Disclosure Policy
General:
- As a company listed on the stock exchange, Stork complies with the requirement of ensuring that all its announcements are correct and accurate, and are in line with all the rules and obligations of Euronext and the Autoriteit Financiële Markten (Netherlands Authority for the Financial Markets).
- In addition Stork complies (where applicable) with the 'Best Practices for Investor Relations' as drawn up at the end of 2003 by a group of investor relations specialists of listed companies.
Specific:
- Information which is likely to influence the share price will be announced by Stork without delay by means of a press release. Anyone who is interested can register on the Stork website to receive these press releases automatically by e-mail.
- At Stork the silent and closed periods are the same. For the quarterly results, these periods extend from the first day of the new quarter until the date on which the quarterly results are published. For the annual results, these periods cover the 8 weeks as laid down by regulations. During the closed period it is forbidden for Stork employees who because of the nature of their work could possess inside information to trade in Stork shares, either directly or indirectly. During the silent period there are no roadshows or one on one discussions with (potential) investors.
- The responsibility for investor relations lies with the head of Corporate Communications & Investor Relations. In relation to investor relations the above reports to the Chief Financial Officer.
- Presentations for investors are published on the website.
- The same applies to the programmes for roadshows.
- Conference calls can be listened to via the website.
- A list of analists who follow Stork together with their predictions of the result is published on the website.