Samsung chairman to receive Samsung Electronics shares worth $1.94 bil. from mother

Samsung Electronics Executive Chairman Lee Jae-yong will receive approximately 11.16 million Samsung Electronics shares from his mother, Hong Ra-hee, in a gift scheduled for Nov. 12. The shares are worth about 2.6 trillion won ($1.94 billion) and represent a 0.17 percent stake. Lee’s holdings will rise to 1.75 percent, while Hong’s stake will fall to 0.82 percent. The gift tax is estimated at around 1.56 trillion won.

The gift agreement was signed Oct. 12, and the shares are valued using Samsung Electronics’ closing price on Tuesday.

Samsung Life Insurance is Samsung Electronics’ largest shareholder, with an 8.51 percent stake.

The largest shareholder group, including Samsung affiliates, Hong, Lee, other family members and executives classified as related parties, holds 19.7 percent of Samsung Electronics’ voting shares.

Hong Ra-hee’s stake in Samsung Electronics will decrease from 0.99 percent to 0.82 percent after the transfer.

Hong previously gifted her entire approximately 1 percent stake in Samsung C&T to Lee last December.

Published Oct 13, 2026 5:57 pm KST

Samsung Electronics Executive Chairman Lee Jae-yong, left, and former Leeum Museum of Art Director Hong Ra-hee, attend a charity event at Seoul National University Children's Hospital in Jongno District, Seoul, Oct. 21, 2024. Courtesy of Seoul National University Children's Hospital

Samsung Electronics Executive Chairman Lee Jae-yong will receive the company’s shares worth 2.6 trillion won ($1.94 billion) from his mother, former Leeum Museum of Art Director Hong Ra-hee.

According to the company’s regulatory filing Tuesday, Hong will gift approximately 11.16 million shares of Samsung Electronics to Lee. The shares represent a 0.17 percent stake in the company and are worth approximately 2.6 trillion won based on Tuesday’s closing price. The gift agreement was signed Oct. 12, and the transfer is scheduled to be completed Nov. 12.

Lee currently holds a 1.58 percent stake in the stake, and his holdings will increase to 1.75 percent when the transfer is completed. Hong's stake will decline from 0.99 percent to 0.82 percent.

Samsung Life Insurance is Samsung Electronics' largest shareholder, with an 8.51 percent stake. Together with other Samsung affiliates, Hong, Lee, other family members and executives classified as related parties, the largest shareholder group holds 19.7 percent of the company's voting shares.

The amount of gift tax is expected to be determined early next year, and is estimated to reach around 1.56 trillion won, including the premium applied to shares held by controlling shareholders.

Hong, the widow of former Samsung Group Chairman Lee Kun-hee, has been transferring her stakes in Samsung Electronics and other Samsung affiliates to her son in recent years, in an apparent bid to help him consolidate his control over Korea’s largest conglomerate. Last December, she gifted her entire stake of approximately 1 percent in Samsung C&T to Lee.

三星电子执行会长李在镕将于11月12日收到其母洪罗熙赠予的约1116万股三星电子股票。这批股票价值约2.6万亿韩元（约合19.4亿美元），占三星电子股份的0.17%。李在镕的持股比例将增至1.75%，而洪罗熙的持股比例将降至0.82%。预计此次赠与税约为1.56万亿韩元。

该赠与协议于 10 月 12 日签署，股票价值以三星电子周二的收盘价计算。

三星人寿保险是三星电子最大的股东，持有8.51%的股份。

最大的股东集团，包括三星关联公司、洪尚秀、李健熙、其他家族成员以及被归类为关联方的管理人员，持有三星电子 19.7% 的投票权股份。

转让完成后，洪罗熙在三星电子的持股比例将从0.99%降至0.82%。

去年12月，洪女士将她持有的三星物产约1%的全部股份赠予了李健熙。

发布于2026年10月13日下午5:57（韩国标准时间）

2024年10月21日，三星电子执行会长李在镕（左）和前李恩美术馆馆长洪罗熙出席在首尔钟路区首尔大学儿童医院举行的慈善活动。图片由首尔大学儿童医院提供。

三星电子执行董事长李在镕将从其母亲、前李恩美术馆馆长洪罗熙那里获得价值 2.6 万亿韩元（19.4 亿美元）的公司股份。

根据该公司周二提交的监管文件，洪永城将向李健熙赠送约1116万股三星电子股票。这些股票占该公司股份的0.17%，按周二收盘价计算，价值约2.6万亿韩元。赠与协议已于10月12日签署，股份转让预计将于11月12日完成。

李目前持有该公司1.58%的股份，转让完成后，他的持股比例将增至1.75%。洪的持股比例将从0.99%降至0.82%。

三星人寿保险是三星电子的最大股东，持有8.51%的股份。加上其他三星关联公司、洪永城、李健熙及其他家族成员和被归类为关联方的管理人员，最大股东集团持有该公司19.7%的投票权股份。

预计明年年初将确定赠与税的数额，估计约为 1.56 万亿韩元，其中包括控股股东所持股份的溢价。

三星集团前会长李健熙的遗孀洪静瑜近年来一直在将其持有的三星电子及其他三星关联公司的股份转让给儿子李健熙，显然是为了帮助他巩固对韩国最大企业集团的控制权。去年12月，她将自己持有的三星物产约1%的全部股份赠予了李健熙。