National Instruments Increases Quarterly Dividend 10 Percent to 11 Cents per Share

AUSTIN, Texas - Jan. 29, 2008 - The National Instruments (Nasdaq: NATI) Board of Directors approved a 10 percent increase in the company's quarterly dividend to 11 cents per share. This dividend is payable on March 3, 2008, to shareholders of record on Feb. 11, 2008.

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National Instruments (www.ni.com) is transforming the way engineers and scientists design, prototype and deploy systems for measurement, automation and embedded applications. NI empowers customers with off-the-shelf software such as NI LabVIEW and modular cost-effective hardware, and sells to a broad base of more than 25,000 different companies worldwide, with no one customer representing more than 3 percent of revenue and no one industry representing more than 10 percent of revenue. Headquartered in Austin, Texas, NI has more than 4,500 employees and direct operations in nearly 40 countries. For the past eight years, FORTUNE magazine has named NI one of the 100 best companies to work for in America. Readers can obtain investment information from the company’s investor relations department by calling (512) 683-5090, e-mailing nati@ni.com or visiting www.ni.com/nati. The condensed consolidated balance sheets and statements of income follow.

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