-- Analysts and investors identify the best IR teams around the world

NEW YORK, Aug. 29, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The IR Magazine Global Top 50 2013 is the first of its kind, recognizing top performers in investor relations across the US, Canada, Europe, Greater China, South East Asia and Brazil. The Global Top 50 combines the results of IR Magazine's annual investor perception studies and awards programs, in which analysts and portfolio managers voted for the best in investor relations in each of those regions over the past year.  

IR Magazine and the National Investor Relations Institute (NIRI), in partnership with BNY Mellon, will honor the companies in the Global Top 50 and reveal a detailed ranking at an awards reception during the Global IR Forum, to be held in New York City November 18-20 (GlobalIRForum.org). Special awards will be presented to the Global Top IRO, Global Top Mid-Cap, Global Top Small Cap and top five companies overall.

"We at BNY Mellon are very pleased to be supporting the Global Top 50 awards as we are strong proponents of the value of investor relations. We are continually looking for ways to identify and celebrate best practices in the IR field and look forward to celebrating the notable accomplishments of all the nominees as well as the winners," said Christopher Kearns, Chief Executive Officer, Depositary Receipts, BNY Mellon.

As an advance preview of this global awards event, IR Magazine today announces the companies in the Global Top 50 and special awards short lists, in alphabetical order:

3M, US
Allianz, Germany
Amadeus, Spain
ASML, Netherlands
BASF, Germany
Baxter International, US
Bayer, Germany
BNP Paribas, France
Broadcom, US
CapitaLand, Singapore
China Resources Enterprise, Hong Kong
China Telecom, China
Cisco Systems, US
CN, Canada
Continental, Germany
Covidien, US
Danaher, US
DBS Group, Singapore
Delta Electronics, Taiwan
Diageo, UK
EDP – Energias de Portugal, Portugal
Express Scripts, US
FedEx, US
Galp Energia, Portugal
Honeywell, US
Iberdrola, Spain
Intel, US
Itau Unibanco, Brazil
JPMorgan Chase & Co, US
Kansas City Southern, US
Kroton, Brazil
Lanxess, Germany
Lenovo, China
Natura, Brazil
NextEra Energy, US
Novo Nordisk, Denmark
Pacific Basin Shipping, Hong Kong
PetroChina, China
Qualcomm, US
Repsol, Spain
Roche Holding, Switzerland
Rogers Communications, Canada
Royal Dutch Shell, UK
RWE, Germany
SABMiller, UK
Sanofi, France
SingTel, Singapore
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Taiwan
TD Bank Group, Canada
Texas Instruments, US
The Linde Group, Germany
Unilever, UK
Volkswagen, Germany
Wyndham Worldwide, US
Yara International, Norway

The short lists for three special awards are as follows, in alphabetical order:

Global Top Small Cap:
Agile Property, China
Kroton, Brazil
Lanxess, Germany
Pacific Basin Shipping, Hong Kong

Global Top Mid-Cap:
China Resources Enterprise, Hong Kong
Lenovo, China
Natura, Brazil
Wyndham Worldwide, US

Global Top IRO:
Rolf Woller, Continental, Germany
Coleman Lannum, Covidien, US
Oliver Stratmann, Lanxess, Germany
Jeffrey Chastain, Noble Corp, US

For more information about these awards and the Global IR Forum, visit www.globalirforum.org. Detailed information the Global Top 50, including the methodology and a look at the short lists for the special awards, is available at http://www.irmagazine.com/articles/awards/19716/research-section-going-global .

About the awards
The IR Magazine Awards are the result of rigorous and disciplined research to determine the best practices and top performers in investor relations around the globe. Decisions are made based on insights and perceptions from IR professionals' core constituency: the analysts and investors with whom they communicate every day. Nominees and winners are selected through surveys and interviews with analysts and investors to ascertain the relative strengths and weaknesses of IR teams, as well as the most important issues affecting IR in each region.

About IR Magazine
Celebrating its 25th anniversary in 2013, IR Magazine is the only monthly global publication that focuses on the interactions between companies and their investors. IR Magazine helps investor relations professionals achieve more in their IR programs, benchmark their efforts and connect to the global IR community. IR Magazine also hosts events such as awards, think tanks and conferences around the world. www.irmagazine.com

About the National Investor Relations Institute (NIRI)
Founded in 1969, NIRI (www.NIRI.org) is the professional association of corporate officers and investor relations consultants responsible for communication among corporate management, shareholders, securities analysts and other financial community constituents. NIRI is the largest professional investor relations association in the world with more than 3,300 members representing over 1,600 publicly held companies and $9 trillion in stock market capitalization.

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