ABT- dividend payment and additional issuance

ABT- dividend payment and additional issuance

Source: vse.org.vn

HOSE announces the record date for dividend payment in advance for the last 6 months 2007 and additional issuance as follows: Name of the listed firm: BenTre Aquaproduct Import and Export Joint Stock Company (AQUATEX BENTRE) Stock symbol: ABT Stock type: Common stock Par value: VND10,000 Ex-right date: January 10th 2008 Record date: January 14th 2008 Dividend payment in advance for the last 6 months 2007 Pay-out ratio: 21% (VND2,100/share) Payable date: January 31st 2008. Procedures and place for dividend payment: Shareholders whose shares have been deposited: at the securities firms where shares have been deposited. Shareholders whose shares have not been deposited: at accounting department of AQUATEX BENTRE, hamlet 9, Tan Thach Town, Chau Thanh Dist., Ben Tre Province, Tel: 075.860265. Please submit ID and shareholder certificate or legal authorized letter (if any). Additional issuance: Issuing volume: 1,800,000 shares Purpose: implement projects worth VND 90 billion such as An Phat aquatic product process plant and Tien Thuy fish feed area; increase liquid capital Offer to existing shareholders: 630,000 shares Exercise ratio: 10:1 (on the record date, shareholder who owns 10 shares will have right to buy 1 share). The number of additionally issued shares is rounded in unit. The fractional parts and the shares which shareholders refuse to exercise right (if any) will be offered others at the price not less than the one to existing shareholders. For example: Shareholder Nguyen Van A who owns 167 shares will have right to buy 167:10 = 16.7 shares. The fractional parts of 0.7 shares will be offered to others. The right is transferable only once. The shares which are limited to transfer still have right to buy. The additionally issued shares to existing shareholders are not limited to transfer. Issuing price: VND45,000/share Transference period: from January 24th 2008 to February 22nd 2008 Time for registering and depositing money to purchase the shares: from January 24th 2008 to February 26th 2008. Estimated trading date: March 20th 2008. Offer to key employees: 170,000 shares Offering price: VND65,000/share Issue to key employees under the list passed by BOD. The shares are not transferable within 3 years and receive dividend. Private placement to major investors: 1,000,000 shares Issuing price: at least equal to the underwriting price which is calculated under the market price on the record date of exercising right to buy shares and 20% discount. Minimum registered volume: Local investors: unlimited Foreign investors: under the law Place to exercise transference, registration and deposit money: Shareholders whose shares have been deposited: at the securities firms where shares have been deposited. Shareholders whose shares have not been deposited: at head office of AQUATEX BENTRE, Add: hamlet 9, Tan Thach Town, Chau Thanh Dist., Ben Tre Province, Tel: 075.860265. Please submit ID and shareholder certificate or legal authorized letter (if any). Place to deliver prospectus: Head office: hamlet 9, Tan Thach Town, Chau Thanh Dist., Ben Tre Province, Tel: 075.860265. Sai Gon Securities Incorporation (SSI): 72 Nguyen Hue, Dist.1, HCMC. Tel: 08.824 2897 Bank for blocking depository money: Bank for Investment and Development of Vietnam (BIDV) – Ben Tre Branch Add: 21 Dong Khoi Boulevard, Ward 3, Ben Tre Town, Ben Tre Province – Tel: 075.829 492 Account No.: 7211.00.00.05876.7 Account name: BenTre Aquaproduct Import and Export Joint Stock Company Viet Nam Securities Depository – Hochiminh Branch will temporarily suspend the depository activities for ABT on January 11th, 14th & 15th 2008.