FAQ

The following are questions that we get asked most often by our current and potential investors. If you have a question that isn't answered here or elsewhere on our site, please email us at investor.relations@sun.com and we'll get back to you shortly with an answer.

1. What is Sun Microsystem's vision statement?
2. What is Sun Microsystem's mission statement?
3. What is Sun's strategy?
4. What is Sun Microsystems' ticker symbol and which exchange does it trade on?
5. Does Sun Microsystems pay a cash dividend?
6. Does Sun have a Dividend Reinvestment Program (DRIP)?
7. Does Sun offer a direct purchase program of its stock to the investing public?
8. How can I buy JAVA stock?
9. When has Sun's stock split during the company's history?
10. Who do I contact with questions about transferring my stock?
11. What is the date of JAVA's inital public offering and at what price did it close?
12. In which year and where was Sun Microsystems incorporated?
13. Who is Sun Microsystems' auditor?
14. What is Sun Microsystems' fiscal year 2009 calendar?
15. When is the next earnings release?
16. Where can I get copies of Sun's financial documents -- annual reports, SEC documents, and financial press releases?
17. Who are the financial analysts that follow Sun?
18. How can I get a historical stock quote?
19. What is Sun's CUSIP number?
20. Who are the members of Sun's Board of Directors?
21. How can I contact Sun's Investor Relations department?
22. How can I contact Sun's Board of Directors?
23. How many JAVA shares are outstanding?
24. When is the next annual shareholder meeting?
25. Will there be a stock buyback?
26. What can you tell me about a rumor regarding Sun or an upcoming product?
27. Where can I buy Sun logo merchandise?

01. What is Sun Microsystem's vision statement?
A. Everyone and everything participating on the network. Sun's tagline of more than 20 years is "The Network is the Computer."

02. What is Sun Microsystem's mission/cause?
A. Since 1982, Sun has maintained that the network is the computer. Sun's vision is to see everyone and everything participating on the network. Sun's mission is to create technologies and fuel communities that enable sharing and participation. Sun's cause is to eliminate the digital divide. Eliminating the digital divide allows everyone to take part in opportunities and contribute to solutions regardless of their geographic location or economic situation.

03. What is Sun's strategy?
A. Sun invests in research and development to create products and services that provide competitive differentiation for its customers and for developers adopting its technology. Sun integrates software, storage, services and systems, and Sun believes that volume drives value. Sun shares technology in order to grow its communities, increase participation and build new markets.

04. What is Sun Microsystems' ticker symbol and which exchange does it trade on?
A. Ticker symbol: JAVA; Exchange: NASDAQ. Please note as a result of the reverse stock split, effective November 12, 2007 through December 10, 2007 (twenty trading days following the effective date of the reverse stock split) a "D" will be added to the end of our regular ticker symbol to indicate that a reverse split has recently taken place. As a result, during that time, our trading symbol will be "JAVAD." On December 11, 2007, our ticker symbol will go back to "JAVA".

05. Does Sun Microsystems pay a cash dividend?
A. At this time, Sun Microsystems does not pay cash dividends.

06. Does Sun have a Dividend Reinvestment Program (DRIP)?
A. No, Sun Microsystems does not have a Dividend Reinvestment Program.

07. Does Sun offer a direct purchase program of its stock to the investing public?
A. No, Sun does not offer any direct purchase programs for its stock to the public. The public should purchase Sun stock through a broker.

08. How can I buy JAVA stock?
A. You can purchase JAVA stock from any brokerage firm. To learn how you can purchase JAVA online through one of several online brokerage firms, click here.

09. When has Sun's stock split during the company's history?
A. History of Sun's stock splits:

10. Who do I contact with questions about transferring my stock certificate or exchanging my stock to reflect the one-for-four reverse stock split effective November 12, 2007?
A: BNY Mellon Shareowner Services (effective January 1, 2009)
P.O. Box 358015
Pittsburgh, PA 15252-8015
U.S.A.

Phone:
+1-877-480-JAVA
+1-201-680-6578
Email: shrrelations@bnymellon.com
Website: http://www.bnymellon.com/shareowner/isd

To exchange your old common shares to the new common shares to reflect the one-for-four reverse stock split, you need to submit a letter of transmittal which you can download here.

11. What is the date of JAVA's inital public offering and at what price did it close?
A. JAVA's initial public offering was on March 4, 1986 at the price of $16.00; with the historical splits and the reverse split on November 12, 2007, the adjusted price is $1.00.

12. In which year and where was Sun Microsystems incorporated?
A. Sun was originally incorporated in California on February 24, 1982, and was reincorporated in Delaware on September 17, 1986.

13. Who is Sun Microsystems' auditor?
A. Ernst & Young

14. What is Sun Microsystems' fiscal year 2009 calendar?
A: Sun's fiscal year 2009 calendar:

15. When is the next earnings release?
A. Financial results for Sun's first quarter fiscal year 2010 are expected to be posted on http://sun.com/investors upon the filing of the Company's Form 10-Q with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which is due no later than November 6, 2009. Sun will not be hosting a conference call in conjunction with these quarterly results.

16. Where can I get copies of Sun's financial documents -- annual reports, SEC documents, earnings news releases
A. You can review our financial documents online by clicking the links to annual reports, SEC documents, and financial press releases or request hard copies.

17. Who are the financial analysts that follow Sun?
A. Please see our analysts listing.

18. How can I get a historical stock quote?
A. You can get a historical stock quote with the Historical Price Lookup tool.

19. What is Sun's CUSIP number?
A. Sun Microsystems Common Stock CUSIP is 866810-20-3 effective November 12th, 2007.

20. Who are the members of Sun's Board of Directors?
A. Click here for a complete list of the members of Sun Microsystems' Board of Directors.

21. How can I contact Sun's Investor Relations department?
A. You can reach us by phone, email, or fax.

22. How can I contact Sun's Board of Directors?
A. You can reach Sun's Board of Directors by sending an email.

23. How many JAVA shares are outstanding?
A. As of August 22, 2008, there were approximately 752,953,410 shares of Sun Microsystems common stock outstanding.

24. When is the next annual stockholders' meeting?
A. Sun's 2009 annual stockholders' meeting will be held on Thursday, December 17th, 2009 beginning at 10AM (PST) at Sun's Santa Clara Campus Auditorium, located at: 4030 George Sellon Circle, Santa Clara, CA 95054. If the proposed merger with Oracle Corporation is consummated prior to December 17, 2009, Sun will no longer have public stockholders and, therefore, the 2009 Annual Meeting of Stockholders will be cancelled.

25. Will there be a stock buyback?
A. The decision for a stock buyback is made at the discretion of Sun's Board of Directors. On May 16, 2007, Sun announced a $3 billion share repurchase authorization of the company's outstanding shares by the Board of Directors. On August 1, 2008, Sun announced that the Board of Directors have approved another $1 billion share repurchase authorization of the company's outstanding shares. On

26. What can you tell me about a rumor regarding Sun or an upcoming product?
A. Sun Microsystems does not comment on rumors.

27. Where can I buy Sun logo merchandise?
A. Check out our online Sun Wear Store for products and clothing featuring Sun branded merchandise.