Best Practice Shortlist Announced

LONDON, October 3, 2011 /PRNewswire/ --

The Investor Relations Society today announces the shortlisted entries for their Best Practice Awards. These entries will go forward to the judging panel which will meet in November and the results will be announced at the Society's Annual Dinner and Best Practice Awards on 22^nd November.

    1. Best communication of strategy,         African Barrick Gold
    performance and KPIs in the annual report 
                                               ARM Holdings
                                               BASF                                               Marks and Spencer


     2. Best communication of governance and   BAE Systems
     risk in the annual report
                                               Berendsen
 
                                               Marks and Spencer                                               Tullow Oil


    3. Best communication of corporate         Barclays Bank
    responsibility in the annual report 
                                               Hochschild Mining
 
                                               Marks & Spencer                                               Xstrata


    4. Most improved annual report             African Minerals
 
                                               KCOM Group
 
                                               Ocado
 
                                               Pennon Group
 
                                               TelecityGroup


    5. Best use of a website to communicate    British Land
    and support a company's investment
    proposition                                Kingfisher                                               Logica                                               Trifast


    6. Most effective use of innovative online BASF
    technology to support investor relations
    communications                             Deutsche EuroShop
 
                                               Legal & General                                               Wolters Kluwer


    7. Best corporate website                  Barclays Bank
    FTSE 100
                                               British Land                                               Centrica                                               Imperial Tobacco

    FTSE 250                                   Catlin
 
                                               Go-Ahead Group
 
                                               International Personal Finance
 
                                               Provident Financial

    Small Cap & AIM                            Huntsworth
 
                                               MWB Group Holdings
 
                                               Sportingbet                                               Trifast

    International                              BASF
 
                                               New World Resources                                               OJSC Uralkali

    8. Award for the most effective overall    ARM Holdings
    Annual Report (printed and online) 
    FTSE 100                                   Land Securities                                               Marks and Spencer
 
                                               Rexam

    FTSE 250                                   Halfords Group
 
                                               Logica                                               Premier Foods

    Small Cap and AIM                          CLS Holdings
 
                                               Low & Bonar
 
                                               Next Fifteen Communications                                               TT Electronics

    International                              BASF
 
                                               Deutsche EuroShop
 
                                               Givaudan                                               Wolters Kluwer

    9. Award for the best annual report by an  BBC
    unlisted entity 
                                               EuroChem
 
                                               QBE International Holdings (UK)                                               The Crown Estate

For further details of the Best Practice Awards and bookings for the Annual Dinner please contact Dipty Patel on +44(0)20-7379-1763 (dipty.patel@irs.org.uk)