During the Investor Day, KT&G CEO Kyung-man Bang stated that the company will effectively distribute any excess capital occurring in the future to simultaneously maximize corporate and shareholder value, upgrading the "shareholder return distribution principle." Additional shareholder returns following cash generation will reflect the dividend expansion trend and will be pursued in line with share repurchases. In order to achieve this, KT&G set the minimum annual dividend per share at 6,000 KRW, an increase of 600 KRW from the previous year. Furthermore, KT&G plans to pursue further share repurchase and cancelation amounting to 260 billion KRW utilizing the resources from liquidation of non-core assets such as real estate staring on the 24th. Accordingly, KT&G and Altria pursues the joint acquisition of "Another Snus Factory (ASF)," a Scandinavian nicotine pouch manufacturer, in order to participate in the rapidly-growing global nicotine pouch market.