Samsung has indeed admitted that it is willing to consider the proposal of shareholders for the transformation of the organizational structure with the release of holding and managing the assets of the company, but the study of this issue are discharged the next six months. In addition, a new independent director will be part of the board of directors until March 2017 - Activists insisted on the appearance of three new members of Directors Board .
The proposal to place shares of Samsung Electronics in the quotation of the American NASDAQ stock exchange list will be considered only after the issue will be solved with the reorganization of the company structure. But by increasing the size of the dividend Samsung Electronics does not give up - at the end of this year, the company can return to shareholders to $ 8.1 billion, as well as organize the redemption of shares at the beginning of next year.. Samsung promises to invest enough in the development of new products in 2017, as is aware that competition in the key areas of activity will only increase.
By the way, experts believe that the structural changes in Samsung Electronics will not only make the company more "transparent" for investors, but also facilitate the management of the main owners, whom are the descendants of the founder of the Korean industrial empire. In fact, this is one of the main factors explaining the willingness of Samsung Electronics management reforms. For historical reasons, Samsung ownership structure is complex with cross privileges, it can no longer meet the challenges of the time.