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STOCK
What ticker symbol is Texas Instruments stock traded under?
What stock exchanges is TI traded on?
How do I buy TI stock?
Is there a direct stock purchase program and/or dividend reinvestment plan (DRIP) for TI stock?
How do I transfer my stock, change my mailing address on my stock certificates or get other stockholder records information?
How many shares of TI stock are outstanding? Potentially dilutive?
Does TI pay a dividend?
When was TI stock first traded on the New York Stock Exchange?
How many stock splits have there been on TI stock?
How can I get a current or historical TI stock price?
Does TI issue preferred stock?

FINANCIAL INFORMATION
When does your fiscal year end?
When is your next date for reporting quarterly financial results?
How can I get a copy of your latest quarterly report, annual report and 10Q and 10K?
When is your next annual stockholders meeting?
What accounting firm audits your books?

COMPANY INFORMATION
What year was TI founded?
When and where was TI incorporated?
Where is TI headquarters located?
Where can I get additional information on TI and its products?
What acquisitions has TI made?
Where can I find information on TI's strategy?

CONTACT INFORMATION
How do I contact TI's transfer agent, Computershare?
How do I contact Investor Relations?


STOCK
What ticker symbol is Texas Instruments stock traded under?
Texas Instruments is traded under the ticker symbol TXN.

What stock exchanges is TI traded on?
The New York Stock Exchange, and the Electronical Stock Exchange Switzerland, based in Zurich.

How do I buy TI stock?
TI stock can be purchased through a stockbroker, bank, credit union, or other financial institution or online service that provides brokerage services. In addition, TI stock may be purchased through a direct stock purchase and dividend reinvestment plan sponsored and administered by Computershare Trust Company, N.A. For information on this plan, Computershare CIPSM, contact our transfer agent, Computershare, directly as listed below.

Is there a direct stock purchase program and/or dividend reinvestment plan (DRIP) for TI stock?
Yes. Computershare CIPSM is a direct stock purchase and dividend reinvestment plan sponsored and administered through our transfer agent, Computershare. For more information, please contact Computershare at:

Write:
Computershare CIP
c/o Computershare Investor Services
P. O. Box 43078
Providence, RI 02940-3078

Include your name, address, account number, company name (both as shown on your statement) and daytime phone number on all correspondence.

For overnight delivery services:
Computershare CIP
Computershare Investor Services
250 Royall Street, Mail Stop 1A
Canton, MA 02021

Call:
Toll Free: 800-981-8676
Phone: 312-360-5151

By Internet:
www.computershare.com
Please note that all transactions online shall be subject to the additional Invester Centre Terms and Conditions.

How do I transfer my stock, change my mailing address on my stock certificates or get other stockholder records information?
Contact our transfer agent, Computershare. For questions about transfers, address changes, or other questions regarding your stock certificates, Computershare can be reached at:

Computershare Investor Services, L.L.C
Shareholder Communications
PO Box 43036
Providence, RI 02940-3036
Toll Free: 800-981-8676
Phone: 312-360-5151

www.computershare.com/contactus
www-us.computershare.com

How many shares of TI stock are outstanding? Potentially dilutive?

As of 9/30/07, there were 1,398,206,770 shares of outstanding TI common stock.

The weighted average dilutive potential common shares outstanding for the year 2006: 32,040,000.

Does TI pay a dividend?
Yes, TI currently pays $0.10 per share of common stock. See the dividend history for more details.

When was TI stock first traded on the New York Stock Exchange?
October 1, 1953.

How many stock splits have there been on TI stock?
TI has had eight stock splits in its history. See the stock split history chart for more details.

How can I get a current or historical TI stock price?

TI daily stock price is listed with 20-minute delay data in the Stock Chart section of the Investor Relations home page. Please note the disclaimer regarding the information listed.

Historical information is also available at the same site on a split-adjusted per-share basis from 1980 to the present.

If you require pre-1980 TI stock prices, contact Investor Relations at 972-995-3773.

Do you issue preferred stock?
No.


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FINANCIAL INFORMATION
When does your fiscal year end?
Texas Instruments operates on the calendar year, so our fiscal year ends December 31.

When is your next date for reporting quarterly financial results?
See the Investor Calendar.

How can I get a copy of your latest quarterly report, annual report, 10Q and 10K?

To view the online version of the last quarterly report click here.

For the online version of the annual report click here.

For access to SEC filings on the EDGAR database click here.

To order hard copies of the material please call 972-995-3773 or 1-800-336-5236 or click here.

When is your next annual stockholder's meeting?
April 16, 2009, in Dallas, Texas. The meeting will begin at 10 a.m. Central time and be held at the cafeteria on our property at 12500 TI Boulevard, Dallas, Texas.

What accounting firm audits your books?
Ernst & Young LLP, Dallas, Texas

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COMPANY INFORMATION
What year was TI founded?
1930. The company was founded as Geophysical Service, the first independent contractor specializing in reflection seismograph method of exploration. The name was changed to Texas Instruments Incorporated in 1951, with Geophysical Service Inc. (GSI) becoming a wholly owned subsidiary.

When and where was TI incorporated?
Incorporated 12/23/38. In Delaware.

Where is TI headquarters located?
Dallas, Texas.

Where can I get additional information on TI and its products?

To view online information about TI, click here.

For product literature and general information, call 1-800-336-5236 or 972-995-6611. In addition, information about TI semiconductors, educational technology and calculator products, DLP® products, and TI-RFID™ products is listed on TI's web site.

What recent acquisitions has TI made?
For a list of TI acquisitions since 1996, click here.

Where can I find information on TI's strategy?
Information can be found in the Letter to Stockholders contained in the most recent TI Summary Annual Report, as well as presentation materials from the 2008 Financial Analyst Meeting. The annual shareholders speech, quarterly earnings releases, the 10K and 10Qs, and executive presentations also contain information on TI's business strategies.

In addition, the Financial Analyst Meeting, annual shareholders speech, and executive presentations at Investor Relations conferences are typically webcast live, with archived replays available for a limited period of time.

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CONTACT INFORMATION
How do I contact TI's transfer agent, Computershare?
Computershare can be reached at:

Computershare Investor Services, L.L.C
Shareholder Communications
PO Box 43036
Providence, RI 02940-3036
Toll Free: 800-981-8676
Phone: 312-360-5151

www.computershare.com/contactus
www-us.computershare.com

How do I contact TI Investor Relations?
Texas Instruments Investor Relations
P.O. Box 660199, MS 8657
Dallas, TX 75266-0199
Phone: 972-995-3773 or 1-800-336-5236 Option 6


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