| Q. | What does Riverbed do? |
| A. | Applications are now the center of the business world. We rely on them to reach customers, build products, automate back-end business processes, and perform almost every task critical to business. Application performance and availability not only make users happy – they’re also the most visible indicators that IT is doing its job right. That’s why the world’s leading organizations rely on Riverbed for fast, reliable applications. Our products and solutions including WAN optimization, performance management, application delivery, and storage acceleration enable IT to both manage and accelerate performance. |
| Q. | When was Riverbed incorporated? |
| A. | Riverbed was incorporated under the name NBT Technology in May 2002 in Delaware and we changed our name to Riverbed Technology, Inc. in September 2003.
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| Q. | Where is Riverbed headquartered? |
| A. | Riverbed is headquartered in San Francisco, California. Our address is: Riverbed Technology, Inc. 199 Fremont Street San Francisco, CA 94105 Phone: (415) 247-8800 |
| Q. | What are the details of Riverbed’s initial public offering? |
| A. | Date of offering: 9/21/06 Number of shares offered: 8.7 million shares Offering price: $9.75 per share The offering was underwritten by Goldman, Sachs & Co., Citigroup, Deutsche Bank Securities, and Thomas Weisel Partners LLC. |
| Q. | How do I contact Investor Relations? |
| A. | To contact Riverbed Investor Relations, please email ir@riverbed.com .
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| Q. | Where can I obtain a copy of the prospectus? |
| A. | A copy of the final prospectus relating to the offering may be obtained directly from Riverbed or from the prospectus department of Goldman Sachs & Co. Contact the Goldman Sachs Prospectus Department at 85 Broad Street, Concourse Level, New York, New York 10004, by telephone at (212) 902-1171 or by faxing a request to (212) 902-9316.
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| Q. | When does your fiscal year end? |
| A. | Riverbed's fiscal year ends December 31.
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| Q. | Who is Riverbed's independent auditor? |
| A. | Ernst and Young LLP
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| Q. | What is Riverbed’s trading symbol? |
| A. | Riverbed is traded under the ticker symbol “RVBD” on the Nasdaq Global Market.
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| Q. | What is Riverbed’s CUSIP number? |
| A. | Riverbed’s CUSIP number is 768573107.
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| Q. | As a shareholder, how do I change my mailing address, report a lost stock certificate, or get answers about the number of shares owned? |
| A. | Your broker or our transfer agent is able to address these questions.
Computershare Trust Company, N.A. |
| Q. | Can I buy Riverbed stock directly through the company? |
| A. | Riverbed does not administer a direct purchase plan or a direct reinvestment plan. Interested investors should contact a financial institution, such as a brokerage firm, in order to purchase shares in Riverbed. |
| Q. | How can I obtain financial materials? |
| A. | Riverbed's reports and financial filings can be printed or downloaded from the Quarterly Earnings , News Releases and SEC Filings sections of the Investor Relations website.
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| Q. | Has Riverbed made any acquisitions? |
| A. | Riverbed has acquired five privately-owned companies, and one public company. Riverbed has also acquired the assets of two privately held companies. A summary of the products and companies acquired can be found at this link: http://www.riverbed.com/about/riverbed-story/Acquisition-History.html Terms of the OPNET transaction and exchange offer can be found in SEC filing form 14-D-9 at the link below: http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1108924/000119312512468890/d435229dsc14d9.htm |
| Q. | Has Riverbed’s stock split? |
| A. | Yes. Riverbed effected a two-for-one split of its common stock on November 8, 2010. |
Riverbed. WAN optimization for your network: Application acceleration, WAN bandwidth optimization, and IT consolidation. Riverbed is the IT performance company. WAN optimization solutions from Riverbed liberate businesses from common IT constraints by increasing application performance, enabling consolidation, and providing enterprise-wide network and application visibility – all while eliminating the need to increase bandwidth, storage or servers. Thousands of companies trust Riverbed to deliver greater productivity and cost savings by making their IT infrastructure faster, less expensive and more responsive. Riverbed solutions are also available as managed services through select providers.