HBD: The record date for dividend payment & annual meeting

HOSE announces the details of the record date for Annual Shareholders’ Meeting 2009 and dividend payment (Tranche 2/2008) and of Binh Duong PP Pack Making Joint Stock Company (HaiPac Binh Dương):

* Stock symbol:   HBD

* Stock type:       Common stock

* Par value:          VND 10,000     

* Ex-right date:     March 10, 2009

* Record date:      March 12, 2009

- Annual Shareholders’ meeting

* Time:    8:30am, April 05, 2009

* Venue: 97 Dinh Nhu, Dist. Le Chan, Hai Phong; Tel: (84-31) 383 5391; Fax: (84-31) 31 3835506

Dividend payment (Tranche 2/2008) in cash:

* Dividend pay-out ratio:    5% (VND500 / share)

* Payment date:               April 10, 2009

* Place & procedure of payment:

- Shareholders whose shares have been deposited: at the securities firms where the shares have been deposited.

- Shareholders whose shares have not been deposited: at the head office of HaiPac Binh Dương

Vietnam Securities Depository _ HCMC Branch will temporarily suspend the depository activities for HBD on March 11, 12 & 13, 2009.

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