I thinks it's a POS - stay away is my advice...they tricked me good on that dividend...past is past, but that is what I recommends and me recommendations stands...lol

Hey, try a solar sector stock if you want energy...fslr spwr scty...those have some definate upside.

hey hey detearing! what are your thoughts on this bad boy? a cash tender offer at $2.45. think it's worth gambling that they will demand a higher pps than $2.45? figured might be an easy 10% play if they move it up to $2.70ish

One of my worst investments...hate TLAB...

500k block trade $2.48 8:30am


TLAB

Tellabs to be Acquired by Marlin Equity Partners for $891 Million in Cash

TLAB $2.45 offer now $2.48 hi $2.51

Surprised there are no current comments - looks like we are heading in a good direction.
Does anyone have a strong long term opinion? Thanks

Tellabs Shares Drop After Forecast Misses Estimates: WORST THAN ERALIER REPORT. $2.16
By Niamh Ring - Feb 1, 2013 9:36 AM ET

Tellabs Inc. (TLAB) fell to a 20-year low after forecasting first-quarter revenue that trailed analysts’ estimates and announcing a plan to discontinue its 9200 routing product and cut expenses.
Tellabs dropped 5.5 percent to $2.16 at 9:34 a.m. in New York, the lowest price since August 1993. The stock tumbled 44 percent last year while the S&P Midcap Information Technology Sector Index advanced 15 percent.
The company, which introduced the network-routing platform 9200 in 2011, said yesterday that it will be discontinued this year. Cutting expenses will affect about 300 positions, according to a statement from the Naperville, Illinois-based company, which according to its website employs about 2,600.
“Over the last quarter, Tellabs initiated a review of its strategy, product portfolio and cost structure,” Chief Executive Officer Dan Kelly said in the statement. The company plans to “demonstrate new software-defined networking and self- optimizing networks capabilities at Mobile World Congress in February,” he said.
The company forecast first-quarter revenue of $205 million to $220 million. That compared with an average analyst estimate of $238.9 million, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.
To contact the reporter on this story: Niamh Ring in New York at nring@bloomberg.net
To contact the editor responsible for this story: Kevin Miller at kmiller@bloomberg.n

Looks like those still holding must wait for TLAB to push the button to buy - IMO - shorts will need to cover and it goes up...

13-Dec-2012

Change in Directors or Principal Officers



Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On December 12, 2012, Tellabs, Inc. (the "Company") appointed two new directors to its Board, Dennis (Denny) F. Strigl and Mikel H. Williams, effective immediately.

Mr. Strigl, (66), was the President and Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Verizon Communications from January 2007 through December 2009 and prior to that was the President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Verizon Wireless since its formation in April 2000. Previously, Mr. Strigl served as President and CEO of Bell Atlantic Mobile, Group President and CEO of the Global Wireless Group of Bell Atlantic, Vice President of Operations and COO of Bell Atlantic New Jersey, Inc. (formerly New Jersey Bell Telephone Company) and served on its Board of Directors. He also served as President and CEO of Applied Data Research, Inc. Mr. Strigl currently serves on the board of directors of ANADIGICS, Inc., PNC Financial Services Group, PNC Bank and Eastman Kodak Company. Mr. Strigl holds an undergraduate degree in Business Administration and a doctorate in Humane Letters from Canisius College and an M.B.A. from Fairleigh Dickinson University.

Mr. Williams, (56), served as President and CEO of DDi Corp. from November 2005 through its acquisition by Viasystems Group, Inc. on May 31, 2012. From November 2004 to October 2005, Mr. Williams served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of DDi. Previously, Mr. Williams served as the sole member of Constellation Management Group, LLC providing strategic, operational and financial/capital advisory consulting services to companies in the telecom, software and high-tech industries from May to November 2004; and as COO of LNG Holdings, a European telecommunications company where he oversaw the restructuring and sale of the business from June 2002 to December 2003. Prior to that, Mr. Williams held a number of executive positions with Global TeleSystems, Inc. and its subsidiaries, a leading telecommunications company providing data and internet services in Europe. Mr. Williams began his career as a certified public accountant with Price Waterhouse. Mr. Williams currently serves on the board of directors of Interis, Inc., Lightbridge Communications Corporation and IPC electronics industry association. Mr. Williams holds an M.B.A. from Georgetown University and a B.S. from the University of Maryland.

Mr. Williams' appointment fulfills Tellabs previously announced agreement with Dialectic Capital Management, LLC, to appoint a new director by December 31, 2012, as more fully described in the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on April 6, 2012. Messrs. Strigl and Williams do not have a direct or indirect material interest in any transaction required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.

