VinaCapital Vietnam Opportunity Fund Limited
(the "Company" or "VOF")
LEI Number: 2138007UD8FBBVAX9469
Notification of Share Pledge - 19 June 2023
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 16 June 2023 that VinaCapital Investment Management Ltd., the investment manager to the Company, has pledged a total of 949,122 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 0.59% of the issued share capital of the Company, and retain full voting rights. As at 16 June 2023, VinaCapital holds a total of 3,303,397 ordinary shares representing 2.06% of the Company's total voting rights.
Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them
| 1. | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
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| a) | Name | VinaCapital Investment Management Ltd. VinaCapital Investment Partners Ltd Asia Investment & Finance Ltd
Collectively, "VinaCapital"
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| 2. | Reason for notification
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| a) | Position / status | VinaCapital is appointed as the Investment Manager to the Company
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| b) | Initial notification / Amendment | Initial notification
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| 3. | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
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| a) | Name | VinaCapital Vietnam Opportunity Fund Limited
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| b) | LEI | 2138007UD8FBBVAX9469
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| 4. | 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) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument
| Ordinary shares | ||||
| b) | Identification code | GG00BYXVT888
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| c) | Nature of the transaction | VinaCapital has entered into a loan facility agreement whereby 949,122 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) | Price(s) and volume(s)
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| e) | Aggregated information | N/A
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| f) | Date of transaction | 16 June 2023
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| g) | Place of the transaction | 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 |
| Investment Manager - Investor Relations and Communications VinaCapital Investment Management Limited |
| T: +84 28 3821 9930 |
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| David Benda / Hugh Jonathan |
| Broker Numis Securities Limited |
| T: +44 20 7260 1000 |
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Magdala Mullegadoo |
| Company Secretary / Administrator Aztec Financial Services (Guernsey) Limited |
| T: +44 1481 748 814 |
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| Edward Livingstone-Learmonth |
| Public Relations (London) Camarco |
| T: +44 20 3757 4980 |
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| William Hampsey-Cook |
| Marketing and Distribution (United Kingdom) Frostrow Capital LLP |
| T: +44 203 427 3835 |
| E: will.hampsey-cook@frostrow.com
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| Dion Di Miceli / Stuart Muress / Andrew Davies |
| Marketing and Investor Engagement (Global) Barclays Bank PLC |
| T: +44 207 623 2323 |
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, 1987 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 may contain inside information as stipulated under the MAR.
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