PLC Awards Dinner: Sponsored by PricewaterhouseCoopers
The PLC Awards event was founded in 1987 to reward excellence in the smaller quoted company sector. The winners of each of the seven award categories are presented with their awards at the annual PLC Awards Dinner, which is held in March. The PLC Awards Dinner is "the" City event of the year and is attended by 1,500 guests, including quoted companies, investment banks, fund managers, investment analysts, and corporate advisors.

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PLC Awards Archive - 2001

Best Investor Communications
Sponsored by: WILink.com plc

Winner: Lastminute.com

Winner Picture shows, left to right Nigel Burton, Finance Director, WILink.com plc, David Howell, Finance Director, lastminute.com plc and Kieran Poynter, UK Senior Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers

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New Company of the Year
Sponsored by: Old Mutual Securities

Winner: Parkman Group plc

Winner Picture shows, left to right Chris Airey, Chief Executive, Old Mutual Securities, Richard Archer, Chairman, Parkman Group plc, and Kieran Poynter, UK Senior Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers

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Best Technology Award
Sponsored by: S J Berwin

Winner: Biotrace International plc

Winner Picture shows, left to right Kieran Poynter, UK Senior Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Ian Johnson, Chief Executive, Biotrace International plc and Delphine Currie, Partner, S J Berwin

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Entrepreneur of the Year
Sponsored by: Credit Lyonnais Securities

Winner: Fred Turok (L A Fitness plc)

Winner Picture shows, left to right Kieran Poynter, UK Senior Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Fred Turok, Chief Executive, L A Fitness plc and Simon Bennett, Director, Credit Lyonnais Securities

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Company of the Year
Sponsored by: College Hill Associates

Winner: Helical Bar plc

Winner Picture shows, left to right Archie Berens, Director, College Hill Associates, Nigel McNair Scott, Finance Director, Helical Bar plc and Kieran Poynter, UK Senior Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers

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Best Performing Share Award
Sponsored by: Winterflood Securities Limited

Winner: Edinburgh Oil & Gas plc

Winner Picture shows, left to right Brian Winterflood, Chairman, Winterflood Securities Limited, Tracy Mackenzie, Research Analyst, Bell Lawrie White (collecting the award on behalf of Edinburgh Oil & Gas plc) and Kieran Poynter, UK Senior Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers

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Best Performing Smaller Company Fund Award
Sponsored by: KBC Peel Hunt Ltd

Winner: BFS Small Companies Dividend Trust

Winner Picture shows, left to right Kieran Poynter, UK Senior Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers, David Horner, Fund Manager, BFS Small Companies Dividend Trust and Christopher Holdsworth Hunt, Director, KBC Peel Hunt Ltd

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