2008 IR Global Rankings Workshops and Award Ceremonies

NEW YORK, March 14 /PRNewswire/ -- MZ Consult NY LLC (www.mz-ir.com), a leading global investor relations and financial communications firm, and the IR Global Rankings supporting entities (KPMG, The Bank of New York Mellon, Arnold & Porter, Bloomberg, Demarest & Almeida and PR Newswire), invite all publicly traded companies to the 2008 IRGR Workshops and Award Ceremonies, to discuss and review the best practices and benchmarks for IR Websites, Corporate Governance and Financial Disclosure Procedures.

You can confirm your presence simply by sending an email to irgr@mz-ir.com or directly on the links below for the venue of your preference. The events are free of charge, but confirmation of attendance will depend on seat availability.

Please kindly confirm your presence in the 2008 IR Global Rankings at your

                            earliest convenience.

           North American IR Seminar and Award Ceremony - New York
                                March 18, 2008
                     9:00 a.m. (NY time) - with breakfast

 St. Regis Hotel New York - Two East 55th Street, at Fifth Avenue, New York,
                                  NY, 10022
                           RSVP - irgr@mz-ir.com or
 http://www.mzdp.com.br/rsvp/CadInvestidorEN.aspx?CodEvento=115&CodEmpresa=49

                European IR Seminar and Award Ceremony - Paris
                                March 20, 2008
                   9:00 a.m. (Local Time) - with breakfast
 Palais Brongniart - Club du Palais (2nd floor) Place de la Bourse (Entrance:
                     Rue Vivienne) 75002 - Paris, France
                           RSVP - irgr@mz-ir.com or
 http://www.mzdp.com.br/rsvp/CadInvestidorEN.aspx?CodEvento=116&CodEmpresa=49

      Asian, Pacific & African IR Seminar and Award Ceremony - New Delhi
                                March 24, 2008
                   9:00 a.m. (Local Time) - with breakfast
InterContinental The Grand New Delhi - Barakhamba Avenue, Connaught Place, New
                            Delhi - 110 001, India
                           RSVP - irgr@mz-ir.com or
 http://www.mzdp.com.br/rsvp/CadInvestidorEN.aspx?CodEvento=117&CodEmpresa=49

           Latin American IR Seminar and Award Ceremony - Sao Paulo
                                March 31, 2008
                   9:00 a.m. (Local Time) - with breakfast
 Plaza Centenario - Av. Nacoes Unidas, 12.995 Brooklin, Sao Paulo, SP, 04578-
                                  911 Brazil
                           RSVP - irgr@mz-ir.com or
 http://www.mzdp.com.br/rsvp/CadInvestidorEN.aspx?CodEvento=118&CodEmpresa=49

