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The ownership structure by geographical
area confirms the predominance of the
United States, which accounted for 31% of
the capital owned by institutional investors,
followed by the United Kingdom with about
18%. At the end of 2015 Italy accounted for
around16%ofthecapitalheldbyinstitutional
investors, while France's share was 8%.
Once again this year, the Prysmian Group
was the subject of interest by many
Socially Responsible Investors (SRI), whose
investment strategy is linked both to
financial objectives and evaluation of social
and environmental impacts.
Prysmian shares are also included in the
FTSE ECPI Italia SRI Leaders, comprising
a basket of selected Italian shares that
excel in terms of environmental, social and
governance (ESG) practices.
Creating value for shareholders and
other stakeholders is a key priority for
Prysmian, whose policy of strategic and
financial communication is based on the
highest standards of propriety, clarity and
transparency. Its actions and procedures are
designed to provide the market with credible
information,withthegoalofboostingmarket
confidence in the Group.
Relations with the financial market were
intense during 2015: there were around
400 encounters with the financial market,
involvingconferencecallsandone-to-oneand
group meetings. Coverage of the Prysmian
stock by market analysts remained very high
and geographically diversified.
INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS BY GEOGRAPHICAL AREA
US
31%
UK
18%
Italy
16%
Ireland
5%
Norway
4%
Netherlands
3%
Germany
2%
Rest of Europe
6%
Hong Kong/China
3%
Rest of World
3%
France
8%
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