Hoa Phat Group ranks in AAA credit ranking in 2 consecutive years

According to the ranking result of 293 listed companies in Vietnam stock market which is realeased by the Credit Information Center under the State Bank of Vietnam, up to 30th June 2008, Hoa Phat was ranked AAA - the highest level for highly effective business.

Also according to the assessment of CIC, the companies that was ranked AAA have ability of good self-finance, long potential development, strong financial potential, good history of borrow and pay debt and minimum crisis.

On the summarize information board following each industry, Hoa Phat Group was ranked in the material production industry with 22 enterprises, and be 1 in 6 enterprises gain the highest level. According to the activity scale, HPG is considered to have the big business scale with high profit effectiveness, always keep considerable growth of revenue, profit, total capital, owners’s equity, net profit ratio/average equity, etc.

Assessed activities of the first 6 months in 2008 of listed enterprises in 2 floors, CIC also ranked Hoa Phat Group to be 1 in 10 listed enterprises with highest EPS ratio.

Positive results of Hoa Phat Group is the basis for CIC to rank the highest level in 2 consecutive years.

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