Copyright 2003 PR Newswire Association, Inc. - PR Newswire October 22, 2003, Wednesday SECTION: FINANCIAL NEWS DISTRIBUTION: TO BUSINESS AND FOREIGN EDITORS HEADLINE: 2004 AMERI-MZ Investor Relations Websites Global Awards DATELINE: MEXICO CITY, Oct. 22 BODY: AMERI, the Mexican Investor Relations Association, and MZ Consult LLC, a leading investor relations and financial services consulting firm, announced today the sixth edition (2004) of AMERI-MZ Investor Relations Websites Awards. The 2003 edition evaluated the investor relations (IR) websites of more than 340 companies, including online annual reports. There are three award categories for each region and industry worldwide: TOP 5, the five best IR sites as per MZ's technical evaluation; POP+, where investors and capital markets professionals choose the best IR site; and RAO 1, the best online annual report based upon our technical evaluation. The POP+ polling process will take place from November 1, 2003 through January 9, 2004, and KPMG Independent Auditors will be responsible for examining the procedures to ensure the reliability of the results. The TOP 5 and the RAO 1 evaluation processes will occur during December 2003, and a technical committee formed by capital markets professionals will overview and question MZ Consult findings and final rankings. The awards ceremony will be held on January 20, 2004, at the Meridien Hotel in Cancun, Mexico. Companies that have already registered for the 2004 awards include: Argentina: Tenaris Bermuda: Scottish Re Brazil: Amazonia Celular, AmBev, Aracruz, Banco do Brasil, Brasil Telecom, Cosipa, Duratex, Econorte, Embraer, Itautec-Philco, Klabin, Net Servicos, Perdigao, Petrobras, Petroflex, Randon, Telemar, Telemig Celular, Telesp Celular, Unibanco and VCP Canada: BMO, RBC and Rogers Chile: CCU, CTC and Santander Santiago Denmark: Danske Bank and Lundbeck Germany: Adidas, Allianz Group, Bayer, E.ON, MVV Energy and SAP Greece: OTE Italy: Buongiorno, Enel and Gruppo San Paolo Japan: Sony Malaysia: CSA Holdings Mexico: BBVA Bancomer, CIE, Desc, Femsa, Casas Geo, Gruma, Grupo Elektra, Televisa, Tenaris and TV Azteca Peru: Credicorp Poland: Telekomunikacja Portugal: Portugal Telecom South Africa: Harmony Spain: BBVA, Grupo Santander, Telefonica and Telefonica Moviles United Kingdom: Reuters USA: Allied Defense Group, AMD, Bank One, Bruker Biosciences, Cadence, DSP Group, Jabil, Lilly, Pacific Care, Prudential, Shell, SI International, Sylvan, Symantec, Verizon and Wendys We encourage all companies with IR websites to enter the global contest. Don't miss this opportunity to include your company in the greatest 2004 Investor Relations Website Awards (TOP 5 and POP+) and Best Online Annual Report (RAO 1) Awards. Registration ends on October 31, 2003. To register now, free of charge, click here: http://www.mz- ir.com/uk/voting/index.html . Upon registration, you will receive a confirmation e-mail with further details, regulations and banners, as well as other information on the follow up work of the evaluation process and of the poll. For further information, please contact Dana Voelzke, Managing Director of MZ Consult LLC (www.mz-ir.com), tel: +1 (203) 778-2883, or e-mail: [email protected] ; or Mercedes Lanzagorta, Managing Director of AMERI (www.ameri.org), tel: +52 55 9171 1058, or email: [email protected] SOURCE Asociacion Mexicana de Relacion con Inversionistas - AMERI CONTACT: Dana Voelzke of MZ Consult LLC, +1-203-778-2883, or [email protected] ; or Mercedes Lanzagorta of AMERI, +011-52-55-9171-1058 or [email protected] URL: http://www.prnewswire.com LOAD-DATE: October 23, 2003 .