Announcement On Launching Shanghai Stock Exchange Central SOEs 50 Index

To reflect the overall performance of the SSE-listed companies controlled by the central state-owned enterprises and to provide the investors with investment target, the Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) and China Securities Index Co., Ltd. will launch the SSE Central State-owned Enterprises 50 Index on March 30, 2009 in due form, with the base day of December 31, 2008 and the base point of 1,000. Attached is the compilation plan.