions

(1) Domestic

Classification Channel Collection Incidental expense sharing

Exclusive Retailer

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, etc.

Case specific and contract specific

Case specific cost sharing as determined

by mutual agreement

Telecommunication

service provider

SKT Co., Ltd., KT Corp.

LG Uplus Corp.

Case specific and contract specific N/A

B2B and online

channels

Corporate clients, etc. Case specific and contract specific N/A

(2) 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 and online

channels

Corporate clients, etc. Case specific and contract specific N/A

D. Sales strategy

- Expand market leadership based on premium products such as smart devices

- Provide differentiated value to customers through brand, products, and services

- Strengthen marketing activities to boost demand from customer/market

E. Major customers

In 2020, major customers included Apple, Best Buy, Deutsche Telekom, Hong Kong Techtronics, and Verizon (listed

alphabetically). Sales to the five major customers accounted for approximately 14% of total sales.

6. Long-term contracts

As of December 31, 2020, there were no long-term contracts that have a significant impact on the Company’s financial

statement.

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7. Financial risk management

A. Financial risk management policy

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 closely monitors each risk factor and operates corresponding

financial risk management policies and program. The Company’s use of derivative instruments for hedging risks are

included in this program.

The finance team mainly carries out the Company’s financial risk management. After implementing the global financial

risk management policies, the finance team periodically measures, evaluates, and hedges financial risks.

Meanwhile, the Company manages exchange rate risk via monitoring exchange rates and conducting transactions through

local finance centers in each major region (United States, United Kingdom, Singapore, China, Brazil, and Russia).

Liquidity risk is managed by managing capital as a whole by each region.

The Company’s assets that are under financial risk management consist of cash and cash equivalents, short-term financial

instruments, financial assets at amortized cost, trade receivables and others. The Company’s liabilities under financial risk

management consist of trade payables, borrowings, and others.

B. Major financial risks

(1) Market risk

(Foreign exchange risk)

The Company operates internationally and is exposed to foreign exchange risks as it conducts transactions in currencies

other than the functional currency of each entity. Major currencies that are exposed to foreign exchange risk include USD,

EUR, INR, and others.

The Company focuses on minimizing the impact of foreign exchange fluctuation by maintaining the equal amount of

assets and liabilities denominated in each foreign currency, irrespective of foreign exchange fluctuation considerations. To

prevent exchange position, the Company’s foreign exchange management policy requires normal business transactions,

including import and export, as well as financing transactions such as depositing and borrowing, to be in local currency or

for the cash-in currency to be matched up with the cash-out currency.

In order to effectively manage foreign exchange risk, the Company periodically monitors and evaluates exchange rate risk

and strictly prohibits speculative foreign exchange transactions.

When currency rates change by 5%, the impact on profit or loss (before income tax effects) arising from financial assets

and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies other than functional currency are as follows:

(KRW mil)

December 31, 2020 December 31, 2019

Increase Decrease Increase Decrease

USD 174,400 (174,400) 163,062 (163,062)

EUR 112,244 (112,244) 127,507 (127,507)

INR 21,959 (21,959) 64,153 (64,153)

JPY (22,143) 22,143 (23,062) 23,062

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(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 consolidated 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’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 financial

expenses.

Changes in profit or loss (before income tax effects) as a result of a 1%pt change in interest rates on floating interest rate

financial assets and liabilities are presented below:

(KRW mil)

December 31, 2020 December 31, 2019

Increase Decrease Increase Decrease

Financial assets

81,013 (81,013) 70,183 (70,183)

Financial liabilities

(2,195) 2,195 (2,118) 2,118

Net effect

78,818 (78,818) 68,065 (68,065)

(Price risk)

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

assets at fair value through other comprehensive income and financial assets at fair value through profit or loss, which is in

line with the Company’s strategy.

As of December 31, 2020, a price fluctuation in relation to marketable equity instruments (listed shares) by 1% would

result in changes in other comprehensive income (before income tax effects) of KRW 69,101

million (2019: KRW 41,055

million), and in profit or loss (before income tax effects) of KRW 4,316

million (2019: KRW 1,630 million).

(2) 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 sets and manages the client’s and counterparty’s credit limit, and evaluates their

financial credit rating 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 trade 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 generally enters into a financial agreement with no restrictions, such as debt ratio covenants,

provision of collateral, and loans or borrowings repayment. The Company requires separate approval for contracts with

restrictions.

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

impairment losses.

(3) Liquidity risk

Due to the nature of the Company’s business that requires making large investments, maintaining adequate level of

liquidity risk is crucial. The Company maintains and manages adequate level of liquidity by periodically forecasting its

capital balances, estimating required cash, managing income and expenses, and others.

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The Company efficiently manages its liquidity risk by periodically forecasting projected cash flows and by utilizing

regional cash pooling, which allows for the use of internal funds when there is a shortage of cash in a region. 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’s headquarters provides payment guarantees to overseas subsidiaries to secure credit limit to

brace for a potential large-scale liquidity need.

The following table is an undiscounted cash flow analysis for financial liabilities according to their remaining contractual

maturity.

a) December 31, 2020

(KRW mil)

Less than 3 months ~6 months ~12 months 1–5 years More than 5 years

Financial liabilities 44,988,792 733,776 1,651,951 3,945,429 578,346

b) December 31, 2019

(KRW mil)

Less than 3 months ~6 months ~12 months 1–5 years More than 5 years

Financial liabilities 41,041,672 655,089 1,603,676 4,241,964 1,381,109

The table above shows the Company’s financial liabilities based on the remaining period at the consolidated 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 derivative financial liabilities of KRW 47,704 million (December 31, 2019: KRW 63,496

million) has

been included within the less than 3 months bucket. These are the Company’s trading portfolio of derivative instruments,

on a net settlement term, of which the contractual maturities are not essential for understanding its cash flows. These

contracts are managed on a net fair value basis rather than by maturity date. Net settled derivatives consist of forwards on

currency rates used by the Company to manage the exchange rate profile.

Derivatives that are settled on a gross basis by delivery of the underlying item, including derivatives for hedging, will be

settled within the next 41 months from the end of the reporting period. These derivative are not included in the table above.

There is no maximum liquidity risk exposure from those other than the above financial liabilities.

(4) Capital risk

The purpose of capital management is to protect our capability of continuously providing profit to our shareholders and

stakeholders and to maintain a sound capital structure. To this end, the Company monitors capital on the basis of credit

rating and the ratio of total liabilities to total equity.

As of December 31, 2020, the Company has an AA- and Aa3 credit rating from S&P and Moody’s, respectively, and the

figures for total liabilities and total equity are as follows:

(KRW mil, %)

Dec 31, 2020 Dec 31, 2019

Total liabilities 102,287,702 89,684,076

Total equity

275,948,016 262,880,421

Total liabilities to equity ratio

37.1% 34.1%

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8. Derivative instruments and put options

The company holds convertible preferred shares of Corning Incorporated and its value as of December 31, 2020 is as

follows.

(KRW mil)

Purchasing price Fair value Valuation gain Valuation loss

Convertible preferred

2,434,320 4,775,362 2,341,042 -

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

Valuation conducted by Earnest & Young Global Limited

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

contracts of currencies other than won. Overseas subsidiaries buy or sell currency forwards through a bank in the purpose

of trade and hedging.

As of December 31, 2020, the Company had 2,531 currency forward contracts involving 34 foreign currencies including

USD/EUR/JPY. Currency forwards as of December 31, 2020 were as follows:

(KRW mil)

Asset Liabilities Valuation gain Valuation loss

Currency forwards 71,069 96,674 1,036,818 848,475

The Company applies cash flow hedge accounting to hedge the foreign currency risk of forecast transactions, including

hedging the price risk associated with forecast inventory purchases. Details of derivative financial instruments that qualify

as cash flow hedges as of December 31, 20120 are as follows:

(KRW mil)

2020 2019

Asset Liabilities Asset Liabilities

Currency forwards

Current items 11,311 22,236 20,946 5,396

Non-current items 11,999 19,694 5,498 5,144

Total 23,310 41,930 26,444 10,540

During the year ending December 31, 2020, the Company recognizes the losses relating to the effective portion of

changes in fair value of derivatives that are designated and qualify as cash flow hedges in other comprehensive

income, which amounted to KRW 33,406 million (after tax), and it recognizes the losses relating to the ineffective

portion in profit or loss, which amounted to KRW 27 million (before tax). Gains reclassified directly from other

comprehensive income to profit or loss amounted to KRW 4,664 million (after tax), and gains reclassified from

other comprehensive income to the carrying amount of inventory amounted to KRW 3,792 million (after tax).

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9. Major contracts

Account Contract information Contents

Ericsson

Type Patent cross-license agreement

Date

Jan 25, 2014 (~2020)

Purpose and contents Eliminate risk of patent disputes and lawsuits through mutual patent licensing

Google

Type Patent cross-license agreement

Date Jan 25, 2014 / indefinite term

Purpose and contents Eliminate risk of patent disputes and lawsuits through mutual patent licensing

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

Cisco

Type Patent cross-license agreement

Date Jan 23, 2014

Purpose and contents Eliminate risk of patent disputes and lawsuits through mutual patent licensing

Global Foundries

Inc.

Type Process technology license agreement

Date Feb 28, 2014

Purpose and contents Expand customer base of 14nm process

InterDigital

Type Patent license agreement

Date Jun 3, 2014

Purpose and contents Eliminate risk of patent disputes and lawsuits through patent licensing

Type Printing solutions business sales agreement

Date Sep 12, 2016

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

Others Transaction value: USD 1.05 billion

Qualcomm

Type Patent cross-license agreement (amendment to the existing agreement)

Date Jan 1, 2018–Dec 31, 2023

Purpose and contents

Eliminate risk of patent disputes and lawsuits through mutual patent licensing and signing of

covenant not to sue

Others -

Apple

Type Withdrawal of lawsuit agreement

Date Jun 26, 2018

Purpose and contents Withdraw from all lawsuits in the United States

Others -

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Account Contract information Contents

Nokia

Type Patent license agreement

Date Oct 19, 2018

Purpose and contents Eliminate risk of patent disputes and lawsuits through patent licensing

Others -

Huawei

Type Patent cross-license agreement

Date Feb 28, 2019

Purpose and contents Eliminate risk of patent disputes and lawsuits through mutual patent licensing

Others -

Microsoft

Type Patent cross-license agreement

Date Feb 11, 2019

Purpose and contents Eliminate risk of patent disputes and lawsuits through mutual patent licensing

Others -

Google

Type EMADA

Date Feb 27, 2019–Dec 31, 2021 (extended)

Purpose and contents

Licensing agreement for using Google apps (Play Store, YouTube, etc.) in 31 European

countries (EEA)

Others -

AMD

Type Technology licensing agreement

Date May 30, 2019

Purpose and contents Secure mobile graphics design for mobile products and other applications

Others -

Sharp

Type Patent cross-license agreement

Date July 30, 2019

Purpose and contents Eliminate risk of patent disputes and lawsuits through mutual patent licensing

Others -

Information that may be referenced or used in other IP disputes, including contract amount, is excluded.

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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 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.

As of December 31, 2020, the Company’s R&D expenses were KRW 21,229.2 billion. Among this, KRW 21,111.5 billion

was recognized as expenditures, excluding KRW 8.2 billion of government subsidies and KRW 109.5 billion of

capitalized expenses.

[R&D expenses]

(KRW mil, %)

2020 2019 2018

Total R&D expenditure 21,229,200 20,207,612 18,662,029

(Government subsidies) (8,228) (14,677) (11,645)

R&D expenditure 21,220,972 20,192,935 18,650,384

Accounting

Capitalization of development

expenses (intangible asset)

(109,482) (285,699) (296,304)

R&D costs (expenses) 21,111,490 19,907,236 18,354,080

R&D expenses/sales ratio

9.0% 8.8% 7.7%

On a consolidated basis.

1) Calculated using total R&D expenditure, which includes government subsidies.

B. R&D organization and operations

(Domestic)

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), China (SRC-Beijing, SRC-Nanjing, SRC-Guangzhou, SRC-

Shenzhen, and SSCR), India (SRI-Bangalore and SRI-Delhi), Bangladesh (SRBD), Israel (SRIL and SIRC), Russia (SRR),

Japan (SRJ), to carry out research activities for product development and basic technological research.

The Company has established AI centers in Cambridge (United Kingdom), Moscow (Russia), Toronto (Canada), Montreal

(Canada), and New York (United States), so our global team of researchers can collaborate with international experts to

strengthen capabilities in AI technology.

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Semiconductor

Research Lab

PKG

Research Lab

Reliabilit y

Research Lab

DIT

Research Lab

Digital Image

Research Lab

Digital Ap pliances

Research Lab 1

Digital Ap pliances

Research Lab 2

Health & Medical

Research Lab

Mobile

Research Lab

Mobile

Communication

Research Lab

Network

Research Lab

Samsung Advanced

Institute of

Technolo

SRA

CEO

Design

Research Lab

Global Technology

Research Lab

Memory

Research Lab

Sy st em LSI

Research Lab

Foundry

Research Lab

Sams ung Research

Production Technology

Research Lab

SRC-Beijing

SRC-Nanjing

SSCR

SRC-Guangzhou

SRC-Shenzhen

LED

Research Lab

SRI-Bangalore,

Delhi

SRBD

SIRC, SRIL

SRR

SRJ

Display

Research Lab

As of December 31, 2020.

Refer to『G. Subsidiaries subject to consolidated financial statements』in『I. Corporate Overview』for more details about

overseas R&D organizations.

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C. R&D results

CE Division

Research project Details

Visual Display

QLED 8K TV

February 2019–June 2020

□ Flat QLED 8K TV (65/75/85”)

□ Specs and features

- Blends well with walls: flat design and Infinity screen; no border between screen and bezel—a world’s first.

- Innovative form factor: metal stand which gives a floating impression

- QLED 8K enables picture quality close to real life, high resolution via AI upscaling, True Reality picture quality in any

given environment

- Multi-sound channel and Object Tracking Sound+ synchronize video and sound, maximizing surround sound experience

- Wide range of content, multimedia experiences, and entertainment-specific functions provide convenient and colorful

experiences

QLED 4K TV

April 2017–June 2020

□ Flat QLED 4K TV (55/65/75/82/85")

□ Specs and features

- Flagship QLED maximizes viewing experience with the highest picture quality within 4K (AI/brightness/viewing angle) and

sound quality (OTS)

- Maximizes immersive experience with the highest level of brightness contrast, free viewing angle, life-like color, and

optimal brightness

- Optimal viewing experience by identifying user context based on voice recognition and AI technologies

UHD TV

February 2017–June 2020

□ Flat UHD TV (43/50/55/58/65/70/75/82/85")

□ Specs and features

- UHD Smart TV with slim, bezel-less design provides colors close to real-life

- UHD picture quality expresses picture quality of original content through Dynamic Crystal Color and Dual LED

- Provides a multi-media screen experience, rich content, and complete smart experience via smart home experience

Lifestyle TV

May 2017–September 2020

□ The SERO (43")

- Simple, modern vertical screen that rotates 360 degrees with flat-type speaker

- Easily installed in any living space, mobile floor stand included

□ The Frame (32/43/50/55/65/75")

- Design resembles a real picture frame; completes a picture frame experience

- Exhibit various famous paintings and pictures; adopted lifestyle design which blends in with the interior

□ The Serif (43/49/55")

- I-shaped serif font design; distinct from other products; works as beautiful interior design object

□ Outdoor TV (55/65/75")

- Differentiated product tailored to a lifestyle of relaxing and enjoying entertainment outdoors

□ The Premiere (100–130")

- Ultra-short-throw laser projector with high-resolution, providing the best Smart UX/OTT experience in the industry

- Complements any environment with blended design, can be placed directly in front of a wall and has an easily adjustable

screen size.

- Complete experience of our TV models including the differentiated picture quality and sound

AV (HAV)

April 2018–March 2020

□ Soundbar

- Bar-shaped audio product well suited to TVs

- Adopted AI solution enabling voice recognition

- Adopted 3D surround system, creating enriching sounds close to first-hand experiences

LCD monitor

January 2019–Dec 2020

□ Space monitor

- Requires minimal space to allow extra space for the user

- Integrated arm stand minimizes space need for monitor and frame design that blends into the surroundings

□ Gaming monitor

- Gaming graphics that are comfortable to the eye and, at the same time, highly immersive

- High scan ratio provides smooth images without burn-in

- Smooth graphics without screen tearing via refresh rate sync supported by Free-Sync

□ UHD monitor

- 3-sided bezel-less design enhances immersive experience

- Wide viewing angle and high color gamut allows clear screen without color distortion

□ LCD Smart monitor

- Enjoy VOD service without a PC using Smart TV services (Netflix, YouTube, etc.)

- Remote Access enables PC experience anywhere a user desires

Signage

October 2019

□ LCD-based B2B Smart Signage (LFD, Video Wall, etc.) (49/55/65/75/85/98")

□ Indoor / outdoor signage using LED

Home appliances

Bespoke refrigerator

May 2019

□ T-Type ㆍ SBS ㆍ Kimchi ㆍ BMF ㆍ Ladder 1Door (24" R/F/Kimchi)ㆍ 18" New 1Door

- Customers can configure designs in many ways, Easy design changes

- Can set up combinations of fridge/freezer/kimchi refrigerators between similar models, Kitchen Fit models available

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Research project Details

Chef Collection refrigerator

June 2020

□ High-end, premium refrigerator

- Premium Bespoke design and new CMF

- Features water & ice solution: Auto fill pitcher, auto ice maker (dual mode: cocktail Ice, standard Ice)

- FDSR energy efficiency grade 1

Cube refrigerator

October 2020

□ Multi Cube refrigerator: customized design and storage (different temperatures for storing wine, beer, and cosmetic

products)

- Peltier System identifies and creates optimal temperature (between 5–18℃)

- Double Glass System blocks UV and maintains the right temperature

- Wi-Fi Control enables real-time monitoring and control

- RM(Remote Management) Function: remote assessment and repair, provides information on expiration date of

beverages in the fridge

Grande AI washer

January 2020

□ Grande AI 23kg drum washer and Grande AI dryer

- Automatic detergent dispenser senses weight and dispenses the right amount of detergent, senses cleaning requirement

of laundry and automatically controls washing, rinsing time

- Interactive alert box with written letters, heavy spin-dry reducing time and energy for laundry

Grande AI dryer

February 2018

□ Large capacity (14kg)

- Rich air flows from 360 “air holes” ensures large amount of laundry is dried up evenly

- Quickly heats up to the “magic 60 degrees”, an optimal temperature for garments

- “Hole-in-one filter” gets rid of dust and lint, Smart Control

- Emits cleaner air with self-cleaning heat-exchanger

Wind-Free

Gallery

floor-standing air conditioner

January 2019

□ Floor-standing (56.9/62.6/75.5/81.8/92.5㎡)

- Developed next-gen wind-free platform with the highest level of energy efficiency (56.9 m

single duct model achieved

energy efficiency grade 2)

- Equipped with wind-free panel 1.5 times larger than previous model and strong booster wind

- Booster purification: Filter with 99.95% dust collection efficiency, Design resembling that of furniture, fits comfortably into

the surroundings

Wind-Free

wall-mount

wide air conditioner

October 2019

□ Wide air conditioner (24.4/29.3/39.6/49.5 m

)

- Secured cost competitiveness by developing new integrated QMD-based platform, strengthened product competitiveness

- 12% larger fans cools the air faster

- Wind-free ultra-energy-efficient technology saves up to 77% on electricity

- PM1.0 wind-free filtration system removing particles as small as ultra-fine dust

Jet cordless vacuum

January 2019

□ Cordless vacuum (up to 200W suction)

- Washable multi-cyclone dust collector, Prevents 99.999% of the fine dust from leaking out

- Equipped with a brush that removes dust and works as a mop, LED display for monitoring

- Floor-standing for convenient storage

Cube air purifier

February 2018, December 2020

□ Cube air purifier

- Flexible Air Purifier: single module for smaller spaces, stackable to expand coverage

- Differentiated filter removes 99.999% of ultrafine dust

- Differentiated air flow: strong high-pass purifying system, quiet and healthy wind-free purifying system

- Easy-to-control tailored purification with SmartThings App, d- Displays purification index in colors and numbers

□ Bespoke Cube air purifier

- Premium air purifier in Bespoke lineup

- Use one of the three specialized filters as needed: sterilization, deodorization, pet

- Customizable to the space, interior, and lifestyle

- Mountable on walls to fit the interior without compromising dust-removing function with cubic filtration feature

Air Dresser clothing care

September 2018–February

2019

□ 18” Air Dresser

- Cares for inner/outer garment at the same time with exclusive hangers and air shower

- Ultra-fine dust filter collects dust from garments

- Odor decomposing filter: eliminates odors from garments and odors remaining in the machine

□ 24” large-capacity model (can hold long dresses)

- Long clothing care zone, holds 5 hangers, compared to 3 for 18” model

- Real-care (inner-garment care, low noise level), real purification with ultra-fine dust filter, real odor elimination with odor

decomposing filter, real-sanitization with jet steam, wrinkle care, real dehumidification dehumidifies the room even with

the door closed

Air-purification ventilation

system

September 2020

□ Specs and features

- Ventilation capacity 33 m

, Airflow 40–50CMH

- Ventilates and purifies air indoors by linking ventilation system with air-purification module

- Individual air-purification for each separate space, circulation & wind-free purification

- Sensors detecting CO

, etc. enables automatic ventilation depending on air quality change

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Research project Details

Mobile

Galaxy Fold

September 2019

□ Creating a new market and securing market share by developing world’s first in-foldable smart phone

- 7.3" QXGA+(1,536×2,152) 1.5R in-foldable display

- Secured standard technology by developing hinge for in-foldable phones, a world’s first (released Feb 2019)

□ Offers new user experience tailored to foldable smart phones

- Can use up to three apps with multi-active window function, offering unrivaled multitasking environment

- When folding or unfolding the phone, provides app using experience with smooth changes between screens with minimal

interruption

Galaxy Z flip

February 2020

□ Specs and features

- Design: New style with innovative foldable display

- Screen: Main 6.7" flexible ultra-thin glass (2,636 x 1080)

- cover 1.1"super AMOLED (300 x 112)

- Size (W x H x D): (unfolded) 73.6 x 167.3 x 6.9–7.2mm

(folded) 73.6 x 87.4 x 15.4–17.3mm

- Platform (H/W, S/W): SDM855+, Android 10.0

- Ultra-thin glass technology allows foldable glass display—a first among Galaxy models—and enhances durability

- Easy to carry with a new form factor allowing compact size by flip fold

- Free-stop feature enables users to freely control the angle of the flip, allowing Flex Mode experience

- Screen ratio 21.9:9 enhances suitability of multi active window

Galaxy Z Fold 2

September 2020

□ Specs and features

- Screen: Main display 7.6”, cover display 6.2”

- Size (W x H x D): (folded) 68 x 159.2 x 13.8 (~16.8) mm

- Platform (H/W, S/W): SDM 865 Plus, Android 10, One UI 2.5

- Supports ultra-high speed 5G and 12MP camera

- Infinity Flex Display supports flex mode

- Dynamic AMOLED 2X display with 120Hz flexible scan rate

- Samsung Ultra Thin Glass

- Supports wireless Samsung DeX and UWB

- Evolved multi-active window enabling simultaneous use of three apps maximum

- Provides app continuity from cover display to main display

Galaxy S10

March 2019

(5G: April 2019)

□ Galaxy S10eㆍS10ㆍS10+ㆍS10 5G (5.8/6.1/6.4/6.7")

□ Specs and features

- Design: Full Front Punch Hole Infinity Display

- Platform (H/W, S/W): Makalu (Europe), SM8150 (North America), Android 9

- World’s first model using commercialized 5G technology

- Combination of triple cameras delivers zoom, tele, ultra wide function: wide (12M)+tele (12M)+ultra wide (16M)

- Supports HDR10+ video shooting on mobile for the first time in the world

- Dynamic AMOLED display delivers near-original colors, supports HDR

- On-screen fingerprint recognition sensor using ultrasound

Galaxy S20

March 2020

□ Galaxy S20ㆍS20+ㆍS20 Ultra 5G

□ Specs and features

- Design: Best Fit in hand compact, yet large screen design

- Screen: S20 6.2", S20+ 6.7", S20 U 6.9"

- Size (W x H x D): S20 69.1 x 151.7 x 7.9mm; S20+ 73.7 x 161.9 x 7.8mm; S20 U 76.0 x 166.9 x 8.8mm

- Platform (H/W, S/W): Exynos990 ㆍ SDM865, Android 10.0, One UI 2.1

- Smartphone that will change the future of mobile and pictures: significantly higher resolution and 8K video recording

allows

taking pictures and videos in unprecedented quality and easy and swift sharing with 5G

- Pictures and videos with significantly higher resolution: S20 ㆍ S20+ 64MP, S20 U 108MP

- 100x zoom, the highest space zoom yet in smartphones: S20 U 108MP

- Take higher quality, clearer and brighter pictures and videos even at night with three times bigger sensor (using AI

technology)

- Take videos in 8K, the highest quality yet in smartphones

- Super steady feature reduces blur from shaking but captures dynamic movements

- Single take allows the best pictures and videos with a single shot

Galaxy S20 FE

October 2020

□ Galaxy S20 FE: Make S series experience available to more customers

□ Specs and features

- Screen: 6.5" FHD+ sAMOLED Infinity-O (2,400 x 1,080)

- Size (W x H x D): 74.5mm x 159.8mm x 8.4mm

- Platform (H/W, S/W): SDM 865(5G) / Exynos 990 (LTE), Android 10.0, One UI 2.5

- New entry-level flagship product equipped with premium features enhances market influence and provides experiences

for various functions optimal to customers

- Provides major S20 features: 120Hz display, same specs for camera and battery, same AP with flagship models, One UI

2.5 UX

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Galaxy S21

January 2021

□ Galaxy S21 5GㆍS21+ 5GㆍS21 Ultra 5G

□ Specs and features

- Design: Iconic and premium full metal camera housing, bezel-less design

- Screen: S21 5G 6.2", S21+ 5G 6.7", S21 Ultra 5G 6.8"

- Size (W x H x D): S21 5G 71.2 x 151.7 x 7.9 mm, S21+ 5G 75.6 x 161.5 x 7.8 mm, S21 Ultra 5G 75.6 x 165.1 x 8.9 mm

- Platform (H/W, S/W): Exynos2100 | SDM888, Android 11.0, One UI 3.1

- Supports ultra-high speed 5G, Wi-Fi 6, high-resolution camera

 Camera: S21 Ultra 108MP, S21 ㆍ S21+ 64MP, Multi Camera Recording function

 Dynamic AMOLED 2X Infinity-O display with maximum adaptive frequency of 120Hz

 Connects to SmartTag for easy registration and finding of objects

 Supports Digital Car Key service (S21+ 5G ㆍ S21 Ultra 5G only)

 Supports S Pen (S21 Ultra 5G only)

Galaxy Note10

July 2019

□ Galaxy Note10ㆍ10+ (6.3/6.8")

□ Specs and features

- Design: Full Front Punch Hole Infinity Display

- Platform (H/W, S/W): Makalu (7nm), Android 9.0

- Upgraded S Pen

 Enhanced usability with higher battery capacity and improved BT latency

 Offers new feature using 6-axis sensor

- Quad camera supports high-resolution and maximum viewing angle shooting under wide range of illuminance

 Wide (12M ) + tele (12M ) + superwide (16M ) + ToF

Galaxy Note 20

August 2020

□ Galaxy Note20ㆍ20 Ultra (6.7ㆍ6.9")

□ Specs and features

- Size (W x H x D): Note20 75.2 x 161.6 x 8.3 mm, Note20 Ultra 77.2 x 164.8 x 8.1 mm

- Platform (H/W, S/W): Exynos 990 ㆍ SDM 865 Plus, Android 10, One UI 2.5

- Supports high-speed 5G and Wi-Fi 6

- First in the Galaxy lineup to support Ultra Wide Band (Note 20 Ultra)

- 108MP camera (Note 20 Ultra), 64MP camera (Note 20)

- Maximum 120Hz scan rate display (Note 20 Ultra)

- First to support wireless Samsung DeX

- Supports S pen and Samsung Note; easy-to-use and perfectly resembling pen-writing experience; supports MS Xbox

Game

Galaxy Tab S7 ㆍ S7+

August 2020

□ Galaxy Tab S7ㆍS7+

□ Specs and features

- Design: Premium Tablet (display, pen, performance)

- Screen: 12.4" WQXGA AMOLED (16:10, 2800x1752/120Hz), 11" WQXGA LTPS TFT (16:10, 2,560x1,600/120Hz)

- Size (W x H x D): 285.0 x 185.0 x 5.7mm (12.4"), 253.8 x 165.3 x 6.3mm (11")

- Platform (H/W, S/W): SDM865+, Android 10, One UI 2.5

- Secured premium competitiveness by developing a thin large-display metal design

- The first tablet that supports 5G (mmWave, Sub6) for global carriers and the four major carriers in the US

- Enhanced usability of Samsung Notes with 120Hz display and optimal pen latency (9ms)

- N-generation AP maximizes performance (seamless multi-tasking & gaming experience)

Galaxy Book Flex 2

December 2020

□ Galaxy Book Flex 2

□ Specs and features

- Design: 2-in-1 PC with S Pen, QLED display

- Screen: 15.6" FHD QLED (16:9, 1920 x 1080), 13.3" FHD QLED (16:9, 1920 x 1080)

- Size (W x H x D): (15.6") 355.0mm x 227.2mm x 14.9mm (13.3") 302.6mm x 202.9mm x 12.9mm

- Platform (H/W, S/W): Intel 11th generation CPU, Windows 10

- QLED: Color Volume 100%, Super Bright Outdoor Mode Max 600nit

 S Pen: Samsung Notes, Clip Studio, Gesture

 SSD: Powerful performance & Latest Gen4 SSD

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Galaxy buds

January 2020, July 2020,

January 2021

□ Galaxy Buds+

- Design: Canal-type TWS (True Wireless Stereo)

- Platform (HW, SW): MCU (BCM43015), OS (RTOS), BT 5.0

- Battery: Earbuds (85mAh x 2), cradle (270mAh)

- Powerful mid to low keys and highest sound quality with application of 2-way speaker (woofer & tweeter)

- 2 outer beamforming mic and 1 inner mic optimizes phone call sound

- Improved errors in proximity sensor by adding grip sensor

- Longest play time compared to products in the same class, with upgraded battery: 22 hours for streaming (earbuds 11H

& cradle 11H)

□ Galaxy Buds Live

- Design: Open-type TWS with innovative design and high-quality sound

- Size (W x H x D): 16.5 x 27.3 x 14.9mm (earbuds), 50.0 x 50.2 x 27.8mm (cradle)

- Platform (H/W, S/W): BCM43015, RTOS

- Ergonomic design that fits ears perfectly, provides all-day comfort sitting softly inside the ear.

- Open type Active Noise Cancellation reduces background noises but let you hear what you want to hear.

- Large-size 12mm speakers and Bass Duct deliver rich, spacious live sound

- Three built-in mics and a Voice Pickup Unit enables the best call quality

□ Galaxy Buds Pro

- Design: Premium TWS, in-ear type with Intelligent ANC feature

- Size (W x H x D): (earbuds) 20.5mm x 19.5mm x 20.8mm, (cradle) 50.2mm x 50mm x 27.8mm

- Platform (H/W, S/W): BCM43015, RTOS

- 2Way (woofer + tweeter) 11mm speaker offers enhanced sound quality

 High-quality phone call sound with 3 mics and accelerometer (voice pickup sensor)

 In-ear type, Intelligent ANC and voice detect function instantly switches from ANC to Ambient sound when it hears

your voice

 3D Audio provides a truly immersive experience resembling that of a movie theater

- IPx7-level water resistant

Galaxy Watch3 BT

June 2020

□ Specs and features

- Design: Premium smart watch resembling the design of a real watch

- Display: 1.36" (45mm), 1.2" (41mm) OLED (360 x 360)

- Size (W x H x D): 45.0 x 46.2 x 11.1 (45mm)

41.0 x 42.5 x 11.3 (41mm)

- Platform (H/W, S/W): Exynos9110, Tizen 5.5

- Expanding portfolio to titanium models (high-end segment, derivative project in process)

- Identifying and have included differentiated health-related services

 Blood pressure, ECG, fall detection features commercialized globally

Network

RAN S/W PKG

April 2019

□ SVR18.3 5G S/W pkg

- S/W PKG to commercialize domestic 5G NR for the first time in the world

 Commercialized 5G NSA by using LTE network links in the Seoul and the capital area

 Supports 5G base station (3.5GHz, 28GHz, 39GHz 5G Massive MIMO)

Core S/W PKG

March 2020

□ SVR19B 5G core S/W pkg

- Developed containerized-based 5G Core Network Function

 Efficient and quick service distribution and maintenance cost reduction possible by flexibly containerizing host OS

resource

 Provision possible to global operators aiming to run services based on public cloud (eg, Amazon Web Services,

Azure: Microsoft Azure, GCP: Google Cloud Platform)

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Base stations

September 2019–August 2020

□ Developed 5G NR DU (September 2019)

- New dual CPU based main card and first 5G SoC modem using channel card

- Single HW can accommodate a combination of LTE, NR above and NR below products, offering different channels at the

same time

- Supports high capacity, low power consumption (including power saving) and virtualization/non virtualization S/W

structure

□ Developed 26GHz 5G NR RFIC Chip (February 2020)

- 2nd generation RFIC Chip, following SEC’s 1st generation products (28GHz/39GHz)

 2nd generation has improved evm function, power efficiency, and mass production

- Components for global 5G NR commercialization can be used for all carriers using 26GHz

□ Developed FSU10 (May 2020)

- FSU (fronthaul switch unit) to support vRAN business

- Makes spectrum sharing between LTE and NR (below 6GHz) possible

 One RU fits both LTE DU and NR vRAN via spectrum sharing

 Efficient network operation between LTE-NR and 5G application possible before migration to O-RAN base in the

future

□ Developed NR Indoor AU (August 2020)

- Our first 5G In-building Solution AU product

- Optimized to be installed and run in-building with small form-factor

 Low power consumption and silent (complies with indoor-noise standard), can be installed on walls, poles and ceiling

indoors

□ Developed NR C-Band MMU (3.7G 64T64R 200W MMU) (Dec 2020)

- First ever TDD-based MMU(Massive MIMO Unit) that operates in C-BAND in North America

- Supports broadband IBW 280M, thus any carrier with C-Band across the country may use the product

DS Division

Research project Details

Memory

DRAM for mobile

July 2018–February 2020

□ Mass production of 16Gb LPDDR4X DRAM, with highest speed and capacity in the world

- Mass production of 2nd generation 10-nano class (1y) 16Gb lineup—a world’s first

- Speed and productivity 2 times higher compared to 20-nano DRAM

□ Mass production of 2nd generation 10-nano class (1y) 12Gb LPDDR5 DRAM for mobile, with highest speed and capacity

in the world

- Next-generation mobile solution with better speed, capacity, and power efficiency

- Contributed to introducing 5G smartphones with 1.3 times the speed (5,500Mbps), and 30% lower power consumption

- 12Gb LPDDR5-based line up (6GB, 12GB) provided for the first time

□ World’s first mass production of 16GB LPDDR5 mobile DRAM: highest speed and capacity in the world

- Performance improved by 30%, capacity by 2 times, and 20% less power consumption vs 8GB LPDDR4X

- Gaming performance (picture quality, haptic feedback) same or better than PCs possible with smartphones

DRAM for server

October 2018–March 2019

□ Mass Production of 1st generation 10-nano class (1x) 256GB 3DS DDR4 DRAM for servers, highest capacity in the world

- World’s first mass production of 256GB DRAM with ultra-high performance and capacity

- 2 times the capacity and 30% increase in power efficiency compared to 128GB

□ Development of 3rd generation 10-nano class (1z) 8Gb DDR4 DRAM—world’s best

- Secured ultra-fast, ultra-power-efficient solutions for mass production of DDR5 ㆍ LPDDR5

- Efficiency up by more than 20% compared to 2nd generation (1y-nano) DRAM

- Expand portion of 1z-nano DRAM lineup in the next-generation products by mass production beginning in September

in Pyeongtaek

HBM

January 2019–February 2019

□ Development of 12-stack 3DS TSV PKG, with world’s highest HBM DRAM capacity

- Development of highest performance and capacity 12GB HBM DRAM for supercomputers—industry’s first

- 1.5 times the capacity and convenience of system design improved with 8GB package

- Strengthened leadership in next-generation HPC DRAM by breakthrough in package technology

- Plan to mass produce 24GB HBM, the industry’s highest, to meet customer needs

□ Rollout of ultra-fast DRAM for AI and next-generation super computer for the first time in the world (16GB HBM2E

‘Flashbolt’)

- Stacked 8 10-nano (1y) 16Gb DRAM, enabling 16GB, the highest capacity

- Able to send 82 Full HD movies (410GB) at 3.2Gb/sec

- Continue to lead market expansion by supplying 2nd generation HBM2 and 3rd generation HBM2E at the same time

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eStorage

February 2019–March 2020

□ Mass production of next-generation smartphone memory, eUFS 3.0—world’s first

- Embedded 5th generation (9x-layers) cell stacked 512Gb 3 bit V-NAND for the first time in the industry

- Reading and writing 2 times faster compared to eUFS 2.0

- Securing early foothold and high growth in next-generation ultra-high-resolution mobile market

□ Industry’s only mass production of 512GB eUFS 3.1, with a writing speed of 1200MB/s

- 3 times the performance compared to 512GB eUFS 3.0 (continued writing speed of 410MB/s)

- Smartphone memory storage (1200MB/s) is 2 times faster than PC (SSD 540MB/s)

SSD for PC

June 2018–July 2019

□ Mass production of 5th generation (9x-layers) 256Gb V-NAND-based PC SSD—fastest in the world

- World’s first mass production of SSD with 9x and higher cell stacked V-NAND

- 1.4 times the speed and 30% higher productivity than before

- Secure capabilities for development of 1Tb and QLC V-NAND-based next-generation products

□ Mass production of 1Tb 4bit V-NAND-based PC SSD—world’s first

- Industry’s first mass production of 4th generation (64-layers) cell stacked 1 Tb 4bit V-NAND

- Same reading and writing speed compared to 3bit SSD

- Lead market growth by securing an edge in ultra-high-capacity and cost competitiveness

□ Mass production of 6th-generation (1xx) 256Gb V-NAND-based PC SSD—fastest in the world

- Exclusive mass production of higher than 100 layers cell single process stacked V-NAND

- 1.2 times the speed and productivity higher by more than 20%

- Lead the storage market with competitive edge in ultra-fast, ultra-power-efficient products

SSD for server

January 2018–September 2019

□ Mass production of 30.72TB SAS SSD for next-generation servers—world’s first

- Exclusively support 2.5-inch 30.72TB by applying 512Gb V-NAND

- 2 times the capacity and 2 times the random reading speed

- Leading the growth of SAS market by continuously expanding ultra-high-capacity lineup

□ Mass production of 8TB NF1 NVMe SSD next-generation servers—world’s first

- Support 8TB in NF1 size by applying 512Gb V-NAND

- Expanding system memory capacity by 3 times by applying 8TB lineup

- Successful in creating NF1 market by exclusively introducing 8TB lineup

□ Mass production of 5th generation (9x-layer) V-NAND-based 30.72TB NVMe SSD for servers— highest speed and

capacity in the world

- Secured next-generation SSD solution with improved speed, capacity, and efficiency

- Introduced 8GB/s PCIe Gen4 SSD with 2.2 times the speed

- Exclusively offers top 3 SW (Never Die SSD, FIP, ML) solution

Brand SSD

January 2020-September 2020

□ Launched ‘T7 Touch’, premium portable SSD—highest performance in the industry

- 5th generation 512Gb V-NAND with world’s highest performance and NVMe controller with ultra-fast embedded

interface

- Supports reading and writing speed of 1,050MB/s and 1,000MB/s, respectively, up to 9.5 times faster than external

HDD (110MB/s) and about 2 times faster than the previous model (SEC’s portable SSD T5)

□ Global launch of high-capacity 4-bit SSD ‘870 QVO’

- Introduced 4 SATA SSD models including 1/2/4TB and 8TB model, the highest in the industry

- Provides optimal solution to customers with need for high-performance/high-capacity computing environment, with

quick data-process speed close to the maximum speed of SATA interface

- Boasts high speed/capacity, reasonable price, launched in 40 countries in several phases

□ Global launch of PCIe-Gen4-applied SSD ‘980 PRO’, boasting highest performance in the industry

- Provides ultra-high resolution via consumer SSD with the highest-speed in the industry

- Continue to lead market for professional PC and workstation used for editing of 8K, 4K videos and games requiring

high-specs

- 5-year warranty (longest in the industry)

Z-SSD

January 2018

□ Mass production of 800GB NVMe Z-SSD for supercomputers, world’s first

- 5 times the response time and 35 times longer life compared to NVMe SSD

- Achieved the most reliable, durable, and highest capacity in system

- Expanded market by introducing 2nd generation Dual Port Z-SSD lineup

EUV

March 2020

□ Supplied 1 million 1st generation 10-nano class (D1x) DRAM modules

- Mass production of EUV DRAM—the only company in the industry with EUV DRAM mass production system

- Secured 10-nano class advanced process and mass production, enabling next-generation DRAM in a timely manner.

- EUV process applied to all 4th generation 10-nano class DRAM, and is now expanding to 5th generation and 6th

generation products

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Research project Details

System LSI

Image Sensor

January 2018–September 2020

□ DRAM embedded, 3-layer stacked ISOCELL Fast sensor (2L3, 1.4um/12.2Mp)

- Dual pixel-based phase detecting auto focus technology

□ Total solution providing image sensor and S/W algorithm together

- Save S/W purchasing cost and time needed to optimize sensor and AP

- Dual camera supports features including refocusing, shooting under low light

□ Small-pixel based ISOCELL Slim sensor with high sensitivity (3P9, 1.0um/16.2Mp)

- Enhanced auto-focus and anti-shake function

- Turnkey solution offers plug-and-play

□ ISOCELL Plus, technology improving image sensors (some products)

- Minimizes loss of light from reflection or absorption by using different material and higher walls between color filters

- Sensitivity under low light improved compared to previous generation

□ ISOCELL Bright sensor with ultra-small pixel size (GM1, 0.8um/48Mp)

- Tetracell technology allows high sensitivity under low light

□ ISOCELL Bright sensor with ultra-small pixel size (GD1, 0.8um/32Mp)

- Tetracell technology allows high sensitivity under low light

- Supports real-time HDR, creating video with appropriate brightness and rich colors under lighting with both brightness

and darkness

□ ISOCELL Slim sensor with ultra-small pixel size (3T2, 0.8um/20Mp)

- Highest resolution (20Mp) among 1/3.4” sensors, offers high-resolution optimized for bezel-less displays

- Tetracell technology for front camera, allowing high performance under low lighting, high magnification for back

camera reduces module size, improving picture quality

□ Ultra-high resolution ISOCELL Bright sensor (GW1, 0.8um/64Mp)

- DCG structure enhances dynamic range

- Super PD technology maximizes auto-focus function and enables 480-frames-per-second, full-HD slow motion

function

- Rich colors by supporting real-time HDR

□ High resolution ISOCELL Bright sensor (GM2, 0.8um/48Mp)

- Super PD technology maximizes auto-focus function and enables 240-frames-per-second, full-HD slow motion

function

□ World’s first 108Mp ISOCELL Bright sensor (HMX, 0.8um/108Mp)

- AI-ISO-applied S/W controls the amount of light, enhancing color reproduction

- Can shoot 30 frames per second in 6k

- Improved sensitivity with ISOCELL plus and Tetracell technology

□ ISOCELL Slim sensor with world’s smallest pixel size (GH1, 0.7um/43.7Mp)

- Enables easier application of full-screen display set thanks to smaller and thinner module

- Supports high-resolution videos and minimizes loss of viewing angle

- Improved sensitivity with ISOCELL plus and Tetracell technology

□ Industry’s first next-generation 108Mp ISOCELL Bright sensor with 2-times the sensitivity enabled by Nonacell

technology

- Enables preview function without compromising picture quality in 3x magnification, thanks to enhanced zoom feature

- Features state-of-the-art technologies: smart ISO, real-time HDR, digital correction of shaking images

□ Dual-pixel and Tetracell-technogy-based sensors (GN1, 1.2um/50Mp)

- Offers images in 100Mp with dual-pixel technology (2 photodiodes in a pixel)

- Takes bright, sophisticated images with Tetracell technology (enables 4 times the sensitivity in the dark)

□ Established industry’s first lineup of 0.7um-pixel-based image sensors (HM2, GW3, GM5, JD1)

- Leadership in ultra-small, high-resolution image sensor technology with state-of-the-art ‘ISOCELL 2.0’ technology and

- (HM2) first to offer 108Mp with 0.7um pixel

- (GW3) takes 60-frames-per-second 4K 64Mp images

- (GM5) takes 48 Mp images supporting ultra-wide angle and folded zoom

- (JD1) ultra-small 32Mp product, optimal for bezel-less design

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Research project Details

Exynos Mobile

January 2018–September 2020

□ Independently-developed SoC with 3rd-generation CPU (Exynos 9810)

- Ultra-high speed modem supporting Cat. 18 6CA

- Achieved deep-learning algorithm, supporting intelligent image processing

□ Supports the latest NB-IoT standard (Exynos iS111)

- Integrated modem, CPU, RF, PMIC, GNSS in one chip

- Lower power consumption, enhanced security

□ Industry’s first SoC with 8CA modem technology (Exynos 9820)

- NPU: AI-processing speed 7 times faster compared to previous model

- AP: Big-Little (4+4)→Big-Middle-Little (2+2+4), flexible structure, enhanced power efficiency

- Modem: DL maximum 2Gbps

□ World’s first modem solution for 5G smartphones (Exynos modem 5100, Exynos RF 5500, Exynos SM 5800)

- Data transmission 1.7 times faster compared to LTE

- New RF ㆍ SM, improved power efficiency for transmission

□ Best-in-class 7-nano 5G modem (Exynos 5123)

- Maximum 2 times faster compared to previous model in sub-6GHz 5G network

- Achieved maximum speed of 3.0Gbps in 4G network

- Supports global Sub-6GHz/mmWave

□ SoC for automobile infotainment (Exynos auto V9)

- Octa-core CPU simultaneously controls 6 displays and 12 cameras

- 3 GPU respectively supports dashboard ㆍ CID ㆍ HUD

- NPU enables digital recognition of voice ㆍ face ㆍ movement

- Enhanced stability by securely supporting ASIL-B function

□ SoC exclusively for short-distance IoT with low power consumption and enhanced security (Exynos i T100)

- Processor ㆍ memory ㆍ communications function in a package

□ One-chip integrating 5G modem supporting sub-6GHz and AP (Exynos 980)

- Supports latest communications feature including EN-DC, Wi-Fi 6

- Enhanced NPU function compared to previous generation and premium products

□ Enhanced functions with 5th-generation CPU and premium GPU (Exynos 990)

- AI processing higher than 10 TOPS enhanced image analyzing and face recognition function

- Supports latest LPDDR5 DRAM and high-resolution camera of 50MP↑

Exynos i

August 2018–May 2019

□ Chip (S5JS100) supports the latest NB-IoT standard, lower power consumption, enhanced security

- Exceeded transmission range of 10km, defined by the standard, with low power consumption

- Encryption, decryption, copy protection feature applied to enhance data protection

- Integrated modem, CPU, RF, PMIC, GNSS in one chip

□ SoC (S5JT100) exclusively for short-distance IoT, with low power consumption and stronger security

- Supports the latest short-range communication, including Bluetooth 5.0, Zigbee 3.0

- Encryption, decryption, copy protection feature applied to enhance data protection

- Wider operating temperature range (operates under the temperature as high as 125℃)

- Enhanced power efficiency with 28-nano process

- Processor, memory, communication feature in one package

LSI

January 2019-September 2020

□ PDIC for TA supporting USB-PD 3.0 standard and high-speed charge protocol (MM101)

- Moisture detection, voltage protection function

□ World’s first one-chip integrating PDIC and SE (SE8A)

- Blocks unauthorized products by supporting type-C authorization

- Supports advanced security features such as saving security key ㆍ authorization certificate, supporting

encryption ㆍ decryption

□ Industry’s first integrated power-managing chip for wireless earphones (MUA01, MUB01)

- Integrates multiple chips, optimized for small-size batteries

- Provides optimal solution for rapidly-growing wireless earphone market

□ DDI enables optimized ultra-high resolution for 8K TVs and enhanced transmission efficiency (S6CT93P)

- Enhanced signal quality and development efficiency by utilizing equalizer S/W

□ Best integrated security solution for mobile (S3K250AF)

- Independently developed S/W in H/W security chip, which received EAL 5+ in Common Criteria

- Mobile security solution lays the foundation for new mobile services

□ Received EAL 6+, the highest rank for mobile device, solution with independently-developed S/W (S3FV9RR)

- Can be used for various smart devices, as the solution operates independently for various processors

- Various functions including H/W secure boot, device authentication offer stronger security

Foundry

8-inch process

RF/ fingerprint recognition

March 2018

□ Development of 8-inch process that best suits RF and fingerprint recognition products

- Diversify 8-inch foundry products by including RF or fingerprint sensor solutions on top of embedded flash memory

chips, power semiconductors, display drivers, CMOS image sensors

- Boost product quality and customer convenience

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Research project Details

7nm EUV process

September 2018

□ 7LPP (Low Power Plus) process applied with EUV technology

- EUV lithography technology

 1/14 of ArF, enables advanced circuit pattern realization

 High performance and productivity enabled by reduction of multi-patterning process

- Delivers up to a 40% increase in area efficiency with 20% higher performance or up to 50% lower power consumption

compared to 10nm process

Ship eMRAM solution products

(based on 28nm FD-SOI process)

March 2019

□ Combined low-power process and next-generation embedded memory technology

- Maximized power efficiency as the product uses low motion power and eliminates standby power and an erase cycle

- Supports record speed about 1000 times faster than the previous eFlash

□ Embedded to system semiconductor by using minimum layers

- Reduced production costs thanks to a simpler design structure

□ Optimal for MCU/IoT/AI thanks to low-power and small size

5nm EUV process

April 2019

□ Developed 5nm EUV process with EUV lithography

- 25% increase in logic area efficiency with 20% lower power consumption or 10% higher performance compared to

7nm by optimizing cell architecture

- Previous 7nm customers can utilize the same IP in the 5nm EUV process

3D IC packaging technology ‘X-

Cube’

August 2020

□ Developed 3D IC packaging technology ‘X-Cube’ and the infrastructure for the design

- Uses TSV technology to stack different chips individually made from different wafers to make them into one chip

 Allows greater flexibility in design by reducing the chip size and using high-capacity memory solution

 Significant leaps in data-processing speed and power efficiency of system semiconductors

- Design method and tools to apply ‘X-Cube’ on 5-nano and 7-nano processes have been verified.

 Produced industry’s first test chip that stacks SRAM on top of EUV 7-nano logic die

Display panel

Hole in Display OLED for Galaxy

S10

March 2019

□ Maximized screen size via world’s first commercialization of Flexible Hole in Display

- One S10 6.1" 3K QHD+(3,040×1,440) Hole, Two S10+ 6.4" Holes

□ Offers a comfortable display by significantly decreasing blue light

- Decreased blue light emission 42% from S9 (TUV Rheinland Eye Comfort Certification)

15.6” UHD OLED for NPC

May 2019

□ Developed world’s first 4K OLED display for NPC

- 15.6" UHD (3,840 x 2,160), 16:9

- Blue light reduction, shorter response time, wide field of view allow vivid images

4K high-resolution OLED for

smartphones

June 2019

□ Developed world’s first 4K mobile OLED display

- 6.5" UHD (1,644×3,840), 643ppi,16M Color

- Can enjoy original cinematic movie ratio of 21:9

Curved LCD for gaming monitors

June2019

□ Developed world’s first 240Hz Curved LCD display

- 27" FHD (1920×1080), 16:9

- High refresh rate of 240Hz, supports G-sync, allowing uninterrupted gaming environment

- Curvature of 1500R, wide viewing angle allow highly-immersive gaming experience

Foldable OLED for Galaxy Fold

September 2019

□ Display innovation by developing the world’s first foldable display

- In-foldable AMOLED (radius: 1.5R)

- 7.3" QXGA+ (1,536×2,152), 4:3

- Decreased display thickness by approximately 50% (vs existing panels) by developing polymer composite material

Foldable OLED for Galaxy Z Flip

February 2020

□ Mass production of world’s first glass type window foldable display

- 6.7" Full HD+(1,080x 2,640)

- Improved durability and applied camera hole (first in foldable phones) by using UTG (ultra-thin glass)

WQ+ high-speed OLED for Galaxy

S20

March 2020

□ Maximize touch feature with WQ+ resolution, 120Hz, high speed

- S20 6.23"/6.67"/6.87" QHD+(3,200×1,440)

- Harmful blue light less than 6.5%, Eye Care Display certified (SGS, international certification institution)

Foldable OLED for Galaxy Z Fold

2 September 2020

□ World’s first mass production of foldable display with a 1.4R curvature

- 7.6" (2,208 ×1,768) in – foldable

- Achieved 1.4R curvature radius via structural design that minimizes folding stress

- Improved power efficiency with adaptive frequency (adjusts scan rate from 10-120Hz to screen)

Power-efficient OLED for

Galaxy S21

January 2021

□ Mass production of innovative power-efficient, high-luminance OLED displays

- S21: 6.24"/6.67"/6.81" QHD+(3,200×1,440)

- New organic material improves luminance efficiency: improved power efficiency by 16% compared to previous model

- Enhanced luminance and contrast offers good visibility outdoors (Max/HBM 420/800 →500/1100nit, Peak 1,785nit)

→ Sunlight Visibility certification by UL (global safety solutions company)

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11. Other information

A. Intellectual property

Intellectual property activities are an integral part of our R&D strategies—SEC registered its first US patent in 1984 and

currently holds 197,749 patents around the world. The Company holds the highest number of its patents (cumulative

number) in the US and aims to address conflicts in the US more effectively.

Korea US Europe China Japan Others Total

Number 41,649 77,986 37,561 17,996 9,822 12,735 197,749

In 2020, the Company invested KRW 21.2 trillion in R&D and registered 6,648 domestic and 8,520 US patents.

(Unit: No. of patents)

2020 2019 2018

Korea 6,648 5,075 3,068

US 8,520 8,729 8,073

These patents are mostly related to smartphones, smart TVs, 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 signed cross-licensing agreements with Google (signed in January 2014), Nokia (October 2018),

Western Digital (December 2016), Qualcomm (January 2018), and Huawei (February 2019), and Sharp (July 2019)

through which the Company has secured an extensive patent protection in mainstay businesses as well as in the fields of

new business.

The Company has also been focusing on securing design patents to protect its original design applied to smartphones and

TVs. In 2020, the Company acquired 517 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 greenhouse gas emission and energy use” to the government and provides related information to stakeholders

by providing various reports, including the Samsung Sustainability Report.

☞ See 『11. 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 andꞏ recycle of waste electronics (eg, EU WEEE Directive)

2. limit on the use of harmful substances (eg, EU RoHS Directive, REACH Regulation)

3. regulation on energy efficiency (eg, 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 (Coping with Climate Change and Management of Targets

for Energy) Paragraph 6 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 (Reporting on Quantity of Greenhouse Gases Emitted and Quantity of

Energy Consumed) of the same Act since May 2011.

The reported amount of greenhouse gas emission and energy use are provided below:

(Unit: tCO

-eq, TJ)

2020 2019 2018

Greenhouse gas (tCO

-eq) 18,322,674 15,998,397 15,890,234

Energy (TJ) 275,861 242,345 237,762

On a consolidated basis. See『11. Green Management』of『XI. Other Information』for parent-based data.

