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VM, a South Korean semiconductor equipment company, has decided to pay a quarterly dividend of 900 won per share for the third quarter, with a total payout of 23.9 billion won, according to the company's announcement.
The board's decision sets the third-quarter dividend at 900 won per common share. Based on the number of shares eligible for the payout, the total dividend amount comes to 23.9 billion won. The payout will go to shareholders recorded in the company's register as of the third-quarter record date.
VM supplies equipment to the semiconductor manufacturing industry, and the company has maintained a policy of returning profits to shareholders through quarterly dividends. The third-quarter payout represents a continuation of that shareholder return framework, though the provided figures do not include a year-over-year comparison, so no change in the dividend level can be confirmed from the available information.
The total amount of 23.9 billion won reflects the company's current share count multiplied by the 900 won per-share payout. No additional shareholder return measures, such as share buybacks, were included in the announcement reviewed for this article.
Quarterly dividends have become a common practice among Korean listed companies seeking to provide more frequent cash returns to investors, moving away from the traditional year-end-only dividend model. VM's decision follows that broader pattern within the domestic semiconductor equipment sector, which has seen strong demand driven by expansion in memory and foundry-related investments.
The company did not disclose forward guidance on future dividend levels in connection with the third-quarter decision, and any subsequent payouts would be subject to separate board resolutions.
The claim that VM decided on a 900 won per-share quarterly dividend for the third quarter, totaling 23.9 billion won, is True.
