S. KOREA'S BUSINESS CHIEF’S DIVIDEND PAYMENTS ROSE 37.1% IN 2020

Highlights –

• S. Korea's business Chief’s dividend payments rose 37.1% in 2020.
• 39 heads of the nation's 50 conglomerates received a combined US$1.6 billion in 2020.
• Late Samsung Group Chairman Lee Kun Hee’s dividends came to 862.6 billion last year.
• SK Group Chairman Chey Tae Won came in third with 90.9 billion won in dividend payments.