1  What kind of information do they include in these pages, and what messages are they trying to present to the financial markets? If performance has been poor, what reasons do they give, and what do they promise to do about it? What implications might that have for people working in the company?

These websites contain material relevant to the chapter:
www.basf.com www.marksandspencer.com www.mothercare.com www.siemens.com www.solvay.com www.babcock.co.uk www.carol.co.uk www.morrisons.co.uk Visit the websites in the list, or for any other company that interests you, and navigate to the pages which include their annual report or investor relations (see also ‘recent trading statements’).
Sometimes they may include ‘presentations to analysts’ (who advise fund managers on investment decisions).