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Marvell Technology Group Ltd. Reaches Settlement with SEC regarding Historic Stock Option Granting Practices


Santa Clara, California (May 8, 2008) – a target="_self" href="http://www.marvell.com">Marvell (NASDAQ: MRVL) today announced that it has entered into a settlement with the Securities & Exchange Commission ("SEC") in connection with the SEC's previously disclosed investigation into the Company's historic stock option granting practices.

Without admitting or denying the allegations in the SEC's complaint, the Company agreed to settle the charges by consenting to a permanent injunction against any future violations of various provisions of the federal securities laws. The Company will also pay a civil penalty of $10 million in connection with the settlement.

In a related agreement, Weili Dai, one of the Company's co-founders, also entered into a settlement with the SEC. Without admitting or denying the allegations in the SEC's complaint, Ms. Dai consented to a permanent injunction against any future violations of various provisions of the federal securities laws, agreed not to serve as a director or officer of a public company for a period of five years, and will pay a civil penalty of $500,000.

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