Hamburg, 20 May 2003. The German wine trading group Hawesko Holding AG has been awarded the distinction of "Best Investor Relations in Germany" in the category of small cap companies. Hawesko stands out above all because of the clarity of its message to investors and because of its interim reports, according to the analysis. In the total ranking of companies across all categories (large-, mid- and small-caps), Hawesko was second only to BMW.

The ranking is the result of a canvassing done by the German investor magazine "Börse Online", which had 620 responses and evaluated capital-market communication of 160 listed German companies in the categories Blue Chips (30 DAX companies), Mid Caps (50 MDAX and 30 TecDAX companies) and Small Caps (50 SDAX companies). The awards ceremony was hosted by "Börse Online" on 19 May 2003 at the sixth annual conference of the Deutscher Investor Relations Kreis (DIRK), the most important association of Investor Relations professionals in Germany.

Hawesko Holding AG is Germany's leading seller of premium wines and champagnes. Through its three distribution channels - mail order/e-commerce (particularly Hanseatisches Wein- und Sekt-Kontor), specialist wine-shop retail (Jacques' Wein-Depot) and wholesale (Wein Wolf and CWD Champagner- und Wein-Distributionsgesellschaft) - the Group achieved sales of € 267 million in fiscal year 2002. The Group employs 500 people. Shares of Hawesko Holding AG are traded in the Prime Standard segment of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange and on the Hanseatic Stock Exchange in Hamburg.

 

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Internet: 
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(Company profile)
http://www.hawesko.de   

(Online Shop)
http://www.jacques-wein-depot.de
(store locater / information about Jacques' Wein-Depot)

 

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Vera Maria Bau,VMB Consulting   
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Investor Relations:
Thomas Hutchinson, Hawesko Holding AG
Tel. (040) 30 39 21 00 
Fax  (040) 30 39 21 05
e-mail: ir@hawesko.com