At Wincor Nixdorf AG, activities within the area of Investor Relations are centered around open and proactive financial communication. In pursuing this approach, we are committed to provide investors and analysts with information on the strategic direction and progression of our company in a comprehensive and timely manner.
Our Investor Relations activities are aimed at maintaining a close dialog with the capital markets in order to establish confidence in our company.
During the fiscal 2006/2007, we fostered our close relations with existing partners and established new contacts as part of 25 roadshows and conferences held in Germany, the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, France, Ireland, Luxembourg, Belgium, Spain, Austria and Switzerland.
We also conducted numerous one-on-one meetings with investors at our headquarters in Paderborn, allowing them to gain a more comprehensive insight into Wincor Nixdorf and our portfolio as part of plant visits and product presentations.
Coinciding with our annual “Wincor World” in-house exhibition in Paderborn, we organized the “3rd Wincor Nixdorf Investors’ Day” on January 31, 2007, which included an extensive range of information for investors and analysts.
In all, the Board of Directors and the Investor Relations team met with more than 200 institutional investors. Fund managers from the United Kingdom and the U.S., in particular, showed a strong interest in our company.
Accompanying the publication of our financial reports, the company’s financial situation and business performance in the respective segments were discussed at length during several conference calls with analysts and investors.
All ad hoc announcements, press releases and quarterly reports are published promptly on our website, both in German and English. The website also contains extensive information on our corporate structure, management and strategy, in addition to providing details regarding corporate governance and our Annual General Meetings. Following a comprehensive revamp, our newly designed corporate website went online in September 2007.
Analyst Coverage.
At the end of the fiscal year under review, the company was covered by 20 financial analysts, who issue comments and recommendations on a regular basis. These analysts are as follows (in alphabetical order):
Bankhaus Lampe, Berenberg Bank, BHF Bank, B. Metzler, Cazenove, Cheuvreux, Deutsche Bank, Dresdner Kleinwort, DZ Bank, Fairesearch, Goldman Sachs, HSBC Trinkaus & Burkhardt, LBBW, Merck Finck, Merrill Lynch, Nord LB, Sal. Oppenheim Research, UBS, Unicredit, WestLB.
