SPRI completes first course for IR

Investor Relations 17 female and two male graduates have successfully completed the first "Investor Relations Assistant" short course, which was organized by the Swiss Public Relations Institute in cooperation with the professional associations GIRAS (Swiss Association of Investor Relations Agencies) and SIRV (Swiss Investor Relations Association). The next course starts on October 12. At management level, an "Investor Relations Officer" course is in preparation and will begin in the second half of 2004.