Earnings Conference Call to be Held on Thursday, August 28, 2008
at 8:00 am (US Eastern Standard Time) / 5:00 am (US Pacific Standard Time) / 8:00 pm (Beijing Time)
SHANGHAI, China, Aug. 11 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- Giant Interactive Group Inc. (NYSE: GA) (“Giant” or the “Company”), one of China’s leading online game developers and operators, announced today that it will release unaudited financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2008 after the US market closes on Wednesday, August 27, 2008.
The earnings release will be available on the investor relations page of the Company’s website at http://www.ga-me.com/earningsannouncements.php .
Following release of the earnings announcement, Giant’s senior management will host a conference call on Thursday, August 28, 2008 at 8:00 am (US Eastern Standard Time) / 5:00 am (US Pacific Standard Time) / 8:00 pm (Beijing Time) to discuss its 2008 second quarter financial results and recent business activity.
The conference call may be accessed by calling +1 (866) 362 4820 (for callers in the US), +86 10 800 130 0399 (for callers in China) or +1 (617) 597-5345 (for callers outside of the US and China) and entering pass code 71418887. Please dial in approximately 10 minutes before the scheduled time of the call.
A recording of the conference call will be available through 10:00 am (US Eastern Standard Time) on September 27, 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 76760340.
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.ga-me.com/earningsannouncements.php .
About Giant Interactive Group Inc.
Giant Interactive Group Inc. (NYSE: GA) 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 first game, ZT Online, was voted the most popular online game in China in 2006 according to International Data Corporation. The Company’s second game, Giant Online, entered into open beta testing on March 28, 2008. Giant has two additional online games that it intends to commercially launch, including King of Kings III and Empire of Sports. Giant has built a nationwide distribution network to sell the prepaid game cards and game points required to play its games, which as of March 31, 2008 consisted of over 270 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.ga-me.com .
