Registration of European Companies for the 2011 IR Global Rankings Has Already Started

NEW YORK, Feb. 11, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- IR Global Rankings ("IRGR"), the most comprehensive technical ranking system for investor relations websites, corporate governance practices and financial disclosure procedures, jointly with its coordination group and supporting entities, Arnold & Porter, MZ, KPMG and Sodali, announces that the registration period for European companies has started and will last until February 28, 2011.

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European companies already registered for 2011 IR Global Rankings include: Kinepolis Group (NYSE Brussels: KIN);  CGGVeritas (euronext: FR0000164);  Mota-Engil (NYSE Euronext Lisbon: MOTA.LS);  Bayer (XETRA: BAYN GY);  HSBC Holdings  (LSE: HSBA);  Deutsche Post DHL (Frankfurt: DPW);  Royal Philips Electronics (NYSE: PHG);  Air France-KLM (EURONEXT: AFLYY);  BBVA (Madrid: BBVA);  Royal Dutch Shell (LSE: RDSA);  BASF (XETRA: BAS.DE);  Rieter Management AG (SIX Exchange: CH0003671440);  Royal DSM N.V. (NYSE Euronext: DSM: NA);  Garanti Bank (ISE: GARAN);  Novozymes (NASDAQ OMX: NZYM B);  MPC Capital AG  (DAX: MPC);  New World Resources (LSE: NWR LN);  Norsk Hydro (OSLO: NHY);  BASF (XETRA: BAS.DE);  Severstal (LSE: SVST);  Telvent (NASDAQ: TLVT);  MorphoSys (FSE: MOR);  Hansen Transmissions International (LSE: HSN);  Hannover Re (Frankfurt: HNR1) and  Aegon (EURONEXT: AGN.AS).

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503 companies from over 35 countries participated in the 2010 IR Global Rankings, among them (in alphabetical order): A8 Digital Music Holdings (HKSE: 0800);  Abbott (NYSE: ABT);  ABNote (BM&FBOVESPA: ABNB3);  Acer Inc. (TWSE: 2353);  Acorn International (NYSE: ATV);  Acucar Guarani (BM&FBOVESPA: ACGU3);  Adecco (SIX: ADEN);  adidas (FSE: ADS);  Aditya Birla Nuvo (NSE: ABIRLANUVO);  Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (NYSE: ASX);  Advantech Co. (TWSE: 2395);  AECOM (NYSE: ACM);  Aegon (EURONEXT: AGN.AS);  Aerovironment Inc (NASDAQ: AVAV);  AES Eletropaulo (BM&FBOVESPA: ELPL6);  AES Gener (SCL: GENER);  AES Tiete (BM&FBOVESPA: GETI4);  Air France-KLM (EURONEXT: AFLYY);  Air Products (NYSE: APD);  Airmedia Group Inc (NASDAQ: AMCN);  Akamai Technologies (NASDAQ: AKAM);  AkzoNobel (EURONEXT: AKZA);  Alibaba.com Limited (HKSE: 1688);  ALL – America Latina Logistica (BM&FBOVESPA: ALLL1);  Alpha Networks Inc. (TWSE: 3380);  Aluminum Corporation of China (HKSE: 2600);  AmBev (NYSE: ABV);  American Water Works Company (NYSE: AWK);  Amerigroup Corp. (NYSE: AGP);  Amil Participacoes (BM&FBOVESPA: AMIL3);  AMP (ASX: AMP.AX);  AMR (NYSE: AMR);  Anadolu Efes Biracilik