The Awards aims to acknowledge the top 100 JSE-listed companies that have delivered the highest share price performance on a R10 000 investment from 1 September 2013 to the end of August, after taking into account normal and special dividends and bonus shares reinvested.
As of this year, the winning company will also be required to have held a market capitalisation of R5-billion as of 1 September 2013.
Reardon Sanderson, general manager of group sales and marketing at Tiso Blackstar Group, which owns the Sunday Times, says, "The Sunday Times Top 100 Companies Awards is one of the most prestigious and high-profile events in corporate South Africa, and we are pleased to welcome BCX as partners."
"The Awards not only recognise leaders in business, but the Top 100 ranking also provides a valuable investment insight for all South Africans who are future-focussed," adds Sanderson.
Mandisa Ntloko, chief marketing officer at BCX, says, "This partnership comes at a time when a number of the JSE-listed companies participating in the awards are facing major economic challenges in their respective businesses."
"As a technology and infrastructure solutions supplier to these companies, it is a privilege for us to partner with Tiso Blackstar Group to recognise the industry players that have yielded financial growth, thus contributing to the overall positive business climate for South Africa," Ntloko adds.
Apart from recognising the top performing companies, the Sunday Times Top 100 Companies Awards also aim to recognise outstanding individual contributions to South African business and the economy.
The Sunday Times Business Leader of the Year Award is considered the ultimate accolade as recipients are decided by CEOs of the Sunday Times Top 100 Companies from the previous year.
Former recipients include Lesetja Kganyago, Pravin Gordhan, Johan van Zyl, Michael Jordaan, Phuthuma Nhleko, Johann Rupert, Brian Joffe, Graham Mackay, Maria Ramos, Adrian Gore, Whitey Basson and Dr Christo Wiese.
The Sunday Times Top 100 Companies Lifetime Achiever Award is decided by a high profile independent panel. Previous recipients include Dr Patrice Motsepe, Dr Johann Rupert, Dr Christo Wiese, Bobby Godsell, Brian Joffe, Nelson Mandela, Allan Gray, Stephen Koseff, Richard Maponya, Bill Venter, Nthato Motlana, Donald Gordon, Sam Motsuenyane, Koos Bekker, Raymond Ackerman and Anton Rupert.
The results of the Sunday Times Top 100 Companies Awards will be announced at a gala dinner to be held in Parktown in November and published in the newspaper on Sunday, 11 November.
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