HCM: Announcement of ESOP 2011

Ho Chi Minh City Securities Corporation (HOSE: HCM) has informed of issuing bonus shares to key employees according to the ESOP as follows:

- Issuer: Ho Chi Minh City Securities Corporation

- Stock type: Common stock

- Par value: VND10,000/share

- Offering volume: 1,000,000 shares

- Offering price: VND10,000/Share

- Total offering value: VND10 billion

- Maximum ownership ratio of foreign investors: 49%

- Resource to issue bonus shares: The Corporation’s bonus & welfare fund until December 31, 2010

- Time of transfer:

+ By the end of the first year (12 months after the applying date of ESOP 2011): The maximum transfer ratio of 30%

+ By the end of the second year (24 months after the applying date of ESOP 2011): The maximum transfer ratio of 30%

+ By the end of the third year (36 months after the applying date of ESOP 2011): The maximum transfer ratio of 40%

- Time of implementation: Quarter I/2012

- Purpose of using the funds from the issuance: To finance the working capital.

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