Silicon Motion Announces Annual Cash Dividend Payable Quarterly

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Silicon Motion (NasdaqGS: SIMO) announced an annual cash dividend of $2.00 per ADS, to be paid in four quarterly installments of $0.50 per ADS. The anticipated record and payment dates are:

• Record: Nov 14, 2025 — Payment: Nov 26, 2025
• Record: Feb 11, 2026 — Payment: Feb 26, 2026
• Record: May 7, 2026 — Payment: May 21, 2026
• Record: Aug 6, 2026 — Payment: Aug 20, 2026

One ADS equals four ordinary shares, so $2.00 per ADS equals $0.50 per ordinary share. The company noted DR books will be closed on each record date.

The Board said dividend payments are subject to its continuing determination and compliance with applicable laws and agreements.

Positive

• Declared annual cash dividend of $2.00 per ADS
• Dividend structured as four quarterly payments of $0.50 per ADS
• Clear schedule of record and payment dates across fiscal year 2025–2026

Negative

• Future dividends are conditional on the Board's continuing determination and compliance with laws
• Dividend payments may be changed subsequently by the Board

TAIPEI, Taiwan and MILPITAS, Calif., Oct. 27, 2025 (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 of $2.00 per ADS.

The Board of Directors of the Company has declared an annual dividend of $2.00 per ADS^1,2 which will be paid in four quarterly installments of $0.50 per ADS³ according to the following anticipated record and payment dates:

Record Date	Payment Date
November 14, 2025	November 26, 2025
February 11, 2026	February 26, 2026
May 7, 2026	May 21, 2026
August 6, 2026	August 20, 2026

The Company’s depository bank’s DR books will be closed for issuance and cancellation on each of the record dates.

“Silicon Motion’s business has rebounded, and our margins have normalized as the memory industry outlook has improved meaningfully. We remain confident in the growing long-term opportunities for our business and distributing a meaningful portion of our strong cash flow to our shareholders remains a priority for the company,” said Wallace Kou, President and CEO of Silicon Motion.

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 is subject to the Board's continuing determination that the payment of dividends is in the best interests of the Company’s shareholders and is in compliance with all laws and agreements of the Company applicable to the declaration and payment of cash dividends.

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¹ One ADS is equivalent to four ordinary shares.
² $2.00 per ADS is equivalent to $0.50 per ordinary share.
³ $0.50 per ADS is equivalent to $0.125 per ordinary share.

ABOUT SILICON MOTION:
We are the global leader in supplying NAND flash controllers for solid state storage devices. We supply more SSD controllers than any other company in the world for servers, PCs and other client devices and are the leading merchant supplier of eMMC and UFS embedded storage controllers used in smartphones, IoT devices and other applications. We also supply customized high-performance hyperscale data center and specialized industrial and automotive 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:
This news release contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as 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 one or more customers; general economic conditions or conditions in the semiconductor or consumer electronics markets; the impact of inflation on our business and customer’s businesses and any effect this has on economic activity in the markets in which we operate; the functionalities and performance of our information technology (“IT”) systems, which are subject to cybersecurity threats and which support our critical operational activities, and any breaches of our IT systems or those of our customers, suppliers, partners and providers of third-party licensed technology; the effects on our business and our customer’s business taking into account the ongoing U.S.-China tariffs and trade disputes; the uncertainties associated with any future global or regional pandemic; the continuing tensions between Taiwan and China, including enhanced military activities; decreases in the overall average selling prices of our products; changes in the relative sales mix of our products; changes in our cost of finished goods; supply chain disruptions that have affected us and our industry as well as other industries on a global basis; the payment, or non-payment, of cash dividends in the future at the discretion of our Board of Directors and any announced planned increases in such dividends; changes in our cost of finished goods; the availability, pricing, and timeliness of delivery of other components and raw materials used in the products we sell given the current raw material supply shortages being experienced in our industry; our customers’ sales outlook, purchasing patterns, and inventory adjustments based on consumer demands and general economic conditions; any potential impairment charges that may be incurred related to businesses previously acquired or divested in the future; 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 U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, including our Annual Report on Form 20-F filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on April 30, 2025. Other than as required under the securities laws, we do not intend, and do not undertake any obligation to, update or revise any forward-looking statements, which apply only as of the date of this news release.

Investor Contact:	Investor Contact:
Christopher Chaney	Selina Hsieh
Director of IR and Strategy	Investor Relations
E-mail: CChaney@siliconmotion.com	E-mail: ir@siliconmotion.com
Media Contact:
Sara Hsu
Project Manager
E-mail: sara.hsu@siliconmotion.com

FAQ

What dividend did Silicon Motion (SIMO) declare on October 27, 2025?

Silicon Motion declared an annual cash dividend of $2.00 per ADS, payable as four quarterly installments of $0.50 per ADS.

When are the first record and payment dates for SIMO's 2025–2026 dividend?

The first record date is November 14, 2025 and the first payment date is November 26, 2025.

How does one ADS translate to ordinary shares and per‑share amounts for SIMO's dividend?

One ADS equals four ordinary shares; $2.00 per ADS equals $0.50 per ordinary share, and $0.50 per ADS equals $0.125 per ordinary share.

Will Silicon Motion definitely pay all four quarterly dividend installments?

Payments are announced on a schedule but are subject to the Board's continuing determination and compliance with applicable laws and agreements.

Will Silicon Motion's DR books be open around the record dates for SIMO dividends?

No; the company's depository bank's DR books will be closed for issuance and cancellation on each record date.

What are the remaining 2026 record and payment dates for SIMO dividends?

Remaining dates are: Record May 7, 2026 — Payment May 21, 2026 and Record Aug 6, 2026 — Payment Aug 20, 2026.