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Corporate Affairs
Investor Relations
The Group is comm itted to a proactive
investor relations and communications
programme, and makes every effort to
ensure fair disclosure, non-selective
dissemination of material information and
clear, com prehensive reporting of
performance and business activities in a
timely manner.
Investor Briefings
During the financial year 2005, VTech
held over 30 one-on-one meetings w ith
investors to keep them abreast of the
latest company developments. In addition,
the Group organised site visits to its
advanced manufacturing facilities in
mainland China.
Quarterly Newsletter
The Group’s quarterly newsletter continues
to keep investors informed of the latest
developments at VTech.
Through the intranet, the global on-line
quarterly newsletter keeps staff inform ed
of key developments w ithin the Group.
The Suggestion Box, which provides
another channel for feedback and
information, was widely used.
e-Corporate Culture Building
Programme
To help foster a strong and consistent
culture within the Group, in August 2004
VTech launched its annual worldw ide
e-Corporate Culture Building programme.
The theme of “m aking a difference”
highlighted the benefits that can be found
in going beyond set ways of doing things
to achieve results. In all, more than 200
employees participated by logging on to
the special web page.
Training
As a global organisation with a worldw ide
market reach, multiple language skills are
increasingly im portant to the workings of
the Group and during the financial year we
arranged courses in both English and
Putonghua to address this need. Com puter
software and presentation skills training
were also welcomed by employees
seeking to upgrade their skills.
Staff in training class
Visit to VTech's manufacturing facilities in
Dougguan
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Results Announcement Webcast
VTech webcasts its key financial
announcements, allow ing investors
not able to be present to watch the
event, accom panied by the detailed
slide presentations.
Investor Relations Website
For both institutional and retail investors,
the corporate website www.vtech.com
provides up-to-date inform ation on
the Group’s financial and business
developments, including press releases,
stock exchange announcements,
slide presentations and annual and
interim reports.
Employee Relations
VTech benefits from the loyalty and
enthusiasm of its employees and takes
care to maintain a motivated w orkforce.
Open Communications
Open com munications are critical to
sound employee relations and VTech has
sought to use the latest technology to
expand the scope of its dialogue w ith
employees at all levels.
VTech’s intranet enables efficient
communication between the worldwide
offices, offering information on Group
developments, guidelines and policy.