2014 ANNUAL REPORT

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INVESTOR RELATIONS
Creating value for shareholders, and other stakeholders, is
a key priority for Prysmian, whose policy of strategic and
financial communication is directed towards the highest
standards of accuracy, clarity and transparency. The Group's
actions and procedures are designed to provide the market
with credible information, with the goal of boosting market
confidence in the company by seeking to encourage a
long-term investment approach, avoiding unequal access
to information and ensuring effective compliance with the
principle that all existing and potential investors have the
right to receive the same information so as to make informed
investment decisions.
On occasion of the publication of its quarterly results, the
Group organises conference calls with institutional investors
and financial analysts and also invites industry press represen-
tatives to take part. In addition, the Group promptly informs
existing and potential shareholders of any action or decision
that could have a material impact on their investment.
There was intense contact with the financial market during
2014, particularly after the technical problems emerging
with the Western HVDC Link project, with more than 400
encounters involving conference calls and one-to-one or
group meetings at the Company's offices. The Company also
undertook numerous road shows in themajor financial centres
of Europe and North America, and took part in conferences
organised by major international brokers. In addition, the
increasing attention paid to the Group's activities by socially
responsible investors (SRI) was confirmed by their growing
number at SRI dedicatedmeetings and road shows. Lastly, the
Group organised several visits during the year for institutional
investors and financial analysts to see its production facilities
and R&D centres in Europe, the United States and Asia, in
order to give them more detailed knowledge of its products
and production processes.
Coverage of the Prysmian stock remained very high and geo-
graphically diversified. There are 23 independent analysts who
regularly cover the Prysmian stock: Banca Akros, Banca Aletti,
Banca IMI, Banca Profilo, Barclays Capital, Berenberg, BofA
Merrill Lynch, Citi, Credit Suisse, Equita, Espirito Santo, Exane
BNP Paribas, Fidentiis, Goldman Sachs, Hammer Partners,
HSBC, Intermonte, JP Morgan, Kepler Cheuvreux, Mediobanca,
Morgan Stanley, Natixis and UBS.
The Investor Relations office has also maintained regular
contacts with institutional investors through the website
with its updated graphics and
content, which contains recordings of conference calls and pre-
sentations to the financial community, corporate documents,
press releases and all other information concerning the Group,
in Italian and English. The Investor Relations section also
includes the financial calendar, documents relating to share-
holders' meetings, the Code of Ethics, the contact details of
analysts who cover the stock as well as specific sections about
Corporate Governance, Risk Factors and Share Performance.
Investor Relations contact details:
Maria Cristina Bifulco - IR Director
+39 02 6449 51400
Investor Relations Office
+39 02 6449 1
Transparency in communication, growth in market confidence in the company and
promotion of a long-term investment approach to its stock.