FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  LACP HAILS THE TOP ANNUAL REPORTS OF 2011 Vast majority of reports maintain a high-caliber presentation in light of challenging economic conditions while also avoiding superfluous elements. SAN DIEGO – 9 July 2012 – League of American Communications Professionals LLC (LACP), an organization dedicated to supporting, recognizing and advancing excellence in the practice of professional communications, today released the results of this year’s annual report competition, the 2011 Vision Awards. “The 2011 Vision Awards drew an unprecedented number of submissions representing a broad range of industries and organizational sizes,” said Tyson Heyn, Principal of LACP. “More than 5,500 entries were submitted, representing upwards of two-dozen countries and 800 entities, so competition was exceptionally tough.  Winners demonstrated an outstanding focus on shareholders, their interests, and their need to understand the strategic and tactical decisions their companies are making.” TOP VISION AWARDS COMPETITION WINNERS The organizations placing at the top of their respective competition classes are:   Abbott Akbank T.A.Ş. AKFEN GYO A.Ş. (AKFEN REIT INC) Alstria Office REIT Anadarko Petroleum Audi AG Aurubis AG Bertelsmann AG Bruce Power China Telecom Corporation Limited Coca-Cola FEMSA Cognex Corporation Commerzbank AG Commodity Futures Trading Commission County of Los Angeles Daiwa House Industry Co., Ltd. Demag Cranes AG Deufol AG DIC Asset AG Edwards Lifesciences ENN Energy Holdings Limited Extra Space Storage FEMSA Financiera Independencia y Subsidiarias GRAMMER AG Grupo Kuo H&R AG Habitat for Humanity Hayleys PLC Henkel Ho Chi Minh City Securities Corporation HOCHTIEF Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Katmerciler A.Ş. Korean Air Leap Wireless Mercator Limited MVV Energie AG NASCO National Development Bank Panasonic Corporation PartnerRe Phoenix Mecano AG Pitney Bowes PT ANTAM (Persero) Tbk PT Perusahaan Gas Negara (Persero) Tbk Qatar Financial Centre Regulatory Authority Quality Systems, Inc. Sa Sa International Holdings Limited SCHMOLZ + BICKENBACH AG SMA AG Solomon Systech (International) Limited Syngenta International The Children's Aid Society The Hong Kong Polytechnic University TOM TAILOR Holding AG Tomorrow Focus AG TUI AG TURKCELL ILETISIM HIZMETLERI AS Union Asset Management Holding AG United Technologies United Therapeutics USU Software AG Wolters Kluwer Yum! Brands, Inc. JUDGING PROCESS Through several hundred hours of judging, LACP identified winners within peer-level competition classes.  Competition classes were established to create the most level playing field possible between entries.  They were determined according to company size, annual revenue, and other pertinent factors.  Scores were derived according to a proprietary judging system developed by LACP, which assigns point values to various criteria of an entry.  A composite score, based on a 100-point scale, was then determined by summing the results of all judging criteria.  The entry with the highest total score within its competition class was presented with the Platinum Award.  The entries with the second-, third-, and fourth-highest total scores within their competition class garnered the Gold, Silver, and Bronze Awards, respectively.  In the event of a tie, multiple awards were distributed per award level.  Honors were earned by entries not scoring within the top four award levels of any given competition class but achieving a minimum score of 90.  Top 100 awards were given to the highest-scoring entries regardless of competition class.  Ties are broken by weighting various judging criteria according to overall importance. To see the complete list of winners or to learn more about the winning annual reports, visit www.lacp.com/2011vision LACP’s Print, Video & Web Communications Competition, the 2012 Spotlight Awards, is currently underway.  The Competition's Call for Entries ends 14 September 2012 (28 September 2012 with late fee). ### ABOUT LACP League of American Communications Professionals (LACP) was established in 2001 in order to create a forum within the public relations industry that facilitates discussion of best-in-class practices within the profession while also recognizing those who demonstrate exemplary communications capabilities. As part of this goal, LACP hosts a free monthly newsletter distributed via e-mail and quarterly competitions that target various disciplines within the communications field. Currently, more than 30,000 subscribers receive the monthly newsletter, which shares best practices; provides tools, tips, and resources to professionals; and hosts various forums to discuss industry trends and challenges. The quarterly competitions routinely include hundreds of entries from some of the most recognized organizations throughout the world. Visit LACP on the Worldwide Web at www.lacp.com.

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