Form 6-K - Report of foreign issuer [Rules 13a-16 and 15d-16]
October 28 2024 - 3:10PM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
Report of
Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or
15d-16
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the month of October 2024
Commission File Number: 000-51380
Silicon Motion Technology Corporation
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Flat C, 19/F,
Wing Cheong Commercial Building
Nos 19-25 Jervois Street
Hong Kong
(Address of
principal executive office)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F:
Form 20-F ☒ Form 40-F ☐
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by
the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
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SILICON MOTION TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION |
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Date: October 28, 2024 |
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/s/ Jason Tsai |
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Jason Tsai |
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Interim Chief Financial Officer |
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Exhibit 99.1
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Silicon Motion Announces Annual Cash Dividend Payable Quarterly |
TAIPEI, Taiwan and MILPITAS, Calif., October 28, 2024 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 ADS1,2 which will be paid in four quarterly installments of $0.50 per ADS3 according to the
following anticipated record and payment dates:
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Record Date |
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Payment Date |
November 14, 2024 |
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November 27, 2024 |
February 13, 2025 |
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February 27, 2025 |
May 8, 2025 |
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May 22, 2025 |
August 7, 2025 |
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August 21, 2025 |
The Companys depository banks DR books will be closed for issuance and cancellation on each of the record dates.
Silicon Motions business outlook and our ability to generate free cash flow remains strong. Our focus continues to be in distributing a
meaningful portion of this to our shareholders as dividend, 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 Boards continuing
determination that the payment of dividends is in the best interests of the Companys 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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One ADS is equivalent to four ordinary shares. |
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$2.00 per ADS is equivalent to $0.50 per ordinary share. |
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$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 press 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 customers 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 customers 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, 2024. 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 press release.
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Investor Contact: |
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Investor Contact: |
Tom Sepenzis |
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Selina Hsieh |
Senior Director of IR & Strategy |
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Investor Relations |
E-mail: tsepenzis@siliconmotion.com |
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E-mail: ir@siliconmotion.com |
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