STMicroelectronics Reports on Cash Dividend to be proposed to the 2015 Annual General Meeting

Quarterly dividend to be maintained at US$0.10 per share over each of the next four quarters


Geneva, Switzerland, March 24, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- STMicroelectronics (NYSE:STM), a global semiconductor leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications, has announced that its Supervisory Board has approved the Managing Board proposal to the 2015 Annual General Meeting (AGM) of Shareholders to declare this year a cash dividend of US$0.40 per outstanding share of the Company's common stock, to be distributed in quarterly installments of US$0.10 in each of the second, third and fourth quarters of 2015 and first quarter of 2016 to shareholders of record at each respective date. The AGM will be held on May 27, 2015.

Furthermore, ST's Supervisory Board resolved that the Company's dividend distributions, more recently decided on a semi-annual basis, will now be decided on an annual basis at ST's Annual General Meeting of Shareholders.

About STMicroelectronics

ST is a global leader in the semiconductor market serving customers across the spectrum of sense and power and automotive products and embedded processing solutions. From energy management and savings to trust and data security, from healthcare and wellness to smart consumer devices, in the home, car and office, at work and at play, ST is found everywhere microelectronics make a positive and innovative contribution to people's life. By getting more from technology to get more from life, ST stands for life.augmented.

In 2014, the Company's net revenues were $7.40 billion. Further information on ST can be found at www.st.com.

For further information, please contact:

INVESTOR RELATIONS:
Tait Sorensen                                            
Group VP, Investor Relations
Tel: +1 602 485 2064
tait.sorensen@st.com

MEDIA RELATIONS:
Nelly Dimey                                     
Director, Corporate Media and Public Relations
Tel: +33 158 077 785
nelly.dimey@st.com

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