A. Soriano Corporation (ANS) was incorporated on February 13, 1930 and became a publicly listed company on October 25, 1973. ANS is a Philippine holding company with various investments in companies engaged in a wide range of activities both local and abroad. The company's major investments include, among others, Phelps Dodge Philippines Energy Products Corporation, which manufactures wire and cable products; Seven Seas Resorts and Leisure, Inc., which owns and operates the Amanpulo Resort in Pamalican Island, Palawan; Cirrus Medical Staffing, Inc., which owns an allied healthcare professionals staffing business in the United States; and Enderun Colleges, Inc., which offers degrees in hotel and restaurant management and culinary arts. ANS also has investments in aviation, nurse deployment, broadband services, business process outsourcing and real estate. Source: SEC Form 17-A (2008)