Domestic manufacturing facilities, office buildings, buildings owned by the Company, leased buildings, etc.

Reported Greenhouse gas emission excludes ozone depletion substances (ODS).

Amounts may differ by third-party organization verification results.

Data for 2018 are restated as per revision of『Guideline for Emission Reporting and Certification in Greenhouse Gas Emission Trading Scheme』.

From 2015, in accordance with the Article 8 (Designation of Business Entities Eligible for Allocation) of the Act on the

Allocation and Trading of Greenhouse-Gas Emission Permits, the Company is an eligible business entity under the Act.

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III. Financial Affairs

1. Consolidated financial statements

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. and its subsidiaries

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION

(In millions of Korean won, in thousands of US dollars (Note 2.29))

December 31, December 31, December 31, December 31,

Notes 2020 2019 2020 2019

KRW KRW USD USD

Assets

Current assets

Cash and cash equivalents 4, 28 29,382,578 26,885,999 24,890,848 22,775,922

Short-term financial instruments 4, 28 92,441,703 76,252,052 78,310,091 64,595,361

Short-term financial assets at amortized cost 4, 28 2,757,111 3,914,216 2,335,630 3,315,848

Short-term financial assets at fair value

through profit or loss 4, 6, 28 71,451 1,727,436 60,528 1,463,362

Trade receivables 4, 5, 7, 28 30,965,058 35,131,343 26,231,413 29,760,796

Non-trade receivables 4, 7, 28 3,604,539 4,179,120 3,053,511 3,540,256

Prepaid expenses 2,266,100 2,406,220 1,919,680 2,038,380

Inventories 8 32,043,145 26,766,464 27,144,693 22,674,661

Other current assets 4, 28 3,754,462 4,122,410 3,180,515 3,492,215

Assets held-for-sale 32 929,432 - 787,350 -

198,215,579 181,385,260 167,914,259 153,656,801

Non-current assets

Financial assets at fair value

through other comprehensive income 4, 6, 28 12,575,216 8,920,712 10,652,836 7,556,998

Financial assets at fair value

through profit or loss 4, 6, 28 1,202,969 1,049,004 1,019,070 888,642

Investment in associates and joint ventures 9 8,076,779 7,591,612 6,842,078 6,431,078

Property, plant and equipment 10 128,952,892 119,825,474 109,239,795 101,507,691

Intangible assets 11 18,468,502 20,703,504 15,645,212 17,538,548

Net defined benefit assets 14 1,355,502 589,832 1,148,286 499,664

Deferred income tax assets 25 4,275,000 4,505,049 3,621,478 3,816,360

Other non-current assets 4, 7, 28 5,113,279 7,994,050 4,331,610 6,771,995

180,020,139 171,179,237 152,500,365 145,010,976

Total assets

378,235,718 352,564,497 320,414,624 298,667,777

The above consolidated statements of financial position should be read in conjunction with the accompanying notes.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION

(In millions of Korean won, in thousands of US dollars (Note 2.29))

December 31, December 31, December 31, December 31,

Notes 2020 2019 2020 2019

KRW KRW USD USD

Liabilities and Equity

Current liabilities

Trade payables 4, 28 9,739,222 8,718,222 8,250,382 7,385,463

Short-term borrowings 4, 5, 12, 28 16,553,429 14,393,468 14,022,898 12,193,131

Other payables 4, 28 11,899,022 12,002,513 10,080,012 10,167,683

Advances received 17 1,145,423 1,072,062 970,322 908,175

Withholdings 4, 28 974,521 897,355 825,545 760,176

Accrued expenses 4, 17, 28 24,330,339 19,359,624 20,610,947 16,400,108

Current income tax liabilities 4,430,272 1,387,773 3,753,014 1,175,623

Current portion of long-term liabilities 4, 12, 13, 28 716,099 846,090 606,629 716,748

Provisions 15 4,349,563 4,068,627 3,684,643 3,446,654

Other current liabilities 4, 17, 28 1,127,719 1,037,030 955,324 878,499

Liabilities held-for-sale 32 338,742 - 286,958 -

75,604,351 63,782,764 64,046,674 54,032,260

Non-current liabilities

Debentures 4, 13, 28 948,137 975,298 803,195 826,204

Long-term borrowings 4, 12, 28 1,999,716 2,197,181 1,694,018 1,861,297

Long-term other payables 4, 28 1,682,910 2,184,249 1,425,643 1,850,342

Net defined benefit liabilities 14 464,458 470,780 393,456 398,812

Deferred income tax liabilities 25 18,810,845 17,053,808 15,935,221 14,446,783

Long-term provisions 15 1,051,428 611,100 890,696 517,681

Other non-current liabilities 4, 17, 28 1,725,857 2,408,896 1,462,023 2,040,645

26,683,351 25,901,312 22,604,252 21,941,764

Total liabilities

102,287,702 89,684,076 86,650,926 75,974,024

The above consolidated statements of financial position should be read in conjunction with the accompanying notes.

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Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. and its subsidiaries

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION

(In millions of Korean won, in thousands of US dollars (Note 2.29))

December 31, December 31, December 31, December 31,

Notes 2020 2019 2020 2019

KRW KRW USD USD

Equity attributable to owners of the Company

Preference shares 18 119,467 119,467 101,204 101,204

Ordinary shares 18 778,047 778,047 659,107 659,107

Share premium 4,403,893 4,403,893 3,730,668 3,730,668

Retained earnings 19 271,068,211 254,582,894 229,629,870 215,664,672

Other components of equity 20 (8,687,155) (4,968,829) (7,359,145) (4,209,241)

Accumulated other comprehensive income

attributable to assets held-for-sale 32 (12,132) - (10,277) -

267,670,331 254,915,472 226,751,427 215,946,410

Non-controlling interests 31 8,277,685 7,964,949 7,012,271 6,747,343

Total equity

275,948,016 262,880,421 233,763,698 222,693,753

Total liabilities and equity

378,235,718 352,564,497 320,414,624 298,667,777

The above consolidated statements of financial position should be read in conjunction with the accompanying notes.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF PROFIT OR LOSS

In millions of Korean won, in thousands of US dollars (Note 2.29))

For the years ended December 31,

Notes 2020 2019 2020 2019

KRW KRW USD USD

Revenue

29 236,806,988 230,400,881 200,606,179 195,179,376

Cost of sales

21 144,488,296 147,239,549 122,400,294 124,730,961

Gross profit 92,318,692 83,161,332 78,205,885 70,448,415

Selling and administrative expenses 21, 22 56,324,816 55,392,823 47,714,412 46,924,893

Operating profit

35,993,876 27,768,509 30,491,473 23,523,522

Other non-operating income 23 1,384,068 1,778,666 1,172,485 1,506,760

Other non-operating expense 23 2,488,902 1,414,707 2,108,422 1,198,440

Share of net profit of associates and joint ventures 9 506,530 412,960 429,096 349,831

Financial income 24 12,267,600 10,161,632 10,392,246 8,608,218

Financial expense 24 11,318,055 8,274,871 9,587,858 7,009,887

Profit before income tax 36,345,117 30,432,189 30,789,020 25,780,004

Income tax expense 25 9,937,285 8,693,324 8,418,167 7,364,371

Profit for the year

26,407,832 21,738,865 22,370,853 18,415,633

Profit attributable to

Owners of the Company 26,090,846 21,505,054 22,102,325 18,217,565

Non-controlling interests 316,986 233,811 268,528 198,068

Earnings per share

(in Korean won, in US dollars) 26

- Basic 3,841 3,166 3.25 2.68

- Diluted

3,841 3,166 3.25 2.68

The above consolidated statements of profit or loss should be read in conjunction with the accompanying notes.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(In millions of Korean won, in thousands of US dollars (Note 2.29))

For the years ended December 31,

Notes 2020 2019 2020 2019

KRW KRW USD USD

Profit for the year 26,407,832 21,738,865 22,370,853 18,415,633

Other comprehensive income (loss)

Items that will not be reclassified subsequently to

profit or loss:

Gain on valuation of financial assets at fair value

through other comprehensive income, net of tax 6, 20 2,502,733 1,146,599 2,120,139 971,318

Share of other comprehensive income (loss) of

associates and joint ventures, net of tax 9, 20 5,591 (16,896) 4,736 (14,313)

Remeasurement of net defined benefit assets,

net of tax 14, 20 (719,560) (1,180,468) (609,560) (1,000,009)

Items that may be reclassified subsequently to

profit or loss:

Share of other comprehensive income (loss) of

associates and joint ventures, net of tax 9, 20 (48,888) 48,649 (41,414) 41,212

Gain (loss) on overseas business translation,

net of tax 20 (5,380,375) 3,016,499 (4,557,874) 2,555,365

Gain (loss) on valuation of cash flow hedge

derivatives 20 (33,406) 1,811 (28,300) 1,534

Other comprehensive income (loss) for the year,

net of tax

(3,673,905) 3,016,194 (3,112,273) 2,555,107

Total comprehensive income for the year 22,733,927 24,755,059 19,258,580 20,970,740

Comprehensive income attributable to:

Owners of the Company 22,374,398 24,466,985 18,954,012 20,726,704

Non-controlling interests 359,529 288,074 304,568 244,036

The above consolidated statements of comprehensive income should be read in conjunction with the accompanying notes.

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Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. and its subsidiaries

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY

In millions of Korean won)

2019 KRW Notes

Preference

Ordinary

premium

Retained

earnings

Other

components

of equity

Equity

attributable

to owners of

the parent

company

Non-

controlling

interests

Total

Balance as of January 1, 2019 119,467 778,047 4,403,893 242,698,956 (7,931,370) 240,068,993 7,684,184 247,753,177

Profit for the year - - - 21,505,054 - 21,505,054 233,811 21,738,865

Gain (loss) on valuation of financial assets at fair

value

through other comprehensive income, net of tax 6, 20 - - - (1,265) 1,111,264 1,109,999 36,600 1,146,599

Share of other comprehensive income (loss) of

associates and joint ventures, net of tax 9, 20 - - - (608) 31,477 30,869 884 31,753

Gain on overseas business translation, net of tax 20 - - - - 2,966,973 2,966,973 49,526 3,016,499

Remeasurement of net defined benefit assets, net of

tax

14,

- - - - (1,147,721) (1,147,721) (32,747) (1,180,468)

Gain on valuation of cash flow hedge derivatives 20 - - - - 1,811 1,811 - 1,811

Total comprehensive income for the year

- - - 21,503,181 2,963,804 24,466,985 288,074 24,755,059

Dividends 19 - - - (9,619,243) - (9,619,243) (21,359) (9,640,602)

Capital transactions under common control - - - - (85) (85) 7,356 7,271

Changes in consolidated entities - - - - - - 5,730 5,730

Others - - - - (1,178) (1,178) 964 (214)

Total transactions with owners

- - - (9,619,243) (1,263) (9,620,506) (7,309) (9,627,815)

Balance as of December 31, 2019

119,467 778,047 4,403,893 254,582,894 (4,968,829) 254,915,472 7,964,949 262,880,421

The above consolidated statements of changes in equity should be read in conjunction with the accompanying notes.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY

(In thousands of US dollars (Note 2.29))

2019 USD Notes

Preference

Ordinary

premium

Retained

earnings

Other

components

of equity

Equity

attributable

to owners of

the parent

company

Non-

controlling

interests

Total

Balance as of January 1, 2019 101,204 659,107 3,730,668 205,597,438 (6,718,897) 203,369,520 6,509,499 209,879,019

Profit for the year - - - 18,217,565 - 18,217,565 198,068 18,415,633

Gain (loss) on valuation of financial assets at fair

value

through other comprehensive income, net of tax 6, 20 - - - (1,072) 941,385 940,313 31,005 971,318

Share of other comprehensive income of associates

and joint ventures, net of tax 9, 20 - - - (515) 26,665 26,150 749 26,899

Gain on overseas business translation, net of tax 20 - - - - 2,513,410 2,513,410 41,955 2,555,365

Remeasurement of net defined benefit assets, net of

tax

14,

- - - - (972,268) (972,268) (27,741) (1,000,009)

Gain on valuation of cash flow hedge derivatives 20 - - - - 1,534 1,534 - 1,534

Total comprehensive income for the year

- - - 18,215,978 2,510,726 20,726,704 244,036 20,970,740

Dividends 19 - - - (8,148,744) - (8,148,744) (18,094) (8,166,838)

Capital transactions under common control - - - - (72) (72) 6,231 6,159

Changes in consolidated entities - - - - - - 4,854 4,854

Others - - - - (998) (998) 817 (181)

Total transactions with owners

- - - (8,148,744) (1,070) (8,149,814) (6,192) (8,156,006)

Balance as of December 31, 2019

101,204 659,107 3,730,668 215,664,672 (4,209,241) 215,946,410 6,747,343 222,693,753

The above consolidated statements of changes in equity should be read in conjunction with the accompanying notes.

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Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. and its subsidiaries

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY

(In millions of Korean won)

2020 KRW Notes

Preference

Ordinary

premium

Retained

earnings

Other

components

of equity

Accumulated

other

comprehensive

income

attributable to

assets held-

for-sale

Equity

attributable

to owners of

the parent

company

Non-

controlling

interests

Total

Balance as of January 1, 2020 119,467 778,047 4,403,893 254,582,894 (4,968,829) - 254,915,472 7,964,949 262,880,421

Profit for the year - - - 26,090,846 - - 26,090,846 316,986 26,407,832

Gain on valuation of financial assets at

fair value through other

comprehensive income, net of tax 6, 20 - - - 13,713 2,402,226 - 2,415,939 86,794 2,502,733

Share of other comprehensive income

(loss) of associates and joint ventures,

net of tax 9, 20 - - - - (45,894) - (45,894) 2,597 (43,297)

Loss on overseas business translation, net

of tax

20 - - - - (5,343,946) - (5,343,946) (36,429) (5,380,375)

Remeasurement of net defined

benefit

assets, net of tax

14,

20 - - - - (709,141) - (709,141) (10,419) (719,560)

Loss on valuation of cash flow hedge

derivatives 20 - - - - (33,406) - (33,406) - (33,406)

Reclassification to assets held-for-

sale

32 - - - - 12,132 (12,132) - - -

Total comprehensive income for the

year

- - - 26,104,559 (3,718,029) (12,132) 22,374,398 359,529 22,733,927

Dividends 19 - - - (9,619,242) - - (9,619,242) (59,028) (9,678,270)

Capital transactions under common

control

- - - - (830) - (830) (701) (1,531)

Changes in consolidated entities - - - - - - - 17,838 17,838

Others - - - - 533 - 533 (4,902) (4,369)

Total transactions with owners

- -

- (9,619,242) (297) - (9,619,539) (46,793) (9,666,332)

Balance as of December 31, 2020

119,467 778,047 4,403,893 271,068,211 (8,687,155) (12,132) 267,670,331 8,277,685 275,948,016

The above consolidated statements of changes in equity should be read in conjunction with the accompanying notes.

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Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. and its subsidiaries

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY

(In thousands of US dollars (Note 2.29))

2020 USD Notes

Preference

Ordinary

premium

Retained

earnings

Other

components

of equity

Accumulated

other

comprehensive

income

attributable to

assets held-

for-sale

Equity

attributable

to owners of

the parent

company

Non-

controlling

interests

Total

Balance as of January 1, 2020 101,204 659,107 3,730,668 215,664,672 (4,209,241) - 215,946,410 6,747,343 222,693,753

Profit for the year

- - -

22,102,325 - - 22,102,325 268,528 22,370,853

Gain on valuation of financial assets

at fair value through other

comprehensive income, net of tax 6, 20

- - -

11,617 2,034,996 - 2,046,613 73,526 2,120,139

Share of other comprehensive income

(loss) of associates and joint ventures,

net of tax 9, 20

- - -

- (38,878) - (38,878) 2,200 (36,678)

Loss on overseas business translation, net

of tax

- - -

- (4,527,014) - (4,527,014) (30,860) (4,557,874)

Remeasurement of net defined

benefit assets, net of tax 14, 20

- - -

- (600,734) - (600,734) (8,826) (609,560)

Loss on valuation of cash flow hedge

derivatives 20

- - -

- (28,300) - (28,300) - (28,300)

Reclassification to assets held-for-

sale

- - -

- 10,277 (10,277) - - -

Total comprehensive income for the

year

- - - 22,113,942 (3,149,653) (10,277) 18,954,012 304,568 19,258,580

Dividends 19 - - - (8,148,744) - - (8,148,744) (50,004) (8,198,748)

Capital transactions under common

control

- - -

- (703) - (703) (594) (1,297)

Changes in consolidated entities

- - -

- - - - 15,111 15,111

Others

- - -

- 452 - 452 (4,153) (3,701)

Total transactions with owners

- - - (8,148,744) (251) - (8,148,995) (39,640) (8,188,635)

Balance as of December 31, 2020

101,204 659,107 3,730,668 229,629,870 (7,359,145) (10,277) 226,751,427 7,012,271 233,763,698

The above consolidated statements of changes in equity should be read in conjunction with the accompanying notes.

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Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. and its subsidiaries

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(In millions of Korean won, in thousands of US dollars (Note 2.29))

For the years ended December 31,

Notes 2020 2019 2020 2019

KRW KRW USD USD

Operating activities

Profit for the year 26,407,832 21,738,865 22,370,853 18,415,633

Adjustments 27 41,618,554 37,442,682 35,256,304 31,718,800

Changes in assets and liabilities arising

from operating activities 27 122,424 (2,545,756) 103,708 (2,156,585)

Cash generated from operations 68,148,810 56,635,791 57,730,865 47,977,848

Interest received 2,220,209 2,306,401 1,880,804 1,953,820

Interest paid (555,321) (579,979) (470,429) (491,317)

Dividends received 243,666 241,801 206,417 204,837

Income tax paid

(4,770,355) (13,221,099) (4,041,108) (11,199,983)

Net cash from operating activities

65,287,009 45,382,915 55,306,549 38,445,205

Investing activities

Net increase in short-term financial instruments (20,369,616) (2,030,913) (17,255,702) (1,720,446)

Net decrease (increase) in short-term financial assets

at amortized cost 184,104 (818,089) 155,960 (693,027)

Net decrease in short-term financial assets at fair value

through profit or loss 1,704,512 374,982 1,443,942 317,658

Disposal of long-term financial instruments 12,184,301 4,586,610 10,321,680 3,885,453

Acquisition of long-term financial instruments (8,019,263) (12,725,465) (6,793,354) (10,780,116)

Disposal of financial assets at amortized cost 1,023,117 694,584 866,713 588,403

Acquisition of financial assets at amortized cost - (825,027) - (698,905)

Disposal of financial assets at fair value

through other comprehensive income 32,128 1,575 27,217 1,334

Acquisition of financial assets at fair value

through other comprehensive income (245,497) (63,773) (207,968) (54,024)

Disposal of financial assets at fair value through profit or loss 39,746 64,321 33,670 54,488

Acquisition of financial assets at fair value

through profit or loss (84,184) (135,826) (71,315) (115,062)

Disposal of investment in associates and joint ventures - 12,149 - 10,292

Acquisition of investment in associates and joint ventures (83,280) (12,778) (70,549) (10,825)

Disposal of property, plant and equipment 376,744 513,265 319,151 434,802

Acquisition of property, plant and equipment (37,592,034) (25,367,756) (31,845,320) (21,489,774)

Disposal of intangible assets 7,027 7,241 5,953 6,134

Acquisition of intangible assets (2,679,779) (3,249,914) (2,270,120) (2,753,098)

Cash outflow from business combinations (49,420) (1,019,405) (41,865) (863,568)

Cash inflow (outflow) from other investing activities

(57,197) 46,048 (48,453) 39,008

Net cash used in investing activities

(53,628,591) (39,948,171) (45,430,360) (33,841,273)

The above consolidated statements of cash flows should be read in conjunction with the accompanying notes.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(In millions of Korean won, in thousands of US dollars (Note 2.29))

For the years ended December 31,

Notes 2020 2019 2020 2019

KRW KRW USD USD

Financing activities

Net increase in short-term borrowings 27 2,191,186 865,792 1,856,218 733,438

Increase in long-term borrowings 27 14,495 - 12,279 -

Repayment of debentures and long-term borrowings 27 (864,947) (709,400) (732,722) (600,954)

Dividends paid (9,676,760) (9,639,202) (8,197,469) (8,165,652)

Net decrease (increase) in non-controlling interests 8,187 (1,700) 6,935 (1,440)

Net cash used in financing activities

(8,327,839) (9,484,510) (7,054,759) (8,034,608)

Reclassification to assets held-for-sale 32 (139) - (118) -

Effect of foreign exchange rate changes

(833,861) 595,260 (706,386) 504,262

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

2,496,579 (3,454,506) 2,114,926 (2,926,414)

Cash and cash equivalents

Beginning of the year

26,885,999 30,340,505 22,775,922 25,702,336

End of the year

29,382,578 26,885,999 24,890,848 22,775,922

The above consolidated statements of cash flows should be read in conjunction with the accompanying notes.

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2. Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

1. General Information

1.1 Company Overview

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (“SEC”) was incorporated under the laws of the Republic of Korea in 1969 and listed its shares on

the Korea Stock Exchange in 1975. SEC and its subsidiaries (collectively referred to as the “Company”) operate four business

divisions: Consumer Electronics (“CE”), Information technology & Mobile communications (“IM”), Device Solutions (“DS”) and

Harman. CE division includes digital TVs, monitors, air conditioners and refrigerators and IM division includes mobile phones,

communication systems, and computers. DS division includes semiconductor products such as memory, foundry, and system LSI

(“Semiconductor”), and display products such as LCD and OLED panels (“DP”). Harman division includes connected car systems,

audio and visual products, enterprise automation solutions and connected services. The Company is domiciled in the Republic of

Korea and is located in Suwon, the Republic of Korea.

These consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Korean International Financial Reporting Standards

(“Korean IFRS”) 1110, Consolidated Financial Statements. SEC, as the controlling Company, consolidates its 241 subsidiaries,

including Samsung Display and Samsung Electronics America. The Company also applies the equity method of accounting for its

43 associates and joint ventures, including Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.

1.2 Consolidated Subsidiaries

The consolidated subsidiaries as of December 31, 2020 are as follows:

Area Subsidiaries Industry

Percentage of

ownershi

(%)

America

Samsung Electronics America, Inc. (SEA) Sale of electronic devices 100.0

Samsung International, Inc. (SII) Manufacture of electronic devices 100.0

Samsung Mexicana S.A. de C.V (SAMEX) Manufacture of electronic devices 100.0

Samsung Electronics Home Appliances America, LLC (SEHA) Manufacture of home appliances 100.0

Samsung Research America, Inc. (SRA) R&D 100.0

Samsung Next LLC (SNX) Management of overseas subsidiaries 100.0

Samsung Next Fund LLC (SNXF) Technology business, venture capital investments 100.0

NeuroLogica Corp. Manufacture and sale of medical equipment 100.0

Samsung HVAC America, LLC Sale of air conditioning products 100.0

Prismview, LLC Manufacture and sale of LED displays 100.0

Joyent, Inc. Cloud services 100.0

Viv Labs, Inc. AI technology services 100.0

Dacor Holdings, Inc. Management of overseas subsidiaries 100.0

Dacor, Inc. Manufacture and sale of home appliances 100.0

Dacor Canada Co. Sale of home appliances 100.0

SmartThings, Inc. Sale of smart home electronics 100.0

TeleWorld Solutions, Inc. (TWS) Installation of network devices 100.0

TWS LATAM B, LLC Management of overseas subsidiaries 100.0

TWS LATAM S, LLC Management of overseas subsidiaries 100.0

SNB Technologies, Inc. Mexico, S.A. de C.V. Installation of network devices 100.0

Zhilabs Inc. Sale of network solutions 100.0

Ownership represents the Company’s ownership of the voting rights in each entity, including subsidiaries’ ownerships.

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Area Subsidiaries Industry

Percentage of

ownership (%)

America

Samsung Semiconductor, Inc. (SSI) Sale of semiconductor and display panels 100.0

Samsung Austin Semiconductor LLC. (SAS) Manufacture of semiconductors 100.0

Samsung Oak Holdings, Inc. (SHI) Management of overseas subsidiaries 100.0

Stellus Technologies, Inc. Manufacture and sale of semiconductor system 100.0

SEMES America, Inc. Semiconductor equipment 100.0

Samsung Electronics Canada, Inc. (SECA) Sale of electronic devices 100.0

AdGear Technologies Inc. Digital advertising platforms 100.0

SigMast Communications Inc. Development of mobile communications software 100.0

Samsung Eletronica da Amazonia Ltda. (SEDA) Manufacture and sale of electronic devices 100.0

Samsung Electronics Mexico S.A. De C.V. (SEM) Sale of electronic devices 100.0

Samsung Electronics Digital Appliance Mexico, S.A. de C.V. (SEDAM) Manufacture of home appliances 100.0

Samsung Electronics Latinoamerica (Zona Libre), S. A. (SELA) Sale of electronic devices 100.0

Samsung Electronics Latinoamerica Miami, Inc. (SEMI) Sale of electronic devices 100.0

Samsung Electronica Colombia S.A. (SAMCOL) Sale of electronic devices 100.0

Samsung Electronics Argentina S.A. (SEASA) Marketing and services 100.0

Samsung Electronics Chile Limitada (SECH) Sale of electronic devices 100.0

Samsung Electronics Peru S.A.C. (SEPR) Sale of electronic devices 100.0

Samsung Electronics Venezuela, C.A. (SEVEN) Marketing and services 100.0

Samsung Electronics Panama. S.A. (SEPA) Consulting 100.0

Harman International Industries, Inc. Management of overseas subsidiaries 100.0

Harman Becker Automotive Systems, Inc. Manufacture and sale of audio products, R&D 100.0

Harman Connected Services, Inc. Connected service provider 100.0

Harman Connected Services Engineering Corp. Connected service provider 100.0

Harman da Amazonia Industria Eletronica e Participacoes Ltda. Manufacture and sale of audio products 100.0

Harman de Mexico, S. de R.L. de C.V. Manufacture of audio products 100.0

Harman do Brasil Industria Eletronica e Participacoes Ltda. Sale of audio products, R&D 100.0

Harman Financial Group LLC Management company 100.0

Harman International Industries Canada Ltd. Sale of audio products 100.0

Harman International Mexico, S. de R.L. de C.V. Sale of audio products 100.0

Harman KG Holding, LLC Management of overseas subsidiaries 100.0

Harman Professional, Inc. Sale of audio products, R&D 100.0

RT SV CO-INVEST, LP Venture capital investments 99.9

Beijing Integrated Circuit Industry International Fund, L.P Venture capital investments 61.4

China Materialia New Materials 2016 Limited Partnership Venture capital investments 99.0

Ownership represents the Company’s ownership of the voting rights in each entity, including subsidiaries’ ownerships.

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Area Subsidiaries Industry

Percentage of

ownershi

(%)

Europe/CIS

Samsung Electronics (UK) Ltd. (SEUK) Sale of electronic devices 100.0

Samsung Electronics Ltd. (SEL) Management of overseas subsidiaries 100.0

Samsung Semiconductor Europe Limited (SSEL) Sale of semiconductor and display panels 100.0

Samsung Electronics GmbH (SEG) Sale of electronic devices 100.0

Samsung Electronics Holding GmbH (SEHG) Management of overseas subsidiaries 100.0

Samsung Semiconductor Europe GmbH (SSEG) Sale of semiconductor and display panels 100.0

Samsung Electronics France S.A.S. (SEF) Sale of electronic devices 100.0

Samsung Electronics Italia S.P.A. (SEI) Sale of electronic devices 100.0

Samsung Electronics Iberia, S.A. (SESA) Sale of electronic devices 100.0

Samsung Electronics Portuguesa S.A. (SEP) Sale of electronic devices 100.0

Samsung Electronics Hungarian Private Co., Ltd. (SEH) Manufacture and sale of electronic devices 100.0

Samsung Electronics Europe Logistics B.V. (SELS) Logistics 100.0

Samsung Electronics Benelux B.V. (SEBN) Sale of electronic devices 100.0

Samsung Electronics Europe Holding Cooperatief U.A. (SEEH) Management of overseas subsidiaries 100.0

Samsung Electronics Nordic Aktiebolag (SENA) Sale of electronic devices 100.0

Samsung Electronics Slovakia s.r.o (SESK) Manufacture of TV and monitors 100.0

Samsung Display Slovakia s.r.o. (SDSK) Toll processing of display panels 100.0

Samsung Electronics Polska, SP.Zo.o (SEPOL) Sale of electronic devices 100.0

Samsung Electronics Poland Manufacturing SP.Zo.o (SEPM) Manufacture of home appliances 100.0

Samsung Electronics Romania LLC (SEROM) Sale of electronic devices 100.0

Samsung Electronics Austria GmbH (SEAG) Sale of electronic devices 100.0

Samsung Electronics Switzerland GmbH (SESG) Sale of electronic devices 100.0

Samsung Electronics Czech and Slovak s.r.o. (SECZ) Sale of electronic devices 100.0

Samsung Electronics Baltics SIA (SEB) Sale of electronic devices 100.0

Samsung Electronics Greece S.M.S.A (SEGR) Sale of electronic devices 100.0

Samsung Electronics Air Conditioner Europe B.V. (SEACE) Sale of air conditioning products 100.0

Samsung Nanoradio Design Center (SNDC) R&D 100.0

Samsung Denmark Research Center ApS (SDRC) R&D 100.0

Samsung Cambridge Solution Centre Limited (SCSC) R&D 100.0

Zhilabs, S.L. Development and sale of network solutions 100.0

Foodient Ltd. R&D 100.0

Samsung Electronics Rus Company LLC (SERC) Sale of electronic devices 100.0

Samsung Electronics Rus Kaluga LLC (SERK) Manufacture of TV 100.0

Samsung Electronics Ukraine Company LLC (SEUC) Sale of electronic devices 100.0

Samsung Electronics Central Eurasia LLP (SECE) Sale of electronic devices 100.0

Samsung Electronics Overseas B.V. (SEO) Sale of electronic devices 100.0

Samsung R&D Institute Rus LLC (SRR) R&D 100.0

Samsung Electronics Caucasus Co., Ltd. (SECC) Marketing 100.0

Ownership represents the Company’s ownership of the voting rights in each entity, including subsidiaries’ ownerships.

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Area Subsidiaries Industry

Percentage of

ownership (%)

Europe/CIS

AKG Acoustics GmbH Manufacture and sale of audio products 100.0

AMX UK Limited Sale of audio products 100.0

Arcam Limited Management of overseas subsidiaries 100.0

A&R Cambridge Limited Sale of audio products 100.0

Harman Audio Iberia Espana Sociedad Limitada Sale of audio products 100.0

Harman Automotive UK Limited Manufacture of audio products 100.0

Harman Becker Automotive Systems GmbH Manufacture and sale of audio products, R&D 100.0

Harman Becker Automotive Systems Italy S.R.L. Sale of audio products 100.0

Harman Becker Automotive Systems Manufacturing Kft Manufacture of audio products, R&D 100.0

Harman Belgium SA Sale of audio products 100.0

Harman Connected Services AB. Connected service provider 100.0

Harman Finland Oy Connected service provider 100.0

Harman Connected Services GmbH Connected service provider 100.0

Harman Connected Services Limited Connected service provider 100.0

Harman Connected Services Poland Sp.zoo Connected service provider 100.0

Harman Connected Services UK Ltd. Connected service provider 100.0

Harman Consumer Nederland B.V. Sale of audio products 100.0

Harman Deutschland GmbH Sale of audio products 100.0

Harman Finance International GP S.a.r.l Management of overseas subsidiaries 100.0

Harman France SNC Sale of audio products 100.0

Harman Holding GmbH & Co. KG Management company 100.0

Harman Hungary Financing Ltd. Financing company 100.0

Harman Inc. & Co. KG Management of overseas subsidiaries 100.0

Harman International Estonia OU R&D 100.0

Harman International Industries Limited Sale of audio products, R&D 100.0

Harman International Romania SRL R&D 100.0

Harman Finance International, SCA Financing company 100.0

Harman International s.r.o Manufacture of audio products 100.0

Harman Management GmbH Management of overseas subsidiaries 100.0

Harman Professional Kft Manufacture of audio products, R&D 100.0

Martin Manufacturing (UK) Ltd. Manufacture of audio products 100.0

Harman Professional Denmark ApS Sale of audio products, R&D 100.0

Red Bend Software Ltd. Software design 100.0

Red Bend Software SAS Software design 100.0

Studer Professional Audio GmbH Sale of audio products, R&D 100.0

Harman Connected Services OOO Connected service provider 100.0

Harman RUS CIS LLC Sale of audio products 100.0

Ownership represents the Company’s ownership of the voting rights in each entity, including subsidiaries’ ownerships.

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Area Subsidiaries Industry

Percentage of

ownershi

(%)

Middle East

& Africa

Samsung Gulf Electronics Co., Ltd. (SGE) Sale of electronic devices 100.0

Samsung Electronics Turkey (SETK) Sale of electronic devices 100.0

Samsung Electronics Levant Co.,Ltd. (SELV) Sale of electronic devices 100.0

Samsung Electronics Maghreb Arab (SEMAG) Sale of electronic devices 100.0

Samsung Electronics Egypt S.A.E (SEEG) Manufacture and sale of electronic devices 100.0

Samsung Electronics Israel Ltd. (SEIL) Marketing 100.0

Samsung Electronics Tunisia S.A.R.L (SETN) Marketing 100.0

Samsung Electronics Pakistan (Private) Ltd. (SEPAK) Marketing 100.0

Samsung Electronics Saudi Arabia Ltd. (SESAR) Sale of electronic devices 100.0

Samsung Semiconductor Israel R&D Center, Ltd. (SIRC) R&D 100.0

Corephotonics Ltd. R&D 100.0

Samsung Electronics South Africa (Pty) Ltd. (SSA) Sale of electronic devices 100.0

Samsung Electronics South Africa Production (pty) Ltd. (SSAP) Manufacture of TV and monitors 100.0

Samsung Electronics West Africa Ltd. (SEWA) Marketing 100.0

Samsung Electronics East Africa Ltd. (SEEA) Marketing 100.0

Global Symphony Technology Group Private Ltd. Management of overseas subsidiaries 100.0

Harman Connected Services Morocco Connected service provider 100.0

Harman Industries Holdings Mauritius Ltd. Management of overseas subsidiaries 100.0

Red Bend Ltd. Manufacture of audio products 100.0

Asia

(Excluding

China)

Samsung Asia Pte. Ltd. (SAPL) Sale of electronic devices 100.0

Samsung Electronics Singapore Pte. Ltd.(SESP) Sale of electronic devices 100.0

Samsung Malaysia Electronics (SME) Sdn. Bhd. (SME) Sale of electronic devices 100.0

Samsung Electronics Display (M) Sdn. Bhd. (SDMA) Manufacture of electronic devices 100.0

Samsung Electronics (M) Sdn. Bhd. (SEMA) Manufacture of home appliances 100.0

Samsung Vina Electronics Co., Ltd. (SAVINA) Sale of electronic devices 100.0

Samsung Electronics Vietnam Co., Ltd. (SEV) Manufacture of electronic devices 100.0

Samsung Electronics Vietnam THAINGUYEN Co., Ltd. (SEVT) Manufacture of communication equipment 100.0

Samsung Electronics HCMC CE Complex Co., Ltd. (SEHC) Manufacture and sale of electronic devices 100.0

Samsung Display Vietnam Co., Ltd. (SDV) Manufacture of display panels 100.0

PT Samsung Electronics Indonesia (SEIN) Manufacture and sale of electronic devices 100.0

PT Samsung Telecommunications Indonesia (STIN) Sale of electronic devices and services 100.0

Thai Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (TSE) Manufacture and sale of electronic devices 91.8

Laos Samsung Electronics Sole Co., Ltd. (LSE) Marketing 100.0

Samsung Electronics Philippines Corporation (SEPCO) Sale of electronic devices 100.0

Samsung Electronics Australia Pty. Ltd. (SEAU) Sale of electronic devices 100.0

Samsung Electronics New Zealand Limited (SENZ) Sale of electronic devices 100.0

Samsung India Electronics Private Ltd. (SIEL) Manufacture and sale of electronic devices 100.0

Samsung Display Noida Private Limited (SDN) Manufacture of display panels 100.0

Samsung R&D Institute India-Bangalore Private Limited (SRI-B)

R&D

100.0

Samsung R&D Institute BanglaDesh Limited (SRBD) R&D 100.0

Samsung Nepal Services Pvt, Ltd. (SNSL) Service 100.0

Samsung Japan Corporation (SJC) Sale of semiconductor and display panels 100.0

Samsung R&D Institute Japan Co., Ltd. (SRJ) R&D 100.0

Samsung Electronics Japan Co., Ltd. (SEJ) Sale of electronic devices 100.0

Ownership represents the Company’s ownership of the voting rights in each entity, including subsidiaries’ ownerships.

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Area Subsidiaries Industry

Percentage of

ownershi

(%)

Asia

(Excluding

China)

Harman Connected Services Corp. India Pvt. Ltd. Connected service provider 100.0

Harman International (India) Private Limited Sale of audio products, R&D 100.0

Harman International Industries PTY Ltd. Management of overseas subsidiaries 100.0

Harman International Japan Co., Ltd. Sale of audio products, R&D 100.0

Harman Singapore Pte. Ltd. Sale of audio products 100.0

China

Samsung (CHINA) Investment Co., Ltd. (SCIC) Sale of electronic devices 100.0

Samsung Electronics Hong Kong Co., Ltd. (SEHK) Sale of electronic devices 100.0

Samsung Electronics Taiwan Co., Ltd. (SET) Sale of electronic devices 100.0

Samsung Electronics Huizhou Co., Ltd. (SEHZ) Manufacture of electronic devices 100.0

Tianjin Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (TSEC) Manufacture of TV and monitors 91.2

Suzhou Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (SSEC) Manufacture of home appliances 88.3

Samsung Suzhou Electronics Export Co., Ltd. (SSEC-E) Manufacture of home appliances 100.0

Samsung Electronics Suzhou Computer Co., Ltd. (SESC) Manufacture of electronic devices, R&D 100.0

Tianjin Samsung Telecom Technology Co., Ltd. (TSTC) Manufacture of communication equipment 90.0

Shenzhen Samsung Electronics Telecommunication Co., Ltd. (SSET) Manufacture of communication equipment 100.0

Beijing Samsung Telecom R&D Center (SRC-Beijing) R&D 100.0

Samsung Electronics China R&D Center (SRC-Nanjing) R&D 100.0

Samsung Mobile R&D Center China-Guangzhou (SRC-Guangzhou) R&D 100.0

Samsung R&D Institute China-Shenzhen (SRC-Shenzhen) R&D 100.0

Shanghai Samsung Semiconductor Co., Ltd. (SSS) Sale of semiconductor and display panels 100.0

Samsung (China) Semiconductor Co., Ltd. (SCS) Manufacture of semiconductors 100.0

Samsung SemiConductor Xian Co., Ltd. (SSCX) Sale of semiconductor and display panels 100.0

Samsung Electronics Suzhou Semiconductor Co., Ltd. (SESS) Toll processing of semiconductors 100.0

Tianjin Samsung LED Co., Ltd. (TSLED) Manufacture of LED 100.0

Samsung Semiconductor (China) R&D Co., Ltd. (SSCR) R&D 100.0

Samsung Display Dongguan Co., Ltd. (SDD) Manufacture of display panels 100.0

Samsung Display Tianjin Co., Ltd. (SDT) Manufacture of display panels 95.0

Samsung Suzhou Module Co., Ltd. (SSM) Manufacture of display panels 100.0

Samsung Suzhou LCD Co., Ltd. (SSL) Manufacture of display panels 60.0

SEMES (XIAN) Co., Ltd. Semiconductor equipment services 100.0

Harman (China) Technologies Co., Ltd. Manufacture of audio products 100.0

Harman (Suzhou) Audio and Infotainment Systems Co., Ltd. Sale of audio products 100.0

Harman Automotive Electronic Systems (Suzhou) Co., Ltd. Manufacture of audio products, R&D 100.0

Harman Commercial (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. Sale of audio products 100.0

Harman Connected Services Solutions (Chengdu) Co., Ltd. Connected service provider 100.0

Harman Holding Limited Sale of audio products 100.0

Harman International (China) Holdings Co., Ltd. Sale of audio products, R&D 100.0

Harman Technology (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. Sale of audio products, R&D 100.0

Ownership represents the Company’s ownership of the voting rights in each entity, including subsidiaries’ ownerships.

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Area Subsidiaries Industry

Percentage of

ownershi

(%)

Domestic

Samsung Display Co., Ltd. Manufacture and sale of display panels 84.8

SU Materials Manufacture of display components 50.0

STECO Co., Ltd. Manufacture of semiconductor components 70.0

SEMES Co., Ltd. Manufacture and sale of semiconductor/FPD 91.5

Samsung Electronics Service Co., Ltd. Repair services for electronic devices 99.3

Samsung Electronics Service Customer Satisfaction Call center for repair services for electronic devices 100.0

Samsung Electronics Sales Co., Ltd. Sale of electronic devices 100.0

Samsung Electronics Logitech Co., Ltd. General logistics agency 100.0

Samsung Medison Co., Ltd. Manufacture and sale of medical equipment 68.5

Mirero System Co., Ltd. Development and supply of semiconductor

process defect and quality control software 99.9

Dowooinssys Co., Ltd. Manufacture of display components

52.5

Gf-System Co., Ltd. Manufacture of display components 100.0

Harman International Korea Software development and supply, etc. 100.0

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 #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

Samsung Venture Capital Union #37 Technology business, Venture capital investments 99.0

Samsung Venture Capital Union #40 Technology business, Venture capital investments 99.0

Samsung Venture Capital Union #42 Technology business, Venture capital investments 99.0

Samsung Venture Capital Union #43 Technology business, Venture capital investments 99.0

Samsung Venture Capital Union #45 Technology business, Venture capital investments 99.0

Samsung Venture Capital Union #48 Technology business, Venture capital investments 99.0

Growth type private equity trust specialized in semiconductors Investment on semiconductor industry 66.7

System LSI Mutual benefit private equity trust Investment on semiconductor industry 62.5

Ownership represents the Company’s ownership of the voting rights in each entity, including subsidiaries’ ownerships.

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1.3 Summary of Financial Data of Major Consolidated Subsidiaries

Summary of financial data of major consolidated subsidiaries is as follows:

(1) 2020

(In millions of Korean won)

As of December 31, 2020 For the

ear ended December 31, 2020

Major subsidiaries

Assets Liabilities Sales

Profit (loss)

for the

ear

Samsung Display 50,039,755 7,612,332 27,149,102 1,798,100

Samsung Electronics America, Inc. (SEA) 36,765,070 15,828,083 35,237,365 1,623,555

Samsung Electronics Vietnam THAINGUYEN Co., Ltd. (SEVT) 15,500,024 2,574,442 28,284,397 2,066,842

Samsung (CHINA) Investment Co., Ltd. (SCIC) 15,438,819 12,358,881 2,475,454 127,051

Harman and its subsidiaries

14,702,005 5,776,884 9,161,142 (735,426)

Samsung (China) Semiconductor Co., Ltd. (SCS) 14,348,735 3,511,003 5,321,312 1,100,619

Samsung Electronics Vietnam Co., Ltd. (SEV) 12,623,956 1,805,326 19,952,957 1,408,088

Samsung Electronics Europe Holding Cooperatief U.A. (SEEH) 11,495,430 7,641,709 - 16,150

Samsung Semiconductor, Inc. (SSI) 9,669,349 4,427,701 23,562,962 182,290

Samsung Asia Pte. Ltd. (SAPL) 9,552,755 523,402 1,634,692 968,504

Shanghai Samsung Semiconductor Co., Ltd. (SSS) 7,678,989 5,010,041 25,829,119 271,691

Samsung Display Vietnam Co., Ltd. (SDV) 7,400,563 4,354,887 19,209,100 559,006

Samsung Austin Semiconductor LLC. (SAS) 6,912,610 538,288 3,913,100 922,007

Samsung Eletronica da Amazonia Ltda. (SEDA) 6,280,131 1,556,057 6,390,696 819,561

Samsung India Electronics Private Ltd. (SIEL) 6,250,492 2,523,027 10,943,343 611,571

Thai Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (TSE) 2,920,299 451,055 3,744,080 160,264

Samsung Electronics (UK) Ltd. (SEUK) 2,767,563 1,886,447 4,987,522 133,016

Samsung Electronics GmbH (SEG) 2,687,535 2,626,979 6,306,675 605

Samsung Electronics HCMC CE Complex Co., Ltd. (SEHC) 2,609,150 1,026,901 6,273,162 419,313

Samsung Electronics Hungarian Private Co. Ltd. (SEH) 2,230,457 504,952 3,665,360 148,056

Samsung Electronics Benelux B.V. (SEBN) 2,145,488 736,480 2,324,308 58,579

Samsung Display Dongguan Co., Ltd. (SDD) 1,767,663 300,080 2,947,506 110,194

Samsung Electronics Europe Logistics B.V. (SELS) 1,700,033 1,550,350 13,444,960 20,623

Samsung Electronics France S.A.S (SEF) 1,688,580 1,207,359 3,464,937 61,596

Samsung Japan Corporation (SJC) 1,668,902 1,381,443 3,317,644 7,684

Summary of condensed financial information is based on separate financial statements of each subsidiary.

Consolidated financial data of an intermediate company that includes Harman International Industries, Inc. and its subsidiaries.

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(2) 2019

(In millions of Korean won)

As of December 31, 2019 For the year ended December 31, 2019

Major subsidiaries

Assets Liabilities Sales

Profit (loss)

for the

ear

Samsung Display 46,543,974 6,421,516 27,088,475 407,791

Samsung Electronics America, Inc. (SEA) 34,704,039 13,992,397 33,859,423 1,127,719

Harman and its subsidiaries

15,609,084 5,791,272 10,075,626 104,459

Samsung (CHINA) Investment Co., Ltd. (SCIC) 14,637,222 11,701,871 3,098,948 581,115

Samsung Electronics Vietnam THAINGUYEN Co., Ltd. (SEVT) 13,847,934 2,075,180 32,831,993 2,305,089

Samsung (China) Semiconductor Co., Ltd. (SCS) 12,370,070 2,678,742 5,445,396 537,037

Samsung Electronics Vietnam Co., Ltd. (SEV) 12,367,857 1,418,876 22,350,791 1,757,684

Samsung Electronics Europe Holding Cooperatief U.A. (SEEH) 10,682,847 7,662,042 - 21,915

Samsung Semiconductor, Inc. (SSI) 9,194,190 3,795,273 16,473,214 211,312

Samsung Asia Pte. Ltd. (SAPL) 9,137,262 579,618 1,572,146 1,265,359

Samsung Display Vietnam Co., Ltd. (SDV) 7,267,124 4,587,477 16,613,123 601,469

Samsung Eletronica da Amazonia Ltda. (SEDA) 7,058,719 1,594,907 7,252,673 887,298

Samsung India Electronics Private Ltd. (SIEL) 7,042,872 3,588,241 12,902,906 448,678

Samsung Austin Semiconductor LLC. (SAS) 6,437,865 556,765 3,897,162 571,391

Shanghai Samsung Semiconductor Co., Ltd. (SSS) 5,880,616 4,446,885 26,067,175 265,801

Thai Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (TSE) 2,912,731 450,833 3,921,248 144,087

Samsung Electronics (UK) Ltd. (SEUK) 2,644,358 1,877,903 4,730,414 104,741

Samsung Electronics HCMC CE Complex Co., Ltd. (SEHC) 2,305,587 1,035,533 4,934,278 373,325

Samsung Electronics GmbH (SEG) 2,258,269 2,199,561 5,597,323 4,729

Samsung Electronics Hungarian Private Co. Ltd. (SEH) 2,109,654 416,160 2,915,812 106,704

Samsung SemiConductor Xian Co., Ltd. (SSCX) 2,091,092 1,954,875 4,283,163 53,160

Samsung Electronics Europe Logistics B.V. (SELS) 2,027,213 1,891,221 12,540,817 6,531

Samsung Electronics Benelux B.V. (SEBN) 1,914,864 673,887 2,246,357 39,175

Samsung Suzhou LCD Co., Ltd. (SSL) 1,808,262 625,541 1,415,505 (4,414)

Samsung Display Dongguan Co., Ltd. (SDD) 1,795,077 444,552 3,995,696 158,122

Summary of condensed financial information is based on separate financial statements of each subsidiary.

Consolidated financial data of an intermediate company that includes Harman International Industries, Inc. and its subsidiaries.

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1.4 Changes in Consolidation Scope

Changes in consolidation scope during the year ended December 31, 2020 are as follows:

Change Area Subsidiary Description

Included

America

TeleWorld Solutions. Inc. (TWS)

Acquisition

TWS LATAM B, LLC

TWS LATAM S, LLC

SNB Technologies, Inc. Mexico, S.A. de C.V

Asia

(Excluding China)

Samsung Electronics Singapore Pte. Ltd.(SESP)

Establishment

Domestic

System LSI mutual benefit private equity trust

Excluded

America

Harman Connected Services South America S.R.L.

Liquidation

EverythingDacor.com, Inc.

Distinctive Appliances of California, Inc.

Asia

(Excluding China)

Martin Professional Pte. Ltd.

China Samsung Tianjin Mobile Development Center (SRC-Tianjin)

2. Significant Accounting Policies

2.1 Basis of Presentation

The principal accounting policies used to prepare the consolidated financial statements are set out below. Except for the effect of

the amendments to the Korean IFRS and new interpretations set out below, the principal accounting policies used to prepare the

consolidated financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2020 are consistent with those used to prepare the

consolidated financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2019.

The Company maintains its accounting records in Korean won and prepares statutory financial statements in the Korean language

(Hangul) in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards as adopted by the Republic of Korea (“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. These are

the standards, subsequent amendments and related interpretations issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB)

that have been adopted by the Republic of Korea.

Korean IFRS permits the use of critical accounting estimates in the preparation of the consolidated 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.

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2.2 Changes in Accounting Policies and Disclosures

(A) New and amended standards adopted by the Company

The Company applied the following amended and enacted standards for the first time for their annual reporting period commencing

January 1, 2020:

Amendments to Korean IFRS 1103, Business Combination

To consider the integration of the required activities and assets as a business, the amended definition of a business requires an

acquisition to include an input and a substantive process that together significantly contribute to the ability to create outputs and

excludes economic benefits from the lower costs. An entity can apply an optional concentration test, where substantially all of the

fair value of gross assets acquired is concentrated in a single asset (or group of similar assets), the assets acquired would not

represent a business. This amendment does not have a significant impact on the consolidated financial statements.

(B) New and amended standards not yet adopted by the Company

The amended accounting standard issued that is not mandatory for the annual reporting period commencing January 1, 2020 and has

not been early adopted by the Company is as follows:

Amendments to Korean IFRS 1116, Lease

The amendments introduce a practical expedient that simplifies how a lessee accounts for COVID-19 related rent concessions, and

a lessee may elect not to assess whether rent concessions occurring as a direct consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic are lease

modifications. A lease that makes this election shall account for any change in lease payments resulting from the rent concession

the same way it would account for the change applying this standard if the change were not a lease modification. The amendment is

effective for annual reporting periods beginning on or after June 1, 2020, with early adoption permitted.

Amendments to Korean IFRS 1016 Property, Plant and Equipment

The amendments prohibit deducting from the cost of an item of property, plant and equipment any proceeds from selling items

produced while bringing that asset to the location and condition necessary for it to be capable of operating in the manner intended

by management. Instead, an entity recognizes the proceeds from selling such items, and the cost of producing those items, in profit

or loss. The amendments are effective for annual reporting periods beginning on or after January 1, 2022, with early adoption

permitted.

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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.

The excess of consideration transferred, amount of any non-controlling interest in the acquired entity and acquisition-date fair value

of any previous equity interest in the acquired entity over the fair value of the net identifiable assets acquired is recorded as

goodwill. If those amounts are less than the fair value of the net identifiable assets of the business acquired, the difference is

recognized directly in the profit or loss as a bargain purchase.

Balances of receivables and payables, income and expenses and unrealized gains or losses on transactions between the entities

within the Company 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.

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 or equity.

(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.

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(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% voting shares are owned by the Company. Investments in associates are accounted for using the equity method of

accounting, after initially being recognized at cost. Unrealized gains on transactions between the Company and its associates are

eliminated to the extent of the Company’s interest in the associates. If the Company’s share of losses of an associate equals or

exceeds its interest in the associate (including long-term interests that, in substance, form part of the Company’s net investment in

the associate), the Company discontinues recognizing its share of further losses. After the Company’s interest is reduced to zero,

additional losses are provided for, and a liability is recognized, only to the extent that the Company has incurred legal or

constructive obligations or made payments on behalf of the associate. If there is objective evidence of impairment for the

investment in the associate, the Company recognizes the difference between the recoverable amount of the associate and its

carrying amount as an impairment loss. If an associate uses accounting policies other than those of the Company for like

transactions and events in similar circumstances, if necessary, adjustments shall be made to make the associate’s accounting

policies conform to those of the Company when the associate’s financial statements are used by the entity in applying the equity

method.

(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 consolidated 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 equity instruments at fair value through other comprehensive income 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:

 Assets and liabilities for each consolidated statement of financial position presented are translated at the closing rate at the

end of the reporting date.

 Income and expenses for each consolidated statement of profit or loss 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.

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2.5 Cash and Cash Equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents include cash on hand, deposits held at call with banks, and other short-term investment assets with high

liquidity 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

From January 1, 2018, the initial application date for Korean IFRS 1109 Financial Instruments, the Company classifies its financial

assets in the following measurement categories:

- Financial assets measured at fair value (changes in fair value recognized in either other comprehensive income, or profit or loss)

- Financial assets measured at amortized cost.

The classification depends on the Company’s business model for managing the financial assets and the contractual terms of the cash

flows.

For financial assets measured at fair value, gains and losses will either be recorded in profit or loss or other comprehensive income.

For investments in debt instruments, this will depend on the business model in which the investment is held. The Company

reclassifies debt investments only when its business model for managing those assets changes.

For investments in equity instruments that are not held for trading, classification will depend on whether the Company has made an

irrevocable election at the time of initial recognition to account for the equity investment at fair value through other comprehensive

income. Changes in fair value of the investments in equity instruments that are not elected to be accounted for as other

comprehensive income are recognized in profit or loss.

(B) Measurement

At initial recognition, the Company measures a financial asset at its fair value. In the case of financial asset not measured at fair

value through profit or loss, transaction costs that are directly attributable to the acquisition of the financial asset or the issuance of

the financial liabilities are added to its fair value. Transaction costs of financial assets carried at fair value through profit or loss are

expensed in profit or loss.

Hybrid (combined) contracts with embedded derivatives are considered in their entirety when determining whether their cash flows

are solely payment of principal and interest.

a) Debt instruments

Subsequent measurement of debt instruments depends on the Company’s business model for managing the asset and the cash flow

characteristics of the asset. The Company classifies its debt instruments into one of the following three measurement categories:

① Financial assets measured at amortized cost

Assets that are held for collection of contractual cash flows where those cash flows represent solely payments of principal and

interest are measured at amortized cost. A gain or loss on a debt investment that is subsequently measured at amortized cost and is

not part of a hedging relationship is recognized in profit or loss when the asset is derecognized or impaired. Interest income from

these financial assets is included in ‘financial income’ using the effective interest rate method.

