Statement on the Passing of Andy Ho

VinaCapital Vietnam Opportunity Fd.

06 June 2024

 

VinaCapital Vietnam Opportunity Fund Limited

(the "Company" or "VOF")

LEI Number: 2138007UD8FBBVAX9469

VinaCapital Investment Management Ltd - Statement on the Passing of Andy Ho

Ho Chi Minh City, 6 June 2024

It is with great sadness that VinaCapital Vietnam Opportunity Fund and VinaCapital Investment Management Ltd ("VinaCapital") announce that Andy Ho, VinaCapital's Chief Investment Officer, unexpectedly passed away this morning at his home in Ho Chi Minh City.

Don Lam, CEO and Founding Partner, said: "Andy has been my trusted business partner since 2007, and he has been instrumental in the growth of the Company and VinaCapital as a whole. More importantly, he has been a close friend who will be missed by me and everyone at VinaCapital. I am devastated by this loss. My deepest condolences are with his wife, family and loved ones."

Huw Evans, Chairman of VOF, said: "Andy was instrumental in the founding of VOF and his energy and enthusiasm have been important contributors to the growth of the Company over many years.  On behalf of the Board I would like to add our condolences to Andy's family and also to Don Lam and the VInaCapital team who have lost a friend and valued colleague."

VinaCapital has a succession plan that is being implemented with the full support of the VOF Board. Brook Taylor, VinaCapital's CEO of Asset Management, will step in as interim leader of the VOF team alongside co-managers Khanh Vu and Dieu Phuong Nguyen Thi, Deputy Managing Directors of VinaCapital.

Further information is available on the Company's website at: https://vinacapital.com/investment-solutions/offshore-funds/vof/overview/

Enquiries:

Joel Weiden
Investment Manager - Investor Relations and Communications VinaCapital Investment Management Limited
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Magdala Mullegadoo
Company Secretary / Administrator Aztec Financial Services (Guernsey) Limited
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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, 2020 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 contains information that is inside information for the purposes of the UK version of the Market Abuse Regulation (EU) No. 596/2014 which is part of UK law by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (as amended and supplemented from time to time).

 

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