:: MEDIA CONFERENCE :: 18 JANUARY 2007 SINGAPORE 1000 & SINGAPORE SME DP INFORMATION GROUP Ranking Body & Publisher ERNST & YOUNG SINGAPORE Co-Producer IE SINGAPORE SPRING SINGAPORE THE BUSINESS TIMES Supporting Organisations HSBC Key Sponsor

PANELISTS :: MS CHEN YEW NAH, MANAGING DIRECTOR DP INFORMATION GROUP Ranking Body & Publisher MR SIMON YEO, PARTNER ERNST & YOUNG SINGAPORE Co-Producer MR GWEE SENG KWONG, DIRECTOR, ENTERPRISE SERVICES DIVISION SPRING SINGAPORE Supporting Organisation MR THIAN TAI CHEW, DIRECTOR, ENTERPRISE & TRADE PROMOTION GROUP IE SINGAPORE Supporting Organisation

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

SINGAPORE 1000 & SME 500 :: 2007 EDITIONS Milestones  20th Edition Singapore 1000  Today, most comprehensive analysis of Singapore Corporate Performance

SINGAPORE 1000 & SME 500 :: 2007 EDITIONS Milestones  20th Edition Singapore 1000  Today, most comprehensive analysis of Singapore Corporate Performance  20 years’ ago, combined Net Profit of Top 10 Coys just over $1 billion  Today, Net Profit of Top 10 Coys is $23.1 billion

YEAR-ON-YEAR STATISTICS :: GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT (GDP) (at 2000 market prices) Ranking Period: 1 June 2005 – 31 May 2006 (3Q2005 – 2Q2006) %

SALES/TURNOVER (units in SGD billions) SINGAPORE :: TRENDS :: SALES/TURNOVER & NET PROFIT (+1.0%) (+13.2%) (+19.1%) (+25.7%) (-7.6%) (+38.8%) (+30.5%) (+18.6%) NET PROFIT (units in SGD billions)

SINGAPORE SME :: TRENDS :: SALES/TURNOVER  11 ranked SMEs from 2006 ranking graduated to S1000  Combined Revenue: $1.1 billion GRADUATING SMEs (2007)SALES/TURNOVER SGD VITAL SOLUTIONS PTE LTD148,618,599 MARKET FORCE INTEGRATED PTE LTD115,037,481 HOI HUP J.V. DEVELOPMENT PTE LTD113,564,786 SINGAPORE INVESTMENTS (PTE) LIMITED112,777,703 HOI HUP HOLDINGS PTE LTD95,276,494 WEB BUNKERING PTE LTD89,552,810 G & W TRADING PTE LTD88,747,120 OCEANTRADE FOODS PTE LTD87,481,515 KIM ANN ENGINEERING PRIVATE LIMITED87,072,098 BINTER & CO. PTE. LTD.82,004,273 GMP RECRUITMENT SERVICES (S) PTE LTD81,471,918 TOTAL1,101,604,797

(+20.0%) (+31.1%) (+36.1%) (+8.9%) SINGAPORE SME :: TRENDS :: NET PROFIT NET PROFIT (units in SGD millions)

SINGAPORE 1000 BY TURNOVER 2007 :: Distribution by DP Credit Rating (*excludes Property& Finance sector coys) DP Credit Rating #% Investment Grade DP DP DP DP High YieldDP DP High RiskDP DP Total

Business ClassificationDP Credit Rating DP1DP2DP3DP4DP5DP6DP7DP8GRAND TOTAL Comms/Tpt/Storage Construction Electricity/Gas/Water Holdings Hotels/Food Establishments Manufacturing Retail Services Wholesale GRAND TOTAL SINGAPORE 1000 BY TURNOVER 2007 :: Industry Distribution by DP Credit Rating (*excludes Property& Finance sector coys)

SINGAPORE 1000 & SME :: TRENDS :: INDUSTRY SALES & PROFIT PERFORMANCE Business Classification Singapore 1000Singapore SME 500 Profit (% Change) Sales (% Change) Profit (% Change) Sales (% Change) Comms/Tpt/ Storage Construction Electricity NA Finance Holdings Hotels/Food Establishments Manufacturing Property Retail Services Wholesale

SINGAPORE 1000 & SME :: TRENDS :: COMMS/TRP/STORAGE SALES PERFORMANCE SINGAPORE 1000 SINGAPORE SME 500

SINGAPORE 1000 & SME :: TRENDS :: PLCs & HIGHER PROFIT MARGINS Business Classification Singapore 1000Singapore SME 500PLC Ranked Coys Average Profit Margin (%) Comms/Tpt/Storage Construction Electricity/Gas/Water Finance Holdings Hotels/Food Establishments Manufacturing Property Retail Services Wholesale GRAND TOTAL

