这次参加排名的投资者关系公司涵盖了41个行业领域，并从买方和卖方两方面观点进行调查。

　　今年的投资者关系排名是基于总共1127名买方分析师、有价证券经理以及代表领先证券公司和机构投资者的卖方分析师。被提名的公司说明了一些用于评价投资者关系的沟通效率的最重要因素。根据投资者的看法，最重要的因素是公司财务公开的透明度和质量。其次是该公司在高质量管理水平下所体现的信用度、完整性以及投资者关系团队的诚恳度。

　　关于Institutional Investor公司：
Institutional Investor, Inc.是面向全球投资和资本市场的领先研究和出版公司。Institutional Investor是基于调查研究的排名的主要来源，30多年来，它一直确认涉及亚洲、欧洲、日本、拉美和美国股票市场的高级分析师。一年一度的调查反映世界各地的主要投资专业人员的观点，世界上最大的股本投资者的参与率超过90%。2001年以来，Institutional Investor扩大了它的专门知识，成为投资者关系研究的主要提供者。

　　研究方法：

　　Institutional Investor公司根据机构投资界的专家意见为全球各地的公司提供无比的独立分析。我们向公司提供有关其投资者关系工作的意见回馈以及如何改进与投资者沟通的关键方面。我们每年都对全球股票市场进行研究，有接触世界领先的投资专业人员的独特机会。每年进行四次连续的地区性研究，涉及亚洲、欧洲、拉美和美国的股票市场。对于每一次地区性研究，我们采取对领先的公司、卖方个人和买方个人进行三方调查，评估与投资者沟通的几个方面。这些结果基于既定的方法原则，包括独立的回忆，作为接受投票的基础，同时对投票者的身份绝对保密。对我们的方法的详细描述可以索取。我们发表评论的意图突出调查结果的趋势和格局。然而，调查报告不应该被视为构成管理或组织上的建议。

Sector	First Team	Second Team	Third Team
Basic Materials Chemicals	The Dow Chemical Company	Ecolab, Inc.	Praxair, Inc.
Metals & Mining	Inco	Alcoa, Inc.	Nucor Corporation
Capital Goods/Industrial Aerospace & Defense Electronics	United Technologies Corporation	The Boeing Company	Goodrich Corporation
Airfreight & Surface Transportation	United Parcel Service, Inc.	FedEx Corporation	CNF Transportation, Inc.
Electrical Equipment and Multi-Industry	General Electric Company	Danaher Corporation	Tyco International, Ltd.
Machinery	Caterpillar, Inc.	Deere & Company	Illinois Tool Works Inc.
Consumer Apparel, Footwear & Textiles	Coach, Inc.
Beverages	PepsiCo, Inc.	The Pepsi Bottling Group, Inc.
Cosmetics, Household & Personal Care Products	The Procter & Gamble Company	Colgate-Palmolive Company	The Clorox Company
Foods	Kellogg Company	The Hershey Company	Kraft Foods, Inc.
Gaming & Lodging	Station Casinos, Inc.	Starwood Hotels & Resorts	Marriott International, Inc.
Media	Time Warner, Inc.	The Walt Disney Company	Viacom, Inc.
Restaurants	McDonald’s Corporation	Applebee’s International, Inc.	Starbucks Corporation
Retailing/Department Stores & Broadline Discounters	Target Corporation	JC Penney Company, Inc.	Kohl’s Corporation
Retailing/Hardlines	Best Buy Co., Inc.	The Home Depot, Inc.	Staples, Inc.
Retailing/Specialty Stores	Limited Brands, Inc.	Chico’s FAS, Inc.	Abercrombie & Fitch Co.
Energy Electric Utilities	Entergy Corporation	Duke Energy Corporation	TXU Corporation
Integrated Oil	Exxon Mobil Corporation	ConocoPhillips Company
Oil & Gas Exploration & Production	Apache Corporation	EOG Resources, Inc.	Anadarko Petroleum Corporation
Oil Services & Equipment	Noble Corporation	Schlumberger, Ltd.	Halliburton Company
Financial Institutions Banks/Large-Cap	Wachovia Corporation	Bank of America Corporation	Wells Fargo & Company
Brokers & Asset Managers	The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.	Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc.	Ameritrade Holding Corporation
Insurance/Life	The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.	Aflac, Inc.	Prudential Financial, Inc.
Insurance/Nonlife	The Allstate Corporation	The Progressive Corporation	American International Group, Inc.
Mortgage Finance	Countrywide Financial Corporation	Golden West Financial Corporation	IndyMac Bancorporation, Inc.
Specialty Finance	Capital One Financial Corporation	American Express Company	AmeriCredit Corporation
Health Care Biotechnology	Genentech, Inc.	Amgen, Inc.	Gilead Sciences, Inc.
Health Care Facilities	Community Health Systems	Triad Hospitals, Inc.	HCA, Inc.
Health Care Technology & Distribution	Medco Health Solutions, Inc.	Caremark Rx, Inc.
Managed Care	UnitedHealth Group, Inc.	WellPoint Health Networks	Aetna, Inc.
Medical Supplies & Devices	Johnson & Johnson, Inc.	Medtronic, Inc.	Alcon Laboratories, Inc.