ZOOMLION was founded in 1992 and listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange (hereinafter referred to as "Zoomlion", stock code: 000157) in October 2000 and on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (stock code: 01157) in December 2010, Changsha Zoomlion Heavy Industry Science & Technology Development Co., Ltd is China's leading manufacturer of construction machinery equipment and among China's first "Group of Innovative Enterprises." Zoomlion is mainly specialized in the R&D and manufacturing of advanced technologies and equipment for national key infrastructure construction projects, including construction, energy engineering, environment engineering and transportation engineering projects with a registered capital of 5.928 billion yuan and a workforce of over 22,000 employees. After the purchase of Italy's CIFA Co. in 2008, the company instantaneously became one of the international leading concrete machinery manufacturers. Both its Chinese and English trademarks - "Zhonglian" (中联) and "ZOOMLION" - have been recognized as "Famous Chinese Trademarks", and many of our products have been awarded "National Inspection-Exempt Product" and "China Famous Brand Product." In-house researched and developed products under our company's Zoomlion and CIFA brand names are sold well across more than 70 countries worldwide. In 2009, Zoomlion was ranked the 10th place among the global construction machinery industry and the 6th place amongst China's Top 100 machinery enterprises. Zoomlion is ranked high for overall performance amongst listed companies on the Shanghai and Shenzhen Stock Exchanges, listed "Top 500 Chinese Enterprises" and "Top 50 Chinese Machinery Enterprises", elected as one of the "Most Promising Enterprises", "Most Influential Enterprises" and "Nationwide Customer Satisfaction Companies" for many consecutive years, praised as one of "Advanced and Model Enterprises with Modern Management" in China's Machinery Industry, and awarded such titles as "National May Day Labor Award", "Top 10 Chinese Companies in Independent Innovation Capability", "China's Most Influential Brand", "China's Most Internationally Competitive Brand", "Award for Outstanding Contribution to China's Charity Cause" and "National Heroic Group in Fighting Earthquake and Relieving Disasters."