Our company was listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in 1981 and renamed as "Allied Properties (H.K.) Limited" in 1987. The core businesses of Allied Properties (H.K.) Limited Company and its subsidiaries and associates consist of property investment, property development, hospitality related activities and financial services. The Company is a subsidiary of Allied Group Limited ("Allied Group"). The Company's interests in property investment and development and hospitality related activities in Hong Kong are mainly held through its wholly owned subsidiaries or the 50% owned Allied Kajima Limited ("Allied Kajima"), and in respect of property investment and development and hospitality related activities in The People's Republic of China ("PRC"), through Tian An China Investments Company Limited ("Tian An"), being an associate held by a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company. The Company's financial services business is mainly conducted through the Company's 62.47% holding in Sun Hung Kai & Co. Limited ("Sun Hung Kai") as well as Sun Hung Kai's effective 58.18% holding in United Asia Finance Limited ("UAF"). Quality HealthCare Asia Limited ("QHA"), a 69.76% subsidiary of Allied Properties (H.K.) Limited Company, is engaged in the business of provision of healthcare services.

Bank for Investment and Development of Vietnam (or BIDV) is one of the country's largest state-owned commercial banks, with more than 100 branches, transaction offices, and subsidiary locations. BIDV was founded in 1957 and converted to a full commercial bank in 1995. The majority of its portfolio is in commercial loans -- primarily construction, manufacturing, and agricultural loans. Most borrowers are state-owned enterprises; the rest of the bank's portfolio also includes loans for state-directed projects. In addition to traditional lending and leasing, BIDV invests in companies, disperses government funds, and performs wholesale banking for World Bank projects.

Virginia Commerce Bancorp is the holding company for Virginia Commerce Bank, which has about 30 offices serving metropolitan Washington, DC's northern Virginia suburbs. The bank's customer base includes consumers, non-profit groups, and small to midsized businesses, particularly those that have contracts with the US government. The bank also offers wealth management services such as retirement planning, asset management, and investments such as mutual funds. Virginia Commerce primarily originates real estate loans, including mortgages and construction loans, which account for about 90% of its portfolio.

BankUnited was established on May 21, 2009, when a group of investors led by John A. Kanas acquired the assets and most of the liabilities of the former BankUnited, FSB from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. The group recapitalized BankUnited with a $900 million investment, making it one of the most well capitalized financial institutions in the country.

Emporiki Bank of Greece offers traditional financing and banking services, including investment banking, housing loans, asset management, securities portfolio management, leasing, venture capital, and insurance products. Founded in 1907, Emporiki has about 370 branches in Greece, plus nearly 90 in Albania, Bulgaria, Cyprus, London, Frankfurt, and Romania. About a dozen subsidiary companies (Emporiki Bank Group) offer a wide array of financial services -- from real estate development and management to consumer credit, insurance, and vehicle leasing -- to customers both private and corporate. France's #1 bank, Credit Agricole, owns more than 80% of Emporiki.

Headquartered in Nashville, Tenn., Caterpillar Financial Services Corporation is the financial arm of Caterpillar Inc., a Fortune 50 company, a technology leader and the world's largest manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, natural gas and diesel engines, and industrial gas turbines. For more than 28 years, Cat Financial, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Caterpillar Inc., has been providing a wide range of financing alternatives for the complete line of Caterpillar machinery and engines, Solar ® gas turbines, other related equipment and marine vessels. Caterpillar Financial Services Corporation also extends loans to customers and dealers. Cat Financial has offices and subsidiaries located throughout the Americas, Asia, Australia, and Europe.

Banco Santander, S.A. provides various financial products and services in Spain, the United Kingdom, Portugal, other European countries, Brazil, Latin America, and the United States. It operates through three segments: Retail Banking, Global Wholesale Banking, and Asset Management and Insurance. The Retail Banking segment offers a range of deposit products, including savings, current, demand, time, and notice deposits, as well as international and domestic interbank deposits; and loan products and services, such as auto financing, personal loans, mortgages, and leasing and renting. This segment also offers credit cards, automated cash dispensers, savings books updaters, telephone banking, and electronic and Internet banking.

One of the largest associations in the Farm Credit System, GreenStone offers FARM CREDIT SERVICES (FCS) provides short, intermediate, and long-term loans; equipment and building leases; appraisal services; and life and crop insurance to farmers in Michigan and Wisconsin. It serves about 15,000 members and has nearly 40 locations. Through an alliance with AgriSolutions, a farm software and consulting company, Greenstone provides income tax planning and preparation services, farm business consulting, and educational seminars. FCS Mortgage provides residential loans for rural properties, as well as loans for home improvement, construction, and refinancing.

HBOS Australia operates a Bank of Scotland Treasury branch as well. A subsidiary Lloyds Banking Group, HBOS Australia holds two financial services companies: asset-based lender Capital Finance and BOS International, which is active in corporate advisory, public-to-private transactions, property lending, and infrastructure, resources, and oil and gas financing in Australia; BOS International also underwrites lending facilities in New Zealand and participates in large syndicated transactions such as leveraged buyouts, acquisitions, and structured corporate finance in Hong Kong.

Citigroup, Inc., a global financial services company, provides consumers, corporations, governments, and institutions with a range of financial products and services, including consumer banking, credit cards, corporate and investment banking, securities brokerage, and wealth management. The company has two primary segments, Citicorp and Citi Holdings. The Citicorp segment operates as a global bank for businesses and consumers with two primary businesses, Regional Consumer Banking and Institutional Clients Group. The Regional Consumer Banking business provides traditional banking services, including retail banking, branded cards, and small commercial banking in North America, Asia, Latin America, and Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.

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