Media Release 10 September 2017 2017 ‘Best CFO’s’ S&P/ASX100 – Top 10 Finalists: APA, BTT, CTX, JBH, JHG, MQA, QUB, TPM, WES The 2017 East Coles Corporate Performance Research has been completed and the Top 10 Finalists from the S&P/ASX100 for the ‘Best CFO’s’ category for 2017 (not in ranked order) are: APA, BTT, CTX, JBH, JHG, MQA, QUB, TPM, WES. The Top 10 Finalists from the S&P/ASX101-200 for the ‘Best CFO’s’ category for 2017 (not in ranked order) are: A2M, ALU, BAP, CGC, FPH, GUD, MTR, MIN, RWC, SDF. Winners will be announced at the Awards Night which will be live streamed by Boardroom.media to a global audience. The 2017 East Coles Corporate Performance Awards Night will be held at the Ivy Ballroom on Thursday, 21 September. The incredibly talented electric violin artist Jane Cho will be performing on the night. Jane has also headlined world-class events for World Cup Racing, from Dubai through to London, and Australian Fashion Weeks. Entertainment will also include a fashion show with models kindly supplied by Bella Management, accessories from Oroton and jewellery from Paspaley. All proceeds from the event will go to Transplant Australia. Transplant Australia is a national charity representing transplant recipients, donor families, living donors and all those touched by organ and tissue donation and transplantation. Transplant Australia saves lives. This prestigious annual event is voted on by over 50 prominent financial services organisations, where equities analysts from both fund managers and brokerage houses score the S&P/ASX200 stocks they cover across 25 categories. The scores are then used to create league tables, with the idea being to provide a feedback mechanism between the investment community and the S&P/ASX200 to enhance market efficiency. S&P/ASX100 TOP 10 FINALISTS – 2017 AWARDS (not in ranked order) Code Category Stock APA Best CFO APA GROUP BTT Best CFO BT INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LIMITED CTX Best CFO CALTEX AUSTRALIA LIMITED JBH Best CFO JB HI-FI LIMITED JHG Best CFO JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC MQA Best CFO MACQUARIE ATLAS ROADS GROUP QUB Best CFO QUBE HOLDINGS LIMITED RHC Best CFO RAMSAY HEALTH CARE LIMITED TPM Best CFO TPG TELECOM LIMITED WES Best CFO WESFARMERS LIMITED S&P/ASX101-200 TOP 10 FINALISTS – 2017 AWARDS (not in ranked order) Code Category Stock A2M Best CFO THE A2 MILK COMPANY LIMITED ALU Best CFO ALTIUM LIMITED BAP Best CFO BAPCOR LIMITED CGC Best CFO COSTA GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED FPH Best CFO FISHER & PAYKEL HEALTHCARE CORPORATION LIMITED GUD Best CFO G.U.D. HOLDINGS LIMITED MTR Best CFO MANTRA GROUP LIMITED MIN Best CFO MINERAL RESOURCES LIMITED RWC Best CFO RELIANCE WORLDWIDE CORPORATION LIMITED SDF Best CFO STEADFAST GROUP LIMITED S&P/ASX100 TOP 10 FINALISTS – 2017 AWARDS (not in ranked order) Code Category Stock BHP Best Investor Relations BHP BILLITON LIMITED CTX Best Investor Relations CALTEX AUSTRALIA LIMITED CSL Best Investor Relations CSL LIMITED GMG Best Investor Relations GOODMAN GROUP JHG Best Investor Relations JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC OSH Best Investor Relations OIL SEARCH LIMITED RHC Best Investor Relations RAMSAY HEALTH CARE LIMITED SUN Best Investor Relations SUNCORP GROUP LIMITED WES Best Investor Relations WESFARMERS LIMITED WBC Best Investor Relations WESTPAC BANKING CORPORATION A note about Transplant Australia A note about East Coles technology Transplant Australia saves lives Gordon Cairns Chairman of Origin Energy and Transplant Australia exists to enrich and Woolworths stated: “The East Coles Corporate celebrate life. Our vision is for Australia to Performance platform provides a powerful set lead the world in organ and tissue donation of strategic analytics and investor tools which and transplantation – saving lives, improving are not available elsewhere. It should be a quality of life and providing much needed care critical component of every Board’s decision- and support. making process”. Our members share a special bond, having all been touched in some way by transplantation. They include those awaiting transplantation, donor families, living donors, transplant recipients, and the doctors, nurses and co- ordinators working in the organ and tissue donation and transplantation sector. While they have their own unique story to tell, they are part of a team that serves to celebrate and cherish the greatest gift of all – life itself. 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