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IR magazine awards around the world Ian Richman Publisher IR magazine October 27, 2005

Where do we hold awards? Australia Brazil Canada Europe Hong Kong Ireland Russia Shanghai Singapore UK USA Scandinavia South Africa

Who do we interview? • • Buy-side portfolio managers Buy-side analysts Sell-side analysts Retail investors Annual total: Over 7, 000 worldwide

What does the research tell us? • Our Investor Perception Studies tell us not only who the award winners are BUT • How the investment community views the state of IR in each domestic market

Facts and figures • Half of those interviewed feel that the quality IR is improving, the greatest area of improvement being in financial reporting • Broker reports are viewed with suspicion, with financial media being the preferred option over brokers. 60% of buy-side respondents in the US say articles in business and financial media are their primary information source • In the US, 40% of sell-side analysts felt shut out after downgrading a company’s stock

Which companies lead the way in good quality IR Allied Irish Bank Cisco Perdigao Applebees Colgate-Palmolive Petrobras ATI CVRD Jurys Doyle Hotel Group Banco Itau Encana Royal Bank of Canada Bank of China Ericsson Samsung BHP Billiton GE Sing. Tel BP Manulife Financial Stora Enso Braskem Natura The Limited BT Nokia