FINAL REMINDER Last Week to Register for the 2009 IR Global Rankings: Deadline is November 14, 2008

The registration period for the 11th annual edition of the IR Global Rankings and Awards ("IRGR") has entered its final week - deadline is Friday, November 14, 2008. This event, supported by KPMG, Arnold & Porter, The Bank of New York Mellon, Corporate Asia Network, Bloomberg, NYSE Euronext, Demarest & Almeida and Barbosa, Müssnich & Aragão is a unique external review of any company's communication process with the capital markets.

The list of large-cap companies participating is extensive, including names such as MICROSOFT, PROCTER & GAMBLE, JOHNSON & JOHNSON, TELECOM ITALIA, GENERAL ELECTRIC, INTEL and SHELL, among others. However, our ranking system is aimed in aggregating value to companies of all sizes. Because of this we encourage everyone to join as your company will benefit from our comprehensive feedback report with improvement opportunities, benchmarks and IR trends on IR Websites, Corporate Governance Practices and Financial Disclosure Procedures.

TO REGISTER, please visit the website www.irglobalrankings.com, or type IRGR into your Bloomberg terminal.

More than 90 companies from over 25 countries have already registered for the 2009 IR Global Rankings, among them (in alphabetical order): Abertis; adidas; Aegon; ALL - América Latina Logística; Amil Participações; Arcadis; ASUR; Banco Nossa Caixa ; Bank of Montreal; BASF; Bayer; Brasil Telecom ; ; Cameco; China Telecom; Chunghwa Telecom; Cisco; ; CSN - Companhia Siderurgica Nacional; Danske Bank; Dufry South America; Energisa; Galp Energia; General Electric Company; ; Global Sources; Gol Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes; GVT; Haemonetics Corporation; Homex; Hysan Development Company; IC RUSS-INVEST; Infosys Technologies; Intel Corporation; JBS; Johnson & Johnson; Kotak Mahindra Bank; Life Time Fitness; M. Dias Branco; ; Microsoft; Net Serviços; Newmont Mining Corporation; Nexen; Norsk Hydro; Novartis; ; Orascom Telecom; Partner Communications Company; PDG Realty; PEMEX; Perdigão; ; Positivo Informatica; PotashCorp; Procter & Gamble; PT Excelcomindo Pratama; PT Indosat Tbk; PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia; Qualcomm; RepsolYPF; Royal Bank of Canada; Royal Dutch Shell; Royal Philips Electronics; RWE; Ryder; Santander; SAPPI; Satyam; Shinsei Bank; Sonae; Southwestern Energy; SpareBank; Sul America; ; Symantec Corporation; Talisman Energy; TD Bank Financial Group; Tecnisa; Telecom Italia; Telekom Austria; Telkom; Total; Totvs; Tractebel Energia; Turk Telekomunikasyon; Tyco International; ; Unibanco; URS; VimpelCom; Votorantim Celulose e Papel; Wipro; Yum! Brands.

Conference Call Replay: If you missed the conference call that discussed the news and procedures of this new edition, held on October 1, please access here. You can also request your free copy of the 2008 magazine at www.irglobalrankings.com.

TOP 5 REASONS TO SIGN UP FOR THE 2009 IR GLOBAL RANKINGS

1) BENCHMARKING - Get acquainted with the best IR programs around the world, learn how you can improve your practices and see how you are positioned in relation to regional and industry peers;

2) UNIQUE RANKING SYSTEM - Based on extensive proprietary research of public companies and investors (technical review) and supported by input from independent audit and legal experts;

3) TRANSPARENCY - Ranking criteria are widely publicized and all the results are evaluated by a technical committee comprised of independent professionals;

4) FEEDBACK - Registrants receive a personalized report with feedback based on a technical evaluation, which is later individually discussed in a call with the IRGR team;

5) RECOGNITION - Best-ranked companies will be awarded (IR ceremonies will be held in four locations worldwide in early 2009) and they will be featured on the IRGR page on Bloomberg terminals and will receive wide publicity.

Top Companies from the 2008 IR Global Rankings include: ABB; adidas; Advanced Semiconductor Engineering; Agnico-Eagle Mines Limited; Air France-KLM; Allergan; America Latina Logistica; Aracruz; Arcadis; ASUR; Australia and New Zealand Banking; Banco ABC; Banco BPI; ; ; Banco Espírito Santo; Banco Itau; Bank of Montreal; BASF; Bayer; BBVA; BlueScope Steel; BNP Paribas; Bombardier; Brasil Ecodiesel; Brasil Telecom; Braskem; BRE Bank; Bursa Malaysia; Camargo Corrêa Desenvolvimento (CCDI); Cameco; ; CGI Group; China Telecom; Cisco Systems; Colgate- Palmolive; Coloplast; Companhia Brasileira de Distribuicao; Compañia de Minas Buenaventura; Controladora Comercial Mexicana; Copel; CPFL Energia; Credit Suisse; CSN; CyberLinkCorp; Cyrela; Daimler; Danske Bank; Datasul; Deutsche Post World Net; Deutsche Telekom; E*Trade Financial; Enersis; Erste Bank; Estácio Participações; Euro Disney; EVN; Exxaro Resources; FedEx; ; Genentech; General Electric; Global Payments; Global Sources; GOL; Grasim Industries; Grupo Mexicano de Desarrollo; Hochtief; Homex; IC Russ-Invest; ICA;ICICI Bank; iGATE Global Solutions; IJM; Indra; Infinity Bio-Energy; Infosys Technologies; Japan Airlines; JDSU; JHSF; Kellogg; Kesko; Kotak Mahindra Bank; Life Time Fitness; Lupatech; M. Dias Branco; Marfrig; Masisa; Mexichem; MTR Corporation; Natura Cosméticos; Natural Beauty Bio-Technology; Nedbank Group; Net Serviços; Newmont Mining; Nexen; Nike; Norsk Hydro; Novartis; OHL Brasil; Partner Communications; PDG Realty; Peabody Energy; Pengrowth; Perdigão; Petrobras; Positivo Informática; PotashCorp; Powerchip Semiconductor; Procter & Gamble; Profarma; PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia; QIAGEN; Rossi Residencial; Royal Philips Electronics; Ryder System; Sappi; Satipel; Satyam; Shinsei Bank; SLC Agrícola; SMIC; Southwestern Energy; Statoil; TAM; Tata Motors; TAV Airports; Tecnisa; Telecom Argentina; Telekom Austria; Telekomunikacja Polska; Telkom; Terna Participações; TIM Participações; Tingyi Cayman Islands Holding; Total; Totvs; TPI Triunfo; Tractebel; Turk Economy Bank; Ultra Petroleum; Ultrapar; Unibanco; URS Corporation; VCP; VimpelCom; Vivendi; Vivo; Wachovia; Wipro; Yum! Brands and Zurich Financial Services.

Yours Sincerely,

IR Global Rankings Team MZ Consult NY: 1 212 813-2975 SP: 55 11 3529-3777 MX: 52 55 5148-3260

About IR Global Rankings: 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-à-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, 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.