Corporations usually are willing to send their corporate annual reports to anyone requesting a copy. Direct your letter to corporate headquarters, specifically, the corporate or public relations department. If you have a previous annual report, it will likely contain an address for requesting future reports. Other sources for corporate annual reports are your local library and your university's business library. Sources for corporate addresses that are available from your local library include:
- Dun and Bradstreet Million Dollar Directory
- The Directory of Corporate Affiliations
- Standard and Poor's Register of Corporations, Directors and Executives
- Encyclopedia of Business Information Sources
Often corporations limit printing of their annual reports. If a corporation does not have enough annual reports printed, it may send you a photocopy of a report with information that you can use. For more information about reading corporate reports, refer to the Encyclopedia of Business Information Sources available from your local library. |