Investor Relations & Governance Awards

Categories

CEOs from companies listed on Euronext Lisbon, teams of Investor Relations Officers and the largest and most prestigious institutions all recognize the IRG Awards as being a prestigious and credible award for best practices in Investor Relations developed in 2013.

The categories to reward  in this initiative are:

• Personality 2013
  • Best CEO for Investor Relations
  • Best CFO for Investor Relations
  • Best Investor Relations Officer
  • Best Fund Manager
  • Best Market Analyst

• Best Performance in 2013
  • Best Global Strategy in Investor Relations
  • Best Research House    
  • Best Stock Performance *

• Annual Report and Accounts in 2013
  • Best Annual Report
  • Financial Sector *            
  • Non-financial sector *

• Lifetime Achievement in Financial Markets *
  • All personalities and institutions that have played an important role in Investor Relations can be nominated and awarded by this prestigious initiative, impartially and independently.

* Categories directly deliberated by the jury

Jury

The mission of the jury is to ensure the rigor and transparency of all procedures and decide on the winners. There are prizes awarded through the jury`s direct decisions and awards based on nominations made ​​by an electoral college. For more information about the role of the jury and the awards model consult Regulations.

Electoral College

The universal electoral college consists of representatives from companies operating in the financial market, with special focus on listed companies, investment houses and brokers.

The personalities who represent the electoral college play direct roles or are indirectly related to investor relations. The definition of the electoral college meets the guidelines set by the jury as to the number of representatives and entities that compose it, ensuring the representativeness of the sector, the balance between the entities represented, and considering the size and nature of the activities of the entities represented.

In categories with greater technical specificity there is qualified electoral college, from which segmentation criteria are applied depending on the categories that are being targeted for nomination. For a detailed list of participants in the nomination process for each category consult the Regulations section of the initiative.

The nomination`s phase for the 27^th edition of the Investor Relations & Governance Awards takes place about a month before the Gala awards ceremony, and participants from the electoral college receive a personalized invitation to make nominations and access respective data.

The different participants will be asked to nominate in different categories, depending on their specific area of ​​operation.

Any matter in regards to the electoral college and the nomination process should be addressed to the attention of the Jury President by e-mail irgawards@deloitte.pt.

Nomination Guide

As a guide for nominations, the promoters of the initiative and the jury have prepared a set of guiding criteria for the categories subject to the nomination process.

Therefore, in the evaluation of IRGA´s Personality Award, the following criteria are privileged:

• Knowledge of company and sector
• Communication skills and strategic vision
• Availability to contact the market
• Contribution to the overall performance of the company in the market
• Capability of working with the market and its agents
• Performance in policies and company funding
• Access to and relationship with management
• Reputation
• Rigor
• Consistency of research and price targets, if applicable
• Independence
• Experience
• Solid / technical knowledge

Regarding the Performance Award subject to the condition of the market, it is recommended that nominations made ​​by the electoral college take into account the following:

• Quality reporting to the market
• Speed ​​and efficiency of response to market demands
• Proactivity demonstrated in communication with the market
• Relevance of the global investor relations program
• Independence, rigor, transparency
• Quality of research and consistency of the research team and price targets, if applicable
• Quality of the information produced
• Reputation, experience and credentials of the research team

Selection of Winners

The clearance of winners is based on voting categories of three groups with different valuation models:

1. Consulting the market, approval procedures and deliberation by the jury;
2. Jury deliberation, supported by prior treatment and technical evaluative information;
3. Direct jury deliberation.

The process of selecting the winners can be found in the table below with a greater degree of detail for each nomination category. For more information, see the initiative`s Regulations or contact us via email irgawards@deloitte.pt.

Nominees

Those who choose the right time evolve to be stronger than they otherwise were.

In the financial market are those who know how to choose the right moments to grow stronger.

The Jury approved and adopted the nominees of the 27^th IRG Awards arising from the electoral college´s nomination.

These are the nominees that exceeded expectations in 2013.

• Best CEO in Investor Relations
  • António Mexia - EDP - Energias de Portugal, S.A.
  • Francisco Lacerda - CTT - Correios de Portugal, S.A.
  • João Manso Neto - EDP Renováveis, S.A.
  • Manuel Ferreira de Oliveira - Galp Energia, SGPS, S.A.

• Best CFO in Investor Relations
  • José Pedro Pereira da Costa - NOS (ZON OPTIMUS, SGPS, S.A. em 2013)
  • Miguel Bragança - Banco Comercial Português, S.A.
  • Nuno Alves - EDP - Energias de Portugal, S.A.
  • Rui Teixeira - EDP Renováveis, S.A.

• Best Investor Relations Officer
  • João Vermelho - Mota-Engil, SGPS, S.A.
  • Maria João Carrapato - NOS (ZON OPTIMUS, SGPS, S.A. em 2013)
  • Miguel Viana - EDP - Energias de Portugal, S.A.
  • Tiago Villas-Boas - Galp Energia, SGPS, S.A.

• Best Fund Manager
  • Diogo Pimentel - Santander Gestão de Activos, SGPS, S.A.
  • João Carlos Fidalgo - Caixa - Gestão de Activos, SGPS, S.A.
  • José Valente - ESAF - Espírito Santo Fundos de Investimento Mobiliário, S.A.
  • Pedro Pintassilgo - F&C Portugal, Gestão de Patrimónios, S.A.

• Best Market Analyst
  • António Seladas - Millennium Investment Banking
  • Bruno Almeida da Silva - Banco BPI, S.A.
  • Filipe Rosa - Espírito Santo Investment Bank
  • Nuno Estácio - Espírito Santo Investment Bank

• Best Global Strategy for Investor Relations
  • EDP - Energias de Portugal, S.A.
  • EDP - Renováveis, S.A.
  • Galp Energia, SGPS, S.A.
  • NOS (ZON OPTIMUS, SGPS, S.A. em 2013)

• Best Research House
  • Banco BPI, S.A.
  • Banco Comercial Português, S.A.
  • Espírito Santo Investment Bank

The short-lists of nominees are sorted alphabetically.

Winners

Those who aspires to new challenges evolves to be stronger

These are those who exceeded expectations in 2013 and that, therefore, grew stronger in the Portuguese financial market. These are the winners of the 27th edition of Investor Relations & Governance Awards.

Best CEO in Investor Relations
António Mexia - EDP - Energias de Portugal, S.A.

Best CFO in Investor Relations
Miguel Bragança - Banco Comercial Português, S.A.

Best Investor Relations Officer
João Vermelho - Mota-Engil, SGPS, S.A.

Best Fund Manager
Diogo Pimentel - Santander Gestão de Activos, SGPS, S.A.

Best Market Analyst
Bruno Almeida da Silva - Banco BPI, S.A.

Best Global Strategy for Investor Relations
Galp Energia, SGPS, S.A.

Best Research House
Banco BPI, S.A.

Best Stock Performance
Mota-Engil, SGPS, S.A.

                               
Best Annual Report - Financial Sector
Banco BPI, S.A.

Best Annual Report – Non-Financial Sector
EDP – Energias de Portugal, S.A.

2013 Prize Capital Markets

CTT – Correios de Portugal, S.A.

Lifetime Achievement in Financial Markets
António Borges