Metro Pacific Wins Coveted Award

Metro Pacific Investments Corporation (MPIC) was named a "Most Honored Company" in the recently released 12th Annual Asia Executive Team survey by Institutional Investor Research (II Research).

Photo Insert: MPIC is the only corporation from the Philippines to receive such honor.

MPIC topped the poll made by II Research on Asia’s leading CEOs, CFOs, Investor Relations Officers, Investor Relations programs and ESG (Environmental Social and Governance) regarding qualities that best uphold corporate governance norms and facilitate investment into their company.

There were 115 companies that achieved a published rank in the above-mentioned categories to become Honored companies, with 46 of those companies receiving the coveted Most Honored Company designation.

MPIC is the only corporation from the Philippines to receive such honor.

“Our investor relations efforts have been complimentary to improving our Corporate Governance. We view corporate governance as aligning the interests of management with all other stakeholders – with shareholders at the forefront. In this sense, the constant communication fostered by investor relations between management and shareholders reinforces that ideal,” MPIC Chairman, President, and CEO Manuel V. Pangilinan emphasized.

According to sell-side analysts, MPIC rated best in the following Industrials (including Infrastructure) Sector (ex-Mainland China) categories for its performance in 2021: Best CEO for former President and CEO Jose Ma. K. Lim; Best CFO for Chaye A. Cabal – Revilla; Best Investor Relations Professional for MPIC Vice President for Investor Relations Maricris Aldover – Ysmael; Best Investor Relations Program, and Best ESG.

"2021 was a difficult year for corporations in Asia," according to Carvin Lee, Institutional Investor Asia ex-Japan Commercial Lead.

According to Lee, "Inflationary pressures fueled by geopolitical events have added further challenges to firms and executives, as they continue to address changing investor behaviors and regulatory pressure. When times are tough, true quality becomes more important than ever...We congratulate MPIC for their outstanding performance this year."

MPIC's year end results affirms that effective leadership, IR excellence and strong ESG commitment are shared across its entire C-Level Executive Team.

"At MPIC, we believe in empowering our investors to make informed decisions about our company and are continuously looking for ways to elevate our engagements with them," stated Chaye Cabal - Revilla, Chief Finance, Risk, and Sustainability Officer.

Cabal-Revilla added, "We are grateful for these recognitions from II Research as they affirm that we are on the right track."

A total of 5,524 investors, portfolio managers and analysts from 1,521 voter firms participated in this survey, nominating 1,612 companies and 2,606 individuals across 18 sectors. This included 4,854 buy-side specialists from 1,381 buy-side organizations with an estimated $2 trillion in Asia (ex-Japan) stocks and 670 sell-side analysts from 140 companies.

Polling was done in early 2022 to reflect the winners’ performance for 2021. The organizations were scored on six fundamental areas, including Financial Disclosure, Services & Communication and ESG as well as qualities for CEOs, CFOs and the Best IR Professionals.

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