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7 Days Inn Celebrates IPO and First Day of NYSE Trading
 

NEW YORK, November 20, 2009 – Executives and guests of 7 Days Innled by Chairman and Co-Founder Boquan He visited the NYSE today in celebration of the company’s successful IPO, in which it raised $111 million.

7 Days Group Holdings is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol “SVN” and began NYSE trading on Friday, November 20.

“7 Days Inn is a leader is in economy hotels in China," said Michael Yang, Head of the Beijing office of NYSE Euronext in China. “We welcome 7 Days Group and look forward to a strong partnership and to providing the company and its shareholders with the best level of market quality, services and global brand visibility."

NYSE Euronext currently lists 75 companies from Greater China with a combined total global market capitalization of approx. $ 1.1 trillion (Oct. 31, 2009).

7 Days Group Holdings (NYSE: SVN)

7 Days Group Holdings is a leading national economy hotel chain based in China . The company was founded in 2004 and has since built its growing "7 Days Inn " brand. 7 Days Group Holdings is currently the third largest economy hotel chain in China (based on the total number of hotels as of Dec. 31, 2008) and had 283 hotels with 28,266 rooms in 41 cities in operation as of Sep. 30, 2009.

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