HMC – licence of offering shares to public

On January 8th 2008, the State Securities Commission granted licence to Hochiminh City Metal Corporation (HMC) for offering its shares to the public as follows:

Stock type: common stock

Par value: VND10,000

Total offering volume: 5,200,000 shares

In which:

+Existing shareholders: 4,740,000 shares

+Key employees: 460,000 shares

Distribution period: within 90 days from the date of receipt of license

Distribution method: details in the prospectus

Consulting organization:  Bao Viet Securities Joint-StockCompany (BVSC)

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