Changes in treasury shares outstanding for the year ended December 31, 2016 and 2017 are as follows:
2016 | ||||||||||||||||
Beginning | Acquisition | Disposal | Ending | |||||||||||||
(In number of shares and millions of Korean won) | ||||||||||||||||
Number of treasury shares1 |
— | 19,826,100 | — | 19,826,100 | ||||||||||||
Carrying amount1 |
₩ | — | ₩ | 721,973 | ₩ | — | ₩ | 721,973 | ||||||||
2017 | ||||||||||||||||
Beginning | Acquisition | Disposal | Ending | |||||||||||||
(In number of shares and millions of Korean won) | ||||||||||||||||
Number of treasury shares1 |
19,826,100 | 3,761,823 | (4,513,969 | ) | 19,073,954 | |||||||||||
Carrying amount1 |
₩ | 721,973 | ₩ | 202,051 | ₩ | (168,051 | ) | ₩ | 755,973 |
1 | For the year ended December 31, 2017, the treasury stock trust agreement of ₩800,000 million with Samsung Securities Co., Ltd., which was signed in previous year, was terminated. In order to increase shareholder value, the Group entered in to another treasury stock trust agreement of ₩300,000 million with Samsung Securities Co., Ltd. for the year ended December 31, 2017. |