ANDOVER, Mass., Nov. 04, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — MKS I c. (NASDAQ: MKSI), a global p ovide of e abli g tech ologies that t a sfo m ou wo ld, today a ou ced that its Boa d of Di ecto s has app oved a sha e epu chase p og am of up to $500 millio a d autho ized a qua te ly cash divide d of $0.25 pe sha e.
The ew sha e epu chase p og am eplaces the p io sha e epu chase p og am app oved i July 2011, of which app oximately $28 millio emai ed available. The epu chase p og am allows the Compa y to epu chase up to a agg egate of $500 millio of sha es of its commo stock f om time to time o the ope ma ket, i p ivately egotiated t a sactio s, o by othe app op iate mea s. The epu chase p og am may be suspe ded o te mi ated by the Compa y’s Boa d of Di ecto s at a y time.
“The epu chase p og am ei fo ces ou co fide ce i ou st ategy, fi a cial positio , a d lo g-te m cash ge e atio ,” said Joh T.C. Lee, P eside t a d CEO. “Sha e epu chases p ovide us with a oppo tu ity to etu capital to sha eholde s while we co ti ue to i vest i o ga ic g owth, st e gthe the bala ce sheet a d pu sue discipli ed capital allocatio .”
The qua te ly cash divide d is payable o Decembe 7, 2026 to sha eholde s of eco d as of Novembe 25, 2026. Futu e divide d decla atio s, as well as the eco d a d payme t dates fo such divide ds, a e subject to the fi al dete mi atio of the Compa y’s Boa d of Di ecto s.
About MKS I c.MKS I c. (NASDAQ: MKSI) e ables tech ologies that t a sfo m ou wo ld. We delive fou datio al tech ology solutio s to leadi g edge semico ducto ma ufactu i g, elect o ics a d packagi g, a d specialty i dust ial applicatio s. We apply ou b oad scie ce a d e gi ee i g capabilities to c eate i st ume ts, subsystems, systems, p ocess co t ol solutio s a d specialty chemicals tech ology that imp ove p ocess pe fo ma ce, optimize p oductivity a d e able u ique i ovatio s fo ma y of the wo ld’s leadi g tech ology a d i dust ial compa ies. Ou solutio s a e c itical to add essi g the challe ges of mi iatu izatio a d complexity i adva ced device ma ufactu i g by e abli g i c eased powe , speed, featu e e ha ceme t, a d optimized co ectivity. Ou solutio s a e also c itical to add essi g eve -i c easi g pe fo ma ce equi eme ts ac oss a wide a ay of specialty i dust ial applicatio s. Additio al i fo matio ca be fou d at www.mks.com.
Safe Ha bo fo Fo wa d-Looki g Stateme tsThis p ess elease co tai s fo wa d-looki g stateme ts withi the mea i g of the P ivate Secu ities Litigatio Refo m Act of 1995, Sectio 27A of the Secu ities Act of 1933 a d Sectio 21E of the Secu ities Excha ge Act of 1934 ega di g MKS’ sha e epu chase p og am a d divide d p og am as well as a y futu e sha e epu chases a d divide d payme t obligatio s. A y stateme ts that a e ot stateme ts of histo ical fact should be co side ed to be fo wa d-looki g stateme ts. Actual eve ts o esults may diffe mate ially f om those i the fo wa d-looki g stateme ts set fo th he ei . Amo g the impo ta t facto s that could cause actual eve ts to diffe mate ially f om those i the fo wa d-looki g stateme ts a e cash available fo epu chase a d dist ibutio , the the cu e t a d expected eeds a d availability of cash to pay MKS’ obligatio s, volatility of stock p ice, a d the othe facto s desc ibed i MKS’ A ual Repo t o Fo m 10-K fo the yea e ded Decembe 31, 2025 a d a y subseque t Qua te ly Repo ts o Fo m 10-Q, as filed with the U.S. Secu ities a d Excha ge Commissio . MKS is u de o obligatio to, a d exp essly disclaims a y obligatio to, update o alte these fo wa d-looki g stateme ts, whethe as a esult of ew i fo matio , futu e eve ts o othe wise afte the date of this p ess elease.
MKS I vesto Relatio s Co tact:Pa etosh Mis aVice P eside t, I vesto Relatio s Telepho e: +1 (978) 284-4705Email: pa etosh.mis a@mks.com
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