News
3 December 2009
Provident Financial’s annual report success
Provident Financial's annual report has been named as the best in the FTSE 250 at the Investor Relations Society's Best Practice Awards 2009.
Over 400 guests from the finance industry attended the prestigious ceremony, which was held at the Royal Hospital Gardens in Chelsea on Thursday 26th November 2009. Following a gala dinner, the awards were hosted by Justin Webb, presenter of Radio 4's ‘Today' programme. Provident received the accolade for the most effective FTSE 250 annual report (printed and online) and was also shortlisted for the Best Practice Corporate website (FTSE 250) award.
The judges were most impressed with the clean, user-friendly design of Provident's report, and commented that many FTSE 100 companies could learn from the way it communicated its strategy, KPIs and performance. Provident's success at the awards is particularly impressive as 2008 marked the company's first venture into producing an online version of its annual report and financial statements.
Andrew Fisher, Finance Director at Provident Financial, commented:
"This is the most prestigious award that can be won for an annual report. It is very important to us that our communications with the investor community are as effective and accessible as possible, which is why we made the decision to produce our first online version of the annual report. The award recognises our success in achieving this, and we are absolutely delighted to have won."
For further information please contact:
Emma Noble
Provident Financial
01274 731111 ext 2745
emma.noble@providentfinancial.com
Notes to editors:
Provident Financial
Established in 1880, Bradford-based Provident Financial is the UK's leading non-standard financial services provider. It employs 3,400 people and has 11,500 self-employed home credit agents and over 2 million customers across the UK and Ireland. Provident Financial has an extensive community programme that invests in the communities in which its customers, agents and employees live and work.
Vanquis Bank specialises in providing credit cards for the non-standard market. Established in 2003, it now has over 400,000 customers across the UK and Ireland.
For more information visit www.providentfinancial.com/
The Investor Relations Society
The Investor Relations Society represents members working for public companies to develop effective two way communication with the markets and create a level playing field for all investors. It has nearly 600 members drawn both from the UK and overseas, including the majority of the FTSE 100 and much of the FTSE 250.
For more information visit www.ir-soc.org.uk/