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② Financial assets measured at fair value through other comprehensive income

Assets that are held for collection of contractual cash flows and for selling the financial assets, where the assets’ cash flows

represent solely payments of principal and interest, are measured at fair value through other comprehensive income. Movements in

the carrying amount are taken through other comprehensive income, except for the recognition of impairment loss (reversal of

impairment loss), interest income and foreign exchange gains and losses which are recognized in profit or loss. When the financial

assets are derecognized, the cumulative gain or loss previously recognized in other comprehensive income is reclassified from

equity to profit or loss. Interest income from these financial assets is included in ‘financial income’ using the effective interest rate

method. Foreign exchange gains and losses are presented in ‘financial income’ or ‘financial expenses’ and impairment losses are

presented in ‘other non-operating expenses’.

③ Financial assets measured at fair value through profit or loss

Assets that do not meet the criteria for amortized cost or fair value through other comprehensive income are measured at fair value

through profit or loss. A gain or loss on a debt investment that is subsequently measured at fair value through profit or loss and is

not part of a hedging relationship is recognized in profit or loss and presented in the consolidated statement of profit or loss within

‘other non-operating income’ or ‘other non-operating expenses’ in the year in which it arises.

b) Equity instruments

The Company subsequently measures all equity investments at fair value. Where the Company’s management has elected to present

fair value gains and losses on equity investments in other comprehensive income, there is no subsequent reclassification of fair

value gains and losses to profit or loss following the derecognition of the investment. When the financial asset is derecognized, the

cumulative gain or loss on valuation of financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income recognized in equity is

reclassified to retained earnings. Dividend income from such investments continue to be recognized in profit or loss as ‘other non-

operating income’ when the right to receive payments is established.

Changes in the fair value of financial assets at fair value through profit or loss are recognized in ‘other non-operating income’ or

‘other non-operating expenses’ in the consolidated statements of profit or loss as applicable.

The Company assesses on a forward-looking basis the expected credit losses associated with its debt instruments carried at

amortized cost and fair value through other comprehensive income. The impairment methodology applied depends on whether there

has been a significant increase in credit risk. For trade receivables, the Company applies the simplified approach, which requires

expected lifetime losses to be recognized from initial recognition of the receivables.

(D) Recognition and derecognition

Regular way purchases and sales of financial assets are recognized or derecognized on a trade date basis. Financial assets are

derecognized when the rights to receive cash flows from the financial assets have expired or have been transferred and the

Company has transferred substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership. If a transfer does not result in derecognition because

the Company has retained substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership of the transferred asset, the Company continues to

recognize the transferred asset in its entirety and recognizes a financial liability for the consideration received. The Company

classified the financial liability as ‘borrowings’ in the consolidated statement of financial position.

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(E) Offsetting of financial instruments

Financial assets and liabilities are offset and the net amount reported in the statements of financial position where 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 assets and settle the

liability simultaneously. The legally enforceable right must not be contingent on future events and must be enforceable in the

normal course of business and in the event of default, insolvency or bankruptcy of the Company or the counterparty.

2.7 Trade Receivables

Trade receivables are amounts due from customers for inventories 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 loss allowance, unless trade receivables bear significant financial component.

2.8 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.

The Company regularly estimates the future customer demand in the products that may cause a significant change in the valuation

allowance and recognizes the valuation allowance if there is any case such as excess, obsolescence and decline in market value.

Loss on valuation of inventories is recorded as cost of sales.

2.9 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 consolidated statement of profit or loss as ‘other non-operating

income’ or ‘other non-operating expenses’.

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2.10 Borrowing Costs

General and specific borrowing costs that are directly attributable to the acquisition, construction or production of a qualifying asset

are capitalized during the period of time that is required to complete and prepare the asset for its intended use. Investment income

earned on the temporary investment of specific borrowings pending their expenditure on qualifying assets is deducted from the

borrowing costs eligible for capitalization. Other borrowing costs are expensed in the period in which they are incurred.

2.11 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 subsidiaries, associates, joint ventures and businesses at the date of acquisition. Goodwill on an acquisition of

subsidiaries’ businesses is included in intangible assets and goodwill on an acquisition of associates and joint ventures’ shares 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 and certain trademarks 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 utilized. However, the Company records impairment based on its reasonable estimation of the benefits

associated with the membership rights and assessment of impairment indicators, such as a decline in the market value. Intangible

assets with definite useful lives such as trademarks, licenses, and other intangible assets, 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 3 - 25 years

2.12 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 that suffered an impairment are reviewed for possible reversal of

the impairment at the end of each reporting period.

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2.13 Assets Held-for-Sale (Disposal Group)

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 the sale is considered highly probable. The assets are measured at the lower of their

carrying amount and the fair value less costs to sell. Gain or loss on disposal is determined by comparing the proceeds with the

carrying amount of relevant assets, and is recognized in the statements of profit or loss as ‘other non-operating income’ or ‘other

non-operating expenses’.

2.14 Financial Liabilities

(A) Classification and measurement

The Company shall classify all financial liabilities as financial liabilities measured subsequently at amortized cost, except for the

following:

- Financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss. Such liabilities, including derivatives that are liabilities, shall be

subsequently measured at fair value.

- Financial liabilities that arise when a transfer of a financial asset does not qualify for derecognition or when the continuing

involvement approach applies. Such financial liabilities are measured based on the methodology described in Note 2.6

Financial Assets.

- Financial guarantee contracts. After initial recognition, an issuer of such a contract shall subsequently measure it at the higher

of:

(a) The amount of the loss allowance determined based on expected credit losses.

(b) The amount initially recognized less, when appropriate, the cumulative amount of income recognized in accordance with

the principles of Korean IFRS 1115 Revenue from Contracts with Customers.

- Commitments to provide a loan at a below-market interest rate. An issuer of such a commitment shall subsequently measure it

at the higher of:

(a) The amount of the loss allowance determined based on expected credit losses.

(b) The amount initially recognized less, when appropriate, the cumulative amount of income recognized in accordance with

the principles of Korean IFRS 1115 Revenue from Contracts with Customers.

- Contingent consideration recognized by an acquirer in a business combination to which Korean IFRS 1103 Business

Combinations applies. Such contingent consideration shall subsequently be measured at fair value with changes recognized in

profit or loss.

(B) Derecognition

Financial liabilities are removed from the consolidated statements of financial position when it is extinguished; for example, when

the obligation specified in the contract is discharged or cancelled or expired or when the terms of an existing financial liability are

substantially modified. The difference between the carrying amount of a financial liability extinguished or transferred to another

party and the consideration paid (including any non-cash assets transferred or liabilities assumed) is recognized in profit or loss.

2.15 Trade Payables

Trade payables are amounts due to suppliers for inventories purchased or services received in the ordinary course of business. If

payment is expected to be made within 12 months, they are classified as current liabilities. If not, 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.

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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 consolidated statement of profit or loss 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.

2.17 Provisions and Contingent Liabilities

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.

The Company discloses a contingent liability if there is a possible obligation from past events whose existence may only be

identified by the occurrence of uncertain future events; or there is a present obligations that possibility on outflow of economic

resources is uncertain; or amount of economic resources required to settle the present obligation cannot be reasonably estimated.

2.18 Employee Benefits

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 fund. 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 (asset) recognized in the consolidated 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. When plan amendments, curtailments and settlements occur, past service costs or gain or loss from settlements are

immediately recognized in profit or loss.

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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.

The liability is initially measured at fair value and then subsequently at the higher of the following, and is recognized in the

consolidated statements of financial position within ‘other financial liabilities’:

- the amount determined in accordance with the expected credit loss model under Korean IFRS 1109 Financial Instruments and

- the amount initially recognized less, where appropriate, the cumulative amount of income recognized in accordance with

Korean IFRS 1115 Revenue from Contracts with Customers.

2.20 Current and Deferred Tax

The tax expense for the year comprises current and deferred tax. Current and deferred tax is recognized in profit or loss, except to

the extent that it relates to items recognized in other comprehensive income or directly in equity. The tax expense is calculated on

the basis of the tax laws enacted or substantively enacted at the end of the reporting period.

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

difference 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

The Company initially recognizes rights and obligations from derivative contracts as assets and liabilities at fair value. Gain or loss

arising from these contracts are recognized in profit or loss. Qualified hedged amount from cash flow hedge and hedge of a net

investment in a foreign operation is deferred in equity.

The Company applies cash flow hedge accounting to hedge the price risk associated with inventory purchase and other. The

effective portion of changes in fair value of derivatives that are designated and qualify as cash flow hedges is recognized in other

comprehensive income, and the ineffective portion is recognized in financial income or expenses.

2.22 Dividend

Dividend is recognized as a liability when approved by the Company’s shareholders.

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2.23 Share Capital

Ordinary shares and preference shares with no repayment obligations are classified as equity. When the Company or a subsidiary

acquires the Company’s ordinary shares, the acquisition costs, including direct transaction costs, are deducted from equity until the

redemption or reissuance as treasury shares. Consideration received on the reissuance of treasury shares is credited to equity

attributable to owners of the parent company.

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 applied Korean IFRS 1115 Revenue from Contracts with Customers to the annual period beginning January 1, 2018.

The Company shall recognize revenue in accordance with Korean IFRS 1115 Revenue from Contracts with Customers by applying

the following 5 steps: ① Identify the contracts with the customers, ② Identify the separate performance obligations, ③

Determine the transaction price of the contract, ④ Allocate the transaction price to each of the separate performance obligations,

and ⑤ Recognize the revenue as each performance obligation is satisfied.

(A) Identification of performance obligations

The Company exports various products and merchandise in accordance with Incoterms Group C trading conditions (Incoterms CIF

and other). According to Korean IFRS 1115 Revenue from Contracts with Customers since the seller provides the shipping service

after control of the product or merchandise has been transferred to the customer, the shipping service (including insurance) is

recognized as a separate performance obligation.

(B) Performance obligations satisfied over time

The Company delivers products to customers and installs them in accordance with the system air conditioner contracts awarded by

the Public Procurement Service. According to Korean IFRS 1115 Revenue from Contracts with Customers the Company should

recognize revenue over time if the Company creates or enhances an asset (for example, work in progress) that the customer controls

as the asset is created or enhanced. The Company recognizes the revenue from system air conditioner installation over time as the

customer controls the outcome of the service.

The Company estimates an amount of variable consideration by using the expected value which the Company expects to better

predict the amount of consideration. The Company recognizes variable consideration only to the extent that it is highly probable

that a significant reversal in the amount of cumulative revenue recognized will not occur when the refund period has lapsed. The

refund liability is measured at the amount of consideration received for which the Company does not expect to be entitled. The

Company has a right to recover the product from the customer where the customer exercises his right of return and recognizes an

asset and a corresponding adjustment to cost of sales. The asset is measured by reference to the former carrying amount of the

product less the costs to recover the products.

(D) Allocation of the transaction price

The transaction price in an arrangement must be allocated to each separate performance obligation based on the relative standalone

selling prices of the goods or services being provided to a customer. The Company determines the standalone selling price for each

separate performance obligation by using methods such as the ‘adjusted market assessment approach’.

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2.25 Leases

A lease is a contract, whereby the lessor conveys to the lessee, the right to control the use of an identified asset for a period of time

in exchange for consideration.

At inception of a contract, the Company assesses whether the contract is, or contains, a lease. However, the Company did not

reassess all contracts at initial application of Korean IFRS 1116 Leases because the Company applied the practical expedient to

contracts entered into before January 1, 2019.

For a contract that is, or contains, a lease, both lessee and lessor account for each lease component within the contract as a lease

separately from non-lease components of the contract. In lessee accounting, however, the Company does not account for them

separately but instead applies the practical expedient to account for each lease component and any associated non-lease components

as a single lease component.

(A) Lessee accounting

The Company recognizes a right-of-use asset representing its right to use the underlying leased asset and a lease liability

representing its obligation to make lease payments at the commencement date of the lease.

The right-of-use asset is initially measured at cost and subsequently measured at cost less accumulated depreciation and

accumulated impairment losses, adjusted for remeasurement of the lease liability. The right-of-use asset is depreciated over the

shorter of the asset’s useful life and the lease term from the commencement date of the lease and is classified as ‘property, plant and

equipment’ in the consolidated financial statements.

At the commencement date, the lease liability is measured at present value of the lease payments that are not paid at that date. When

measuring the present value, the lease payments are discounted using the interest rate implicit in the lease. If such implicit rate

cannot be readily determined, the Company uses the Company’s incremental borrowing rate. The lease liability is subsequently

increased by the amount of interest expenses recognized on the lease liability and reduced by the lease payments made. Lease

liabilities are remeasured when the future lease payments are changed due to the following:

 Changes in an index or a rate

 Changes in amounts expected to be payable by the lessee under residual value guarantees

 Changes in the assessment of whether a purchase option or an option to renew is reasonably certain to be exercised, or

 Changes in the assessment of whether it is reasonably certain that an option to terminate the lease will not be exercised.

Lease liabilities are classified as ‘current portion of long-term liabilities’ or ‘long-term borrowings’ in the consolidated financial

statements.

The Company elected the practical expedient for short-term leases (leases that have a lease term of 12 months or less at the

commencement date) and leases of low-value assets (leases for which the underlying asset is valued at USD 5,000 or less), and the

lease payments are recognized as an expense on a straight-line basis over the lease term.

(B) Lessor accounting

The accounting treatment as a lessor did not change significantly from the Korean IFRS 1116 Leases initially applied on January 1,

2019.

The Company classifies a lease as a finance lease if it transfers substantially all the risks and rewards incidental to ownership at the

inception of the lease. A lease other than a finance lease is classified as an operating lease. Lease income from operating leases is

recognized in income on a straight-line basis over the lease term. Initial direct costs incurred by the lessor in negotiating and

arranging an operating lease are added to the carrying amount of the leased asset and recognized as an expense over the lease term

on the same basis as the lease income.

2.26 Government Grants

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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

consolidated statements of profit or loss 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, depreciated

over the expected lives of the related assets, and are credited to the consolidated statements of profit or loss.

2.27 Earnings per Share

Basic earnings per share is calculated by dividing net profit for the period available to ordinary shareholders by the weighted-

average number of ordinary shares outstanding during the year.

Diluted earnings per share is calculated by dividing the profit for the year attributable to owners of the parent company from the

consolidated statements of profit or loss by the weighted-average number of ordinary shares outstanding and potential dilutive

shares. Potential dilutive shares are used in the calculation of dilutive earnings per share only when they have dilutive effects.

2.28 Reportable Segments

Reportable segments are disclosed in a manner consistent with the reporting provided to the chief operating decision-maker. The

chief operating decision-maker is responsible for making strategic decisions on resource allocation and assessing performance of

the reportable segments. The Management Committee, which makes strategic decisions, is regarded as the chief operating decision-

maker.

2.29 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 consolidated financial statements represent supplementary information solely for the convenience of the

reader. All Korean won amounts are expressed in US dollar at the rate of W 1,180.46 to USD 1, the average exchange rate for the

year ended December 31, 2020. 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 dollar

at this or at any other rate.

2.30 Approval of the Consolidated Financial Statements

These consolidated financial statements were approved by the Board of Directors on January 28, 2021, may be modified and

approved at the Annual General Shareholders’ Meetings.

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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. In particular, the

recent spread of COVID-19 during the year ended December 31, 2020 may result in changes to the Company’s assumptions and

estimates but its potential financial impact cannot be reasonably estimated as of the reporting date.

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

A refund liability and a right to the returned goods are recognized for the products expected to be returned at the time of sale.

Accumulated experience is used to estimate such returns at the time of sale at a portfolio level (expected value method), and the

Company’s revenue is affected by changes in expected return rate.

Sales of goods are recognized based on considerations specified in the contract, net of sales incentives, when control of the products

has transferred. The sales deduction, which affects the Company’s revenue, is reasonably estimated based on historical experience

and past contracts.

(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 at the end of each reporting period. 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) Impairment of financial assets

The loss allowance for financial assets are based on assumptions about risk of default and expected loss rates. The Company uses

judgement in making these assumptions and selecting the inputs to the impairment calculation based on the Company’s past history,

existing market conditions as well as forward looking estimates at the end of each reporting period.

(E) Lease

In determining the lease term, the Company considers all facts and circumstances that create an economic incentive to exercise an

extension option, or not exercise a termination option. Extension options (or periods after termination options) are only included in

the lease term if the lease is reasonably certain to be extended (or not terminated).

The lease term is reassessed if an option is actually exercised (or not exercised) or the Company becomes obliged to exercise (or not

exercise) it. The Company reassesses whether it is reasonably certain to exercise an extension option (or not to exercise such

option), upon the occurrence of either a significant event or a significant change in circumstances that is within the control of the

lessee.

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(F) Net defined benefit liabilities (assets)

The net defined benefit liabilities (assets) depend on a number of factors that are determined on an actuarial basis using a number of

assumptions including the discount rate. 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 liabilities (assets). The principal actuarial assumptions associated

with the net defined benefit liabilities (assets) are based on the current market expectations.

(G) Impairment of goodwill and intangible assets that have an indefinite useful life

At the end of each reporting period, the Company tests whether goodwill and intangible assets that have an indefinite useful life

have become impaired by comparing the carrying amounts of assets or cash-generating units to the recoverable amounts. The

recoverable amounts of assets or cash-generating units have been determined based on value-in-use calculations, and these

calculations are based on estimates.

(H) 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.

Regarding taxes payable in Korea, if a certain portion of taxable income is not used for investments or for increases in wages or

dividends, in accordance with the Tax System For Recirculation of Corporate Income, the Company is liable to pay additional

income tax calculated based on Korean tax law. The current and deferred tax at the end of the fiscal year are based on the best

estimation of future taxes payable, which can differ from actual future taxes payable as a result of changes in investments, wages

and dividends, and thus results in additional uncertainty in measuring the final tax effects.

The Company assesses uncertainty over a tax treatment. When the Company concludes it is not probable that the taxation authority

will accept an uncertain tax treatment, the Company will reflect the effect of uncertainty for each uncertain tax treatment by using

either of the following methods, depending on which method the Company expects to better predict the resolution of the

uncertainty:

- The most likely amount: the single most likely amount in a range of possible outcomes.

- The expected value: the sum of the probability-weighted amounts in a range of possible outcomes.

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4. Financial Instruments by Category

(A) Categorizations of financial assets and liabilities as of December 31, 2020 and 2019 are as follows:

(1) As of December 31, 2020

(In millions of Korean won)

Financial assets

measured at

amortized cost

Financial assets

measured at fair

value through

other

comprehensive

income

Financial assets

measured at fair

value through

rofit or loss

Other

financial assets

Total

Financial assets

Cash and cash equivalents 29,382,578 - - - 29,382,578

Short-term financial instruments 92,441,703 - - - 92,441,703

Trade receivables 30,965,058 - - - 30,965,058

Financial assets at amortized cost 2,757,111 - - - 2,757,111

Financial assets at fair value through

other comprehensive income - 12,575,216 - - 12,575,216

Financial assets at fair value through

profit or loss - - 1,274,420 - 1,274,420

Other 6,395,766 - 215,797 23,310 6,634,873

Total

161,942,216 12,575,216 1,490,217 23,310 176,030,959

Other financial assets include derivatives designated as hedging instruments which are not subject to categorizations.

(In millions of Korean won)

Financial liabilities

measured at

amortized cost

Financial liabilities

measured at

fair value through

rofit or loss

Other financial

liabilities

Total

Financial liabilities

Trade payables 9,739,222 - - 9,739,222

Short-term borrowings 2,278,386 - 14,275,043 16,553,429

Other payables 10,645,637 - - 10,645,637

Current portion of long-term liabilities 5,318 - 710,781 716,099

Debentures 948,137 - - 948,137

Long-term borrowings - - 1,999,716 1,999,716

Long-term other payables 1,272,128 2,176 - 1,274,304

Other 9,354,624 242,698 41,930 9,639,252

Total

34,243,452 244,874 17,027,470 51,515,796

Other financial liabilities include collateralized borrowings, lease liabilities and derivatives designated as hedging instruments which are not

subject to categorizations.

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(2) As of December 31, 2019

(In millions of Korean won)

Financial assets

measured at

amortized cost

Financial assets

measured at fair

value through

other

comprehensive

income

Financial assets

measured at fair

value through

rofit or loss

Other

financial assets

Total

Financial assets

Cash and cash equivalents 26,885,999 - - - 26,885,999

Short-term financial instruments 76,252,052 - - - 76,252,052

Trade receivables 35,131,343 - - - 35,131,343

Financial assets at amortized cost 3,914,216 - - - 3,914,216

Financial assets at fair value through other

comprehensive income - 8,920,712 - - 8,920,712

Financial assets at fair value through profit

or loss - - 2,776,440 - 2,776,440

Other 9,656,415 - 181,682 26,444 9,864,541

Total

151,840,025 8,920,712 2,958,122 26,444 163,745,303

Other financial assets include derivatives designated as hedging instruments which are not subject to categorizations.

(In millions of Korean won)

Financial liabilities

measured at amortized

cost

Financial liabilities

measured at

fair value through

profit or loss

Other financial

liabilities

Total

Financial liabilities

Trade payables 8,718,222 - - 8,718,222

Short-term borrowings 2,659,107 - 11,734,361 14,393,468

Other payables 11,034,253 - - 11,034,253

Current portion of long-term liabilities 41,022 - 805,068 846,090

Debentures 975,298 - - 975,298

Long-term borrowings - - 2,197,181 2,197,181

Long-term other payables 1,820,611 2,316 - 1,822,927

Other 8,158,935 204,671 10,540 8,374,146

Total

33,407,448 206,987 14,747,150 48,361,585

Other financial liabilities include collateralized borrowings, lease liabilities, and derivatives designated as hedging instruments which are not

subject to categorizations.

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(B) Net gains or losses on each category of financial assets and liabilities for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019 are

as follows:

(1) 2020

(In millions of Korean won)

Financial assets

measured at

amortized cost

Financial assets

measured

at fair value

through other

comprehensive

income

Financial assets

measured

at fair value

through

profit or loss

Other financial

assets Total

Financial assets

Gain (loss) on valuation

(other comprehensive income)

- 2,502,733 - (1,823) 2,500,910

Gain (loss) on valuation/disposal

(profit or loss)

(6,725) - 206,850 126 200,251

Reclassification from

other comprehensive income

to profit or loss

- - - 981 981

Interest income

1,974,141 - 317 - 1,974,458

Foreign exchange differences

(profit or loss)

(886,631) - - - (886,631)

Dividend income

- 149,617 2,823 - 152,440

Impairment/reversal

(profit or loss)

(42,824) - - - (42,824)

(In millions of Korean won)

Financial liabilities

measured at

amortized cost

Financial liabilities

measured at

fair value through

profit or loss

Other financial

liabilities

Total

Financial liabilities

Gain (loss) on valuation

(other comprehensive income)

- - (22,995) (22,995)

Gain (loss) on valuation/disposal

(profit or loss)

- 86,371 (154) 86,217

Reclassification from

other comprehensive income

to profit or loss

- - 12,368 12,368

Interest expense

(302,782) - (280,231) (583,013)

Foreign exchange differences

(profit or loss)

180,110 - 9,730 189,840

Other financial liabilities include collateralized borrowings, lease liabilities, and derivatives designated as hedging instruments, which are not

subject to categorizations.

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(2) 2019

(In millions of Korean won)

Financial assets

measured at

amortized cost

Financial assets

measured

at fair value

through other

comprehensive

income

Financial assets

measured

at fair value

through

profit or loss

Other financial

assets Total

Financial assets

Gain on valuation

(other comprehensive income)

- 1,146,599 - 4,735 1,151,334

Gain (loss) on valuation/disposal

(profit or loss)

(14,874) - 225,273 (59) 210,340

Reclassification from

other comprehensive income

to profit or loss

- - - 3,830 3,830

Interest income

2,659,740 - 284 - 2,660,024

Foreign exchange differences

(profit or loss)

(328,213) - - - (328,213)

Dividend income

- 152,091 2,588 - 154,679

Impairment/reversal

(profit or loss)

188,530 - (5,398) - 183,132

(In millions of Korean won)

Financial liabilities

measured at

amortized cost

Financial liabilities

measured at

fair value through

profit or loss

Other financial

liabilities

Total

Financial liabilities

Gain on valuation

(other comprehensive loss)

- - 20,277 20,277

Gain (loss) on valuation/disposal

(profit or loss)

- (3,237) 1,033 (2,204)

Reclassification from

other comprehensive income

to profit or loss

- - 16,399 16,399

Interest expense

(248,659) - (437,697) (686,356)

Foreign exchange differences

(profit or loss)

167,164 - 90,145 257,309

Other financial liabilities include collateralized borrowings, lease liabilities, and derivatives designated as hedging instruments, which are not

subject to categorizations.

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5. Transfer of Financial Assets

Trade receivables of the Company have been discounted through factoring agreements with banks during the years ended

December 31, 2020 and 2019. Trade receivables provided as collaterals 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 due to a recourse

obligation, etc. Financial liabilities recognized in relation to these transactions are included as ‘short-term borrowings’ on the

consolidated statements of financial position (refer to Note 12).

The following table presents a breakdown of discounted trade receivables as of December 31, 2020 and 2019:

(In millions of Korean won)

December 31, 2020 December 31, 2019

Carrying amount of the discounted trade receivables

14,275,043 11,734,361

Carrying amount of the related borrowings 14,275,043 11,734,361

The discounted trade receivables include intercompany balances.

6. Financial Assets at Fair Value

(A) Details of financial assets at fair value as of December 31, 2020 and 2019 are as follows:

(1) Financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income

(In millions of Korean won)

December 31, 2020 December 31, 2019

Non-current portion

Equity instruments

12,575,216

8,920,712

(2) Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss

(In millions of Korean won)

December 31, 2020 December 31, 2019

Current portion

Debt instruments 71,451 1,727,436

Non-current portion

Equity instruments 819,144 704,155

Debt instruments 383,825 344,849

Subtotal 1,202,969 1,049,004

Total

1,274,420 2,776,440

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(B) Changes in financial assets at fair value for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019 are as follows:

(1) Financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income

(In millions of Korean won)

2020 2019

Balance as of January 1 8,920,712 7,301,351

Acquisition 245,497 63,447

Disposal (23,872) (950)

Fair value valuation gain 3,423,908 1,497,600

Other 8,971 59,264

Balance as of December 31

12,575,216 8,920,712

(2) Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss

(In millions of Korean won)

2020 2019

Balance as of January 1 1,049,004 775,427

Acquisition 84,184 138,125

Disposal (37,554) (55,509)

Fair value valuation gain 122,042 200,533

Other (14,707) (9,572)

Balance as of December 31

1,202,969 1,049,004

(C) Changes in gain on valuation of financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income for the years ended

December 31, 2020 and 2019 are as follows:

(In millions of Korean won)

2020 2019

Balance as of January 1 3,663,998 2,165,131

Fair value valuation gain 3,423,908 1,497,600

Reclassification to retained earnings due to disposals (16,491) 1,267

Balance as of December 31 7,071,415 3,663,998

Income tax effects on equity and non-controlling interests (2,095,659) (1,090,468)

Total

4,975,756 2,573,530

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(D) Details of listed equity securities of financial assets at fair value as of December 31, 2020 and 2019 are as follows:

(In millions of Korean won,

number of shares and percentage)

December 31, 2020 December 31, 2019

Number of

shares owned

Percentage of

ownership

(%) Acquisition cost

Carrying amount

(Market value)

Carrying amount

(Market value)

Samsung Heavy Industries 100,693,398 16.0 735,488 708,882 732,041

Hotel Shilla 2,004,717 5.1 13,957 164,988 182,028

iMarket Korea 647,320 1.8 324 5,658 6,732

Wonik Holdings 3,518,342 4.6 30,821 22,306 19,210

Wonik IPS 3,701,872 7.5 32,428 163,808 132,712

SFA 3,644,000 10.2 38,262 140,658 168,535

ASML Holding N.V 6,297,787 1.5 363,012 3,350,532 2,154,676

Wacom Co., Ltd 8,398,400 5.0 62,013 76,589 39,765

BYD Company Limited 52,264,808 1.9 528,665 1,695,488 412,935

Other

491,958 1,012,825 419,868

Total

2,296,928 7,341,734 4,268,502

Ownership represents the Company’s ownership of the total ordinary shares issued by each entity.

7. Trade and Non-Trade Receivables

(A) Trade and non-trade receivables as of December 31, 2020 and 2019 are as follows:

December 31, 2020 December 31, 2019

(In millions of Korean won)

Trade Non-trade Trade Non-trade

Receivables 31,369,364 4,065,404 35,882,903 4,584,259

Less: Loss allowance (318,731) (59,487) (340,410) (58,666)

Subtotal 31,050,633 4,005,917 35,542,493 4,525,593

Less: Non-current portion (85,575) (401,378) (411,150) (346,473)

Current portion

30,965,058 3,604,539 35,131,343 4,179,120

(B) Movements in the loss allowance for receivables for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019 are as follows:

2020 2019

(In millions of Korean won)

Trade Non-trade Trade Non-trade

Balance as of January 1 340,410 58,666 571,564 31,045

Bad debt expense (reversal) 40,006 2,869 (183,380) (5,115)

Write-off (40,384) (103) (14,571) (539)

Other (21,301) (1,945) (33,203) 33,275

Balance as of December 31

318,731 59,487 340,410 58,666

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(C) The details of trade and non-trade receivables classified by past due date to measure expected credit losses as of December 31,

2020 and 2019 are as follows:

December 31, 2020 December 31, 2019

(In millions of Korean won)

Trade Non-trade Trade Non-trade

Receivables not past due 29,395,528 3,585,376 33,215,136 4,365,708

Past due

Less than 31 days overdue 1,269,398 129,054 1,830,749 106,313

31 days to 90 days overdue 137,568 42,603 323,640 20,343

Over 90 days overdue 566,870 308,371 513,378 91,895

Subtotal 1,973,836 480,028 2,667,767 218,551

Total

31,369,364 4,065,404 35,882,903 4,584,259

The Company does not consider trade and non-trade 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 of December 31, 2020. The

Company has in place insurance contracts covering the Company’s major receivables.

8. Inventories

Inventories as of December 31, 2020 and 2019 are as follows:

December 31, 2020 December 31, 2019

(In millions of Korean

won)

Gross

amount

Valuation

allowance

Carrying

amount

Gross

amount

Valuation

allowance

Carrying

amount

Finished goods 9,711,668 (323,782) 9,387,886 8,460,621 (345,505) 8,115,116

Work in process 12,144,887 (326,797) 11,818,090 10,424,880 (538,246) 9,886,634

Raw materials and supplies 10,464,679 (673,913) 9,790,766 8,288,265 (541,155) 7,747,110

Materials in transit 1,046,403 - 1,046,403 1,017,604 - 1,017,604

Total

33,367,637 (1,324,492) 32,043,145 28,191,370 (1,424,906) 26,766,464

The inventories recognized as expense for the year ended December 31, 2020, amount to W 143,172,743 million (2019:

W 145,793,517 million). The amount includes loss on valuation of inventories.

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9. Investments in Associates and Joint Ventures

(A) Changes in investments in associates and joint ventures for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019 are as follows:

(In millions of Korean won)

2020 2019

Balance as of January 1 7,591,612 7,313,206

Acquisition 83,280 12,822

Disposal - (1,437)

Share of profit 506,530 412,960

Other

(104,643) (145,939)

Balance as of December 31

8,076,779 7,591,612

Other consists of dividends, impairment, and reclassification.

(B) Major investments in associates and joint ventures as of December 31, 2020 are as follows:

(1) Investments in associates

Investee Nature of relationship with associate

Percentage of

ownership (%)

Principal

business

location

Fiscal

period-end

Samsung Electro-

Mechanics Co., Ltd.

Manufacture and supply electronic components

including passive components, circuit boards,

and modules

23.7 Korea December

Samsung SDS Co., Ltd.

Provide IT services including computer

programming, system integration and management

and logistical services

22.6 Korea December

Samsung Biologics Co., Ltd. New business investment 31.5 Korea December

Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.

Manufacture and supply electronic components

including secondary cell batteries

19.6 Korea December

Cheil Worldwide, Inc. Advertising agency 25.2 Korea December

Ownership represents the Company’s ownership of the total ordinary shares issued by each entity.

The Company’s ownership of ordinary shares outstanding is 20.6%.

(2) Investments in joint ventures

Investee Nature of relationship with joint venture

Percentage of

ownership (%)

Principal

business

location

Fiscal

period-end

Samsung Corning

Advanced Glass Co., Ltd.

Manufacture and supply industrial glass devices 50.0 Korea December

Ownership represents the Company’s ownership of the total ordinary shares issued by each entity.

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(1) Investments in associates

(In millions of Korean won)

December 31, 2020

Investee Acquisition cost

Net asset value of

equity shares

Carrying amount

Samsung Electro-Mechanics 359,237 1,351,864 1,333,819

Samsung SDS 147,963 1,506,421 1,525,857

Samsung Biologics 443,193 1,448,259 1,453,012

Samsung SDI 1,242,605 2,612,629 2,326,037

Cheil Worldwide 506,162 288,877 586,057

Other 620,233 458,182 666,506

Total

3,319,393 7,666,232 7,891,288

The Company’s portion of net asset value of associates is based on the Company’s percentage of ownership.

(In millions of Korean won)

December 31, 2019

Investee Acquisition cost

Net asset value of

equity shares

Carrying amount

Samsung Electro-Mechanics 359,237 1,237,753 1,152,734

Samsung SDS 147,963 1,478,586 1,499,571

Samsung Biologics 443,193 1,371,315 1,377,043

Samsung SDI 1,242,605 2,481,233 2,233,516

Cheil Worldwide 506,162 271,409 570,215

Other 550,404 373,606 523,794

Total

3,249,564 7,213,902 7,356,873

The Company’s portion of net asset value of associates is based on the Company’s percentage of ownership.

(2) Investments in joint ventures

(In millions of Korean won)

December 31, 2020

Investee Acquisition cost

Net asset value of

equity shares

Carrying amount

Samsung Corning Advanced Glass 215,000 123,360 123,356

Other 259,994 68,875 62,135

Total

474,994 192,235 185,491

The Company’s portion of net asset value of joint ventures is based on the Company’s percentage of ownership.

(In millions of Korean won)

December 31, 2019

Investee Acquisition cost

Net asset value of

equity shares

Carrying amount

Samsung Corning Advanced Glass 215,000 173,746 173,742

Other 259,994 66,848 60,997

Total

474,994 240,594 234,739

The Company’s portion of net asset value of joint ventures is based on the Company’s percentage of ownership.

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(D) Details of the valuation of investments in associates and joint ventures using the equity method are as follows:

(1) For the year ended December 31, 2020

(In millions of Korean won)

Balance as of

January 1

Share of profit

(loss)

Share of other

comprehensive

income Other

Balance as of

December 31

Samsung Electro-Mechanics 1,152,734 199,249 1,298 (19,462) 1,333,819

Samsung SDS 1,499,571 100,231 (36,057) (37,888) 1,525,857

Samsung Biologics 1,377,043 73,135 2,834 - 1,453,012

Samsung SDI 2,233,516 62,106 43,878 (13,463) 2,326,037

Cheil Worldwide 570,215 44,433 (4,780) (23,811) 586,057

Samsung Corning Advanced Glass 173,742 (51,175) 789 - 123,356

Other 584,791 78,551 (51,259) 116,558 728,641

Total

7,591,612 506,530 (43,297) 21,934 8,076,779

Other consists of acquisitions, disposals, dividends, impairment and reclassification.

(2) For the year ended December 31, 2019

(In millions of Korean won)

Balance as of

January 1 Share of profit

Share of other

comprehensive

income Other

Balance as of

December 31

Samsung Electro-Mechanics 1,126,043 38,458 5,926 (17,693) 1,152,734

Samsung SDS 1,376,321 166,385 (8,191) (34,944) 1,499,571

Samsung Biologics 1,308,546 64,571 3,926 - 1,377,043

Samsung SDI 2,197,335 34,279 15,365 (13,463) 2,233,516

Cheil Worldwide 549,165 42,049 1,360 (22,359) 570,215

Samsung Corning Advanced Glass 173,499 34 209 - 173,742

Other 582,297 67,184 13,802 (78,492) 584,791

Total

7,313,206 412,960 32,397 (166,951) 7,591,612

Other consists of acquisitions, disposals, dividends, impairment, and reclassification.

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(E) Summary of the condensed financial information of major associates and joint ventures

(1) Summary of condensed financial information of major associates and dividends received from associates as of December

31, 2020 and 2019, and for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019 are as follows:

2020

(In millions of Korean won)

Samsung

Electro-

Mechanics

Samsung

SDS

Samsung

Biologics

Samsung

SDI

Cheil

Worldwide

1. Condensed financial information

Condensed statements of financial position :

Current assets 4,150,303 6,581,153 1,751,347 5,657,405 1,742,270

Non-current assets 5,075,196 2,573,766 4,672,854 15,876,827 500,194

Current liabilities 1,914,880 1,720,757 589,301 4,983,633 1,046,224

Non-current liabilities 1,400,223 575,054 1,236,117 3,191,672 180,710

Non-controlling interests 138,107 190,081 - 381,311 7,988

Condensed statements of comprehensive income:

Revenue 8,208,738 11,017,432 1,164,777 11,294,770 2,747,922

Profit from continuing operations, net of tax

595,938 443,455 240,975 574,723 157,400

Profit from discontinued operation, net of tax

8,024 - - - -

Other comprehensive income (loss)

(33,475) (134,669) 3,354 144,901 (14,795)

Total comprehensive income

570,487 308,786 244,329 719,624 142,605

Details of adjustments from the carrying amount of investments in associates

Net assets (a)

5,772,289 6,669,027 4,598,783 12,977,616 1,007,541

Ownership percentage (b)

23.4% 22.6% 31.5% 20.1% 28.7%

Net assets of equity shares (a x b)

1,351,864 1,506,421 1,448,259 2,612,629 288,877

Goodwill

7,081 26,801 3,645 - 298,779

Intercompany transactions and other

(25,126) (7,365) 1,108 (286,592) (1,599)

Carrying amount of associates

1,333,819 1,525,857 1,453,012 2,326,037 586,057

2. Dividends from associates

Dividends 19,462 41,933 - 13,463 23,811

Profit (loss) attributable to owners of the investee

Ownership percentage includes ordinary and preference shares.

Consists of unrealized gains and losses and other differences.

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2019

(In millions of Korean won)

Samsung

Electro-

Mechanics Samsun

SDS

Samsung

Biolo

ics Samsun

SDI

Cheil

Worldwide

1. Condensed financial information

Condensed statements of financial position:

Current assets 3,507,525 6,383,847 1,356,262 5,181,415 1,787,299

Non-current assets 5,166,724 2,637,389 4,555,365 14,670,682 504,347

Current liabilities 1,850,405 1,698,187 690,505 3,741,523 1,115,652

Non-current liabilities 1,393,746 597,891 866,668 3,450,229 219,178

Non-controlling interests 145,050 179,362 - 335,408 10,197

Condensed statements of comprehensive income:

Revenue 8,040,818 10,719,632 701,592 10,097,426 3,421,673

Profit from continuing operations, net of tax

605,725 736,458 202,904 356,549 138,055

Profit from discontinued operation, net of tax

(91,428) - - - -

Other comprehensive income (loss)

26,270 (17,665) (3,919) 137,272 2,172

Total comprehensive income

540,567 718,793 198,985 493,821 140,227

Details of adjustments from the carrying amount of investments in associates

Net assets (a)

5,285,048

6,545,796 4,354,454 12,324,937 946,619

Ownership percentage (b)

23.4%

22.6% 31.5% 20.1% 28.7%

Net assets of equity shares (a x b)

1,237,753

1,478,586 1,371,315 2,481,233 271,409

Goodwill

7,081

26,801 3,645 - 298,779

Intercompany transactions and other

(92,100)

(5,816) 2,083 (247,717) 27

Carrying amount of associates

1,152,734

1,499,571 1,377,043 2,233,516 570,215

2. Dividends from associates

Dividends 17,693 34,944 - 13,463 22,359

Profit (loss) attributable to owners of the investee.

Ownership percentage includes ordinary and preference shares.

Consists of unrealized gains and losses and other differences.

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(2) Summary of condensed financial information of major joint ventures and dividends received from joint ventures as of

December 31, 2020 and 2019, and for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019 are as follows:

Samsung Corning Advanced Glass

(In millions of Korean won)

2020 2019

Condensed financial information

Condensed statements of financial position:

Current assets 133,896 164,870

Non-current assets 153,792 225,335

Current liabilities 39,151 40,567

Non-current liabilities 1,817 2,146

Condensed statements of comprehensive income:

Revenue 144,016 156,448

Profit (loss) from continuing operations, net of tax

(12,668) 6,127

Profit (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax

(89,681) (6,059)

Other comprehensive income

1,578 418

Total comprehensive income

(100,771) 486

Details of adjustments from the carrying amount of investments in joint ventures

Net assets (a) 246,720 347,492

Ownership percentage (b) 50.00% 50.00%

Net assets of equity shares (a x b) 123,360 173,746

Intercompany transactions and other

(4) (4)

Carrying amount of joint ventures 123,356 173,742

Dividends from joint ventures

Dividends - -

Profit (loss) attributable to owners of the parent company.

Consists of unrealized gains and losses and other differences.

(3) Profit (loss) attributable to owners of the parent company from associates and joint ventures which are not individually

material for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019 are as follows:

2020 2019

(In millions of Korean won)

Associates Joint ventures Associates Joint ventures

Profit from continuing operations 77,296 1,255 65,635 1,549

Other comprehensive income (loss) (49,185) (2,074) 10,714 3,088

Total comprehensive income (loss)

28,111 (819) 76,349 4,637

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(F) Details of marketable investments in associates as of December 31, 2020 and 2019 are as follows:

(In millions of Korean won

and number of shares)

December 31, 2020 December 31, 2019

Number of shares held Market value Market value

Samsung Electro-Mechanics 17,693,084 3,149,369 2,211,636

Samsung SDS 17,472,110 3,118,772 3,398,325

Samsung Biologics 20,836,832 17,211,223 9,022,348

Samsung SDI 13,462,673 8,454,559 3,177,191

Cheil Worldwide 29,038,075 598,184 698,366

(G) Other matters

On July 12, 2018, the Korea Securities and Futures Commission determined an initial measure following an investigation relating

to Samsung Biologics Co., Ltd., an associate of the Company, and its accounting for its investment in Samsung Bioepis Co., Ltd, a

joint venture between Biogen Therapeutics Inc. and Samsung Biologics Co., Ltd. This measure included a recommendation to

dismiss the director in charge, prosecution charges, and external auditor designation by the regulator, on the basis that the Joint

Venture Agreement was not disclosed in the notes to the financial statements. On November 14, 2018, the Korea Securities and

Futures Commission determined a second measure which included a penalty of W

8,000 million, a recommendation to dismiss the

CEO, a requirement to restate its financial statements, and further prosecution charges.

To prove justification of its accounting treatment, Samsung Biologics Co., Ltd. filed a suit for cancellation of the aforementioned

measures to the Seoul Administrative Court, which is currently in progress. On September 24, 2020, the Seoul Administrative

Court announced a decision to cancel the first measure charged by the Korea Securities and Futures Commission, and suspended

its execution until the final rulings of the appeal. On October 16, 2020, the Korea Securities and Futures Commission appealed and

the litigation is in progress at Seoul High Court. Samsung Biologics Co., Ltd. also filed for suspending the execution of the initial

and second measures. On January 22, 2019 and February 19, 2019, the Seoul Administrative Court pronounced decisions to

suspend the second and initial measure, respectively, until the final rulings. The Korea Securities and Futures Commission

immediately appealed against the decisions but the appeals were dismissed by the Seoul High Court on May 13, 2019 and May 24,

2019, in relation to the second and first measures, respectively. On May 23, 2019 and June 10, 2019, The Korea Securities and

Futures Commission re-appealed against the dismissals relating to the second and first measures, respectively. On September 6,

2019 and October 11, 2019, the Supreme Court of Korea dismissed the Korea Securities and Futures Commission’s re-appeal

relating to the second and first measures, respectively, and confirmed the decision to suspend execution of these measures.

Although the future outcome of the administrative litigation cannot be estimated, should Samsung Biologics Co., Ltd. be required

to restate its financial statements to amend its historical accounting treatment relating to its investment in Samsung Bioepis Co.,

Ltd., the Company’s share of profit or loss relating to its equity method investment, the amount of investment in associates, and

retained earnings, for the years ended December 31, 2015 and onwards, and the profit on disposal of investment for the year ended

December 31, 2016, may be impacted. Given the timing of completion and the final result of the administrative litigation between

Samsung Biologics Co., Ltd. and the Korea Securities and Futures Commission is uncertain and cannot currently be estimated, it is

not possible for the Company to recognize the effects of these proceedings in the current period consolidated financial statements.

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10. Property, Plant and Equipment

(A) Changes in property, plant and equipment for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019 are as follows:

2020

(In millions of Korean won)

Land

Buildings and

structures

Machinery

and e

ment

Construction in

ress Other Total

Balance as of January 1 9,774,554 30,469,620 52,149,936 23,930,019 3,501,345 119,825,474

Acquisition cost 9,828,309 48,839,439 211,416,021 23,930,019 10,061,981 304,075,769

Accumulated depreciation and

impairment (53,755) (18,369,819) (159,266,085) - (6,560,636) (184,250,295)

Acquisitions and capital

expenditures

141,197 8,524,794 32,907,696 (3,443,884) 1,281,811 39,411,614

Depreciation (45,707) (2,978,741) (22,780,113) - (1,311,174) (27,115,735)

Disposals/scrap (20,308) (276,235) (108,935) (618) (104,829) (510,925)

Impairment(reversal) - (3,627) (316,723) - (4,806) (325,156)

Reclassification to

assets held-for-sale (29,275) (540,258) (181,744) (8,947) (6,390) (766,614)

Other

(48,305) (643,549) (675,987) (300,653) 102,728 (1,565,766)

Balance as of December 31

9,772,156 34,552,004 60,994,130 20,175,917 3,458,685 128,952,892

Acquisition cost 9,850,942 55,026,369 233,056,501 20,175,917 10,496,584 328,606,313

Accumulated depreciation

and impairment (78,786) (20,474,365) (172,062,371) - (7,037,899) (199,653,421)

The capitalized borrowing costs are W 3,897 million and the interest rate used to calculate the borrowing costs eligible for capitalization is 0.6%.

Other includes effects of changes in foreign currency exchange rates and effects of the offset related to government grants.

2019

(In millions of Korean won)

Land

Buildings and

structures

Machinery

and e

ment

Construction in

ress Other Total

Balance as of January 1 9,346,285 29,345,910 63,816,231 9,705,056 3,203,242 115,416,724

Acquisition cost 9,346,285 45,033,843 206,407,913 9,705,056 8,665,069 279,158,166

Accumulated depreciation and

impairment - (15,687,933) (142,591,682) - (5,461,827) (163,741,442)

Acquisitions and capital

expenditures

144,291 1,760,347 10,488,174 14,490,901 1,136,367 28,020,080

Acquisitions through business

combinations 2,310 21,481 381,117 7,488 5,262 417,658

Depreciation (31,118) (2,658,371) (22,664,896) - (1,219,431) (26,573,816)

Disposals, scrap (97,930) (287,546) (180,627) (577) (75,218) (641,898)

Impairment (reversal) - - (85,215) - (8,344) (93,559)

Other

410,716 2,287,799 395,152 (272,849) 459,467 3,280,285

Balance as of December 31

9,774,554 30,469,620 52,149,936 23,930,019 3,501,345 119,825,474

Acquisition cost 9,828,309 48,839,439 211,416,021 23,930,019 10,061,981 304,075,769

Accumulated depreciation and

impairment (53,755) (18,369,819) (159,266,085) - (6,560,636) (184,250,295)

The capitalized borrowing costs are W 6,331 million and the interest rate used to calculate the borrowing costs eligible for capitalization is 2.1%.

Other includes the cumulative effect of changes in accounting policies, effects of changes in foreign currency exchange rates and effects of the

offset related to government grants.

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(B) Changes in right-of-use assets included in the property, plant and equipment for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019

are as follows:

2020

(In millions of Korean won)

Land

Buildings and

structures

Machinery

and e

ment Other Total

Balance as of January 1 438,095 2,361,717 130,965 381,142 3,311,919

Acquisition 116,683 593,157 42,447 58,536 810,823

Depreciation (64,078) (715,950) (56,618) (97,886) (934,532)

Disposals/scrap (8,968) (160,267) (6,526) (24,720) (200,481)

Reclassification to

assets held-for-sale (29,275) - (9) (131) (29,415)

Other

(10,854) 26,703 (887) (3,403) 11,559

Balance as of December 31

441,603 2,105,360 109,372 313,538 2,969,873

Other includes effects of changes in foreign currency exchange rates.

2019

(In millions of Korean won)

Land

Buildings and

structures

Machinery

and e

ment Other Total

Balance as of January 1

- 37,185 444 6,984 44,613

Acquisition 80,675 906,417 9,456 128,680 1,125,228

Depreciation (31,118) (593,725) (59,756) (101,182) (785,781)

Disposals/scrap (11,137) (67,468) (459) (10,593) (89,657)

Other

399,675 2,079,308 181,280 357,253 3,017,516

Balance as of December 31

438,095 2,361,717 130,965 381,142 3,311,919

The beginning balance is the financial lease assets recognized in accordance with previous accounting standard, Korean IFRS 1017 Lease

Other includes the cumulative effect of changes in accounting policies and effects of changes in foreign currency exchange rates.

(C) Details of depreciation of property, plant and equipment for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019 are as follows:

(In millions of Korean won)

2020 2019

Cost of sales 23,824,208 23,606,255

Selling and administrative expenses, and etc. 3,291,527 2,967,561

Total

27,115,735 26,573,816

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11. Intangible Assets

(A) Changes in intangible assets for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019 are as follows:

(In millions of Korean won)

2020

Intellectual

ert

hts

Development

cost Membershi

Goodwill Other Total

Balance as of January 1 4,365,510 740,774 222,499 6,250,439 9,124,282 20,703,504

External acquisitions 300,399 - 1,785 - 1,356,267 1,658,451

Internally generated/developed - 109,482 - - - 109,482

Amortization (297,465) (455,990) - - (2,466,426) (3,219,881)

Disposals/scrap (30,055) - (343) - (912) (31,310)

Impairment (reversal) (189,155) (3,474) 7,091 (570,817) (161,739) (918,094)

Reclassification to

assets held-for-sale - - (313) - (1,108) (1,421)

Other

(115,330) (19,401) (732) (5,980) 309,214 167,771

Balance as of December 31

4,033,904 371,391 229,987 5,673,642 8,159,578 18,468,502

Other includes the cumulative effect of changes in foreign currency exchange rates and others.

(In millions of Korean won)

2019

Intellectual

ert

hts

Development

cost Membershi

Goodwill Other Total

Balance as of January 1 4,187,756 704,734 221,628 5,833,678 3,943,802 14,891,598

External acquisitions 289,905 - 1,936 - 1,275,458 1,567,299

Internally generated/developed - 285,699 - - - 285,699

Acquisition through

business combinations

130,308 51,872 - 337,926 107,384 627,490

Amortization (305,056) (279,709) - - (2,439,057) (3,023,822)

Disposals/scrap (58,480) - (1,240) - (5,682) (65,402)

Impairment (reversal) - - (972) (46,834) (895) (48,701)

Other

121,077 (21,822) 1,147 125,669 6,243,272 6,469,343

Balance as of December 31

4,365,510 740,774 222,499 6,250,439 9,124,282 20,703,504

Other includes effects of reclassification of licenses and changes in foreign currency exchange rates.

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(B) Goodwill

Goodwill is allocated to each cash-generating unit. Details of goodwill as of December 31, 2020 and 2019 are as follows:

(In millions of Korean won)

December 31, 2020 December 31, 2019

CE segment 524,383 520,814

IM segment 657,146 674,327

DS segment

Semiconductor 153,520 366,963

DP 138,754 133,540

Harman segment 4,199,334 4,545,802

Other 505 8,993

Total

5,673,642 6,250,439

Goodwill impairment reviews are performed annually, and the recoverable amounts of cash-generating units have been determined

based on value-in-use calculations, etc. These calculations generally use pre-tax cash flow projections based on financial budgets

approved by management covering a five-year period, unless it is reasonable to use long-term financial budgets longer than five

years in new technology business. Perpetual cash flows beyond the five-year period are extrapolated using a constant growth rate

assumption. The growth rate applied was capped at the long-term average growth rate for the industry

As a result of an annual impairment test on goodwill allocated to cash-generating-units, the Company recognized an impairment

loss of W 206,741 million for the goodwill of PLP business, a cash-generating unit of DS segment’s semiconductor business. The

Company also recognized impairment loss of W 364,076 million and W 321,559 million for goodwill and other intangible assets

allocated to Connected Car and Professional solution cash-generating-units of Harman segment, respectively. Principal assumptions

used in the value-in-use calculations are as follows:

(In percent)

DS(Semiconductor) Harman International

Permanent growth rate 0.0 3.0

Pre-tax discount rate

11.5 10.0

Pre-tax discount rate is applied in estimated cash flows.

(In millions of Korean won)

2020 2019

Cost of sales 2,387,508 2,213,091

Selling and administrative expenses and other 832,373 810,731

Total

3,219,881 3,023,822

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12. Borrowings

Details of the carrying amounts of borrowings as of December 31, 2020 and 2019 are as follows:

(In millions of Korean won)

Financial institutions

Interest rates (%)

as of Dec 31, 2020

December 31,

2020

December 31,

2019

Short-term borrowings

Collateralized borrowings

Woori Bank and others 0.0~18.3 14,275,043 11,734,361

Non-collateralized borrowings Citibank and others 0.0~16.3 2,278,386 2,659,107

Total

16,553,429 14,393,468

Current portion of long-term borrowings

Bank borrowings - - - 35,376

Lease liabilities

CSSD and others 3.8 710,781 805,068

Total

710,781 840,444

Long-term borrowings

Lease liabilities

CSSD and others 3.8 1,999,716 2,197,181

Collateralized borrowings are secured by trade receivables.

Interest expenses arising from the lease liabilities for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019 amounted to W 109,040 million and W

103,240 million, respectively, which were determined using the weighted average incremental borrowing rate. The right-of-use assets are pledged

as collateral to the lessor in the event of default. Short-term lease payments and low- valued asset lease payments that are not included in

measurement of lease liabilities during the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019 amount to W 120,151 million and W 233,467

million, respectively.

(A) Maturities of lease liabilities outstanding as of December 31, 2020 are as follows:

(In millions of Korean won)

Lease liabilities

Repayment terms

2021 784,692

2022 558,170

2023 451,203

2024 354,367

2025 and thereafter 795,281

Total

2,943,713

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13. Debentures

(A) Details of the carrying amounts of debentures as of December 31, 2020 and 2019 are as follows:

(In millions of Korean won)

Issue date Due date

Interest rates (%)

as of Dec 31, 2020 December 31, 2020 December 31, 2019

US dollar denominated straight bonds

1997.10.2 2027.10.1 7.7

38,080 46,312

(USD 35 million) (USD 40 million)

US dollar denominated debenture bonds

2015.5.11 2025.5.15 4.2

435,200 463,120

(USD 400 million) (USD 400 million)

EURO denominated debenture bonds

2015.5.27 2022.5.27 2.0

468,383 454,100

(EUR 350 million) (EUR 350 million)

Less: Discounts

(853) (1,146)

Add: Premium

12,645 18,558

Less: Current portion

(5,318) (5,646)

Total

948,137 975,298

US dollar denominated straight bonds are repaid annually for twenty years after a ten-year grace period from the date of issuance. Interest is paid

semi-annually.

Harman International Industries, Inc. issued US dollar denominated debenture bonds. These debentures are repaid on the date of 10 years

maturity and interest is paid semi-annually.

Harman Finance International, SCA issued Euro denominated debenture bonds. These debentures are repaid on the date of 7 years maturity and

interest is paid annually.

