Samsung Electronics' Pre-Earnings Guidance

Samsung Electronics' Pre-Earnings Guidance

On January 8, 2013, Samsung Electronics disclosed its '12. 4Q consolidated earnings estimate as follows.

- Sales: Approximately 56 trillion Won

- Operating profit: Approximately 8.8 trillion Won

The above estimate is provided for the convenience of investors, before the earnings results are finalized. Domestic disclosure regulations do not allow earnings estimates to be given in a range. Therefore, the above figures are the median of the earnings estimate range given below.

- Sales: 55 ~ 57 trillion Won

- Operating profit: 8.6 ~ 9.0 trillion Won

※ The above figures are consolidated earnings estimates based on K-IFRS revised in October 2012.And they are provided for the convenience of investors only, before the external audit

on the financial results of our headquarters, subsidiaries and affiliates is completed.