The Leading U.S. Companies For Investor Relations Announced Today By Institutional Investor

(PRWEB) March 13, 2006 -- Institutional Investor today announced the leading companies for investor relations in the U.S., across 41 industry sectors, showing the differential views of the sell and buy side.

This year’s IR rankings are based on the views of 1,127 buy-side analysts, portfolio managers and sell-side analysts representing the leading securities firms and institutional investors. Individuals were asked to nominate companies across the most important attributes used to evaluate the effectiveness of investor relations communications. According to investors, the most important attribute is the transparency and quality of financial disclosures. The two next most important are the credibility, integrity and candor of the IR team, followed by access to senior management.

A selection of the winners are shown in the table attached to this press release. To see the top three winners for each sector and for further information, please visit www.institutionalinvestor.com The IR rankings are an excerpt of an annual review of U.S. equities that analyzes key market trends which will be examined in the forthcoming release of the U.S. Investor Relations Market Report.

Contact:

Esther Weisz

(212) 224 3307

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