Earnings Conference Call to be held on Thursday, February 21, 2008 at 8:00 a.m. (US Eastern Standard Time) / 5:00 a.m. (US Pacific Standard Time) / 9:00 p.m. (Beijing Time)
SHANGHAI, China, Feb. 5 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- Giant Interactive Group Inc. (NYSE: GA) ("Giant"), one of China's leading online game developers and operators, announced today that it will release unaudited financial results for the full year and fourth quarter ended December 31, 2007 after the US market closes on Wednesday, February 20, 2008.
The earnings release will be available on the investor relations page of its website at http://www.giantig.com/investors/earningsannouncements.html .
Following release of the earnings announcement, Giant's senior management will host a conference call on Thursday, February 21, 2008 at 8:00 a.m. (US Eastern Standard Time) / 5:00 a.m. (US Pacific Standard Time) / 9:00 p.m. (Beijing Time) to discuss its 2007 fourth quarter and full year financial results and recent business activity.
The conference call may be accessed by calling +1-800-299-0148 (for callers in the US), +86-10-800-130-0399 (for callers in China) or +1-617-801-9711 (for callers outside of the US and China) and entering pass code 11308825. Please dial in approximately 10 minutes before the scheduled time of the call.
A recording of the conference call will be available through 9:00 pm (US Eastern Standard Time) on March 6, 2008, by calling +1-888-286-8010 (for callers in the US) or +1-617-801-6888 (for callers outside the US) and entering pass code 44296723.
A live webcast of the conference call and recording of the conference call will be available on the investor relations page of Giant's website at http://www.giantig.com/investors/earningsannouncements.html .
About Giant Interactive Group Inc.
Giant is one of China's leading online game developers and operators in terms of revenues, focusing on massively multiplayer online role-playing games. Giant's game, ZT Online, was voted the most popular online game in China in 2006 according to International Data Corporation. Giant has three additional online games that it intends to commercially launch, including ZT Online PTP, Giant Online and King of Kings III. Giant has built a nationwide distribution network to sell prepaid game cards and game points required to play its games, which as of September 30, 2007, consisted of over 200 distributors, and reached over 116,500 retail outlets, including internet cafes, software stores, supermarkets, bookstores, newspaper stands and convenience stores located throughout China. For more information, please visit Giant Interactive Group on the web at http://www.giantig.com .
Forward Looking Statements
This release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 relating to, among other things, the time and date of our next earnings release and related conference call. These forward-looking statements are not historical facts but instead represent only our belief regarding future events, many of which, by their nature, are inherently uncertain and outside of our control. For a discussion of important factors that could adversely affect our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects, see "Risk Factors" beginning on page 12 of our prospectus filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 1, 2007. We undertake no obligation to update or revise these forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, after the date of this press release. Such information speaks only as of the date of this release.
