CCG Investor Relations Announces IR Best-Practices Panel for U.S-Listed Chinese Companies Hosted By IR Magazine

CCG Investor Relations Announces IR Best-Practices Panel for U.S-Listed Chinese Companies Hosted By IR Magazine

Event to Follow CCG IR’s  China Rising Investment Conference

New York and BEIJING, Apil 30, 2009 To address the various challenges faced by U.S.-listed Chinese companies, CCG Investor Relations, a leading global investor relations and strategic communications agency, announced it will sponsor an investor relations best-practices workshop for China-based companies
on May 19, 2009 to discuss investor communications strategies in today’s market environment. www.ccgirasia.com

The workshop, ‘”NYSE Board Room Seminar – IR Best Practices Workshop for Chinese Companies”, chaired by IR magazine’s Editorial Director Neil Stewart, will provide case studies on leading U.S. and Chinese companies that have developed world-class IR programs, and will reveal lessons learned, successes, and mistakes to avoid from the front lines of global investor relations.

“The recent crisis in the capital markets has made shareholder communications and transparency critical issues for every public company –especially for Chinese issuers who are relatively new to the U.S capital market,” said Crocker Coulson, President of CCG Investor Relations.” With the number of China-based companies listing on U.S exchanges continuing to grow, this event is a ‘must attend’ for CEOs, CFOs and IROs of Chinese companies looking for the strategies required to build optimal shareholder value in today’s discerning market place.”

The event, organized by IR magazine and co-sponsored by The Bank of New York Mellon and  NYSE Euronext, will host leading IR professionals, fund managers, sell-side analysts, and CEOs, who will discuss managing and building a global shareholder base in today’s market environment, among other topics including:

• Challenges faced by U.S.-listed Chinese public
  companies

• Recent SEC and stock exchange requirements

• Strategies for developing confidence with
  institutional and retail investors

• Balancing local market customs with international standards (governance, transparency, guidance, etc.)

• The benefits of dual listing in the U.S. and China

• The role of the U.S .sell-side in building sponsorship and liquidity

• Techniques for communicating with retail shareholders effectively

Event details

Location: Luncheon Club of the New York Stock Exchange

11 Wall St New York, NY 10005

Registration: 8:00 am to 8:30 am

Panel Discussion: 8:30 am to 10:30

There will be no charge to attend this workshop, but RSVP is required by Friday, May 15, 2009.  Please
RSVP to Athena Sammy at IR magazine (212) 430 6895 or
athena.sammy@thecrossbordergroup.com

About CCG Investor Relations

CCG is one of the nation's leading investor relations and strategic communications agencies. In business for more than 30 years, the agency provides a complete range of investor communications and counseling services to nearly 80 clients across multiple capital markets. CCG has been awarded a number of industry honors for its handling of complex investor relations and crisis communications matters. The agency's corporate headquarters is in Los Angeles with additional offices in New York; San Francisco; Beijing; Shanghai; Shenzhen; Frankfurt; and Tel Aviv. For further information, contact CCG directly, or visit the Company's websites at http://www.ccgir.com and http://www.ccgirasia.com.

For more information please contact:

     Media Contact:

     Mabel Zhang, Assoc. Partner, Director of Media Relations

     CCG Investor Relations

     Tel:   +1-310-954-1353

     Email: Mabel.Zhang@ccgir.com

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