Samsung considers corporate split in investor talks - report

(Telecompaper) Samsung Electronics is considering a possible split into two companies, in talks with its shareholder Elliott Management. The company and Elliott have been talking with investors in the US and Korea to sound out opinions on the activist investor's proposals to overhaul Samsung, people familiar with the matter told Bloomberg. Elliott has proposed that Samsung improve its corporate governance by adding three independent board members, list shares on a US exchange, pay shareholders a