Bangkok--20 Sep--Standard & Poor's On Thursday, Sept. 20, 2007, at 10:30 a.m. Eastern time (U.S.), please join Standard & Poor's Ratings Services for a discussion that will help analysts gain a better understanding of China's growing corporate sectors. Standard & Poor's has conducted statistical surveys of the top 200 listed industrial companies in China. These powerhouses are contributing to the country's strong economic growth and reforming its industries. Key topics for discussion: Sustained economic growth in China requires greater faith in market mechanisms; Who are the best and worst performing industrial companies?; Is it do or die time for Chinese real-estate developers? Key speakers are Ping Chew, managing director, Corporate & Government Ratings, Asia; Ryan Tsang, director and team leader, Corp. & Infrastructure Ratings and Financial Institutions Ratings, Greater China; Jacphanie Cheung, associate director, senior Corporate analyst; Bei Fu, associate director, senior Corporate analyst; and KimEng Tan, associate director, senior Sovereign analyst. Please note that Standard & Poor's offers all of its broadcast teleconference calls to all interested participants on a complimentary basis. The call will begin promptly at the time indicated. Please call at least 15 minutes before the scheduled start of the call to complete the pre-call registration process. Live Dial-in Numbers: China (toll free): 10800-852-0607 and 10800-152-0607 Hong Kong (toll): 852-2258-4000 India (toll): 000-800-852-1115 Indonesia (toll free): 001-803-852-3180 Luxembourg (toll): 352-27-000-1321 Malaysia (toll free): 1-800-80-8545 Singapore (toll): 65-6883-9139 Taiwan (toll): 886-2-2795-7300 U.K. (toll): Birmingham: 44-121-210-9040 Glasgow: 44-141-202-3240 Leeds: 44-113-301-2140 London: 44-20-7108-6392 Manchester: 44-161-601-1440 U.S. (toll): 1-210-795-0492 Leader: Ping Chew Passcode: S&P *Access will be either of the numbers listed, dependent on the local telecom provider. Callers using India toll free number must have IDD access. Restrictions may exist when accessing freephone/toll free numbers using a mobile telephone. For security reasons, the passcode and the leader's name will be required to join the call. Standard & Poor's, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies (NYSE:MHP), is the world's foremost provider of financial market intelligence, including independent credit ratings, indices, risk evaluation, investment research, and data. With approximately 8,500 employees, including wholly owned affiliates, located in 21 countries, Standard & Poor's is an essential part of the world's financial infrastructure and has played a leading role for more than 140 years in providing investors with the independent benchmarks they need to feel more confident about their investment and financial decisions. For more information, visit www.standardandpoors.com. Media Contact: David Wargin, New York (212) 438-1579 [email protected] -Analyst Contacts: Ping Chew, Singapore (65) 6239-6345 Ryan Tsang, CFA, Hong Kong (852) 2533-3532 Jacphanie Cheung, Hong Kong (852) 2533-3595 Bei Fu, Hong Kong (852) 2533-3512