Bucharest, June 27, 2024 – ARIR (The Romanian Investor Relations Association), the promoter of the Investor Relations (IR) concept, announces that DN AGRAR Group (BVB symbol: DN) is joining the ARIR community as an Associate Member. DN AGRAR Group is Romania’s largest integrated livestock farm, with cow milk production and vegetable production, with over 15 years of activity in Romania, and listed on the AeRO market since February 2022. DN obtained the maximum score – 10, for investor communication in the annual VEKTOR by ARIR evaluation.
Peter de Boer, BoD Member & IR Manager, DN AGRAR Group:
“Our continued commitment towards transparency, corporate governance, as well as to effective and proactive communication with investors, is also highlighted by joining the ARIR community. The listing was an important step for us, we have constantly improved our operations, being them structural or related to communication, and we continue to develop. Two years after listing our shares were included in the MSCI indices, we tripled the size of our business and we aim to double it in the next four years through operational efficiencies and the development of new projects.”
Daniela Maior (Șerban), ARIR President and Co-founder:
“The ARIR community is also becoming more relevant for issuers present in the AeRO market, more and more listed companies recognizing the importance of a proactive voice for the development of the investor relations field. ARIR is dedicated to setting the best practices for listed companies, and this year, for the second time, took place the evaluation of companies from the AeRO market, according to VEKTOR by ARIR indicator. Recently, ARIR became part of the group that reviews the Corporate Governance Code and we have been involved in more and more advocacy initiatives to strengthen and develop the local capital market.”
DN AGRAR Group is the largest integrated zootechnical farm in Romania, with cow milk production and vegetable production. The group operates in the center of Transylvania, in Alba, Sibiu, and Hunedoara counties. The company was founded in 2008 by Jan Gijsbertus de Boer and is listed on the Bucharest Stock Exchange, on the AeRO market, since February 2022. As of September 19th, 2022, DN AGRAR shares are included in BETAeRO index of the most traded companies in the SMT Multilateral Trading System. Starting March 1, 2024, DN AGRAR shares are part of the MSCI Frontier IMI and MSCI Romania IMI (Investable Market Indices) indices, in the Small Cap category.
The company’s main areas of activity are zootechnics, vegetable agricultural production, agricultural services, logistics, transport, tourism, and business and management consulting services.
ARIR members are among the largest companies in Romania, sharing the common objective of implementing best practices in transparency, investor communication, and corporate governance, covering over 90% of market capitalization.
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About the Romanian Investor Relations Association (ARIR):
ARIR is the promoter of the Investor Relations (IR) concept in Romania and we believe that by following standards of transparency, corporate governance and proactivity in communicating with investors, our members will benefit from added value, attract funding more easily, have the reputation and trust necessary for the continued development of their business.
The Romanian Investor Relations Association – ARIR was founded at the initiative of Daniela Maior Serban in November 2018 together with the founding members: Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB), ALRO, Franklin Templeton Management – Bucharest, Hidroelectrica, Nuclearelectrica, Teraplast, Transelectrica, and Tony Romani. The following companies have joined the community: Electrica, OMV Petrom, Antibiotice, Purcari, Salt Bank, BRK Financial Group, Banca Transilvania, Transgaz, MedLife, Romcarbon, Farmaceutica REMEDIA, Autonom, IMPACT Developer & Contractor, One United Properties, Transport Trade Services, Patria Bank, BRD – Groupe Société Générale, Rompetrol, Agista, Mecanica Fină, AQUILA, Bento, ROMGAZ and DN AGRAR as Associate Members. ENVISIA, RTPR, Forvis Mazars, Marsh Broker de Asigurare – Reasigurare and Dentons became Affiliated Members.
More information about ARIR: www.ir-romania.ro.