HPG: Dividend Payment in Cash (Installment 1-2009)

HOSE announces the record date for the first dividend payment for 2009 by Hoa Phat Group Joint Stock Company (HPG):

Stock symbol:   HPG

Stock type:       Common stock

Par value:          VND 10,000

Ex-right date:     12 October 2009

(In case of put-through trading with volume from 100,000 shares and over on 12 & 13 October 2009, sellers will not receive the right.)

Record date:      14 October 2009

Dividend pay-out ratio:    10%/ par value (VND1,000/ share)

Payment date:               28 October 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 an office of Hoa Phat Group Joint Stock Company: 34 Dai Co Viet, Hai Ba Trung, Ha Noi.

Vietnam Securities Depository _ HCMC Branch will temporarily suspend the depository activities for HPG on 13, 14 & 15 October 2009.

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>   VDL: Notice of record date for public offering and a ballot (05/10/2009)

>   SCJ: Board Resolution (05/10/2009)

>   DNP: Result of transactions of Directors, PDMR (Mr. Phuong) (05/10/2009)

>   HTV: Official announcement (03/10/2009)

>   SAM: Resolution of the Board of Directors (03/10/2009)

>   PHR: dividend payment in cash (03/10/2009)

>   ACL: Business Result in the first 8 months (03/10/2009)

>   BAS: Transaction of inside shareholder (03/10/2009)

>   TNC: Trading result of affiliated person (03/10/2009)