ve Malt San (ISE: AEFES);  ANZ (ASX: ANZ);  Applied Materials (NASDAQ: AMAT);  ARC Energy Trust (TSX: AET.UN);  Arcadis (EURONEXT: ARCAD);  ArcelorMittal (NYSE: MT);  Ardentec Corporation (TWSE: 3264);  ARM Holdings (LSE: ARM);  AsiaInfo Holdings (NASDAQ: ASIA);  Assurant (NYSE: AIZ);  Asustek Computer (TWSE: 2357);  athenahealth (NASDAQ: ATHN);  AU Optronics Corp (TWSE: 2409);  Aurobindo Pharma (NSE: AUROPHARMA);  Austrian Post (VSE: POST);  Autodesk (NASDAQ: ADSK);  AVerMedia Technologies Inc. (TWSE: 2417);  Ayala Land (PINK: AYAAF);  Baidu Inc. (NASDAQ: BIDU);  Banca MPS (FTSE: BMPS.MI);  Banco BPI (EURONEXT: BBPI.LS);  Banco Cruzeiro do Sul (BM&FBOVESPA: CZRS4);  Banco Daycoval (BM&FBOVESPA: DAYC4);  Banco Indusval (BM&FBOVESPA: IDVL4);  Banco Panamericano (BM&FBOVESPA: BPNM4);  Bancolombia (NYSE: CIB);  Bank of China (HKSE: 3988);  Bank of Communications (HKSE: 03328);  Bank of Montreal (NYSE: BMO);  BASF (XETRA: BAS.DE);  Baxter (NYSE: BAX);  Bayer (XETRA: BAYN GY);  BBVA (NYSE: BBV);  Bekaert (EURONEXT: BEKB);  Bematech (BM&FBOVESPA: BEMA3);  Bezeq (TASE: BEZQ);  BlueScope Steel (ASX: BSL);  BP (LSE: BP);  Brasil Brokers (BM&FBOVESPA: BBRK3);  BrasilAgro (BM&FBOVESPA: AGRO3);  Braskem (BM&FBOVESPA: BRKM5);  BRF Brasil Foods (BM&FBOVESPA: PRGA3);  Brightpoint, Inc (NASDAQ: CELL);  Britvic PLC (LSE: BVIC);  Brookfield Incorporacoes  (BM&FBOVESPA: BISA3);  Bursa Malaysia Berhad (MYX: BJURSA MK);  Cameco Corporation (NYSE: CCJ);  Campari (MIL: CPR);  Canadian Natural Resources Limited (NYSE: CNQ);  Capcom (FSE: CPK.F);  Caterpillar (NYSE: CAT);  Cathay Financial Holding (TWSE: 2882);  CCR (BM&FBOVESPA: CCRO3);  Celanese Corporation (NYSE: CE);  Celesio AG (FSE: CLS1);  Cellcom Israel Ltd (NYSE: CEL);  Central China Real Estate Limited (HKG: 0832);  Central European Media Enterprises (PSE: CETV);  Cephas Holding (OTCBB: CEHC);  CETIP - Balcao Organizado de Ativos (BM&FBOVESPA: CTIP3);  Chang Hwa Commercial Bank (TWSE: 2801);  Changyou.com Limited (NASDAQ: CYOU);  Chengdu Putian Telecommunications Cable  (HKSE: 1202);  Chesapeake Energy (NYSE: CHK);  Cheung Kong Holdings (HKSE: 0001.hk);  Chi Mei Optoelectronics (TWSE: 3009);  China Agri-Industries (HKSE: 0606);  China Airlines Ltd. (TWSE: 2610);  China Automotive Systems (NASDAQ: CAAS);  China BAK Battery (NASDAQ: CBAK);  China Communications Services Corporation (HKSE: 0552);  China Development Financial Holding  (TWSE: 2883);  China Foods Limited (HKSE: 0056);  China Green Agriculture (NASDAQ: CGA);  China GrenTech Corporation Limited (NASDAQ: GRRF);  China High Speed Transmission Equipment  (HKSE: 0658);  China Medical Technologies (NASDAQ: CMED);  China Motor Corporation (TWSE: 2204);  China Nepstar Chain Drugstore (NYSE: NPD);  China