PVF: The record date for a ballot

HOSE announces the record date for doing a ballot for dismissing and appointing BOD members as follows:

* Name of the listed firm:   PetroVietnam Finance Joint Stock Corporation (PVFC)

* Stock symbol:   PVF

* Stock type:       Common stock

* Par value:          VND10,000      

* Ex-right date:     22/12/2008   

* Record date:      24/12/2008

* Time of a ballot: from 05/01/2009 to 15/01/2009

* Content of a ballot: dismissal and appointment of BOD members for the term of 2008-2013.

Viet Nam Securities Depository – Hochiminh Branch will temporarily suspend the depository activities for PVF on December 23rd – 25th 2008.

Hose

>   ANV: Transaction of Affiliated Person (Mr. Doan Chi Thien) (18/12/2008)

>   ASP: Transaction of inside shareholder (Mr. Le Xuan Hoang) (18/12/2008)

>   FPT: Transaction of inside shareholder (Mr. Truong Dinh Anh) (18/12/2008)

>   HASTC: Trading holiday on New Year’s Day (17/12/2008)

>   HASTC Notice: First trading day of additional HPC (17/12/2008)

>   HASTC Notice: Bien Hoa Concrete Joint Stock Company applies for listing (17/12/2008)

>   HASTC Notice: Admission in principle of additional listing of HPC (17/12/2008)

>   HASTC Notice: Official Admission of additional listing of PVC (17/12/2008)

>   HASTC Notice: First trading day of PVG (17/12/2008)

>   HASTC Notice: First trading day of SCJ (17/12/2008)