[Edaily Reporter Kim Ji-woo] #Lotte Shopping will pay an interim dividend this year, following last year’s payment. This year’s dividend per share has increased compared to last year.

Lotte Shopping announced on the 11th that it held a board meeting and resolved to pay an interim dividend for 2026. The interim dividend per share is 1,300 won for common stock, an increase of 100 won from the previous year (1,200 won). The total dividend payout amounts to approximately 36.75 billion won. The record date is the 30th of this month, and the dividends are scheduled to be paid on the 31st of next month.

This interim dividend is an example of Lotte Shopping fulfilling its commitment to shareholder returns in line with its “Corporate Value Enhancement Plan.” After announcing a shareholder return policy in October 2024 stating it would consider paying an interim dividend, Lotte Shopping implemented its first interim dividend last year—the first since its listing in 2006 and a first for the retail industry.

This year, Lotte Shopping has achieved growth in its performance. In the first quarter of this year, net sales reached 3.5816 trillion won and operating profit reached 252.9 billion won, representing year-over-year increases of 3.6% and 70.6%, respectively.

Lim Jae-cheol, Head of Finance at Lotte Shopping, stated, “The implementation of this interim dividend and the expansion of our dividend payout reflect our commitment to actively executing our plan to enhance corporate value.” He added, “We will continue to increase corporate value by strengthening our core business competitiveness and focusing on profitability-driven management, while consistently implementing our shareholder return policy.”