Investor relations receives top ranking again

In 2009, investors showed great interest in learning how the economic crisis had affected the company and what measures had been taken to counteract these effects. Other issues of significance were the sale of Postbank to Deutsche Bank as well as the mail business, particularly wage negotiations and the possible introduction of a value added tax on mail products. Our IR team and management spoke with investors about these and other topics in numerous individual meetings and at conferences. The Thomson Reuters Extel Pan-European Survey, which is highly regarded in the sector, again awarded us first place in the transport sector.