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IRS announces winners of the 2009 Investor Relations Best Practice Awards

26 November 2009

The Investor Relations Society announced the winners of the 2009 Investor Relations Best Practice Awards. The winning companies are:

Best communication of strategy, performance and KPIs in the annual report
Winner: Morrisons

Best communication of governance and risk in the annual report
Winner: Marks and Spencer

Best communication of corporate responsibility in the annual report
Winner: BASF

Most improved annual report
Winner: Powerflute

Best-practice corporate website 2009
FTSE 100
Winner: Imperial Tobacco

FTSE 250
Winner: Go-Ahead Group

Small Cap & AIM
Winner: Laird

International
Winner: BASF

Award for the most effective overall Annual Report (printed and online)
FTSE 100
Winner: Tullow Oil

FTSE 250
Winner: Provident Financial

Small Cap and AIM
Winner: May Gurney

International
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: http://www.ir-soc.org.uk/index.asp?PageID=239&NewsID=234

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