FASTEST GROWING 50 2009 MEDIA CONFERENCE THURSDAY 16

FASTEST GROWING 50 2009 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

“FASTEST GROWING 50” Ranking Methodology 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 2008. Additionally, companies must also fulfill the following: - • 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 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Qualifying Companies 132 209 240 350 384 Top CAGR 772. 5% 565. 6% 718. 2% 514. 1% 820. 77% FG 50 CAGR Cut Off 44. 5% 57. 3% 61. 8% 73. 0% 81. 52%

“FASTEST GROWING 50” Type of Company FG 50 List By Company Type 2009 Company Type Total % Singapore 1000 33 66. 0% Singapore 1000 – Public Listed 500 7 14. 0% Singapore SME 500 10 20. 0% Grand Total 50 100. 0%

“FASTEST GROWING 50” Performance by Sales/Turnover FG 50 Performance by Sales/Turnover 2009 % >$1 b 6 12. 0% $500 m-$1 b 6 12. 0% $250 m-$500 m 8 16. 0% $100 m-$250 m <$100 m 14 16 28. 0% Grand Total 50 100. 0% 32. 0%

“FASTEST GROWING 50” Companies by Age FG 50 Companies by Age 2009 % < 10 Years 22 44. 0% 10 - 20 Years 15 30. 0% 21 - 30 years 9 18. 0% 31 - 40 years > 40 years 2 2 4. 0% 50 100. 0% 4. 0%

Country of Origin 2009 Belgium & The Netherlands British Virgin Islands “FASTEST GROWING 50” Country of Origin 1 1 China 2 Denmark 1 France 2 Germany 2 Indonesia 1 Malaysia 1 Singapore 34 South Korea 1 Switzerland 1 The Netherlands 1 United Kingdom 1 USA 1 Grand Total 50

“FASTEST GROWING 50” 2009 : Top 10 Fastest Growing 50 2009 : Top 10 SIM PTE. LTD. 2009 Rank CAGR % 1 820. 77 INTERNATIONAL PAINT SINGAPORE PTE. LTD. 653. 58 2 CAPITALAND TREASURY LIMITED 3 648. 24 AET TANKERS PTE. LTD. 4 364. 88 SING HOLDINGS LIMITED 5 312. 30 MCC TRANSPORT SINGAPORE PTE. LTD. 6 263. 49 UBS SECURITIES PTE. LTD. 7 230. 56 SYNERGIC INDUSTRIAL MATERIALS & SERVICES PTE. LTD. 223. 51 8 CONVERSANT SOLUTIONS PTE. LTD. 9 213. 72 KEPPEL INTEGRATED ENGINEERING LIMITED 208. 21 10

“FASTEST GROWING 50” Performance Over Last 5 years 2005 - 2009

“FASTEST GROWING 50” 5 -year Performance by Sectors Business Sector Grand Total CONSTRUCTION 13 ELECTRICITY/GAS/WATER 8 FINANCE 26 HOLDINGS 5 HOSPITALITY / F&B 4 INFORMATION & COMMUNICATIONS 4 MANUFACTURING 53 PROPERTY 9 RETAIL 3 SERVICES 9 TRANSPORT/STORAGE 23 WHOLESALE 93 Grand Total 250 • Wholesale - Solid/Liquid/Gaseous Fuels most represented (19/93 = 20%)

“FASTEST GROWING 50” 5 -year Performance by Sales/Turnover Range Grand Total Up to $10 m 6 >$10 m - $50 m 52 >$50 - $100 m 34 >$100 m - $250 m 49 >$250 m - $500 m 40 >$500 m - $1 b 29 >$1 b 40 Grand Total 250

“FASTEST GROWING 50” 5 -year Performance by Profit Range Grand Total Up to $0. 5 m 12% >$0. 5 m - $1 m 9% >$1 - $5 m 20% >$5 m - 10 m 16% >$10 m - $50 m 30% >$50 m 14% Grand Total 100%

“FASTEST GROWING 50” 5 -year Performance by Credit Ratings DP Credit Rating Grand Total Investment Grade (52%) DP 1 DP 2 DP 3 DP 4 7% 12% 23% DP 5 High Yield (43%) DP 7 DP 8 29% High Risk (5%) DP 6 Grand Total 10% 5% 14% 0% 100%

“FASTEST GROWING 50” 5 -year Performance by Age Range Up to 10 Yrs Grand Total 115 11 - 20 Yrs 79 21 - 30 Yrs 30 31 - 40 Yrs >40 Yrs 18 8 Grand Total 250 • 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 No of coys in last 5 years Country of Origin Japan No of coys in last 5 years 13 Australia 2 Belgium & The Netherlands 1 Bermuda 5 British Virgin Islands 4 China 8 Singapore Denmark 4 South Korea 2 France 5 Switzerland 4 Germany 7 Taiwan 1 Hong Kong 2 The Netherlands 4 India 2 United Kingdom 5 Indonesia 3 USA 9 Jersey 1 Malaysia 1 Mauritius 1 166

“FASTEST GROWING 50” 5 -year Performance by Internationalisation • Common trait is ability of FG 50 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

Q&A

8 TH ANNUAL FASTEST GROWING 50 (2009) CERTIFICATION LUNCHEON & FORUM FRIDAY, 17 JULY 2009 9. 30 AM – 2 PM THE GRAND BALLROOM THE RITZ-CARLTON MILLENIA SINGAPORE GUEST OF HONOUR DR BALAJI SADASIVAN, SENIOR MINISTER OF STATE FOREIGN AFFAIRS KEYNOTE SPEAKER AMBASSADOR HOLGER STANDERTSKJÖLD, HEAD OF THE DELEGATION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION TO SINGAPORE

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