GILDEMEISTER Annual Report awarded

Bielefeld. The Annual Report 2007 of GILDEMEISTER Aktiengesellschaft is the MDAX winner in the manager magazin ranking.

Under the motto “technologies for tomorrow.“ the Annual Report once again convinces with its informative content, high quality of language and attractive design. The judges pointed, in particular, to the high level of transparency and comprehensibility of the reporting.

manager magazin awarded prizes for the 14th time to the financial reports of corporations listed on the stock exchange. This competition is independent and unique worldwide. A team of experts, led by Prof. Jörg Baetge of the Institute of Financial Accounting and Auditing at the University of Münster, analysed annual reports from the DAX, MDAX, SDAX, TecDAX and Stoxx 50 stock exchange segments, as well as from newcomers to the stock exchange.

In the overall ranking, GILDEMESTER achieved second place from a total of 200 financial reports analysed. The award-winning Annual Report can be found at ag.gildemeister.com as an interactive online version or can be downloaded.

GILDEMEISTER Aktiengesellschaft
The Executive Board

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