June 19, 2006
IR Web Report, the world's
leading investor relations website evaluation
service, today announced the World's Best IR
Websites™ in the global Industrials Sector.
Out of the 58 companies evaluated over the
past six months, five companies achieved a score
worthy of the World's Best IR Websites™
designation. In order of their ranking, they
are:
1. Deutsche Post AG
2. Siemens AG
3. General Electric
4. EADS NV
5. Deutsche Lufthansa AG
Companies recognized as having World's Best
IR Websites™ have achieved a high ranking
after a detailed evaluation in IR Web Report's
survey of online investor relations communication
practices. Achieving the standard is a strong
indicator of a company's commitment to effective
online communication with investors.
World's Best IR Websites™ companies
provide broad and deep financial, corporate
governance, shareholder services and securities
trading information on their investor relations
websites. Their sites are designed around the
needs of investors, uphold good privacy practices
and are actively managed and up to date.
Survey constituents
The following companies were included
in the survey (in alphabetical order): 3M Company;
A.P. Moller-Maersk A/S; AB Volvo; ABB Ltd.;
Adecco SA; American Standard Companies; Assa
Abloy AB; Atlas Copco AB; BAA plc; Boeing Company;
Bombardier Inc.; British Airways plc; Bunzl
plc; Canadian National Railway; Canadian Pacific
Railway; Caterpillar Inc.; Cendant Corp.; Cookson
Group plc; Danaher Corp.; Deere & Company;
Deutsche Lufthansa AG; Deutsche Post AG; EADS
NV; Embraer; Emerson Electric; FedEx Corp.;
General Dynamics Corp.; General Electric Company;
Goodrich Corporation; Grupo Ferrovial S.A.;
Honeywell International Inc.; Hutchison Whampoa
Ltd.; Illinois Tool Works Inc.; Itochu Corporation;
ITT Industries Inc.; Kubota Corp.; Lockheed
Martin Corp.; Mitsubishi Corporation; Mitsui
& Co. Ltd.; Navistar International; Northrop
Grumman Corp.; Pirelli & C. S.p.A.; Pitney
Bowes Inc.; Qantas Airways Limited; Raytheon
Co.; Rolls-Royce Group PLC; Sandvik AB; Siemens
AG; Singapore Airlines Ltd.; Skanska AB; SKF
AB; Southwest Airlines Co.; TNT NV; Tyco International
Ltd.; United Parcel Service; United Technologies
Corp.; Vedior N.V.; Wolseley PLC.
How we choose the
sites
IR Web Report inspects more than 500
investor relations websites every six months.
Companies in the survey are mostly international
large-cap companies in North America, Europe
and Asia.
Each company's investor relations website is
inspected against 134 criteria informed by surveys
with institutional and retail investors. The
criteria cover financial and corporate governance
information, shareholder services, securities
trading, news and events, and the ease of use
of the site.
From the criteria, we calculate a total score
for each company that measures the overall effectiveness
and credibility of the site and its information.
The formula has four inputs:
- Completeness of the site's content in terms
of depth, breadth and timeliness.
- Transparency of the site in terms the availability
and prominence of high value information.
- Service attitude of the site in terms of
resources and services offered to shareholders.
- Ease of use of the site including navigation,
information design and technical formatting.
To be selected as World's Best IR Websites™,
companies have to achieve a score over a specific
threshold.
Why World's Best
IR Websites™?
By recognizing companies with the best IR websites,
IR Web Report aims to encourage more
companies to use the Web effectively. This can
benefit all investors because the Internet has
the ability to democratize access to corporate
information to give all investors an equal chance
to make informed decisions.
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