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acquire</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="5">the entire share capital of</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="6">Prime Asset Investment Ltd, a</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="7">real estate development firm,</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="8">from Excel Bright Properties</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="9">Ltd, a wholly-owned unit of</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="10">PCCW Ltd's Pacific Century</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="11">Premium Developments Ltd</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="12">subsidiary, for CNY 806.143</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="13">mil (USD 118 mil). 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The transaction was to include Beijing Qi Xia Real Estate Development Co Ltd.</sdc:value></sdc:n_synopsis2><sdc:n_synopsis3><sdc:value sdc:p="0">CHINA - Eagle Fit Ltd of Hong Kong, a wholly-owned unit of Shui On Co Ltd's Shui On</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="1">Construction &amp; Materials Ltd subsidiary, agreed to acquire the entire share capital of</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="2">Prime Asset Investment Ltd, a real estate development firm, from Excel Bright Properties</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="3">Ltd, a wholly-owned unit of PCCW Ltd's Pacific Century Premium Developments Ltd</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="4">subsidiary, for CNY 806.143 mil (USD 118 mil). The transaction was to include Beijing Qi</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="5">Xia Real Estate Development Co Ltd.</sdc:value></sdc:n_synopsis3><sdc:n_synopsis4><sdc:value sdc:p="0">CHINA - Eagle Fit Ltd of Hong Kong, a wholly-owned unit of Shui On Co Ltd's Shui On Construction &amp; Materials Ltd subsidiary, agreed to acquire the entire share capital of Prime Asset Investment Ltd, a</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="1">real estate development firm, from Excel Bright Properties Ltd, a wholly-owned unit of PCCW Ltd's Pacific Century Premium Developments Ltd subsidiary, for CNY 806.143 mil (USD 118 mil). 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Acquisitions</alacra:ip></item><item><link>http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/ccbn/T2393901</link><ccbn:docid xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">T2393901</ccbn:docid><guid isPermaLink="false">ccbn/T2393901</guid><ccbn:index_mode xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">norm</ccbn:index_mode><pubDate>20 Aug 2009 04:06:00 EST</pubDate><ccbn:eventid xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">2393901</ccbn:eventid><ccbn:headline xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">Final Transcript of PCWLF.PK earnings conference call or presentation, 20-Aug-09 5:00pm HKT</ccbn:headline><ccbn:name xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">PCCW LTD</ccbn:name><ccbn:price xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">54.0000</ccbn:price><ccbn:revision xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">Final</ccbn:revision><ccbn:storetitle xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">Interim 2009 PCCW LTD Earnings Presentation Transcript</ccbn:storetitle><ccbn:ticker xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">PCWLF.PK</ccbn:ticker><ccbn:time xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">5:00pm HKT</ccbn:time><title>Interim 2009 PCCW LTD Earnings Presentation Transcript</title><ccbn:type xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">Transcript</ccbn:type><description>...Timothy Chan CLSA - Analyst Kathy Chen Goldman Sachs - Analyst Lisa Soh Macquarie Research - Analyst Walden Shing HSBC - Analyst P R E S E N T A T I O N...

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PCCW</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="8">Ltd will hold 70% stakes in U.</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="9">S based Interactive</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="10">Teleservices Corp, a call</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="11">center company and BPO</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="12">Teleservices Inc of the</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="13">Philippines after the</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="14">acquisition.</sdc:value></sdc:n_SYNOPSIS><sdc:n_synopsis2><sdc:value>SINGAPORE - PCCW Ltd of Hong Kong agreed to acquire the entire share capital of BPO Holdings Pte Ltd, a call center unit from Philippine technology firm IPVG Corp for a total consideration of SGD 31.52 mil (USD 22 mil). PCCW Ltd will hold 70% stakes in U. S based Interactive Teleservices Corp, a call center company and BPO Teleservices Inc of the Philippines after the acquisition.</sdc:value></sdc:n_synopsis2><sdc:n_synopsis3><sdc:value sdc:p="0">SINGAPORE - PCCW Ltd of Hong Kong agreed to acquire the entire share capital of BPO</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="1">Holdings Pte Ltd, a call center unit from Philippine technology firm IPVG Corp for a total</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="2">consideration of SGD 31.52 mil (USD 22 mil). PCCW Ltd will hold 70% stakes in U. 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Based on PCCW?</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="10">s closing stock price of HKD</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="11">2.18 (USD 0.281) on 20 May</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="12">2009, the last full trading</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="13">day prior to the announcement</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="14">of the board?s approval, the</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="15">buyback had an indicated</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="16">value of up to HKD 1476.36</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="17">bil (USD 190.439 mil) in cash.</sdc:value></sdc:n_SYNOPSIS><sdc:n_synopsis2><sdc:value>HONG KONG - In 21 May 2009, the board of PCCW Ltd (PCCW), a Quarry Bay-based provider of telecommunications services, authorized the repurchase of up to 677.229 mil ordinary shares, or about 10% of the company's entire share capital in open market transactions. Based on PCCW? s closing stock price of HKD 2.18 (USD 0.281) on 20 May 2009, the last full trading day prior to the announcement of the board?s approval, the buyback had an indicated value of up to HKD 1476.36 bil (USD 190.439 mil) in cash.</sdc:value></sdc:n_synopsis2><sdc:n_synopsis3><sdc:value sdc:p="0">HONG KONG - In 21 May 2009, the board of PCCW Ltd (PCCW), a Quarry Bay-based provider of</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="1">telecommunications services, authorized the repurchase of up to 677.229 mil ordinary</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="2">shares, or about 10% of the company's entire share capital in open market transactions.</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="3">Based on PCCW? s closing stock price of HKD 2.18 (USD 0.281) on 20 May 2009, the last full</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="4">trading day prior to the announcement of the board?s approval, the buyback had an</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="5">indicated value of up to HKD 1476.36 bil (USD 190.439 mil) in cash.</sdc:value></sdc:n_synopsis3><sdc:n_synopsis4><sdc:value sdc:p="0">HONG KONG - In 21 May 2009, the board of PCCW Ltd (PCCW), a Quarry Bay-based provider of telecommunications services, authorized the repurchase of up to 677.229 mil ordinary shares, or about 10% of</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="1">the company's entire share capital in open market transactions. 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