AIRA Announces 2007 Australasian IR Awards Winners.

Sydney, Australia, Dec 4, 2007 - (ACN Newswire) - The Australasian Investor Relations Association (AIRA) is delighted to announce the winners of the thirteen awards that were conferred at its annual awards and gala dinner held on Thursday night, November 29, at The Westin Hotel in Sydney.

These Awards, now in their 8th year, are designed to acknowledge companies, both large and small, and individual investor relations practitioners from listed entities who have excelled in investor communications with the investment market over the past 12 months.

The Awards are solely determined by domestic and international equities analysts and fund managers with the exception of one award, Best IRO by Peer Vote, which was voted by industry peers.

Award winners are:

Overall Best IR by a Company in the S&P/ASX 200

1. Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Limited

2. Westpac Banking Corporation

3. Oxiana Limited

Best International IR by an Australasian Company

1. BHP Billiton Limited

2. Stockland

3. Telecom Corporation of New Zealand

Best IRO by a Peer Vote

1. Stephen Higgins - ANZ Banking Group Limited

2. Andrew Bowden - Westpac Banking Corporation

3. Johanna Keating - Stockland

Best IR by a Company in the S&P/ASX 50

1. Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Limited

2. Westpac Banking Corporation

3. Stockland

Best IR by a Company in the S&P/ASX Mid-Cap 50

1. Oxiana Limited

2. Lion-Nathan Limited

3. Symbion Health Limited

Best IR by a Company in the S&P/ASX Mid-Cap 100

1. Australian Infrastructure Fund

2. Iluka Resources Limited

3. DUET Group

Best IR by a Company in the ASX 201-300

1. Flexigroup Limited

2. Charter Hall Group

3. Macquarie Leisure Trust Group

Best IR by a Company Outside the ASX 300

1. WEBJET Limited

2. Arasor Limited

3. Cash Converters Limited

Best IR by a New Zealand Company 

1. Telecom Corporation of New Zealand Limited

2. Fletcher Building Limited

3. Infratil Limited

Best IRO from a Company in the S&P/ASX 50

1 Stephen Higgins - ANZ Banking Group Limited

2 Andrea Bowden - Westpac Banking Corporation

3 Mark Flesher - Telecom Corporation of New Zealand Limited

Best IRO from a Company in the S&P/ASX Mid-Cap 50

1. Richard Hedstrom - Oxiana Limited

2. Rebecca Thomson - Valad Property Group

3. Michael Roberts - Lion-Nathan Limited

Best IRO by a Company in the S&P/ASX Mid-Cap 100

1. Somon Ondaatje - Australian Infrastructure Fund

2. Robert Porter - Iluka Resources Limited

3. Keong Chow - Austar United Communications Limited

Best IRO from a New Zealand Company

1. Mark Flesher - Telecom Corporation of New Zealand Limited

2. Jonathan Simpson - Goodman Property Trust

3. Alistair Ryan - SKYCITY Entertainment Group Limited 

For full results by category, please visit http://www.aira.org.au/IRM/content/home.html

The Australasian Investor Relations Association is formed with the object of advancing the awareness of and best practice in investor relations in Australasia and thereby improving the relationship between listed entities and the investment community. http://www.aira.org.au

Contact:

AIRA Australasian Investor Relations Association

Ian Matheson

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