Fortune 50(0) Companies

2 BSC – Fortune 50 “Most admired companies” Rank CompanyIndustryCountry 1Wal-Mart Merchandise U.S. 2General ElectricElectronics U.S. 3 MicrosoftComputers U.S. 4 Johnson & JohnsonPharma U.S. 5Berkshire HathawayProperty & C. Insurance U.S. 6DellComputers U.S. 7IBMComputers U.S. 8Toyota MotorsMotor Vehicles Japan 9 Procter & GambleHousehold & P.products U.S. 10FedExDelivery U.S. ……… … 15BMWMotor Vehicles Germany ……… … 21NestléConsumer Food Switzerland ……… … 50 GlaxoSmithKlinePharma Britain 2004 All-Stars Source: Fortune Magazine, March 2004

3 We have translated our strategy into clear Action plans with clear accountabilities Roles & responsibilities are sufficiently clear that people know where to go for the information & support they need to do their jobs effectively Decision-making accountabilities and processes are well-defined Source: Fortune Magazine, March 2004 Companies are divided into two groups: the most admired (top three to five of each industry) and those who ranked lower 76% Most admired companies 66% Peer Group 84% 74% 81% 74% 79% 64% All of the functions critical to our business success are in place BSC – Fortune 50 “What does it take?”

4 Leaders devote a significant amount of time to hiring and develop talent Performance measures are directly tied to our business strategy BSC – Fortune 50 “What does it take?” Source: Fortune Magazine, March 2004 Leaders surround themselves with people who will challenge them on their thinking 81% 60% Most admired companies Peer Group 79% 92% 67% 48% “The challenge is to put the strategy, systems and capabilities in place, and then drive deployment & execution.” (A.G. Lafley, CEO of Procter & Gamble, 2004) Companies are divided into two groups: the most admired (top three to five of each industry) and those who ranked lower

5 BSC – Fortune 50 “Most admired companies” Rank CompanyIndustry Country 1General ElectricElectronics U.S. 2Wal-Mart Merchandise U.S. 3DellComputers U.S. 4MicrosoftComputers U.S. 5Toyota MotorsMotor Vehicles Japan 6 Procter & GambleHousehold & Pers. U.S. 7 Johnson & JohnsonPharma U.S. 8FedExDelivery U.S. 9IBMComputers U.S. 10Berkshire HathawayProperty & Insurance U.S. ……… … 11BMWMotor Vehicles Germany 15SonyElectronics Japan ……… … 22BPPetroleum Refining Britain ……… … 49 TescoFood & Drug Store Britain VodafoneTelecommunications Britain Continental AirlinesAirlines U.S. Colgate-PalmoliveHousehold U.S. Source: Fortune Magazine, 7 th March All-Stars

6  U.S. companies still dominate the list  From 52 companies in the All-Star List, 35 are US-based  From 30 industry groups surveyed, 24 were led by US companies  Responded very well to competitive challenges, taken advantage of the opportunities of globalisation by tapping talents & markets around the world  GE as most admired company in the world  But more non -US companies made it onto the list than ever before  Samsung (39.) as first Korean company; Siemens (43.), Novartis (48.) Swiss Pharmaceutical Giant  Toyota (10.) only non-US company among the Top Ten  BMW as the highest ranking European company on the list (11.)  Companies who fell of the list, often got bad headlines  Royal / Dutch Shell – overstated its oil & gas reserves  AIG - Penalty payments for inflating financial statements  Merck – Vioxx Scandal BSC – Fortune 50 “Most admired companies” Snapshot 2005

7 “ Those wining companies tend to push the envelope for their industries. They are setting standards and raising the bar in their markets.” (Mel Stark, Vice President Hay Group) Superior Management Industry Leadership Innovativeness Technological Prowess Companies on Top of the List scored high on Use of Corporate Assets Globalness Employee Talent Financial Soundness Social Responsibility Long-term Investment Value Other Categories assessed Snapshot 2005 BSC – Fortune 50 “Most admired companies”

8 Rank CompanyIndustryCountry 1General ElectricElectronics U.S. 2Toyota Motor Motor Vehicles Japan 3Procter & GambleHousehold & Pers. Pdts U.S. 4FedEx Delivery U.S. 5Johnson & JohnsonPharma U.S. 6 MicrosoftComputers U.S. 7 Dell Computers U.S. 8Berkshire Hathaway Property & C. Insurance U.S. 9Apple ComputersComputers U.S. 10Wal-Mart StoresGeneral Merchandise U.S. ……… … 11IBMComputers U.S. 12Target General Merchandise U.S. ……… … 21CitigroupMega Banks U.S. 22Coca-ColaBeverages U.S. ……… … 49 Royal Bank of ScotlandMega Banks Britain 50Dow ChemicalChemicals U.S. Source: Fortune Magazine, 13 th March 2006 BSC – Fortune 50 “Most admired companies” 2006 All-Stars

9 BSC – Fortune 50 “Most admired companies”  U.S. companies still dominate the list  From 50 companies in the All-Star List, 32 are US-based  From 27 industry groups surveyed, 21 were led by US companies  GE as most admired company in the world for 3 years running  Some changes for non -US companies that made it onto the list  Toyota Motors now ranked No. 2. Highest Asian ranked company Only non-US company among Top Ten  Total 18 companies non-US (2005 – 17 companies)  BMW as the highest ranking European company on the list (13.)  Only 7 Asian companies (5-Japan; 1-S.Korea; 1-Singapore) (2005 – 7 companies)  Chinese companies are expected to enter Top 50 in the next 2 to 3 years. Highest ranked is Shanghai BaoSteel – No. 227 of 351 companies surveyed. Lenovo is expected be prominent soon. Snapshot 2006