Pharmaceuticals Sector - Solvay

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Solvay Global Annual Report 2005
The dividend is payable at the following institutions:
– Fortis Bank S.A., Montagne du Parc 3 - 1000
Brussels
– ING Belgium South West Europe, Cours Saint Michel
60 – B-1040 Brussels
– KBC Bank N.V., Havenlaan 2 – B-1080 Brussels
– Fortis Banque Luxembourg, 50, av. J.F. Kennedy,
L-2951 Luxembourg
– Crédit Suisse, Paradeplatz 8 – CH-8021 Zürich
– Deutsche Bank, Taunusanlage 12 – D-60262
Frankfurt-am-Main
– ABN Amro B.V., Foppingsdreef 22/AA 3330 – NL-
1102 BS Amsterdam.
For ADRs the dividend is payable by Morgan ADR
Service Center, P.O. Box 8205 – USA-Boston, MA
02266-8205.
Shareholder and investor relations
Active and much appreciated fi nancial
communication
Best Financial Information Prize
In 2005, as in 2004, Solvay was nominated for the
Association of Belgian Financial Analysts’ (ABAF)
Prize for the Best Financial Information. The Award
Commission’s report hails Solvay’s continuous
improvement of its fi nancial and strategic information,
the publication of quarterly results, its adoption of
international accounting standards (International
Financial Reporting Standards) and an increasingly
appreciated Internet site.
Shareholder and Investor Clubs
In 2005, the Solvay group actively continued its
meetings with individual investors. To give some
examples:
- In March 2005, Mr A. Michielsen met with over 250
readers of Cash magazine, including members of
investor clubs from the Investa and VFBB federations.
- In April, Solvay was present at the ‘Investors
Happening’ organized in Antwerp by the Flemish
Association of Investors and Investor Clubs.
- In September a lunch presentation took place with
the INVESTA private investors’ federation and
- In November, for the second time, Solvay presented
itself to French investors by taking part at the
Actionaria Fair at the Paris Palais des Congrès.
Roadshows and meetings for professionals
Roadshows and meetings with Group management
are organized regularly for international professionals
(analysts, portfolio managers, press, etc.)
In 2005 over 400 contacts were established at
meetings and events organized in Europe (Brussels,
London, Paris, Frankfurt, Geneva, Zurich, Milan, ...),
the United States and Canada.
The annual analysts’ meeting in October, which is also
open to the fi nancial press, was attended by some
80 analysts and investors from 8 European countries
and the USA. Attendees examined Group strategy,
major changes in the activities portfolio and recent
developments, and in particular the strategic directions
of the Pharmaceuticals Sector for the coming years.
Conference calls with management are systematically
organized, currently on a quarterly basis, to comment
on Group results. In March 2005 a special conference
was also organized to present and comment on the
acquisition of Fournier Pharma.
The Group wishes to thank its shareholders, and all
others, in particular fi nancial journalists and analysts,
for the confi dence they continue to express in Solvay.