2012 Annual Conference & Australasian Investor Relations Awards

Finding Focus in an Increasingly Boundless Role

AIRA's 2012 Australasian Investor Relations Awards & Gala Dinner will be held on: Date: Tuesday, 20 November 2012 Location: The Grand Ballroom, Four Seasons Hotel, 199 George Street, Sydney Time: 6.30 for 7.00pm Dress:Lounge Suit / Cocktail Dress

1. Best IR by a Company in the S&P/ASX 50
2. Best IR by a Company in the S&P/ASX Mid-Cap 50
3. Best IR by a Company in the S&P/ASX "Mid-Cap 100" (the first 100 companies in the S&P/ASX Small Ordinaries Index)
4. Best IR by a Company in the S&P/ASX "Mid-Cap 200" (the second hundred companies in the S&P/ASX Small Ordinaries Index)
5. Best IR by a Company in the S&P/ASX Emerging Companies Index
6. Best IR by a New Zealand Company
7. Best Investor Day by an Australasian Company
8. Best Investor Relations Website by an Australasian Company
9. Best Environmental, Social & Governance Disclosure by an Australasian Company
10. Most Improved Investor Relations by an Australasian Company
11. Best International IR by an Australasian Company
12. Overall Best IR by a Company in the S&P/ASX 200

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

An online survey will be circulated, by blast email, to domestic and international buy & sell side analysts and fund managers inviting them to vote on:

• their top three choices across all award categories,  
• International votes will be separated to ascertain the winner of award number 11,
• Award 12 will be determined by the Company who receives the most votes (weighted) across all above categories.

VOTING CRITERIA

When voting on awards we have asked that the following criteria be taken into consideration:

Best IR by a Company Awards  (Awards 1 – 6 above)

A company who displays:

• Quality, consistency and timeliness of communication to the investment community
• Transparency of strategy and operations
• Willingness to accommodate investor requests for information and meetings
• Depth of company and sector knowledge
• Credibility and integrity

such that the overall message of the company is communicated effectively and clearly and the market is kept fully informed of its progress and prospects.

Best Investor Day by an Australasian Company (Award 7 above)

• Access to senior management
• Disclosure and transparency (integrity & honesty)
• Quality, consistency and timeliness of information (including accessibility & usability)
• Event execution

Best Investor Relations Website by an Australasian Company (Award 8 above)

• Be the authoritative source of all information that investors seek
• Be up to date with information
• Make it easy for investors to find the information they want i.e. navigation, accessibility, usability

Best Environmental, Social and Governance Disclosure by an Australasian Company (Award 9 above)

• Does the company align its ESG strategy to its business strategy
• Does the company provide appropriate information regarding data points, targets and indicators

Most Improved Investor Relations by an Australasian Company (Award 10 above)

A company, who in the last twelve months has displayed most improvement in the following:

• Quality, consistency and timeliness of communication to the investment community
• Transparency of strategy and operations
• Willingness to accommodate investor requests for information and meetings
• Depth of company and sector knowledge
• Credibility and integrity

such that the overall message of the company is communicated effectively and clearly and the market is kept fully informed of its progress and prospects.

Best International Investor Relations by a Company in the S&P/ASX 200 (Award 11 above)

This award will be calculated using the total weighted votes across all awards as voted by international buy and sell side analysts and fund managers ONLY.

This award will be calculated using the total weighted votes across all awards as voted by domestic and international buy and sell side analysts and fund managers.