Nutrifruit Group Inc. (NYSE: CNGL);  China Railway Construction Corporation (HKSE: 1186);  China Railway Group Limited (HKSE: 0390);  China Shenhua Energy (HKSE: 1088);  China Steel Corporation (TWSE: 2002);  China Techfaith Wireless Comm. Tech. Ltd (NASDAQ: CNTF);  China Telecom (NYSE: CHA);  China TravelSky Holding (HKG: 0696);  China Unicom (HKSE: 0762.HK);  China XD Plastics Company (OTCBB: CXDC);  China XLX Fertiliser (SIN: B9R);  Chinatrust Financial Holding Company (TWSE: 2891);  Chroma Ate (TWSE: 2360);  Chunghwa Picture Tubes (TWSE: 2475);  Chunghwa Telecom  (NYSE: CHT);  Cinda International Holdings (HKSE: 0111);  CipherLab Co. (TWSE: 6160);  Cisco Systems (NASDAQ: CSCO);  CNinsure Inc (NASDAQ: CISG);  CNOOC Limited (NYSE: CEO);  Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Company (ATHEX: EEEK.GA);  Cognizant (NASDAQ: CTSH);  Colgate-Palmolive (NYSE: CL);  Collective Brands (NYSE: PSS);  Commerzbank AG (FSE: CBK.F);  Compal Electronics (TWSE: 2324);  Companhia de Gas de Sao Paulo - Comgas (BM&FBOVESPA: CGAS5);  Compania de Minas Buenaventura (NYSE: BVN);  Construtora Tenda (BM&FBOVESPA: TEND3);  Copasa (BM&FBOVESPA: CSMG3);  Copel (NYSE: ELP);  Corporacion GEO  (MXK: GEOB);  Cosan (BM&FBOVESPA: CSAN3);  COSCO International Holdings (HKSE: 0517);  COSCO Pacific Limited (HKSE: 1199);  Credit Suisse (SWX: CSGN);  Cremer (BM&FBOVESPA: CREM3);  Cresud (NASDAQ: CRESY);  Criteria CaixaCorp (MCE: CRI);  Crucell (NASDAQ: CRXL);  DaChan Food (Asia) Limited (HKSE: 3999);  Danske Bank (OMX: DDANSKE.CO);  DASA (BM&FBOVESPA: DASA3);  Datang International Power Generation Company  (HKSE: 0991);  Deere & Company (John Deere) (NYSE: DE);  Del Monte Foods Company (NYSE: DLM);  Delta Electronics (TWSE: 2308);  Deutsche Telekom AG (NYSE: DT);  D-Link (TWSE: 2332);  Dowa (TYO: 5714);  DSP Group Inc. (NASDAQ: DSPG);  Duff & Phelps (NYSE: DUF);  Dufry South America (BM&FBOVESPA: DUFB11);  E.SUN Financial Holding (TWSE: 2884);  Eckert & Ziegler AG (FSE: EUZ);  Ecopetrol (NYSE: EC);  EDP - Energias de Portugal (PSI: EDP.PL);  eFuture Information Technology  (NASDAQ: EFUT);  Egyptian Transport & Commercial Services (CASE: ETRS.CA);  E-House (China) Holdings (NASDAQ: EJ);  Embraer (NYSE: ERJ);  Enagas (MSE: ENAG.MC);  Endesa Chile (NYSE: EOC);  Energisa S.A. (BM&FBOVESPA: ENGI);  Enerplus Resources Fund (NYSE: ERF);  Enersis (NYSE: ENI-US);  Equatorial Energia (BM&FBOVESPA: EQTL3);  Erste Group Bank (VSE: EBS);  Esprit Holdings (HKSE: 0330);  Eternit (BM&FBOVESPA: ETER3);  Eucatex (BM&FBOVESPA: EUCA4);  ev3 Inc. (NASDAQ: EVVV);  Even Construtora e Incorporadora  (BM&FBOVESPA: EVEN3);  EVN (NYSE: EVN);  Evotec AG (FSE: EVTC);  Evraz Group (LSE: EVR);  EZChip Semiconductor (NYSE: EZCH);  EZTEC