Mr. Williams will be a Class III director up for reelection at the 2013 Annual Stockholders Meeting, and Mr. Strigl will be a Class II director up for reelection at the 2015 Annual Stockholders Meeting. Mr. Strigl and Mr. Williams will be eligible to receive compensation for their services as directors consistent with that provided to the Company's other non-employee directors, as previously disclosed in the Company's definitive proxy statement filed with the SEC on April 6, 2012.

The shorts have until Dec 23 to cover their position.

LOL ... was I off on this one.

This morning I couldn't understand what was happening.

But now I know.

The Ex-date on the dividend was not today -- it is on Dec 24








UPDATE: Tellabs's Early Stock Trading Roiled by Dividend-Date Confusion

Last update: 12/12/2012 7:50:30 PM

By Matt Jarzemsky and Ben Fox Rubin

Confusion about a special dividend being paid by Tellabs Inc. (TLAB) sparked stock swings in heavy premarket trading of the company's shares Wednesday.

Traders said some market participants likely mistook Wednesday for the so-called ex-dividend date. Prior to the ex-dividend date, shareholders in Tellabs, which is listed on the Nasdaq Stock Market, are eligible to receive a recently announced $1-a-share, one-time payout. Buyers of the stock on or after that day aren't eligible.

Dec. 24 is the ex-dividend date, according to Nasdaq OMX Group Inc. (NDAQ). That's because Tellabs's $1-a-share payout is greater than 25% of the recent value of the stock, making it subject to a special rule that allows investors to remain eligible up until the date the dividend is paid.

But traders said some market-data providers indicated Wednesday was the ex-dividend date. Several news outlets distributed the erroneous information, causing confusion in premarket trading, said Tom Scottino, Tellabs's senior investor-relations manager.

Typically, a stock goes "ex-dividend" at a predetermined time before the day the company distributes the payments.

In a late-November press release about its dividend, Tellabs had said shareholders of record as of Dec. 14 would be eligible. Because trades take three days to settle, that would have made Dec. 12 the ex-dividend date had the rule about large dividends not been enforced.

"A bunch of people had assumed you had to buy the shares before the 12th [to be eligible for the payout], and Nasdaq had originally advertised that you had to buy the shares before the 12th," Mr. Scottino said.

A Nasdaq spokesman declined to provide details on the company's efforts to alert market participants to the dividend's timing.

Nasdaq did alert market participants the ex-dividend date is the 24th on Tuesday, using its Daily List product, a feed of information on new listings, dividends and other corporate actions that Nasdaq offers for a fee, the exchange group said in a note to customers Wednesday afternoon.

Reaching the ex-dividend date could drive a stock price down, as shares thought no longer to convey the rights to the payout would be less valuable.

Tellabs stock dropped to as low as $2.35 in premarket trading, down 30% from its previous closing price, before rebounding, according to FactSet. Stock exchanges reviewed some trades for potential cancellation but ultimately let them stand.

"A lot of the data sites still had the ex-dividend date listed as today," said Larry Peruzzi, managing director at Chicago brokerage Cabrera Capital. "People, preopen and shortly after the open, were trading on the belief that this thing should have been trading down, because they thought it was ex-dividend, and it wasn't."

Shares of Tellabs, a networking-equipment company, fell 0.9% to $3.32 Wednesday.

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I was told my Fidelity that now I need to hold until Dec. 24th to get the dividend that same day...this is completely different than all of the other messages on Fidelities Active Trader Pro News on this stock.

Some SEC ruling that requires large dividends to be paid out that way. I presume the same rule is in effect for the shorts that they will pay the $1 dividend December 24th, but not sure...anyone know?

I spoke with Fidelity and they said you can still buy up until Dec. 24th and still get the dividend; however, do you own dd as this stock is majorly screwed up in terms of getting accurate information to the investors.



Tellabs's Early Stock Trading Roiled by Dividend-Date Confusion 12/12 10:29 AM

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Confusion about a special dividend being paid by Tellabs Inc. (TLAB:$3.32,00$-0.03,00-0.90%) sparked stock swings in heavy premarket trading of the company's shares Wednesday.

Traders said some market participants likely mistook Wednesday for the so- called ex-dividend date. Prior to the ex-dividend date, shareholders are eligible to receive a recently announced $1-a-share, one-time payout. Buyers of the stock on or after that day aren't eligible.

Dec. 24 is the ex-dividend date, according to Nasdaq OMX Group Inc. (NDAQ:$24.31,00$0.88,003.76%) . But traders said some market-data providers indicated Wednesday was the ex- dividend date. Several news outlets distributed the erroneous information, causing confusion in premarket trading, said Tom Scottino, Tellabs's (TLAB:$3.32,00$-0.03,00-0.90%) senior investor-relations manager.

Typically, a stock goes "ex-dividend" two days before the dividend is paid. But the size of Tellabs's (TLAB:$3.32,00$-0.03,00-0.90%) payment makes it subject to a special rule that allows investors to remain eligible up until the date the dividend is paid.

