"The Top Dividend Payout in the First Half of This Year is Hong Ra-hee... Samsung Family's Three Siblings Rank 3rd to 5th"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Jeong Hyunjin] It has been revealed that the Samsung family received a large amount of dividends from domestic listed companies in the first half of this year. Hong Ra-hee, former director of the Leeum Museum of Art, ranked first as the individual who received the highest dividends, and Lee Jae-yong, Vice Chairman of Samsung Electronics, Lee Boo-jin, President of Hotel Shilla, and Lee Seo-hyun, Chairwoman of the Samsung Welfare Foundation, all ranked within the top five.

According to a survey conducted by Leaders Index, a corporate analysis research institute, on the dividend amounts of 140 companies that announced dividends in the first half among 2,323 listed companies on the 27th, the total dividend amount in the first half of this year was recorded at 9.3084 trillion KRW. Although the number of dividend-paying companies decreased by 25 compared to the first half of last year, the dividend amount increased by 23.5%.

By company, Samsung Electronics paid dividends of 4.9043 trillion KRW, accounting for 53% of the total. This was followed by KT&G with 595.6 billion KRW, POSCO with 529.4 billion KRW, Hyundai Mobis with 370.1 billion KRW, and KB Financial Group with 292.2 billion KRW. Fourteen companies paid dividends exceeding 100 billion KRW, six of which were financial companies including the four major financial holding companies?KB, Shinhan, Hana, Woori?as well as Meritz Fire & Marine Insurance and Meritz Financial Group.

The individual who received the largest amount of dividends was Hong Ra-hee, former director of the Leeum Museum of Art, who received 99.2 billion KRW. Hong inherited a 2.02% stake in Samsung Electronics following the passing of her husband, the late Chairman Lee Kun-hee. Samsung’s three siblings?Lee Jae-yong, Vice Chairman of Samsung Electronics (70.4 billion KRW), Lee Boo-jin, President of Hotel Shilla (40 billion KRW), and Lee Seo-hyun, Chairwoman of the Samsung Welfare Foundation (40 billion KRW)?ranked third to fifth.

The second highest dividend recipient was Cho Jung-ho, Chairman of Meritz Financial Group, with 87 billion KRW. Ranked sixth to tenth were Chung Mong-joon, Chairman of the Asan Foundation (38.9 billion KRW), Chung Mong-koo, Honorary Chairman of Hyundai Motor Group (38.5 billion KRW), Chey Tae-won, Chairman of SK Group (19.4 billion KRW), Suh Kyung-bae, Chairman of Amorepacific (15.2 billion KRW), and Kim Seok-soo, Chairman of Dongseo Group (13.2 billion KRW).