South Korean listed companies cancelled 61.8 trillion won ($43 billion) worth of treasury shares in the first nine months of 2026, 2.6 times the 24.1 trillion won retired in all of 2025, with Samsung Electronics and SK hynix accounting for more than half, according to corporate data tracker CEO Score. Including cancellations already approved by company boards but not yet executed, the full-year total could reach 120.8 trillion won, about five times last year’s.
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