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What does Telvent do?

Telvent is an information technology company for a sustainable and secure world that specializes in high value-added real-time products, services and integrated solutions to customers in targeted industrial sectors (Energy, Transportation, Environment and Agriculture) as well as Global Services, primarily in Europe, North America, Latin America, the Asia-Pacific region, the Middle-East and Africa. These products and services solutions include systems integration, consulting services, design and engineering services, maintenance services, real-time business-to-business information services and software that enable our customers to more efficiently manage their operations, business processes and customer services.

Our mission-critical real-time solutions and applications collect raw data at the field level, transform that data into operational information, and convert the operational information into business intelligence. We are capable of providing solutions to link this business intelligence to our customers’ enterprise information technology systems.

We are also able to deliver business-critical market intelligence, commercial weather, trading, and supply-chain services supporting the production, trading and distribution of agriculture and energy commodities. In addition, we also leverage our proprietary weather technologies to serve weather-sensitive businesses in key sectors including aviation, transportation, and public safety.

Our customers include some of the largest energy and utility companies, transportation authorities, a number of government environmental agencies, and local and central governments in our core geographies.

 

Where does Telvent operate?

We started operations in Spain over 40 years ago and currently Telvent does business in the following regions: Europe, North America, Latin America, the Asia-Pacific region, the Middle-East and Africa. While we continue to solidify and grow our presence in Spain, we have also developed a strong presence and expect to continue to grow in North America and Latin America. We also expect to increase our presence in the Asia-Pacific region, the Middle-East and Africa and in the rest of Europe.

 

When was Telvent incorporated?

Telvent was incorporated in 1963 as Sociedad Anónima de Instalaciones de Control (“Sainco”).

 

Why does Telvent operate?

Telvent’s vision is to be a global company employing the world’s top professionals who, together with its customers, help meet the formidable challenge of creating a sustainable and secure world for future generations through the effective use of the very best and most promising Information Technologies.

 

How does Telvent operate?

The Company changed, effective November 1, 2008, its internal reporting structure and from such date, has five reportable operating segments consisting of Energy, Transportation, Environment, Agriculture, and Global Services. The Public Administration segment, which was reported separately in prior reporting periods, has now been incorporated into our Global Services segment. The segments are grouped with reference to the types of services provided and the types of clients that use those services.

 

When was the date of Listing of Shares on NASDAQ?

October 21, 2004

 

What is Telvent's ticker symbol and where is it traded?

TLVT, and it is traded on The NASDAQ Global Select Market

 

Can I buy Telvent's stock directly from the Company?

Telvent does not offer a direct stock purchase plan. Shares of the Company should be purchased through a broker.

 

What is Telvent's fiscal year?

Our fiscal year is from January 1 through December 31.

 

Does Telvent issue quarterly reports?

Telvent’s quarterly earnings releases are issued electronically. They are available for viewing on Telvent’s corporate Web site. A conference call to discuss the quarter results is conducted the same day the release is issued, and it also is simultaneously webcast on Telvent’s corporate Web site.

 

When is the next earnings release date?

The Q1 2011 earnings release will be in May 2011.

 

How many common shares are outstanding?

The total amount of shares outstranding is 33,723,197. The total amount of shared issued is 34,094,159.

 

Does Telvent pay dividends?

The Board of Directors did not recommend a dividend payment in the agenda submitted to the most recent Shareholders Meeting held on May 24, 2010. The last dividend payment of € 0.36 per share, less applicable Spanish withholding taxes, was payable to shareholders of record on April 28, 2009, and was paid in U.S. dollars on May 12, 2009, at the official exchange rate set by the Spanish “Boletín Oficial del Estado” for March 26, 2009.

 

Who are your independent auditors?

Deloitte & Touche LLP

 

Who is your Transfer Agent and how can I get in touch with them?

American Stock Transfer & Trust Company
59 Maiden Lane
New York, NY 10007
Tel. +1 (800) 937-5449 and +1 (718)921-8124
Fax. +1 (718) 236-2641

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