[Edaily Reporter JAEMIN SONG ] Hong Ra-hee, Honorary Director of the Leeum Museum of Art, gifted SamsungElectronics shares worth approximately 2.6 trillion won to her son, SamsungElectronics Chairman Jay Y. Lee.
According to a SamsungElectronics filing on the 13th, Honorary Director Hong transferred 11,158,000 shares (0.17%) of SamsungElectronics common stock to Chairman Lee on the 12th.
Once this transfer is complete, Chairman Lee’s stake in SamsungElectronics—combining common and preferred shares—will rise from 1.58% to 1.75%. Honorary Director Hong’s stake will decrease from 0.98% to 0.81%.