The following companies have registered for the 10th edition of IR Global Rankings: ABB NYSE: ABB; Adidas (XETRA: ADS.DE); Advanced Semiconductor Engineering ASX: 8 ASX: UTF; Agnico-Eagle Mines Limited NYSE: AEM; Air France-KLM NYSE: AKH; Allergan NYSE: AGN; America Latina Logistica (Bovespa: ALLL11); Aracruz NYSE: ARA; Arcadis Amsterdam: ARCAD.AS; ASUR NYSE: ASR; Australia and New Zealand Banking NYSE: ANZBY.PK; Banco ABC (Bovespa: ABCB4); Banco BPI (XETRA: BPI.DE); Banco Bradesco NYSE: BBD; Banco do Brasil (Bovespa: BBAS3); Banco Espirito Santo (Bloomberg: BESNN PL); Banco Itau NYSE: ITU; Bank of Montreal NYSE: BMO; BASF (XETRA: BAS.DE); Bayer (XETRA: BAY.DE); BBVA NYSE: BBV; BlueScope Steel (XETRA: BH5.DE); BNP Paribas Paris: BNP.PA; Bombardier (XETRA: BBDB.DE); Brasil Ecodiesel (Bovespa: ECOD3); Brasil Telecom NYSE: BRP; Braskem NYSE: BAK; BRE Bank (Bloomberg: BRE PW); Bursa Malaysia OTC: BSAMF.PK; Camargo Correa Desenvolvimento (CCDI) (Bovespa: CCIM3); Cameco NYSE: CCJ; Cemig NYSE: CIG; CGI Group NYSE: GIB; China Telecom NYSE: CHA; Cisco Systems NASDAQ: CSCO; Colgate-Palmolive NYSE: CL; Coloplast (CPH: COLO-B); Companhia Brasileira de Distribuicao NYSE: CBD; Compania de Minas Buenaventura NYSE: BVN; Controladora Comercial Mexicana OTC: CDCUF.PK; Copel (Bovespa: TCPLE6.SA) Copel NYSE: ELP; CPFL Energia NYSE: CPL; Credit Suisse NYSE: CS; CSN NYSE: SID; CyberLinkCorp (Taiwan: 5203.TW); Cyrela (Bovespa: CYRE3); Daimler NYSE: DAI; Danske Bank (XETRA: DSN.DE); Datasul (Bovespa: DSUL3); Deutsche Post World Net (XETRA: DPW.DE); Deutsche Telekom NYSE: DT; E*Trade Financial NASDAQ: ETFC; Enersis NYSE: ENI; Erste Bank (EUX: EBO.EX); Estacio Participacoes (Bovespa: ESTC11); Euro Disney Paris: EUROD.PA; EVN OTC: EVNVY.PK; Exxaro Resources OTC: EXXAY.PK; FedEx NYSE: FDX; Gafisa NYSE: GFA; Genentech NYSE: DNA; General Electric NYSE: GE; Global Payments NYSE: GPN; Global Sources NASDAQ: GSOL; GOL NYSE: GOL; Grasim Industries (XETRA: GRS.DE); Grupo Mexicano de Desarrollo (MXK: GMDB); Hochtief (XETRA: HOT.DE); Homex OTC: DHMXF.PK; IC Russ-Invest NYSE: RUSIG; ICA NYSE: ICA; ICICI Bank NYSE: IBN; iGATE Global Solutions NYSE: IGS.NS; IJM OTC: IJMCF.PK; Indra (XETRA: IDA.DE); Infinity Bio-Energy; Infosys Technologies NASDAQ: INFY; Japan Airlines (TYO: 9205); JDSU NASDAQ: JDSU; JHSF (Bovespa: JHSF3); Kellogg NYSE: K; Kesko OTC: KKOYF.PK; Kotak Mahindra Bank BSE: 600247.BO; Life Time Fitness NYSE: LTM; Lupatech (Bovespa: LUPA3); M. Dias Branco (Bovespa: MDIA3); Marfrig (Bovespa: MRFG3); Masisa NYSE: MYS; Mexichem (Mexico: MEXCHEM.MX); MTR Corporation (Hong Kong: 0066.HK); Natura Cosmeticos (Bovespa: NATU3); Natural Beauty Bio-Technology (HKG: 0157); Nedbank Group (XETRA: NCO.DE); Net Servicos NASDAQ: NETC; Newmont Mining NYSE: NEM; Nexen NYSE: NXY; Nike NYSE: NKE; Norsk Hydro NYSE: NHYDY.PK; Novartis NYSE: NVS; OHL Brasil (Bovespa: OHLB3); Partner Communications NASDAQ: PTNR; PDG Realty (Bovespa: PDGR3); Peabody Energy NYSE: BTU; Pengrowth NYSE: PGH; Perdigao NYSE: PDA; Petrobras NYSE: PBR; Positivo Informatica (Bovespa: POSI3); PotashCorp NYSE: POT; Powerchip Semiconductor (Taiwan: 5346.TWO); Procter & Gamble NYSE: PG; Profarma (Bovespa: PFRM3); PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia NYSE: TLK; QIAGEN (NasdaqGS: QGEN); Rossi Residencial (Bovespa: RSID3); Royal Philips Electronics NYSE: PHG; Ryder System NYSE: R; Sappi NYSE: SPP; Satipel (Bovespa: SATI3); Satyam NYSE: SAY; Shinsei Bank (XETRA: LCJ.DE); SLC Agricola (Bovespa: SLCE3); SMIC (Hong Kong: 0981.HK); Southwestern Energy NYSE: SWN; Statoil NYSE: STO; TAM NYSE: TAM; Tata Motors NYSE: TTM; TAV Airports (ISE: TAVHL); Tecnisa (Bovespa: TCSA3); Telecom Argentina NYSE: TEO; Telekom Austria (Viena: TKA.VI); Telekomunikacja Polska WSE: TPSA; Telkom NYSE: TKG; Terna Participacoes (Bovespa: TRNA11); TIM Participacoes NYSE: TSU; Tingyi Cayman Islands Holding (XETRA: TYG.DE); Total NYSE: TOT; Totvs (Bovespa: TOTS3); TPI Triunfo (Bovespa: TPIS3.SA); Tractebel (Bovespa: TBLE3); Turk Economy Bank (ISE: TEBNK.IS); Ultra Petroleum NYSE: UPL; Ultrapar NYSE: UGP; Unibanco NYSE: UBB; URS Corporation NYSE: URS;VCP NYSE: VCP; VimpelCom NYSE: VIP; Vivendi (XETRA: VVU.DE); Vivo NYSE: VIV; Wachovia NYSE: WB; Wipro NYSE: WIT; Yum! Brands NYSE: YUM and Zurich Financial Services (XETRA: ZFIN.DE)

To find out more about IRGR 2008 or download the IRGR 2007 magazine with last edition's winners, please access www.irglobalrankings.com or type IRGR < GO > in your Bloomberg terminal.

About IR Global Rankings: Solid communication with the investment community has become a key priority for investor relations and corporate governance professionals in recent years, driven by the strong belief that stock prices and risk perception can be managed, the implementation of Fair Disclosure and other new regulations, and the growing importance of transparency for earning and maintaining investor confidence. The IR Global Rankings and Awards annual survey -- sponsored by KPMG, Arnold & Porter, Demarest & Almeida, The Bank of New York Mellon, Bloomberg and PR Newswire -- is the most comprehensive auditing and ranking system for IR websites, corporate-governance practices and financial disclosure procedures. 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 (www.irglobalrankings.com).