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Standard & Poor’s equity research services to Taifook is provided by Standard & Poor’s LLC, Hong Kong branch. Standard &Poor’s, LLC is not affiliated with Taifook and Taifook’s products/services are not endorsed, sold or promoted by Standard &Poor’s, LLC or any of its affiliates.- END -Taifook Securities Group LimitedTaifook Securities Group Limited (“Taifook”; SEHK stock code: 0665) is a subsidiary of NWS HoldingsLimited. NWS Holdings Limited (SEHK stock code: 0659), the infrastructure and service flagship of NewWorld Development Company Limited (SEHK stock code: 0017), embraces a diversified range ofbusinesses in Hong Kong, Mainland China and Macau.Established in 1973, Taifook has been listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange since August 1996.Taifook is well known for providing total quality investment banking, asset management and securitiesbrokerage services to hundreds of institutional and corporate investors as well as over 100,000 individualinvestors, with over HK$60 billion in client assets.Taifook has the largest retail client base and the most extensive distribution network of over 10 branchesin Hong Kong and Macau, as well as 6 investment consultancy centres in major Mainland China citiesincluding Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Hangzhou and Xiamen.Over the years, comprehensive and quality financial services delivered by Taifook have been widelyrecognized by the industry. As early as 1999, Taifook was the first financial institution in Hong Kong andChina to acquire ISO Quality Management Systems Certification; in 2004 Taifook obtained BS 7799Information Security Management Systems Certification. Both of them were updated to ISO 9001:2000Certification in 2002 and ISO 27001:2005 Certification in mid-2006 respectively. Furthermore, Taifookhas been awarded the “Best Equity House in Hong Kong” by numerous international and local institutionsfor 8 consecutive years, including FinanceAsia, Asiamoney, Euromoney and Capital Magazine.For more information about Taifook, please refer to the website www.taifook.com.Standard & Poor’sStandard & Poor's, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies is the world's foremost provider ofindependent credit ratings, indices, risk evaluation, investment research, data and valuations. With 8,500employees located in 21 countries and markets, Standard & Poor's is an essential part of the world'sfinancial infrastructure and has played a leading role for more than 140 years in providing investors withthe independent benchmarks they need to feel more confident about their investment and financialdecisions. For more information, visit www.standardandpoors.comAnalytic services and products provided by Standard & Poor’s are the result of separate activities designedto preserve the independence and objectivity of each analytic process. Standard & Poor’s has establishedpolicies and procedures to maintain the confidentiality of non-public information received during eachanalytic process.