PET: The record date for the 2010 annual shareholders’ meeting

HOSE announces the record date for the 2010 annual shareholders’ meeting of Petrovietnam General Service Joint Stock Corporation (PETROSETCO) as follows:

* Stock symbol: PET

* Stock type: Common stock

* Par value: VND10,000

* Ex-right date: March 19, 2010

* (In case of put-through trading with volume from 100,000 shares and over on March 19 & 22, 2010, sellers will not receive the right)

* Record date: March 23, 2010

* Purpose: For the 2010 annual shareholders’ meeting

* Meeting time: Expected on April 15-20, 2010

* Venue: Announcing later

* Contents:

- Approving the 2009 business results

- The plan of 2009 profit distribution

- Approving the 2010 business plans

- Approving the member appointment in the BOD

- Approving adjustment of the company’s regulation

- Others

Viet Nam Securities Depository – Hochiminh Branch will temporarily suspend the depository activities for PET on March 22, 23 & 24, 2010.

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