Best practice winners announced
27 November 2009
The Investor Relations Society was delighted to announce the winners of the 2009 Investor Relations Best Practice Awards at a ceremony at the Royal Hospital Gardens, Chelsea in London last night.The winning companies are:
Best communication of strategy, performance and KPIs in the annual report
Sponsored by Hugin (a Thomson Reuters Company)
Winner: Morrisons
Best communication of governance and risk in the annual report
Sponsored by Bank of New York Mellon
Winner: Marks and Spencer
Best communication of corporate responsibility in the annual report
Sponsored by Richard Davies Investor Relations
Winner: BASF
Most improved annual report
Sponsored by Precision IR
Winner: Powerflute
Best-practice corporate website 2009
FTSE 100
Sponsored by Equiniti
Winner: Imperial Tobacco
FTSE 250
Sponsored by Equiniti
Winner: Go-Ahead Group
Small Cap & AIM
Sponsored by IR Magazine
Winner: Laird
International
Sponsored by IR Magazine
Winner: BASF
Award for the most effective overall Annual Report (printed and online)
FTSE 100
Sponsored by Black Sun
Winner: Tullow Oil
FTSE 250
Sponsored by Black Sun
Winner: Provident Financial
Small Cap and AIM
Sponsored by Deutsche Bank
Winner: May Gurney
International
Sponsored by Deutsche Bank
Winner: BASF
Also announced were the winners of the Thomson Reuters Extel Awards as follows:
Best CFO at IR
FTSE 100
Winner: Colin Day, Reckitt Benckiser
FTSE 250
Winner: Tim Score, ARM Holdings
Small Cap
Winner: Allan Watson, Optos
Best overall IR for a UK company
FTSE 100
Winner: BAE Systems
FTSE 250
Winner: ARM Holdings
Small Cap (ex FTSE 350)
Winner: Optos
For further information contact:
The Investor Relations Society
Michael Mitchell - General Manager 020 7379 1763
Notes for editors:
The Investor Relations Society represents members working for public companies to develop effective two way communication with the markets and create a level playing field for all investors. It has almost 600 members drawn both from the UK and overseas, including the majority of the FTSE 100 and much of the FTSE 250.
