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Investor FAQs

ADTRAN Investor Relations FAQ's
1.How long has ADTRAN been in business?
2.What is ADTRAN’s fiscal year-end?
3.When is the annual shareholders meeting?
4.Who are ADTRAN’s independent auditors?
5.How many employees does ADTRAN have?
6.Who is ADTRAN’s management team?
7.Who sits on ADTRAN’s Board of Directors?
8.Where does ADTRAN have locations?
9.Who are ADTRAN’s top competitors?
10.When did ADTRAN go public and at what price?
11.Where is ADTRAN traded?
12.How can I invest in ADTRAN?
13.Does ADTRAN have a direct purchase plan?
14.Who is ADTRAN’s transfer agent?
15.Where are my stock certificates?
16.Does ADTRAN pay a cash dividend?
17.Has ADTRAN had any stock splits?
18.Can I request information be sent to me?
19.Who can I contact with specific investor relations issues?
1.How long has ADTRAN been in business?
ADTRAN was incorporated under the laws of Delaware in November 1985, and commenced operations in January 1986.

2.What is ADTRAN’s fiscal year-end?
ADTRAN’s fiscal year-end is December 31. Reporting quarters correspond with calendar quarters.

3.When is the annual shareholders meeting?
The annual shareholders meeting is usually held in May of each year.

4.Who are ADTRAN’s independent auditors?
ADTRAN’s auditors are PricewaterhouseCoopers (Birmingham, AL).

5.How many employees does ADTRAN have?
As of December 31, 2010 ADTRAN had approximately 1,663 employees.

6.Who is ADTRAN’s management team?
Please see our Management Team page for details.

7.Who sits on ADTRAN’s Board of Directors?
View the ADTRAN Board of Directors page »

8.Where does ADTRAN have locations?
ADTRAN’s corporate headquarters are located in Huntsville, Alabama. We also have engineering facilities in Phoenix, Arizona and Mountain View, California. Sales and support offices are located in Colorado and Missouri.

We have international offices in each of the following locations: Melbourne and Sydney, Australia; Montreal, Ottawa, and Toronto, Canada; Mexico, D.F., Mexico; Hong Kong and Beijing, China; Singapore; and Theale, United Kingdom.

9.Who are ADTRAN’s top competitors?

Competitors of our Carrier Networks Division include large, established firms such as Alcatel-Lucent, Cisco Systems, Fujitsu Limited, Huawei, ZTE, Ericsson, Tellabs, and Nokia-Siemens. There are also a number of smaller, specialized firms with which we compete, such as Actelis, Hatteras, Zhone Technologies, Occam Networks, Calix Networks, and other privately held firms.

Competitors of our Enterprise Networks Division include Cisco Systems, Juniper Networks, Avaya, Hewlett Packard, Enterasys Networks, Extreme Networks, Allied Telesyn, and other smaller companies. Some of these companies compete in a single product segment, while others compete across multiple product lines.


10.When did ADTRAN go public and at what price?
ADTRAN went public on August 9, 1994 at $18.00 ($4.50 on a split adjusted basis).

11.Where is ADTRAN traded?
ADTRAN is traded on the Nasdaq National Market under the symbol ADTN.

12.How can I invest in ADTRAN?
ADTRAN shares can be purchased through a broker or stock purchase service of your choice.

13.Does ADTRAN have a direct purchase plan?
No, ADTRAN does not have a direct purchase plan. ADTRAN shares can be purchased through a broker or stock purchase service of your choice.

14.Who is ADTRAN’s transfer agent?
American Stock Transfer
59 Maiden Lane
Plaza Level
New York, NY 10038
(800) 937-5449

15.Where are my stock certificates?
Most ADTRAN shareholders own the stock in Street name (i.e. their broker) and do not receive stock certificates. If you would like to request a stock certificate to be mailed to you, please contact your broker or American Stock Transfer.

16.Does ADTRAN pay a cash dividend?
ADTRAN has consistently paid cash dividends since the third quarter of 2003. Please see the Stock Split & Dividend Information page for details.

17.Has ADTRAN had any stock splits?
Since its IPO, ADTRAN has had two 2:1 stock splits that the Company effected in the form of stock dividends. Please see the Stock Split & Dividend Information page for details.

18.Can I request information be sent to me?
Please contact investor.relations@adtran.com to request information.

19.Who can I contact with specific investor relations issues?
Please contact investor.relations@adtran.com with any questions.

Contact ADTRAN
ADTRAN, Inc.
901 Explorer Boulevard
P.O. Box 140000
Huntsville, AL 35806

Gayle Ellis
256-963-8220

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