Message-ID: <9176252.1075846366736.JavaMail.evans@thyme> Date: Fri, 31 Mar 2000 08:59:00 -0800 (PST) From: mark.palmer@enron.com To: steven.kean@enron.com Subject: Best Annual Report - see Enron mention Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-From: Mark Palmer X-To: Steven J Kean X-cc: X-bcc: X-Folder: \Steven_Kean_Dec2000_1\Notes Folders\Personnel X-Origin: KEAN-S X-FileName: skean.nsf mo value ---------------------- Forwarded by Mark Palmer/Corp/Enron on 03/31/2000 04:54 PM --------------------------- MARGE NADASKY @ ECT 03/31/2000 11:37 AM Sent by: Margaret A Nadasky@ECT To: Mark Palmer/Corp/Enron@ENRON, "Monica Zalta" , DMicklewright@darcyww.com cc: Subject: Best Annual Report - see Enron mention As you can see below, Barron's has listed Enron as one of the best Annual Reports. Marge ---------------------- Forwarded by Margaret A Nadasky/HOU/ECT on 03/31/2000 11:23 AM --------------------------- Katrin Haux@ENRON_DEVELOPMENT 03/31/2000 10:51 AM To: Kelly Kimberly/ENRON_DEVELOPMENT@ENRON_DEVELOPMENT, Marge Nadasky@ECT, Jeannie Mandelker@ECT cc: Subject: Best Annual Report - see Enron mention FYI - Investor Relations magazine and BARRON'S, the Dow Jones Business and Financial Weekly, named Enron the 2000 U.S. Award winner in the category 'Annual Reports'! General Electric Wins Grand Prix for Best Overall Investor Relations 03/31/2000 PR Newswire (Copyright (c) 2000, PR Newswire) - Investor Relations Magazine Recognizes Excellence in Corporate Investor Relations At Fifth-Annual U.S. Awards - NEW YORK, March 31 /PRNewswire/ -- General Electric was recognized for "Best Overall Investor Relations" by a mega-cap company at an awards gala held in New York last night by Investor Relations magazine and BARRON'S, the Dow Jones Business and Financial Weekly. The winners were announced for the fifth-annual Investor Relations Magazine U.S. Awards, which recognize excellence in investor relations among public companies. Winners were determined from a survey of over 1,800 U.S. portfolio managers, securities analysts, and -- for the first time -- retail investors who are subscribers to Barron's Online. Respondents were asked to rate companies and investor relations officers in 20 categories ranging from management of disclosure to IR web sites. The survey was conducted for Investor Relations by Erdos & Morgan, using lists supplied by The Carson Group. "Investor Relations Magazine is proud of our awards and the exhaustive research that goes into them. They have quickly become known as the worldwide barometer for investor relations practices," said Neil Stewart, Investor Relations' Editor-in-Chief. "The need for strong communications with investors in this ever-changing, fast-paced economy leads public companies to rely more than ever on the expertise of investor relations practitioners for the delivery of accurate financial information." The winner of the BARRON'S Grand Prix Award for Best Overall Investor Relations for companies with a market capitalization of over $30 billion was General Electric. Accepting the award on behalf of General Electric was investor relations officer Mark Vachon. Also awarded the Grand Prix were Staples in the large-cap category ($10-30 billion market cap), Exodus Communications in the $2.5-10 billion range, and Calpine Corp. in the small-cap category. A free, one-hour teleconference seminar at 12:00 p.m. EST will feature the award winners discussing the recent investment community survey, strategies and tactics from their winning IR programs, and forecasts of industry developments on the horizon. Those interested should dial 800-475-0222, using 'cyberseminar' when prompted for the passcode. For the accompanying Internet conference, log onto http://www.emeetings.wcom.com/cyberseminar. Participants will be prompted to enter 'CYBERSEMINAR' (all caps) for the seminar name and passcode. A webcast of the awards is available at http://www.videonewswire.com/INVESTOR/033000. The Investor Relations magazine 2000 U.S. Award winners are: Grand Prix for Best Overall Investor Relations -- General Electric -Mega-cap -- Staples - Large-cap -- Exodus Communications - Mid-cap -- Lam Research - Small-cap Best Investor Relations Officer -- John Mahoney, Staples - Large-cap -- Jane Whaley, Exodus Communications -Mid-cap -- Rich Barraza, Calpine Corp. - Small-cap Best Annual Report -- Enron - Large-cap -- Adobe Systems - Mid-cap -- IDEC Pharmaceuticals - Small-cap Best Management of Disclosure Policy -- United Technologies - Large-cap -- Delta Air Lines - Mid-cap -- BJ's Wholesale Club and Mercury Interactive - Small-cap Best Investment Community Meetings -- CVS Corp. - Large-cap -- Apache Corp. and Applied Micro Circuits - Mid-cap -- Lam Research - Small-cap Most Improved Investor Relations -- Texas Instruments - Mega-cap -- Xerox - Large-cap -- PeopleSoft - Mid-cap Best Communications with the Retail Market -- Microsoft -Mega-cap -- The Charles Schwab Corp. - Large-cap -- Alliance Pharmaceutical - Mid- and Small-cap Best Use of Conferencing -- Intel - Mega-cap -- Apple Computer - Large-cap -- Delta Air Lines - Mid-cap Best Investor Relations for an IPO -- Agilent Technologies Best IR Web Site -- Microsoft Best Corporate Advertising to the Investment Community -- IBM - Mega-cap Best Senior Management Communications -- Cardinal Health - Large-cap Best Use of Financial Media -- Applied Micro Circuits - Mid-cap Best Use of Technology -- Macromedia and Zebra Technologies - Small-cap Most Innovative Use of Technology for the Retail Market -- Microsoft Best Investor Relations in Contested Takeover -- Warner-Lambert Best Investor Relations in Friendly Takeover -- Tyco International Best European Company Investor Relations in the US Market -- Nokia Best Asia-Pacific Company Investor Relations in the US Market -- Sony Best Latin American Company Investor Relations in the US Market -- Telmex Lifetime Achievement Award in Investor Relations -- Lou Thompson, president & CEO, the National Investor Relations Institute Published in New York and London by Cross-Border Publishing, Investor Relations magazine is the only global publication focused on the interface between companies and their investors. Investor Relations magazine hosts annual awards ceremonies in the U.S., Canada, the U.K., continental Europe and Australia. Contact: /CONTACT: Jennifer Olegario of Fleishman-Hillard, Inc., 212-453-2305, for Investor Relations/ 07:00 EST Copyright , 2000 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved.