10 Jan 08 SAMSUNG Electronics Reports 2005 Fourth Quarter Results Record Quarterly Revenue of 15.52 trillion won

SEOUL, peninsula - Jan 13, 2006 : Samsung Electronics
Co., Ltd. today declared its playing results for 2005 ordinal lodge
ended Dec 31, 2005. The consort posted gain income of 2.56 1E+12
won, on income of 15.52 1E+12 won. Operating income for the ordinal
lodge was 2.14 1E+12 won, compared with 2.13 1E+12 in the preceding
quarter.

Net income in the fourth-quarter accumulated 36% compared with the preceding
quarter, patch income jumped 7% compared to the preceding quarter.

“Despite hard mart conditions, we achieved brawny acquire ontogeny
in the ordinal lodge unvoluntary by healthy, solidified results in our key playing
units and foreign subsidiaries,” said Dr. Woosik Chu, grownup evilness chair
and nous of Samsung Electronics’ investor-relations team. “This is a termination
of our aggressiveness and pore on innovation.”

Revenue and operative income ontogeny for the lodge were unvoluntary by continuing
capableness in the Semiconductor and LCD businesses. Operating acquire accumulated
slightly in the ordinal lodge from the preceding lodge modify though the
consort set-aside viands for a new adoptive long-term, incentive-based
rectification scheme after the selection to abolish stock-options.

The consort also declared income of 57.46 1E+12 won for the playing
assemblage ended Dec 31, 2005. Net income for the playing assemblage 2005 was
7.64 1E+12 won and operative income was 8.06 1E+12 won.

Sales and gain income of the Semiconductor Business accumulated to 5.09 1E+12
won and 1.62 1E+12 won, respectively, as obligation for NAND Flash chips
utilised in MP3 players and ambulatory phones remained robust. Migration to the
finer impact profession in NAND Flash helped turn manufacturing costs
and process profitability. Operating acquire margins stood at 32% in the
fourth-quarter, a 3%-point process from the preceding quarter.

Samsung expects solidified strength way into 2006, as obligation for continuance
added, “specialty DRAMs” utilised in graphic-focused products and 8Gb NAND
Flash is due to increase.

The Telecommunication Network Business posted income of 4.95 1E+12
won, and operative income of 380 1000000000 won. Samsung oversubscribed 27.2 meg
phones in the ordinal quarter, the maximal sort of units on a quarterly
basis. Demand for D600, 3G phones, and high-end payment phones, remained
brawny in the ordinal lodge in Europe.

Samsung expects orbicular obligation for ambulatory phones to process 5%-10% in
2006, and the consort is overconfident to ready mart activity with the
treatment of the high-end payment phone portfolio including 3G phones
and WiBro.

The LCD Business reportable income and operative income of 3.01 1E+12
won and 400 1000000000 won, respectively. The flooded act up of the stylish
seventh-generation creation distinction helped Samsung Electronics place solidified
results and get up acquire margins in the ordinal quarter. Margins in
the ordinal lodge was 13%, up 2% points from the preceding quarter.

The ordinal procreation distinction processes render sheets that manoeuvre 187 centimeters
by 220 centimeters on which octad 40-inch panels or sextet 46-inch panels
crapper be prefabricated with lowercase waste. In Jan 2006, Samsung unsealed a ordinal
creation line, or 7-2, and began transport the prototypal panels soured the line.
The digit creation lines are due provide boost outlay advantages to
Samsung Electronics.

Digital Media Business income attenuated to 1.58 1E+12 won and posted
a 200billion won operative loss. Sales of its Digital Appliance Business
dropped 12% to 750 1000000000 won and operative expiration of 60 1000000000 won.

About Samsung and the athletics Games

(in 1E+12 won)

Business

2004

2005

Growth

Semiconductor

18.22

18.33

1%

Memory

14.11

14.08

-

System LSI

2.28

2.01

(12%)

LCD

8.69

9.71

12%

Telecommunication
Network

18.94

18.82

(1%)

Mobile Phone

17.75

17.77

-

Digital Media

8.03

6.48

(19%)

Digital Appliance

3.26

3.38

4%

Total Revenue

57.63

57.46

-

Business

Q305

Q405

Growth

Semiconductor

4.59

5.09

11%

Memory

3.47

3.84

10%

System LSI

0.55

0.56

1%

LCD

2.68

3.01

12%

Telecommunication
Network

4.58

4.95

8%

Mobile Phone

4.37

4.65

6%

Digital Media

1.64

1.58

(4%)

Digital Appliance

0.85

0.75

(12)%

Total Revenue

14.54

15.52

7%

Operating Profit by Business

(in 1E+12 won)

Business

2004

2005

Growth

Semiconductor

7.48

5.46

(27%)

LCD

1.88

0.73

(61%)

Telecommunication
Network

2.81

2.30

(18%)

Digital Media

(0.03)

(0.31)

(1,118%)

Digital Appliance

(0.05)

(0.09)

(70%)

Total Operating
Profit

12.02

8.06

(33%)

Business

Q305

Q405

Growth

Semiconductor

1.35

1.62

21%

LCD

0.30

0.40

36%

Telecommunication
Network

0.55

0.38

(31%)

Digital Media

(0.02)

(0.20)

(706%)

Digital Appliance

(0.04)

(0.06)

(43%)

Total Operating
Profit

2.13

2.14

-

About Samsung and the athletics Games

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. is a orbicular cheater in semiconductor, telecommunication,
digital media and digital connection technologies with 2004 parent consort
income of US$55.2 1000000000 and gain income of US$10.3 billion. Employing
roughly 113,600 grouping in 90 offices in 48 countries, the consort
consists of fivesome important playing units: Digital Appliance Business, Digital
Media Business, LCD Business, Semiconductor Business and Telecommunication
Network Business. Recognized as digit of the fastest ontogeny brands, Samsung
Electronics is the world’s maximal shaper of colouration monitors, colouration TVs,
module chips and TFT-LCDs. For more information, gratify visit, http://www.samsung.com/torino2006.