2010 IR Global Rankings with FREE and PAID options: FINAL Registration Deadline is Today

NEW YORK, Oct. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- MZ Consult NY ( www.mz-ir.com), a leading global investor relations and financial communications firm, announces that the final registration deadline for the 12th annual edition of the IR Global Rankings and Awards ("IRGR") is today, Friday, October 30, 2009. The 2010 IRGR, supported by KPMG, Arnold & Porter, The Bank of New York Mellon, Corporate Asia Network, Bloomberg, NEVIR and Sodali is a unique and independent external review of any company's communication process with the capital markets.

TO PARTICIPATE, COMPANIES ARE REQUIRED TO REGISTER. Please visit the website www.irglobalrankings.com, or type IRGR < GO > into the Bloomberg terminal. On the website homepage companies can review the 2010 IRGR Information Package with all the details on free and paid rankings. The three main ranking categories are: (i) IR websites, (ii) corporate governance practices and (iii) financial disclosure procedures.

More than 430 companies from over 35 countries have already registered for the 2010 IR Global Rankings, among them (in alphabetical order): A8 Digital Music Holdings (HKSE: 0800); Abbott (NYSE: ABT); ABNote (BMF&BOVESPA: ABNB3); Acer Inc. (TWSE: 2353); Acucar Guarani (BMF&BOVESPA: ACGU3); Adecco (SIX: ADEN); adidas (FSE: ADS); Aditya Birla Nuvo (NSE: ABIRLANUVO); Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (NYSE: ASX); Advantech Co. (TWSE: 2395); AECOM (NYSE: ACM); Aegon (EURONEXT: AGN.AS); AES Gener (SCL: GENER); Air France-KLM (EURONEXT: AFLYY); Air Products (NYSE: APD); Airmedia Group Inc (NASDAQ: AMCN); Akamai Technologies (NASDAQ: AKAM); AkzoNobel (EURONEXT: AKZA); Alibaba.com Limited (HKSE: 1688); ALL - America Latina Logistica (BMF&BOVESPA: ALLL1); Alpha Networks Inc. (TWSE: 3380); AmBev (NYSE: ABV); American Water Works Company (NYSE: AWK); Amerigroup Corp. (NYSE: AGP); Amil Participacoes (BMF&BOVESPA: AMIL3); AMP (ASX: AMP.AX); AMR (NYSE: AMR); Anadolu Efes Biracilik ve Malt San (ISE: AEFES); ANZ (ASX: ANZ); Applied Materials (NASDAQ: AMAT); ARC Energy Trust (TSX: AET.UN); Arcadis (EURONEXT: ARCAD); Ardentec Corporation (TWSE: 3264); ARM Holdings (LSE: ARM); AsiaInfo Holdings (NASDAQ: ASIA); Asustek Computer (TWSE: 2357); athenahealth (NASDAQ: ATHN); AU Optronics Corp (TWSE: 2409); Aurobindo Pharma (NSE: AUROPHARMA); Austrian Post (VSE: POST); Autodesk (NASDAQ: ADSK); AVerMedia Technologies Inc. (TWSE: 2417); Baidu Inc. (NASDAQ: BIDU); Banca MPS (FTSE: BMPS.MI); Banco BPI (EURONEXT: BBPI.LS); Banco Cruzeiro do Sul (BMF&BOVESPA: CZRS4); Banco Daycoval (BMF&BOVESPA: DAYC4); Banco Indusval (BMF&BOVESPA: IDVL4); Banco Panamericano (BMF&BOVESPA: BPNM4); Bank of Communications (HKSE: 03328); Bank of Montreal (NYSE: BMO); BASF (XETRA: BAS.DE); Baxter (NYSE: BAX); Bayer (XETRA: BAYN GY); BBVA (NYSE: BBV); Bekaert (EURONEXT: BEKB); Bematech (BMF&BOVESPA: BEMA3); Bezeq (TASE: BEZQ); BlueScope Steel (ASX: BSL); BP (LSE: BP); Brasil Brokers (BMF&BOVESPA: BBRK3); BrasilAgro (BMF&BOVESPA: AGRO3); Braskem (BMF&BOVESPA: BRKM5); BRF Brasil Foods (BMF&BOVESPA: PRGA3); Brightpoint, Inc (NASDAQ: CELL); Britvic PLC (LSE: BVIC); Brookfield Incorporacoes (BMF&BOVESPA: BISA3); Bursa Malaysia Berhad (MYX: BJURSA MK); Cameco Corporation (NYSE: CCJ); Campari (MIL: CPR); Canadian Natural Resources Limited (NYSE: CNQ); Capcom ( Frankfurt: CPK.F); Caterpillar (NYSE: CAT); Cathay Financial Holding (TWSE: 2882); CCR (BMF&BOVESPA: CCRO3); Celanese Corporation (NYSE: CE); Celesio AG (FSE: CLS1); Central European Media Enterprises (PSE: CETV); Cephas Holding (OTCBB: CEHC); CETIP S.A. - Balcao Organizado de Ativos (BMF&BOVESPA: CTIP3); Chang Hwa Commercial Bank (TWSE: 2801); Changyou.com Limited (NASDAQ: CYOU); Chesapeake Energy (NYSE: CHK); Cheung Kong Holdings (HKSE: 0001.hk); Chi Mei Optoelectronics (TWSE: 3009); China Agri-Industries (HKSE: 0606); China Airlines Ltd. (TWSE: 2610); China Automotive Systems (NASDAQ: CAAS); China BAK Battery (NASDAQ: CBAK); China Communications Services Corporation (HKSE: 0552); China Development Financial Holding (TWSE: 2883); China Foods Limited (HKSE: 0506); China Green Agriculture (NASDAQ: CGA); China GrenTech Corporation Limited (NASDAQ: GRRF); China High Speed Transmission Equipment (HKSE: 0658); China Medical Technologies (NASDAQ: CMED); China Motor Corporation (TWSE: 2204); China Nepstar Chain Drugstore (NYSE: NPD); China Railway Group Limited (HKSE: 0390); China Shenhua Energy (HKSE: 1088); China Steel Corporation (TWSE: 2002); China Techfaith Wireless Comm. Tech. Ltd (NASDAQ: CNTF); China Telecom (NYSE: CHA); China Unicom (HKSE: 0762.HK); China XD Plastics Company (OTCBB: CXDC); Chinatrust Financial Holding Company (TWSE: 2891); Chroma Ate (TWSE: 2360); Chunghwa Picture Tubes (TWSE: 2475); Chunghwa Telecom (NYSE: CHT); CipherLab Co. (TWSE: 6160); Cisco Systems (NASDAQ: CSCO); CNinsure Inc (NASDAQ: CISG); CNOOC Limited (NYSE: CEO); Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Company (ATHEX: EEEK.GA); Cognizant (NASDAQ: CTSH); Colgate-Palmolive (NYSE: CL); Collective Brands (NYSE: PSS); Commerzbank AG (FSE: CBK.F); Compal Electronics (TWSE: 2324); Companhia de Gas de Sao Paulo - Comgas (BMF&BOVESPA: CGAS5); Compania de Minas Buenaventura (NYSE: BVN); Construtora Tenda (BMF&BOVESPA: TEND3); Copasa (BMF&BOVESPA: CSMG3); Corporacion GEO (MXK: GEOB); Cosan (BMF&BOVESPA: CSAN3); COSCO Pacific Limited (HKSE: 1199); Credit Suisse (SWX: CSGN); Cremer (BMF&BOVESPA: CREM3); Crucell (NASDAQ: CRXL); DaChan Food ( Asia) Limited (HKSE: 3999); Danske Bank (OMX: DDANSKE.CO); DASA (BMF&BOVESPA: DASA3); Datang International Power Generation Company (HKSE: 0991); Deere & Company (John Deere) (NYSE: DE); Del Monte Foods Company (NYSE: DLM); Delta Electronics (TWSE: 2308); Deutsche Telekom AG (NYSE: DT); D-Link (TWSE: 2332); Dowa ( Tokyo: DOWA); DSP Group Inc. (NASDAQ: DSPG); Duff & Phelps (NYSE: DUF); Dufry South America (BMF&BOVESPA: DUFB11); Eckert & Ziegler AG (FSE: EUZ); Ecopetrol (NYSE: EC); EDP - Energias de Portugal (PSI: EDP.PL); eFuture Information Technology (NASDAQ: EFUT); Egyptian Transport & Commercial Services (CASE: ETRS.CA); E-House ( China) Holdings (NASDAQ: EJ); Embraer (NYSE: ERJ); Enagas (MSE: ENAG.MC); Endesa Chile (NYSE: EOC); Energisa S.A. (BMF&BOVESPA: ENGI); Enerplus Resources Fund (NYSE: ERF); Enersis (NYSE: ENI-US); Equatorial Energia (BMF&BOVESPA: EQTL3); Erste Group Bank (VSE: EBS); Eternit (BMF&BOVESPA: ETER3); Eucatex (BMF&BOVESPA: EUCA4); ev3 Inc. (NASDAQ: EVVV); Even Construtora e Incorporadora (BMF&BOVESPA: EVEN3); EVN (NYSE: EVN); Evraz Group (LSE: EVR); EZTEC Empreendimentos e Participacoes (BMF&BOVESPA: EZTC3); F. Hoffmann - La Roche (SIX: ROG VX); Far Eastern New Century Corporation (TWSE: 1402); Far EasTone Telecommunications (TWSE: 4904); Fedex (NYSE: FDX); FelCor Lodging Trust (NYSE: FCH); Fertilizantes Heringer (BMF&BOVESPA: FHER3); Fibria (BMF&BOVESPA: VCPA3); First Financial Holding (TWSE: 2892); Flytech Technology Co. (TWSE: 6206); Focus Media Holding (NASDAQ: FMCN); Formosa Taffeta (TWSE: 1434); Fosun International (HKSE: 00656); Fraport (FSE: FRA GR); Fresenius Medical Care (FSE: FME); Fubon Financial Holding (TWSE: 2881); Fushi Copperweld (NASDAQ: FSIN); Fuwei Films (NASDAQ: FFHL); Gafisa (NYSE: GFA); Galp Energia (EURONEXT: GALP PL); Gap Inc. (NYSE: GPS); Garanti Bank (ISE: GARAN); Gartner, Inc. (NYSE: IT); Gazprom Neft (MSE: SIBN); General Electric Company (NYSE: GE); Georg Fischer (SIX: FI-N); Gerresheimer (FSE: GXI XE); Giantplus Technology Corp. (TWSE: 8105); GigOptix (OTC: GGOX); Gilead Sciences (NASDAQ: GILD); Global Bio- chem Technology Group (HKSE: 0809); Global Sources (NASDAQ: GSOL); Global Sweeteners Holdings (HKSE: 03889); Global Unichip Corp (TWSE: 3443); GlobalTrans (LSE: GLTR); GOL Linhas Aereas Inteligentes (NYSE: GOL); Grontmij (EURONEXT: GRONT); Grupo Aeroportuario Del Centro Norte (NASDAQ: OMAB); Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste (NYSE: ASR); Grupo de Inversiones Suramericana (BVC: GIVSY); Grupo Santander (IBEX 35: SAN); GVT (BMF&BOVESPA: GVTT3); Halliburton (NYSE: HAL); Hansen Transmissions International (LSE: HSN); Hercules Technology Growth Capital (NASDAQ: HTGC); Hochtief (FSE: HOT); Homex (OTC: DHMXF.PK); Hospira (NYSE: HSP); Houston Wire & Cable (NASDAQ: HWCC); HSBC Holdings (LSE: HSBA); HTC Corporation (TWSE: 2498); Hurray! Holding Co (NASDAQ: HRAY); Hypermarcas (BMF&BOVESPA: HYPE3); Hysan Development Company (HKSE: HYSNY.PK); IAMGOLD Corporation (NYSE: IAG); Iguatemi Empresa de Shopping Centers (BMF&BOVESPA: IGTA3); Indesit Company (MIL: IND.MI); Indra (IBEX 35: IDR.MC); Industrial and Commercial Bank of

China (HKSE: 1398); Infosys Technologies (NASDAQ: INFY); Innolux Display Corp. (TWSE: 3481); Integrys Energy Group (NYSE: TEG); Intel (NASDAQ: INTC); Trend Micro (NASDAQ: IBKR); Internet Initiative (NASDAQ: IIJI); Ipsen (PAR: IPN.PA); JBS (BMF&BOVESPA: JBSS3); JSC Sitronics (LSE: SITR); KB Financial Group (KSE: 105560); KBC Group NV (EURONEXT: KBC); KGI Securities (TWSE: 6008); Kimberly-Clark de Mexico (BMV: KIMBERA); Kingsoft Corporation (HKSE: 03888); Koc Holding (ISE: KCHOL.IS); Konecranes (OTC: KNCRF.PK); KongZhong Corporation (NASDAQ: KONG); Kotak Mahindra Bank (BSE: 500247); LAN Airlines (NYSE: LFL); Li Ning Company Limited (HKSE: 2331); Life Technologies (NASDAQ: LIFE); Life Time Fitness (NYSE: LTM); Linktone Ltd. (NASDAQ: LTON); Localiza Rent a Car (BMF&BOVESPA: RENT3); Logica (LSE: LOG); Longtop Financial Technologies (NYSE: LFT); Lonza (SIX: LONN); Lukoil (LSE: LKOD); Lupatech (BMF&BOVESPA: LUPA3); Manulife Financial (NYSE: MFC); Marisa (BMF&BOVESPA: MARI3); Maywufa Co (TWSE: 1731); Medco Health Solutions (NYSE: MHS); Metalfrio (BMF&BOVESPA: FRIO3); METRO (FSE: MEO); Micron Technology (NYSE: MU); Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT); Millennium (EURONEXT: MBC.LS); Mindray Medical International (NYSE: MR); Mobinil (CASE: EMOB); Moody's (NYSE: MCO); MorphoSys (FSE: MOR); Motech Industries Co., Ltd. (TWSE: 6244); MRV Engenharia e Participacoes (BMF&BOVESPA: MRVE3); Nacional Financiera (MXK: NAFTRAC02); Nanya Technology Corporation (TWSE: 2408); National Bank Financial Group (TSX: NA); Natural Beauty Bio-Technology (HKSE: 0157); Nedbank Group (JSE: NED); Neste Oil (OTC: NTOIF.PK); Net Servicos (BMF&BOVESPA: NETC4); New World Resources (LSE: NWR LN); Newmont Mining Corporation (NYSE: NEM); Nexen (NYSE: NXY); NKT Holding (CSE: DK 0010287663); Noah Education Holdings Ltd. (NASDAQ: NED); Novartis (VIRT-X: NOVN.VX ); NRG Energy (NYSE: NRG); Nucleus Software Exports (NSE: NUCLEUS); NWS Holdings Limited (HKSE: 0659); OC Oerlikon (SIX: OERL); Oce N.V. (OTC: OCENF.PK); OctoPlus (NYSE: OCTO.AS); OHL Brasil (BMF&BOVESPA: OHLB3); Outokumpu (NASDAQ: OUT1V.HE); Overseas Shipholding Group (NYSE: OSG); Pampa Energia (BCBA: PAMP); Parana Banco (BMF&BOVESPA: PRBC4); Partner Communications (NASDAQ: PTNR); PDG Realty (BMF&BOVESPA: PDGR3); Pemex (: ); Perfect World Co. (NASDAQ: PWRD); Perrigo (NASDAQ: PRGO); Petrobras - Petroleo Brasileiro (NYSE: PBR); PetroChina (NYSE: PTR); PhytoHealth Corporation (TWSE: 4108); Positivo Informatica (BMF&BOVESPA: POSI3); PotashCorp (NYSE: POT); Powerchip Semiconductor (TWSE: 5346); PPG Industries (NYSE: PPG); Procter & Gamble (NYSE: PG); Profarma (BMF&BOVESPA: PFRM3); PT Excelcomindo Pratama (JAK: EXCL); PT Semen Gresik (Persero) (IDX: SMGR); PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia (IDX: TLKM); PT. Indocement Tunggal Prakarsa (IDX: INTP); Randstad Holding (EURONEXT: RAND); RCG Holdings Limited (HKSE: 0802); Reliance Industries (NSE: RELIANCE.NS); ReneSola Ltd. (NASDAQ: SOL); Renova Energia (None: None); Republic Services (NYSE: RSG); Resverlogix Corp. (TSX: RVX); Richtek Technology Corp. (TWSE: 6286); Rieter Group (SIX: RIEN); Rossi Residencial (BMF&BOVESPA: RSID3); Royal Dutch Shell (LSE: RDSA); Royal Philips Electronics (NYSE: PHG); RusHydro (LSE: HYDR); Ryder System (NYSE: R); Sa Sa International Holdings (HKSE: 0178); Sampo Plc (NASDAQ: SAMAS); SanDisk Corporation (NASDAQ: SNDK); Sanofi-Aventis (EURONEXT: SAN); Santos Brasil (BMF&BOVESPA: STBP11); Sao Martinho (BMF&BOVESPA: SMTO3); Sappi (JSE: SAP); Shenzhen Expressway Company (HKSE: 0548); Shin Kong Financial Holding (TWSE: 2888); Shinsei Bank (TSE: 8303); Shire Pharmaceuticals Group (LSE: SHP.L); Shun Tak Holdings (HKSE: 242); Siliconware Precision Industries (TWSE: 2325); Sinovac Biotech Ltd. (ASE: SVA); Sistema Educacional Brasileiro (BMF&BOVESPA: SEBB11); SmarTone Telecommunications (HKSE: 0315); SMIC (NYSE: SMI); SNC-Lavalin (TSX: SNC); Sohu.com (NASDAQ: SOHU); Solomon Systech Limited (HKSE: 2878); SouthPeak Interactive Corp. (OTC: SOPK); Southwestern Energy (NYSE: SWN); Springs Global (BMF&BOVESPA: SGPS3); SRE Group (HKSE: 1207); St. Jude Medical (NYSE: STJ); STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM); Stora Enso (OMX: STERV); Strabag (WBAG: STR); SuccessFactors, Inc. (NASDAQ: SFSF); Sul America (BMF&BOVESPA: SULA11); Sun Pharmaceutical Industries (NSE: SUNPHARMA); Swiss Life (SIX: SLHN); Syngenta International (SMI: SYNN VX); Taiwan Mobile Co. (TWSE: 3045); Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TWSE: 2330); Tata Motors (NYSE: TTM); TD Bank Financial Group (NYSE: TD); Teck Resources (NYSE: TCK); Tecnisa (BMF&BOVESPA: TCSA3); TECO Electric & Machinery Co. (TWSE: 1504); Telecom Egypt (EGX: ETEL.CA); Telefonica O2 Czech Republic (PSE: SPTT.PR); Telekom Austria (VSE: TKA); Telkom (JSE: TKG); Tellabs (NASDAQ: TLAB); Telvent Git (NASDAQ: TLVT); Temenos (SIX: TEMN); Tempur-Pedic International (NYSE: TPX); Tenaris (NYSE: TS); The Cooper Companies (NYSE: COO); The United Laboratories International (HKSE: 03933); The9 Limited (NASDAQ: NCTY); Thomson Reuters (NYSE: TRI); ThyssenKrupp (FSE: TKA); TIM Participacoes (NYSE: TSU); Time Warner Cable (NYSE: TWC); TMK (LSE: TMKS); TNT N.V. ADS (Other OTC: TNTTY.PK); Topoint Technology Co. (TWSE: 8021); TOTAL (CAC: FP.PA); TOTVS (BMF&BOVESPA: TOTS3); Tractebel Energia (BMF&BOVESPA: TBLE3); Transcend Information (TWSE: 2451); Trend Micro (TSE: 4704); Tripod Technology Corporation (TWSE: 3044); Trisul (BMF&BOVESPA: TRIS3); Triunfo Participacoes (BMF&BOVESPA: TPIS3); Turk Telecom (ISE: TTKOM); Turkcell (NYSE: TKC); UCB (EURONEXT: UCB-XB); Ultra Petroleum (NYSE: UPL); Ultrapar Participacoes (NYSE: UGP); Unipar - Uniao de Industrias Petroquimicas (BMF&BOVESPA: UNIP6); Unum Group (NYSE: UNM); URS Corporation (NYSE: URS); VanceInfo Technologies (NYSE: VIT); Vanguard International Semiconductor (OTC: 5347); Vecima Networks (TSX: VCM); VeriSign (NASDAQ: VRSN); Verizon (NYSE: VZ); Vermilion Energy Trust (TSX: VET.UN); Vivo Participacoes (NYSE: VIV); Volkswagen (FSE: VLKAY); Walgreens (NYSE: WAG); Walmart de Mexico (BMV: WALMEXV); Walsin Lihwa Corporation (TWSE: 1605); Want Want China Holdings (HKSE: 00151); Ways Technical Corp (TWSE: 3508); Wendy's / Arby's (NYSE: WEN); WestJet (TSX: WJA); WNS Holdings (NYSE: WNS); Wonder Auto Technology (NASDAQ: WATG); WPG Holdings (TWSE: 3702); WPP (NASDAQ: WPPGY); Yageo Corporation (TWSE: 2327); Yellow Pages Income Fund (TSX: YLO.UN); Yingli Green Energy Hold. Co. Ltd. (NYSE: YGE); Yongye International (NASDAQ: YONG); Yuanta Financial Holdings (TWSE: 2885.TW); Yucheng Technologies (NASDAQ: YTEC); Yum! Brands (NYSE: YUM); ZyXEL Communications Corporation (TWSE: 2391).

