:: MEDIA CONFERENCE :: 17 JANUARY 2008 SINGAPORE 1000 & SINGAPORE SME DP INFORMATION GROUP Ranking Body & Publisher ERNST & YOUNG SINGAPORE Co-Producer SPRING SINGAPORE IE SINGAPORE IDA SINGAPORE THE BUSINESS TIMES Supporting Organisations HSBC Key Sponsor

PANELISTS :: MS CHEN YEW NAH, MANAGING DIRECTOR DP INFORMATION GROUP Ranking Body & Publisher MR LIM TZE YUEN, PARTNER (ASSURANCE & ADVISORY SERVICES) ERNST & YOUNG SINGAPORE Co-Producer MR LEE PENG HON, HEAD (STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP, ENTERPRISE PROMOTION GROUP) SPRING SINGAPORE Supporting Organisation MRS TAN LI LIN, DIRECTOR (LIFESTYLE & BUSINESS SERVICES) IE SINGAPORE Supporting Organisation MR LO YOONG KHONG, CLUSTER DIRECTOR (CLUSTER-WIDE PROGRAMMES) IDA SINGAPORE Supporting Organisation

MS CHEN YEW NAH, MANAGING DIRECTOR DP INFORMATION GROUP Ranking Body & Publisher KEY TRENDS & STATISTICS

SINGAPORE 1000 & SME 500 :: 2008 EDITIONS 10 th Annual Edition21 st Annual Edition

YEAR-ON-YEAR STATISTICS :: GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT (GDP) (at 2000 market prices) Ranking Period: 1 June 2006 – 31 May 2007 (3Q2006 – 2Q2007) %

SINGAPORE 1000 & SME 500 :: 2008 EDITIONS Overall Performance  Measures & ranks performance of Singapore’s corporate sectors  Criteria includes turnover, profit and credit standing  Analyses corporations, PLCs and SMEs

SALES/TURNOVER (units in SGD billions) SINGAPORE SALES RANKED :: TRENDS :: SALES/TURNOVER & NET PROFIT (+13.2%) (+19.1%) (+25.7%) (+38.8%) (+30.5%) (+18.6%) NET PROFIT (units in SGD billions) (+15.5%) (+11.8%)

SINGAPORE PROFIT RANKED :: TRENDS :: NET PROFIT (+18.5%) NET PROFIT (units in SGD billions) (+20.7%)

(+31.1%) (+36.1%) (+8.9%) SINGAPORE SME SALES RANKED :: TRENDS :: SALES/TURNOVER & NET PROFIT NET PROFIT (units in SGD thousands) (+4.9%) SALES/TURNOVER (units in SGD millions) (+0.9%) (+1.1%) (+1.0%) (+3.4%)

SALES/TURNOVER (units in SGD billions) SINGAPORE PLC 500 SALES RANKED :: TRENDS :: SALES/TURNOVER & NET PROFIT (+15.2%) (+32.9%) NET PROFIT (units in SGD billions) (+17.8%) (+2.1%)

SINGAPORE :: TRENDS :: DP Credit Rating Distribution DP Credit Rating #% Investment Grade DP DP DP DP High YieldDP DP High RiskDP DP850.5 Total

Business ClassificationDP Credit Rating DP1DP2DP3DP4DP5DP6DP7DP8GRAND TOTAL Comms/Tpt/Storage Construction Electricity/Gas/Water Finance Holdings Hotels/Food Establishments Manufacturing Property Retail Services Wholesale GRAND TOTAL SINGAPORE 1000 BY TURNOVER 2008 :: Industry Distribution by DP Credit Rating

SINGAPORE 1000 & SME 500 :: Return on Equity Ranking  New Ranking based on Return on Equity  Efficiency in generating returns based on available resources  Wing Tai Clothing Pte Ltd (ROE: 412%)  Almost 69.0% (178 of 259) of Net Profit Ranked PLCs also ranked in ROE Ranking  Best performing PLC in ROE Ranking is Starhub Limited (ROE of 74%)  Among the SMEs ranked by ROE, 422 listed in the SME 500 ranked by net profit  4 of 5 ranked SMEs with net profit exceeding $10 million are among top 50 in SMEs ranked by ROE

SINGAPORE :: Honorary Awards  The Singapore 1000 Honorary award is presented to companies that have achieved the same award for 3 consecutive years.  Sales/Turnover Excellence – Wholesale  SHELL EASTERN TRADING (PTE) LTD  Net Profit Excellence - Communications/Transport/Storage  SINGAPORE TELECOMMUNICATIONS LIMITED  Sales/Turnover Excellence – Finance  TOSHIBA CAPITAL (ASIA) LTD

MR LIM TZE YUEN, PARTNER (ASSURANCE & ADVISORY SERVICES) ERNST & YOUNG SINGAPORE Co-Producer AWARDS SINGAPORE 1000 :: SALES/TURNOVER EXCELLENCE AWARD BY INDUSTRY SINGAPORE 1000 :: SALES/TURNOVER GROWTH EXCELLENCE AWARD BY INDUSTRY

SINGAPORE 1000 :: 2008 WINNERS SALES/TURNOVER EXCELLENCE BY INDUSTRY  COMMUNICATIONS / TRANSPORT / STORAGE SINGAPORE AIRLINES LIMITED  FINANCE DBS GROUP HOLDINGS LTD : MANUFACTURING MOTOROLA ELECTRONICS PTE LTD  RETAIL COLD STORAGE SINGAPORE (1983) PTE LTD

SINGAPORE 1000 :: 2008 WINNERS SALES/TURNOVER EXCELLENCE BY INDUSTRY… continued : SERVICES WILMAR INTERNATIONAL LIMITED :HOTELS & FOOD ESTABLISHMENTS HOTEL PROPERTIES LIMITED : WHOLESALE BP SINGAPORE PTE. LIMITED

SINGAPORE 1000 :: 2008 WINNERS SALES/TURNOVER GROWTH EXCELLENCE BY INDUSTRY  COMMUNICATIONS / TRANSPORT / STORAGE WESTERN BULK PTE. LTD. :FINANCE UBS SECURITIES PTE. LTD. :HOTELS & FOOD ESTABLISHMENTS ORCHARD PARADE HOLDINGS LIMITED : MANUFACTURING EEMS ASIA PTE. LTD.

