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| Awards |
Winners 2007 |
| Grand prix for best overall investor relations (large cap) |
E.ON |
| Grand prix for best overall investor relations (small or mid-cap) |
ASML and Umicore
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| Best investor relations officer (large cap) |
Ingo Alpheus and Martin Vahlbrock - RWE
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| Best investor relations officer (small or mid-cap) |
Nuno Prego - Portugal Telecom
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| Best investor relations by a CEO (large cap) |
Henri de Castries - AXA and Wulf Bernotat - E.ON
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| Best investor relations by a CEO (small or mid-cap) |
Stefan Borgas - Lonza Group
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| Best investor relations by a CFO (large cap) |
Dr. Helmut Perlet - Allianz |
| Best investor relations by a CFO (small or mid-cap) |
Luis Palha da Silva - Jeronimo Martins |
| Most improved investor relations (large cap) |
Credit Suisse
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| Most improved investor relations (small or mid-cap) |
Heineken
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| Best corporate literature |
E.ON
|
| Best investment community meetings |
ING Group
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| Best use of the internet for investor relations |
E.ON and RWE
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| Best use of virtual conferencing |
Siemens |
| Best corporate governance and disclosure policy |
E.ON
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| Best investor relations during a takeover or merger |
ABN Amro (merger proposal with Barclays and a takeover bid from a consortium of banks led by the Royal Bank of Scotland - ongoing)
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| Best practice of corporate social responsibility |
ABN Amro |
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| Country Awards |
| Best IR by an Austrian company |
Erste Bank |
| Best IR by a Belgian company |
Fortis |
| Best IR by a Czech Republic company |
CEZ
|
| Best IR by an Estonian company |
Baltika Group |
| Best IR by a French company |
Total
|
| Best IR by a German company |
E.ON
|
| Best IR by a Greek company |
National Bank of Greece |
| Best IR by a Hungarian company |
Mol
|
| Best IR by an Italian company |
UniCredit |
| Best IR by a Netherlands company |
ING Group
|
| Best IR by a Polish company |
TPSA and PKN Orlen
|
| Best IR by a Portuguese company |
Portugal Telecom |
| Best IR by a Russian company |
VimpelCom
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| Best IR by a Slovenian company |
Krka
|
| Best IR by a Spanish company |
Iberdrola
|
| Best IR by a Swiss company |
UBS
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| Awards |
Winners 2006 |
| Grand prix for best overall investor relations (large cap) |
E.ON |
| Grand prix for best overall investor relations (small or mid-cap) |
ASML |
| Best investor relations officer (large cap) |
Oliver Schmidt - Allianz |
| Best investor relations officer (small or mid-cap) |
Franki D'Hoore and Rob van Vliet - ASML |
| Best investor relations by a CEO (large cap) |
Michel Tilmant - ING Group |
| Best investor relations by a CEO (small or mid-cap) |
Thomas Leysen - Umicore |
| Most improved investor relations (large cap) |
Endesa |
| Most improved investor relations (small or mid-cap) |
ASML and Capgemini |
| Best corporate literature |
RWE |
| Best investment community meetings |
F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd |
| Best use of the internet for investor relations |
BASF AG |
| Best use of virtual conferencing |
SAP |
| Best corporate governance and disclosure policy |
Royal Philips Electronics |
| Best financial media relations |
UBS |
| Best investor relations during a takeover or merger |
E.ON (offer for Endesa in February 2006 – ongoing) |
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| Country Awards |
| Best IR by an Austrian company |
Erste Bank |
| Best IR by a Belgian company |
Fortis |
| Best IR by a Czech Republic company |
CEZ |
| Best IR by an Estonian company |
Eesti Telekom |
| Best IR by a French company |
AXA and Total |
| Best IR by a German company |
E.ON and RWE |
| Best IR by a Hungarian company |
MOL |
| Best IR by an Italian company |
Eni |
| Best IR by a Netherlands company |
ING Group |
| Best IR by a Polish company |
Bank Pekao SA |
| Best IR by a Portuguese company |
Portugal Telecom |
| Best IR by a Russian company |
VimpelCom |
| Best IR by a Slovakian company |
Slovnaft, member of the MOL Group |
| Best IR by a Slovenian company |
Krka |
| Best IR by a Spanish company |
Telefónica, S.A. |
| Best IR by a Swiss company |
UBS |
| Awards |
Winners 2005 |
| Grand prix for best overall investor relations (FT global 250) |
Total |
| Grand prix for best overall investor relations (non-FT global 250) |
Arcelor |
| Best investor relations officer (FT global 250) |
Kiran Bhojani - E.ON |