MR SIMON YEO, PARTNER 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 :: 2007 WINNERS SALES/TURNOVER EXCELLENCE BY INDUSTRY  COMMUNICATIONS / TRANSPORT / STORAGE SINGAPORE AIRLINES LIMITED  FINANCE TOSHIBA CAPITAL (ASIA) LTD :HOTELS & FOOD ESTABLISHMENTS HOTEL PROPERTIES LIMITED : MANUFACTURING HEWLETT-PACKARD SINGAPORE (PRIVATE) LIMITED

SINGAPORE 1000 :: 2007 WINNERS SALES/TURNOVER EXCELLENCE BY INDUSTRY… continued  RETAIL DFS VENTURE SINGAPORE (PTE) LTD : SERVICES MOTOROLA TRADING CENTER PTE. LTD. : WHOLESALE SHELL EASTERN TRADING (PTE) LTD

SINGAPORE 1000 :: 2007 WINNERS SALES/TURNOVER GROWTH EXCELLENCE BY INDUSTRY  COMMUNICATIONS / TRANSPORT / STORAGE OCEAN BUNKERING SERVICES (PTE) LTD  FINANCE ASIAN EXCHANGE PTE LTD :HOTELS & FOOD ESTABLISHMENTS BORNEO PROPERTIES SDN. BHD. : MANUFACTURING JURONG HI-TECH (FAR EAST) PTE. LTD.

SINGAPORE 1000 :: 2007 WINNERS SALES/TURNOVER GROWTH EXCELLENCE BY INDUSTRY … continued  RETAIL ASPIAL CORPORATION LIMITED : SERVICES MOTOROLA TRADING CENTER PTE. LTD. : WHOLESALE GLOBAL ENERGY RESOURCES PTE. LTD.

MR THIAN TAI CHEW, DIRECTOR, ENTERPRISE DIVISION IE SINGAPORE Supporting Organisation AWARDS SINGAPORE 1000 :: NET PROFIT EXCELLENCE AWARD BY INDUSTRY

SINGAPORE 1000 :: 2007 WINNERS NET PROFIT EXCELLENCE BY INDUSTRY  COMMUNICATIONS / TRANSPORT / STORAGE SINGAPORE TELECOMMUNICATIONS LIMITED  FINANCE UNITED OVERSEAS BANK LIMITED :HOTELS & FOOD ESTABLISHMENTS GOODWOOD PARK HOTEL LIMITED : MANUFACTURING GLAXO WELLCOME MANUFACTURING PTE LTD

SINGAPORE 1000 :: 2007 WINNERS NET PROFIT EXCELLENCE BY INDUSTRY… continued  RETAIL DFS VENTURE SINGAPORE (PTE) LTD : SERVICES SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS LIMITED : WHOLESALE EXXONMOBIL ASIA PACIFIC PTE LTD

MR GWEE SENG KWONG, DIRECTOR, ENTERPRISE SERVICES DIVISION SPRING SINGAPORE Supporting Organisation AWARDS SINGAPORE SME 500 :: SALES/TURNOVER EXCELLENCE AWARD SINGAPORE SME 500 :: NET PROFIT EXCELLENCE AWARD SINGAPORE SME 500 :: PROMISING SME (6 AWARDS)

SINGAPORE SME 500 :: 2007 WINNERS SALES/TURNOVER EXCELLENCE  UNION CONCEPT MANUFACTURERS PTE LTD  THONG LEE TRADING PRIVATE LIMITED  ICON RESOURCES AND TECHNOLOGIES PTE LTD  HIN HIN TRADING PTE LTD  METAL COMMERZ PTE. LTD.

SINGAPORE SME 500 :: 2007 WINNERS NET PROFIT EXCELLENCE  2G CAPITAL PTE LTD  DA VINCI COLLECTION PTE LTD  KIM HIN JOO PTE LTD  TARGET ASSET MANAGEMENT PTE LTD  MENUMBAR OFFSHORE PTE LTD

SINGAPORE SME 500 :: 2007 WINNERS PROMISING SMEs (2 in 3 Categories)  CROSSING $10 MILLION TURNOVER TONG GUAN RESOURCES PTE LTD EARTH ARTS PTE LTD  CROSSING $20 MILLION TURNOVER MC2 PTE. LTD. B.T. ENGINEERING PTE LTD  CROSSING $50 MILLION TURNOVER JIN LI MOULD MANUFACTURING PTE LTD CHENG HENG PAPER PRODUCTS CO (PTE) LTD

SINGAPORE 1000 & SME 500 :: 2007 WEBSITE  Rankings  Business Club Activities

20TH ANNUAL SINGAPORE 1000 & SME 500 :: AWARDS Friday, 19 JANUARY 2006 :: 6 PM THE GRAND BALLROOM, THE RITZ-CARLTON MILLENIA SINGAPORE GUEST-OF-HONOUR MR S ISWARAN MINISTER OF STATE FOR TRADE & INDUSTRY “20 YEARS OF INSPIRED EXCELLENCE”

SINGAPORE 1000 & SME 500 :: 2007 RANKINGS QUESTIONS & ANSWERS

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