Announces Record Date for its EGM

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. Announces Record Date for its extraordinary general meeting of shareholders

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. ("SEC") announced today the record date for SEC's extraordinary general meeting of shareholders. The corresponding book closure period, during which period the shareholders' registry of SEC will be closed and no transfer of shares in SEC will be effected, and other details of announcement are provided below. Only those shareholders who are the shareholders of record at the close of business on September 28, 2016, as listed on the shareholders' registry on the record date, will be entitled to receive notice of, and to vote, at the extraordinary general meeting of shareholders.

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1. Record Date: September 28, 2016

2. Book Closure Period: September 29 ~ October 4, 2016

3. Objective: To confirm the shareholders of record for the extraordinary general meeting of

shareholders (October 27, 2016).