FASTEST GROWING MEDIA CONFERENCE THURSDAY, 16 JULY 2009

MS CHEN YEW NAH MANAGING DIRECTOR DP INFORMATION GROUP MS KATHY LAI ASSISTANT CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER IE SINGAPORE MS TAN SIEW MENG HEAD OF COMMERCIAL BANKING HSBC SINGAPORE

MS CHEN YEW NAH MANAGING DIRECTOR CERTIFICATION BODY DP INFORMATION GROUP

Companies must be ranked in the Singapore 1000 and Singapore SME 500 rankings, and would have fulfilled the ranking criteria of the above 2 rankings. Ranking period: 1 June 2004 – 31 May Additionally, companies must also fulfill the following:- “FASTEST GROWING 50” Ranking Methodology Be in full operation for the past 4 consecutive years to the year of certification; Have experienced Sales/Turnover growth of greater than 10% or higher for the last 3 years; Have positive Net Profit figures for each of the past 3 years; & Companies' financials are true & fair according to the Auditors for all 4 years. Qualified companies then ranked based on 3-year Compounded Annual Growth Rate (CAGR), where the top 50 are recognised.

“FASTEST GROWING 50” Performance by CAGR Fastest Growing 50 Performance by CAGR Qualifying Companies Top CAGR772.5%565.6%718.2%514.1%820.77% FG50 CAGR Cut Off 44.5% 57.3%61.8%73.0% 81.52%

“FASTEST GROWING 50” Type of Company FG50 List By Company Type 2009 Company TypeTotal% Singapore % Singapore 1000 – Public Listed % Singapore SME % Grand Total %

“FASTEST GROWING 50” Performance by Sales/Turnover FG50 Performance by Sales/Turnover 2009% >$1b6 12.0% $500m-$1b612.0% $250m-$500m816.0% $100m-$250m % <$100m % Grand Total %

“FASTEST GROWING 50” Companies by Age FG50 Companies by Age 2009% < 10 Years2244.0% Years1530.0% years918.0% years2 4.0% > 40 years2 4.0% %

“FASTEST GROWING 50” Country of Origin 2009 Belgium & The Netherlands1 British Virgin Islands1 China2 Denmark1 France2 Germany2 Indonesia1 Malaysia1 Singapore34 South Korea1 Switzerland1 The Netherlands1 United Kingdom1 USA1 Grand Total50

“FASTEST GROWING 50” 2009 : Top 10 Fastest Growing : Top RankCAGR % SIM PTE. LTD INTERNATIONAL PAINT SINGAPORE PTE. LTD CAPITALAND TREASURY LIMITED AET TANKERS PTE. LTD SING HOLDINGS LIMITED MCC TRANSPORT SINGAPORE PTE. LTD UBS SECURITIES PTE. LTD SYNERGIC INDUSTRIAL MATERIALS & SERVICES PTE. LTD CONVERSANT SOLUTIONS PTE. LTD KEPPEL INTEGRATED ENGINEERING LIMITED

“FASTEST GROWING 50” Performance Over Last 5 years

“FASTEST GROWING 50” 5-year Performance by Sectors Business SectorGrand Total CONSTRUCTION13 ELECTRICITY/GAS/WATER8 FINANCE26 HOLDINGS5 HOSPITALITY / F&B4 INFORMATION & COMMUNICATIONS4 MANUFACTURING53 PROPERTY9 RETAIL3 SERVICES9 TRANSPORT/STORAGE23 WHOLESALE93 Grand Total250 Wholesale - Solid/Liquid/Gaseous Fuels most represented (19/93 = 20%)

“FASTEST GROWING 50” 5-year Performance by Sales Sales/Turnover RangeGrand Total Up to $10m6 >$10m - $50m52 >$50 - $100m34 >$100m - $250m49 >$250m - $500m40 >$500m - $1b29 >$1b40 Grand Total250

“FASTEST GROWING 50” 5-year Performance by Profit Profit RangeGrand Total Up to $0.5m12% >$0.5m - $1m9% >$1 - $5m20% >$5m - 10m16% >$10m - $50m30% >$50m14% Grand Total100%

“FASTEST GROWING 50” 5-year Performance by Credit Ratings DP Credit Rating Grand Total DP1 Investment Grade (52%) 10% DP27% DP312% DP423% DP5 High Yield (43%) 29% DP614% DP7 High Risk (5%) 5% DP80% Grand Total 100%

“FASTEST GROWING 50” 5-year Performance by Age Age RangeGrand Total Up to 10 Yrs Yrs Yrs Yrs18 >40 Yrs8 Grand Total250 Youngest Company – 5 years (Liven Agrichem Pte Ltd; est. 2000) Oldest Company – 120 years (The Straits Trading Company Limited; est. 1887)

“FASTEST GROWING 50” 5-year Performance by Country of Origin Country of OriginNo of coys in last 5 years Japan13 Jersey1 Malaysia1 Mauritius1 Singapore166 South Korea2 Switzerland4 Taiwan1 The Netherlands4 United Kingdom5 USA9 Country of OriginNo of coys in last 5 years Australia2 Belgium & The Netherlands1 Bermuda5 British Virgin Islands4 China8 Denmark4 France5 Germany7 Hong Kong2 India2 Indonesia3

“FASTEST GROWING 50” 5-year Performance by Internationalisation Common trait is ability of FG50 companies to generate overseas revenue Out of 250 companies ranked, 80% have overseas revenue

MS KATHY LAI ASSISTANT CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER SUPPORTING ORGANISATION IE SINGAPORE

MS TAN SIEW MENG HEAD OF COMMERCIAL BANKING KEY SPONSOR HSBC SINGAPORE

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8TH ANNUAL FASTEST GROWING 50 (2009) CERTIFICATION LUNCHEON & FORUM FRIDAY, 17 JULY AM – 2PM THE GRAND BALLROOM THE RITZ-CARLTON MILLENIA SINGAPORE GUEST OF HONOUR DR BALAJI SADASIVAN, SENIOR MINISTER OF STATE FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS KEYNOTE SPEAKER AMBASSADOR HOLGER STANDERTSKJÖLD, HEAD OF THE DELEGATION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION TO SINGAPORE

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