(B) Maturities of debentures outstanding as of December 31, 2020 are as follows:

(In millions of Korean won)

Debentures

Repayment terms

2021 5,440

2022 473,823

2023 5,440

2024 5,440

2025 and thereafter 451,520

Total

941,663

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14. Net Defined Benefit Liabilities (Assets)

(A) Details of net defined benefit liabilities (assets) recognized in the statements of financial position as of December 31, 2020

and 2019 are as follows:

(In millions of Korean won)

December 31, 2020 December 31, 2019

Present value of funded defined benefit obligations 12,400,964 10,864,675

Present value of unfunded defined benefit obligations 548,035 283,394

Subtotal 12,948,999 11,148,069

Fair value of plan assets (13,840,043) (11,267,121)

Total

(891,044) (119,052)

(B) The components of defined benefit costs recognized in profit or loss for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019

relating to defined benefit plans are as follows:

(In millions of Korean won)

2020 2019

Current service cost 1,131,355 930,471

Net interest income (9,801) (3,755)

Past service cost 2,377 2,275

Other 2,193 7,629

Total

1,126,124 936,620

The amount recognized as expense of defined contribution plans for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019 are

164,055 million and W 198,387 million, respectively.

December 31, 2020 and 2019 are as follows:

(In millions of Korean won)

2020 2019

Cost of sales 498,006 417,393

Selling and administrative expenses and other 628,118 519,227

Total

1,126,124 936,620

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(D) Changes in the defined benefit obligations for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019 are as follows:

(In millions of Korean won)

2020 2019

Balance as of January 1 11,148,069 8,694,042

Current service cost 1,131,355 930,471

Interest cost 328,919 283,065

Past service cost 2,377 2,275

Remeasurement:

Actuarial gains or losses arising from changes in demographic assumptions (19,030) (7,041)

Actuarial gains or losses arising from changes in financial assumptions 622,647 1,190,499

Other 285,440 326,369

Benefits paid (514,853) (308,182)

Other

(35,925) 36,571

Balance as of December 31

12,948,999 11,148,069

Other includes effects of changes in foreign currency exchange rates and business combinations.

(E) Changes in the fair value of plan assets for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019 are as follows:

(In millions of Korean won)

2020 2019

Balance as of January 1

11,267,121 8,752,334

Interest income on plan assets

338,720 286,820

Remeasurement of plan assets

(108,066) (118,110)

Contributions by employer

2,623,122 2,600,576

Benefits paid

(295,520) (283,778)

Other

14,666 29,279

Balance as of December 31

13,840,043 11,267,121

Other includes effects of changes in foreign currency exchange rates and business combinations.

Expected contributions to post-employment benefit plans for the year ended December 31, 2021 are W 1,399,843 million.

(F) Plan assets as of December 31, 2020 and 2019 consist of the following:

(In millions of Korean won)

December 31, 2020 December 31, 2019

Principal guaranteed fixed income financial instruments and other 13,799,119 11,230,391

Other 40,924 36,730

Total

13,840,043 11,267,121

Plan assets are mostly invested in instruments which have a quoted price in active markets.

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(G) The principal actuarial assumptions as of December 31, 2020 and 2019 are as follows:

(In percentage)

December 31, 2020 December 31, 2019

Discount rate 0.2~7.2 0.2 ~ 7.2

Salary growth rate (including the effects of inflation) 1.5~10.0 1.5 ~ 10.0

(H) The sensitivity analysis of the defined benefit obligations as of December 31, 2020 and 2019 to changes in the weighted

principal assumptions is as follows:

(In percentage)

December 31, 2020 December 31, 2019

Discount rate

1%p increase 91 92

1%p decrease 111 110

Salary growth rate

1%p increase 111 110

1%p decrease 91 92

(I) The weighted average maturity of the defined benefit obligations is 9.82 years as of December 31, 2020.

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15. Provisions

Changes in the provisions for the year ended December 31, 2020 are as follows:

(In millions of Korean won)

Warranty (A)

Royalty

expenses (B)

Long-term

incentives (C)

Other

(D, E) Total

Balance as of January 1 1,791,007 1,053,448 793,270 1,042,002 4,679,727

Charged to profit or loss 1,466,541 697,449 443,380 1,656,202 4,263,572

Payment (1,452,453) (357,148) (588,119) (921,435) (3,319,155)

Other

(39,213) (89,658) 2,767 (97,049) (223,153)

Balance as of December 31 1,765,882 1,304,091 651,298 1,679,720 5,400,991

Other includes effects of changes in foreign currency exchange rates.

(A) The Company accrues warranty reserves for estimated costs of quality assurance, exchanges, repairs, recalls, and future

services 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 amount of payment depend on the settlement of the negotiation.

(C) The 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 future expenses expected to be incurred for products that have been discontinued from

manufacturing and sales.

(E) The Company makes provisions for the carrying amounts of emission rights held by the Company and the emission in excess

of the emission rights for the applicable years. Details of emission rights and liabilities as of December 31, 2020 are as

follows:

(1) Allocated amount of emission permits and the estimated amount of emission as of December 31, 2020 are as follows:

(In ten thousand metric tons)

December 31, 2020

Allocated emission permits 1,733

Estimated volume of emission 1,789

(2) Changes in the emission permits rights for the year ended December 31, 2020 are as follows:

(In millions of Korean won)

2020

Balance as of January 1 38,787

Increase 6,236

Decrease (158)

Balance as of December 31

44,865

(3) Changes in emissions liabilities for the year ended December 31, 2020 are as follows:

(In millions of Korean won)

2020

Balance as of January 1 18,414

Charged to profit or loss 13,640

Submission (178)

Balance as of December 31

31,876

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16. Commitments and Contingencies

(A) Litigation

The Company is involved in various claims, disputes, and investigations conducted by regulatory bodies, which arose during the

normal course of business with numerous entities. Although the outflow of resources and timing of these matters are uncertain, as

of the reporting date, the Company believes the outcome will not have a material impact on the financial position of the Company.

(B) Other commitments

(1) As of December 31, 2020, the Company has trade financing agreements, trade notes receivable discounting facilities, and

loan facilities with accounts receivable pledged as collateral with 25 financial institutions including Woori Bank, with a

combined limit of up to W 19,807,809 million. In addition, the Company has a trade financing agreement (up to W

13,748,448 million) with 19 financial institutions including Shinhan Bank and loan facilities with accounts receivable

pledged as collateral and other financial agreements (up to W 2,079,508 million).

(2) As of December 31, 2020, unfulfilled agreements relating to the acquisition of property, plant and equipment and intangible

assets amount to W 7,439,344 million.

17. Contract Liabilities

The Company has recognized contract liabilities related to contracts with customers as follows:

(In millions of Korean won)

December 31, 2020 December 31, 2019

Contract liabilities

11,902,130

9,240,401

Contract liabilities include advances received, accrued expenses, other current liabilities and others.

The revenue recognized during the year ended December 31, 2020 in relation to carried-forward contract liabilities as of January 1,

2020 amounts to W 590,174 million.

18. Share Capital

As of December 31, 2020, the Company’s total number of authorized shares is 25,000,000,000 shares (W 100 per share). The

Company has issued 5,969,782,550 shares of ordinary shares and 822,886,700 shares of preference shares as of December 31, 2020,

excluding retired shares. As of the December 31, 2020, the number of shares outstanding is the same as the number of shares issued

above, and no changes were made to the number of shares outstanding during the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019. Due to

the retirement of shares, the total par value of the shares issued is W 679,267 million (ordinary shares of W 596,978 million and

preference shares of W 82,289 million), which does not agree with paid-in capital of W 897,514 million.

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19. Retained Earnings

(A) Retained earnings as of December 31, 2020 and 2019 consist of the following:

(In millions of Korean won)

December 31, 2020 December 31, 2019

Discretionary reserve, etc. 174,739,565 168,322,868

Unappropriated retained earnings 96,328,646 86,260,026

Total

271,068,211 254,582,894

(B) Details of interim and year-end dividends are as follows:

(1) Interim dividends (Record date: March 31, 2020 and 2019, June 30, 2020 and 2019 and September 30, 2020 and 2019)

(In millions of Korean won and number of shares)

2020 2019

Quarter

Number of shares eligible for dividends

Ordinary shares 5,969,782,550 5,969,782,550

Preference shares 822,886,700 822,886,700

Dividend rate (based on par value)

354% 354%

Dividend amount

Ordinary shares 2,113,303 2,113,303

Preference shares 291,302 291,302

Total

2,404,605 2,404,605

Quarter

Number of shares eligible for dividends

Ordinary shares 5,969,782,550 5,969,782,550

Preference shares 822,886,700 822,886,700

Dividend rate (based on par value)

354% 354%

Dividend amount

Ordinary shares 2,113,303 2,113,303

Preference shares 291,302 291,302

Total

2,404,605 2,404,605

Quarter

Number of shares eligible for dividends

Ordinary shares 5,969,782,550 5,969,782,550

Preference shares 822,886,700 822,886,700

Dividend rate (based on par value)

354% 354%

Dividend amount

Ordinary shares 2,113,303 2,113,303

Preference shares 291,302 291,302

Total

2,404,605 2,404,605

(2) Year-end dividends (Record date: December 31, 2020 and 2019)

(In millions of Korean won and number of shares)

2020 2019

Number of shares eligible for dividends

Ordinary shares 5,969,782,550 5,969,782,550

Preference shares 822,886,700 822,886,700

Dividend rate (based on par value)

Ordinary shares 1932% 354%

Preference shares 1933% 355%

Dividend amount

Ordinary shares 11,533,620 2,113,303

Preference shares 1,590,640 292,125

Total 13,124,260 2,405,428

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20. Other Components of Equity

Other components of equity as of December 31, 2020 and 2019 are as follows:

(In millions of Korean won)

December 31, 2020 December 31, 2019

Gain on valuation of financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income 4,975,756 2,573,530

Share of other comprehensive loss of associates and joint ventures (58,629) (12,735)

Loss on overseas business translation (10,977,583) (5,645,769)

Remeasurement of net defined benefit assets (2,653,425) (1,944,284)

Other 26,726 60,429

Total

(8,687,155) (4,968,829)

21. Expenses by Nature

Expenses by nature for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019 consist of the following:

(In millions of Korean won)

2020 2019

Changes in finished goods, work in process, and other (3,234,887) 1,900,859

Raw materials used, merchandise purchased, and other 81,792,130 83,443,554

Wages and salaries 25,054,684 22,453,030

Post-employment benefit 1,290,179 1,171,606

Depreciation 27,115,735 26,573,816

Amortization 3,219,881 3,023,822

Welfare 4,655,347 4,489,617

Utilities 4,717,553 4,451,765

Outsourcing 5,409,889 5,181,792

Advertising 4,269,043 4,614,525

Sales promotion expenses 5,861,954 6,678,078

Other 40,661,604 38,649,908

Total

200,813,112 202,632,372

Equal to the sum of cost of sales and selling and administrative expenses in the consolidated statements of profit or loss.

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22. Selling and Administrative Expenses

Selling and administrative expenses for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019 are as follows:

(In millions of Korean won)

2020 2019

Selling and administrative expenses

Wages and salaries 6,763,143 6,123,653

Post-employment benefit 279,711 298,937

Commissions 5,678,703 5,513,083

Depreciation 1,593,365 1,571,473

Amortization 492,314 469,344

Advertising 4,269,043 4,614,525

Sales promotion expenses 5,861,954 6,678,078

Transportation 2,218,422 2,075,675

Service charges 3,368,401 2,968,421

Other 4,688,270 5,172,398

Subtotal 35,213,326 35,485,587

Research and development expenses

Total expenses 21,220,972 20,192,935

Capitalized expenses (109,482) (285,699)

Subtotal 21,111,490 19,907,236

Total

56,324,816 55,392,823

23. Other Non-Operating Income and Expenses

Details of other non-operating income and expenses for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019 are as follows:

(In millions of Korean won)

2020 2019

Other non-operating income

Dividend income 152,440 154,679

Rental income 147,104 153,357

Gain on disposal of investments 42,675 48,345

Gain on disposal of property, plant and equipment 154,249 304,091

Other 887,600 1,118,194

Total

1,384,068 1,778,666

(In millions of Korean won)

2020 2019

Other non-operating expenses

Loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment 87,673 144,547

Donations 311,421 357,747

Other 2,089,808 912,413

Total

2,488,902 1,414,707

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24. Financial Income and Expenses

Details of financial income and expenses for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019 are as follows:

(In millions of Korean won)

2020 2019

Financial income

Interest income 1,974,458 2,660,024

Interest income from financial assets measured at amortized cost 1,974,141 2,659,740

Interest income from financial assets measured at fair value through profit or loss 317 284

Foreign exchange differences 9,270,039 6,769,000

Gains from derivatives 1,023,103 732,608

Total

12,267,600 10,161,632

(In millions of Korean won)

2020 2019

Financial expenses

Interest expenses 583,013 686,356

Interest expenses from financial liabilities measured at amortized cost 302,782 248,659

Other financial liabilities 280,231 437,697

Foreign exchange differences 9,868,591 6,852,409

Losses from derivatives 866,451 736,106

Total

11,318,055 8,274,871

The Company recognizes foreign exchange gains and losses arising from foreign currency transactions and translation as

financial income and expenses.

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25. Income Tax Expense

(A) Income tax expense for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019 consists of the following:

(In millions of Korean won)

2020 2019

Current taxes

Current tax on profits for the year 7,361,115 5,913,635

Adjustments recognize in the current year 339,673 (177,616)

Subtotal 7,700,788 5,736,019

Deferred taxes

Changes in deferred taxes arising from unused tax credits (325,880) (26,114)

Changes in deferred taxes arising from temporary differences 2,312,926 2,934,705

Changes in deferred taxes arising from unused tax losses 264,349 47,616

Other (14,898) 1,098

Subtotal 2,236,497 2,957,305

Items charged directly to equity

- -

Income tax expense

9,937,285 8,693,324

(B) The tax on the Company’s profit before income tax differs from the theoretical amount that would arise using the

weighted average statutory tax rate applicable to profits of the Company as follows:

(In millions of Korean won)

2020 2019

Profit before income tax

36,345,117 30,432,189

Tax calculated at weighted average of applicable tax rates

8,972,156 8,996,445

Adjustments:

Permanent differences (269,002) 86,509

Temporary differences for which no deferred income tax was recognized (130,892) 393,620

Tax credits and exemptions (1,902,680) (3,195,793)

Results of interest in subsidiaries, etc. 2,774,410 2,272,967

Impact of changes in tax rates (5,019) 28,951

Other 498,312 110,625

Subtotal 965,129 (303,121)

Income tax expense

9,937,285 8,693,324

The weighted average of statutory tax rates are applied to the respective profits of the Company applicable to each tax authority as of

December 31, 2020 and 2019.

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(C) The movement in deferred income tax assets and liabilities resulting from the tax effect of temporary differences for the years

ended December 31, 2020 and 2019 are as follows:

(1) 2020

Tem

orar

differences Deferred income tax assets (liabilities)

(In millions of Korean won)

Balance as of

Januar

Increase

(Decrease)

Balance as of

December 31

Balance as of

Januar

Increase

(Decrease)

Balance as of

December 31

Deferred tax arising from temporary differences

Revaluation of land (3,417,804) (3,082) (3,420,886) (939,896) (848) (940,744)

Investments in subsidiaries, associates and

joint ventures

(96,397,199) (15,527,660) (111,924,859) (16,669,138) (2,503,271) (19,172,409)

Accumulated depreciation and other (4,529,334) 2,243,493 (2,285,841) (982,556) (10,221) (992,777)

Accrued income (248,662) 109,256 (139,406) (61,332) 29,846 (31,486)

Provisions, accrued expenses and other 12,251,647 869,769 13,121,416 3,282,747 482,061 3,764,808

Foreign currency translation (97,929) 73,246 (24,683) (30,227) 20,150 (10,077)

Asset impairment losses 1,790,729 65,036 1,855,765 492,332 (38,846) 453,486

Other 2,252,684 (1,690,056) 562,628 270,071 (291,797) (21,726)

Subtotal (88,395,868) (13,859,998) (102,255,866) (14,637,999) (2,312,926) (16,950,925)

Deferred tax arising from tax losses

Unused tax losses 4,563,095 (944,494) 3,618,601 1,208,143 (264,349) 943,794

Deferred tax arising from tax credits

Unused tax credits 1,311,498 17,029 1,328,527 1,007,507 325,880 1,333,387

Deferred tax recognized in equity

Gain (loss) on valuation of financial assets at

fair value through other comprehensive

income and other (2,928,550) 1,268,129 (1,660,421) (895,922) (13,254) (909,176)

Remeasurement of

net defined benefit assets 2,738,197 997,123 3,735,320 769,512 277,563 1,047,075

Subtotal (190,353) 2,265,252 2,074,899 (126,410) 264,309 137,899

Deferred tax assets 4,505,049 (230,049) 4,275,000

Deferred tax liabilities (17,053,808) (1,757,037) (18,810,845)

Total

(12,548,759) (1,987,086) (14,535,845)

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) 2019

Tem

orar

differences Deferred income tax assets (liabilities)

(In millions of Korean won)

Balance as of

Januar

Increase

(Decrease)

Balance as of

December 31

Balance as of

Januar

Increase

(Decrease)

Balance as of

December 31

Deferred tax arising from temporary differences

Revaluation of land (3,422,280) 4,476 (3,417,804) (941,127) 1,231 (939,896)

Investments in subsidiaries, associates and

joint ventures

(85,091,134) (11,306,065) (96,397,199) (14,315,226) (2,353,912) (16,669,138)

Accumulated depreciation and other (3,999,764) (529,570) (4,529,334) (903,184) (79,372) (982,556)

Accrued income (278,778) 30,116 (248,662) (73,048) 11,716 (61,332)

Provisions, accrued expenses and other 11,733,192 518,455 12,251,647 3,239,039 43,708 3,282,747

Foreign currency translation (81,476) (16,453) (97,929) (22,158) (8,069) (30,227)

Asset impairment losses 1,528,707 262,022 1,790,729 421,608 70,724 492,332

Other 3,875,005 (1,622,321) 2,252,684 890,802 (620,731) 270,071

Subtotal (75,736,528) (12,659,340) (88,395,868) (11,703,294) (2,934,705) (14,637,999)

Deferred tax arising from tax losses

Unused tax losses 4,692,966 (129,871) 4,563,095 1,255,759 (47,616) 1,208,143

Deferred tax arising from tax credits

Unused tax credits 1,111,141 200,357 1,311,498 981,393 26,114 1,007,507

Deferred tax recognized in equity

Loss on valuation of financial assets at

fair value through other comprehensive

income and other (2,165,131) (763,419) (2,928,550) (550,422) (345,500) (895,922)

Remeasurement of

net defined benefit assets 1,110,260 1,627,937 2,738,197 322,043 447,469 769,512

Subtotal (1,054,871) 864,518 (190,353) (228,379) 101,969 (126,410)

Deferred tax assets 5,468,002 (962,953) 4,505,049

Deferred tax liabilities (15,162,523) (1,891,285) (17,053,808)

Total

(9,694,521) (2,854,238) (12,548,759)

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 assessed that the deferred tax asset is realizable as the estimated average annual taxable income in future years

exceeds the tax loss carry forwards and tax credit carry forwards to be reversed in each accounting period. Temporary differences

whose deferred tax effects were not recognized due to uncertainty regarding the ultimate realizability of such assets as of December

31, 2020 and 2019 are as follows:

(In millions of Korean won)

2020 2019

Unused tax losses 751,255 602,143

Unused tax credits 37,816 281,152

Expected expiry dates of unused tax losses and credits for which no deferred tax asset is recognized are as follows:

(In millions of Korean won)

2020 2021 2022 2023 and after

Unused tax losses

1,137

750,118

Unused tax credits 12,837 3,009 15,021 6,949

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(D) Details of the period when the deferred tax assets (liabilities) are recovered (settled) as of December 31, 2020 and 2019 are as

follows:

(In millions of Korean won)

December 31, 2020 December 31, 2019

Deferred tax assets

Deferred tax assets to be recovered within 12 months 2,839,030 3,125,687

Deferred tax assets to be recovered after more than 12 months 1,435,970 1,379,362

Subtotal

4,275,000 4,505,049

Deferred tax liabilities

Deferred tax liabilities to be settled after more than 12 months (18,810,845) (17,053,808)

Total (14,535,845) (12,548,759)

26. Earnings per Share

(A) Basic earnings per share

Basic earnings per share for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019 are calculated as follows:

(1) Ordinary shares

(In millions of Korean won, thousands of number of shares)

2020 2019

Profit for the year attributable to owners of the parent company 26,090,846 21,505,054

Profit for the year available for ordinary shares 22,929,390 18,899,137

Weighted-average number of ordinary shares outstanding 5,969,783 5,969,783

Basic earnings per ordinary share (in Korean won)

3,841 3,166

(2) Preference shares

(In millions of Korean won, thousands of number of shares)

2020 2019

Profit for the year attributable to owners of the parent company 26,090,846 21,505,054

Profit for the year available for preference shares 3,161,456 2,605,917

Weighted-average number of preference shares outstanding 822,887 822,887

Basic earnings per preference share (in Korean won)

3,842 3,167

(B) Diluted earnings per share

The Company does not have dilutive potential ordinary shares and as a result, basic earnings per share and diluted earnings per

share are the same for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019.

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27. Statements of Cash Flows

(A) The Company used the indirect method to present cash flows from operating activities. Adjustments and changes in assets

and liabilities arising from operating activities for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019 are as follows:

- Adjustments

(In millions of Korean won)

2020 2019

Adjustments:

Income tax expense 9,937,285 8,693,324

Financial income (3,718,841) (3,831,428)

Financial expenses 2,306,770 2,034,518

Post-employment benefits 1,290,179 1,171,606

Depreciation 27,115,735 26,573,816

Amortization 3,219,881 3,023,822

Bad debt expenses (reversal) 40,006 (183,380)

Dividend income (152,440) (154,679)

Share of profit of associates and joint ventures (506,530) (412,960)

Gain on disposal of property, plant and equipment (154,249) (304,091)

Loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment 87,673 144,547

Loss on valuation of inventories 1,000,763 785,215

Gain on disposal of investments (42,675) (48,345)

Others 1,194,997 (49,283)

Total

41,618,554 37,442,682

- Changes in assets and liabilities arising from operating activities

(In millions of Korean won)

2020 2019

Changes in assets and liabilities :

Decrease in trade receivables 1,269,982 2,587,519

Decrease (increase) in non-trade receivables 471,034 (758,928)

Increase in prepaid expenses (16,429) (65,086)

Decrease (increase) in inventories (7,540,656) 2,134,632

Increase (decrease) in trade payables 3,885,742 (1,269,177)

Increase (decrease) in other payables 196,710 (35,869)

Increase in advances received 95,851 440,597

Increase (decrease) in withholdings 99,300 (165,535)

Increase (decrease) in accrued expenses 5,332,676 (1,707,265)

Increase (decrease) in provisions 944,417 (198,829)

Payment of post-employment benefits (610,734) (543,864)

Increase in plan assets (2,327,602) (2,316,798)

Other (1,677,867) (647,153)

Total

122,424 (2,545,756)

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(B) Significant non-cash investing and financing transactions for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019 are as follows:

(In millions of Korean won)

2020 2019

Valuation of financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income 3,423,908 1,497,600

Valuation of investments in associates and joint ventures 43,297 32,397

Reclassification of construction in progress to property, plant and equipment 42,177,828 12,172,344

Acquisition of right-of-use assets (New lease contracts established) 810,823 1,125,228

Reclassification of current portion of debentures 5,318 5,646

Reclassification of current portion of long-term borrowings 710,781 771,405

(C) Changes in liabilities arising from financing activities for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019 are as follows:

(1) 2020

As of

January 1

Cash flows from

financing

activities

Non-cash transactions

As of

December 31

(In millions of Korean won)

New lease

contracts Other

Short-term borrowings 14,393,468 2,191,186 - (31,225) 16,553,429

Debentures and long-term borrowings 4,018,569 (850,452) 810,823 (314,988) 3,663,952

Total

18,412,037 1,340,734 810,823 (346,213) 20,217,381

Other includes amortization and effects of changes in foreign currency exchange rates.

(2) 2019

As of

January 1

Cash flows from

financing activities

Non-cash transactions

As of

December 31

(In millions of Korean won)

New lease

contracts Other

Short-term borrowings 13,586,660 865,792 - (58,984) 14,393,468

Debentures and long-term borrowings 1,080,443 (709,400) 1,125,228 2,522,298 4,018,569

Total

14,667,103 156,392 1,125,228 2,463,314 18,412,037

Other includes amortization, effects of changes in foreign currency exchange rates, and the cumulative effect of changes in accounting policies.

For the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, cash outflows from principal repayment (financial activities) amount to W

823,935 million and W 684,318 million, respectively, and cash outflows due to interest expenses (operating activities) in relation

to the lease liabilities amount to W 109,040 million and W 103,240 million, respectively.

(D) The Company reported cash receipts and payments arising from transactions occurring frequently, of large gross amounts, and

with short-term maturities, such as short-term financial instruments, borrowings and other, on a net basis. As of December 31,

2020, most of the Company’s cash and cash equivalents consist of bank deposits.

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28. 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. In addition, the Company uses derivatives to hedge certain risk exposure.

The finance team mainly carries out the Company’s financial risk management. After implementing the global financial risk

management policies, the finance team periodically measures, evaluates, and hedges financial risk and also establishes and

implements the global financial risk management policy.

The Company also manages foreign exchange risk by monitoring foreign exchange rate fluctuations at local finance centers across

major regions (United States, United Kingdom, Singapore, China, Brazil, and Russia) and acting as an agent of foreign exchange

transactions. In addition, the Company manages liquidity risk by utilizing a globally integrated finance structure.

The Company’s financial assets that are under financial risk management are comprised of cash and cash equivalents, short-term

financial instruments, financial assets at amortized cost, trade receivables and others. The Company’s financial liabilities under

financial risk management are comprised of trade payables, borrowings, and others.

(A) Market risk

(1) Foreign exchange risk

The Company is exposed to foreign exchange risk arising from its global operations performed in currencies other than its

functional currency. The major currencies that are exposed to foreign exchange risk are the US dollar, Euro, and Indian Rupee.

The Company focuses on minimizing the impact of foreign exchange fluctuation by maintaining the equal amount of assets

and liabilities denominated in each foreign currency, irrespective of foreign exchange fluctuation considerations. To prevent

exchange position, the Company’s foreign exchange management policy requires normal business transactions, including

import and export, as well as financing transactions such as depositing and borrowing, to be in local currency or for the cash-in

currency to be matched up with the cash-out currency. Moreover, the Company periodically evaluates and monitors the foreign

exchange risk to efficiently mitigate such risk, and the speculative foreign exchange transactions are strictly prohibited.

As of December 31, 2020 and 2019, when currency rates change by 5%, the impact on profit or loss (before income tax effects)

arising from financial assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies other than functional currency are as follows:

(In millions of Korean won)

December 31, 2020 December 31, 2019

Increase Decrease Increase Decrease

USD 174,400 (174,400) 163,062 (163,062)

EUR 112,244 (112,244) 127,507 (127,507)

INR 21,959 (21,959) 64,153 (64,153)

JPY (22,143) 22,143 (23,062) 23,062

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(2) 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 statements 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’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 financial expenses.

As of December 31, 2020 and 2019, changes in profit or loss (before income tax effects) as a result of a 1%p change in interest

rates on floating interest rate financial assets and liabilities are presented below:

(In millions of Korean won)

December 31, 2020 December 31, 2019

Increase Decrease Increase Decrease

Financial assets 81,013 (81,013) 70,183 (70,183)

Financial liabilities (2,195) 2,195 (2,118) 2,118

Net effect 78,818 (78,818) 68,065 (68,065)

(3) Price risk

The Company’s investment portfolio consists of direct and indirect investments in equity instruments classified as financial assets

at fair value through other comprehensive income and financial assets at fair value through profit or loss, which is in line with the

Company’s strategy.

As of December 31, 2020 and 2019, price fluctuation of marketable equity securities (listed stocks) by 1% would result in

changes in other comprehensive income (before income tax) of W 69,101 million and W 41,055 million, respectively, and

changes in profit before tax of W 4,316 million and W 1,630 million, respectively.

(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 trade

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, deposits, and derivative instruments. To minimize such risk, the Company transacts only with banks which have a

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 generally

enters into a financial agreement with no restrictions, such as debt ratio covenants, provision of collateral and/or repayment of

loans/ borrowings. The Company requires separate approvals for contracts with restrictions.

As of December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the Company estimates that its maximum exposure to credit risk is the carrying

amount of its financial assets, net of impairment losses.

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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 from the local finance center and the Company. The Cash Pooling program allows the 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.

For the need of large scale of liquidity, the Company secures credit limit for the overseas subsidiaries through payment guarantees.

As of December 31, 2020 and 2019, the following table is an undiscounted cash flow analysis for financial liabilities according to

their remaining contractual maturity.

December 31, 2020

(In millions of Korean won)

Less than

3 months 4 - 6 months 7 – 12 months 1 - 5 years

More than

5 years

Financial liabilities 44,988,792 733,776 1,651,951 3,945,429 578,346

December 31, 2019

(In millions of Korean won)

Less than

3 months 4 – 6 months 7 - 12 months 1 - 5 years

More than

5 years

Financial liabilities 41,041,672 655,089 1,603,676 4,241,964 1,381,109

The table above shows the Company’s financial liabilities based on the remaining period at the consolidated statements of financial

position date until the contractual maturity date. The amounts disclosed in the table are the contractual undiscounted cash flows.

The Company’s derivative financial liabilities of W

47,704 million (December 31, 2019: W 63,496 million) has been included

within the less than 3 months bucket. These are the Company’s trading portfolio of derivative instruments, on a net settlement term,

of which the contractual maturities are not essential for understanding its cash flows. These contracts are managed on a net fair

value basis rather than by maturity date. Net settled derivatives consist of forwards on currency rates used by the Company to

manage the exchange rate profile.

Derivatives that are settled on a gross basis by delivery of the underlying item, including derivatives for hedging, will be settled

within the next 41 months from the end of the reporting period. These derivative are not included in the table above.

There is no maximum liquidity risk exposure from those other than the above financial liabilities (e.g., payment and performance

guarantees) as of December 31, 2020.

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(D) Derivative financial instruments

The Company applies cash flow hedge accounting to hedge the foreign currency risk of forecasted transaction including hedging the

price risk associated with inventory. Details of derivative financial instruments that qualify as cash flow hedges as of December 31,

2020 and 2019 are as follows:

(In millions of Korean won)

December 31, 2020 December 31, 2019

Assets Liabilities Assets Liabilities

Currency forward exchange contracts

Current items 11,311 22,236 20,946 5,396

Non-current items 11,999 19,694 5,498 5,144

Total

23,310 41,930 26,444 10,540

For the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, the Company recognizes the gains and losses relating to the effective portion of

changes in fair value of derivatives that are designated and qualify as cash flow hedges in other comprehensive income, which

amount to loss of W 33,406 million (after tax) and gain of W 1,811 million (after tax), respectively, and recognizes the gains and

losses relating to the ineffective portion in profit or loss, which amount to loss of W 27 million (before tax) and gain of W 975

million (before tax). Gains and losses reclassified directly from other comprehensive income to profit or loss amount to gain of W

4,664 million (after tax) and loss of W 916 million (after tax), and gains reclassified from other comprehensive income to the

carrying amount of inventory amount to W 3,792 million (after tax) and W 30,786 million (after tax).

(E) Capital risk management

The purpose of capital management is to maintain a sound capital structure. The Company monitors capital on the basis of credit

ratings and debt ratio. Debt ratio is calculated by dividing total liabilities by total equity in the financial statements.

The Company’s capital risk management policy has not changed since the prior reporting periods. The Company has maintained an

AA- and Aa3 credit rating from S&P and Moody’s, respectively.

The total liabilities to equity ratios as of December 31, 2020 and 2019 are as follows:

(In millions of Korean won)

December 31, 2020 December 31, 2019

Total liabilities 102,287,702 89,684,076

Total equity 275,948,016 262,880,421

Debt ratio

37.1% 34.1%

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(F) Fair value estimation

(1) Carrying amounts and fair values of financial instruments by category as of December 31, 2020 and 2019 are as follows:

December 31, 2020 December 31, 2019

(In millions of Korean won)

Carrying amount Fair value Carrying amount Fair value

Financial assets

Cash and cash equivalents 29,382,578

(*1)

26,885,999

(*1)

Short-term financial instruments 92,441,703

(*1)

76,252,052

(*1)

Short-term financial assets at amortized cost 2,757,111

(*1)

3,914,216

(*1)

Short-term financial assets at fair value

through profit or loss 71,451 71,451 1,727,436 1,727,436

Trade receivables 30,965,058

(*1)

35,131,343

(*1)

Financial assets at fair value through

other comprehensive income 12,575,216 12,575,216 8,920,712 8,920,712

Financial assets at fair value through

profit or loss 1,202,969 1,202,969 1,049,004 1,049,004

Other

(

6,634,873 239,107 9,864,541 208,126

Total financial assets 176,030,959 163,745,303

Financial liabilities

Trade payables 9,739,222

(*1)

8,718,222

(*1)

Short-term borrowings 16,553,429

(*1)

14,393,468

(*1)

Other payables 10,645,637

(*1)

11,034,253

(*1)

Current portion of long-term liabilities 716,099

(*3)

846,090

(*1)(*3)

Debentures 948,137 997,101 975,298 1,013,245

Long-term borrowings 1,999,716

(*3)

2,197,181

(*3)

Long-term other payables

(

1,274,304 2,176 1,822,927 2,316

Other

(

9,639,252 284,628 8,374,146 215,211

Total financial liabilities 51,515,796 48,361,585

(*1)

Assets and liabilities whose carrying amount is a reasonable approximation of fair value are excluded from the fair value disclosures.

(*2)

Assets measured at the cost of W 6,395,766 million (December 31, 2019: W 9,656,415 million) and liabilities measured at the cost of W

10,626,752 million (December 31, 2019: W 9,979,546 million) are excluded as the carrying amount is a reasonable estimation of fair value.

(*3)

Lease liabilities, classified under the current portion of long-term liabilities and long-term borrowings, are excluded from the fair value

disclosures in accordance with Korean IFRS 1107.

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(2) Fair value hierarchy classifications of the financial instruments that are measured or disclosed at fair value as of December

31, 2020 and 2019 are as follows:

December 31, 2020

(In millions of Korean won)

Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total balance

1) Assets

Financial assets at fair value through other

comprehensive income 6,910,108 - 5,665,108 12,575,216

Financial assets at fair value through

profit or loss 431,626 58,763 784,031 1,274,420

Other - 239,107 - 239,107

2) Liabilities

Debentures - 997,101 - 997,101

Long-term other payables - - 2,176 2,176

Other - 277,556 7,072 284,628

December 31, 2019

(In millions of Korean won)

Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total balance

1) Assets

Financial assets at fair value through other

comprehensive income 4,105,456 - 4,815,256 8,920,712

Financial assets at fair value through

profit or loss 163,046 20,966 2,592,428 2,776,440

Other - 208,126 - 208,126

2) Liabilities

Debentures - 1,013,245 - 1,013,245

Long-term other payables - - 2,316 2,316

Other - 215,211 - 215,211

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 statements 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. The instruments included in Level 1 are listed equity investments, most of

which are classified as financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income.

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.

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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 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

ㆍThe fair value of forward foreign exchange contracts is determined using forward exchange rates at the statements 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 that are classified as current assets, 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 using 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 as

of December 31, 2020.

(In millions of Korean won and percentage)

Classification Fair value Valuation technique Level 3 inputs

Input range

(Weighted average)

Financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income

Maltani 9,121 Discounted cash flow

Permanent growth rate -1.0%~1.0%(0.0%)

Weighted average

cost of capital

8.7%~10.7%(9.7%)

Samsung Venture Investment 22,060 Discounted cash flow

Permanent growth rate -1.0%~1.0%(0.0%)

Weighted average

cost of capital

18.7%~20.7%(19.7%)

Corning Incorporated convertible

preference shares

4,775,362 Trinomial model

Risk-adjusted discount rate 4.2%~6.2%(5.2%)

Price volatility 30.5%~36.5%(33.5%)

Long-term other payables

Contingent financial liability

2,176

Probability-weighted

discounted cash flow

Applicable probability rate 50.0%

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(4) Changes in Level 3 instruments for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019 are as follows:

(In millions of Korean won)

2020 2019

Financial assets

Balance as of January 1 7,407,684 7,165,466

Acquisitions 882,331 3,592,512

Disposals (2,531,276) (3,795,486)

Amount recognized in profit or loss (55,103) 53,381

Amount recognized in other comprehensive income 829,764 302,616

Other (84,261) 89,195

Balance as of December 31 6,449,139 7,407,684

(In millions of Korean won)

2020 2019

Financial liabilities

Balance as of January 1 2,316 14,502

Repayment - (1,130)

Amount recognized in profit or loss 196 (11,655)

Other 6,736 599

Balance as of December 31 9,248 2,316

(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 unfavorable.

The results of the sensitivity analysis for effect on profit or loss (before tax amount for other comprehensive income or loss) from

changes in inputs for major financial instruments which are 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

Financial assets at fair value through other

comprehensive income

- 181,764 - (150,620)

For equity securities, changes in fair value are calculated with the correlation between growth rate (-1%~1%), volatility (30.5%~36.5%)

and discount rate, which are significant unobservable inputs.

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29. Segment Information

(A) Operating segment information

The chief operating decision-maker has been identified as the Management Committee. The Company determines operating

segments based on the units reported to the Management Committee. The Management Committee reviews the operating profits of

each operating segment in order to assess performance and to make strategic decisions regarding the allocation of resources to the

segment.

Sales revenue consists mostly of product sales. The operating segments are product-based and are identified based on the internal

organization and revenue streams. As of the reporting date, the operating segments are comprised of CE, IM, DS (Semiconductor

and DP), Harman, and others.

The segment information for each reporting period is prepared after allocating intercompany reconciliations to depreciation,

amortization of intangible assets and operating profits. 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, 2020

CE IM

Harman Total

Intercompany

elimination

Consolidated

(In millions of

Korean won)

Total

Semiconductor DP

Total revenue 110,116,900 208,211,782 211,477,724 142,840,934 65,824,403 10,298,318 542,059,756 (305,252,768) 236,806,988

Intercompany

revenue (61,943,576) (108,624,289) (108,441,578) (69,983,131) (35,238,688) (1,114,570) (305,252,768) 305,252,768 -

Net revenue

48,173,324 99,587,493 103,036,146 72,857,803 30,585,715 9,183,748 236,806,988 - 236,806,988

Depreciation 582,929 855,573 24,330,737 18,124,847 6,183,077 264,928 27,115,735 - 27,115,735

Amortization 76,270 1,394,396 1,321,305 1,053,892 257,446 233,518 3,219,881 - 3,219,881

Operating profit 3,561,536 11,472,671 21,120,231 18,804,970 2,236,919 55,518 35,993,876 - 35,993,876

Other operating segments are not separately disclosed.

Net revenue includes intersegment revenues.

(2) For the year ended December 31, 2019

Harman Total

Intercompany

elimination

Consolidated

(In millions of

Korean won)

Total

Semiconductor DP

Total revenue 100,402,724 223,959,110 193,141,859 123,766,753 66,908,763 11,749,815 531,113,681 (300,712,800) 230,400,881

Intercompany

revenue (55,079,879) (116,692,955) (97,623,857) (58,827,701) (35,854,834) (1,672,719) (300,712,800) 300,712,800 -

Net revenue

45,322,843 107,266,155 95,518,002 64,939,052 31,053,929 10,077,096 230,400,881 - 230,400,881

Depreciation 554,467 1,215,268 23,584,306 17,017,054 6,533,810 337,609 26,573,816 - 26,573,816

Amortization 73,536 1,388,619 1,138,678 836,951 291,721 232,104 3,023,822 - 3,023,822

Operating profit 2,508,998 9,272,468 15,581,687 14,016,302 1,581,333 322,331 27,768,509 - 27,768,509

Segment information has been restated due to the reclassification of Healthcare and Medical Equipment business to CE segment.

Other operating segments are not separately disclosed.

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 of and for the years

ended December 31, 2020 and 2019 are as follows:

(1) As of and for the year ended December 31, 2020

(In millions of Korean won)

Korea America Europe

Asia

and Africa China

Intercompany

elimination Consolidated

Net revenue 37,035,377 78,305,571 45,967,097 37,692,286 37,806,657 - 236,806,988

Non-current assets

110,075,478 9,035,206 6,087,436 8,972,711 13,782,478 (531,915) 147,421,394

Financial instruments, deferred tax assets, and investments in associates and joint ventures are excluded from non-current assets.

(2) As of and for the year ended December 31, 2019

(In millions of Korean won)

Korea America Europe

Asia

and Africa China

Intercompany

elimination Consolidated

Net revenue 34,180,362 73,851,914 42,713,958 41,614,112 38,040,535 - 230,400,881

Non-current assets

100,315,093 10,357,696 6,648,962 11,030,300 12,598,701 (421,774) 140,528,978

Financial instruments, deferred tax assets, and investments in associates and joint ventures are excluded from non-current assets.

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30. Related Party Transactions

(A) Sale and purchase transactions

Sale and purchase transactions with related parties for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019 are as follows:

2020

(In millions of

Korean won)

Name of company

Sales

Disposal of

non-current assets Purchases

Purchase of

non-current assets

Associates and

joint ventures

Samsung SDS 108,634 77 1,752,792 469,270

Samsung Electro-Mechanics 37,837 - 1,664,069 -

Samsung SDI 73,561 272 601,286 91,949

Cheil Worldwide 26,996 - 649,164 -

Other 1,059,045 30 10,556,776 166,842

Total

1,306,073 379 15,224,087 728,061

Other related

parties

Samsung C&T 94,736 43,214 328,484 4,057,233

Other 309,819 - 1,105,252 497,163

Total

404,555 43,214 1,433,736 4,554,396

Other

Samsung Engineering 4,104 - 70,073 1,946,409

S-1 17,199 - 436,211 43,336

Other 100,591 - 422,989 172,023

Total

121,894 - 929,273 2,161,768

Transactions with separate entities that are related parties of the Company.

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.

2019

(In millions of

Korean won)

Name of company

Sales

Disposal of

non-current assets Purchases

Purchase of

non-current assets

Associates and

joint ventures

Samsung SDS 85,415 - 2,018,871 498,722

Samsung Electro-Mechanics 48,874 - 2,214,388 16

Samsung SDI 93,634 16,106 626,320 80,886

Cheil Worldwide 25,821 - 813,808 958

Other 914,634 2 10,482,459 245,683

Total

1,168,378 16,108 16,155,846 826,265

Other related

parties

Samsung C&T 116,272 17,367 383,645 4,208,197

Other 204,758 - 1,078,775 1,168,865

Total

321,030 17,367 1,462,420 5,377,062

Other

Samsung Engineering 5,675 - 81,169 2,001,467

S-1 18,270 - 406,685 29,153

Other 125,320 1,477 365,795 557,852

Total

149,265 1,477 853,649 2,588,472

Transactions with separate entities that are related parties of the Company.

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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(B) Balances of receivables and payables

Balances of receivables and payables arising from sales and purchases of goods and services as of December 31, 2020 and 2019

are as follows:

December 31, 2020

(In millions of Korean won)

Name of company

Receivables

Payables

Associates and

joint ventures

Samsung SDS 36,905 543,388

Samsung Electro-Mechanics 379 120,407

Samsung SDI 108,561 89,178

Cheil Worldwide 195 398,836

Other 253,921 1,154,549

Total

399,961 2,306,358

Other related parties

Samsung C&T 245,138 2,327,126

Other 20,484 172,726

Total

265,622 2,499,852

Other

Samsung Engineering 492 538,853

S-1 2,091 45,257

Other 11,344 55,053

Total

13,927 639,163

Balances due from and to separate entities that are related parties of the Company.

Payables and others include lease liabilities.

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.

December 31, 2019

(In millions of Korean won)

Name of company

Receivables

Payables

Associates and

joint ventures

Samsung SDS 19,723 636,169

Samsung Electro-Mechanics 2,457 207,339

Samsung SDI 103,809 135,048

Cheil Worldwide 423 415,785

Other 177,491 997,632

Total

303,903 2,391,973

Other related parties

Samsung C&T 230,535 1,215,575

Other 18,884 170,130

Total

249,419 1,385,705

Other

Samsung Engineering 2,734 629,584

S-1 1,464 50,498

Other 12,211 115,072

Total

16,409 795,154

Balances due from and to separate entities that are related parties of the Company.

Payables and others include lease liabilities.

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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respectively, in associates and joint ventures. In addition, there was no return of investments in associates and joint ventures

for the year ended December 31, 2020 (the return of investments in associates and joint ventures for the year ended December

31, 2019 was W 1,437 million). Furthermore, the Company acquired the PLP business from Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co.,

Ltd., an associate, at W 785,000 million for the year ended December 31, 2019.

(D) For the year ended December 31, 2020, the Company declared W 1,659,962 million of dividends (W 1,661,903 million for

the year ended December 31, 2019) to related parties. In addition, for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, the

Company declared W 125,744 million of dividends to the entities that are not related parties of the Company in accordance

with Korean IFRS 1024, but belong to the same conglomerate according to the Monopoly Regulation and Fair Trade Act. As

of December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, no dividends declared remains unpaid.

(E) For the year ended December 31, 2020, the Company entered into lease agreements with its related parties amounted to W

2,026 million, and the lease payments made to the related parties for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019 amounted

to W 51,798 million and W 55,805 million, respectively.

(F) Key management compensation

The compensation paid or payable to key management (executive directors) for their services for the years ended December

31, 2020 and 2019 consists of:

(In millions of Korean won)

2020 2019

Short-term employee benefits 13,333 9,821

Post-employment benefits 987 1,321

Other long-term employee benefits 7,287 6,449

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31. Information for 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, 2020 and 2019 are as follows:

(In millions of Korean won)

Samsung Display Co., Ltd. and its subsidiaries

2020 2019

Percentage of non-controlling interests 15.2% 15.2%

Balance as of January 1 7,427,228 7,181,049

Profit for the year 294,139 212,351

Dividends (54,121) (3,797)

Other 56,538 37,625

Balance as of December 31

7,723,784 7,427,228

(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, 2020 and 2019 are as follows:

(1) Summarized consolidated statements of financial position

(In millions of Korean won)

Samsung Display Co., Ltd. and its subsidiaries

December 31, 2020 December 31, 2019

Current assets 28,354,913 23,388,388

Non-current assets 26,904,627 30,343,285

Current liabilities 7,631,559 5,482,650

Non-current liabilities 841,323 3,687,057

Equity attributable to: 46,786,658 44,561,966

Owners of the parent company 46,282,988 44,021,178

Non-controlling interests 503,670 540,788

(2) Summarized consolidated statements of comprehensive income

(In millions of Korean won)

Samsung Display Co., Ltd. and its subsidiaries

2020 2019

Sales 30,474,830 30,957,776

Profit for the year 1,874,486 1,139,753

Other comprehensive income (loss) 408,022 161,549

Total comprehensive income attributable to: 2,282,508 1,301,302

Owners of the parent company 2,267,953 1,285,056

Non-controlling interests 14,555 16,246

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(3) Summarized consolidated statements of cash flows

(In millions of Korean won)

Samsung Display Co., Ltd. and its subsidiaries

2020 2019

Cash flows from operating activities 7,800,766 7,606,805

Cash flows from investing activities (6,933,401) (6,108,946)

Cash flows from financing activities (536,883) (1,503,785)

Reclassification to assets held-for-sale (139) -

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents (27,688) 2,435

Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents 302,655 (3,491)

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the year 672,880 676,371

Cash and cash equivalents at end of year 975,535 672,880

32. Assets and Liabilities Held-for-Sale

(A) Sales of ownership interest in SSM and SSL

For the year ended December 31, 2020, the Company decided to sell its 100% ownership in Samsung Suzhou Module Co., Ltd.

(“SSM”) and 60% ownership in Samsung Suzhou LCD Co., Ltd. (“SSL”) to TCL China Star Opto-electronics Technologies Co.

(CSOT). The Company entered into the sales agreement on August 28, 2020, and the sales will be completed within a year.

(B) Details of assets and liabilities classified as held-for-sale as of December 31, 2020 are as follows:

(In millions of Korean won)

December 31, 2020

Assets held-for-sale

Cash and cash equivalents 139

Inventories 53,157

Other current assets 26,474

Property, plant and equipment 766,614

Intangible assets 1,421

Other non-current assets 81,627

Total 929,432

Liabilities held-for-sale

Current liabilities 337,032

Non-current liabilities 1,710

Total 338,742

(In millions of Korean won)

December 31, 2020

Loss on overseas business translation, net of tax

(12,132)

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3. Other financial information

A. Restatement of financial statements and other matters to note

(1) Restatement of financial statements: N/A

(2) Acquisition, divestment, asset sales, and sale of business

The major acquisition, divestment and transfer of business during past three years are as follows.

[PLP Business]

- Details of acquisition

In accordance with the resolution of the Board of Directors on April 30, 2019, the Company acquired PLP business

from Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.(location: South Korea; CEO: Kyehyun Kyung) at a price of KRW

785,000 million on June 1, 2019 to strengthen its semiconductor competitiveness through securing next-generation

packaging technology.

- Details of the above statement can be found in the “Business Acquisition from Related Parties”, published in DART

(http://dart.fss.or.kr/) on April 30, 2019.

(KRW 100 mil)

Account

Forecast Actual

1st Year 2nd Year

Actual Difference Actual Difference

PLP Business

Sales 101

219 -

Operating Income

△1,273

△2,155 △1,095

14%

△44

98%

Net Income

△1,273

△2,155 △1,095

14%

△2,146

No third-party sales is recognized from PLP business as its products are internally transferred within the Company’s manufacturing process.

Actual operating income and net income for the first year of acquisition differs by 14% from the forecast due to several factors such as reduction in

wages.

Actual operating income for the first year of acquisition differs by 98% from the forecast due to several factors such as reduction in wages.

[Corephotonics Ltd.]

- Samsung Electronics Benelux B.V. (SEBN), the Company’s subsidiary, acquired 83.9% of the equity shares of

Corephotonics Ltd.(location: Tel Aviv, Israel; CEO: David Mendlovic) on January 28, 2019 and additional 8.5% on

March 4, 2019 to secure CIS optical technology and talent.

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(3) Information on the accounting treatment of the sales of assets related to asset backed securities and contingent liabilities

Accounting Treatment of the sale of assets related to asset backed securities:

- Not applicable

Litigation

The Company is involved in various claims, disputes, and investigations conducted by regulatory bodies, which arose

during the normal course of business with numerous entities. Although the outflow of resources and timing of these

matters are uncertain, as of the reporting date, the Company believes the outcome will not have a material impact on

the financial position of the Company.

Debt guarantee

- Domestic: Not applicable

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- Overseas:

(USD thousand)

Company Relationship Creditor

Guarantee Transactions

Limit of

guarantee

Expiry

date

Beginning

of period

Increase Decrease

End of

period

SEA Subsidiary BOA etc. 16-Dec-21 - - - - 1,328,000

SEM Subsidiary BBVA etc. 16-Dec-21 - - - - 485,000

SAMCOL Subsidiary Citibank etc. 16-Dec-21 89,718 27,391 - 117,109 310,000

SEDA Subsidiary BRADESCO etc. 16-Dec-21 - - - - 559,000

SECH Subsidiary Santander etc. 16-Dec-21 17,256 -

△17,256

- 142,000

SEPR Subsidiary BBVA etc. 16-Dec-21 90,587 -

△90,587

- 230,000

SSA Subsidiary SCB etc. 16-Dec-21 - - - - 318,000

SEMAG Subsidiary SocGen etc. 16-Dec-21 - - - - 110,000

SETK Subsidiary BNP etc. 16-Dec-21 64,752 104,528 - 169,280 837,000

SECE Subsidiary Citibank etc. 16-Dec-21 - - - - 74,434

SEEG Subsidiary HSBC 13-Jun-21 - - - - 85,000

SEIN Subsidiary BNP etc. 08-Nov-21 - - - - 145,000

SJC Subsidiary Mizuho Bank etc. 16-Dec-21 - - - - 916,062

SEUC Subsidiary Credit Agricole etc. 16-Dec-21 - - - - 150,000

SEDAM Subsidiary Citibank etc. 16-Dec-21 - - - - 222,000

SECA Subsidiary BoA 08-Nov-21 - - - - 70,000

SELA Subsidiary Citibank 16-Dec-21 - - - - 120,000

SEEH Subsidiary HSBC etc. 16-Dec-21 - - - - 653,000

SERK Subsidiary SOCGEN etc. 16-Dec-21 - - - - 269,800

SELV Subsidiary Citibank 16-Dec-21 - - - - 10,000

SAPL Subsidiary BOA etc. 16-Dec-21 - - - - 395,000

SEV Subsidiary SCB 08-Nov-21 - - - - 15,000

SAVINA Subsidiary HSBC etc. 08-Nov-21 - - - - 71,000

SET Subsidiary SCB 08-Nov-21 - - - - 30,000

SCIC Subsidiary HSBC etc. 16-Dec-21 - - - - 300,000

SME Subsidiary SCB 08-Nov-21 - - - - 110,000

SAMEX Subsidiary Citibank 16-Dec-21 - - - - 5,000

SEASA Subsidiary Citibank 16-Dec-21 - - - - 2,000

SSAP Subsidiary SCB 08-Nov-21 - - - - 30,000

SEPM Subsidiary HSBC 13-Jun-21 - - - - 35,000

SESAR Subsidiary HSBC 13-Jun-21 - - - - 50,000

AdGear Technologies Inc. Subsidiary BOA 08-Nov-21 - - - - 2,000

Harman International Industries, Inc. Subsidiary JP Morgan 13-Jun-21 - - - - 100,000

Harman International Japan Co., Ltd. Subsidiary MUFG 08-Nov-21 - - - - 25,000

Harman RUS CIS LLC Subsidiary SocGen 08-Nov-21 - - - - 15,000

Harman Holding Limited Subsidiary HSBC 13-Jun-21 - - - - 30,000

Harman do Brasil IndustriaEletronica e

Participacoes Ltda.

Harman da Amazonia Industria Eletronica e

Participacoes Ltda.

Subsidiary SocGen

08-Nov-21 - - - - 15,000

Harman Finance International, SCA Subsidiary JP Morgan etc. 27-May-22 392,210 38,289 - 430,499 430,499

SDN Subsidiary SIEL 17-Feb-23 - 273,243 - 243,243 478,175

Total 654,523 443,451

△107,843

990,131 9,172,970

Information above are prepared in consolidated basis. Debt guarantees for Harman Finance International, SCA, and SDN are provided

by Harman International Industries, Inc. and Samsung Display Co., Ltd., respectively.

SEC requires Board 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 Display Co., Ltd requires Board

approval for individual guarantees over KRW 10,000 million. Debt guarantees provided to SDN were approved by Board of Samsung

Display Co., Ltd.

SEC claims fees on the debt guarantees depending on the maturity date of each debt guarantee, general loan interest rate, etc.

In 2020, the Company claimed approximately USD 345,000 as guarantee fee and, as of the reporting date, has not received the amount.

In 2020, Samsung Display Co., Ltd. claimed approximately USD 69,000 as guarantee fee to SDN and, as of the reporting date,

has not collected the amount.

Refer to the notes to the consolidated financial statements for the information on contingent liabilities.