Reaching the ex-dividend date could drive a stock price down, as shares thought no longer to convey the rights to the payout would be less valuable.

Tellabs (TLAB:$3.32,00$-0.03,00-0.90%) shares dropped to as low as $2.35 in premarket trading, down 30% from its previous closing price, before rebounding, according to FactSet. Stock exchanges reviewed some trades for potential cancellation but ultimately let them stand.

"A lot of the data sites still had the ex-dividend date listed as today," said Larry Peruzzi, managing director at Chicago brokerage Cabrera Capital. "People, preopen and shortly after the open, were trading on the belief that this thing should have been trading down, because they thought it was ex-dividend, and it wasn't."

Under an exchange rule, the ex-dividend date for large payouts--those representing 25% or more of the value of the underlying security--is the first business day after the company has scheduled to send the payments. Tellabs's (TLAB:$3.32,00$-0.03,00-0.90%) special dividend applies, as its payout is $1 a share, and its stock has traded around $3 in recent weeks.

Tellabs (TLAB:$3.32,00$-0.03,00-0.90%) shares were down 0.3% at $3.34 in early afternoon trading.

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Can I still buy today and receive the1 dollar dividend thanks!,

I calculated that TLAB has 94M shares buying power, with current shorts at around 10M shares. I am not sure when the shorts must pay or if they are simply buying back so they dont pay the $10M dividend...

I held long all my shares and both a bit more at the EOD.

Closed yesterday at $3.36

I can't figure out why this is trading $3.25 premarket?

Man! I didn't play this one right!
Because of the trading the past week...I sold yesterday (no dividend).

I expected this to open today below $2.40

I was wrong.

If that occurs, sounds like good buyback time from 11/20 PR.

Worst case...it stays at the level we are at and then drops a dollar and stay down...for a long time...I hate those stocks!

aGREED

When the dividend PR came out -- someone got caught with their hand in the cookie jar.

At the date of the PR -- I figured there was a short interest of 10 million shares.

After the PR -- the daily short sales are averaging around 50% of the daily trading volume.

I don't feel comfortable in how this has been playing out the past couple of days. They're manipulating the price to limit losses.

Picked up a few because they are suppose to implement a buy-back in conjunction with the divi, but not much as they are weak. We have been buying ESIO as it only has around 15million in the float and is 82% institution owned. Did very well on LVS today!

Anyone else in for the ride?

c'mon 4.00....3.45

Anyone here?

Over a billion in cash but a weak product line. Instead of waiting to be bought out, buy someone in an area that is profitable tomorrow in line with what you do in the comm/tech arena, or a company above or below you in the distribution chain, go SOMEWHERE with your billion dollars. Or keep plowing through R&D staight in a new direction. Open up.

TLAB is being highlighted by Wise Alerts

TLAB $4.63 Tellabs, Inc. Earnings Cheat Sheet: Margins Shrink as Revenue Falls

On Tuesday July 26, 2011, 10:03 am EDT

S&P 500 component Tellabs, Inc. reported its results for the second quarter. Tellabs, Inc. designs and markets equipment to telecommunications service providers worldwide.

I say fire the whole Tlab Board and find some young business minds that know how to turn this company is to a profit machine. Out with the Old in with the new. Yes I took a beating on this stock, it’s a shame how they are running it into the ground.

Date Title
4/26/2011 0730 am CT Q1 2011 Tellabs Earnings Conference call
07/26/2011 0730 am CT Q2 2011 Tellabs Earnings Conference call
10/25/2011 0730 am CT Q3 2011 Tellabs Earnings Conference call


Holders of Tlab, good info to know
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Sprucegrove Investment Management, Ltd. 8,835,050 2.4 -226,600 12/31/10

Way over sold today on bad earning, I decided to get into this being an all time low for the past year

52 week high $9.45
52 week low $5.89
Now a new low $5.51
Sales growth -11.80
Income growth +112.20

Just my opinion but this is a great stock at this price. Anyone else jump in today?

TLAB Video Chart 12/2/10

http://www.qualitystocks.net/videocharts.php

Tellabs Inc. is not a current client of QualityStocks

lets bring this up to date! Today on Holloween, 10-31-2009, we seeing 6.05 -- we SHALL see 7.00 by 11-08-09!!! (I hope) ha

Confirm new trend up , getting hit hard

shorts dumped ,

I like this at this pps , with rummors of buyout

should head up from here

good point MrSparex, thanks for the opinion! eom

I would like to see more basing around 9.00 and then an up trend before buying. I do agree that the chart appears to be turning around. I must see the chart confirm a new trend though.

hello ? chart for tlab looks good, I read a reversal happening, might change to an up trend for a few months... any thoughts ?