Investors Chronicle and Financial Times AIM Investment Awards £1,000 reader vote

Shortlist

Please see below the companies nominated for the 2009 FT/IC AIM Investment Awards. Four of the awards have been voted for by readers of Investors Chronicle and the Financial Times and the remaining awards have been decided by our panel of experts.

The awards to be decided by the readers and panel are split as follows:

READER VOTED:

Best Private Investor Relations

• Cohort – ‘Worked very hard to create a greater understanding of their business’
• Galleon Holdings – ‘Regularly speak to and correspond with retail investors’
• Goals Soccer Centres – ‘Consistently excellent communication policy’
• Imaginatik – ‘Has an investor blog which the chief executive himself keeps up to date with news’
• SQS Software – ‘A targeted, organised approach to private investor communications’

Best Aim Website

• Archial – ‘The re-branding from SMC to Archial was accompanied by the launch of a best practice website’
• Faroe Petroleum – ‘Easily accessible and very user friendly’
• Sportingbet – ‘Easy to navigate and regularly updated’
• Travelzest – ‘Highly advanced investor page functions’
• Young's & Co – ‘Easy to navigate, abundant up to date information’

Aim Investors’ International Company of the Year

• Great Eastern Energy Corporation – ‘Well placed in growing Indian coal bed methane sector’
• Hutchison China Meditech – ‘The Chinese healthcare business is performing strongly’
• KSK Power Ventur – ‘Delivered on their strategy and Indian IPO raised welcome finance’
• OPG Power Ventures – ‘Great Indian business, with quality management’
• Pure Circle – ‘Ramping up production and achieved vital regulatory approvals’
• SQS Software – ‘Maintained strong organic growth throughout the year’

Aim Investors’ Company of the Year

• Abcam – ‘Consistent quality delivery of strategy’
• ASOS – ‘Continues to deliver growth despite tough retail environment’
• Craneware – ‘Taking advantage of US market opportunities’
• Education Development International – ‘Continues to beat growth expectations’
• Healthcare Locums – ‘Delivering growth year after year’
• RWS Group – ‘Done well in tough markets and made sensible acquisitions’