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(4) Other matters requiring attention in relation to the use of the financial statements

Emphasis of matter and key audit matter in Independent auditor’s report

Period Emphasis of matter Key audit matter

2020 Not applicable

(Consolidated financial statement)

1. Sales deduction related to the Sales promotion activities of products

2. Impairment of goodwill and intangible assets with indefinite useful lives

(Separate financial statement)

1. Sales deduction related to the Sales promotion activities of products

2019 Not applicable

(Consolidated financial statement)

1. Sales promotion activities related to the sales of products

2. Impairment of goodwill and intangible assets with indefinite useful lives

3. Appropriateness of depreciation expense cut-off on property, plant and equipment

(Separate financial statement)

1. Sales promotion activities related to the sales of products

2. Appropriateness of depreciation expense cut-off on property, plant and equipment

2018 Not applicable

(Consolidated financial statement)

1. Sales promotion activities related to the sales of products

2. Impairment of goodwill and intangible assets with indefinite useful lives

3. Appropriateness of depreciation expense cut-off on property, plant and equipment

4. Impairment of investments in associates and joint ventures

(Separate financial statement)

1. Sales promotion activities related to the sales of products

2. Appropriateness of depreciation expense cut-off on property, plant and equipment

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B. Allowance for bad debt

The allowances for bad debt by account over the past 3 years are as follows:

(KRW mil)

Period Account Receivables amount Allowance amount Allowance (%)

2020

Trade receivables 31,283,789 318,731 1.0%

Short-term loans 7,813 73 0.9%

Other receivables 3,663,822 59,283 1.6%

Advances 890,413 3,371 0.4%

Trade receivables (long-term) 85,575 0 0.0%

Other receivables (long-term) 401,582 204 0.1%

Advances (long-term) 1,397,698 5,972 0.4%

Long-term loans 113,944 1,309 1.1%

Total 37,844,636 388,943 1.0%

2019

Trade receivables 35,471,674 340,331 1.0%

Short-term loans 8,744 82 0.9%

Other receivables 4,237,479 58,359 1.4%

Advances 1,430,317 3,484 0.2%

Trade receivables (long-term) 411,229 79 0.0%

Other receivables (long-term) 346,780 307 0.1%

Advances (long-term) 774,472 7,333 0.9%

Long-term loans 120,540 1,335 1.1%

Total 42,801,235 411,310 1.0%

2018

Trade receivables 34,433,876 566,143 1.6%

Short-term loans 10,177 54 0.5%

Other receivables 3,111,442 30,708 1.0%

Advances 1,364,111 2,304 0.2%

Trade receivables (long-term) 1,046,252 5,421 0.5%

Other receivables (long-term) 223,986 337 0.2%

Advances (long-term) 960,392 9,366 1.0%

Long-term loans 125,700 549 0.4%

Total 41,275,936 614,882 1.5%

Based on consolidated financial statements.

Receivables amount represents the value after deducting present value discount account.

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Allowance for bad debt by year

(KRW mil)

2020 2019 2018

1. Allowance for bad debt

(beginning balance)

411,310 614,882 670,775

2. Net bad debt expense (①－②±③)

65,575 16,715 18,697

① Bad debt expense, etc (Write-off)

40,487 6,579 24,721

② Bad debt recovered

745 11,294 6,024

③ Others

25,833 21,430 -

3. Bad debts expense 43,208

△186,857 △37,196

4. Allowance for bad debts

(Ending balance)

388,943 411,310 614,882

Based on consolidated financial statements.

The guideline for bad debt allowances for trade receivables

(1) Calculation of bad debt allowance

 Bad debt allowance is calculated using an expected credit loss impairment model which is based on write-off

experience rate and future expected bad debt amount.

(2) Calculation basis of write-off experience rate and future expected bad debt:

 Write-off experience rate for each aging group of receivables is calculated based on the actual rate of credit losses

to three-year average receivables balance.

 Future expected bad debt is determined taking into consideration cases of debtor bankruptcy, compulsory execution,

death, disappearance, credit information of debtor and forward-looking information.

[Bad debt allowance by circumstance]

Circumstance 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 has been extinguished.

ㆍ When the third party collection agency notifies that collection is not possible.

ㆍ When the collateral is sold or insurance is received.

ㆍ When collection expense exceeds receivables amount.

The outstanding period of trade receivables

(KRW mil)

Less than

6 months

6 months ~

1 year

1 year ~

3 years

More than

3 years

Total

Amount

31,161,783 62,731 98,437 46,413 31,369,364

Ratio

99.4% 0.2% 0.3% 0.1% 100.0%

Base on consolidated financial statements.

Receivables amount in net present value.

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C. Inventory

- The inventory status by Division over the last three years is as follows:

(KRW mil)

Based on consolidated financial statements.

Inventories as of December 31, 2019 and 2018 has been restated due to inclusion of Health and Medical Equipment business in CE division.

Division Category 2020 2019 2018 Note

Finished goods 2,351,619

1,554,116 1,635,420

Work in process 136,255

146,387 121,043

Raw material 3,503,321

2,012,159 2,498,358

Material in transit 1,335,111

1,895,387 1,923,804

Total 7,326,306

5,608,049 6,178,625

Finished goods 3,968,844

2,426,034 2,525,787

Work in process 458,318

420,664 624,129

Raw material 3,726,192

3,228,906 3,305,566

Material in transit 824,662

810,599 715,361

Total 8,978,016

6,886,203 7,170,843

Semi-

conductor

Finished goods 1,639,523

1,740,881 2,498,132

Work in process 10,586,921

8,772,850 9,378,528

Raw material 1,636,803

1,332,267 863,607

Material in transit 43,564

66,033 22,697

Total 13,906,811

11,912,031 12,762,964

Finished goods 134,963

345,940 549,432

Work in process 650,762

488,468 559,960

Raw Material 603,779

634,990 720,622

Material in transit 33,271

22,214 82,677

Total 1,422,775

1,491,612 1,912,691

total

Finished goods 1,861,756

2,130,587 3,107,878

Work in process 11,298,157

9,302,907 10,297,065

Raw material 2,254,591

1,991,422 1,741,613

Material in transit 73,688

89,044 48,306

Total 15,488,192

13,513,960 15,194,862

Harman

Finished goods 502,117

746,742 558,014

Work in process 80,237

90,249 87,751

Raw material 337,386

372,231 363,432

Material in transit 224,961

145,329 141,524

Total 1,144,701

1,354,551 1,150,721

Total

Finished goods 9,387,886

8,115,116 8,836,098

Work in process 11,818,090

9,886,634 11,066,511

Raw material 9,790,766

7,747,110 8,048,139

Material in transit 1,046,403

1,017,604 1,033,956

Total 32,043,145

26,766,464 28,984,704

Inventory ratio (%)

[Inventory ÷ Total Assets]

8.5%

7.6% 8.5%

Inventory turnover (x)

[ Yearly COGS ÷ {(Beginning of inventory + End of

inventory)÷2}]

4.9

5.3 4.9

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Inventory counts

(1) Inspection date

ㆍ End of May and November (twice a year)

ㆍ For the difference in inventories between the inspection date and at the end of the year, the Company checks

all the warehouse record during the period in order to confirm the existence of the inventories as of the date of

the financial statements.

(2) Inspection method

ㆍ Internal warehouse: Closed & entire quantity inspection

※ Sample inspection for semi-conductor and DP work-in-progress inventories, SVC materials

ㆍ Outside warehouse

Perform check for the possession confirmation documents and sample tests at the third party warehouse and inventory-

in-transit.

ㆍ External auditors join and observe the inspection and carry out sample tests to check the existence and completeness.

※ For the HQ, the most recent inventory inspection was conducted on November 29, November 30, and December 1,

2020. Subsidiaries conducted the inventory inspection during the same period as HQ except for countries that restrict

movements due to recent spread of COVID-19.

Inventory aging and valuation

Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or net realizable value. Inventory as of Decenber 31, 2020 are as follows:

(KRW mil)

Category

Acquisition

cost

Inventory

valuation reserve

Balance Note

Finished goods

9,711,668

△323,782

9,387,886

Work in process

12,144,887

△326,797

11,818,090

Raw material

10,464,679

△673,913

9,790,766

Material in transit

1,046,403 - 1,046,403

Total

33,367,637

△1,324,492

32,043,145

Based on consolidated financial statements.

D. Fair value estimation

Refer to 6. Financial Instruments by Category and 31. Financial Risk Management in 『Ⅲ. Financial Affairs』.

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E. List of issued debt securities

Issued debt securities

(As of December 31, 2020) (KRW mil, %)

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 Oct 2,1997 108,800 7.7 AA-(S&P), Aa3(Moody's) Oct 1, 2027

Partial

redemption

Goldman Sachs et al.

Harman International Industries, Inc Corporate bonds Public offering May 11, 2015 435,200 4.2

Baa1 (Moody's),

A- (S&P)

May 15, 2025 Unredeemed

J.P.Morgan

et al.

Harman Finance International, SCA Corporate bonds Public offering May 27, 2015 468,383 2.0

Baa1 (Moody's),

A- (S&P)

May 27, 2022 Unredeemed

HSBC

et al.

Dowinsys Co., Ltd Corporate bonds Private placement Feb 28, 2020 23,000 0.5 - Feb 28, 2025 Unredeemed -

SEMES

Commercial paper Private placement Jan 3, 2020 80,000 2.0 A1 Apr 1, 2020 Redeemed -

SEMES Commercial paper

Private placement Feb 4, 2020 65,000 1.9 A1 May 4, 2020 Redeemed -

SEMES Commercial paper

Private placement Feb 26, 2020 30,000 1.8 A1 May 26, 2020 Redeemed -

SEMES Commercial paper

Private placement Feb 26, 2020 50,000 1.8 A1 May 22, 2020 Redeemed -

SEMES Commercial paper

Private placement Apr 1, 2020 50,000 2.1 A1 Jun 30, 2020 Redeemed -

SEMES Commercial paper

Private placement May 4, 2020 50,000 2.0 A1 Jul 31, 2020 Redeemed -

SEMES Commercial paper

Private placement Jun 12, 2020 50,000 2.1 A1 Oct 5, 2020 Redeemed -

SEMES Commercial paper

Private placement Jun 30, 2020 50,000 1.6 A1 Sep 28, 2020 Redeemed -

SEMES Commercial paper

Private placement Jul 31, 2020 50,000 1.3 A1 Oct 29, 2020 Redeemed -

SEMES Commercial paper

Private placement Oct 29, 2020 50,000 1.2 A1 Dec 30, 2020 Redeemed -

Total - - -

1,560,383 -

- - - -

The exchange rate as of the reporting date has been applied.

The rating institutions of Commercial paper are NICE Investors Service and Korea Ratings Corporation.

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Details and Compliance of the Bond Management Contract (Samsung Electronics)

(Reporting Date : December 31, 2020) (KRW mil, %)

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

Oct 2, 1997 Oct 1, 2027 108,800 Oct 2, 1997

The Bank of New York Mellon

Trust Company, N.A.

(Reporting Date: December 31, 2020)

Financial ratios

Contract details Not applicable

Implementation status Not applicable

Constraint on collateral

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 (disposed assets accounted for 0.1% of the total assets during 2020)

Constraint on governance

Contract Details Not applicable

Implementation Status Not applicable

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.

The base date of implementation is the date when most recent financial statements were prepared, which are used to determine the status of implementation.

The constraint on governance is as of the reporting date.

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Commercial Paper Balance

N/A

(Reporting Date: December 31, 2020)

(KRW mil)

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

ear

/ under 2 years

Above 2 years /

under 3 years

Above 3 years Total

Balance

Public - - - - - - - - -

Private - - - - - - - - -

Total - - - - - - - - -

Short Term Bond Unredeemed Balance

N/A

(Reporting Date: December 31, 2020) (KRW mil)

Maturity Under 10 days

Above 10 days /

under 30 days

Above 30 days /

under 90 days

Above 90 days /

under 180 days

Above 180 da

/ under 1 year

Total Issue limit Balance limit

Balance

Public

- - - - - - - -

Private

- - - - - - - -

Total

- - - - - - - -

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Corporate Bond Unredeemed Balance

(Reporting Date: December 31, 2020) (KRW mil)

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 5,440 473,823 5,440 5,440 440,640 10,880 - 941,663

Private - - - - - - - -

Total 5,440 473,823 5,440 5,440 440,640 10,880 - 941,663

Based on consolidated financial statements.

The exchange rate as of the reporting date has been applied.

- Corporate Bond Unredeemed Balance (Samsung Electronics)

(Reporting Date: December 31, 2020) (KRW mil)

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 5,440 5,440 5,440 5,440 5,440 10,880 - 38,080

Total 5,440 5,440 5,440 5,440 5,440 10,880 - 38,080

The exchange rate as of the reporting date has been applied.

- Corporate Bond Unredeemed Balance (Harman)

(Reporting Date: December 31, 2020) (KRW mil)

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 - 468,383 - - 435,200 - - 903,583

Total - 468,383 - - 435,200 - - 903,583

The exchange rate as of the reporting date has been applied.

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- Corporate Bond Unredeemed Balance (Dowinsys)

(Reporting Date: December 31, 2020) (KRW mil)

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

Private - - - - 23,000 - - 23,000

Total - - - - 23,000 - - 23,000

Outstanding balance of corporate bonds are intercompany balances eliminated in consolidated financial statements.

Hybrid Bond Outstanding Balance

N/A

(Reporting Date: December 31, 2020) (KRW mil)

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 - - - - - - - -

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Contingent Convertible Bond Outstanding Balance

N/A

(Reporting Date: December 31, 2020)

(KRW mil)

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. 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, but are not limited to:

• 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, DP and Harman

• 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

The business environment remained challenging in 2020 as a slowdown in developed markets weighed on the global

economy due to effects of the prolonged pandemic, while uncertainties, such as a US-China trade conflict, intensified.

Despite the formidable economic conditions, the support of our shareholders and hard work of our employees enabled

Samsung Electronics in 2020 to achieve total revenue of KRW 237 trillion and operating profit of KRW 36 trillion on a

consolidated basis, and total revenue of KRW 166 trillion and operating profit of KRW 21 trillion on a standalone basis.

Our financial structure remained sound—we recorded a debt ratio of 37.1%, capital adequacy ratio of 73.0%, and ROE of

9.8% on a consolidated basis. On a standalone basis, the respective figures were 25.3%, 79.8%, and 8.6%. Our brand

value in 2020 was evaluated at USD 62.3 billion (Interbrand; October 2020), up 2% from last year’s figure and rising one

position to become the world’s fifth most valuable brand.

On the business side, we further strengthened profitability and cost competitiveness of the component business, extending

our capabilities in core technologies to include full-fledged migration to 6th generation V-NAND. In addition, we

solidified our industry and market leadership by launching the Galaxy Z Flip and Z Fold 2 while expanding sales of ultra-

large QLED TVs and Bespoke products.

In 2021, we expect the external environment to remain difficult: macro uncertainties such as trade conflicts and COVID-

19 are likely to persist, while intensifying competition for our main products amid a rapidly changing paradigm in the IT

industry will present numerous hurdles. As always, we plan to face challenges head on and use our meticulous preparation

to turn them into opportunities.

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3. Financial position and performance (consolidated)

A. Financial position

(KRW mil)

Classification 2020 2019 Increase/decrease % change

Current assets 198,215,579 181,385,260 16,830,319 9.3%

- Cash and cash

equivalents

29,382,578 26,885,999 2,496,579 9.3%

- Short-term financial

instruments

92,441,703 76,252,052 16,189,651 21.2%

- Other current

financial

assets

2,828,562 5,641,652 (2,813,090) (49.9%)

- Trade and other

receivables

30,965,058 35,131,343 (4,166,285) (11.9%)

- Inventories 32,043,145 26,766,464 5,276,681 19.7%

- Other current assets 10,554,533 10,707,750 (153,217) (1.4%)

Non-current assets 180,020,139 171,179,237 8,840,902 5.2%

- Other non-current

financial assets

13,778,185 9,969,716 3,808,469 38.2%

- Associates and joint

ventures

8,076,779 7,591,612 485,167 6.4%

- Property, plant and

equipment

128,952,892 119,825,474 9,127,418 7.6%

- Intangible assets 18,468,502 20,703,504 (2,235,002) (10.8%)

- Other non-current

assets

10,743,781 13,088,931 (2,345,150) (17.9%)

Total assets 378,235,718 352,564,497 25,671,221 7.3%

Current liabilities 75,604,351 63,782,764 11,821,587 18.5%

Non-current liabilities 26,683,351 25,901,312 782,039 3.0%

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Classification 2020 2019 Increase/decrease % change

Total liabilities 102,287,702 89,684,076 12,603,626 14.1%

Equity attributable to

owners of the parent

267,670,331 254,915,472 12,754,859 5.0%

Non-controlling

interest

8,277,685 7,964,949 312,736 3.9%

Total equity 275,948,016 262,880,421 13,067,595 5.0%

Total liabilities and

equity

378,235,718 352,564,497 25,671,221 7.3%

Capital adequacy ratio 73.0% 74.6% (1.6%p)

Debt-to-equity ratio 37.1% 34.1% 3.0%p

Inventory turnover 4.9 5.3 (0.4)

Presented in accordance with K-IFRS.

In case of rejection at the AGM or any revisions, amended figure and reasons will be announced via a corrective disclosure.

Samsung Electronics’ total assets in 2020 were KRW 378.2357 trillion, an increase of KRW 25.6712 trillion (7.3%) from

the previous year. This includes an increase of KRW 16.1897 trillion in short-term financial instruments, KRW 9.1274

trillion in tangible assets caused by large-scale facility investment for the semiconductor and DP businesses.

Total liabilities were KRW 102.2877 trillion, an increase of KRW 12.6036 trillion (14.1%) from the previous year. This

includes an increase of KRW 11.8216 trillion (18.5%) in current liabilities and an increase of KRW 0.7820 trillion (3.0%)

in non-current liabilities. The changes are attributable to a KRW 3.0425 trillion increase in tax liability and a KRW 1.7570

trillion increase in deferred tax liabilities. In addition, in 2020, lease liabilities and short-term borrowing increased by

KRW 2.6617 trillion and 2.1600 trillion respectively.

Total equity was KRW 275.9480 trillion, an increase of KRW 13.0676 trillion (5.0%) from the previous year. Retained

earnings increased by KRW 16.4853 trillion year-on-year from net income of KRW 26.0908 trillion and dividends of

KRW 9.6192 trillion. Other components of equity decreased by KRW 3.7183 trillion due to factors such as the overseas

operations translation difference.

In terms of financial ratios, the Company maintained a sound financial structure as the capital adequacy ratio decreased by

1.6%pts from the previous year to 73.0% and the debt-to-equity ratio increased by 3.0%pts from the previous year to

37.1%.

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B. Performance

(KRW mil)

Classification 2020 2019 Increase/decrease % change

Sales

236,806,988 230,400,881 6,406,107 2.8%

Cost of sales

144,488,296 147,239,549 (2,751,253) (1.9%)

Gross profit

92,318,692 83,161,332 9,157,360 11.0%

Selling and administrative expenses

56,324,816 55,392,823 931,993 1.7%

Operating profit

35,993,876 27,768,509 8,225,367 29.6%

Other income

1,384,068 1,778,666 (394,598) (22.2%)

Other expenses

2,488,902 1,414,707 1,074,195 75.9%

Gain on valuation using the equity

method of accounting

506,530 412,960 93,570 22.7%

Financial income

12,267,600 10,161,632 2,105,968 20.7%

Financial expenses

11,318,055 8,274,871 3,043,184 36.8%

Income before income tax expense

36,345,117 30,432,189 5,912,928 19.4%

Income tax expense

9,937,285 8,693,324 1,243,961 14.3%

Net income

26,407,832 21,738,865 4,668,967 21.5%

Equity attributable to owners of the

parent

26,090,846 21,505,054 4,585,792 21.3%

Non-controlling interests

316,986 233,811 83,175 35.6%

Presented in accordance with K-IFRS.

In case of rejection at the AGM or any revisions, amended figure and reasons will be announced via a corrective disclosure.

In 2020, revenue increased year-on-year by KRW 6.4061 trillion (2.8%) to KRW 236.8070 trillion driven by expanding

sales of TVs and premium digital appliances as well as growing memory demand. Operating profit increased by KRW

8.2254 trillion (29.6%) to KRW 35.9939 trillion.

Income before income taxes increased year-on-year by KRW 5.9129 trillion (19.4%) to KRW 36.3451 trillion, and net

income increased by KRW 4.6690 trillion (21.5%) to KRW 26.4078 trillion.

We continued to maintain a sound financial structure, showcased by an increase in ROE by 1.3%pts year-on-year to 9.8%,

as well as increase in net profit ratio by 1.8%pts to 11.2%.

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[Performance by division]

(

KRW mil)

Classification Division Business

2020 2019 Change

Amount Share Amount Share Amount (%)

Sales

CE Division 48,173,324 20.3% 45,322,843 19.7% 2,850,481 6.3%

IM Division 99,587,493 42.1% 107,266,155 46.6% (7,678,662) (7.2%)

DS Division

Semi-

conductor

72,857,803 30.8% 64,939,052 28.2% 7,918,751 12.2%

DP 30,585,715 12.9% 31,053,929 13.5%

(468,214)

(1.5%)

Total 103,036,146 43.5% 95,518,002 41.5%

7,518,144

7.9%

Harman Division 9,183,748 3.9% 10,077,096 4.4% (893,348) (8.9%)

Overall Sales 236,806,988 100.0% 230,400,881 100.0%

6,406,107

2.8%

Operating profit

CE Division 3,561,536 9.9% 2,508,998 9.0% 1,052,538 42.0%

IM Division 11,472,671 31.9% 9,272,468 33.4% 2,200,203 23.7%

DS Division

Semi-

conductor

18,804,970 52.2% 14,016,302 50.5%

4,788,668

34.2%

DP 2,236,919 6.2% 1,581,333 5.7%

655,586

41.5%

Total 21,120,231 58.7% 15,581,687 56.1%

5,538,544

35.5%

Harman Division 55,518 0.2% 322,331 1.2% (266,813) (82.8%)

Overall operating profit 35,993,876 100.0% 27,768,509 100.0%

8,225,367

29.6%

Includes inter-divisional sales.

2019 sales and operating profit was revised to include Health & Medical Equipment Business.

(CE Division)

The CE Division’s revenue in 2020 increased by KRW 2.8505 trillion (6.3%) from the previous year to KRW 48.1733

trillion. Operating profit grew by KRW 1.0525 trillion (42.0%) to KRW 3.5615 trillion, the gains driven by an increase in

sales of premium products, which include ultra-large QLED TVs, Grande AI, and models in the Bespoke lineup.

CE continues to grow by focusing on strategic products: market-leading ultra-large QLED TVs featuring premium

technology, Bespoke refrigerators tailored to experience-oriented lifestyles, as well as large dryers, module-type air

purifiers, and garment care appliances.

In the TV business, we continue to extend the boundaries of the overall market with innovative products such as 8K ultra-

large TVs, Neo QLEDs that are full of innovative technologies, our Lifestyle TVs—The Premier in 120”–130”, The

Frame, The Serif, and The Sero—which are suitable for different lifestyles, as well as soundbars, outdoor signage, and

gaming monitors. We offer new user experiences by applying AI and IoT to our picture and audio technologies, and have

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remained atop the TV market, having captured the highest market share for a 15th consecutive year by utilizing our design

competitiveness.

In 2021, we will keep executing our strategy in the premium TV market. For QLED, we aim to hone our competitiveness

in picture quality with new models of further-enhanced Neo QLED TV, and launch MICRO LED TVs with top features in

80” to 110” range. In addition, we will enhance our eco-friendly activities, including the use of eco packaging and solar-

powered remote control.

In the home appliance business, we continue to add and increase conveniences in our consumers’ lives with innovative

products and services based on highly-efficient, eco-friendly technologies that are a result of a deep understanding of

changing lifestyles. We are also creating new value with smart appliances that connect with other devices as well as a suite

of services based on Bixby and SmartThings.

In 2021, we will keep fortifying our status as a global brand in home appliances by increasing sales of hygiene-related

products to suit contactless lifestyles to counter the spread of COVID-19 and expanding Bespoke lineup—launched to

address customer needs to enjoy the user experience—from refrigerators to other products

(IM Division)

The IM division’s revenue in 2020 was KRW 99.5875 trillion, a decrease of KRW 7.6787 trillion (7.2%) compared to the

previous year, while operating profit increased by KRW 2.2002 trillion (23.7%) to KRW 11.4727 trillion. Although HHP

sales declined due to the pandemic, operating profit grew as tablet sales increased and production costs improved.

Despite rapidly developing technologies and mounting global uncertainties, the IM Division achieved solid results by

adopting new technologies and strengthening our lineup, focusing mainly the Galaxy Series, our premium models.

Starting with the April 2019 launch of the Galaxy S10 5G, the world’s first 5G smartphone, we quickly addressed the

initial stages of the 5G market by introducing a number of 5G models and created a new category in the mobile market by

introducing Galaxy Fold with a foldable display. In 2020, we led the mobile technology trend by introducing Galaxy Z

Flip, which folds from top-down, and a further enhanced Z Fold, the Galaxy Z Fold2. In addition, we strengthened our

product competitiveness by revamping our mass-market lineup, mainly the A Series, a move that was well received by the

market and contributed to bolstering business efficiency.

To lead market changes amid fierce competition, we will differentiate our premium products by expanding our 5G lineup

and bringing our foldable products to the mainstream. We will also quickly embrace state-of-the-art technologies to keep

strengthening competitiveness of our mass-market models. Moreover, we will offer new and innovative user experiences

by leading the convergence of technologies such as 5G, AI, and IoT. We will also provide a colorful and easy-to-use

mobile experience for our smartphone users via connection with premium tablets including Galaxy Tab S, wearable

devices such as a smartwatch, Wi-Fi Bluetooth earphones, and other accessories, as well as practical and valuable services

such as Samsung Pay, Samsung Health, SmartThings, and more.

(DS Division: Semiconductor)

The semiconductor business’s 2020 revenue increased by KRW 7.9188 trillion (12.2%) from the previous year to KRW

72.8578 trillion due to strong demand for server and mobile. Operating profit increased by KRW 4.7887 trillion (34.2%)

to KRW 18.8050 trillion year-on-year.

In the memory business, we achieved a solid performance by addressing demand from contactless businesses amid

exacerbating uncertainties due to prolonged impact of COVID-19. In 2021, we will preemptively address the changes

expected to take place after the pandemic by capitalizing on our product competitiveness, as demand is expected to be

strong driven by an acceleration of a digital transformation and economic recovery.

For DRAM, we are the only player in the industry to mass produce EUV-based products, having become the first to secure

core technology in next-generation DRAM development and achieving a breakthrough in advanced node processes. We

will continue to lead the market by enhancing competitiveness in the markets for emerging technologies, including AI and

edge computing.

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For NAND, we conducted full-fledged migration to 6th-generation V-NAND while actively addressing mobile and laptop

SSD demand. We will work to expand our market share by entering the premium market with high-performance SSDs and

by securing leadership in both the capacity and function of mobile products.

System LSI grew year-on-year, led by increase in demand for IT devices on the continuation of a trend toward remote

working and learning due to COVID-19. We will remain flexible to changes in the market by expanding our new areas of

business where strong growth is expected, such as in automotives and wearables.

For SoC products, we improved our competitiveness and strengthened our lineup with high-end products as well as

flagship products. In addition, we are preparing for the future by developing our own next-generation communications

technology solutions and GPU solutions. For image sensors, we are leading the market for mobile image sensors that are

on the level of DSLR with ISOCELL Bright technology. We will continue to grow by strengthening our portfolio by

developing and commercializing sensors with new technologies, such as image sensors for automotives.

Foundry demand is expected to be strong for the time being, due to competition between fabless customers and growing

demand for data centers and PCs. We will address the demand via EUV-line ramp-ups and early operation of the new line

in Pyeongtaek. In addition, we will continue expanding our business by securing technology competitiveness in advanced

nodes and diversifying our legacy process portfolio.

(DS Division: Display)

The DP Division’s revenue in 2020 was KRW 30.5857 trillion, slightly down from the previous year by KRW 0.4682

trillion (1.5%). However, operating profit increased by KRW 0.6556 trillion (41.5%) to KRW 2.2369 trillion as sales of

value-added OLED panels expanded.

In mobile display, market uncertainties were aggravated by weak consumer sentiment due to the pandemic and rising

competition. Yet, we solidified our position in the smartphone panel market by increasing our customer base thanks to our

continuous efforts to offer differentiated technology.

In 2021, amid accelerating penetration of 5G smartphones, we will continue to improve the basic features of OLED panels

as smartphone makers are likely to increasingly adopt the technology in their growing number of 5G models for

advantages such as power efficiency and ultra-thin design. We will also use our differentiated technology to expand our

customer base. Moreover, we will secure technologies needed to increase accessibility of foldable products and enhance

product quality through cooperation with our clients.

In large displays, we will solidify the foundation for our business in the premium market by changing our business

structure based on our differentiated technology to QD display in a timely manner and establishing a solid customer

portfolio.

(Harman Division)

The Harman Division’s revenue and operating profit in 2020 declined year-on-year as COVID-19 weakened demand from

automotive companies and consumers. Revenue decreased by KRW 0.8933 trillion (8.9%) to KRW 9.1837 trillion and

profitability decreased by KRW 0.2668 trillion (82.8%) to KRW 0.0555 trillion.

Harman is working to continue its outstanding performance in automotive components, consumer audio, and professional

solutions. To do so, we constantly strive to enhance our competitiveness through innovations, conversion with other areas

of our businesses—including mobile, IT, display, and AI—and with offerings of a variety of brands and product groups.

As a leader in the car component market, we will continue to supply the quality made famous by the Harman brand across

all segments, ranging from the mass-market through to and beyond premium models. We will enhance the leadership even

further by spearheading technology innovations, such as the world’s first 5G TCU (telematics control unit).

In the consumer audio market, Harman’s innovative technologies have firmly established the brand’s reputation among

consumers and music lovers. Our portable Bluetooth speakers and earphones have achieved the highest market share for

several years based on our brand reputation, leading the consumer audio market. We will continue to launch products to

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deliver new user experiences, improving our performance and pushing our brand reputation even higher.

We expect the business environment in 2021 to remain clouded by external uncertainties—the prolonged pandemic, short

supply of automotive semiconductors globally, and trade conflicts, all amid and intense competition. We plan to face such

challenges head on and keep preparing thoroughly for the future, such as by offering a whole new experience inside an

automobile by integrating IT and connectivity technologies with automotive technology and thus strengthening our

position in the connected car market. Through these efforts, we will achieve solid earnings and, in turn, contribute to

enhancing shareholder value.

C. New and closed businesses

N/A

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D. Changes in organizational structure

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

and then completed the sale of the printing solutions business in November 2017; in June 2017, the System LSI

business was divided into Foundry and System LSI businesses.

[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, System LSI, DP) DS Division (Memory, System 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 June 2017]

Before After

Business

organization

CE Division (Visual display, Digital appliances,

Medical devices)

CE Division (Visual display, Digital appliances,

Medical devices)

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

DS Division (Memory, System LSI, DP) DS Division (Memory, System LSI, Foundry, DP)

- Harman Division

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)

The Harman Division was added with the acquisition of Harman International Industries, Inc. in March 2017.

The Health & Medical Equipment Business was excluded from the CE Division in 1Q18 and re-included in 1Q20.

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E. 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 related to the US dollar, Euro, Indian rupee and Japanese yen.

(KRW)

Currency 2020 2019 Change Change (%)

USD 1088.00 1157.80 (69.80) (6.0)

EUR 1338.24 1297.43 40.81 3.1

INR 14.86 16.23 (1.37) (8.4)

JPY 10.54 10.63 (0.09) (0.9)

The foreign currency exposure to financial assets and liabilities of a 5% currency rate change against the Korean won

(before income tax) are presented below:

(KRW mil)

Currency

December 31, 2020 December 31, 2019

Increase Decrease Increase Decrease

USD 174,400 (174,400) 163,062 (163,062)

EUR 112,244 (112,244) 127,507 (127,507)

INR 21,959 (21,959) 64,153 (64,153)

JPY (22,143) 22,143 (23,062) 23,062

To minimize foreign exchange risk arising from operating activities, the Company maintains the same level of equity and

liability in each currency regardless of foreign exchange fluctuations. 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 effectively manages its foreign exchange risk by regular monitoring foreign exchange rates and limits all

foreign exchange transactions besides the purpose of hedging risks.

F. Recognition of asset impairment loss

The Company conducts an annual review on asset impairment of CGUs (cash generating unit). The recoverable amount of

a CGU is based on the calculation of value in use, and the value in use is calculated using a BTCF (before tax cash flow)

assumption that based on the financial budget for the next five years (or longer if mid- to long-term plans for new

businesses with emerging technologies are deemed appropriate) 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.

Impairment losses are recognized to the extent the carrying amount exceeds the recoverable amount of a CGU. The

recoverable amount is determined by choosing the greater figure between the use-value and fair-value, which deducts the

disposal amount per cost. Recognized impairment gains or losses in 2020 reached KRW 325.2 billion for tangible assets

and KRW 918.1 billion for intangible assets.

Refer to 『E. Equity Investments in other corporations』 of 『IX. Affiliates and Subsidiaries』 for more details about asset

impairment loss.

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4. Liquidity, financing, and expenditure

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 preemptively manages risks by predicting cash flow on a regular basis. We efficiently manage liquidity risk

through cash pooling by region, which allows the use of internal funds in case of lack of funds in the region. 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 provides payment guarantees, securing the limit of borrowing for overseas subsidiaries to

prepare for any potential need for large-scale liquidity.

A. Current status of liquidity

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.

2020 2019

Cash coverage

(liquid funds/borrowings)

617% 591%

Moody’s requires 400% or higher for an Aaa rating

As of December 31, 2020, the Company’s liquidity is presented below:

(KRW mil)

Classification 2020 2019 Change

Liquid funds

Cash and cash equivalents

29,382,578 26,885,999 2,496,579

Short-term financial instruments

92,441,703 76,252,052 16,189,651

Short-term financial assets at amortized cost

2,757,111 3,914,216 (1,157,105)

Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss

71,451 1,727,436 (1,655,985)

Total financial assets

124,652,843 108,779,703 15,873,140

Borrowings

Short-term borrowings

16,553,429 14,393,468 2,159,961

Current portion of long-term liabilities

716,099 846,090 (129,991)

Debentures

948,137 975,298 (27,161)

Long-term borrowings

1,999,716 2,197,181 (197,465)

Total financial liabilities

20,217,381 18,412,037 1,805,344

Net cash (liquid funds – borrowings)

104,435,462 90,367,666 14,067,796

Current portion of long-term liabilities is current portion of long-term borrowings and current portion of debentures.

As of the end of 2020, the Company had KRW 124.6528 trillion of financial assets.

These liquid funds include: i) cash and cash equivalents; ii) short-term financial instruments; iii) short-term financial

assets at amortized cost; and iv)

financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income. This balance increased

by KRW 15.8731 trillion from KRW 108.7797 trillion at the end of the previous year.

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The Company’s borrowings (including debentures) are KRW 20.2174 trillion, an increase of KRW 1.8053 trillion from

KRW 18.4120 trillion at the end of the previous year.

The Company’s liquidity includes an inflow of KRW 65.2870 trillion in cash flows from operating activities and an

outflow of KRW 40.2718 trillion in acquisition of tangible assets, and KRW 9.6768 in dividends. The Company’s net cash

(liquid funds – borrowings) in 2020 is KRW 104.4355 trillion, which is an increase of KRW 14.0678 trillion from KRW

90.3677 trillion at the end of the previous year.

B. Financing and expenditures

(Borrowings)

As of December 31, 2020, the Company’s borrowings (including debentures) are presented below:

(KRW mil)

Classification Creditor

Annual interest rate

(%)

2020 2019

Short-term borrowings

Collateralized borrowings

Woori Bank, etc. 0.0–18.3 14,275,043 11,734,361

Non-collateralized borrowings

CitiBank, etc. 0.0–16.3 2,278,386 2,659,107

Total short-term borrowings

16,553,429 14,393,468

Liquid long-term borrowings

Bank borrowings

- - - 35,376

Capital lease liabilities

CSSD, etc. 3.8 710,781 805,068

Total liquid long-term borrowings

710,781 840,444

Long-term borrowings

Capital lease liabilities

CSSD, etc. 3.8 1,999,716 2,197,181

Classification Issuance date Maturity date

Annual interest

rate (%)

2020 2019

Debentures

USD denominated

straight bonds

Oct 2, 1997 Oct 1, 2027 7.7

38,080 (USD

35,000,000)

46,312

(USD 40,000,000)

USD denominated

debenture bonds

May 11, 2015 May 15, 2025 4.2

435,200 (USD

400,000,000)

463,120

(USD 400,000,000)

EUR denominated

debenture bonds

May 27, 2015 May 27, 2022 2.0

468,383 (EUR

350,000,000)

454,100

(EUR 350,000,000)

Sub Total 941,663

963,532

Premium on bonds payable (discount on bonds payable) 11,792

17,412

Total 953,455

980,944

Deduction: Current debentures

-5,318

-5,646

Non-current debentures

948,137

975,298

(Borrowings and payment of borrowings)

The Company’s short-term borrowing increases or decreases depending on the discount amount of trade receivables. In

2020, short-term borrowing and long-term borrowing increased by KRW 2.1912 trillion and 0.0145 trillion, respectively.

KRW 0.8649 trillion of debenture and long-term borrowing was repaid.

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(Plan for payment of borrowings)

The Company’s plan for payment of borrowings (including debentures) is presented below:

(KRW mil)

Year of payment Amount of payment

2021

17,343,561

2022

1,031,993

2023

456,643

2024

359,807

2025~

1,246,801

Total

20,438,805

Amount calculated excluding bond discount, premium on bonds payable, and present value of bonds payable discount.

(Compliance to bond management contract conditions)

The Company’s bonds are subject to conditions to protect investors such as constraint on collateral, constraint on disposal

of assets, etc., and the Company complies with these conditions.

5. Off-Balance Sheet Activities

- Refer to 『2. Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements』 in 『III. Financial Affairs』

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6. Other information for investment decision making

A. Significant accounting policies and estimation

- The Company applied the following major amended and enacted standards for the annual period beginning on January 1,

2020:

Korean IFRS 1103 (revised), Business Combinations

The Company has applied Korean IFRS 1103, Business Combinations, for the first time for their annual reporting period

commencing January 1, 2020. In accordance with the transitional provisions in Korean IFRS 1103, comparative figures

have not been restated. The application impacts of Korean IFRS 1103 refer to 『2. Notes to Consolidated Financial

Statements』 in 『III. Financial Affairs』

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 to avert risk.

- Refer to 『8. Derivative Instruments and Put Options』 in 『II. Businesses Overview』 and 『3. Notes to Financial

Statements』 in 『III. Financial Affairs』 for Derivatives and risk management policy.

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V. Auditor’s Report

1. Introduction

Deloitte Anjin conducted audits on the consolidated/separate financial statements of financial position of the Company as

at December 31, 2020 and Samil PwC conducted audits on the Company’s consolidated/separate statements of financial

position as at December 31, 2019, and 2018, and the related consolidated/separate statements of profit or loss,

comprehensive income, changes in equity and cash flows for the years then ended and expressed an unqualified opinion

on those financial statements. All of the Company’s subsidiaries were expressed unqualified opinion for the years ended

December 31, 2020, 2019, and 2018.

Period end Company Auditor Audit Opinion Emphasis of Matter Key Audit Matter(s)

Dec 31, 2020 Deloitte Anjin Unqualified Not applicable

(Consolidated)

1. Sales deduction related to the sales promotion

activities of products

2. Impairment of goodwill and intangible assets

with indefinite useful lives

(Separate)

1. Sales deduction related to the sales promotion

activities of products

Dec 31, 2019 Samil PwC Unqualified Not applicable

(Consolidated)

1. Sales promotion activities related to the sale

of products.

2. Impairment of goodwill and intangible assets

with indefinite useful lives.

3. Appropriateness of depreciation expense cut-

off on property, plant and equipment.

(Separate)

1. Sales promotion activities related to the sale

of products.

2. Appropriateness of depreciation expense

cut-off on property, plant and equipment.

Dec 31, 2018 Samil PwC Unqualified Not applicable

(Consolidated)

1. Sales promotion activities related to the sale

of products.

2. Impairment of goodwill and intangible assets

with indefinite useful lives.

3. Appropriateness of depreciation expense cut-

off on property, plant and equipment

4. Impairment of investments in associates and

joint ventures.

(Separate)

1. Sales promotion activities related to the sale

of products.

2. Appropriateness of depreciation expense cut-

off on property, plant and equipment

Audit opinion on both separate and consolidated financial statements.

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< Review and audit plan for the year ended December 31, 2020>

Review Period Planned Dates

2020 1Q

Pre-review

Mar 9, 2020 – Mar 27, 2020

Review

Apr 6, 2020 – May 13, 2020

2020 2Q

Pre-review

Jun 8, 2020 – Jun 26, 2020

Review

Jul 6, 2020 – Aug 13, 2020

2020 3Q

Pre-review

Sep 7, 2020 – Sep 25, 2020

Review

Oct 5, 2020 – Nov 13, 2020

Audit of IT systems and automated internal controls

Apr 9, 2020 – Jan 29, 2021

Early substantive audit procedures (annual audit)

Mar 9, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020

Audit of Internal Control over Financial Reporting (“ICFR”)

Apr 27, 2020 – Feb 17, 2021

Update of early substantive audit procedures and audit of financial statements

Jan 11, 2021 – Feb 17, 2021

Above schedule is for the review and audit of separate and consolidated financial statements and the audit of ICFR.

[Audit Contract Description] (KRW mil)

Fiscal Period Auditor Description

Contract Actual

Audit

fee

Total

Hours

Fee

Claimed

Hours

spent

Year ended

Dec 31, 2020

Deloitte Anjin

- Review of the interim separate/consolidated financial statements

- Audit of separate/consolidated financial statements

- Audit of Internal Control over Financial Reporting (ICFR)

8,400 85,721 8,400 86,128

Year ended

Dec 31, 2019

Samil PwC

- Review of the interim separate/consolidated financial statements

- Audit of separate/consolidated financial statements

- Audit of Internal Control over Financial Reporting (ICFR)

6,481 69,685 6,481 69,021

Year ended

Dec 31, 2018

Samil PwC

- Review of the interim consolidated/separate financial statements

- Audit on consolidated/separate financial statements

4,400 50,004 4,400 50,401

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[Non-Audit Service Contract Description] (KRW mil)

Fiscal Period Contract Date Non-audit Service Description Period for Service Compensation Note

Year ended

Dec 31, 2020

Jun 2017 E-discovery advisory services Jan – Dec 2020 59

Deloitte Anjin

Year ended

Dec 31, 2019

Feb 2019 SOC 2 certification and other advisory services Feb – Sep 2019 258

Samil PwC

Oct 2019 Custom tax and other advisory services Oct – Dec 2019 127

Subtotal 385

Year ended

Dec 31, 2018

Nov 2017 Tax advisory Jan ~ Mar 2018 194

Samil PwC

Dec 2018 Tax advisory Dec 2018 149

Dec 2016 Custom tax advisory Jan ~ Dec 2018 253

Subtotal 596

In addition to audit of the Company’s financial statements, Deloitte Anjin has provided non-audit service described above.

The Company has not expensed any fee for such service during the 2020.

[Details of internal audit committee’s discussion with Auditors]

No. Date Participants Method Details of discussion

1 Jan 28, 2020

Audit Committee: 3 members

Company: Head of Audit Team

Auditor: Signing partner and 1 other

Face-to-face

meeting

- Key Audit Matters and others audit focus areas

- Progress of audit of Internal Control over Financial

Reporting

- Other required communications at the completion

stage of the audit

2 Apr 27, 2020

Audit Committee: 3 members

Company: Head of Audit Team

Auditor: Signing partner and 1 other

Face-to-face

meeting

- Audit plan for the year ending December 31, 2020

- Discussion of quarterly review focus areas and

independence of non-audit services

- Other mandatory communications at the planning

stage of the audit

3 Jul 28, 2020

Audit Committee: 3 members

Company: Head of Audit Team

Auditor: Signing partner and 1 other

Face-to-face

meeting

- Annual audit plan and its progress

- Plan for the Key Audit Matters selection

- Progress of audit of Internal Control over Financial

Reporting

- Discussion of quarterly review focus areas and other

required communications

4 Oct 27, 2020

Audit Committee: 3 members

Company: Head of Audit Team

Auditor: Signing partner and 1 other

Face-to-face

meeting

- Annual audit plan and its progress

- Plan for the Key Audit Matters selection

- Progress of audit of Internal Control over Financial

Reporting

- Discussion of quarterly review focus areas and other

required communications

5 Jan 26, 2021

Audit Committee: 3 members

Company: Head of Audit Team

Auditor: Signing partner and 1 other

Face-to-face

meeting

- Key Audit Matters and others audit focus areas

- Progress of audit of Internal Control over Financial

Reporting

- Other required communications at the completion

stage of the audit

Samil PwC discussed with the audit committee from April, 2018 to January, 2020, and Deloitte Anjin discussed with the audit committee from April

2020.

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2. Change of Independent Auditor

Upon termination of the contract with previous auditor, Samil PwC, Deloitte Anjin has been designated as the Company’s

external auditor for three years ending December 31, 2022, in accordance with periodic designation regulation of Article

11 (1) and (2) of the “Act on External Audit of Stock Companies, Etc.”, Article 17 of the “Enforcement Decree of the Act

on External Audit of Stock Companies, Etc.”, and Article 10 and Article 15 (1) of “Regulations on External Audit and

Accounting”

There are 241 subsidiaries as at December 31, 2020. For the year ending December 31, 2020, 6 domestic subsidiaries,

including Samsung Display Co., Ltd., changed external auditor from Samil PwC to Deloitte Anjin, 24 overseas

subsidiaries, including Samsung Electronics America, Inc. (SEA), changed PwC to Deloitte, and 2 overseas subsidiaries,

Samsung Electronica da Amazonia Ltda. (SEDA) and Samsung Gulf Electronics Co., Ltd. (SGE), changed KPMG to

Deloitte. These changes in external auditors were to improve efficiency in audit of consolidated financial statements due

to designation of the Company’s external auditor.

Details of change in subsidiaries’ external auditors are as follows:

Subsidiaries Previous auditor Current Auditor

Samsung Display Co., Ltd. Samil PwC Deloitte Anjin

Samsung Electronics Service Co., Ltd. Samil PwC Deloitte Anjin

Samsung Electronics Service CS Co., Ltd. Samil PwC Deloitte Anjin

Samsung Electronics Sales Co., Ltd. Samil PwC Deloitte Anjin

Samsung Electronics Logitech Co., Ltd. Samil PwC Deloitte Anjin

Mirero System Co., Ltd. Samil PwC Deloitte Anjin

Samsung Electronics America, Inc. (SEA) PwC Deloitte

Samsung Semiconductor, Inc. (SSI) PwC Deloitte

Samsung Mexicana S.A. de C.V (SAMEX) PwC Deloitte

Samsung International, Inc. (SII) PwC Deloitte

Samsung Austin Semiconductor LLC. (SAS) PwC Deloitte

Samsung Electronics Mexico S.A. De C.V. (SEM) PwC Deloitte

Samsung Electronics (UK) Ltd. (SEUK) PwC Deloitte

Samsung Electronics Holding GmbH (SEHG) PwC Deloitte

Samsung Semiconductor Europe GmbH (SSEG) PwC Deloitte

Samsung Electronics GmbH (SEG) PwC Deloitte

Samsung Electronics Benelux B.V. (SEBN) PwC Deloitte

Samsung Vina Electronics Co., Ltd. (SAVINA) PwC Deloitte

Samsung Asia Private Ltd. (SAPL) PwC Deloitte

Samsung Electronics Australia Pty. Ltd. (SEAU) PwC Deloitte

Thai Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (TSE) PwC Deloitte

Samsung Display Vietnam Co., Ltd. (SDV) PwC Deloitte

Samsung Electronics Vietnam Co., Ltd. (SEV) PwC Deloitte

Samsung Electronics Vietnam THAINGUYEN Co., Ltd. (SEVT) PwC Deloitte

Samsung Electronics HCMC CE Complex Co., Ltd. (SEHC) PwC Deloitte

Samsung (CHINA) Investment Co., Ltd. (SCIC) PwC Deloitte

Shanghai Samsung Semiconductor Co., Ltd. (SSS) PwC Deloitte

Samsung Electronics Saudi Arabia Ltd. (SESAR) PwC Deloitte

Samsung Electronics Turkey (SETK) PwC Deloitte

Samsung Electronics Rus Company LLC (SERC) PwC Deloitte

Samsung Electronica da Amazonia Ltda. (SEDA) KPMG Deloitte

Samsung Gulf Electronics Co., Ltd. (SGE) KPMG Deloitte

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The newly acquired subsidiary during 2020, TeleWorld Solutions, Inc.(TWS), appointed PwC as their external auditor.

There were 240 subsidiaries as at December 31, 2019. The newly acquired entities during 2019, FOODIENT LTD. and

Corephotonics Ltd. appointed PwC and E&Y, respectively, as the external auditor. The newly incorporated entities during

2019, Samsung Display Noida Private Limited (SDN) and Samsung Venture Capital Union SVIC No. 45 and No. 48

appointed PwC and KPMG, respectively, as the external auditor.

There were 252 subsidiaries as of December 31, 2018. Two subsidiaries including Samsung Display Dongguan Co., Ltd.

have changed the external auditor to PwC. The newly incorporated entity during 2017, Samsung Electronics Home

Appliance America, LLC, appointed PwC as the external auditor and newly incorporated entities during 2018, Samsung

Venture Capital Union #40, Samsung Venture Capital Union #42, Samsung Venture Capital Union #43, appointed KPMG

as the external auditor. The subsidiaries appointed the external auditors at their own decision.

Appointment of auditors were decided at at each newly acquired subsidiary’s own discretion.

3. Regarding Internal Control

[Review and Audit opinion of Internal Control over Financial Reporting (ICFR)]

Fiscal Period Group Auditor Opinion Remarks

Year ended

Dec 31, 2020

Deloitte Anjin

[Audit Opinion] The Company maintained, in all material respects, effective

internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2020, based on

Conceptual Framework for Designing and Operating Internal Control over

Financial Reporting.

Not applicable

Year ended

Dec 31, 2019

Samil PwC

[Audit Opinion] The Company maintained, in all material respects, effective

internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2019, based on

Conceptual Framework for Designing and Operating Internal Control over

Financial Reporting.

Not applicable

Year ended

Dec 31, 2018

Samil PwC

[Review Opinion] 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.

Not applicable

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VI. Corporate Governance

1. Board of Directors

A. Overview

The Board of Directors consisted of 11 directors, 5 of whom are Executive Directors (Ki-nam Kim, Hyun-suk Kim, Dong-

jin Koh, Jong-hee Han, and Yoon-ho Choi) and 6 Independent Directors (Jae-wan Bahk, Sun-uk Kim, Byung-gook Park,

Jeong Kim, Curie Ahn, and Han-jo Kim). The Board has appointed Jae-wan Bahk as Chairman as he will be able to

mediate the different opinions of Directors and is most qualified to manage Board activities. The roles of Board Chairman

and CEO have been separated to enhance the Board’s independence and transparency.

The Board has six committees: Management Committee, Audit Committee, Independent Director Recommendation

Committee, Related Party Transactions Committee, Compensation Committee, and Governance Committee.

[As of Dec 31, 2020]

Classification Composition Members Head Role

Board of Directors

5 Executive Directors

6 Independent Directors

Ki-nam Kim, Hyun-suk Kim,

Dong-jin Koh, Jong-hee Han,

Yoon-ho Choi

Jae-wan Bahk

(Independent)

‐ Make resolutions on matters provided for by the

relevant laws and regulations or the Articles of

Incorporation, matters delegated by a general

meeting of shareholders, as well as on

important matters concerning basic policies and

business execution.

‐ Supervise management.

Jae-wan Bahk, Sun-uk Kim,

Byung-gook Park, Jeong Kim,

Curie Ahn, Han-jo Kim

Management

Committee

5 Executive Directors

Ki-nam Kim, Hyun-suk Kim,

Dong-jin Koh, Jong-hee Han,

Yoon-ho Choi

Ki-nam Kim

(Executive)

‐ Deliberate and decide on matters related to

finance, general management, and on matters

specifically delegated by the Board.

Audit Committee 3 Independent Directors

Jae-wan Bahk

Sun-uk Kim

Han-jo Kim

Jae-wan Bahk

(Independent)

‐ Review and audit matters concerning

management of the Company, including the

Company’s financial situation.

Independent Director

Recommendation

Committee

3 Independent Directors

Jeong Kim

Byung-gook Park

Curie Ahn

Jeong Kim

(Independent)

‐ Assess the independence, diversity, and ability

of potential candidates for Independent Director

positions.

‐ Recommend candidates.

Related Party

Transactions

Committee

3 Independent Directors

Sun-uk Kim

Jae-wan Bahk

Han-jo Kim

Sun-uk Kim

(Independent)

‐ Voluntarily comply with fair transaction

regulations to enhance corporate transparency.

Compensation

Committee

3 Independent Directors

Byung-gook Park

Jae-wan Bahk

Jeong Kim

Byung-gook Park

(Independent)

‐ Ensure the objectivity and transparency of the

decision-making process for Director

compensation

Governance

Committee

6 Independent Directors

Jae-wan Bahk, Sun-uk Kim,

Byung-gook Park, Jeong Kim,

Curie Ahn, Han-jo Kim

Jae-wan Bahk

(Independent)

‐ Promote the Company’s corporate social

responsibility and act to enhance shareholder

value.

Feb 14, 2020: Sang-hoon Lee resigned from his position of Executive Director.

Feb 20, 2020: Independent Director Byung-gook Park was appointed as the head of the compensation committee.

Feb 21, 2020: Independent Director Jae-wan Bahk was appointed as the Chairman of the Board.

Mar 18, 2020: Jong-hee Han and Yoon-ho Choi were newly appointed as Executive Directors at the AGM.

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The number of Independent Directors and changes in the number are shown below.

Number of Directors Number of Independent Directors

Changes of Independent Directors

Appointed Dismissed Resigned

11 6 - - -

B. Agendas considered and voting results (2020)

Date Agenda Results

Executive Directors

(attendance)

Independent Directors

(attendance)

Sang-

hoon

Lee

(0%)

Ki-nam

Kim

(100%)

Hyun-

suk

Kim

(100%)

Dong-

jin

Koh

(100%)

Jong-

hee

Han

(100%)

oon-

Choi

(100%)

Jae-

wan

Bahk

(100%)

Sun-uk

Kim

(100%)

Byung-

gook

Park

(100%)

Jeong

Kim

(100%)

Curie

Ahn

(100%)

Han-jo

Kim

(100%)

Jan 30

① Approval of FY19 financial

statements and annual business report

② Charitable contribution to Samsung

Dream Scholarship Foundation

③ Adoption of electronic voting

④ Appointment of Compliance Officer

⑤ Approval of establishment and

operation

of Samsung Compliance Committee

⑥ Revision of compliance standard

※ Reported items:

1) Report on the internal accounting

management system

2) Assessment of the internal accounting

management system

Approved

Absent

For

N/A N/A

For

Feb 21

① Appointment of Board Chairman

② Decision to convene the 51st AGM

③ Decisions on the 51st AGM agenda

items

※ Reported Items:

1) FY19 annual audit report,

2) FY19 annual business report,

3) Assessment of the internal accounting

management system

※ Agenda item 1: Approval of FY19

financial statements, including balance

sheet, income statement, and the

statement of appropriation of retained

earnings (draft), etc.

