VIP: The record date for dividend payment and annual shareholders’ meeting

HOSE announces the record date for dividend payment and annual shareholders’ meeting 2009 as follows:

* Name of the listed firm: Vietnam Petroleum Transport Joint Stock Company (VIPCO)

* Stock symbol:   VIP

* Stock type:       Common stock

* Par value:          VND10,000

* Ex-right date:     9 March 2009   

* Record date:      11 March 2009

* Dividend payment:

- Pay-out ratio: 8% (VND800/share)

- Payment date: 10 April 2009

- Payment procedures:

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

+ Shareholders whose shares have not been deposited: from 10th April 2009 at 3rd floor, Sholega trading center, 275 Lach Tray, Hai Phong.

- The annual shareholders’ meeting:

+ Meeting time: Inform later

+ Venue: 3rd floor, Sholega trading center, 275 Lach Tray, Hai Phong

- Contents of the meeting:

+ Report on business result in 2008.

+ Business plan for 2009

+ Report of the BOD and Supervisory Board

+ Plan of distributing profit for 2008

+ Compensation for the BOD and Supervisory Board in 2008, 2009

+ Other issues

Viet Nam Securities Depository – Hochiminh Branch will temporarily suspend the depository activities for VIP on March 10th, 11th & 12th 2009.

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>   MCP: Transaction of inside shareholder (Mr. Tran Thanh Tung) (04/03/2009)

>   DDM: Approval in principle for additional listing (04/03/2009)

>   CAD: Transaction of inside shareholder (Ms. Pham Thi Huong) (04/03/2009)

>   MCP: Transaction of inside shareholder (Mr. Trinh Huu Minh) (04/03/2009)

>   SFI: Resolution of BOD (04/03/2009)

>   DCL: Violation of inside shareholder (04/03/2009)

>   VPL: Transaction of inside shareholder (04/03/2009)

>   VIP: Resolution of BOD (04/03/2009)

>   VST: The record date annual shareholders’ meeting (04/03/2009)

>   DPC: Transaction of inside shareholder (Mr. Tran Quang Dung) (04/03/2009)