SK hynix says nothing is decided on a reported ₩16 trillion special dividend, and files that it has finished a ₩40 trillion share buyback
The memory maker tells the SEC it will announce shareholder-return measures with its third-quarter results on 28 October, subject to its board.
SK hynix filed a notice with the US Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday 26 October titled “Clarification Regarding Rumors or Media Reports”. It responds to a Dong-A Ilbo report that the company is pursuing a special dividend of about ₩16 trillion, paid from its gains on selling shares of Kioxia Holdings.
The filing says “no matters have been determined as of the date hereof”. SK hynix says it is “reviewing various shareholder return measures to enhance shareholder value”, and will announce any further measures “at the time of its third quarter earnings announcement on October 28, 2026”, subject to approval by its board of directors.
Bloomberg, relaying the Dong-A Ilbo report, put the dividend at about 16 trillion won ($12 billion), about 80% of an estimated 20 trillion won the company gained from selling down its Kioxia stake during the first and second quarters.
A second filing the same day reports that SK hynix has finished its share buyback. It bought 23,693,272 of its own shares between 20 August and 21 October for ₩40,004,339,063,500, at an average of ₩1,688,426 a share, and now holds 25,319,041 treasury shares, 3.47% of the total.
SK hynix makes high-bandwidth memory for Nvidia's AI accelerators and is listed in Seoul, with American depositary shares on Nasdaq since July. The filings came on a day when Seoul's KOSPI closed down 1.46%, The Korea Times reported. The Switchboard reported on 24 October that SK hynix had halted a US listing of its Solidigm unit.
- Confirmed SK hynix says no decision has been made, and that shareholder-return measures will be announced with its results on 28 October, subject to board approval. SK hynix, Form 6-K
- Reported The special dividend under consideration is about 16 trillion won ($12 billion), about 80% of an estimated 20 trillion won gain from Kioxia shares, the Dong-A Ilbo reported, according to Bloomberg. Bloomberg, via Yahoo Finance
- Confirmed SK hynix bought back 23,693,272 shares for ₩40,004,339,063,500 between 20 August and 21 October, and holds 25,319,041 treasury shares (3.47%). SK hynix, Form 6-K
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