※ Agenda item 2: Appointment of

Executive Directors

2-1: Jong-hee Han

2-2: Yoon-ho Choi

※ Agenda item 3: Approval of

remuneration limit for

Directors

④ Approval of 2020 social contribution

matching fund

⑤ Donation to Chung-nam Samsung

Institute

Approved

N/A

For

Feb 26

① COVID-19 related emergency relief

support

Approved For For For For For For For For For

Mar 18

① Appointment of Board committee

members

② Setting remuneration of Directors

③ Application for product liability

insurance

Approved

For

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Apr 29

① Approval of 1Q20 interim business

report and quarterly dividend

② Lease contract of office space in

Seocho

③ Charitable contributions

④ Lease contract with Samsung SDI

⑤ Donation to incentive fund for DS

Division’s suppliers

Approved

For

May

① Package insurance policy for

domestic operations

② Charitable contributions

Approved

For

Jun 11

① Appointment of members of the

Samsung Compliance Committee

Approved For For For For For For For For For For For

Jul 30

① Approval of half-year business report

and 2Q quarterly dividend

② Lease contract with Samsung Display

※ Reported Items:

1) Establishment and operation of labor-

management relationship advisory

group

Approved

For

Oct 29

① Approval of 3Q20 interim business

report and 3Q quarterly dividend

② Royalty income from Samsung

Biologics

※ Reported Items:

1) Report on assessment of

effectiveness of compliance review

Approved

For

Nov 30

① Approval of transaction with affiliate

company

② Payment of retirement pension plan

③ Approval of business plan for 2021

④ Contribution to Community Chest of

Korea’s annual fundraising campaign

for 2021

⑤ Contribution to UNDP sourced from

Samsung Global Goals

⑥ Lease contract with Samsung Display

※ Reported Items:

1) Report on tactics to bolster

compliance culture

2) Report on results of the compliance

review

Approved

For

Feb 14, 2020: Sang-hoon Lee resigned from his position of Executive Director.

Feb 21, 2020: Director Ki-nam Kim did not exercise his voting right on the agenda of donation to Chung-nam Samsung Institute

as the donations is regarded as a transaction between a Director and Company under the Commercial Act and the Director has

special interest in the Company as the CEO.

Feb 21, 2020: Independent Director Jae-wan Bahk was appointed as the Chairman of the Board.

Mar 18, 2020: Jong-hee Han and Yoon-ho Choi were newly appointed as Executive Directors at the AGM.

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C. Committees

(1) Composition of Board Committees

[As of Dec 31, 2020]

Committee Composition Members

Responsibilities and

authorities

Note

Management 5 Executive Directors

Ki-nam Kim (head), Hyun-suk Kim,

Dong-jin Koh,

Jong-hee Han, Yoon-ho Choi

See below

Related Party

Transactions

3 Independent

Directors

Sun-uk Kim (head), Jae-wan Bahk,

Han-jo Kim

Compensation

3 Independent

Directors

Byung-gook Park (head), Jae-wan

Bahk, Jeong Kim

Governance

6 Independent

Directors

Jae-wan Bahk (head), Sun-uk Kim,

Byung-gook Park, Jeong Kim, Curie

Ahn, Han-jo Kim

The Audit Committee and Independent Director Recommendation Committee were excluded according to Corporate Disclosure

Guidelines

(The Management Committee)

- Responsibilities: The Management Committee deliberates and decides on matters specified by Board regulations and

resolutions or specifically delegated by the Board. The composition and operation of the management

committee are determined by the Board.

- Authorities:

(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. Establishment of 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. Establishment of corporate guidelines for business and management related activities

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(B) Matters related to Finance

1. Acquisitions or disposals of equity investments with a value no less than 0.1% and less than 2.5% of the total equity

2. Direct overseas investments with a value no less than 0.1% and less than 2.5% of the total equity

3. New debt guarantee (excluding extension of period) or collateral issuance with a value no less than 0.1% and less

than 2.5% of the total equity

A. Collateral: Only in the case of providing collateral for others

B. Guarantee: Excludes performance guarantee (eg, bid, contract, defect, difference guarantee) and tax payment

guarantee

4. New credit agreement contract (excluding extension of period) with a value no less than 0.1% and 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 bonds

7. Acquisition and disposal of real estate with a value of over 0.1% of the total equity, provided that the transaction

is with a third party

8. Any matters that the CEO deems necessary and important for the business (eg, capex)

(Related Party Transactions Committee)

- Responsibilities: Improve management transparency through the establishment of a voluntary compliance system

- Authorities:

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

(Compensation Committee)

- Responsibilities: Provide transparent and objective decision making process related to remuneration of directors

- Authorities:

1. Propose remuneration limit of directors at AGM

2. Establish the director remuneration system

3. Other matters delegated by the Board

(Governance Committee)

- Responsibilities: Fulfill corporate social responsibility and enhance shareholder value

- Authorities:

1. Matters related to corporate social responsibility

2. Matters related to shareholder value enhancement

- Preliminary review on shareholder return policies

- Activities for improving shareholders’ rights and interests

- Other important management matters that can significantly impact shareholder value

3. Establishment, composition, operation of organizations under the committee including research groups, councils,

etc.

4. Other matters delegated by the Board

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(2) Committee Activities



The Management Committee (2020)

Date Agenda

Voting

results

Director

(attendance)

Ki-nam Kim

(100%)

Hyun-suk Kim

(92%)

Dong-jin Koh

(92%)

Jong-Hee Han

(89%)

Yoon-Ho Choi

(100%)

Jan 13

① Licensing agreement

Approved For For For

N/A

(newly

appointed)

N/A

(newly

appointed)

Jan 30

① Investment in memory business

Approved For For For

Mar 6

① Investment in foundry business

(5-nano)

② Investment in foundry business

(CIS)

Approved

For

Apr 3

① Investment in memory business

② Liquidation of overseas

subsidiary

Approved

For

May 8

① Investment in foundry business

Approved For For For For For

May 27

① Investment in memory business

Approved For For For For For

Aug 14

① Investment in foundry business

(Pyeongtaek)

② Investment in foundry business

(Hwaseong)

Approved For For For For For

Aug 28

① Sales of overseas subsidiary

Approved For For For For For

Sep 25

① Investment in memory business

② Liquidation of overseas

subsidiary

Approved

For

Oct 23

① Investment in memory business

② Investment in memory business

(Pyeongtaek)

③ Investment in foundry business

(Pyeongtaek)

④ Investment in foundry business

(Hwaseong)

⑤ Royalty income

⑥ Establishment of overseas

subsidiary

Approved

For

Absent

For

Absent

For

Nov 30

① Merger of overseas subsidiary

Approved For For Absent For For

Dec 23

① Licensing agreement

Approved For For For For For

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The Related Party Transactions Committee (2020)

Date Agenda Voting Results

Directors

(attendance)

Sun-uk Kim

(100%)

Jae-wan Bahk

(100%)

Han-jo Kim

(100%)

Jan 30

① Report on 4Q19 related party

transactions

- - - -

Mar 16

① Prior review on large-scale related party

transactions

1) Application for product liability insurance

Apr 27

① Prior review on large-scale related party

transactions

1) Lease contract of office space in Seocho

2) Charitable contribution

3) Lease contract with Samsung SDI

② Report on 1Q20 related party transactions

May 25

① Prior review on large-scale related party

transactions

1) Package insurance policy for

domestic operations

Jul 28

① Prior review on large-scale related party

transactions

1) Lease contract with Samsung Display

② Report on 2Q20 related party transactions

Oct 27

① Prior review on large-scale related party

transactions

1) Royalty income from Samsung Biologics

② Report on 3Q20 related party transactions

Nov 30

① Prior review on large-scale related party

transactions

1) Lease contract with Samsung Display

2) Payment of retirement pension plan

3) Approval of 2021 large-scale product and

service transactions



The Compensation Committee (2020)

Date Agenda Voting Results

Directors

(attendance)

Byung-gook Park

(100%)

Jae-wan Bahk

(100%)

Jeong Kim

(100%)

Feb 20

① Appointment of head of the Committee

② Review of fixed annual income for each

executive Directors in 2020

③ Review on 2020 remuneration limit for Directors

Approved

For

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 The Governance Committee (2020)

Date Agenda Voting Results

Directors

(attendance)

Jae-wan

Bahk

(100%)

Sun-uk

Kim

(100%)

Byung-

gook

Park

(100%)

Jeong

Kim

(100%)

Curie

Ahn

(100%)

Han-jo

Kim

(100%)

Jan 30

※ Reporting Item

① Reporting on current status of IR

- - - - - - -

Feb 20

※ Items reviewed

① Review of Board Chairman appointment

- - - - - - -

Apr 29

※ Reporting Item

① Reporting on current status of IR

② Report on plans for publishing Sustainability

Report

- - - - - - -

Jul 30

※ Reporting Item

① Reporting on current status of IR

- - - - - - -

Oct 29

※ Reporting Item

① Reporting on current status of IR

② Reporting on meeting results from

IR/sustainability roadshow

- - - - - - -

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D. Director independence

(1) Appointment of Directors

The Board nominates Executive Director candidates and the Independent Director Recommendation Committee

nominates Independent Director candidates. Directors are then appointed at the general meeting.

A candidate for Director needs to meet the requirements of relevant laws and the Articles of Incorporation. Executive

Directors are appointed based on his or her expertise and leadership among a list of candidates that is constantly updated.

Independent Directors should have no material interests with the Company and its major shareholder, possess knowledge

and experience in IT, accounting, finance, law, economics, EHS, etc., and be able to fulfill the roles and responsibilities of

supervising management from an independent position. The company has not set separate standards with respect to the

independence of Directors besides the requirements in relevant laws and the Article of Incorporation.

Please refer to

『VIII. Executives and Employees』 for more information about the career of each Director.

The Board submits shareholders’ proposal for appointment of Directors at the 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 Dec 31, 2020]

Position Name Term Reasons for appointment Nominator Responsibility

Transaction

with the

Company

Relationship

with the

Company’s

major

shareholder

Executive

Director

(CEO)

Ki-nam

Kim

Mar 2018

–

Mar 2021

Director Ki-nam Kim has built

expertise based on his experience as

the president of Samsung Advanced

Institute of Technology, head of the

memory business, and president of

the semiconductor business. He will

play a critical role in solidifying

leadership of the component business

despite growing external uncertainty.

The Board

Head of DS

Division

N/A

party

Executive

Director

(CEO)

Hyun-

suk Kim

Mar 2018

–

Mar 2021

Director Hyun-suk Kim is an expert in

display R&D and played a crucial role

in positioning the company as the

leader in the global TV market. He will

use this successful experience in

other businesses such as the home

appliance business to create

synergies within the CE division.

The Board

Head of CE

Division

N/A

party

Executive

Director

(CEO)

Dong-

jin Koh

Mar 2018

–

Mar 2021

Director Dong-jin Koh is an expert in

mobile R&D and has contributed in

advancing our mobile business with

the galaxy lineup. He will play a

critical role in becoming a first mover

in the stagnant yet competitive

smartphone market.

The Board

Head of IM

Division

N/A

party

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Position Name Term Reasons for appointment Nominator Responsibility

Transaction

with the

Company

Relationship

with the

Company’s

major

shareholder

Executive

Director

Jong-

hee

Han

Mar 2020

–

Mar 2023

Director Jong-hee Han is an expert in

display R&D and played a leading role

in achieving the top position in global

TV market for 14 consecutive years.

He will contribute to further solidifying

leadership in TV market amid

intensifying competition by using his

excellent business capabilities.

The Board

Head of Visual

Display

Business

N/A

party

Executive

Director

Yoon-ho

Choi

Mar 2020

–

Mar 2023

Director Yoon-ho Choi is a finance

expert and contributed to enhancing

synergy among businesses in SEC.

He will contribute to efficient and

stable management of the Company

by capitalizing on his capabilities in

risk management amid uncertain

global economy.

The Board

General

management

N/A

party

Independent

Director

Jae-

wan

Bahk

Mar 2016

–

Mar 2022

(second

term)

Director Jae-wan Bahk is an expert in

finance and public sector with

abundant experience relative to state

affairs and policy design. He can

contribute to objective supervision of

the management and the Board’s

strategic decisions.

Independent

Director

Recommendation

Committee

Chairman of

the Board

N/A N/A

Independent

Director

Sun-uk

Kim

Mar 2018

–

Mar 2021

Director Sun-uk Kim is a legal expert

and has experience as a professor at

a school of law and the Legislation

Minister. She can present a new

perspective to the Board based on

objective and juridical reasoning.

Independent

Director

Recommendation

Committee

Overall

management

N/A N/A

Independent

Director

Byung-

gook

Park

Mar 2018–

Mar 2021

Director Byung-gook Park is a

professor at electrical engineering and

an expert in flash memory. He will

play a crucial role in strengthening

expertise of the Board.

Independent

Director

Recommendation

Committee

Overall

management

N/A N/A

Independent

Director

Jeong

Kim

Mar 2018

–

Mar 2021

Director Jeong Kim is an IT expert

and an entrepreneur. He will

contribute to the Board’s strategic

decisions by utilizing his expertise,

wide network, and business capability.

Independent

Director

Recommendation

Committee

Overall

management

N/A N/A

Independent

Director

Curie

Ahn

Mar 2019

–

Mar 2022

Director Curie Ahn is a medical expert

who has been working for the

marginalized and public good.

Director Ahn will help address the

increasingly important EHS issues,

improving social communication and

achieving sustainable growth.

Independent

Director

Recommendation

Committee

Overall

management

N/A N/A

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Position Name Term Reasons for appointment Nominator Responsibility

Transaction

with the

Company

Relationship

with the

Company’s

major

shareholder

Independent

Director

Han-jo

Kim

Mar 2019

–

Mar 2022

Director Han-jo Kim has built

expertise in finance and business

management through his experience

as a President of Korea Exchange

Bank and now serves as the chairman

of a social contribution foundation. He

will contribute to the Company by

providing valuable insight on overall

business issues and by utilizing

expertise in finance, co-growth, etc.

Independent

Director

Recommendation

Committee

Overall

management

N/A N/A

Feb 14, 2020: Sang-hoon Lee resigned from his position of Executive Director.

Feb 21, 2020: Independent Director Jae-wan Bahk was appointed as the Chairman of the Board.

Mar 18, 2020: Jong-hee Han and Yoon-ho Choi were newly appointed as Executive Directors at the AGM.

Relationship with Company’s major shareholders is in accordance with Article 542-8 of the Commercial Act.

(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. As of the reporting date

(December 31, 2020), the committee is composed of three Independent Directors (Jeong Kim, Byung-gook Park, and

Curie Ahn) 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.

Date Agenda Voting Results

Directors

(attendance)

Jeong Kim

(N/A)

Byung-gook Park

(N/A)

Curie Ahn

(N/A)

- - - -

(3) Expertise of Independent Directors

1) Support team for Independent Directors

[As of Dec 31, 2020]

Team

Number of

Employees

Position

(Total years served/ years in support team)

Key activities

HR 5

Executive Vice President: 1 person

(30 years and 1 months / 2 years)

Vice President: 1 person

(26 years and 10 months / 11 months)

Principal Professional: 1 person

(17 years and 11 months / 1 year and 5 months)

Senior Professional: 2 persons

(average: 12 years and 11 months / 4 years and 11

months)

 Support operation of annual shareholders’

meeting, Board meetings, and Committee

meetings

 Support education for Independent Directors and

their activities

 Establish database on Director candidates

 Provide information for resolution process to each

Directors

 Administrative work for meetings

 Record meeting agendas for the Board and

committee meetings

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2) Education programs to provide updates on key management issues for Independent Directors

① Inspection of domestic and overseas business sites

Date Organizer Participants

Reasons for

absence

Education contents

Jan 8, 2018

–

Jan 10, 2018

HR team and management

team of the region where the

inspection takes place

In-ho Lee, Han-joong Kim,

Kwang-soo Song, Byeong-gi Lee,

Jae-wan Bahk

N/A

On-site inspection to check

business operations

Aug 15, 2018

–

Aug 22, 2018

HR team and management

team of the region where the

inspection takes place

In-ho Lee, Kwang-soo Song, Sun-

uk Kim, Jae-wan Bahk, Byung-

gook Park, Jeong Kim

N/A

On-site inspection to check

business operations

Aug 16, 2019

–

Aug 23, 2019

HR team and management

team of the region where the

inspection takes place

Jae-wan Bahk, Sun-uk Kim,

Byung-gook Park, Jeong Kim,

Curie Ahn, Han-jo Kim

N/A

On-site inspection to check

business operations

② Orientation for newly appointed Independent Directors

Date Organizer Participants

Reasons for

absence

Education contents

Mar 23, 2018 HR team

Sun-uk Kim, Byung-gook

Park, Jeong Kim

N/A

Key issues regarding Board activities

and management

Apr 25, 2018

HR team and relevant

management team

Sun-uk Kim, Byung-gook

Park, Jeong Kim

N/A

Key issues regarding Board activities

and management

Mar 20, 2019 HR team Curie Ahn, Han-jo Kim N/A

Key issues regarding Board activities

and management

Apr 30, 2019

HR team and relevant

management team

Curie Ahn, Han-jo Kim N/A

Key issues regarding Board activities

and management

Jul 30, 2019

HR team and relevant

management team

Curie Ahn, Han-jo Kim N/A

Key issues regarding Board activities

and management

③ Orientation for Independent Directors

Date Organizer Participants

Reasons for

absence

Education contents

Jan 30, 2019 Support Team

In-ho Lee, Kwang-soo

Song, Jae-wan Bahk, Sun-

uk Kim, Byung-gook Park,

Jeong Kim

N/A Business plans for 2019

Jan 31, 2019 Network business

In-ho Lee, Kwang-soo

Song, Jae-wan Bahk, Sun-

uk Kim, Byung-gook Park,

Jeong Kim

N/A

Briefing on 5G technology and tour of

production lines

Nov 27, 2020 Planning Team

Jae-wan Bahk, Sun-uk Kim,

Byung-gook Park, Jeong

Kim, Curie Ahn, Han-jo Kim

N/A

Changing environment in post-COVID-

19 era and mid- to long-term strategy

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2. Audit System

A. Profiles of Audit Committee members

As of December 31, 2020, SEC operates an Audit Committee consisting of three Independent Directors. Directors Jae-

wan Bahk (head) and Han-jo Kim qualify as experts in finance in accordance with relevant regulations.

Name Major experience

Accounting/financial expertise

Classification Relevant experience

Jae-wan Bahk

(Head)

 2020–present: Professor Emeritus, Department of Public

Administration Graduate School of Governance at

Sungkyunkwan University

 1996–2020: Professor, Department of Public Administration

& Graduate School of Governance, Sungkyunkwan

University

 2016–present: Independent Director, Lotte Shopping

 2014–present: Chief Director, Hansun Foundation

 2011–2013: Minister of Strategy and Finance

 2010–2011: Minister of Employment and Labor

 2004–2008: Member of the 17th National Assembly

Type 2

 1996–2020: Professor of Public Administration,

Sungkyunkwan University

 1992: Gained Ph.D. in Financial Administration

Sun-uk Kim

 2018–present: Professor Emeritus, School of Law, Ewha

Womans University

 1995–2018: Professor, Ewha Law School, Ewha Womans

University

 2010–2014: President, Ewha Womans University

 2005–2007: Minister of Government Legislation

– –

Han-jo Kim

 2019–present: CEO/Rep Director, Hana Foundation

 2015–2019: CEO/Rep Director, Hana Nanum Foundation

 2015–2016: Vice Chairman, Hana Financial Group

 2014–2015: President, Korea Exchange Bank

 2013–2014: President, KEB Capital Inc.

Type 4

 2015–2016: Vice Chairman, Hana Financial

Group

 2014–2015: President, Korea Exchange Bank

 2013–2014: President, KEB Capital

 2012–2013: Head of Corporate Business

Group, Korea Exchange Bank

 1999–2002, 2004–2005: Head of Branch,

Korea Exchange Bank

1) Defined in Public Disclosure Guideline and Article 37-2 of the Enforcement Decree of the Commercial Act

2) Holds at least a master’s degree in accounting or finance and who has worked for a research institute or university at least as a researcher or an

assistant professor in accounting or finance for an aggregate of at least five years

3) Experience at financial, government, securities-related organizations in charge of accounting or finance or in charge of supervision over

accounting or finance for an aggregate of at least five years

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 recommended by the Board and appointed at the

general shareholder meeting. Currently, it includes financial experts Jae-wan Bahk (head) and Han-jo Kim and legal

expert Sun-uk Kim. Committee members do not have any relation to the Company’s major shareholders that may

undermine the independence of the Committee. Also, the Audit Committee satisfies requirements of relevant laws (eg, the

stipulation that the role of head of the committee be held by an Independent Director).

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Requirements Requirement status Applicable acts, etc.

The audit committee shall consist of at least three directors.

Satisfied: the committee consists of 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: Jae-wan Bahk; Han-jo Kim

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: Independent Director Jae-wan

Bahk

Other conditions (related party of the major shareholder, etc.)

Satisfied (n/a)

Article 542-11 (3) of the

Commercial Act

[As of Dec 31, 2020]

Name Term Reasons for appointment Nominator

Relationship

with the

Company

Relationship

with the

Company’s

major

shareholders

Concurrent

positions

Jae-wan Bahk

(Head)

Mar 2019–

Mar 2022

Expertise in finance and public

sector and abundant experience

in state affairs and policy design.

He can contribute to the

committee’s activities by offering

an objective perspective.

Independent

Director

Recommendatio

n Committee

N/A N/A

Independent

Director

Lotte

Shopping,

Co., Ltd

2016~

Sun-uk Kim

Mar 2018–

Mar 2021

Based on the legal expertise and

experience running organizations

in areas including administration,

finance, international affairs, etc.,

she can carry out the duties in an

aboveboard manner with strict

standards.

Independent

Director

Recommendatio

n Committee

N/A N/A -

Han-jo Kim

Mar 2019–

Mar 2022

An expert in finance with broad

experience, he offers impartial

judgement on overall

management activities while

carrying out his duties

Independent

Director

Recommendatio

n Committee

N/A N/A -

Relationship with the Company and Company’s major shareholders is in accordance with Article 542-8 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 Board 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 (2020)

Date Agenda

Voting

Results

Directors

(attendance)

Jae-wan Bahk

(100%)

Sun-uk Kim

(100%)

Han-jo Kim

(100%)

Jan 28

- Report on 2019 internal accounting management

system activities

- Report on evaluation of 2019 internal accounting

management system activities

- Report on audit activities by external auditor

- Report on 2019 financial statement and business

report

- Report on 4Q19 non-audit activities

- Report on 4Q19 external contributions

- Report on 2019 audit activities

Feb 20

- Review of the 2019 AGM agenda

- Report on activities of internal compliance system

in 2019

Apr 27

- Communication between external auditor and audit

committee

- Report on 1Q20 report

- Report on 1Q20 non-audit activities

- Report on plans for reviewing 2020 internal

accounting management system activities

- Report on 1Q20 external contributions

- Report on plans for evaluating 2020 internal

accounting management system activities

Jul 28

- Communication between external auditor and audit

committee

- Report on 1H20 report

- Report on 2Q20 non-audit activities

- Report on progress of 2020 internal

accounting management system activities

- Report on 2Q20 external contributions

- Report on 1H20 audit activities

- Report on evaluating 2020 internal

accounting management system activities

Oct 27

- Communication between external auditor and audit

committee

- Report on 3Q20 report

- Report on 3Q20 non-audit activities

- Report on 3Q20 external contributions

D. Education programs for the Audit Committee

In accordance with the working guide for internal accounting management system, we are conducting additional training

to ensure the expertise of the Audit Committee. Organized by external experts, finance team, and audit team, education on

changes to internal control, internal accounting management system is provided more than once a year.

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E. Previous education sessions

Date Organizer Participants

Reasons for

absence

Education contents

Apr 29, 2019

Audit team

Finance team

HR team

External experts

Jae-wan Bahk

Sun-uk Kim

Han-jo Kim

N/A Introduction materials

Jul 30, 2019 External experts

Jae-wan Bahk

Sun-uk Kim

Han-jo Kim

N/A

Internal accounting management

system

Jul 28, 2020 External experts

Jae-wan Bahk

Sun-uk Kim

Han-jo Kim

N/A

Internal accounting management

system

F. Support team for the Audit Committee

[As of Dec 31, 2020]

Team Composition Service years on team Major tasks

Audit team

1 Executive Vice President,

3 Senior Professionals

Executive Vice President: 1 Year

Senior Professionals: 2 years and 5 months

(average)

Support the Audit Committee

Internal accounting

assessment support

group

1 Vice President,

1 Lawyer,

1 Senior Professional

Vice President: 2 years

Lawyer: 2 years

Senior Professional: 2 years

Support assessment of the

internal accounting

management system

G. Compliance Officer

[As of Dec 31, 2020]

1. Personal information

and major career

Name Duk-ho Ahn

Date of birth July 1968

Sex Male

Current position

Corporate Compliance Team leader at Samsung Electronics

(Jan 2020–present)

Career

- Jan 2020: Head of Compliance Team, SEC (Executive Vice President)

- Nov 2017: Head of Legal Support Team, SEC DS Division (Executive Vice President)

- Apr 2017: Head of Legal Support Team, SEC DS Division (Senior Vice President)

- Dec 2010: Office of Compliance Management, SEC (Senior Vice President)

- Mar 2006: Office of Legal Affairs, SEC (Vice President)

- Mar 2005: Office of Legal Affairs, Samsung Restructuring Head Office (Vice President)

- 1997–2005: Judge at the Seoul District Court, Seoul Administration Court

Academic background Bachelor’s Degree in Law (Seoul National University)

2. Date of Board resolution Jan 30, 2020

3. Disqualifications N/A

4. Others N/A

Compliance officer meets the eligibility requirement (lawyer) stated in Article 542-13 (5) of the Commercial Act.

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H. Major compliance activities

The Company conducts compliance assessments on a regular and ad-hoc basis and reflects the results in the Company’s

business activities to improve compliance of the Company and its employees.

Date Assessment subject Assessment area Results

Mar 2020

Violation of customers’ business secrets Business secret

Overall result was

satisfactory. Internal policies

were followed in areas where

there was room for

improvement.

Compliance of domestic marketing organizations Fair trade

Compliance of overseas third-party production

companies

Technology leak, product liability, etc.

May 2020

Compliance of domestic marketing organizations Fair trade, business secret, etc.

Compliance of waste management process Environment & safety

Jun 2020

Compliance of patent application process Technology misuse, business secret, etc.

Voluntary compliance of overseas subsidiaries Status of compliance program

Compliance of domestic and overseas third-party

production companies

Technology leak, product liability, etc.

Jul 2020

Idea management process Technology misuse, business secret

Compliance of subsidiaries Business secret, personal information, etc.

Sep 2020

Execution of external contributions Anti-corruption

Voluntary domestic compliance Fair trade, anti-corruption, business secret

Compliance of domestic and overseas third-party

production companies

Technology leak, product liability, etc.

Nov 2020

Compliance of patent application process Technology misuse, business secret, etc.

Compliance of reporting process for competitor

contact

Fair trade

Compliance of domestic marketing organizations Fair trade

Dec 2020

Compliance of partner companies’ technology

misuse

Technology misuse

Compliance of health and safety risk Environment & safety

Compliance of domestic and overseas third-party

production companies

Technology leak, product liability, etc.

Assessment conducted in the final month of each quarter.

Each assessment was conducted on selected organizations.

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I. Support team for the Compliance Officer

[As of Dec 31, 2020]

Team Composition Service years (average) Major tasks

Compliance team,

etc.

3 Vice Presidents

11 Principal Professionals

12 Lawyers

28 Senior Professionals

8 Professionals

(Total: 62)

Vice Presidents (4 years and 3 months)

Principal Professionals (7 years and 2 months)

Lawyers (4 years and 3 months)

Senior Professionals (4 years and 10 months)

Professionals (2 years and 5 months)

Supports activities of

the Compliance Officer

Service years refer to time performing work relevant to support activity.

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3. Voting rights of shareholders

A. Voting method

On January 30, 2020, the Board resolved to adopt electronic voting to enhance convenience in exercising voting rights for

shareholders in accordance with Article 368-4 (Exercise of Voting Rights by Electronic Means) of the Commercial Act. E-

voting was first introduced at the 51st AGM, held on March 18, 2020.

The convocation notice of general meeting of shareholders includes the information that voting rights can be exercised

electronically. Owners of shares as of the last day of every settlement term can exercise their voting rights via the

electronic voting system of Korea Securities Depository ten days prior to general meeting date until the day before the

meeting, without being present at the meeting.

The Company has yet to adopt a cumulative voting system and paper voting.

B. Minority shareholder rights

No minority shareholder rights were exercised during the reporting period.

C. Competition over management rights

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

[As of Dec 31, 2020]

Name Relationship

Type of

Ownership

Notes Period start Period end

Shares Stake (%) Shares Stake (%)

Kun-hee Lee

Major

shareholder

Common 249,273,200 4.18 249,273,200 4.18 -

Kun-hee Lee

Major

shareholder

Preferred 619,900 0.08 619,900 0.08 -

Samsung C&T Affiliate Common 298,818,100 5.01 298,818,100 5.01 -

Samsung Welfare Foundation

Funded

foundation

Common 4,484,150 0.08 4,484,150 0.08 -

Samsung Foundation Of Culture

Funded

foundation

Common 1,880,750 0.03 1,880,750 0.03 -

Ra-hee Hong

Spouse of the

major

shareholder

Common 54,153,600 0.91 54,153,600 0.91 -

Jae-yong Lee

Son of the

major

shareholder

Common 42,020,150 0.70 42,020,150 0.70 -

Samsung Life Insurance Affiliate Common 508,157,148 8.51 508,157,148 8.51 -

Samsung Life Insurance Affiliate Preferred 43,950 0.01 43,950 0.01 -

Samsung Life Insurance

(special accounts)

Affiliate Common 18,286,593 0.31 16,284,877 0.27

Open market

transactions

Samsung Life Insurance

(special accounts)

Affiliate Preferred 1,352,563 0.16 772,567 0.09

Open market

transactions

Samsung Fire & Marine

Insurance

Affiliate Common 88,802,052 1.49 88,802,052 1.49 -

Ki-nam Kim

Executive

member

Common 200,000 0.00 200,000 0.00 -

Hyun-suk Kim

Executive

member

Common 99,750 0.00 99,750 0.00 -

Dong-jin Koh

Executive

member

Common 75,000 0.00 75,000 0.00 -

Jong-hee Han

Executive

member

Common 0 0.00 5,000 0.00

Newly

appointed

Curie Ahn

Executive

member

Common 800 0.00 2,600 0.00

Open market

transactions

Han-jo Kim

Executive

member

Common 2,175 0.00 2,175 0.00 -

Sang-hoon Lee

Executive

member

Common 16.000 0.00 0 0.00

Resigned from

Director position

Tota l

Common 1,266,269,468 21.21 1,264,258,552 21.18 -

Preferred 2,016,413 0.25 1,436,417 0.17 -

Common shares carry full voting rights while preferred shares do not (owners of certain common shares have limited voting rights in accordance

with relevant laws. For information on voting rights, please refer to『Ⅰ. Corporate Overview-5. Voting Shares』).

1) In accordance with Article 3 Paragraph 1 of Enforcement Decree of the Act on Corporate Governance of Financial Companies.

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2. Matters related to the major shareholder

[The major shareholder]

1) Name: Kun-hee Lee

2) Career (recent 5 years): Chairman of Samsung Electronics (March 2010– 2020)

Honorary member of the International Olympic Committee (2017–2020)

Member of the International Olympic Committee (1996–2017)

3) The major shareholder of record has not changed during the reporting period.

* Changes related to the passing of the major shareholder on October 25, 2020 will be disclosed when finalized.

3. Ownership of shares

A. Share ownership status

[As of Dec 31, 2020]

Classification Name Number of shares owned Share ratio Note

Shareholders with

over 5% voting

National Pension Service 638,687,780 10.70% -

Samsung Life Insurance 524,442,025 8.78% -

BlackRock Fund Advisors 300,391,061 5.03%

Based on the Report on Mass Holding

of Securities (disclosed on February 7,

2019)

Samsung C&T 298,818,100 5.01% -

Employee Stock Ownership Association - - -

BlackRock Fund Advisors information as of January 28, 2019.

The number of shares owned and share ratio of Samsung Life Insurance includes special accounts.

1) Including shares with limited voting rights in accordance with relevant laws. For more information, please refer to『Ⅰ. Corporate Overview-5.

Voting Shares』

B. Minority Shareholders

[As of Dec 31, 2020]

Classification

Shareholder Shares owned

Note

Number of

shareholders

Total

shareholders

Portion Number of shares

Total number

of shares

Portion

Minority

shareholder

2,153,969 2,154,081 99.99% 3,737,268,243 5,969,782,550 62.60%

Shareholders with shares less than 1/100 of total issued stocks

1) Number of voting shares, including those with limited voting rights in accordance with relevant laws.

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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.

☞ (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

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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 Dec 31

Annual General

Meetings of

Shareholders

Within 3 months after the end of every business year

Record date (closing period) Last day of fiscal year (One month from Jan 1)

Transfer agent Korea Securities Depository (T: +82-51-519-1500): 40 Munhyeongeumyung-ro, Nam-gu, Busan, Korea

Shareholder benefit n/a Published on Joongang Daily

With Act on Electronic Registration of Stocks, Bonds, etc. (“Electronic Securities Act”) taking effect Sep 16, 2019, rights specified on stocks and

subscription warrants are subject to mandatory electronic registration, therefore, “Stock types” are no longer applicable.

Related information is published on Joongang Daily in pursuant to our Articles of Incorporation, as well as on our website

(http://www.samsung.com/sec/ir).

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5. Stock price and stock transactions

A. Domestic stock market

Type Jul 2020 Aug 2020 Sep 2020 Oct 2020 Nov 2020 Dec 2020

Common

stock

Stock price

High

59,000 59,000 61,000 60,900 68,200 81,000

Low

52,600 54,000 54,200 56,600 57,400 67,800

Average

54,726 56,980 58,176 59,737 63,419 73,619

Volume

High (day)

48,431,566 32,671,367 31,517,520 26,907,844 43,811,016 40,085,044

Low (day)

10,096,174 14,021,705 11,444,683 9,322,232 14,063,434 16,304,910

Month

437,314,531 401,697,954 426,302,298 327,557,687 496,431,342 529,998,852

Preferred

stock

Stock price

High

50,600 50,700 52,000 53,600 61,900 73,600

Low

46,100 47,500 47,100 50,100 51,200 62,500

Average

47,576 49,478 50,090 52,532 57,429 68,467

Volume

High (day)

6,280,763 3,748,473 3,836,969 3,716,282 6,415,253 8,145,726

Low (day)

956,861 1,278,718 1,636,797 1,455,825 1,447,736 2,109,156

Month

45,752,754 38,335,293 49,122,043 44,891,228 70,569,616 90,213,209

Stock price is based on the closing exchange rate of the applicable trading day.

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B. Overseas stock market

□ Name of stock exchange: London Stock Exchange (common stock)

Type Jul 2020 Aug 2020 Sep 2020 Oct 2020 Nov 2020 Dec 2020

Common

stock

Price

per GDR

High

USD 1,237.00 1,261.00 1,308.00 1,345.00 1,554.00 1,847.00

KRW 1,478,339 1,494,159 1,544,094 1,532,897 1,718,413 2,019,140

Low

USD 1,098.00 1,177.00 1,149.00 1,263.00 1,270.00 1,544.00

KRW 1,311,561 1,395,569 1,361,105 1,431,484 1,435,608 1,705,966

Average

USD 1,144.35 1,210.75 1,237.18 1,307.36 1,429.57 1,683.10

KRW 1,372,143 1,436,617 1,458,444 1,502,258 1,596,812 1,844,553

Volume

High (day) 41,739 35,398 55,465 39,216 35,136 49,065

Low (day) 2,496 10,970 12,789 10,714 10,416 3,897

Month 487,210 400,122 571,733 438,854 464,256 462,885

Stock price in KRW is based on the closing exchange rate of the applicable trading day.

High and low price in KRW are based on the KRW/USD closing exchange rate of the applicable trading day; average price in KRW is based on

monthly average KRW/USD exchange rate.

Conversion ratio between GDRs and original shares is 1:25.

1) Number of shares.

□ Name of stock exchange: Luxembourg Stock Exchange (preferred stock)

Type Jul 2020 Aug 2020 Sep 2020 Oct 2020 Nov 2020 Dec 2020

Preferred

stock

Price

per GDR

High

USD 1,042.00 1,076.00 1,102.00 1,184.00 1,400.00 1,676.00

KRW 1,245,398 1,276,136 1,300,911 1,342,774 1,550,080 1,832,203

Low

USD 965.00 1,018.00 974.00 1,098.00 1,134.00 1,402.00

KRW 1,156,553 1,207,043 1,156,625 1,288,503 1,281,874 1,549,070

Average

USD 992.57 1,048.20 1,061.95 1,143.73 1,284.00 1,552.48

KRW 1,190,147 1,243,743 1,251,878 1,314,227 1,434,211 1,701,404

Volume

High (day) 5,573 2,973 10,533 4,361 5,023 6,015

Low (day) 281 529 529 598 319 92

Month 44,152 26,354 60,394 42,944 45,307 47,684

Stock price in KRW is based on the closing exchange rate of the applicable trading day.

High and low price in KRW are based on the KRW/USD closing exchange rate of the applicable trading day; average price in KRW is based on

monthly average KRW/USD exchange rate.

Conversion ratio between GDRs and original shares is 1:25.

1) Number of shares.

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VIII. Executives and Employees

1. Executives and employees

A. Registered Executives

[

As of Dec 31, 2020] (Shares)

Name Gender

Date of

birth

Position

Registered

Executive

Full/

part-

time

Responsibility

Major career

Numbe

of shares

owned

Relationship

with the

major

shareholder

Length of

service

(months)

Term

expiration

Common Preferred

Ki-nam

Kim

Apr

1958

CEO Yes Full

Head of DS

Division

- Doctor’s degree in

Electrical Engineering

from UCLA

- Head of DS Division

200,000 -

Executive

member

Mar 22,

2021

Hyun-suk

Kim

Jan

1961

CEO Yes Full

Head of CE

Division

- Master’s degree in

Electrical Engineering

from Portland State

University

- Head of CE Division

99,750 -

Executive

member

Mar 22,

2021

Dong-jin

Koh

Mar

1961

CEO Yes Full

Head of IM

Division

- Master’s degree in

Technology Policy from

University of Sussex

- Head of IM Division

75,000 -

Executive

member

Mar 22,

2021

Jong-hee

Han

Mar

1962

Executive

Director

Yes Full

Head of

Visual

Display

Business

- Bachelor’s degree in

Electronic Engineering

from Inha University

- Head of Visual Display

Business

5,000 -

Executive

member

Mar 17,

2023

Yoon-ho

Choi

Jan

1963

Executive

Director

Yes Full

Overall

Management

- Bachelor’s degree in

Business Management

from Sungkyunkwan

University

- Head of Corporate

Management Office

- -

Executive

member

Mar 17,

2023

Jae-wan

Bahk

Jan

1955

Independent

Director

Yes Part

Chairman of

the Board

- Doctor’s degree in Public

Policy from Harvard

University

- Professor Emeritus of

Graduate School of

Public Administration at

Sungkyunkwan University

- -

Executive

member

Mar 10,

2022

Sun-uk

Kim

Dec

1952

Independent

Director

Yes Part

Overall

management

- Doctor’s degree in

Administrative Law from

University of Konstanz

- Professor Emeritus at

Ewha Womans

University

- -

Executive

member

Mar 22,

2021

Byung-

gook Park

Apr

1959

Independent

Director

Yes Part

Overall

management

- Doctor’s degree in

Electrical Engineering

from Stanford University

- Professor of Electrical

Engineering at Seoul

National University

- -

Executive

member

Mar 22,

2021

Jeong

Kim

Aug

1960

Independent

Director

Yes Part

Overall

management

- Doctor’s degree in

Reliability

Engineering from the

University of Maryland

- President of Kiswe

Mobile

- -

Executive

member

Mar 22,

2021

Curie Ahn F

Mar

1955

Independent

Director

Yes Part

Overall

management

- Doctor’s degree in

Medicine from Seoul

National University

- Professor Emeritus at the

Division of Nephrology of

Seoul

National University

2,600 -

Executive

member

Mar 19,

2022

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Feb 14, 2020: Sang-hoon Lee resigned from his position of Executive Director.

Mar 18, 2020: Jong-hee Han and Yoon-ho Choi were appointed as Executive Directors at the AGM.

1) In accordance with Article 3 Paragraph 1 of Enforcement Decree Of The Act On Corporate Governance Of Financial Companies.

B. Registered executive director candidates (or to be retired)

[As of Dec 31, 2020]

Name Gender

Date of

birth

Executive

Independent

Director

Career highlights

Date of

appointment

or retirement

Relationship

with the

major

shareholder

Director

candidate

Ki-nam

Kim

Apr

1958

Executive

Director

- Doctor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from UCLA (1994)

- President of Semiconductor Business Samsung Electronics

(2014–2017)

- Head of DS Division Samsung Electronics (2017–present)

- Vice Chairman and CEO Samsung Electronics (2018–present)

March 17, 2021

Executive

member

Director

candidate

Hyun-

suk

Kim

Jan

1961

Executive

Director

- Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering from Portland State - -

University (1987)

- Head of the Visual Display Business Samsung Electronics

(2011–2017)

- Head of CE Division (2017–present)

- President and CEO Samsung Electronics (2018–present)

March 17, 2021

Executive

member

Director

candidate

Dong-

jin Koh

Mar

1961

Executive

Director

- Master’s degree in Technology Policy from University of Sussex

(1993)

- Head of Mobile Business (2015–2020)

- Head of IM Division (2017–present)

- President and CEO (2018–present)

March 17, 2021

Executive

member

Director

candidate

Sun-uk

Kim

Dec

1952

Audit

Committee

member

- Doctor’s degree in Administrative Law from University of

Konstanz (1988)

- Minister of Government Legislation (2005–2007)

- President, Ewha Womans University (2010~2014)

- Chair, POSCO TJ Park Foundation (2018–present)

- Professor Emeritus at Ewha Womans University (2018–present)

- Chair, Policy Committee of Ministry of Justice (2020–present)

March 17, 2021

Executive

member

Director

candidate

Byung-

gook

Park

Apr

1959

Independent

Director

(not Audit

Committee

member)

- Doctor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from Stanford

University (1990)

- Professor of Electrical Engineering at Seoul National University

(1994–present)

- Fellow, The Korean Academy of Science and Technology (2019–

present)

- Fellow, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (2020–

present)

March 17, 2021

Executive

member

Director

candidate

Jeong

Kim

Aug

1960

Independent

Director

(not Audit

Committee

member)

- Doctor’s degree in Reliability Engineering from the University of

Maryland (1991)

- President and co-founder of Kiswe Mobile

March 17, 2021

Executive

member

Han-jo

Kim

Jul

1956

Independent

Director

Yes Part

Overall

management

- Bachelor’s degree in

French language and

Literature from Yonsei

University

- Chairman of Hana

Nanum Foundation

2,175 -

Executive

member

Mar 19,

2022

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C. Registered Executives with concurrent positions

[As of Dec 31, 2020]

Concurrent office holder Company

Name Position Name of company Position Period

Jae-wan Bahk Independent Director Lotte Shopping Co., Ltd Independent director 2016–present

Jeong Kim Independent Director Kiswe Mobile President 2013–present

D. Employees

[As of Dec 31, 2020]

(KRW mil)

Division Gender

Number of employees

Average

length

service

(years)

Total

compensation

(KRW mil)

Average

compensation

per

employee

(KRW mil)

Non-affiliated

Regular

Contract-

based

Others Total Male Female Total

10,262 60 - 10,322 16.1 - -

18,861 9,000 27,861

2,165 15 - 2,180 11.2 - -

19,762 165 - 19,927 14.1 - -

7,144 23 - 7,167 12.0 - -

42,391 138 - 42,529 10.9 - -

16,726 15 - 16,741 10.8 - -

Others

8,159 145 - 8,304 15.1 - -

2,271 49 - 2,320 11.4 - -

Gender

total

80,574 508 - 81,082 12.8 10,643,957 136

28,306 102 - 28,408 11.2 2,523,709 98

Tota l

108,880 610 - 109,490 12.4 13,167,666 127

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.

1) Standalone basis; represents employees of domestic headquarters in Korea, including employees on leave and excluding 11 registered executives

(5 Executive Directors and 6 Independent Directors).

2) Calculated based on average number of employees: 104,043 employees (male: 78,193, female: 25,850).

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E. Remuneration of non-registered Executives

[As of Dec 31, 2020] (KRW mil)

Classification Number of employees Total compensation

Average compensation per

employee

Note

Non-registered

Executives

964 716,674 743

As per Public Disclosure Guideline, the number of employees and total annual salary is shown only for those who are active and the amount of

compensation is calculated based on the earned income payment record (before earned income tax credit) submitted to the district tax office in

accordance with Article 20 of the Income Tax Law.

A total of 125 non-registered executives were excluded as they did not earn domestic income (eg, expatriates).

2. Remuneration for directors

A. Summary on total remuneration

(1) Remuneration approved at the annual general meetings of shareholders

(KRW mil)

Number of persons

Amount approved at

shareholders’ meeting

Note

Registered Directors 5 - -

Independent Directors 3 - -

Audit Committee members or Auditor 3 - -

Total 11 55,000 -

1) As of the day of AGM, as approved on the occasion

2) Remuneration limit for directors (including those retired) approved at the AGM on March 18, 2020, as per Article 388 of Commercial Act and our

Articles of Incorporation.

(2) Remuneration Paid

[Remuneration paid for directors and auditors]

(KRW mil)

Number

of persons

Total amount of

remuneration

Average remuneration per

Director

Note

12 33,082 2,757 -

There are no recognized expenses (compensation expenses) in this term from granting stock options.

Based on the Income Tax Act that incumbent or retired registered directors, independent directors, and members of audit committee in the fiscal year

received 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.

1) Includes a director who resigned in 2020. As of the reporting date, the number of incumbent directors is 11.

2) Earned income as per Income Tax Law (Article 20: Wage and Salary Income, Article 21: Other Income, Article 22: Retirement income). Includes

remuneration that newly appointed or resigned directors received as non-registered executives.

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[Remuneration paid, by Director type]

(KRW mil)

Number

of persons

Total amount of

remuneration

Average remuneration

per Director

Registered Directors

(excluding Independent Directors and Audit Committee

members)

6 32,248 5,375

Independent Directors

(excluding Audit Committee members)

3 541 180

Audit Committee members

3 293 98

Auditor

- - -

There are no recognized expenses (compensation expenses) in this term from granting stock options.

Based on the Income Tax Act that incumbent or retired registered directors, independent directors, and members of audit committee in the fiscal year

received 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.

1) Includes a director who resigned in 2020. As of the reporting date, the number of incumbent registered directors is 5.

2) Earned income as per Income Tax Law (Article 20: Wage and Salary Income, Article 21: Other Income, Article 22: Retirement income). Includes

remuneration that newly appointed or resigned directors received as non-registered executives.

(3) Criteria and methodology

Remuneration of directors is paid in accordance with internal regulations for Executive treatment and Independent

Director treatment within the remuneration limit approved at the AGM.

Type Criteria and methodology

Registered Directors

(excluding Independent

Directors and Audit

Committee members)

• Salary: In accordance with internal regulations for executive treatment (Board resolution), remuneration is

determined based on position, responsibilities, and performance results.

• Traditional holiday bonus: 100% of monthly wage

• Target achievement incentive: Paid biannual basis within the range of 0–200% of monthly wage, and CEO

decides the amount according to the level of target achieved. (Adjusted according to division performance.)

• 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.

• Fringe benefits: Medical services, checkups, group accident insurance are provided in line with the internal

regulations for executive treatment (Board resolution)

Independent Directors

(excluding Audit Committee

members)

• Salary: In accordance with internal regulations for independent director treatment, remuneration is determined

based on responsibilities, etc.

• Fringe benefits: Medical services, checkups, group accident insurance are provided in line with the internal

regulations for independent director treatment

Audit Committee members

• Salary: In accordance with internal regulations for independent director treatment, remuneration is determined

based on responsibilities, etc.

• Fringe benefits: Medical services, checkups, group accident insurance are provided in line with the internal

regulations for independent director treatment

No bonus based on performance for Independent Directors including members of the audit committee.

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(1) Summary on Remuneration by Executive

(KRW mil)

Name Position

Total amount of

remuneration

Remuneration not included

in total amount

Ki-nam Kim Executive Director 8,274 -

Hyun-suk Kim Executive Director 5,457 -

Dong-jin Koh Executive Director 6,712 -

Jong-hee Han Director 4,183 -

Yoon-ho Choi Director 3,028 -

Sang-hoon Lee President 4,594 -

Based on the Income Tax Act that incumbent or retired registered directors, independent directors, and members of audit committee in the fiscal year

received 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.

Earned income as per Income Tax Law (Article 20: Wage and Salary Income, Article 21: Other Income, Article 22: Retirement income). Includes

remuneration that newly appointed or resigned directors received as non-registered executives.

(2) Criteria and methodology

(

KRW mil)

Name

Type of

remuneration

Total amount Criteria and methodology

Ki-nam Kim

(CEO)

Earned

Income

Salary 1,499

In accordance with internal regulations for executive treatment (Board resolution),

remuneration is determined based on position (vice chairman), responsibilities, and

performance results. He was paid KRW 114 million per month from January to

February, KRW 146 million in March, and KRW 125 million per month from April to

December.

Bonus 6,612

- Traditional holiday bonus: 100% of monthly wage

- Target achievement incentive: Paid biannual basis within the range of 0–200% of monthly

wage, and CEO decides the amount according to the level of target achieved.

(Adjusted according to division performance.)

- 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.

※ Quantitative indicators suggest that the Company achieved a ROE of 15.7%, EBIT

margin of 20.7%, and stock performance of 54.8% over 2017–2019; and that the DS

division achieved sales of KRW 103.0 trillion and operating profit of KRW 21.1 trillion in

2020. Qualitative indicators include enhancing business competitiveness with excellent

leadership in the memory market and aggressive investments in the non-memory

business including System LSI and Foundry. The amount of the bonus was determined

based on the indicators.

Profit from

exercising

stock

option

- n/a

Other

Income

163

- Fringe benefits: Medical services, checkups, vehicle, group accident insurance are

provided in line with the internal regulations for executive treatment (Board resolution)

Retirement Income - n/a

Other Income - n/a

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(KRW mil)

Name

Type of

remuneration

Total amount Criteria and methodology

Hyun-suk

Kim

(CEO)

Earned

Income

Salary 998

In accordance with internal regulations for executive treatment (Board resolution),

remuneration is determined based on his position (president), responsibilities, and

performance results. He was paid KRW 76 million per month from January to

February, KRW 97 million in March, and KRW 83 million per month from April to

December.

Bonus 4,360

- Traditional holiday bonus: 100% of monthly wage

- Target achievement incentive: Paid biannual basis within the range of 0–200% of monthly

wage, and CEO decides the amount according to the level of target achieved.

(Adjusted according to division performance.)

- 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.

※ Quantitative indicators suggest that the Company achieved ROE of 15.7%, EBIT

margin of 20.7%, and stock performance of 54.8% in 2017–2019; and that the CE

division achieved sales of KRW 48.2 trillion and operating profit of KRW 3.6 trillion in

2020. Qualitative indicators include strengthening product leadership amid intense

competition in the digital appliance market by launching innovative products such as

Lifestyle TVs and expanding the Bespoke lineup, and establishing a strong profit

model by improving operational structure. The amount of the bonus was determined

based on the indicators.

Profit from

exercising

stock

option

- n/a

Other

Income

- Fringe benefits: Medical services, checkups, vehicle, group accident insurance are

provided in line with the internal regulations for executive treatment (Board resolution)

Retirement Income - n/a

Other Income - n/a

(

KRW mil)

Name

Type of

remuneration

Total amount Criteria and methodology

Dong-jin

Koh

(CEO)

Earned

Income

Salary 1,170

In accordance with internal regulations for executive treatment (Board resolution),

remuneration is determined based on his position (president), responsibilities, and

performance results. He was paid KRW 98 million per month from January to

December.

Bonus 5,460

- Traditional holiday bonus: 100% of monthly wage

- Target achievement incentive: Paid biannual basis within the range of 0–200% of monthly

wage, and CEO decides the amount according to the level of target achieved.

(Adjusted according to division performance.)

- 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.

※ Quantitative indicators suggest that the Company achieved ROE of 15.7%, EBIT

margin of 20.7%, and stock performance of 54.8% in 2017–2019; and that the IM

division achieved sales of KRW 99.6 trillion and operating profit of KRW 11.5 trillion in

2020. Qualitative indicators include leading the market with mobile innovation by

launching S20, foldable phones, etc. and contributions to securing next-generation

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communications technologies. The amount of bonus was determined based on the

indicators.

Profit from

exercising

stock

option

- n/a

Other

Income

- Fringe benefits: Medical services, checkups, vehicle, group accident insurance are

provided in line with the internal regulations for executive treatment (Board resolution)

Retirement Income - n/a

Other Income - n/a

(

KRW mil)

Name

Type of

remuneration

Total amount Criteria and methodology

Jong-hee

Han

(Director)

Earned

Income

Salary 806

In accordance with internal regulations for executive treatment (Board resolution),

remuneration is determined based on his position (president), responsibilities, and

performance results. He was paid KRW 57 million per month from January to

February, KRW 89 million in March and KRW 67 million per month from April to

December.

Bonus 3,288

- Traditional holiday bonus: 100% of monthly wage

- Target achievement incentive: Paid biannual basis within the range of 0–200% of monthly

wage, and CEO decides the amount according to the level of target achieved.

(Adjusted according to division performance.)

- 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.

※ Quantitative indicators suggest that the Company achieved ROE of 15.7%, EBIT

margin of 20.7%, and stock performance of 54.8% in 2017–2019; and that the CE

division achieved sales of KRW 48.2 trillion and operating profit of KRW 3.6 trillion in

2020. Qualitative indicators include driving solid growth by introducing innovative

products including MICRO LED, Lifestyle TV, etc. and maintaining the top position in

the TV market for a 15th consecutive year despite a challenging environment. The

amount of bonus was determined based on the indicators.

Profit from

exercising

stock

option

- n/a

Other

Income

- Fringe benefits: Medical services, checkups, vehicle, group accident insurance are

provided in line with the internal regulations for executive treatment (Board resolution)

Retirement Income - n/a

Other Income - n/a

(

KRW mil)

Name

Type of

remuneration

Total amount Criteria and methodology

Yoon-ho

Choi

(Director)

Earned

Income

Salary 728

In accordance with internal regulations for executive treatment (Board resolution),

remuneration is determined based on his position (president), responsibilities, and

performance results. He was paid KRW 54 million per month from January to

February, KRW 75 million in March, and KRW 61 million per month from April to

December.

Bonus 2,208

- Traditional holiday bonus: 100% of monthly wage

- Target achievement incentive: Paid biannual basis within the range of 0–200% of monthly

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wage, and CEO decides the amount according to the level of target achieved.

(Adjusted according to division performance.)

- 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.

※ Quantitative indicators suggest that the Company achieved ROE of 15.7%, EBIT

margin of 20.7%, and stock performance of 54.8% in 2017–2019; and that the

Company achieved sales of KRW 236.8 trillion and operating profit of KRW 36.0 trillion

in 2020. Qualitative indicators include preemptive management of risks on businesses,

driving solid revenue growth with advanced operation of resources, strategic

investment in emerging technologies such as AI and robots, and solidifying the

foundation for sustainable growth by strengthening ESG and compliance activities.

The amount of bonus was determined based on the indicators.

Profit from

exercising

stock

option

- n/a

Other

Income

- Fringe benefits: Medical services, checkups, vehicle, group accident insurance are

provided in line with the internal regulations for executive treatment (Board resolution)

Retirement Income - n/a

Other Income - n/a

(

KRW mil)

Name

Type of

remuneration

Total amount Criteria and methodology

Sang-hoon

Lee

(Director)

Earned

Income

Salary 778

In accordance with internal regulations for executive treatment (Board resolution),

remuneration is determined based on his position (president), responsibilities, and

performance results. He was paid KRW 65 million per month from January to

December.

