VinaCapital Vietnam Opportunity Fund Limited
(the
"Company" or "VOF")
LEI
Number: 2138007UD8FBBVAX9469
Notification of Share Pledge - 10 July 2024
The Company (LSE: VOF), the only UK
listed fund focused on providing broad exposure to both listed and
private equities in Vietnam, announces that it was notified on 8
July 2024 that VinaCapital Investment Management Ltd., the
investment manager to the Company, has pledged a total of 706,500
ordinary shares of $0.01 each (the "Shares") in the capital of the Company
in favour of The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited
pursuant to the loan facility agreement dated 18 November
2022.
VinaCapital Investment Management
Ltd. and its related entities ("VinaCapital") remain the beneficial
owners of the Shares, representing approximately 0.47% of the
issued share capital of the Company, and retain full voting rights.
As at 8 July 2024, VinaCapital holds a total of 4,009,897 ordinary
shares representing 2.64% of the Company's total voting rights,
which have all been pledged in favour of The Hongkong and Shanghai
Banking Corporation Limited.
Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons
discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely
associated with them
1.
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Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities
/ person closely associated
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a)
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Name
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VinaCapital Investment Management
Ltd.
VinaCapital Investment Partners
Ltd
Asia Investment & Finance
Ltd
Collectively, "VinaCapital"
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2.
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Reason for notification
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a)
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Position / status
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VinaCapital is appointed as the
Investment Manager to the Company
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b)
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Initial notification /
Amendment
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Initial notification
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3.
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Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant,
auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
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a)
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Name
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VinaCapital Vietnam Opportunity Fund
Limited
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b)
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LEI
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2138007UD8FBBVAX9469
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4.
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Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i)
each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each
date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been
conducted
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a)
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Description of the financial
instrument, type of instrument
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Ordinary shares
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b)
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Identification code
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GG00BYXVT888
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c)
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Nature of the transaction
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VinaCapital has entered into a loan
facility agreement whereby 706,500 ordinary shares of the Company
was granted as security in favour of The Hongkong and Shanghai
Banking Corporation Limited.
VinaCapital remains the beneficial
owners of the shares, subject to the pledge, and retain full voting
rights.
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d)
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Price(s) and volume(s)
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Price(s)
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Volume(s)
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N/A
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706,500
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e)
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Aggregated information
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N/A
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f)
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Date of transaction
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8 July 2024
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g)
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Place of the transaction
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Outside of trading venue
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This announcement contains inside information for the purposes
of Article 7 of the UK version of Market Abuse Regulation (EU) No.
596/2014 ("MAR")¸ as incorporated in the UK by virtue of
the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018, as
amended.
Further information is available on
the Company's website at:
https://vinacapital.com/investment-solutions/offshore-funds/vof/overview/
Enquiries:
Joel Weiden
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Investment Manager - Investor
Relations and Communications
VinaCapital Investment Management
Limited
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T: +84 28 3821 9930
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E: joel.weiden@vinacapital.com
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Magdala Mullegadoo
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Company Secretary /
Administrator
Aztec Financial Services (Guernsey)
Limited
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T: +44 1481 748 814
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E: vinacapital@aztecgroup.co.uk
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1. References to
VOF or the Company in this announcement shall mean
VinaCapital Vietnam Opportunity Fund Limited, a non-cellular
company incorporated in the Bailiwick of Guernsey under The
Companies (Guernsey) Law, 2008, with registered number 61765. It is
authorised by the Guernsey Financial Services Commission (reference
number 2268242) as a registered closed-ended investment scheme
under The Protection of Investors (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Law, 2020
and in compliance with the Registered Collective Investment Scheme
Rules, as amended.
2. The
registered office address of the Company is East Wing, Trafalgar
Court, Les Banques, St Peter Port, Guernsey, Channel Islands, GY1
3PP.
3. This
announcement contains information that is inside information for
the purposes of the UK version of the Market Abuse Regulation (EU)
No. 596/2014 which is part of UK law by virtue of the European
Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (as amended and supplemented from time
to time).