TAIPEI, Taiwan and MILPITAS, Calif., Oct. 24, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Silicon Motion Technology Corporation (NasdaqGS:
SIMO)(“Silicon Motion” or the “Company”), a global leader in designing and marketing NAND flash controllers for solid state storage
devices, announces today its annual cash dividend to be paid in quarterly installments.
As the Company’s growth and profitability have been strong, the Board has decided to increase its annual dividend payment to
$0.80 per ADS1,2 which will be paid in four quarterly installments of $0.20 per
ADS3 according to the following anticipated record and payment dates:
Record Date |
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Payment Date |
November 7, 2016 |
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November 17, 2016 |
February 13, 2017 |
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February 23, 2017 |
May 5, 2017 |
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May 18, 2017 |
August 7, 2017 |
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August 17, 2017 |
The Company’s depository bank’s DR Books will be closed for issuance and cancellation on each of the record dates.
“The Board has decided to increase our dividend payment to further enhance returns to our shareholders,” said Wallace Kou,
President and CEO of Silicon Motion. “We have been paying a quarterly $0.15 dividend for about four years. Now, with our
expectations of continued strong business outlook and further improvements in free cash flow, we are confident in increasing our
dividend payment.”
The payment of the annual dividend to be paid in quarterly installments will be made according to the anticipated record and
payment dates unless subsequently changed by the Board. The declaration and payment of future cash dividends are subject to
the Board's continuing determination that the payment of dividends are in the best interests of the Company’s shareholders and are
in compliance with all laws and agreements of the Company applicable to the declaration and payment of cash dividends.
1 One ADS is equivalent to four ordinary shares.
2 $0.80 per ADS is equivalent to $0.20 per ordinary share.
3 $0.20 per ADS is equivalent to $0.05 per ordinary share.
About Silicon Motion:
We are the global leader in supplying NAND flash controllers for solid state storage devices and the merchant leader in supplying
SSD controllers. We have the broadest portfolio of controller technologies and solutions and ship over 750 million NAND
controllers annually, more than any other company in the world. Our controllers are widely used in embedded storage products
such as SSDs and eMMCs which are found in smartphones, PCs and industrial and commercial applications. We also supply
specialized high-performance enterprise and industrial SSD solutions. Our customers include most of the NAND flash vendors,
storage device module makers and leading OEMs. For further information on Silicon Motion, visit us at www.siliconmotion.com.
Forward-Looking Statements:
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amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking
statements by terminology such as "may," "will," "should," "expect," "intend," "plan," "anticipate," "believe," "estimate,"
"predict," "potential," "continue," or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology. Although such statements are
based on our own information and information from other sources we believe to be reliable, you should not place undue reliance on
them. These statements involve risks and uncertainties, and actual market trends or our actual results of operations, financial
condition or business prospects may differ materially from those expressed or implied in these forward looking statements for a
variety of reasons. Potential risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to the unpredictable volume and timing of
customer orders, which are not fixed by contract but vary on a purchase order basis; the loss of one or more key customers or the
significant reduction, postponement, rescheduling or cancellation of orders from these customers; general economic conditions or
conditions in the semiconductor or consumer electronics markets; decreases in the overall average selling prices of our products;
the payment or non-payment of cash dividends in the future at the discretion of our board of directors; changes in the relative
sales mix of our products; our ability to successfully integrate Shannon Systems; changes in our cost of finished goods; the
availability, pricing, and timeliness of delivery of other components and raw materials used in our customers' products; our
customers' sales outlook, purchasing patterns, and inventory adjustments based on consumer demands and general economic conditions
its customers and consumers; our ability to successfully develop, introduce, and sell new or enhanced products in a timely manner;
and the timing of new product announcements or introductions by us or by our competitors. For additional discussion of these risks
and uncertainties and other factors, please see the documents we file from time to time with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, including our Annual Report on Form 20-F filed on April 29, 2016. We assume no obligation to update any forward-looking
statements, which apply only as of the date of this press release.
Investor Contact: Jason Tsai Senior Director of IR and Strategy Tel: +1 408 519 7259 Fax: +1 408 519 7101 E-mail: jtsai@siliconmotion.com Investor Contact: Selina Hsieh Investor Relations Tel: +886 3 552 6888 x2311 Fax: +886 3 560 0336 E-mail: ir@siliconmotion.com Media Contact: Sara Hsu Project Manager Tel: +886 2 2219 6688 x3509 Fax: +886 2 2219 6868 E-mail: sara.hsu@siliconmotion.com