Krafton will spend more than 1 trillion won on shareholder returns over the next three years. It is the largest amount since the company was founded.
Krafton said on the 9th that its board of directors approved a three-year shareholder return policy that will apply from 2026 to 2028. Under the plan, Krafton will use more than 1 trillion won in total for cash dividends and the acquisition and retirement of treasury shares. That is more than 44% higher than the previous shareholder return scale of 693 billion won for 2023 to 2025.
The shareholder return methods consist of cash dividends and the retirement of all shares acquired after repurchasing treasury shares. Krafton will introduce cash dividends for the first time since its founding and pay 100 billion won each year for three years, totaling 300 billion won. The dividends will be carried out in the form of a reduced capital dividend that does not impose a tax burden on small shareholders.
The size of treasury share purchases will be more than 700 billion won. Krafton will use all shareholder return funds, excluding cash dividends, to buy back its own shares, and will retire all acquired shares to enhance shareholder value. It also left open the possibility of further expanding the return scale depending on market conditions and its financial position.
Through this policy, Krafton plans to increase the predictability of mid- to long-term shareholder returns and strengthen shareholder trust based on a stable capital policy.
Chief Executive Kim Chang-han of Krafton said, "While continuing game development targeting the global market and strategic investments, we will pursue shareholder returns based on stable cash generation to enhance corporate value."
Meanwhile, Krafton will begin the first tranche of treasury share purchases worth about 200 billion won starting on the 10th, and will then implement the three-year shareholder return policy in stages.