Samsung Electronics today announced its earnings guidance for the first quarter of 2017.

·Consolidated Sales: Approximately 50 trillion Korean won

·Consolidated Operating Profit: Approximately 9.9 trillion Korean won

The above figures are estimates of consolidated earnings based on K-IFRS. Please note that Korean disclosure regulations do not allow earnings estimates to be provided as a range. Therefore, in compliance with such disclosure regulations, the above figures represent the median of the earnings estimate range, provided below.

·Sales: 49 ~ 51 trillion Korean won

·Operating Profit: 9.8 ~ 10.0 trillion Korean won

2016 4Q and 2016 1Q consolidated figures based on K-IFRS are as follows: