The Voting Period for the IRGR 2008 is Extended until January 16

NEW YORK, Jan. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- MZ Consult NY LLC
(http://www.mz-ir.com), a leading investor relations and financial
communications firm, jointly with IR Global Rankings sponsors, The Bank of New
York Mellon, Arnold & Porter, Demarest & Almeida, KPMG Independent Auditors,
Bloomberg and PR Newswire, announces that the voting period for the IRGR 2008
is being extended until January 16, 2008. As a result participating companies
will have extra time to enhance their voting campaigns for the Investors'
Choice (POP+) ranking.
The IRGR, in its 10th edition, comprises five different rankings, four of
which are by technical criteria: Investor Relations Website, Online Annual
Report, Financial Disclosure and Corporate Governance Practices. The
Investors' Choice ranking (POP+), is the only one defined by direct vote.
After passing through the evaluation, all the results will be submitted to an
independent committee for a final review.
The Investors' Choice ranking (POP+), by direct vote, complements the
IRGR's technical evaluations and constitutes clear and direct feedback from
the capital market on the quality and effectiveness of the information that
companies make available. Investors, analysts and market professionals are
invited to rank companies that stand out in the following categories: Best IR
website; best financial disclosure; best corporate governance practices; best
IR team and best IR program.
The following companies have registered for the 10th edition of IR Global
Rankings: ABB (NYSE: ABB); Adidas (XETRA: ADS.DE); Advanced Semiconductor
Engineering (NYSE: ASX); Agnico-Eagle Mines Limited (NYSE: AEM); Air France-
KLM (NYSE: AKH); Allergan (NYSE: AGN); America Latina Logistica
(Bovespa: ALLL11); Aracruz (NYSE: ARA); Arcadis (Amsterdam: ARCAD.AS); ASUR
(NYSE: ASR); Australia and New Zealand Banking (NYSE: ANZBY.PK); Banco ABC
(Bovespa: ABCB4); Banco BPI (XETRA: BPI.DE); Banco Bradesco (NYSE: BBD); Banco
do Brasil (Bovespa: BBAS3); Banco Espirito Santo (Bloomberg: BESNNPL); Banco
Itau (NYSE: ITU); Bank of Montreal (NYSE: BMO); BASF (XETRA: BAS.DE); Bayer
(XETRA: BAY.DE); BBVA (NYSE: BBV); BlueScope Steel(XETRA: BH5.DE); BNP Paribas
(Paris: BNP.PA); Bombardier (XETRA: BBDB.DE); Brasil Ecodiesel (Bovespa:
ECOD3); Brasil Telecom (NYSE: BRP); Braskem (NYSE: BAK); BRE Bank
(Bloomberg: BRE PW); Bursa Malaysia (OTC: BSAMF.PK); Camargo Correa
Desenvolvimento (CCDI) (Bovespa: CCIM3); Cameco (NYSE: CCJ); Cemig
(NYSE: CIG); CGI Group (NYSE: GIB); China Telecom (NYSE: CHA); Cisco Systems
(Nasdaq: CSCO); Colgate-Palmolive (NYSE: CL); Coloplast (CPH: COLO-B);
Companhia Brasileira de Distribuicao (NYSE: CBD); Compania de Minas
Buenaventura (NYSE: BVN); Controladora Comercial Mexicana (OTC: CDCUF.PK);
Copel (Bovespa: TCPLE6.SA) Copel (NYSE: ELP); CPFL Energia (NYSE: CPL); Credit
Suisse (NYSE: CS); CSN (NYSE: SID); CyberLinkCorp (Taiwan: 5203.TW); Cyrela
(Bovespa: CYRE3); Daimler (NYSE: DAI); Danske Bank (XETRA: DSN.DE); Datasul
(Bovespa: DSUL3); Deutsche Post World Net (XETRA: DPW.DE); Deutsche Telekom
(NYSE: DT); E*Trade Financial (Nasdaq: ETFC); Enersis (NYSE: ENI); Erste Bank
(EUX: EBO.EX); Estacio Participacoes (Bovespa: ESTC11); Euro Disney
(Paris: EUROD.PA); EVN (OTC: EVNVY.PK); Exxaro Resources
(OTC: EXXAY.PK); FedEx (NYSE: FDX); Gafisa (NYSE: GFA); Genentech (NYSE: DNA);
General Electric (NYSE: GE); Global Payments (NYSE: GPN); Global Sources
(Nasdaq: GSOL); GOL (NYSE: GOL); Grasim Industries (XETRA: GRS.DE); Grupo
Mexicano de Desarrollo (MXK: GMDB); Hochtief (XETRA: HOT.DE); Homex
(OTC: DHMXF.PK); IC Russ-Invest (NYSE: RUSIG); ICA (NYSE: ICA); ICICI Bank
(NYSE:IBN); iGATE Global Solutions (NYSE: IGS.NS); IJM (OTC: IJMCF.PK); Indra
(XETRA: IDA.DE); Infinity Bio-Energy; Infosys Technologies (Nasdaq: INFY);
Japan Airlines (TYO: 9205); JDSU (Nasdaq: JDSU); JHSF (Bovespa: JHSF3);
Kellogg (NYSE: K); Kesko (OTC: KKOYF.PK); Kotak Mahindra Bank
(BSE: 600247.BO); Life Time Fitness (NYSE: LTM); Lupatech (Bovespa: LUPA3);
M.Dias Branco (Bovespa: MDIA3); Marfrig (Bovespa: MRFG3); Masisa (NYSE: MYS);
Mexichem (Mexico: MEXCHEM.MX); MTR Corporation (Hong Kong: 0066.HK); Natura
Cosmeticos (Bovespa: NATU3); Natural Beauty Bio-Technology (HKG: 0157);
Nedbank Group (XETRA: NCO.DE); Net Servicos (Nasdaq: NETC); Newmont Mining
(NYSE: NEM); Nexen (NYSE: NXY); Nike (NYSE: NKE); Norsk Hydro
(NYSE: NHYDY.PK); Novartis (NYSE: NVS); OHL Brasil (Bovespa: OHLB3); Partner
Communications (Nasdaq: PTNR); PDG Realty (Bovespa: PDGR3); Peabody Energy
(NYSE: BTU); Pengrowth (NYSE: PGH); Perdigao (NYSE: PDA); Petrobras
(NYSE: PBR); Positivo Informatica (Bovespa: POSI3); PotashCorp (NYSE: POT);
Powerchip Semiconductor (Taiwan: 5346.TWO); Procter & Gamble (NYSE: PG);
Profarma (Bovespa: PFRM3); PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia (NYSE: TLK); QIAGEN
(Nasdaq: QGEN); Rossi Residencial (Bovespa: RSID3); Royal Philips Electronics
(NYSE: PHG); Ryder System (NYSE: R); Sappi (NYSE: SPP); Satipel (Bovespa:
SATI3); Satyam (NYSE: SAY); Shinsei Bank (XETRA: LCJ.DE); SLC Agricola
(Bovespa: SLCE3); SMIC (Hong Kong: 0981.HK); Southwestern Energy (NYSE: SWN);
Statoil (NYSE: STO); TAM (NYSE: TAM); Tata Motors (NYSE: TTM); TAV Airports
(ISE: TAVHL); Tecnisa (Bovespa: TCSA3); Telecom Argentina
(NYSE: TEO); Telekom Austria (Viena: TKA.VI); Telekomunikacja Polska
(WSE: TPSA); Telkom (NYSE: TKG); Terna Participacoes (Bovespa: TRNA11); TIM
Participacoes (NYSE: TSU); Tingyi Cayman Islands Holding (XETRA: TYG.DE);
Total (NYSE: TOT); Totvs (Bovespa: TOTS3); TPI Triunfo (Bovespa: TPIS3.SA);
Tractebel (Bovespa: TBLE3); Turk Economy Bank (ISE: TEBNK.IS); Ultra Petroleum
(NYSE: UPL); Ultrapar (NYSE: UGP); Unibanco (NYSE: UBB); URS Corporation
(NYSE: URS); VCP (NYSE: VCP); VimpelCom (NYSE: VIP);Vivendi (XETRA:VVU.DE);
Vivo (NYSE: VIV); Wachovia (NYSE: WB); Wipro (NYSE: WIT); Yum! Brands
(NYSE: YUM) and Zurich Financial Services (XETRA: ZFIN.DE)
To find out more about IRGR 2008 or download the IRGR 2007 magazine with
the winners and best practices, please access http://www.irglobalrankings.com
or type IRGR < GO > in your Bloomberg terminal.
For further information, please contact Amanda Munhoz at irgr@mz-ir.com or
by phone at +1 (212) 813-2975.
About IR Global Rankings: Solid communication with the investment
community has become a key priority for investor-relations and corporate
governance professionals in recent years, driven by the strong belief that
stock prices and risk perception can be managed, the implementation of Fair
Disclosure and other new regulations, and the growing importance of
transparency for earning and maintaining investor confidence. The IR Global
Rankings and Awards annual survey * sponsored by KPMG, Arnold & Porter,
Demarest & Almeida, The Bank of New York Mellon, Bloomberg and PR Newswire *
is the most comprehensive auditing and ranking system for IR websites,
corporate-governance practices and financial-disclosure procedures. Based on
extensive proprietary research of publicly held companies and investors, and
supported by input from independent audit, corporate governance and legal
experts, MZ's methodology is highly detailed, transparent and fully accessible
to all participants. The annual IR Global Rankings and Awards Survey has grown
each year since its inception in 1999(http://www.irglobalrankings.com).
SOURCE MZ Consult NY LLC

Amanda Munhoz, MZ Consult NY LLC, +1-212-813-2975, irgr@mz-ir.com