Bonus 3,691

- Traditional holiday bonus: 100% of monthly wage

- Target Achievement Incentive: Paid biannual basis within the range of 0–200% of monthly

wage, and CEO decides the amount according to the level of target achieved.

(Adjusted according to division performance.)

- 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.

※ Quantitative indicators suggest that the Company achieved ROE of 15.7%, EBIT

margin of 20.7%, and stock performance of 54.8% in 2017–2019; and that the

company achieved sales of KRW 236.8 trillion and operating profit of KRW 36.0 trillion

in 2020. Qualitative indicators include enhancing Company management, and

providing ways to strengthen ESG activities as a former Chairman of the Board. The

amount of the bonus was determined based on the indicators.

Profit from

exercising

stock

option

- n/a

Other

Income

125

- Fringe benefits: Medical services, checkups, vehicle, group accident insurance are

provided in line with the internal regulations for executive treatment (Board resolution)

Retirement Income - n/a

Other Income - n/a

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< Remuneration for five highest-paid Executive Directors (KRW 500 million or more) >

(1) Summary on remuneration by Executive

(KRW mil)

Name position

Total amount of

remuneration

Remuneration not included

in total amount

Oh-hyun Kwon Advisor 17,233 -

Boo-keun Yoon Advisor 11,527 -

Jong-kyun Shin Advisor 11,327

Dong-soo Jun Former advisor 10,908

Ki-nam Kim CEO 8,274

Earned income as per Income Tax Law (Article 20: Wage and Salary Income, Article 21: Other Income, Article 22: Retirement income).

(2) Criteria and methodology

(KRW mil)

Name

Type of

remuneration

Total amount Criteria and methodology

Oh-hyun

Kwon

Earned

Income

Salary 792

In accordance with internal regulations for executive treatment (Board resolution),

remuneration is determined based on position (chairman), responsibilities, and

performance results. He was paid KRW 104 million in January. Following appointment

as an advisor, he was paid KRW 63 million per month from February to December.

Bonus 7,032

- Traditional holiday bonus: 100% of monthly wage

- 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.

- Special bonus: In accordance with internal regulations for executive treatment (Board

resolution), paid one-time special bonus

※ Quantitative indicators suggest that the Company achieved ROE of 15.7%, EBIT

margin of 20.7%, and stock performance of 54.8% in 2017–2019; and that the

Company achieved sales of KRW 236.8 trillion and operating profit of KRW 36.0 trillion

in 2020. Qualitative indicators include identifying emerging technologies, presenting

mid- to long-term business direction, and nurturing the next generation executives. The

amount of bonus was determined based on the indicators.

Profit from

exercising

stock

option

- n/a

Other

Income

119

- Fringe benefits: Medical services, checkups, vehicle, group accident insurance are

provided in line with the internal regulations for executive treatment (Board resolution)

Retirement Income 9,290

In accordance with internal regulations for severance pay of executives (Board

resolution), calculated by multiplying KRW 104 million (monthly wage at the time of

retirement), 27 (years of service), and a variable within a 1.0-3.5 range.

Other Income - n/a

(

KRW mil)

Name

Type of

remuneration

Total amount Criteria and methodology

Boo-keun

Yoon

Earned

Income

Salary 656

In accordance with internal regulations for executive treatment (Board resolution),

remuneration is determined based on position (vice chairman), responsibilities, and

performance results. He was paid KRW 86 million in January. Following appointment

as an advisor, he was paid KRW 52 million per month from February to December.

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Bonus 4,573

- Traditional holiday bonus: 100% of monthly wage

- 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.

※ Quantitative indicators suggest that the Company achieved ROE of 15.7%, EBIT

margin of 20.7%, and stock performance of 54.8% in 2017–2019. Qualitative indicators

include providing mid- to long-term direction for emerging technologies and strategies

for CE Division and identifying external risks on the business. The amount of the

bonus was determined based on the indicators.

Profit from

exercising

stock

option

- n/a

Other

Income

203

- Fringe benefits: Medical services, checkups, vehicle, group accident insurance are

provided in line with the internal regulations for executive treatment (Board resolution)

Retirement Income 6,095

In accordance with internal regulations for severance pay of executives (Board

resolution), calculated by multiplying KRW 86 million (monthly wage at the time of

retirement), 21 (years of service), and a variable within a 1.0-3.5 range.

Other Income - n/a

(

KRW mil)

Name

Type of

remuneration

Total amount Criteria and methodology

Jong-kyun

Shin

Earned

Income

Salary 656

In accordance with internal regulations for executive treatment (Board resolution),

remuneration is determined based on his position (vice chairman), responsibilities, and

performance results. He was paid KRW 86 million in January. Following appointment

as an advisor, he was paid KRW 52 million per month from February to December.

Bonus 4,573

- Traditional holiday bonus: 100% of monthly wage

- 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.

※ Quantitative indicators suggest that the Company achieved ROE of 15.7%, EBIT

margin of 20.7%, and stock performance of 54.8% in 2017–2019. Qualitative indicators

include providing mid- to long-term direction for emerging technologies and strategies

for the IM Division, passing on management insights, and enhancing human resource

by nurturing the next generation executives. The amount of the bonus was determined

based on the indicators.

Profit from

exercising

stock

option

- n/a

Other

Income

197

- Fringe benefits: Medical services, checkups, vehicle, group accident insurance are

provided in line with the internal regulations for executive treatment (Board resolution)

Retirement Income 5,900

In accordance with internal regulations for severance pay of executives (Board

resolution), calculated by multiplying KRW 86 million (monthly wage at the time of

retirement), 20 (years of service), and a variable within a 1.0-3.5 range.

Other Income - n/a

(

KRW mil)

Name

Type of

remuneration

Total amount Criteria and methodology

Dong-soo

Jun

Earned

Income

Salary 504

In accordance with internal regulations for executive treatment (Board resolution),

remuneration is determined based on his position (president), responsibilities, and

performance results. He was paid KRW 85 million in January. Following appointment

as an advisor, he was paid KRW 42 million per month from February to December.

Amount paid by the subsidiary where he works concurrently, is not included in the total

amount.

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Bonus 3,650

- Traditional holiday bonus: 100% of monthly wage. Amount paid by the subsidiary

where he works concurrently, is not included in the total amount.

- 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.

※ Quantitative indicators suggest that the Company achieved ROE of 15.7%, EBIT

margin of 20.7%, and stock performance of 54.8% in 2017–2019. Qualitative indicators

include providing mid- to long-term direction for emerging technologies and strategies

for Health & Medical Equipment Business and enhancing business competitiveness.

The amount of the bonus was determined based on the indicators.

Profit from

exercising

stock

option

- n/a

Other

Income

119

- Fringe benefits: Medical services, checkups, vehicle, group accident insurance are

provided in line with the internal regulations for executive treatment (Board resolution)

Retirement Income 6,634

In accordance with internal regulations for severance pay of executives (Board

resolution), calculated by multiplying KRW 85 million (monthly wage at the time of

retirement), 24 (years of service), and a variable within a 1.0-3.5 range.

Other Income - n/a

(

KRW mil)

Name

Type of

remuneration

Total amount Criteria and methodology

Ki-nam Kim

Earned

Income

Salary 1,499

In accordance with internal regulations for executive treatment (Board resolution),

remuneration is determined based on his position (vice chairman), responsibilities, and

performance results. He was paid KRW 114 million per month from January to

February, KRW 146 million in March, and KRW 125 million per month from April to

December.

Bonus 6,612

- Traditional holiday bonus: 100% of monthly wage

- Target achievement incentive: Paid biannual basis within the range of 0–200% of monthly

wage, and CEO decides the amount according to the level of target achieved.

(Adjusted according to division performance.)

- 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.

※ Quantitative indicators suggest that the Company achieved a ROE of 15.7%, EBIT

margin of 20.7%, and stock performance of 54.8% over 2017–2019; and that the DS

division achieved sales of KRW 103.0 trillion and operating profit of KRW 21.1 trillion in

2020. Qualitative indicators include enhancing business competitiveness with excellent

leadership in memory market and aggressive investments in the non-memory business

including System LSI and Foundry. The amount of the bonus was determined based

on the indicators.

Profit from

exercising

stock

option

- n/a

Other

Income

163

- Fringe benefits: Medical services, checkups, vehicle, group accident insurance are

provided in line with the internal regulations for executive treatment (Board resolution)

Retirement Income - n/a

Other Income - n/a

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B. Stock options granted and exercised

(1) Status of stock options granted to registered Directors

As of December 31, 2020, there were no accumulated-basis unexercised stock options granted to registered Directors.

(KRW mil)

Type Number

Total fair value of stock options Note

Registered Director 5 - -

Independent Director 3 - -

Audit Committee member or Auditor 3 - -

Total 11 - -

1) As of the reporting date.

(2) Status of stock options granted to non-registered Executives

As of December 31, 2020, there were no accumulated-basis unexercised stock options granted to non-registered

Executives.

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IX. Affiliates and Subsidiaries

1. Affiliates & subsidiaries

A. Affiliates

- Name of affiliated group: Samsung

As of December

31, 2020, Samsung Group had a total of 59 domestic affiliates. Among the Samsung Group’s 59 domestic

affiliates, sixteen (16) affiliates including Samsung Electronics are listed, and forty-four (43) affiliates are unlisted.

[As of December

31, 2020]

No. of

affiliates

Name of affiliates

Listed 16

Samsung C&T; Samsung Electronics; Samsung SDI; Samsung Electro-mechanics; 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 43

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; Samsung Electronics Service CS; Samsung Futures; Samsung Asset

Management; Samsung Life Service; Samsung SRA Asset Management; Samsung Life Financial Service; SD

Flex; Cheil Fashion Retail Co., Ltd.; Samsung Welstory; SECUI; STM; S-Core; OpenHands; Miracom;

Samsung Card Customer Service; Human TSS; S-1CRM; Shilla Stay; HDC Shilla Duty Free LTD; Samsung

Economic Research Institute (SERI); Samsung Lions; Samsung Venture Investment Corporation; Samsung

Active Asset Management; Samsung Hedge Asset Management; Harman International Korea; SBTM

Total 59

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B. Ownership status of affiliates and subsidiaries

1) Domestic

Investee

Investor

Samsung

C&T Corp

Samsung

BioLogics

Samsung

Life

Insurance

Samsung

SDI

Samsung

SDS

Samsung

Engineerin

Samsung

Electro-

mechanics

Samsung

Electronics

Samsung

Heavy

Industries

Samsung

Securities

Samsung

Card

Samsung

Fire &

Marine

Insurance

MULTI

CAMPUS

Corporation

Cheil

Worldwide

Samsung C&T

Corporation

43.4 19.3

17.1 7.0

5.0 0.1

Samsung

BioLogics

Samsung Life

Insurance

0.1 0.1

0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 8.8 3.1 29.6 71.9 15.0 0.0 5.4 0.3

Samsung SDI

11.7

0.4

11.0

Samsung SDS

47.2

Samsung Electro-

mechanics

2.2

Samsung

Electronics

31.5

19.6 22.6

23.7

16.0

25.2

Samsung Heavy

Industries

Samsung

Securities.

1.3

Samsung Card

1.9 3.0

Samsung Fire &

Marine Insurance

0.2

1.5

1.0

S1 Corporation

Cheil Worldwide

0.1

Hotel Shilla

SDC

Samsung Asset

Management

Samsung

Eelectronics

Service

Miracom

SERI

15.2

Harman

International

Industries, Inc.

Total

0.1 75.0 19.3 19.7 39.7 19.0 23.9 15.3 21.9 29.6 71.9 15.0 62.4 20.6 28.6

Percent of ownership as of December 31, 2020 based on common shares.

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Investee

Investor

Hotel Shilla

Samsung

Display

Samsung

Medison

Samsung

BioEpis

Samsung

Venture

Investment

Samsung

Life Service

Samsung

Futures

Samsung

Active

Asset

Manageme

Samsung

SRA Asset

Manageme

Samsung

Welstory

Samsung

Asset

Manageme

Samsung

Electronics

Logitech

Samsung

Electronics

Service

Service CS

Samsung

Electronics

Sales

Samsung C&T

Corporation

16.7

100.0

Samsung

BioLogics

50.0

Samsung Life

Insurance

7.5

99.8

100.0

Samsung SDI

0.1 15.2

16.3

Samsung SDS

Samsung Electro-

mechanics

17.0

Samsung

Electronics

5.1 84.8 68.5

16.3

100.0 99.3 100.0

Samsung Heavy

Industries

17.0

Samsung

Securities.

3.1

16.7

100.0

Samsung Card

1.3

Samsung Fire &

Marine Insurance

S1 Corporation

Cheil

Worldwide

Hotel Shilla

SDC

Samsung Asset

Management

100.0

Samsung

Eelectronics

Service

100.0

Miracom

SERI

Harman

International

Industries, Inc.

Tot al

17.1 100.0 68.5 50.0 100.0 99.8 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 99.3 100.0

100.0

Percent of ownership as of December 31, 2020 based on common shares.

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Investee

Investor

Samsung

Card

Customer

Service

Samsung

Corning

Advanced

Glass

Samsung

Hedge

Asset

Manageme

Samsung

Fire &

Marine

Insurance

Service

Samsung

Claim

Adjustment

Service

SEMES

Suwon

Samsung

Bluewings

STECO Shilla Stay SD Flex SBTM S-1CRM

Materials

S-Core STM

Samsung C&T

Corporation

Samsung

BioLogics

Samsung Life

Insurance

Samsung SDI

50.0 100.0

Samsung SDS

81.8

Samsung Electro-

mechanics

Samsung

Electronics

91.5 70.0

Samsung Heavy

Industries

Samsung

Securities.

Samsung Card

100.0

Samsung Fire &

Marine Insurance

100.0 100.0

S1 Corporation

100.0 0.6

Cheil Worldwide

100.0 5.2

Hotel Shilla

100.0 100.0

SDC

50.0 50.0

Samsung Asset

Management

100.0

Samsung

Eelectronics

Service

Miracom

0.5

SERI

Harman

International

Industries, Inc.

Total

100.0 50.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 91.5 100.0 70.0 100.0 50.0 100.0 100.0 50.0 88.1

100.0

Percent of ownership as of December 31, 2020 based on common shares.

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Investee

Investor

HDC Shilla

Duty Free

LTD

Open Hands

Cheil

Fashion

Retail

Miracom SERI

Samsung

Lions

Samsung

Life

Financial

Service

Samsung

Fire &

Marine

Financial

Service

Samwoo

Architects &

Engineers

Seoul

Lakeside

SECUI CVnet

Harman

International

Korea

Human TSS

Samsung C&T

Corporation

100.0 1.0 100.0 100.0 8.7 40.1

Samsung

BioLogics

Samsung Life

Insurance

14.8 100.0

Samsung SDI

29.6

Samsung SDS

100.0 83.6 56.5 9.4

Samsung Electro-

mechanics

23.8

Samsung

Electronics

29.8

Samsung Heavy

Industries

1.0

Samsung

Securities.

Samsung Card

Samsung Fire &

Marine Insurance

100.0

S1 Corporation

0.6 100.0

Cheil Worldwide

5.4 67.5

Hotel Shilla

50.0

SDC

Samsung Asset

Management

Samsung

Eelectronics

Service

Miracom

SERI

Harman

International

Industries, Inc.

100.0

Tot al

50.0 100.0 100.0 89.6 100.0 67.5 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 65.2 49.5 100.0 100.0

Percent of ownership as of December 31, 2020 based on common shares.

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2) Overseas

Investor Investee Ownership

Samwoo Architects & Engineers SAMOO HU Designer and Engineering Services Limited 100.0

Samwoo Architects & Engineers SAMOO DESIGNERS & ENGINEERS INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED 100.0

Samwoo Architects & Engineers SAMOO (KL) SDN. BHD. 100.0

Samsung C&T America Inc. Meadowland Distribution 100.0

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. Samsung Solar Energy LLC 100.0

Samsung C&T America Inc. Samsung C&T America Inc. 70.0

Samsung C&T America Inc. S-print Inc 24.0

Samsung Renewable Energy Inc. SP Armow Wind Ontario LP 50.0

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 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. SP Belle River Wind LP 42.5

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. North Kent Wind 1 LP 35.0

Samsung Renewable Energy Inc. SRE Wind GP Holding Inc. 100.0

Samsung Renewable Energy Inc. South Kent Wind LP Inc. 50.0

Samsung Renewable Energy Inc. Grand Renewable Wind LP Inc. 45.0

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 Southgate Holdings GP Inc. 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 Renewable Energy Inc. SRE Summerside Construction GP Inc. 100.0

Samsung Renewable Energy Inc. SRE Summerside Construction LP 100.0

Samsung Renewable Energy Inc. Kneehill Solar GP 100.0

Samsung Renewable Energy Inc. Kneehill Solar LP 100.0

Samsung Renewable Energy Inc. Michichi Solar GP Inc. 100.0

Samsung Renewable Energy Inc. Michichi Solar LP 100.0

Samsung Green repower, LLC SOLAR PROJECTS SOLUTIONS,LLC 50.0

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Samsung Green repower, LLC Monument Power, LLC 100.0

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 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

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 Wind GP Holding Inc. SP Armow Wind Ontario GP Inc 50.0

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 Solar Development GP Inc. SRE Solar Development LP 0.0

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 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 Belle River GP Holdings Inc SP Belle River Wind GP Inc 50.0

SRE NK1 EPC GP Inc SRE NK1 EPC LP 0.0

SRE Summerside Construction GP Inc. SRE Summerside Construction LP 0.0

Samsung Solar Energy LLC Samsung Solar Energy 1 LLC 100.0

Samsung Solar Energy LLC Samsung Solar Energy 2 LLC 100.0

Samsung Solar Energy LLC Samsung Solar Energy 3, LLC 100.0

Samsung Solar Energy 1 LLC CS SOLAR LLC 50.0

Kneehill Solar GP Kneehill Solar LP 0.0

Samsung Solar Energy 3, LLC SST SOLAR, LLC 50.0

Michichi Solar GP Inc. Michichi Solar LP 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 S.C. Otelinox S.A 99.7

Solluce Romania 1 B.V. LJG GREEN SOURCE ENERGY ALPHA S.R.L. 78.0

Samsung C&T Malaysia SDN. BHD WARIS GIGIH ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY SDN. BHD. 70.0

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. Samsung C&T Thailand Co., Ltd 0.2

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 6.8

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 Electronics Samsung Japan Corporation 100.0

Samsung Electronics Samsung R&D Institute Japan Co. Ltd. 100.0

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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 Ltd. 100.0

Samsung Electronics Samsung Electronics (UK) 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 Private Co. Ltd. 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 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

Samsung Electronics Shenzhen Samsung Electronics Telecommunication Co., Ltd. 100.0

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 Co., Ltd. 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), S. A. 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 Tianjin Samsung LED Co., Ltd. 100.0

Samsung Biologics Samsung Biologics America, Inc. 100.0

Samsung BioEpis SAMSUNG BIOEPIS UK LIMITED 100.0

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Samsung BioEpis Samsung Bioepis NL B.V. 100.0

Samsung BioEpis Samsung Bioepis CH GmbH 100.0

Samsung BioEpis Samsung Bioepis PL Sp z o.o. 100.0

Samsung BioEpis SAMSUNG BIOEPIS AU PTY LTD 100.0

Samsung BioEpis SAMSUNG BIOEPIS NZ LIMITED 100.0

Samsung BioEpis SAMSUNG BIOEPIS TW Limited 100.0

Samsung BioEpis Samsung Bioepis HK Limited 100.0

Samsung BioEpis SAMSUNG BIOEPIS IL LTD 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 Display Noida Private Limited 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 Electronics America, Inc. NeuroLogica Corp. 100.0

Samsung Electronics America, Inc. Dacor Holdings, Inc. 100.0

Samsung Electronics America, Inc. Samsung HVAC America, 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. TeleWorld Solutions, 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 Electronics Home Appliances America, LLC 100.0

Samsung Electronics America, Inc. Samsung International, Inc. 100.0

Samsung Electronics America, Inc. Harman International Industries, Inc. 100.0

Dacor Holdings, Inc. Dacor, Inc. 100.0

Dacor, Inc. Dacor Canada Co. 100.0

Samsung Oak Holdings, Inc. Stellus Technologies, Inc. 100.0

TeleWorld Solutions, Inc. TWS LATAM B, LLC 100.0

TeleWorld Solutions, Inc. TWS LATAM S, LLC 100.0

TWS LATAM B, LLC SNB Technologies, Inc. Mexico S.A. de. C.V 50.0

TWS LATAM S, LLC SNB Technologies, Inc. Mexico S.A. de. C.V 50.0

Samsung Semiconductor, Inc. Samsung Austin Semiconductor LLC. 100.0

Samsung Electronics Canada, Inc. AdGear Technologies Inc. 100.0

Samsung Electronics Canada, Inc. SigMast Communications Inc. 100.0

Samsung Research America, Inc SAMSUNG NEXT LLC 100.0

Samsung Research America, Inc Viv Labs, Inc. 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

Harman International Industries, Inc. Harman International Japan Co., Ltd. 100.0

Harman International Industries, Inc. Harman International Industries Canada Ltd. 100.0

Harman International Industries, Inc. Harman Becker Automotive Systems, Inc. 100.0

Harman International Industries, Inc. Harman Professional, Inc. 100.0

Harman International Industries, Inc. Harman Connected Services, Inc. 100.0

Harman International Industries, Inc. Harman Financial Group LLC 100.0

Harman International Industries, Inc. Harman Belgium SA 100.0

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Harman International Industries, Inc. Harman France SNC 100.0

Harman International Industries, Inc. Red Bend Software SAS 100.0

Harman International Industries, Inc. Harman Inc. & Co. KG 66.0

Harman International Industries, Inc. Harman KG Holding, LLC 100.0

Harman International Industries, Inc. Harman Becker Automotive Systems Italy S.R.L. 100.0

Harman International Industries, Inc. Harman Finance International, SCA 100.0

Harman International Industries, Inc. Harman Finance International GP S.a.r.l 100.0

Harman International Industries, Inc. Harman Industries Holdings Mauritius Ltd. 100.0

Harman International Industries, Inc. Harman International Mexico, S. de R.L. de C.V. 99.9

Harman Becker Automotive Systems, Inc. Harman International Estonia OU 100.0

Harman Professional, Inc. AMX UK Limited 100.0

Harman Professional, Inc. Harman Singapore Pte. Ltd. 100.0

Harman Professional, Inc. Harman da Amazonia Industria Eletronica e Participacoes Ltda. 0.0

Harman Professional, Inc. Harman do Brasil Industria Eletronica e Participacoes Ltda. 0.0

Harman Connected Services, Inc. Harman Connected Services Engineering Corp. 100.0

Harman Connected Services, Inc. Harman Connected Services AB. 100.0

Harman Connected Services, Inc. Harman Connected Services UK Ltd. 100.0

Harman Connected Services, Inc. Harman Connected Services Corp. India Pvt. Ltd. 1.6

Harman Connected Services, Inc. Global Symphony Technology Group Private Ltd. 100.0

Harman Financial Group LLC Harman International (India) Private Limited 0.0

Harman Financial Group LLC Harman International Mexico, S. de R.L. de C.V. 0.1

Harman Financial Group LLC Harman de Mexico, S. de R.L. de C.V. 0.0

Samsung Electronics (UK) Ltd. Samsung Semiconductor Europe Limited 100.0

Samsung Electronics Holding GmbH Samsung Semiconductor Europe GmbH 100.0

Samsung Electronics Holding GmbH Samsung Electronics GmbH 100.0

Samsung Electronics Hungarian Private Co. Ltd. Samsung Electronics Czech and Slovak s.r.o. 31.4

Samsung Electronics Hungarian Private Co. Ltd. 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 Ltd. 100.0

Samsung Electronics Benelux B.V. Samsung Electronics East Africa Ltd. 100.0

Samsung Electronics Benelux B.V. Samsung Electronics Saudi Arabia Ltd. 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 (pty) Ltd. 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 Eletronica 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 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 Central Eurasia LLP 100.0

Samsung Electronics Benelux B.V. Samsung Electronics Caucasus Co. Ltd 100.0

Samsung Electronics Benelux B.V. Corephotonics Ltd. 100.0

Zhilabs, S.L. Zhilabs Inc. 100.0

Samsung Electronics Nordic Aktiebolag Samsung Nanoradio Design Center 100.0

AKG Acoustics Gmbh Harman Professional Denmark ApS 100.0

AKG Acoustics Gmbh Studer Professional Audio GmbH 100.0

Harman Professional Denmark ApS Martin Professional Japan Ltd. 40.0

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Harman Professional Denmark ApS Harman International s.r.o 100.0

Harman Becker Automotive Systems GmbH Harman International Romania SRL 0.0

Harman Holding Gmbh & Co. KG Harman Becker Automotive Systems GmbH 100.0

Harman Holding Gmbh & Co. KG Harman Deutschland GmbH 100.0

Harman Holding Gmbh & Co. KG Harman Becker Automotive Systems Manufacturing Kft 100.0

Harman Holding Gmbh & Co. KG Harman RUS CIS LLC 100.0

Harman Inc. & Co. KG Harman Holding Gmbh & Co. KG 100.0

Harman Inc. & Co. KG Harman Management Gmbh 100.0

Harman Inc. & Co. KG Harman Hungary Financing Ltd. 100.0

Harman Connected Services GmbH Harman Connected Services OOO 100.0

Harman KG Holding, LLC Harman Inc. & Co. KG 34.0

Harman Becker Automotive Systems Manufacturing Kft Harman Professional Kft 100.0

Harman Becker Automotive Systems Manufacturing Kft Harman Consumer Nederland B.V. 100.0

Harman Becker Automotive Systems Manufacturing Kft Harman International Romania SRL 100.0

Harman Becker Automotive Systems Manufacturing Kft Red Bend Ltd. 100.0

Harman Becker Automotive Systems Manufacturing Kft Harman do Brasil Industria Eletronica e Participacoes Ltda. 100.0

Harman Hungary Financing Ltd. Harman International Industries Limited 100.0

Harman Finance International GP S.a.r.l Harman Finance International, SCA 0.0

Harman Consumer Nederland B.V. AKG Acoustics Gmbh 100.0

Harman Consumer Nederland B.V. Harman Audio Iberia Espana Sociedad Limitada 100.0

Harman Consumer Nederland B.V. Harman Holding Limited 100.0

Harman Audio Iberia Espana Sociedad Limitada Harman France SNC 0.0

Harman Connected Services AB. Harman Finland Oy 100.0

Harman Connected Services AB. Harman Connected Services GmbH 100.0

Harman Connected Services AB. Harman Connected Services Poland Sp.zoo 100.0

Harman Connected Services AB. Harman Connected Services Solutions (Chengdu) Co., Ltd. 100.0

Harman International Industries Limited Harman Automotive UK Limited 100.0

Harman International Industries Limited Martin Manufacturing (UK) Ltd 100.0

Harman International Industries Limited Harman Connected Services Limited 100.0

Harman International Industries Limited Arcam Limited 100.0

Harman International Industries Limited Harman International Industries PTY Ltd. 100.0

Harman International Industries Limited Harman de Mexico, S. de R.L. de C.V. 100.0

Harman Connected Services UK Ltd. Harman Connected Services Morocco 100.0

Arcam Limited A&R Cambridge Limited 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. Zhilabs, S.L. 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.M.S.A 100.0

Samsung Electronics Europe Holding Cooperatief U.A. Samsung Electronics Air Conditioner Europe B.V. 100.0

Samsung Electronics Europe Holding Cooperatief U.A. FOODIENT LTD. 100.0

Samsung Electronics Europe Holding Cooperatief U.A. Samsung Denmark Research Center ApS 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 Singapore Pte. Ltd. 100.0

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 Limited 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

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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

Samsung India Electronics Private Ltd. Samsung Nepal Services Pvt, Ltd 100.0

PT Samsung Electronics Indonesia PT Samsung Telecommunications Indonesia 100.0

Thai Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. Laos Samsung 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 R&D Institute China-Shenzhen 100.0

Samsung (CHINA) Investment Co., Ltd. Samsung Electronics Huizhou Co., Ltd. 10.4

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 Electronics China R&D Center 100.0

Harman International (China) Holdings Co., Ltd. Harman (Suzhou) Audio and Infotainment Systems Co., Ltd. 100.0

Harman International (China) Holdings Co., Ltd. Harman Technology (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. 100.0

Harman International (China) Holdings Co., Ltd. Harman (China) Technologies Co., Ltd. 100.0

Harman Holding Limited Harman Commercial (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. 100.0

Harman Holding Limited Harman International (China) Holdings Co., Ltd. 100.0

Harman Holding Limited Harman Automotive Electronic Systems (Suzhou) Co., Ltd. 100.0

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

Harman Industries Holdings Mauritius Ltd. Harman International (India) Private Limited 100.0

Global Symphony Technology Group Private Ltd. Harman Connected Services Corp. India Pvt. Ltd. 98.4

Red Bend Ltd. Red Bend Software Ltd. 100.0

Samsung Electronics Latinoamerica(Zona Libre), S. A. Samsung Electronics Latinoamerica Miami, Inc. 100.0

Samsung Electronics Latinoamerica(Zona Libre), S. A. Samsung Electronica Colombia S.A. 100.0

Samsung Electronics Latinoamerica(Zona Libre), S. A. Samsung Electronics Panama. S.A. 100.0

Samsung Eletronica da Amazonia Ltda. Samsung Electronics Argentina S.A. 2.0

Harman do Brasil Industria Eletronica e Participacoes

Ltda.

Harman da Amazonia Industria Eletronica e Participacoes Ltda. 100.0

Samsung Electronics Central Eurasia 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., Zrt. 100.0

Samsung SDI Samsung SDI Europe GmbH 100.0

Samsung SDI Samsung SDI Battery Systems GmbH 100.0

Samsung SDI Samsung SDI Vietnam Co., Ltd. 100.0

Samsung SDI Samsung SDI Energy Malaysia Sdn, Bhd. 100.0

Samsung SDI Samsung SDI India Private Limited 100.0

Samsung SDI Samsung SDI(Hong Kong) Ltd. 97.6

Samsung SDI Samsung SDI China Co., Ltd. 100.0

Samsung SDI Samsung SDI-ARN (Xi'An) Power Battery Co., Ltd. 65.0

Samsung SDI Samsung SDI (Changchun) Power Battery Co., Ltd. 50.0

Samsung SDI

Samsung SDI (Tianjin) Battery Co., Ltd

80.0

Samsung SDI Novaled GmbH 50.1

Samsung SDI SAMSUNG SDI WUXI CO.,LTD. 100.0

Samsung SDI Samsung SDI(Wuxi) Battery Systems Co., Ltd. 50.0

Samsung SDI iMarket Asia Co., Ltd. 8.7

Samsung SDI(Hong Kong) Ltd. Samsung SDI India Private Limited 0.0

Samsung SDI(Hong Kong) Ltd. Tianjin Samsung SDI Co., Ltd. 80.0

Samsung Electro-Mechanics Samsung Electro-Machanics Japan Co., Ltd. 100.0

Samsung Electro-Mechanics Samsung Electro-Mechanics America, Inc. 100.0

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Samsung Electro-Mechanics Samsung Electro-Mechanics GmbH 100.0

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 Samsung Electro-Mechanics Software India Bangalore Private Limited 99.9

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

Calamba Premier Realty Corporation Batino Realty Corporation 100.0

Samsung Electro-Mechanics Pte Ltd. Samsung Electro-Mechanics Software India Bangalore Private Limited 0.1

Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance Samsung Fire & Marine Management Corporation 100.0

Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance SAMSUNG FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY OF EUROPE LTD. 100.0

Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance PT. Asuransi Samsung Tugu 70.0

Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance SAMSUNG VINA INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED 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 Limited 100.0

Samsung Heavy Industries Co.,Ltd. Camellia Consulting Corporation 100.0

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 Mozambique LDA 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 THAI SAMSUNG LIFE INSURANCE CO., LTD. 48.9

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 Global SME Private Equity Manager Fund Co., Ltd. 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

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 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 E&C America, INC. 100.0

Samsung C&T Corporation Samsung Renewable Energy Inc. 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

Samsung C&T Corporation Samsung C&T Lima S.A.C. 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 POSS-SLPC, S.R.O 50.0

Samsung C&T Corporation Solluce Romania 1 B.V. 80.0

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Samsung C&T Corporation SAM investment Manzanilo.B.V 53.3

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 Samsung C&T Thailand Co., Ltd 93.0

Samsung C&T Corporation PT. INSAM BATUBARA ENERGY 90.0

Samsung C&T Corporation Samsung E&C India Private Limited 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. 100.0

Samsung C&T Corporation Samsung C&T Hongkong Ltd. 100.0

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 (SHANGHAI) CO., LTD. 100.0

Samsung C&T Corporation Samsung C&T (Xi'an) Co., Ltd. 100.0

Samsung C&T Corporation WARIS GIGIH ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY SDN. BHD. 30.0

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 Corporation Rus LLC 100.0

Samsung C&T Corporation Samsung SDI America, Inc. 8.3

Samsung C&T Corporation Samsung SDI(Hong Kong) Ltd. 2.4

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 SAMSUNG C&T CORPORATION VIETNAM CO., LTD 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 100.0

Samsung Welstory Shanghai Ever-Hongjun Business Mgt Service Co.,LTD 85.0

Samsung Welstory Shanghai Welstory Food Company Limited 81.6

MULTICAMPUS LANGUAGE TESTING INTERNATIONAL, INC. 82.4

Pengtai Greater China Company Limited PENGTAI CHINA CO.,LTD. 100.0

Pengtai Greater China Company Limited PengTai Taiwan 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. 100.0

PENGTAI INTERACTIVE ADVERTISING CO.,LTD Beijing Pengtai Baozun E-commerce Co., Ltd. 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 Neo EXpress Transportation (NEXT), Inc. 51.0

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Investor Investee Ownership

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 GSCL Sweden AB 100.0

Samsung SDS Samsung SDS Global SCL France SAS 100.0

Samsung SDS Samsung SDS Global SCL Greece Societe Anonyme 100.0

Samsung SDS Samsung SDS Global SCL Baltics, SIA 100.0

Samsung SDS Samsung SDS Global SCL Italy S.R.L. A Socio Unico 100.0

Samsung SDS Samsung SDS Global Supply Chain Logistics Spain S.L.U 100.0

Samsung SDS Samsung SDS Global SCL Netherlands Cooperatief U.A. 100.0

Samsung SDS Samsung SDS Global SCL Germany GmbH 100.0

Samsung SDS Samsung SDS Global SCL Austria GmbH 100.0

Samsung SDS Samsung SDS Global SCL Romania S.R.L 100.0

Samsung SDS Samsung SDS Asia Pacific Pte, Ltd. 100.0

Samsung SDS Samsung Data Systems India Private Limited 100.0

Samsung SDS Samsung SDS India Private Limited 100.0

Samsung SDS VASCO Supply Chain Solutions Private Limited 51.0

Samsung SDS Samsung SDS 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 Austraila Pty.,Ltd. 100.0

Samsung SDS SDS-ACUTECH CO., Ltd. 50.0

Samsung SDS ALS SDS Joint Stock Company 51.0

Samsung SDS SDS-MP Logistics Joint Stock Company 51.0

Samsung SDS Samsung SDS China Co., Ltd. 100.0

Samsung SDS Samsung IT Services (Beijing) Co., Ltd. 100.0

Samsung SDS Samsung SDS Global SCL Hong Kong Co., 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 Nakliyat ve Lojistik Anonim Sirketi 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

Samsung SDS SAMSUNG SDS Glogal SCL Latin America Logistica Ltda 99.7

Samsung SDS INTE-SDS Logistics S.A. de C.V. 51.0

Samsung SDS Samsung SDS Global SCL Rus Limited Liability Company 100.0

Miracom MIRACOM INC ASIA PACIFIC LIMITED 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 Glogal SCL Latin America Logistica Ltda 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 Greece Societe Anonyme 0.0

Samsung SDS Global SCL Netherlands Cooperatief

U.A.

Samsung SDS Global SCL Romania S.R.L 0.0

Samsung SDS Global SCL Netherlands Cooperatief

U.A.

Samsung SDS Global SCL Rus Limited Liability Company 0.0

Samsung SDS China Co., Ltd. Samsung SDS Global SCL Beijing Co., Ltd 100.0

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Investor Investee Ownership

Samsung IT Services (Beijing) Co., Ltd. Samsung SDS Global Development Center Xi'an 100.0

Samsung Engineering Samsung Engineering America Inc. 100.0

Samsung Engineering Samsung Engineering Hungary Ltd. 100.0

Samsung Engineering Samsung Engineering Italy S.R.L. 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 Limited 100.0

Samsung Engineering Samsung Engineering Vietnam Co., Ltd. 100.0

Samsung Engineering Samsung Engineering Construction(Shanghai) Co., Ltd 100.0

Samsung Engineering Samsung Engineering Construction Xi' an Co., Ltd. 100.0

Samsung Engineering Samsung Saudi Arabia Co., Ltd. 100.0

Samsung Engineering Muharraq Wastewater Services Company W.L.L. 99.8

Samsung Engineering Muharraq STP Company B.S.C. 6.6

Samsung Engineering Muharraq Holding Company 1 Ltd. 65.0

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 L.L.P. 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 Limited Samsung Saudi Arabia Co., Ltd. 0.0

Samsung Saudi Arabia Co., Ltd. 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

Samsung Ingenieria Manzanillo, S.A. De C.V. Asociados Constructores DBNR, S.A. de C.V. 49.0

S1 Corporation S-1 CORPORATION HUNGARY LLC 100.0

S1 Corporation SOCM LLC 100.0

S1 Corporation S-1 CORPORATION VIETNAM CO., LTD 100.0

S1 Corporation Samsung Beijing Security Systems 100.0

Cheil Worldwide PENGTAI INTERACTIVE ADVERTISING CO.,LTD 100.0

Cheil Worldwide Cheil USA Inc. 100.0

Cheil Worldwide Cheil Central America Inc. 100.0

Cheil Worldwide Iris Worldwide Holdings Limited 100.0

Cheil Worldwide CHEIL EUROPE LIMITED 100.0

Cheil Worldwide Cheil Germany GmbH 100.0

Cheil Worldwide Cheil France SAS 100.0

Cheil Worldwide CHEIL SPAIN S.L 100.0

Cheil Worldwide Cheil Benelux B.V. 100.0

Cheil Worldwide Cheil Nordic AB 100.0

Cheil Worldwide Cheil India Private Limited 100.0

Cheil Worldwide Cheil (Thailand) Ltd. 100.0

Cheil Worldwide Cheil Singapore Pte. Ltd. 100.0

Cheil Worldwide CHEIL VIETNAM COMPANY LIMITED 99.0

Cheil Worldwide Cheil Integrated Marketing Philippines, Inc. 100.0

Cheil Worldwide CHEIL MALAYSIA SDN. BHD. 100.0

Cheil Worldwide Cheil New Zealand Limited 100.0

Cheil Worldwide CHEIL CHINA 100.0

Cheil Worldwide Cheil Hong Kong Ltd. 100.0

Cheil Worldwide Caishu (Shanghai) Business Consulting Co., Ltd 100.0

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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 Worldwide Inc./Jordan LLC. 100.0

Cheil Worldwide Cheil Ghana Limited 100.0

Cheil Worldwide Cheil Egypt LLC 99.9

Cheil Worldwide Cheil Brasil Comunicacoes Ltda. 100.0

Cheil Worldwide Cheil Mexico, S.A. de C.V. 98.0

Cheil Worldwide Cheil Chile SpA. 100.0

Cheil Worldwide Cheil Peru S.A.C. 100.0

Cheil Worldwide CHEIL ARGENTINA S.A. 98.0

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 Shilla Travel Retail Pte. Ltd. 100.0

Hotel Shilla Samsung Shilla Business Service Beijing Co., Ltd. 100.0

Hotel Shilla Shilla Travel Retail Hong Kong Limited 100.0

Hotel Shilla Shilla Travel Retail Taiwan Limited 64.0

HDC Shilla Duty Free LTD HDC SHILLA (SHANGHAI) CO., LTD 100.0

SBTM Samsung Hospitality U.K. Inc. 100.0

SBTM Samsung Hospitality Europe GmbH 100.0

SBTM SAMSUNG HOSPITALITY ROMANIA SRL 100.0

SBTM Samsung Hospitality Vietnam Co., Ltd. 99.0

SBTM Samsung Hospitality Philippines Inc. 100.0

SBTM Samsung Hospitality India Private Limited 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 Americas, Inc. 89 Degrees, 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

Iris Canada Holdings Ltd Pricing Solutions Ltd 100.0

Cheil USA Inc. The Barbarian Group LLC 100.0

Cheil USA Inc. McKinney Ventures LLC 100.0

Cheil USA Inc. Cheil India Private Limited 0.0

Cheil USA Inc. Cheil Mexico, S.A. de C.V. 2.0

Iris Worldwide Holdings Limited Iris Nation Worldwide 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 Canada Holdings Ltd 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 98.6

Iris Nation Worldwide Limited Founded Partners Limited 100.0

Iris Nation Worldwide Limited Iris Products (Worldwide) Limited 100.0

Iris Nation Worldwide Limited Iris Korea 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

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Iris Nation Worldwide Limited Iris Culture Limited 100.0

Iris Nation Worldwide Limited Concise Consultants Limited 100.0

Iris Nation Worldwide Limited Atom42 Ltd 100.0

Iris Nation Worldwide Limited WDMP Limited 49.0

Iris Nation Worldwide Limited Pricing Solutions (UK) Limited 100.0

Iris Nation Worldwide Limited Iris Services Limited Dooel Skopje 100.0

Iris Nation Worldwide Limited Irisnation Singapore Pte. ltd. 100.0

Iris Nation Worldwide Limited Iris Worldwide Integrated Marketing Private Limited 100.0

Iris Nation Worldwide Limited Iris Sydney PTY Ltd 100.0

Iris Nation Worldwide Limited Iris Worldwide (Thailand) Limited 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, Inc. 100.0

Iris Germany GmbH Pepper NA, Inc. 100.0

Iris Germany GmbH Pepper Technologies Pte. Ltd. 100.0

CHEIL EUROPE LIMITED Beattie McGuinness Bungay Limited 100.0

CHEIL EUROPE LIMITED Cheil Italia S.r.l 100.0

Cheil Germany GmbH Cheil Austria GmbH 100.0

Cheil Germany GmbH Centrade Integrated SRL 80.0

Centrade Integrated SRL Centrade Cheil HU Kft. 100.0

Centrade Integrated SRL Centrade Cheil Adriatic D.O.O. 100.0

Cheil India Private Limited Experience Commerce Software Private Limited 100.0

Cheil Singapore Pte. Ltd. Pengtai Greater China Company Limited 95.7

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 Company Limited 3.1

Samsung Shilla Business Service Beijing Co., Ltd. Tianjin Samsung International Travel Service Co., Ltd 100.0

Shilla Travel Retail Hong Kong Limited Shilla Retail Limited 100.0

Shilla Travel Retail Hong Kong Limited Shilla Travel Retail Duty Free HK Limited 100.0

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 MEA FZ-LLC Cheil Egypt LLC 0.1

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 Private Limited 100.0

One Agency FZ-LLC One RX Project Management Design and Production Limited Company 100.0

One Agency FZ-LLC ONE RX INTERIOR DECORATION L.L.C 100.0

One Agency FZ-LLC ONE AGENCY PRINTING L.L.C 100.0

One Agency FZ-LLC One Agency South Africa (Pty) Ltd 100.0

ONE RX INTERIOR DECORATION L.L.C One RX India Private Limited 0.0

Holdings BR185 Limited Brazil 185 Participacoes Ltda 100.0

Brazil 185 Participacoes Ltda Iris Router Marketing Ltda 100.0

Cheil Brasil Comunicacoes Ltda. CHEIL ARGENTINA S.A. 2.0

Percent of ownership as of December 31, 2020 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:

May 1, 2020

(2) Summary of Regulation

- Restriction on cross-holdings

- Restriction on debt guarantee between affiliates

- Restriction on affiliate voting rights of financial & insurance companies

- Decision making of board committee and public disclosure of large-scale inter-affiliate transactions

- Public disclosure of important matters of unlisted companies

- Other public disclosures related to Group status

D. Concurrent position with other affiliates

[As of December 31, 2020]

Concurrent position

Name

Position

Name of company Position Full/part time

Hark-kyu Park President Samsung Display Non-Executive director Part time

Yong-kwan Kim Executive VP Samsung Medison Representative Director Full time

Yeon-sung Kim Senior VP

Samsung Electronics Sales Auditor

Part time

Samsung Electronics Logitech Auditor

Part time

Samsung Electronics Service Auditor

Part time

Sung-won Son

Senior VP

Samsung Medison Auditor

Part time

Khi-jae Cho

Senior VP

Samsung Display Auditor

Part time

Sung-woo Shin Senior VP STECO Auditor Part time

Chong-hoon Oh Senior VP SEMES Auditor Part time

Won-joon Lee

Senior VP

SERI Auditor

Part time

Hong-sig Kim VP SEMES Non-Executive director Part time

Hyun-jung Park

SEMES Non-Executive director

Part time

Hyung-joon Moon VP STECO Non-Executive director Part time

Sung-wuk Kang

Samsung Venture Investment Auditor

Part time

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E. Equity investments in other corporations

(1) The total book value of equity investments in other corporations as of December 31, 2020 is KRW 58,130 billion (for the purpose of business operations, etc.)

[As of December 31, 2020]

(1,000 shares, KRW million, %)

Account Name of Company

Acquisition

Date

Objective

Acquisition

Cost

Beginning Balance Increase/Decrease Ending Balance Current Financial Stats

Qty

Owner

ship (%)

Book

Value

Acquisition/Disposal

Valuation Qty

Owner

ship (%)

Book Value Total Asset

Net

Income

(Loss)

Qty Amount

Listed

Samsung Electro-

Mechanics

1977.01 Business 250 17,693 23.7 445,244 - - - 17,693 23.7 445,244 9,225,498 623,811

Listed Samsung SDI 1977.01 Business 304 13,463 19.6 1,242,605 - - - 13,463 19.6 1,242,605 21,534,232 630,966

Listed

Samsung Heavy

Industries

1977.09 Business 125 100,693 16.0 732,041 - -

-23,159

100,693 16.0 708,882 12,924,319

-1,202,857

Listed Hotel Shilla 1979.12 Business 252 2,005 5.1 182,028 - -

-17,040

2,005 5.1 164,988 2,893,842

-283,346

Listed Cheil Worldwide 1988.09 Business 185 29,038 25.2 491,599 - - - 29,038 25.2 491,599 2,242,464 158,280

Listed Samsung SDS 1992.07 Business 6,160 17,472 22.6 560,827 - - - 17,472 22.6 560,827 9,154,919 452,909

Listed Samsung BioLogics 2011.04 Business 30,000 20,837 31.5 443,193 - - - 20,837 31.5 443,193 6,424,201 240,975

Unlisted Samsung Display 2012.04 Business 16,009,547 221,969 84.8 18,509,307 - - - 221,969 84.8 18,509,307 50,039,755 1,798,100

Unlisted STECO 1995.06 Business 24,000 2,590 70.0 35,861 - - - 2,590 70.0 35,861 164,027 9,295

Unlisted SEMES 1992.12 Business 1,000 2,173 91.5 71,906 - - - 2,173 91.5 71,906 1,596,649 201,985

Unlisted

Samsung

Electronics Service

1998.01 Business 30,000 6,000 99.3 48,121 - - - 6,000 99.3 48,121 514,221

-7,959

Unlisted

Samsung

Electronics Sales

2000.12 Business 3,100 1,767 100.0 247,523 - - - 1,767 100.0 247,523 1,135,295 21,995

Unlisted

Samsung

Electronics

Logitech

1999.04 Business 76 1,011 100.0 46,669 - - - 1,011 100.0 46,669 349,516 21,068

Unlisted Samsung Medison 2011.02 Business 286,384 87,350 68.5 326,785 - -

-24,502

87,350 68.5 302,283 370,529 1,538

Unlisted SERI 1991.05 Business 320 3,576 29.8 24,942 - - - 3,576 29.8 24,942 144,091 286

Unlisted

Samsung Venture

Investment

1999.11 Business 4,900 980 16.3 12,754 - - 9,306 980 16.3 22,060 132,460 10,175

Unlisted SVIC #21 2011.11 Business 19,800 1 99.0 75,982 0 4,906 - 1 99.0 80,888 100,891 861

Unlisted SVIC #22 2011.11 Business 19,800 1 99.0 114,216

-0 -20,592

- 1 99.0 93,624 81,530

-17,022

Unlisted SVIC #26 2014.11 Business 19,800 2 99.0 164,211 - -

-65,634

2 99.0 98,577 83,941

-50,147

Unlisted SVIC #27 2014.09 Business 5,940 0 99.0 37,600 0 6,185 - 0 99.0 43,785 42,249

-6,528

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Account Name of Company

Acquisition

Date

Objective

Acquisition

Cost

Beginning Balance Increase/Decrease Ending Balance Current Financial Stats

Qty

Owner

ship (%)

Book

Value

Acquisition/Disposal

Valuation Qty

Owner

ship (%)

Book Value Total Asset

Net

Income

(Loss)

Qty Amount

Unlisted SVIC #28 2015.02 Business 7,425 2 99.0 157,992 0 10,988 - 2 99.0 168,980 366,921 33,542

Unlisted SVIC #32 2016.08 Business 19,800 2 99.0 183,477

-0 -871

- 2 99.0 182,606 291,176 64,353

Unlisted SVIC #33 2016.11 Business 4,950 2 99.0 155,299 0 18,008 - 2 99.0 173,307 342,053 135,637

Unlisted SVIC #42 2018.11 Business 4,950 0 99.0 5,900 0 5,148 - 0 99.0 11,048 8,558

-1,583

Unlisted SVIC #45 2019.05 Business 19,800 0 99.0 20,790 1 92,627 - 1 99.0 113,417 101,781

-10,873

Unlisted

Semiconductor

Growth Fund

201 7 .03 Bu s iness 5 00 50,000,000 66.7 50,000 - - - 50,000,000 6 6 .7 50,0 00 75,082

-316

Unlisted

System LSI Mutual

benefit private equity

trust

202 0 .04 Bu s iness 25,0 0 0 - - - 25,000,000 25,000 - 25,000,000 6 2 .5 25,00 0 40,036

-407

Listed iMarket Korea 2000.12 Business 1,900 647 1.8 6,732 - -

-1,074

647 1.8 5,658 1,110,574 28,799

Listed KT Skylife 2001.12 Business 3,344 240 0.5 2,093 - - 21 240 0.5 2,114 919,476 58,190

Listed Yongpyong Resort 2007.05 Business 1,869 400 0.8 2,400 - -

-698

400 0.8 1,702 849,936

-13,792

Listed ATech Solution 2009.11 Business 26,348 1,592 15.9 11,733 - - 7,530 1,592 15.9 19,263 182,295 2,911

Listed Wonik Holdings 2013.12 Business 15,411 1,759 2.3 9,605 - - 1,548 1,759 2.3 11,153 1,608,247 95,853

Listed Wonik IPS 2016.04 Business 16,214 1,851 3.8 66,356 - - 15,548 1,851 3.8 81,904 1,099,641 97,819

Listed Dongjin Semichem 2017.11 Business 48,277 2,468 4.8 41,337 - - 48,741 2,468 4.8 90,078 791,789 66,240

Listed Soulbrain Holdings 2017.11 Business 30,752 835 4.8 70,400

-373 -35,806 -13,769

462 2.2 20,825 1,159,460 119,291

Listed Soulbrain 2020.07 Business 24,866 - - - 373 35,806 65,862 373 4.8 101,668 679,923 38,088

Listed S&S Tech 2020.08 Business 65,933 - - - 1,716 65,933 8,718 1,716 8.0 74,651 185,991 10,996

Listed YIK Corp 2020.08 Business 47,336 - - - 9,602 47,336 12,674 9,602 11.9 60,010 290,873 20,625

Listed KCTech 2020.11 Business 20,720 - - - 1,022 20,720 10,713 1,022 4.9 31,433 406,666 41,961

Listed lotvacuum 2020.11 Business 18,990 - - - 1,268 18,990 5,096 1,268 7.7 24,086 229,011 4,517

Listed

NEW POWER

PLASMA

2020.11 Business 12,739 - - - 2,141 12,739 1,370 2,141 4.9 14,109 479,836 23,891

Unlisted

The Korea

Economic Daily

1987.05 Business 150 72 0.4 365 - - - 72 0.4 365 521,964 34,258

Unlisted

Korea Business

Banking

1995.01 Business 5,000 1,000 17.2 3,331 - - -291 1,000 17.2 3,040 85,905 1,365

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Account Name of Company

Acquisition

Date

Objective

Acquisition

Cost

Beginning Balance Increase/Decrease Ending Balance Current Financial Stats

Qty

Owner

ship (%)

Book

Value

Acquisition/Disposal

Valuation Qty

Owner

ship (%)

Book Value Total Asset

Net

Income

(Loss)

Qty Amount

Unlisted Cyber Bank 2000.12 Business 8,000 1,083 7.5 0 - - - 1,083 7.5 0 0 0

Unlisted FineChips 2001.12 Business 10 2 3.2 10 - - - 2 3.2 10 10,682 1,667

Unlisted Inkel 2006.11 Business 130 0 0.0 0 - - - 0 0.0 0 93,491

-4,098

Unlisted Icube #1 2009.12 Business 4,000 0 0.0 0 - - - - - - - -

Unlisted

Intellectual

Discovery

2011.05 Business 5,000 357 10.7 1,922 - - - 357 10.7 1,922 51,031 3,243

Unlisted Maltani Corp. 2012.04 Business 16,544 45 15.0 9,551 - -

-430

45 15.0 9,121 72,091 1,739

Unlisted Pantech 2013.06 Business 53,000 53,000 10.0 0 - - - 53,000 10.0 0 58,926

-254

Unlisted

AI Research

Institute

2016.07 Business 3,000 600 14.3 3,000 - - - 600 14.3 3,000 12,439

-2,692

Unlisted Mico Ceramics 2020.11 Business 21,667 - - - 747 21,667 - 747 15.7 21,667 124,000 9,900

Unlisted

Shinsung Eng &

Construction

2010.07

Debt

Collection

1 0 0.0 0 - - - 0 0.0 0 211,352 5,297

Unlisted Woobang 2010.07

Debt

Collection

0 1 0.0 0 - - - 1 0.0 0 675,502 53,869

Unlisted Sambo Computer 2012.09

Debt

Collection

0 0 0.0 0 - - - 0 0.0 0 44,918 5,265

Unlisted

Daewoo

Development

2012.12

Debt

Collection

0 0 0.0 0 - - - 0 0.0 0 293,304 12,300

Unlisted

Daewoo Songdo

Development

2012.12

Debt

Collection

0 9 0.0 0 - - - 9 0.0 0 19,369

-350

Unlisted Zyle Motor Sales 2012.12

Debt

Collection

0 1 0.0 0 - - - 1 0.0 0 316,041 20,038

Unlisted

Sungwon

Construction

2014.04

Debt

Collection

0 1 0.0 0 - - - 1 0.0 0 27,744

-627

Unlisted Inhee 2014.04

Debt

Collection

0 0 0.1 0 - - - 0 0.1 0 2,684 585

Unlisted Point Anybeam 2019.12

Debt

Collection

61 12 3.5 61 - - - 12 3.5 61 1,727

-209

Unlisted JNT 2011.02 Business 1,800 0 24.0 1,758 - - - 0 24.0 1,758 3,503

-1,336

Unlisted Daishin Aju IB 2011.08 Business 258 0 3.0 681 - - - 0 3.0 681 12,980

-171

Unlisted TS 2011.11 Business 1,700 0 20.5 0 - - - 0 20.5 0 385

-345

Unlisted L&S 2012.07 Business 848 0 7.5 384

-0 -75

- 0 7.5 309 14,200 19,441

Unlisted KTCNP-GC 2013.12 Business 960 0 3.6 1,816 - - - 0 3.6 1,816 97,660

-22,314

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Account Name of Company

Acquisition

Date

Objective

Acquisition

Cost

Beginning Balance Increase/Decrease Ending Balance Current Financial Stats

Qty

Owner

ship (%)

Book

Value

Acquisition/Disposal

Valuation Qty

Owner

ship

(%)

Book

Value

Total Asset

Net

Income

(Loss)

Qty Amount

Unlisted

POSCO Social

Enterprise Fund

2013.12 Business 600 0 10.0 240 - - - 0 10.0 240 2,242

-94

Unlisted SEA 1978.07

Overseas

Base, etc.

