Investment Manager Share Purchase

RNS Number : 2214V

VinaCapital Vietnam Opportunity Fd.

29 November 2019

 

VinaCapital Vietnam Opportunity Fund Limited

(the "Company" or "VOF")

LEI Number: 2138007UD8FBBVAX9469

Investment Manager Share Purchase - 29 November 2019

On 29 November 2019 the Company was informed that, on 29 November 2019, Asia Investment and Finance Limited, a subsidiary of VinaCapital Group, purchased 137,500 Ordinary Shares of USD 0.01 in the capital of the Company designated as US Dollar shares (the "USD Shares") at a price of GBP 3.3375 per share, which will be held for a restricted period of not less than 12 months. Following this transaction, VinaCapital Group holds 2,267,575 VOF shares, representing 1.24% of the Company's total voting rights.

The purchase by VinaCapital Group is in accordance with the New Fee Arrangements as outlined in the Company's Annual Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 30 June 2018, released on 23 October 2018.

Commencing 1 July 2018, 25% of any incentive fee paid will be used by the Investment Manager to buy shares in the Company through open market purchases.

Further information is available on the Company's website at: https://vof.vinacapital.com/ 

Enquiries:

Michael Truong / Joel Weiden
Investment Manager - Investor Relations and Communications VinaCapital Investment Management Limited
T: [phone]
E: [e-mail] E: [e-mail]
David Benda / Hugh Jonathan
Broker Numis Securities Limited
T: [phone]
E: [e-mail]
Lewis Germain
Company Secretary / Administrator Aztec Financial Services (Guernsey) Limited
T: [phone]
E: [e-mail]
Edward Gascoigne-Pees
Public Relations (London) Camarco
T: [phone]
E: [e-mail]
David Harris
Marketing and Distribution (London) Frostrow
T: [phone]
E: [e-mail]

1.     References to VOF or the Company in this announcement shall mean VinaCapital Vietnam Opportunity Fund Limited, a non-cellular company incorporated in the Bailiwick of Guernsey under The Companies (Guernsey) Law, 2008, with registered number 61765. It is authorised by the Guernsey Financial Services Commission (reference number 2268242) as a registered closed-ended investment scheme under The Protection of Investors (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Law, 1987 and in compliance with the Registered Collective Investment Scheme Rules, as amended.

2.     The registered office address of the Company is East Wing, Trafalgar Court, Les Banques, St Peter Port, Guernsey, Channel Islands, GY1 3PP.

3.     This announcement may contain inside information as stipulated under the Market Abuse Regulations (EU) NO. 596/2014 (MAR).

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Name	Asia Investment and Finance Limited
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	SUBSIDIARY OF THE INVESTMENT MANAGER
b)	Initial notification /Amendment	INITIAL
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	VINACAPITAL VIETNAM OPPORTUNITY FUND LIMITED
b)	LEI	2138007UD8FBBVAX9469
4	Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
a)	Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code	ORDINARY SHARES VOF
b)	Nature of the transaction	PURCHASE
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) £3.3375   137,500
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	AS IN 4 C) ABOVE
e)	Date of the transaction	29 November 2019
f)	Place of the transaction	LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE

 

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