Conference Call Replay: The September 1 webcast replay that discussed the news and procedures of this new edition is available on the website homepage ( www.irglobalrankings.com). You can also download and/or request a free copy of the 2009 IRGR magazine.

TOP 5 REASONS TO SIGN UP FOR the 2010 IR GLOBAL RANKINGS

1) Unique Ranking System: IRGR is the sole investor relations ranking system based on technical reviews (not opinion surveys or polls) and is supported by the input of audit and legal experts. IRGR is a unique way to have an external review and positioning of your investor relations and financial communications efforts among best practices among leading companies worldwide.

2) Individual Feedback: Participants who choose to acquire the individual feedback report will receive detailed suggestions for improvements where applicable. This report can be discussed later in a private conference call with the IRGR staff upon request by the participating company.

3) Solid Benchmarking: By registering for IRGR, your company will be ranked among companies worldwide in all industries. Our extensive client base allows us to identify, rank and disclose the best IR communication programs in the world. Only positive examples are publicly disclosed.

4) High Transparency: Evaluation criteria and results are available on the IRGR website. IRGR analysts are responsible for performing a thorough analysis and an independent technical committee will review them in their entirety.

5) Great Recognition: Best ranked companies will be recognized in Award Ceremonies around the world. IRGR widely discloses top ranked companies through global media wires done by PRNewswire -- the largest news distributor in the world. Best cases will also be highlighted in the IR Global Rankings magazine that is freely distributed in the capital markets community.

To learn more about the 2010 IRGR or to download the 2009 IRGR magazine with winners and best practices, please visit www.irglobalrankings.com or type IRGR < GO > into the Bloomberg Terminal.

For further information, please contact: The IRGR Team, Email:

irgr@mz-ir.com, phone: +1 (212) 813-2975

About IR Global Rankings ( www.irglobalrankings.com): Solid communication with the investment community is a key priority for investor relations and corporate governance professionals, once value creation (stock prices) and risk perception can be managed. The implementation of best practices in communicating with the capital markets and fair disclosure procedures do help companies in earning and maintaining investor confidence. The annual IR Global Rankings and Awards survey is the most comprehensive auditing and ranking system for IR websites, corporate governance practices and financial disclosure procedures -- a great opportunity to benchmark IR efforts vis-a-vis peers and industry leaders. Based on extensive proprietary research of publicly held companies and investors, and supported by input from independent audit, corporate governance and legal experts (KPMG, Arnold & Porter, Demarest, Mattos Filho and Barbosa Mussnich), MZ's methodology is highly detailed, transparent and fully accessible to all participants. The annual IR Global Rankings and Awards has grown each year since 1999.

Amanda Munhoz +1 (212) 813-2975 irgr@mz-ir.com

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