NAPERVILLE, Ill., Nov. 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The 2005 Tellabs annual report ( http://www.tellabs.com/investors/annual/2005 ) won the prestigious 2006 Nicholson Award from BetterInvesting, an independent non-profit organization that provides investment information, education and support to individual investors. Tellabs earned the award in the telecommunications industry, mid-size category.
"We are honored by the Nicholson Award, particularly since our stockholders tell us that the Tellabs annual report is their number one source of information about the company," said George Stenitzer, Tellabs vice president, corporate communications. "We strive to provide a clear, well-organized report that provides investors with insight into our industry and company."
The award recognizes effective and informative annual reports from publicly traded companies. More than 250 competing annual reports were judged by individual investors based on financial reporting, content and design.
The Tellabs 2005 annual report was designed by Herring Design, Houston.
About Tellabs
Tellabs advances telecommunications networks to meet the evolving needs of users. Broadband solutions from Tellabs enable service providers to deliver high-quality voice, video and data services over wireline and wireless networks around the world. Ranked among the BusinessWeek InfoTech 100, Tellabs is part of the NASDAQ-100 Index, NASDAQ Global Select Market and the S&P 500. http://www.tellabs.com/
About BetterInvesting
BetterInvesting is the brand identity of the National Association of Investors Corporation, a national, nonprofit association with members consisting of investment clubs and individual investors. Founded in 1951 and with headquarters in Madison Heights, Mich., BetterInvesting is considered the pioneer of the modern investment club movement, as well as the voice of the individual investor. BetterInvesting is dedicated to providing a sound program of investment education and information to help its members become successful long-term, lifetime investors. The BetterInvesting community currently consists of nearly 165,000 individual members, and more than 16,000 investment clubs. On average, BetterInvesting members add a collective $130 million of new investment capital to their portfolios each month, and boast combined portfolio assets in excess of $117 billion. For more information about BetterInvesting, visit its website at http://www.betterinvesting.org/ or call toll free (877) 275-6242. For additional BetterInvesting data and news releases, visit the Newsroom website at http://www.betterinvestingnewsroom.org/ .
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