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Samsung chip bonus paid in shares splits employees and retail investors

Original: Why would employees want their own stock to crash? Samsung pays its chip bonus next spring in shares priced on payday. C

Samsung's chip division bonus, due next spring, will be paid in shares priced on payday. Some employees are openly hoping the stock falls before then, since a cheaper price means more shares for the same payout, with posts wishing for a drop to 100,000 won. South Korea's roughly 7.97 million retail shareholders are angry at the spectacle of staff rooting against their own company's stock.

Why now: The clash between employee incentive structures and retail shareholders' interests has sparked an unusual public debate in South Korea.

Samsung ElectronicsSamsung chip division employeesSouth Korean retail shareholders

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• Why would employees want their own stock to crash? Samsung pays its chip bonus next spring in shares priced on payday. Cheaper stock means more shares, so staff posts say "fall to 100,000 won" while 7.97 million retail shareholders fume. # Stocks # Investing # Samsung #… · seolnotes · 1

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