(1888PressRelease)
June 20, 2009 - The survey assesses the investor relations activities of key German and European companies and took place on 13 May. The winner in the category EuroStoxx 50 was BASF in both 2007 and 2008. The company Bayer came third.
What makes RWE’s work with investors and analysts so successful?
Ingo Alphéus, Head of the 11-strong RWE Investor Relations team, had the following to say on the subject at the official awards ceremony on Wednesday evening in Frankfurt: “With us it’s the mix that counts. On the one hand we have an authentic, robust business model and have been meeting our goals for years now. On the other hand we are steadily growing – a key element in this is the planned partnership with Essent in the Netherlands. Added to this is an exciting forward-looking strategy that focuses on innovative energy production strategies for the future.”
The Capital Investor Relations Prize is endorsed by the Deloitte audit and consulting enterprise and in 2009 was based on the surveying of some 400 analysts and fund managers in around 300 financial institutions in and outside Germany. Overall the respondents gave some 10,000 individual assessments of 197 companies. The quality of investor relations was assessed by means of the four criteria target group orientation, transparency, track record and extra financial reporting.
From the group of Dax listed companies not represented in EuroStoxx 50, the capital market experts selected Lufthansa for the top ranking followed by Fresenius Medical Care and Adidas. In the MDax, Deutsche EuroShop took first place, with Aurubis second andWincor Nixdorf third. In the TecDax, the winner was Software AG, followed by Pfeiffer Vacuum Technology and Kontron. In the SDAX, Dürr’s investor relations work came out on top, followed by Loewe and MVV Energie.
Jan-Peter Schwartz
Head of External Communications
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F+49-201-12-15094
http://www.rwe.com
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