Samsung Electronics has decided to buy back shares worth 10 trillion won ($7.17 billion) over a one-year period to boost shareholder value, after shares plunged to more than four-year lows earlier in the week.

The South Korean technology giant’s stock repurchase plan comes amid investor concerns over its flagship memory-chip business, which is missing out on the artificial intelligence boom.

Samsung Electronics said on Friday it will buy back its own shares worth a combined 10 trillion won ($7.16 billion) over the next year as part of efforts to boost its shareholder value following a recent slide in its stock price.

Shares in Samsung Electronics extended declines to a fourth straight session on Wednesday, hitting their lowest level in more than four years.

Samsung Electronics shares reached their lowest level in over four years Wednesday, as fears over potential U.S. tariffs on Chinese imports and fierce competition from AI-focused chipmakers put the tech giant

Shares in Samsung Electronics, the world's top memory chip maker, fell on Wednesday to their lowest level in more than four years amid worries about the impact of U.S. tariffs under a new Donald Trump administration,