Giant Interactive Group Inc. Schedules 2009 First Quarter Earnings Release on Monday,...

Giant Interactive Group Inc. Schedules 2009 First Quarter Earnings Release on
Monday, May 25, 2009
Earnings Conference Call to be held on Tuesday, May 26, 2009 at 8:00 am (US
Eastern Daylight Time) / 5:00 am (US Pacific Daylight Time) / 8:00 pm (HK /
Beijing Time)

SHANGHAI, May 11 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- 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 first quarter ended March 31, 2009 on May 25, 2009.
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 the release of the earnings announcement, Giant's senior
management will host a conference call on Tuesday, May 26, 2009 at 8:00 am (US
Eastern Daylight Time) / 5:00 am (US Pacific Daylight Time) / 8:00 pm (HK /
Beijing Time) to discuss its 2009 first quarter financial results and recent
business activity.
The conference call may be accessed by calling +1 (800) 573 4842 (for
callers in the US), +86 10 800 130 0399 (for callers in Southern China), +86
10 800 152 1490 (for callers in Northern China) or +1 (617) 224 4327 (for
callers outside of the US and China) and entering pass code 84974436. Please
dial in approximately 10 minutes before the scheduled time of the call.
A recording of the conference call will be available through 11:00 am (US
Eastern Daylight Time) on June 26, 2009, 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 29505937.
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 the
International Data Corporation. The Company's second game, Giant Online,
entered into open beta testing on March 28, 2008. Giant has three additional
online games that it intends to launch, including King of Kings III, Empire of
Sports and ZT Online II. Giant has built a nationwide distribution network to
sell the prepaid game cards and game points required to play its games, which
as of December 31, 2008 consisted of over 280 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 .
For more information, please contact:

Investor Contact:
Rich Chiang, IR Manager
Giant Interactive Group Inc.
Tel: +86-21-6451-1258

Investor Relations (US):
Mahmoud Siddig
Taylor Rafferty
Tel: +1-212-889-4350

Investor Relations (HK):
Ruby Yim
Taylor Rafferty
Tel: +852-3196-3712

Media Contact:
John Dudzinsky
Taylor Rafferty
Tel: +1-212-889-4350

SOURCE Giant Interactive Group Inc.

Investor Contact: Rich Chiang, IR Manager, Giant Interactive Group Inc. at
+86-21-6451-1258; Investor Relations (US): Mahmoud Siddig, Taylor Rafferty at
+1-212-889-4350; Investor Relations (HK): Ruby Yim, Taylor Rafferty at
+852-3196-3712; Media Contact: John Dudzinsky, Taylor Rafferty at
+1-212-889-4350