Empreendimentos e Participacoes (BM&FBOVESPA: EZTC3);  F. Hoffmann - La Roche (SIX: ROG VX);  Far Eastern New Century Corporation (TWSE: 1402);  Far EasTone Telecommunications  (TWSE: 4904);  Fedex (NYSE: FDX);  FelCor Lodging Trust (NYSE: FCH);  Fertilizantes Heringer (BM&FBOVESPA: FHER3);  Fibria (BM&FBOVESPA: VCPA3);  First Financial Holding  (TWSE: 2892);  Flextronics International (NASDAQ: FLEX);  Flytech Technology Co. (TWSE: 6206);  Focus Media Holding  (NASDAQ: FMCN);  Formosa Taffeta (TWSE: 1434);  Fortis (OTC: FORB);  Fosun International (HKSE: 00656);  Fraport (FSE: FRA GR);  Fresenius Medical Care (FSE: FME);  Fubon Financial Holding (TWSE: 2881);  Fushi Copperweld (NASDAQ: FSIN);  Fuwei Films (NASDAQ: FFHL);  Gafisa (NYSE: GFA);  Galp Energia (EURONEXT: GALP PL);  Gap Inc. (NYSE: GPS);  Garanti Bank (ISE: GARAN);  Gartner, Inc. (NYSE: IT);  GazpromNeft (MSE: SIBN);  GCL-Poly Energy Holdings (HKSE: 3800);  General Electric Company (NYSE: GE);  Georg Fischer (SIX: FI-N);  Gerresheimer (FSE: GXI XE);  Giant Interactive Group (NYSE: GA);  Giantplus Technology Corp. (TWSE: 8105);  GigOptix (OTC: GGOX);  Gilead Sciences (NASDAQ: GILD);  Gintech Energy Corporation (TWSE: 3514);  Global Bio-chem Technology Group (HKSE: 0809);  Global Sources (NASDAQ: GSOL);  Global Sweeteners Holdings  (HKSE: 03889);  Global Unichip Corp (TWSE: 3443);  GlobalTrans (LSE: GLTR);  GOL Linhas Aereas Inteligentes (NYSE: GOL);  Grontmij (EURONEXT: GRONT);  Grupo Aeroportuario Del Centro Norte (NASDAQ: OMAB);  Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste (NYSE: ASR);  Grupo de Inversiones Suramericana (BVC: GIVSY);  Grupo Santander (IBEX 35: SAN);  GVT (BM&FBOVESPA: GVTT3);  Halliburton (NYSE: HAL);  Hansen Transmissions International (LSE: HSN);  Hatteras Financial (NYSE: HTS);  Hengdeli Holdings (HKEX: 3389);  Hercules Technology Growth Capital (NASDAQ: HTGC);  Hochtief (FSE: HOT);  Homex (OTC: DHMXF.PK);  Hospira (NYSE: HSP);  Houston Wire & Cable (NASDAQ: HWCC);  HSBC Holdings  (LSE: HSBA);  HTC Corporation (TWSE: 2498);  Hua Nan Financial Holdings (TWSE: 2880);  Hurray! Holding Co (NASDAQ: HRAY);  Hypermarcas (BM&FBOVESPA: HYPE3);  Hysan Development Company  (HKSE: HYSNY.PK);  IAMGOLD Corporation (NYSE: IAG);  IBM (NYSE: IBM);  ICHIA Technologies (TWSE: 2402);  Iguatemi Empresa de Shopping Centers (BM&FBOVESPA: IGTA3);  Imtech (AMS: IM);  Indesit Company (MIL: IND.MI);  Indra (IBEX 35: IDR.MC);  Industrial and Commercial Bank of China  (HKSE: 1398);  Infosys Technologies (NASDAQ: INFY);  ING Groep N.V. (EURONEXT: INGA);  Innolux Display Corp. (TWSE: 3481);  Integrys Energy Group (NYSE: TEG);  Intel (NASDAQ: INTC);  Internet Initiative (NASDAQ: IIJI);  Ipsen (PAR: IPN.PA);  IRSA (NYSE: IRS);  JBS (BM&FBOVESPA: JBSS3);  JSC Sitronics (LSE: SITR);  K+S Aktiengesellschaft  (FSE: SDF);  KB Financial Group (KSE: 105560);  KBC Group NV (EURONEXT: KBC);  KGI Securities (TWSE: 6008);  Kimberly-Clark de Mexico (BMV: KIMBERA);  Kingsoft Corporation  (HKSE: 03888);  Koc Holding (ISE: KCHOL.IS);  Konecranes (OTC: KNCRF.PK);  KongZhong Corporation (NASDAQ: KONG);  Kotak Mahindra Bank (BSE: 500247);  LAN Airlines (NYSE: LFL);  LDK Solar (NYSE: LDK);  Li Ning Company Limited (HKSE: 2331);  Life Technologies (NASDAQ: LIFE);  Life Time Fitness (NYSE: LTM);  Lijun International Pharmaceutical (HKEX: 2005);  Linktone Ltd. (NASDAQ: LTON);  Localiza Rent a Car (BM&FBOVESPA: RENT3);  Logica (LSE: LOG);  Longtop Financial Technologies (NYSE: LFT);  Lonza (SIX: LONN);  Lopes (BM&FBOVESPA: LPSB3);  Lukoil (LSE: LKOD);  Lupatech (BM&FBOVESPA: LUPA3);  Macronix International Co.  (TWSE: 2337);  Magnesita Refratarios (BM&FBOVESPA: MAGG3);  Manulife Financial (NYSE: MFC);  Marfrig (BM&FBOVESPA: MRFG3);  Marisa (BM&FBOVESPA: MARI3);  Maywufa Co (TWSE: 1731);  Medco Health Solutions (NYSE: MHS);  Metalfrio (BM&FBOVESPA: FRIO3);  METRO (FSE: MEO);  Micron Technology (NYSE: MU);  Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT);  Millennium (EURONEXT: MBC.LS);  Mindray Medical International  (NYSE: MR);  Mingyuan Medicare Development (HKG: 0233);  Mobinil (CASE: EMOB);  Moody's (NYSE: MCO);  MorphoSys (FSE: MOR);  Motech Industries Co., Ltd. (TWSE: 6244);  MRV Engenharia e Participacoes  (BM&FBOVESPA: MRVE3);  Nacional Financiera (MXK: NAFTRAC02);  Nanya Technology Corporation (TWSE: 2408);  National Bank Financial Group (TSX: NA);  Natural Beauty Bio-Technology  (HKSE: 0157);  Nedbank Group (JSE: NED);  Neste Oil (OTC: NTOIF.PK);  Net Servicos (BM&FBOVESPA: NETC4);  New Oriental Education & Tech. Group (NASDAQ: EDU);  New World Resources (LSE: NWR LN);  Newmont Mining Corporation (NYSE: NEM);  Nexen (NYSE: NXY);  Nine Dragons Paper Holdings (HKSE: 2689);  NKT Holding (CSE: DK 0010287663);  Noah Education Holdings Ltd. (NASDAQ: NED);  Norsk Hydro (OSLO: NHY);  Novartis (VIRT-X: NOVN.VX );  NRG Energy (NYSE: NRG);  Nucleus Software Exports (NSE: NUCLEUS);  NWS Holdings Limited (HKSE: 0659);  OC Oerlikon  (SIX: OERL);  Oce N.V. (OTC: OCENF.PK);  OctoPlus (NYSE: OCTO.AS);  OHL Brasil (BM&FBOVESPA: OHLB3);  Orient Paper Inc. (NYSE: OPN);  Outokumpu (NASDAQ: OUT1V.HE);  Overseas Shipholding Group (NYSE: OSG);  Owens-Illinois (O-I) (NYSE: OI);  Pacific Basin Shipping Limited (HKSE: 2343);  Pampa Energia (BCBA: PAMP);  Parana Banco (BM&FBOVESPA: PRBC4);  Partner Communications (NASDAQ: PTNR);  PDG Realty (BM&FBOVESPA: PDGR3);  Pemex (: );  Perfect World Co. (NASDAQ: PWRD);  Perrigo (NASDAQ: PRGO);  Petrobras - Petroleo Brasileiro  (NYSE: PBR);  PetroChina (NYSE: PTR);  PhytoHealth Corporation (TWSE: 4108);  Positivo Informatica (BM&FBOVESPA: POSI3);  PotashCorp (NYSE: POT);  Powerchip Semiconductor (TWSE: 5346);  PPG Industries (NYSE: PPG);  Procter & Gamble (NYSE: PG);  Profarma (BM&FBOVESPA: PFRM3);  PT Excelcomindo Pratama  (JAK: EXCL);  PT Excelcomindo Pratama (NASDAQ: IBKR);  PT Semen Gresik (Persero) (IDX: SMGR);  PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia (IDX: TLKM);  PT. Indocement Tunggal Prakarsa (IDX: INTP);  Qiagen (NASDAQ: QGEN);  Randon (BM&FBOVESPA: RAPT4);  Randstad Holding (EURONEXT: RAND);  RCG Holdings Limited (HKSE: 0802);  Reliance Industries  (NSE: RELIANCE.NS);  ReneSola Ltd. (NASDAQ: SOL);  Renova Energia (None: None);  Republic Services (NYSE: RSG);  Resverlogix Corp. (TSX: RVX);  Richtek Technology Corp. (TWSE: 6286);  Rieter Group (SIX: RIEN);  Rossi Residencial (BM&FBOVESPA: RSID3);  Royal Bank of Scotland (LSE: RBS.L );  Royal Dutch Shell (LSE: RDSA);  Royal Philips Electronics (NYSE: PHG);  RRSat Global Communications Network (NASDAQ: RRST);  RusHydro (LSE: HYDR);  RWE (ETR: RWE);  Ryder System (NYSE: R);  Sa Sa International Holdings (HKSE: 0178);  Sabesp (BM&FBOVESPA: SBSP3);  Safeway Inc. (NYSE: SWY);  Sampo Plc (NASDAQ: SAMAS);  SanDisk Corporation (NASDAQ: SNDK);  Sanofi-Aventis (EURONEXT: SAN);  Santos Brasil (BM&FBOVESPA: STBP11);  Sao Carlos (BM&FBOVESPA: SCAR3);  Sao Martinho (BM&FBOVESPA: SMTO3);  Sappi (JSE: SAP);  Shanghai Industrial Holdings (HKSE: 0363);  ShengdaTech Inc. (NASDAQ: SDTH);  Shenzhen Expressway Company (HKSE: 0548);  Shin Kong Financial Holding (TWSE: 2888);  Shinsei Bank (TSE: 8303);  Shire Pharmaceuticals Group (LSE: SHP.L);  Shun Tak Holdings (HKSE: 242);  Siliconware Precision Industries (TWSE: 2325);  Sinovac Biotech Ltd. (ASE: SVA);  Sistema Educacional Brasileiro (BM&FBOVESPA: SEBB11);  SmarTone Telecommunications (HKSE: 0315);  SMIC (NYSE: SMI);  SNC-Lavalin (TSX: SNC);  Sohu.com (NASDAQ: SOHU);  Solomon Systech Limited (HKSE: 2878);  SouthPeak Interactive Corp. (OTC: SOPK);  Southwestern Energy (NYSE: SWN);  Springs Global (BM&FBOVESPA: SGPS3);  SRE Group (HKSE: 1207);  St. Jude Medical (NYSE: STJ);  STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM);  Stora Enso (OMX: STERV);  Strabag (WBAG: STR);  SuccessFactors, Inc. (NASDAQ: SFSF);  Sul America (BM&FBOVESPA: SULA11);  Sun Pharmaceutical Industries  (NSE: SUNPHARMA);  Suntech Power Holdings Co. (NYSE: STP);  Suzano Papel e Celulose (BM&FBovespa: SUZB5);  Swiss Life (SIX: SLHN);  Syngenta International (SMI: SYNN VX);  Taiwan Mobile Co. (TWSE: 3045);  Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TWSE: 2330);  Tata Motors (NYSE: TTM);  TAV Airports