SINGAPORE 1000 :: 2008 WINNERS SALES/TURNOVER GROWTH EXCELLENCE BY INDUSTRY … continued  RETAIL REPUBLIC AUTO PTE. LTD. : SERVICES BARCLAYS CAPITAL GLOBAL SERVICES SINGAPORE PTE. LTD. : WHOLESALE MERCURIA ENERGY TRADING PTE. LTD.

MRS TAN LI LIN MRS TAN LI LIN, DIRECTOR (LIFESTYLES & BUSINESS SERVICES) IE SINGAPORE Supporting Organisation AWARDS SINGAPORE 1000 :: NET PROFIT EXCELLENCE AWARD BY INDUSTRY

SINGAPORE 1000 :: 2008 WINNERS NET PROFIT EXCELLENCE BY INDUSTRY  COMMUNICATIONS / TRANSPORT / STORAGE SINGAPORE AIRLINES LIMITED  FINANCE UNITED OVERSEAS BANK LIMITED :HOTELS & FOOD ESTABLISHMENTS GOODWOOD PARK HOTEL LIMITED : MANUFACTURING IBM SINGAPORE PTE LTD

SINGAPORE 1000 :: 2008 WINNERS NET PROFIT EXCELLENCE BY INDUSTRY… continued  RETAIL LVMH FASHION (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD. : SERVICES SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS LIMITED : WHOLESALE SHELL EASTERN PETROLEUM (PTE) LTD

MR LO YOONG KHONG CLUSTER DIRECTOR (CLUSTER-WIDE PROGRAMMES) IDA SINGAPORE Supporting Organisation AWARDS SINGAPORE 1000 :: RETURN ON EQUITY EXCELLENCE AWARD BY INDUSTRY

SINGAPORE 1000 :: 2008 WINNERS RETURN ON EQUITY EXCELLENCE BY INDUSTRY  COMMUNICATIONS / TRANSPORT / STORAGE STARHUB MOBILE PTE LTD :FINANCE TARGET ASSET MANAGEMENT PTE LTD :HOTELS & FOOD ESTABLISHMENTS YUM! RESTAURANTS ASIA PTE LTD : MANUFACTURING STAHL ASIA PTE LTD

SINGAPORE 1000 :: 2008 WINNERS RETURN ON EQUITY EXCELLENCE BY INDUSTRY… continued  RETAIL WING TAI CLOTHING PTE LTD : SERVICES JOBSTREET.COM PTE LTD : WHOLESALE CHEMOIL INTERNATIONAL PTE. LTD.

MR LEE PENG HON, HEAD (STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP, ENTERPRISE PROMOTION GROUP) SPRING SINGAPORE Supporting Organisation AWARDS SINGAPORE SME 500 :: SALES/TURNOVER EXCELLENCE AWARD SINGAPORE SME 500 :: NET PROFIT EXCELLENCE AWARD SINGAPORE SME 500 :: PROMISING SME (3 AWARDS)

SINGAPORE SME 500 :: 2008 WINNERS SALES/TURNOVER EXCELLENCE  CITYSTATE TRAVEL PTE. LTD.  DAIEI PAPERS (S.A.) PTE LTD  BOON TRADING PTE LTD  SEASONAL PRODUCE (S) PTE. LTD.  FU YUAN ENTERPRISE PTE LTD

SINGAPORE SME 500 :: 2008 WINNERS NET PROFIT EXCELLENCE  TARGET ASSET MANAGEMENT PTE LTD  HELIOS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT PTE. LTD.  PINE TREE CONDOMINIUM PTE LTD  GOODRICH GLOBAL PTE. LTD.  ROMAR POSITIONING EQUIPMENT PTE LTD

SINGAPORE SME 500 :: 2008 WINNERS PROMISING SMEs ( 3 Categories)  CROSSING $10 MILLION TURNOVER MILNE INTERNATIONAL PTE LTD  CROSSING $20 MILLION TURNOVER LEAN HIN LEE CONTRACTOR & TRADING (PTE) LTD  CROSSING $50 MILLION TURNOVER ROMAR POSITIONING EQUIPMENT PTE LTD

SINGAPORE 1000 & SME 500 :: 2008 WEBSITE  Rankings  Business Club Activities

21ST ANNUAL SINGAPORE 1000 & SME 500 :: AWARDS Friday, 18 JANUARY 2008 :: 6 PM THE ISLAND BALLROOM, THE SHANGRI-LA HOTEL SINGAPORE GUEST-OF-HONOUR MR LEE YI SHYAN MINISTER OF STATE FOR TRADE & INDUSTRY “PROUDLY, SINGAPORE”

SINGAPORE 1000 & SME 500 :: 2008 RANKINGS QUESTIONS & ANSWERS

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