| Best investor relations officer (non-FT global 250) |
Guillaume Chevalier and Martine Hue - Arcelor |
| Best investor relations by a CEO (FT global 250) |
Ignacio Galan - Iberdrola |
| Best investor relations by a CEO (non-FT global 250) |
Guy Dolle - Arcelor |
| Most improved investor relations (FT global 250) |
Roche Holding |
| Most improved investor relations (non-FT global 250) |
Thomson |
| Best investor relations during a takeover or merger |
Telefónica Móviles (acquisition of BellSouth) |
| Best investment community meetings |
Total |
| Best use of virtual conferencing |
SAP |
| Best investor relations by a growth company |
Indra Sistemas |
| Best financial media relations |
Novartis |
| Best corporate governance and disclosure policy |
Royal Philips Electronics and UBS |
| Best communication of IFRS |
Endesa |
| Best corporate literature |
Total |
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| Country Awards |
| Best IR by a Belgian company |
Fortis |
| Best IR by a Czech Republic company |
Cesky Telecom |
| Best IR by a French company |
Total |
| Best IR by a German company |
E.ON |
| Best IR by a Hungarian company |
MOL |
| Best IR by a Netherlands company |
Royal Philips Electronics |
| Best IR by a Polish company |
Agora |
| Best IR by a Portuguese company |
Portugal Telecom |
| Best IR by a Russian company |
VimpelCom |
| Best IR by a Slovenian company |
Gorenje |
| Best IR by a Spanish company |
Telefónica |
| Best IR by a Swiss company |
UBS |
| Best IR by an Austrian company |
OMV |
| Best IR by an Italian company |
Eni |
| Awards |
Winners 2004 |
| Grand prix for best overall investor relations - Top 50 |
Total |
| Grand prix for best overall investor relations - non-Top 50 |
Portugal Telecom |
| Best investment community meetings and/or roadshows - Top 50 |
Total |
| Best investor relations during a take-over or merger |
Aventis |
| Most improved investor relations - Top 50 |
E.ON |
| Best disclosure policy |
RWE |
| Best communication of shareholder value creation |
Total |
| Best crisis management - Top 50 |
Royal Dutch/Shell Group |
| Best financial media relations |
Endesa |
| Best investor relations officer - Top 50 |
Ladislaw Paszkiewicz - Total |
| Best use of the internet for investor relations - Top 50 |
Nokia |
| Best use of virtual conferencing |
Nokia |
| Best corporate literature - Top 50 |
E.ON |
| Best investor relations by a CEO - Top 50 |
Ignacio Galan - Iberdrola |
| Best IR by a Euronext company |
BNP Paribas |
| Best IR by a company listed on one of the Eurozone's growth company markets |
e.Biscom (Nuovo Mercato) |
| Best corporate governance |
Royal Philips Electronics |
| Best investor-targeted advertising |
BMW |
| Best IR in the Eurozone by a non-Eurozone company |
BP |
| Best investment community meetings and/or roadshows - non-Top 50 |
PSA Peugeot Citroën |
| Most improved investor relations - non-Top 50 |
EDP Group |
| Best investor relations officer - non-Top 50 |
Eliane Rouyer - Accor |
| Best use of the internet for investor relations - non-Top 50 |
Portugal Telecom |
| Best corporate literature - non-Top 50 |
SAP |
| Best investor relations by a CEO - non-Top 50 |
Mario Greco - RAS |
| Best crisis management - non-Top 50 |
Numico |
| Awards |
Winners 2003 |
| Grand prix for best overall investor relations - Top 50 |
Nokia |
| Grand prix for best overall investor relations - non-Top 50 |
Iberdrola |
| Best investment community meetings and/or roadshows - Top 50 |
Total |
| Best investor relations during a take-over or merger |
Iberdrola (ongoing bid from Gas Natural) |
| Most improved investor relations - Top 50 |
France Telecom |
| Best disclosure policy |
BNP Paribas |
| Best communication of shareholder value creation |
Total |
| Best crisis management - Top 50 |
France Telecom |
| Best financial media relations |
Nokia |
| Best investor relations officer - Top 50 |
Ladislas Paszkiewicz - Total |
| Best investor relations for an IPO |
Enagas |
| Best use of the internet for investor relations - Top 50 |
Nokia |
| Best use of virtual conferencing |
Nokia |
| Best corporate literature - Top 50 |
BNP Paribas |
| Best investor relations by a CEO - Top 50 |
Thierry Desmarest - Total |
| Best IR by a Euronext company |
L’Oréal |
| Best IR by a company listed on one of the Eurozone's growth company markets |
Indra (Nuevo Mercado) |
| Best corporate governance |
Royal Dutch/Shell |
| Best investor-targeted advertising |
Nokia |
| Best IR in the Eurozone by a non-Eurozone company |
Vodafone Group |
| Best IR by a loss-making company |
Alcatel |
| Best investment community meetings and/or roadshows - non-Top 50 |
PSA Peugeot Citroën |
| Most improved investor relations - non-Top 50 |
Infineon Technologies |
| Best investor relations officer - non-Top 50 |
Eliane Rouyer - Accor |
| Best use of the internet for investor relations - non-Top 50 |
SAP |
| Best corporate literature - non-Top 50 |
CRH |
| Best investor relations by a CEO - non-Top 50 |
Ignacio S Galan - Iberdrola |
| Best crisis management - non-Top 50 |
Royal KPN |