Holding (IST: TAVHL);  TD Bank Financial Group (NYSE: TD);  Teck Resources  (NYSE: TCK);  Tecnisa (BM&FBOVESPA: TCSA3);  TECO Electric & Machinery Co. (TWSE: 1504);  Tele Norte Leste Participacoes (NYSE: TNE);  Telecom Egypt (EGX: ETEL.CA);  Telefonica (NYSE: TEF);  Telefonica O2 Czech Republic (PSE: SPTT.PR);  Telekom Austria  (VSE: TKA);  Telkom (JSE: TKG);  Tellabs (NASDAQ: TLAB);  Telvent Git (NASDAQ: TLVT);  Temenos (SIX: TEMN);  Tempur-Pedic International (NYSE: TPX);  Tenaris (NYSE: TS);  The Cooper Companies (NYSE: COO);  The United Laboratories International (HKSE: 03933);  The9 Limited (NASDAQ: NCTY);  Thomson Reuters (NYSE: TRI);  ThyssenKrupp (FSE: TKA);  TIM Participacoes (NYSE: TSU);  Time Warner Cable (NYSE: TWC);  Tingyi (Cayman Islands) Holding Corp (HKSE: 0322);  TMK (LSE: TMKS);  TNT N.V. (NYSE: TP);  Topoint Technology Co. (TWSE: 8021);  TOTAL (CAC: FP.PA);  TOTVS (BM&FBOVESPA: TOTS3);  Tractebel Energia (BM&FBOVESPA: TBLE3);  Transcend Information (TWSE: 2451);  Trend Micro (TSE: 4704);  Trina Solar Limited (NASDAQ: TSL);  Tripod Technology Corporation (TWSE: 3044);  Trisul (BM&FBOVESPA: TRIS3);  Triunfo Participacoes  (BM&FBOVESPA: TPIS3);  Turk Telecom (ISE: TTKOM);  Turkcell (NYSE: TKC);  UCB (EURONEXT: UCB-XB);  Ultra Petroleum (NYSE: UPL);  Ultrapar Participacoes (NYSE: UGP);  Unipar - Uniao de Industrias Petroquimicas (BM&FBOVESPA: UNIP6);  Universal Travel Group (NYSE: UTA);  Unum Group (NYSE: UNM);  URS Corporation (NYSE: URS);  VanceInfo Technologies (NYSE: VIT);  Vanguard International Semiconductor (OTC: 5347);  Vecima Networks (TSX: VCM);  VeriSign (NASDAQ: VRSN);  Verizon (NYSE: VZ);  Vermilion Energy Trust (TSX: VET.UN);  Vimpelcom (NYSE: VIP);  Visanet (BM&FBOVESPA: VNET3);  Vivo Participacoes (NYSE: VIV);  Volkswagen (FSE: VLKAY);  Walgreens (NYSE: WAG);  Walmart de Mexico (BMV: WALMEXV);  Walsin Lihwa Corporation (TWSE: 1605);  Want Want China Holdings  (HKSE: 00151);  Ways Technical Corp (TWSE: 3508);  Wendy's / Arby's (NYSE: WEN);  WestJet (TSX: WJA);  Wienerberger (VSE: WIE);  Wipro Limited (NYSE: WIT);  WNS Holdings (NYSE: WNS);  Wonder Auto Technology (NASDAQ: WATG);  WPG Holdings (TWSE: 3702);  WPP (NASDAQ: WPPGY);  WSP Holdings Ltd (NYSE: WH);  Xerox (NYSE: XRX);  Xinjiang Xinxin Mining Industry (HKSE: 3833);  Yageo Corporation (TWSE: 2327);  Yellow Pages Income Fund (TSX: YLO.UN);  Yingli Green Energy Hold. Co. Ltd. (NYSE: YGE);  Yongye International (NASDAQ: YONG);  Yuanta Financial Holdings (TWSE: 2885.TW);  Yucheng Technologies (NASDAQ: YTEC);  Yue Da Mining Holdings (HKSE: 0629);  Yum! Brands (NYSE: YUM); Zurich Financial Services (SIX: ZURN); ZyXEL Communications Corporation (TWSE: 2391).

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