Xilinx Raises Quarterly Dividend $0.03 per Diluted Share

SAN JOSE, Calif., March 13, 2012-- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX) today announced that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.22 per outstanding share of common stock, an increase from the dividend of $0.19 per outstanding share of common stock paid in each of the immediately preceding four quarters.  The quarterly dividend will be payable on June 6, 2012 to all stockholders of record at the close of business on May 16, 2012.  "The increase in our quarterly dividend reflects our continued confidence in our business model as well as our commitment to returning shareholder value," said Moshe Gavrielov, Xilinx President and Chief Executive Officer.

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