59,362 492 100.0 17,166,557 - - - 492 100.0 17,166,557 36,765,070 1,623,555

Unlisted SECA 1992.08

Overseas

Base, etc.

3,823 0 100.0 90,922 - - - 0 100.0 90,922 1,539,360 24,835

Unlisted SEDA 1994.01

Overseas

Base, etc.

13,224 77,205,709 87.0 647,620 - - - 77,205,709 87.0 647,620 6,280,131 819,561

Unlisted SEM 1995.07

Overseas

Base, etc.

3,032 3,837 63.6 165,638 - - - 3,837 63.6 165,638 1,166,317 61,216

Unlisted SELA 1989.04

Overseas

Base, etc.

319 40 100.0 86,962 - - - 40 100.0 86,962 481,023 25,369

Unlisted SEASA 1996.06

Overseas

Base, etc.

4,696 21,854 98.0 6,779 - - - 21,854 98.0 6,779 45,396 4,851

Unlisted SECH 2002.12

Overseas

Base, etc.

597 0 4.1 597 - - - 0 4.1 597 623,743 19,563

Unlisted SEUK 1995.07

Overseas

Base, etc.

33,908 109,546 100.0 433,202 - - - 109,546 100.0 433,202 2,767,563 133,016

Unlisted SEL 1998.12

Overseas

Base, etc.

8,280 4,393 100.0 0 - - - 4,393 100.0 0 6,512 0

Unlisted SEHG 1982.02

Overseas

Base, etc.

28,042 0 100.0 354,846 - - - 0 100.0 354,846 993,490 106,190

Unlisted SEF 1991.08

Overseas

Base, etc.

230 2,700 100.0 234,115 - - - 2,700 100.0 234,115 1,688,580 61,596

Unlisted SEI 1993.05

Overseas

Base, etc.

862 677 100.0 143,181 - - - 677 100.0 143,181 1,287,050 46,819

Unlisted SESA 1989.01

Overseas

Base, etc.

3,276 8,021 100.0 142,091 - - - 8,021 100.0 142,091 1,094,002 28,742

Unlisted SEP 1982.09

Overseas

Base, etc.

204 1,751 100.0 37,616 - - - 1,751 100.0 37,616 222,273 6,413

Unlisted SEH 1991.05

Overseas

Base, etc.

1,954 753 100.0 650,157 - - - 753 100.0 650,157 2,230,457 148,056

Unlisted SELS 1991.05

Overseas

Base, etc.

18,314 1,306 100.0 24,288 - - - 1,306 100.0 24,288 1,700,033 20,623

Unlisted SEBN 1995.07

Overseas

Base, etc.

236 539,138 100.0 914,751 - - - 539,138 100.0 914,751 2,145,488 58,579

Unlisted SEEH 2008.01

Overseas

Base, etc.

4,214 0 100.0 1,369,992 - - - 0 100.0 1,369,992 11,495,430 16,150

Unlisted SENA 1992.03

Overseas

Base, etc.

392 1,000 100.0 69,372 - - - 1,000 100.0 69,372 1,315,256 43,423

Unlisted SESK 2002.06

Overseas

Base, etc.

8,976 0 55.7 263,767 - - - 0 55.7 263,767 1,428,228 62,271

Unlisted SEPOL 1996.04

Overseas

Base, etc.

5,462 106 100.0 78,267 - - - 106 100.0 78,267 979,474 56,998

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Account Name of Company

Acquisition

Date

Objective

Acquisition

Cost

Beginning Balance Increase/Decrease Ending Balance Current Financial Stats

Qty

Owner

ship (%)

Book

Value

Acquisition/Disposal

Valuation Qty

Owner

ship (%)

Book Value Total Asset

Net

Income

(Loss)

Qty Amount

Unlisted SEAG 2002.01

Overseas

Base, etc.

40 0 100.0 32,162 - - - 0 100.0 32,162 455,973 19,341

Unlisted SERC 2006.01

Overseas

Base, etc.

24,877 0 100.0 188,290 - - - 0 100.0 188,290 1,244,802 119,980

Unlisted SERK 2007.07

Overseas

Base, etc.

4,600 0 100.0 204,555 - - - 0 100.0 204,555 1,124,492 93,207

Unlisted SEO 1997.01

Overseas

Base, etc.

120 0 100.0

△10,043

- - - 0 100.0

△10,043

93,508 777

Unlisted SGE 1995.05

Overseas

Base, etc.

827 0 100.0 32,836 - - - 0 100.0 32,836 1,092,268 2,200

Unlisted SEEG 2012.07

Overseas

Base, etc.

23 0 0.1 39 - - - 0 0.1 39 751,563 136,950

Unlisted SSA 1998.12

Overseas

Base, etc.

263 2,000 100.0 32,622 - - - 2,000 100.0 32,622 434,304 18,322

Unlisted SAPL 2006.07

Overseas

Base, etc.

793 877,133 100.0 981,483 - - - 877,133 100.0 981,483 9,552,755 968,504

Unlisted SME 2003.05

Overseas

Base, etc.

4,796 17,100 100.0 7,644 - - - 17,100 100.0 7,644 397,704 13,099

Unlisted SDMA 1995.03

Overseas

Base, etc.

21,876 71,400 75.0 18,741 - - - 71,400 75.0 18,741 23,975

△741

Unlisted SEMA 1989.09

Overseas

Base, etc.

4,378 16,247 100.0 103,402 - - - 16,247 100.0 103,402 213,160 22,402

Unlisted SAVINA 1995.01

Overseas

Base, etc.

5,839 0 100.0 28,365 - - - 0 100.0 28,365 299,818 27,986

Unlisted SEIN 1991.08

Overseas

Base, etc.

7,463 46 100.0 118,909 - - - 46 100.0 118,909 966,723 54,763

Unlisted TSE 1988.01

Overseas

Base, etc.

1,390 11,020 91.8 279,163 - - - 11,020 91.8 279,163 2,920,299 160,264

Unlisted SEAU 1987.11

Overseas

Base, etc.

392 53,200 100.0 111,964 - - - 53,200 100.0 111,964 596,587 34,804

Unlisted SIEL 1995.08

Overseas

Base, etc.

5,414 216,787 100.0 75,263 - - - 216,787 100.0 75,263 6,250,492 611,571

Unlisted SRI-B 2005.05

Overseas

Base, etc.

7,358 17 100.0 31,787 - - - 17 100.0 31,787 399,137 48,399

Unlisted SJC 1975.12

Overseas

Base, etc.

273 1,560 100.0 253,108 - - - 1,560 100.0 253,108 1,668,902 7,684

Unlisted SRJ 1992.08

Overseas

Base, etc.

3,120 122 100.0 117,257 - - - 122 100.0 117,257 162,609 3,634

Unlisted SCIC 1996.03

Overseas

Base, etc.

23,253 0 100.0 640,452 - - - 0 100.0 640,452 15,438,819 127,051

Unlisted SEHK 1988.09

Overseas

Base, etc.

349 274,250 100.0 79,033 - - - 274,250 100.0 79,033 1,377,388 17,584

Unlisted SET 1994.11

Overseas

Base, etc.

456 27,270 100.0 112,949 - - - 27,270 100.0 112,949 1,580,003 22,910

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Account Name of Company

Acquisition

Date

Objective

Acquisition

Cost

Beginning Balance Increase/Decrease Ending Balance Current Financial Stats

Qty

Owner

ship (%)

Book

Value

Acquisition/Disposal

Valuation Qty

Owner

ship (%)

Book Value Total Asset

Net

Income

(Loss)

Qty Amount

Unlisted SEHZ 1992.12

Overseas

Base, etc.

792 0 89.6 255,535 - - - 0 89.6 255,535 1,428,868 10,177

Unlisted TSEC 1993.04

Overseas

Base, etc.

15,064 0 48.2 138,101 - -

△34,967

0 48.2 103,134 417,423

△154,881

Unlisted SSEC 1995.04

Overseas

Base, etc.

32,128 0 69.1 130,551 - - - 0 69.1 130,551 570,871 70,569

Unlisted SESC 2002.09

Overseas

Base, etc.

5,471 0 73.7 34,028 - - - 0 73.7 34,028 830,015

△2,717

Unlisted TSTC 2001.03

Overseas

Base, etc.

10,813 0 90.0 260,092 - - - 0 90.0 260,092 581,611 6,440

Unlisted SSET 2002.02

Overseas

Base, etc.

6,009 0 100.0 41,182 - - - 0 100.0 41,182 42,469 1,144

Unlisted SSS 2001.01

Overseas

Base, etc.

1,200 0 100.0 19,189 - - - 0 100.0 19,189 7,678,989 271,691

Unlisted SCS 2012.09

Overseas

Base, etc.

111,770 0 100.0 5,275,760 - - - 0 100.0 5,275,760 14,348,735 1,100,619

Unlisted SSCX 2016.04

Overseas

Base, etc.

1,141 0 100.0 1,141 - - - 0 100.0 1,141 779,561 35,288

Unlisted SESS 1994.12

Overseas

Base, etc.

18,875 0 100.0 504,313 - - - 0 100.0 504,313 1,197,268 81,762

Unlisted TSLED 2012.04

Overseas

Base, etc.

119,519 0 100.0 119,519 - - - 0 100.0 119,519 536,956 36,630

Unlisted SSCR 2006.09

Overseas

Base, etc.

3,405 0 100.0 9,332 - - - 0 100.0 9,332 56,016 5,752

Unlisted TSST Japan 2004.03 Business 1,639 30 49.0 0 - - - 30 49.0 0 237

△33

Unlisted STE 1996.01

Overseas

Base, etc.

4,206 2 49.0 0 - - - 2 49.0 0 6,189 0

Unlisted

Semiconductor

Portal

2002.12 Business 38 0 1.2 10 - - - 0 1.2 10 2,142 59

Unlisted Nanosys 2010.08 Business 4,774 1,747 1.3 2,387 - - - 1,747 1.3 2,387 27,733

△9,709

Unlisted One-Blue 2011.07 Business 1,766 0 16.7 1,766 - - - 0 16.7 1,766 30,238 650

Unlisted TidalScale 2013.08 Business 1,112 2,882 4.3 1,112 - - - 2,882 4.3 1,112 6,173

△7,641

Unlisted Sentiance 2012.12 Business 3,422 7 7.2 3,422 - - - 7 7.2 3,422 6,457

△4,566

Unlisted Mantis Vision 2014.01 Business 1,594 355 2.1 1,980 - - - 355 2.1 1,980 31,758

△20,478

Unlisted Leman 2014.08 Business 1,019 17 3.4 1,019 - - - 17 3.4 1,019 3,584

△3,919

Unlisted Keyssa 2016.01 Business 3,332 1,235 1.9 3,332 - - - 1,235 1.9 3,332 6,371

△16,193

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Based on separate financial statements

Ownership percentage is calculated based on the number of common shares issued

The Company measures fairvalue of financial instruments (equity shares) in accordance with K-IFRS. The Company annually evaluates if there is indication of impairment that investment in subsidiaries

or affiliates may be impaired, and estimates the recoverable amount of assets with indication of impairment. Discounted cash flow method and the net asset evaluation method are used to estimate

recoverable amount of Samsung Medison, SVIC #26, and TSEC shares, and book value exceeding the recoverable amount was recognized as impairment loss of 125,103 million won

Financial stats of Sungwon Construction is as of December 31 2016, financial stats of Daewoo Songdo Development and Mantis Vision are as of December 31 2017,

financial stats of Mantis Vision, Soundhound are as of Decebmer 31 2018, financial stats of

Yongpyong Resort, Soulbrain Holdings, Pantech are as of Decebmer 31 2019,

financial stats of Soulbrain is as of September 30 2020, due to difficulties of obtaining the most recent financial data.

Account Name of Company

Acquisition

Date

Objective

Acquisition

Cost

Beginning Balance Increase/Decrease Ending Balance Current Financial Stats

Qty

Owner

ship (%)

Book

Value

Acquisition/Disposal

Valuation Qty

Owner

ship (%)

Book Value Total Asset

Net

Income

(Loss)

Qty Amount

Unlisted Zyomed 2016.01 Business 2,044 1,464 2.9 2,044 - -

△2,044

- - - - -

Unlisted SensiFree 2016.01 Business 2,111 666 9.5 2,111 - - - 666 9.5 2,111 1,610

△2,173

Unlisted Unispectral 2016.02 Business 1,112 2,308 7.9 2,130 - - - 2,308 7.9 2,130 1,273

△2,521

Unlisted Quobyte 2016.04 Business 2,865 729 11.8 2,865 - - - 729 11.8 2,865 2,483

△650

Unlisted Afero 2016.05 Business 5,685 723 5.5 5,685 - - - 723 5.5 5,685 4,926

△4,101

Unlisted Graphcore 2016.06 Business 3,494 12,000 3.7 3,494 - - - 12,000 3.3 3,494 279,496

△148,852

Unlisted Soundhound 2016.12 Business 7,059 306 1.1 7,059 - - - 306 1.1 7,059 119,637

△38,507

Unlisted Aimotive 2017.12 Business 3,302 2 3.2 3,302 - - - 2 3.2 3,302 47,351

△8,200

Unlisted Fasetto 2019.01 Business 6,701 338 3.5 6,701 137 5,853 - 475 5.2 12,554 5,436

△12,689

Unlisted Innovium 2020.09 Business 11,705 - - - 987 11,705 - 987 0.9 11,705 195,883

△56,116

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X. Related Party Transactions

1. Credit offerings for affiliates and subsidiaries

As of December 31, 2020, SEC provides a debt guarantee for financing of subsidiaries, including Samsung Electronics

America, Inc. (SEA).

(USD thousand)

Company

Relationship

Creditor Type Purpose

Guarantee

start date

Guarantee

expiry date

Limit of Guarantee

Transactions

Interest

Rate

(%)

Beginning of

period

End of

period

Beginning

of period

Increase

decrease

End of

period

SEA Subsidiary BOA etc.

Payment

guarantee

Operating

fund

Apr 17, 2020 Dec 16, 2021 1,328,000 1,328,000 - - -

SEM Subsidiary BBVA etc.

Payment

guarantee

Operating

fund

Mar 28, 2020 Dec 16, 2021 485,000 485,000 - - -

SAMCOL Subsidiary

Citibank

etc.

Payment

guarantee

Operating

fund

Jun 14, 2020 Dec 16, 2021 180,000 310,000 89,718 27,391 117,109 3.1

SEDA Subsidiary

BRADESC

O etc.

Payment

guarantee

Operating

fund

Oct 26, 2020 Dec 16, 2021 639,000 559,000 - - -

SECH Subsidiary

Santander

etc.

Payment

guarantee

Operating

fund

Jun 14, 2020 Dec 16, 2021 142,000 142,000 17,256 -17,256 -

SEPR Subsidiary BBVA etc.

Payment

guarantee

Operating

fund

Jun 01, 2020 Dec 16, 2021 230,000 230,000 90,587 -90,587 -

SSA Subsidiary SCB etc.

Payment

guarantee

Operating

fund

Jun 14, 2020 Dec 16, 2021 318,000 318,000 - - -

SEMAG Subsidiary

SocGen

etc.

Payment

guarantee

Operating

fund

Nov 09, 2020 Dec 16, 2021 110,000 110,000 - - -

SETK Subsidiary BNP etc.

Payment

guarantee

Operating

fund

Jun 14, 2020 Dec 16, 2021 787,000 837,000 64,752 104,528 169,280 12.5

SECE Subsidiary

Citibank

etc.

Payment

guarantee

Operating

fund

Jul 19, 2020 Dec 16, 2021 75,698 74,434 - - -

SEEG Subsidiary HSBC

Payment

guarantee

Operating

fund

Jun 14, 2020 Jun 13, 2021 85,000 85,000 - - -

SEIN Subsidiary BNP etc.

Payment

guarantee

Operating

fund

Jun 14, 2020 Nov 08, 2021 145,000 145,000 - - -

SJC Subsidiary

Mizuho

Bank etc.

Payment

guarantee

Operating

fund

Apr 30, 2020 Dec 16, 2021 896,633 916,062 - - -

SEUC Subsidiary

Credit

Agricole

etc.

Payment

guarantee

Operating

fund

Jun 14, 2020 Dec 16, 2021 150,000 150,000 - - -

SEDAM Subsidiary

Citibank

etc.

Payment

guarantee

Operating

fund

Jun 14, 2020 Dec 16, 2021 322,000 222,000 - - -

SECA Subsidiary BoA

Payment

guarantee

Operating

fund

Nov 09, 2020 Nov 08, 2021 70,000 70,000 - - -

SELA Subsidiary Citibank

Payment

guarantee

Operating

fund

Dec 17, 2020 Dec 16, 2021 70,000 120,000 - - -

SEEH Subsidiary HSBC etc.

Payment

guarantee

Operating

fund

Jun 14, 2020 Dec 16, 2021 703,000 653,000 - - -

SERK Subsidiary

SocGen

etc.

Payment

guarantee

Operating

fund

Jun 14, 2020 Dec 16, 2021 220,000 269,800 - - -

SELV Subsidiary Citibank

Payment

guarantee

Operating

fund

Dec 17, 2020 Dec 16, 2021 10,000 10,000 - - -

SAPL Subsidiary BOA etc.

Payment

guarantee

Operating

fund

Jun 14, 2020 Dec 16, 2021 395,000 395,000 - - -

SEV Subsidiary SCB

Payment

guarantee

Operating

fund

Nov 09, 2020 Nov 08, 2021 15,000 15,000 - - -

SAVINA Subsidiary HSBC etc.

Payment

guarantee

Operating

fund

Jun 14, 2020 Nov 08, 2021 71,000 71,000 - - -

SET Subsidiary SCB

Payment

guarantee

Operating

fund

Nov 09, 2020 Nov 08, 2021 30,000 30,000 - - -

SCIC Subsidiary HSBC etc.

Payment

guarantee

Operating

fund

Jun 14, 2020 Dec 16, 2021 350,000 300,000 - - -

SME Subsidiary SCB

Payment

guarantee

Operating

fund

Nov 09, 2020 Nov 08, 2021 110,000 110,000 - - -

SAMEX Subsidiary Citibank

Payment

guarantee

Operating

fund

Dec 17, 2020 Dec 16, 2021 5,000 5,000 - - -

SEASA Subsidiary Citibank

Payment

guarantee

Operating

fund

Dec 17, 2020 Dec 16, 2021 2,000 2,000 - - -

SSAP Subsidiary SCB

Payment

guarantee

Operating

fund

Nov 09, 2020 Nov 08, 2021 30,000 30,000 - - -

SEPM Subsidiary HSBC

Payment

guarantee

Operating

fund

Jun 14, 2020 Jun 13, 2021 35,000 35,000 - - -

SESAR Subsidiary HSBC

Payment

guarantee

Operating

fund

Jun 14, 2020 Jun 13, 2021 50,000 50,000 - - -

AdGear

Technologies

Inc.

Subsidiary BOA

Payment

guarantee

Operating

fund

Nov 09, 2020 Nov 08, 2021 2,000 2,000 - - -

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Harman

International

Industries, Inc.

Subsidiary JP Morgan

Payment

guarantee

Operating

fund

Jun 14, 2020 Jun 13, 2021 100,000 100,000 - - -

Harman

International

Japan Co., Ltd.

Subsidiary MUFG

Payment

guarantee

Operating

fund

Nov 09, 2020 Nov 08, 2021 25,000 25,000 - - -

Harman RUS

CIS LLC

Subsidiary SocGen

Payment

guarantee

Operating

fund

Nov 09, 2020 Nov 08, 2021 15,000 15,000 - - -

Harman

Holding Limited

Subsidiary HSBC

Payment

guarantee

Operating

fund

Jun 14, 2020 Jun 13, 2021 30,000 30,000 - - -

Harman do

Brasil Industria

Eletronica e

Participacoes

Ltda.

Subsidiary SocGen

Payment

guarantee

Operating

fund

Nov 09, 2020 Nov 08, 2021 15,000 15,000 - - -

Harman da

Amazonia

Industria

Eletronica e

Participacoes

Ltda.

Total 8,246,331 8,264,296 262,313 24,076 286,389

Standalone basis.

See G. Subsidiaries subject to consolidated financial statements in 『I. Corporate Overview』 for names of subsidiaries.

The approval decision is resolved by the Management Committee when the guarantee amount per transaction is between 0.1% and/or less than 2.5%,

and by the Board of Directors when the guarantee amount per transaction is 2.5% and above.

SEC receives fees on the debt it guarantees depending on the maturity date of each debt guarantee, general loan interest rate, etc.

In 2020, the Company claimed approximately USD 345 thousand in guarantee fees and has not received the total amount as of December 31, 2020.

2. Acquisitions and disposals of assets with affiliates and subsidiaries

In 2020, the Company sold assets to affiliates including Samsung China Semiconductor LLC. (SCS) to increase

production capacity of such affiliates. Also, the Company acquired assets including facility equipment from affiliates to

improve efficiency of domestic production.

(KRW mil)

Company Relationship Transaction type Transaction date

Asset

Purpose of

transaction

Amount

Gain or loss

on disposal

SCS Affiliates Asset sale/purchase Dec 24, 2020 Machinery, etc.

Enhance capacity and

production efficiency

272,582 164,522

SAS Affiliates Asset sale/purchase Aug 28, 2020 Machinery, etc

Enhance capacity and

production efficiency

64,286 62,423

SESS Affiliates Asset sale/purchase Nov 16, 2020 Machinery, etc.

Enhance capacity and

production efficiency

26,102 1,167

SEV Affiliates Asset sale/purchase Nov 25, 2020 Machinery, etc

Enhance capacity and

production efficiency

4,005 917

SEVT Affiliates Asset sale/purchase Dec 03, 2020 Machinery, etc

Enhance capacity and

production efficiency

1,826 (7)

SEHZ Affiliates Asset purchase May 27, 2020 Machinery, etc.

Enhance capacity and

production efficiency

1,133 -

SSI Affiliates Asset purchase Nov 19, 2020 Machinery, etc.

Enhance capacity and

production efficiency

330 -

TSEC Affiliates Asset purchase Aug 19, 2020 Machinery, etc.

Enhance capacity and

production efficiency

308 -

Samsung SDI Affiliates Asset sale Feb 19, 2020 Machinery, etc.

Enhance capacity and

production efficiency

272 194

SSEC Affiliates Asset purchase Nov 18, 2020 Machinery, etc.

Enhance capacity and

production efficiency

268 -

SEDA Affiliates Asset sale Oct 21, 2020 Machinery, etc.

Enhance capacity and

production efficiency

243 235

Standalone basis; acquisitions and disposals of assets listed above are not subject to a resolution of the Board

See G. Subsidiaries subject to consolidated financial statements in 『I. Corporate Overview』 for names of subsidiaries.

1) Most recent transaction.

2) Properly calculated by an appropriate method based upon market value assessment. Transaction was made under normal conditions (eg, terms of

cash payment within the 15th, 30th of the following month of transaction).

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3. Business Transactions with Affiliates and Subsidiaries

In 2020, SEC conducted business transactions including sales and purchases with its subsidiaries, including Samsung

Electronics America, Inc. (SEA).

(KRW mil)

Company Relationship Type of transaction Date Details Amount

SEA Affiliates Sales, purchases, etc. Jan–Dec 2020 HHPs and home appliances

27,126,715

SEVT Affiliates Sales, purchases, etc. Jan–Dec 2020 HHPs

23,167,152

SSI Affiliates Sales, purchases, etc. Jan–Dec 2020 Semiconductors

21,249,827

SSS Affiliates Sales, purchases, etc. Jan–Dec 2020 Semiconductors

19,744,013

SEV Affiliates Sales, purchases, etc. Jan–Dec 2020 HHPs

17,730,967

Standalone basis; transactions worth 5% and above of revenue of the previous business year are subject to public disclosure

See G. Subsidiaries subject to consolidated financial statements in『I. Corporate Overview』for names of affiliates and subsidiaries.

4. Transactions with Stakeholders other than Affiliates and Subsidiaries

As of December 31, 2020, the Company’s outstanding loan amount is KRW 114.101 billion related to support for supplier

companies for product competitiveness and mutual development as well as home loan and educational expenses for

employee welfare.

(KRW mil)

Company Relationship

Loans

Account title

Transaction

Beginning of

period

(Jan 1, 2020)

Change

End of period

(Dec 31, 2020)

Elentec Co., Ltd.,

etc.

Partner company and

employee

Short-term loans 33,733 (915) 32,818

Bumjin I&D, etc.

Partner company and

employee

Long-term loans 86,294 (5,011) 81,283

Total 120,027

(5,926) 114,101

Standalone basis; amounts reflect the discounted present value of debts before accounting for impaired debts (impairment losses).

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XI. Other information

1. Changes in public disclosure

- N/A

2. Results of shareholder meetings

[As of Dec 31, 2020]

Date Agenda Results

The 51st AGM (Mar 18, 2020)

1. Approval of Balance Sheet, Income Statement, and Statement of Appropriation of Retained

Earnings (draft), etc. for 2019

2. Appointment of Executive Directors

2.1: Jong-hee Han

2.2: Yoon-ho Choi

3. Approval of remuneration limit for Directors

Approved

The 50th AGM (Mar 20, 2019)

1. Approval of Balance Sheet, Income Statement, and Statement of Appropriation of Retained

Earnings (draft), etc. for 2018

2. Appointment of Directors/Committee Members

2.1: Independent Directors

2.1.1: Jae-wan Bahk

2.1.2: Han-jo Kim

2.1.3: Curie Ahn

2.2: Audit Committee

2.2.1: Jae-wan Bahk

2.2.2: Han-jo Kim

3. Approval of remuneration limit for Directors

Approved

The 49th AGM (Mar 23, 2018)

1. Approval of Balance Sheet, Income Statement, and Statement of Appropriation of Retained

Earnings (draft), etc. for 2017

2. Appointment of Directors/Committee Members

2.1: Independent Directors

2.1.1: Jeong Kim

2.1.2: Sun-uk Kim

2.1.3: Byung-gook Park

2.2: Executive Directors

2.2.1: Sang-hoon Lee

2.2.2: Ki-nam Kim

2.2.3: Hyun-suk Kim

2.2.4: Dong-jin Koh

2.3: Audit Committee (Sun-uk Kim)

3. Approval of remuneration limit for Directors

4. Approval of a stock split and amendments to relevant Articles of Incorporation

Approved

An extraordinary meeting of shareholders was not held during the reporting period.

3. Litigation

The Company is involved in various claims, disputes, and investigations conducted by regulatory bodies, which arose

during the normal course of business with numerous entities. Although the outflow of resources and timing of these

matters are uncertain, as of the reporting date, the Company believes the outcome will not have a material impact on the

financial position of the Company.

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4. Guarantees

- Domestic: Not applicable

- Overseas:

(USD thousand)

Company Relationship Creditor

Guarantee Transactions

Limit of

guarantee

Expiry

date

Beginning

of period

Increase Decrease

End of

period

SEA Subsidiary BOA etc. 16-Dec-21 - - - - 1,328,000

SEM Subsidiary BBVA etc. 16-Dec-21 - - - - 485,000

SAMCOL Subsidiary Citibank etc. 16-Dec-21 89,718 27,391 - 117,109 310,000

SEDA Subsidiary BRADESCO etc. 16-Dec-21 - - - - 559,000

SECH Subsidiary Santander etc. 16-Dec-21 17,256 -

-17,256

- 142,000

SEPR Subsidiary BBVA etc. 16-Dec-21 90,587 -

-90,587

- 230,000

SSA Subsidiary SCB etc. 16-Dec-21 - - - - 318,000

SEMAG Subsidiary SocGen etc. 16-Dec-21 - - - - 110,000

SETK Subsidiary BNP etc. 16-Dec-21 64,752 104,528 - 169,280 837,000

SECE Subsidiary Citibank etc. 16-Dec-21 - - - - 74,434

SEEG Subsidiary HSBC 13-Jun-21 - - - - 85,000

SEIN Subsidiary BNP etc. 08-Nov-21 - - - - 145,000

SJC Subsidiary Mizuho Bank etc. 16-Dec-21 - - - - 916,062

SEUC Subsidiary Credit Agricole etc. 16-Dec-21 - - - - 150,000

SEDAM Subsidiary Citibank etc. 16-Dec-21 - - - - 222,000

SECA Subsidiary BoA 08-Nov-21 - - - - 70,000

SELA Subsidiary Citibank 16-Dec-21 - - - - 120,000

SEEH Subsidiary HSBC etc. 16-Dec-21 - - - - 653,000

SERK Subsidiary SOCGEN etc. 16-Dec-21 - - - - 269,800

SELV Subsidiary Citibank 16-Dec-21 - - - - 10,000

SAPL Subsidiary BOA etc. 16-Dec-21 - - - - 395,000

SEV Subsidiary SCB 08-Nov-21 - - - - 15,000

SAVINA Subsidiary HSBC etc. 08-Nov-21 - - - - 71,000

SET Subsidiary SCB 08-Nov-21 - - - - 30,000

SCIC Subsidiary HSBC etc. 16-Dec-21 - - - - 300,000

SME Subsidiary SCB 08-Nov-21 - - - - 110,000

SAMEX Subsidiary Citibank 16-Dec-21 - - - - 5,000

SEASA Subsidiary Citibank 16-Dec-21 - - - - 2,000

SSAP Subsidiary SCB 08-Nov-21 - - - - 30,000

SEPM Subsidiary HSBC 13-Jun-21 - - - - 35,000

SESAR Subsidiary HSBC 13-Jun-21 - - - - 50,000

AdGear Technologies Inc. Subsidiary BOA 08-Nov-21 - - - - 2,000

Harman International Industries, Inc. Subsidiary JP Morgan 13-Jun-21 - - - - 100,000

Harman International Japan Co., Ltd. Subsidiary MUFG 08-Nov-21 - - - - 25,000

Harman RUS CIS LLC Subsidiary SocGen 08-Nov-21 - - - - 15,000

Harman Holding Limited Subsidiary HSBC 13-Jun-21 - - - - 30,000

Harman do Brasil IndustriaEletronica e

Participacoes Ltda.

Harman da Amazonia Industria Eletronica e

Participacoes Ltda.

Subsidiary SocGen

08-Nov-21 - - - - 15,000

Total 262,313 131,919

-107,843

286,389 8,264,296

Information above are prepared in separate financial statement basis.

SEC requires Board 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.

SEC claims fees on the debt guarantees depending on the maturity date of each debt guarantee, general loan interest rate, etc.

In 2020, the Company claimed approximately USD 345,000 as guarantee fee and, as of the reporting date, has not received the amount.

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5. Sanctions and others

Pursuant to the results of a Process Safety Management (PSM) inspection on the Pyeongtaek site by the Ministry of

Employment and Labor conducted from June 20 through June 22, 2018, the Company was ordered to pay a fine of KRW

6 million for violating Article 49-2 (Submitting, etc. Process-Safety Reports) paragraph 7 of the former Occupational

Safety and Health Act on June 25, 2018 and has subsequently paid the fine.

Pursuant to the results of the 2nd PSM inspection on the Pyeongtaek site (P1-2) by the Ministry of Employment and

Labor over September 10 through September 13, 2018, the Company was ordered to pay a fine of KRW 10 million for

violating Article 48 (Submission, etc. of Plans for Prevention of Harm and Dangers) paragraph 1 of the former

Occupational Safety and Health Act on January 3, 2019 and has subsequently paid the fine.

Pursuant to the results of a PSM inspection on the Onyang site by the Ministry of Employment and Labor on February 19,

2020, the Company was ordered to pay a fine of KRW 200 thousand for violating Article 46 (Implementation etc. Process-

Safety Reports) paragraph 1 of the Occupational Safety and Health Act on February 25, 2020 and has subsequently paid

the fine.

Pursuant to the results of a PSM inspection on the Cheonan site by the Ministry of Employment and Labor from May 26–

28, 2020, the Company was ordered to pay a fine of KRW 900 thousand for violating Article 46 (Implementation etc.

Process-Safety Reports) paragraph 1 of the Occupational Safety and Health Act on June 29, 2020 and has subsequently

paid the fine.

Pursuant to the results of a PSM inspection on the Pyeongtaek site by the Ministry of Employment and Labor from

November 16–18, 2020, the Company was ordered to pay a fine of KRW 2.1 million for violating Article 46

(Implementation etc. Process-Safety Reports) paragraph 1 of the Occupational Safety and Health Act on November 26,

2020 and has subsequently paid the fine.

Pursuant to the results of a PSM inspection on the Giheung

·Hwaseong site by the Ministry of Employment and Labor

from December 7–11, 2020, the Company was ordered to pay a fine of KRW 900 thousand for violating Article 46

(Implementation etc. Process-Safety Reports) paragraph 1 of the Occupational Safety and Health Act on December 14,

2020 and has subsequently paid the fine.

The Company took measures regarding the violations above and submitted a report on improvements to the Ministry of

Employment and Labor. We also established a PSM Innovation Organization and a PSM Management System which

manages activities related to approval, design, 12 key tasks, expertise improvement, etc. We also foster development of

on-site process safety experts and conduct voluntary process safety evaluation.

With regards to a CO

leak accident at the Giheung plant on September 4, 2018, pursuant to the results of a special

investigation by the Ministry of Employment and Labor conducted from October 10 through November 9, 2018, the

Company was ordered to pay a fine of KRW 515 million for violating Article 36-1 and 36-4 of the former Occupational

Safety and Health Act on November 16, 2018 and has subsequently paid the fine. On February 14, 2020, the Company

was ordered to pay a fine of KRW 7 million and an executive (Executive Vice President P, health & safety chief officer;

27 years of service) was ordered to pay a fine of KRW 5 million for violating Article 23 (Safety Measures), 24 (Health

Measures), 29 (Safety and Health Measures When Conducting Contracted Projects), etc. The fines were subsequently paid.

The Company was also fined KRW 2 million by the Yongin Fire Station for violating Article 20-7 of the Act On Fire

Prevention And Installation, Maintenance, And Safety Control Of Fire-Fighting Systems on November 28, 2018 and a fine

of KRW 2 million for violating Article 25-2 of the same act on December 12, 2018, and has subsequently paid the fines.

Pursuant to the results of a special investigation by the Yongin Fire Station conducted from November 27 through

December 6, 2018, the Company was ordered to pay a fine of KRW 0.5 million for violating Article 20-6 of the

Occupational Safety and Health Act on January 18, 2019 and has subsequently paid the fine.

The Company was fined KRW 1 million on October 23, 2018, as two of our paramedics (years of service: 11, 5) violated

Article 49 of the Emergency Medical Service Act and has subsequently paid the fine. The Company was also fined KRW

0.5 million on the same date as one of our employees (years of service: 6) violated Article 20-6 of the Act on Fire

Prevention and Installation, Maintenance, And Safety Control Of Fire-Fighting Systems, and has subsequently paid the

fine.

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To prevent recurrence and strengthen compliance, the Company has built a legal safety assessment evaluation system and

conducts regular assessment.

On November 28, 2019, following the investigation on MSDS warning signs compliance at Gwangju office by the

Ministry of Employment and Labor, the Company was ordered to pay a fine of KRW 1.4 million for violating Article 41

(Preparation, Keeping, etc. of Material Safety Data Sheets) Paragraph 3 of the Occupational Safety and Health Act, and

has subsequently paid the fine. (Paragraph 3 has since been deleted.) We conducted a company-wide investigation on the

handling space of chemical substances and implemented relevant improvement measures. In addition, we are improving

the prior evaluation process on new G-EHS chemical substances and providing education for supervisors in departments

handling chemical substances.

Regarding the industrial incident at Gwangju site on May 19, 2020, the Company delayed the submission of industrial

accident questionnaire to the Gwangju Regional Employment and Labor Administration and as a result was ordered to pay

a fine of KRW 7 million for violating Article 57 (Prohibition of Concealment; Reporting of Incidents) Paragraph 3 of

Occupational Safety and Health Act on June 26, 2020, and has subsequently paid the fine.

To prevent the recurrence and strengthen compliance, the Company has provided special education for the on-site

environment and safety managers and supervisors.

With regards to the investigation that started August 18, 2020 by the Gwangju Regional Employment and Labor

Administration on the Gwangju operation, the Company was ordered to pay the following fines regarding industrial

incidents that have taken place since 2015: KRW 6 million for violating Article 10 (Recording and Reporting of Industrial

Accidents) Paragraph 2 of the Occupational Safety and Health Act on September 1, 2020 (Paragraph 2 has since been

deleted); KRW 60.4 million and 11.5 million, respectively, for violating Article 57 (Prohibition of Concealment;

Reporting of Incidents) Paragraph 3 and Article 164 (Preservation of Documents) Paragraph 1 of the Occupational Safety

and Health Act on September 10 and 23. The Company has subsequently paid the fines. Other fines include: KRW 20

million for violating Article 57 (Prohibition of Concealment; Reporting of Incidents) Paragraph 3 of Occupational Safety

and Health Act on October 19, 2020; and KRW 280 million for violating Article 10 (Prohibition of Concealment;

Reporting of Incidents) Paragraph 2 of the former Occupational Safety and Health Act on December 28, 2020. The

Company subsequently paid the fines in February 2021.

To prevent the recurrence and strengthen compliance, the Company has provided special education for the on-site

environment and safety managers and supervisors.

With regards to an optic cable auction by SK Broadband on May 2009 and November 2010, the Company was subject to a

correction order and ordered to pay a fine of KRW 520 million for violating Restrictions on Improper Concerted Acts in

accordance with Article 19 (Paragraph 1.3 and 1.8) of Monopoly Regulation and Fair Trade Act on February 6, 2018 and

has subsequently paid the fine.

On October 4, 2018 the Company was subject to a correction order and ordered to pay a fine of KRW 488 million for

violating the Prohibition, etc. against Unfair Labeling or Advertising in accordance with Article 3 (Paragraph 1.2) of Act

on Fair Labeling and Advertising and Article 3 (Paragraph 2) of the Enforcement Decree Of The Act On Fair Labeling

And Advertising and has subsequently paid the fine. The Company is currently in litigation to cancel the order.

The Fair Trade Commission filed a complaint against Chairman Kun-hee Lee on November 21, 2018 for omitting Samoo

Architects & Engineers and Seoyoung Engineering from Samsung affiliates when submitting required materials in 2014

under Article 14-4 of the Monopoly Regulation and Fair Trade Act. The prosecution filed a summary indictment and

Chairman Kun-hee Lee was ordered to pay a fine of KRW 100 million by the Seoul Central District Court on April 18,

2019, and the fine was subsequently paid.

Regarding matters related to Milk Music, on August 23, 2019, the Company was subject to correction measures and

ordered to pay a fine of KRW 0.5 million by the Fair Trade Commission for violating Duty to Provide Online Completion

Service in accordance to Article 5 Paragraph 4 and Cybermall Operators’ Indication Duty in accordance to Article 10

Paragraph 1 of the Act on the Consumer Protection in Electronic Commerce, etc.; and the Company subsequently paid the

fine. To ensure compliance with relevant regulations, the Company has strengthened internal management standard and

provides preventive education to employees to prevent unfair trade practices and advertising.

Regarding an influence-peddling scandal involving South Korea’s president and indictment of five of the Company’s

executives (Vice Chairman Jae-yong Lee, former Vice Chairman Gee-sung Choi, former President Choong-ki Chang,

former President Sang-jin Park, and former Senior Vice President Seong-soo Hwang) on allegations of violating the Act

on the Aggravated Punishment, etc. of Specific Economic Crimes (embezzlement), the Supreme Court on August 29,

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2019 rejected part of the lower court’s ruling and ordered a retrial to the Seoul High Court. On January 18, 2021, the

Seoul High Court at a retrial sentenced Jae-yong Lee, Gee-sung Choi, and Choong-ki Chang each to two and a half years

in jail, and Sang-jin Park and Seong-soo Hwang each to two and a half years in jail and a four-year suspended sentence.

The ruling was finalized on January 25, 2021.

To prevent any reoccurrences, we have strengthened the process regarding external contributions and established

Samsung Compliance Committee, an external independent body.

Regarding violations of Article 81 and 90, etc., of the Trade Union and Labor Relations Adjustment Act by employees of

SEC and Samsung Electronics Service, the Supreme Court dismissed an appeal on February 4, 2021. As a result, the

following prison terms that the Seoul High Court ordered on August 10, 2020 were finalized: 1 year and 4 months for

Executive Vice President A (29 service years); 1 year and 2 months and a 2-year suspended sentence for former Executive

Vice President B; 10 months and a 2-year suspended sentence for Executive Vice President C (34 service years); 1 year

and a 2-year suspended sentence for former Executive Vice President D; 1 year for Senior Vice President E (32 service

years); 1 year and 2 months and a 2-year suspended sentence for Senior Vice President F (24 service years); 10 months

and a 2-year suspended sentence for Vice President G (27 service years); and 10 months and a 2-year suspended sentence

for Vice President H (18 service years). Samsung Electronics Service was ordered to pay a fine of KRW 50 million and

the following prison terms were issued: 1 year and 4 months for former CEO (4 service years); 1 year for Senior Vice

president I (11 service years); and 10 months and a 2-year suspended sentence for Vice President J (21 service years). SEC

and former SEC Chairman of the Board (39 service years) were pronounced not guilty.

We are working to prevent any reoccurrences, such as including a section on the three basic labor rights and conducting

education on prevention of unfair labor practices for all employees.

On December 9, 2019, the Seoul Central District Court ruled on allegations that an SEC executive ordered executives and

employees of Samsung Biologics and Samsung Bioepis to hide/destroy evidence related to the alleged fraudulent

accounting. For violating Article 30, 31-1, and 155-1 of the Criminal Act, Executive Vice President K (27 service years)

was sentenced to 1 years and 6 months in prison; Executive Vice President L (31 service years) was sentenced to 1 year

and 6 months in prison and a 3-year suspended sentence; Executive Vice President M (9 service years) was sentenced to 2

years in prison; Vice President N (16 service years) was sentenced to 1 year and 6 months in prison and a 3-year

suspended sentence; Vice President O (10 service years) was sentenced to 1 year and 6 months in prison and a 3-year

suspended sentence.

The appeal against the decision has been filed. The Company will check on future developments of the court proceedings

and relevant matters.

Korea Communications Commission ordered Samsung Electronics Sales to implement corrective measures and to pay a

fine of KRW 36 million for violating Article 3 (Prohibition of Discriminative Subsidy Payment) Paragraph 1 and Article 4

(Restriction on Payment of Excessive Subsidies and Public Announcement) Paragraph 5 of the Mobile Device

Distribution Improvement Act on July 8, 2020 and have subsequently paid the fine.

In order to prevent reoccurrences and comply with the relevant law, Samsung Electronics Sales strengthened its internal

management standard, provided education for executives and employees.

Regarding a fatal accident on September 16, 2020 during the construction of an elevator wall structure, part of the

construction process of newly-opening Hongdae branch of Samsung Digital Plaza, a site inspection was conducted on

September 17, 2020 and Seoul West District Office of Seoul Regional Employment and Labor Administration on

September 18, 2020 ordered Samsung Electronics Sales to suspend construction in pursuant to Article 55 (Suspension, etc.

of Work on Occurrence of Serious Accidents) of Occupational Safety and Health Act. In addition, Samsung Electronics

Sales was ordered to pay a fine of KRW 5 million for violating Article 68 (Safety and Health Coordinator) Paragraph 1 of

Occupational Safety and Health Act and has subsequently paid the fine, and the Company appointed a safety and health

coordinator.

To prevent reoccurrences and comply with the relevant law, Samsung Electronics Sales provided a special training for on-

site safety managers and supervisors.

The Company (including Samsung Display) has joint responsibility for reimbursement of liabilities that Samsung Display

accrued before the separation.

For information on the Company’s commitments and contingencies, refer to. ‘notes on consolidated financial statements

and notes on financial statements of III. Financial Affairs.

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6. Return of short-swing profits

In 4Q20, The Company has not received any notification of short-swing profits from the Securities & Futures

Commission.

7. Use of Direct Financing Fund

N/A

8. External Contributions

Contribution Amount Details

Date of Board

approval

Management plans for the

Social Contribution Fund

for 2018

KRW 12.21 billion

 The Social Contribution Fund consists of voluntary contributions of

employees and matching funds raised by SEC. SEC plans to contribute

KRW 12.21 billion in matching funds in 2018.

 The contribution will be used for domestic and overseas volunteer

programs as well as and local social contribution activities.

January 31, 2018

Samsung Dream

Scholarship Foundation

KRW 1.12 billion

 The contribution was made to support education of low-income high

school students.

Donation to Chung-nam

Samsung Institute

KRW 2.742 billion

 The contribution was made to improve education of the region. February 23, 2018

Donation of Electronics to

celebrate Samsung’s 80th

anniversary

Approximately

KRW 7.5 billion

 Electronics were donated to about 1,500 social welfare centers to

celebrate the 80th anniversary of Samsung.

March 23, 2018

Foundation of Samsung

Welfare, etc

KRW 80.0 billion

 The contribution was made to support education of low-income middle

school students. (Samsung Welfare Foundation, KRW 19.5 billion)

 The contribution was made to support the Samsung Medical Center.

(Samsung Life Public Welfare Foundation, KRW 41.5 billion)

 The contribution was made to support the Foundation’s activities such as

the Ho-Am Award. (Ho-Am Foundation, KRW 4.0 billion)

 The contribution was made to support Samsung Scholarship.

(Sungkyunkwan University, KRW 15.0 billion)

April 26, 2018

Smart Factory KRW 60.0 billion

 The contribution was made to support small- and mid-sized enterprises

strengthen manufacturing competitiveness, foster talent, and achieve

sustainable growth.

July 31, 2018

Samsung Software

Academy For Youth

KRW 499.6 billion

 The contribution was made to provide quality software education and

support job seekers foster capabilities expected by companies. (Date:

Dec 2018–Jun 2024)

October 31, 2018

Donation to Heemang

2019 Nanum Campaign

KRW 25.2 billion

 The contribution was made to Community Chest of Korea to fulfill

corporate social responsibilities and help the marginalized.

November 30, 2018

Performance incentive to

secondary suppliers of the

DS division

Approximately

KRW 4.32 billion

 The contribution was provided to 89 suppliers of the DS division to

prevent work accidents, improve productivity, and promote co-prosperity

of the Company and its partner companies.

Management plans for

Social Contribution Fund

for 2019

KRW 11.73 billion

 The Social Contribution Fund consists of voluntary contributions of

employees and matching funds raised by SEC. SEC plans to contribute

KRW 11.73 billion in matching funds for 2019.

 The contribution will be used for domestic and overseas volunteer

programs as well as and local social contribution activities.

January 31, 2019

Samsung Dream

Scholarship Foundation

KRW 1.12 billion

 The contribution was made to support education of low-income high

school students.

Sponsoring the

WorldSkills Competition

EUR 1.5 million

(approximately

KRW 1.95 billion)

 The contribution was made to support the Organizing Committee of

WorldSkills International in WordSkills Kazan 2019 as the top sponsor.

February 26, 2019

Donation to Chung-nam

Samsung Institute

KRW 2.991 billion

 The contribution was made to improve education of the region.

Foundation of Samsung KRW 73.0 billion

 The contribution was made to support Dream Class, a program to support

April 30, 2019

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Contribution Amount Details

Date of Board

approval

Welfare, etc

learning for underprivileged middle school students (Samsung Welfare

Foundation, KRW 19.5 billion)

 The contribution was made to improve facilities and research

infrastructure at Samsung Medical Center and support research for MERS

vaccine development (Samsung Life Public Welfare Foundation, KRW

31.0 billion)

 The contribution was made for the Ho-Am Prize (Ho-Am Foundation,

KRW 5.0 billion)

 The contribution was made to provide funds for legal expenses for faculty

members and Samsung scholarships for students (Sungkyunkwan

University, KRW 17.5 billion)

Contribution to the Korea

Occupational Safety &

Health Agency

KRW 31.0 billion

 The fund is for building an electronics industry health and safety center

and establishing health and safety infrastructure.

Performance incentive to

suppliers of the DS

division

KRW 77.45 billion

 The contribution was provided to 296 primary and secondary suppliers of

the DS division to prevent work accidents, improve productivity, and

promote co-prosperity of the Company and its partner companies.

Financial support for

startup program at Daegu,

Gyeongbuk Creative

Innovation Center

KRW 12.0 billion

 Vitalize startup ecosystem and contribute to job creation to nurture

startups in Korea

 Donation to Daegu Gyeongbuk University Start-up

※ Daegu Gyeongbuk University Start-up established a fund with the

donation from Samsung Electronics.

July 31, 2019

Donation to Heemang

2020 Nanum Campaign

KRW 31.0 billion

 The contribution was made to Community Chest of Korea to fulfill

corporate social responsibilities and help the marginalized.

November 29, 2019

Samsung Dream

Scholarship Foundation

KRW 1.12 billion

 The contribution was made to support education of low-income high

school students.

January 30, 2020

Management plans for

Social Contribution Fund

for 2020

KRW 11.89 billion

 The Social Contribution Fund consists of voluntary contributions of

employees and matching funds raised by SEC. SEC plans to contribute

KRW 11.89 billion in matching funds for 2020.

 The contribution was made to support adolescent education.

February 21, 2020

Donation to Chung-nam

Samsung Institute

KRW 2.576 billion

 The contribution was made to improve education of the region.

Donation to support

emergency relief related to

COVID-19

KRW 23.0 billion

 The contribution was made to support emergency relief measures for

persons and communities impacted by COVID-19.

February 26, 2020

Donation to Samsung

Welfare Foundation, etc.

KRW 51.8 billion

 The contribution was made to support Dream Class, a program to support

learning for underprivileged middle school students (Samsung Welfare

Foundation, KRW 10.6 billion)

 The contribution was made to improve facilities and research

infrastructure at Samsung Medical Center and support research for MERS

vaccine development (Samsung Life Public Welfare Foundation, KRW

26.5 billion)

 The contribution was made for the Ho-Am Prize (Ho-Am Foundation)

 The contribution was made to provide funds for legal expenses for faculty

members and Samsung scholarships for students (Sungkyunkwan

University, KRW 14.7 billion)

April 29, 2020

Performance incentive to

suppliers of the DS

division

Approximately

KRW 62.0 billion

 The incentive was provided to prevent safety incidents at sites, enhance

productivity, and promote co-growth with suppliers

 For the first and secondary suppliers of the DS division stationed at the

sites

Ho-Am Foundation KRW 4.1 billion

 The contribution was made to help award those with significant

contributions in the field of academia, art, and human welfare

May 27, 2020

Donation to Heemang

2021 Nanum Campaign

KRW 33.8 billion

 The contribution was made to Community Chest of Korea to fulfill

corporate social responsibilities and help the marginalized.

Nov 30, 2020

Contribution to the United

Nations Development

Programme (Samsung

Global Goals)

USD 1,421,154

(approximately

KRW 1.57 billion)

 The contribution was made to the UNDP (United Nations Development

Programme) for relief activities in different countries.

External contributions are based on a resolution of the Board.

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9. Subsequent events

N/A

10. Acquisition and divestments

The major divestment and transfer of business transactions in the past three business years on a standalone basis (separate

basis) are as follows. 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.

[PLP Business]

(1) Details of acquisition

In accordance to the resolution of the Board of Directors on April 30, 2019, the Company acquired PLP business from

Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.(location: South Korea; CEO: Kyehyun Kyung ) at a price of KRW 785,000

million on June 1, 2019 to strengthen its semiconductor competitiveness through securing next-generation packaging

technology.

Details of the above statement can be found in the “Business Acquisition from Related Parties”, published in DART

(http://dart.fss.or.kr/) on April 30, 2019.

(KRW 100 mil)

Account

Forecast Actual

1st Year 2nd Year

Actual Difference Actual Difference

PLP Business

Sales 101

219 -

Operating Income

-1,273

-2,155 -1,095

14%

-44

98%

Net Income

-1,273

-2,155 -1,095

14%

-2,146

No third-party sales is recognized from PLP business as its products are internally transferred within the Company’s manufacturing process.

Actual operating income and net income for the first year of acquisition differs by 14% from the forecast due to several factors such as reduction

in wages.

Actual operating income for the first year of acquisition differs by 98% from the forecast due to several factors such as reduction in wages.

11. Green management

The Company is actively securing “Designation of Green Enterprise” and “Green Technology Certifications” to follow the

Low Carbon Green Growth policy of the Korean government. In particular, greenhouse gas emission and energy

consumption generated at our operations are reported to the government, required by relevant law. Also, relevant

information are provided transparently to stakeholders through the Sustainability Report, etc.

(Designation of Green Enterprise)

The Company strives to fulfill its responsibility as an eco-friendly enterprise by reducing pollutants, conserving resources

and energy, establishing/utilizing a green management system, etc. Our business sites in Suwon, Giheung

ㆍHwaseong,

and Pyeongtaek have been designated as green enterprises in accordance with Article 16-2 (Designation, etc., of Green

Enterprise) of the Support for Environmental Technology and Environmental Industry Act.

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(Green Technology Certification)

The Company is acquiring Green Technology Certifications in accordance with Article 32 (Standardization and

Certification and Green Technology Green Industries) Paragraph 2 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

10 valid Green Technology Certifications as of December 31, 2020. In addition, the Company has acquired ‘Green

Technology’ product certificates for 202 models of commercialized products.

Certified Green Technologies as of December 31, 2020 are as follows:

Division Certified Green Technologies No.

Technology to: 1) enhance energy efficiency of dryers using high-efficiency heat pump and heat

exchanger; and 2) reduce stand-by power use by monitors etc.

IM Power reduction technology for wireless LAN based on user patterns, etc.

Total

Standalone basis.

(Greenhouse gas emission and energy consumption management)

The Company is a “controlled entity” according to Article 42 (Coping with Climate Change and Management of Targets

for Energy), Paragraph 6 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

(Reporting on Quantity of Greenhouse Gases Emitted and Quantity of

Energy Consumed) of the same Act since May 2011.

The reported amount of greenhouse gas emission and energy use on a standalone basis are provided below:

(Unit: tCO

-eq, TJ)

2020 2019 2018

Greenhouse gas (tCO

-eq) 13,608,258 11,143,405 10,752,832

Energy (TJ) 197,007 161,123 154,344

Standalone basis.

Domestic manufacturing facilities, office buildings, buildings owned by the Company, leased buildings, etc.

Reported Greenhouse gas emission excludes ozone depletion substances (ODS).

Amounts may differ by third-party organization verification results.

Data for 2018 and 2017 are restated as per revision of『Guideline for Emission Reporting and Certification in Greenhouse Gas Emission Trading

Scheme』.

From 2015, in accordance with the Article 8 (Designation of Business Entities Eligible for Allocation) of the Act on the

Allocation and Trading of Greenhouse-Gas Emission Permits, the Company is an eligible business entity under the Act.