---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001628280-23-038740"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: null
cik: "0001839132"
company_name: "Movella Holdings Inc."
filed_at: "2023-11-14T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-08T03:59:51.528158+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Movella restates Q1 and Q2 2023 results; revenue overstated $0.7M, D&O tail policy misclassified

## Summary
- Previously issued unaudited financials for Q1 and Q2 2023 should no longer be relied upon.
- D&O tail policy error: overstatements of ~$0.3M prepaid expenses, ~$1.6M capitalized equity costs.
- Revenue from a customer contract erroneously recognized in Q2: overstatement of ~$0.7M revenue.
- Corresponding understatement of deferred revenue by ~$0.7M as of June 30, 2023.
- Company expects one or more material weaknesses in internal controls over financial reporting.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001628280-23-038740
- form_type: 8-K
- cik: 0001839132
- company_name: Movella Holdings Inc.
- filed_at: 2023-11-14T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 4.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1839132/000162828023038740/0001628280-23-038740-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1839132/000162828023038740/mvla-20231110.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-23-038740.txt

## Key facts
- Auditor Changes
  Movella Holdings Inc. reported that prior financial statements should not be relied upon.
  - Action: non reliance
  source text: On November 10, 2023, management of Movella Holdings Inc. (the “Company”) concluded that the Company’s previously issued unaudited financial statements included in the Company’s Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the periods ended March 31, 2023, and June 30, 2023 (the “Affected Periods”) should no longer be relied upon and should be restated.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1839132/000162828023038740/0001628280-23-038740-index.htm

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