IR Society Best Practice Awards - Shortlist

LONDON - The Investor Relations Society today announces the companies short listed for its Best Practice Awards. These awards recognise those companies that lead the way in the practice of investor communication.

The short listed companies for each award are, in alphabetical order:

1. Best communication of strategy, performance and KPIs in the annual report - Capita Group - Centrica - Morrisons 2. Best communication of governance and risk in the annual report - Capita Group - Ferrexpo - Marks and Spencer - SEGRO 3. Best communication of corporate responsibility in the annual report - Aviva - BASF - Rolls Royce 4. Most improved annual report - Dragon Oil - Powerflute - Xstrata 5. Best-practice corporate website 2009 FTSE 100 - Anglo American - Imperial Tobacco - RSA Insurance Group FTSE 250 - Cookson - Go-Ahead Group - Provident Financial Small Cap & AIM - Advent Capital - Holidaybreak - Laird International - Aegon - BASF - Swedish Match 6. Award for the most effective overall Annual Report (printed and online) FTSE 100 - 3i Group - Centrica - Marks and Spencer - Tullow Oil FTSE 250 - Great Portland Estates - Premier Farnell - Provident Financial Small Cap and AIM - Lancashire Holdings - May Gurney - Next Fifteen Communications International - BASF - Daimler - Hannover Re

The winners of the awards will be announced at the Society’s Annual Awards Dinner which will be held on 26 November 2009 at the Royal Hospital Gardens Chelsea.

Media partner: Financial Times

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 nearly 600 members drawn both from the UK and overseas, including the majority of the FTSE 100 and much of the FTSE 250.

For further details and tickets please contact: Sara Abuzaid, The Investor Relations Society, +44(0)20-7379-1763

For further information contact: The Investor Relations Society, Michael Mitchell - General Manager, +44(0)20-7379-1763

Source: Investor Relations Society

For further details and tickets please contact: Sara Abuzaid, The Investor Relations Society, +44(0)20-7379-1763; For further information contact: The Investor Relations Society, Michael
Mitchell - General Manager, +44(0)20-7379-1763