Creating value for shareholders, and other stakeholders, is a key priority for Prysmian Group as part of its commitment to accuracy, clarity and transparency in the communication of business strategy, objectives and results.

The Group's behaviour and procedures aim to provide the market with credible information, thus boosting market confidence and encouraging a long-term investment approach. The Group seeks to avoid unequal access to information and to ensure effective compliance with the principle that all investors and potential investors have the right to receive the same information in order to make informed investment decisions.

More specifically, upon publishing its quarterly data, the Group organises conference calls with institutional investors and financial analysts and also invites industry press representatives to take part. In addition, the Group promptly informs its shareholders and potential shareholders of any action or decision that could have a material impact on their investment.

Contact with the financial market was particularly intense in 2011, involving more than 400 meetings held at the Group's offices, roadshows in the major financial centres of Europe, North America and Asia, as well as participation at conferences organised by major international brokers.

Coverage of the Prysmian stock increased further during the year, confirming the high interest by national and international financial markets in the Group. There are now 28 independent analysts who regularly cover the Prysmian stock (26 at the end of 2010): Axia, Banca Akros, Banca Aletti, Banca IMI, Banca Profilo, Barclays Capital, Berenberg, BofA Merrill Lynch, Centrobanca, Cheuvreux, Citi, Deutsche Bank, Equita, Exane BNP Paribas, Execution-Noble, Fidentiis, Goldman Sachs, Hammer Partners, HSBC, ING, Intermonte, JP Morgan, Kepler, Mediobanca, Morgan Stanley, Natixis, UBS, and UniCredit HVB.

The Investor Relations office has also maintained constant contact with institutional investors through its website, which includes audio/video recordings of the conference calls and presentations to the financial community, as well as presentation documents and press releases published by the Group. The Investor Relations section of the website also includes the financial calendar, documentation relating to the public mixed exchange and cash offer for Draka Holding and information about corporate governance, the Group's Code of Ethics and the shares.