Stock-Based Compensation at Top 100 Companies Exceeds 2.2 Trillion Won

[Economy 365]

The value of stock-based compensation provided to employees by South Korea's top 100 companies by market capitalization has surpassed 2 trillion won this year, more than tripling compared to the same period last year.

According to CEO Score, 18 companies distributed a total of 2.2811 trillion won in stocks through bonuses, performance incentives, Restricted Stock Units (RSUs), and employee stock ownership plans between January and May of this year.

By company, Samsung Electronics provided the largest amount at 1.6503 trillion won, followed by SK Hynix with 377.1 billion won.

The majority of these stock-based compensations were provided in the form of RSUs.

RSUs are a system where company shares are granted for free once an employee meets certain tenure requirements or achieves performance goals.

With the recent rise in stock prices, particularly among semiconductor companies, the valuation of the distributed shares reached 4.5 trillion won as of the end of last month, which is double the value at the time of the grant.

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