At Wincor Nixdorf AG, activities within the area of Investor Relations are centered on open and proactive financial communication. We are committed to providing investors and analysts with information on the strategic direction and progression of our Company in a comprehensive and timely manner. The aim of our investor relations work is to generate confidence by establishing an ongoing dialog with the capital markets.
During fiscal 2007/2008, we held a total of 29 roadshows and conferences in Germany, the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Sweden, Denmark, Italy, Spain, Austria and Switzerland as a means of fostering our close relations with existing partners and establishing new contacts.
We also conducted numerous one-on-one meetings with investors at our headquarters in Paderborn. These included a tour of the plant and product presentations, allowing visitors to gain a comprehensive insight into our Company and portfolio.
Coinciding with our annual Wincor World in-house exhibition in Paderborn, we organized the 4th Wincor Nixdorf Investors’ Day on January 29, 2008, which included an extensive range of information for investors and analysts.
In all, the Board of Directors and the Investor Relations team held talks with well over 200 institutional investors in the reporting period. Fund managers from the U.K. and the U.S., in particular, showed a strong interest in our Company.
Following the publication of our financial reports, we discussed our financial situation and business performance in the respective segments 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 on corporate governance and our Annual General Meetings.
Analyst Coverage.
At the end of the fiscal year under review, the Company was covered by 22 financial analysts, who issue comments and recommendations on a regular basis. These analysts are (in alphabetical order):
Bankhaus Lampe, Berenberg Bank, BHF Bank, B. Metzler, Cazenove, Cheuvreux, Commerzbank, Deutsche Bank, Dresdner Kleinwort, DZ Bank, Equinet, Fairesearch, Goldman Sachs, HSBC Trinkaus & Burkhardt, Kepler Capital Markets, LBBW, Merrill Lynch, Nord/LB, Sal. Oppenheim Research, UBS, Unicredit, WestLB.
