2 December 2013
VinaCapital Vietnam Opportunity Fund Limited
Detailed results of the Annual General Meeting
As previously announced on 29 November 2013, shareholders of VinaCapital Vietnam Opportunity Fund Limited ("the Company" or "VOF") have supported the unanimous recommendations by members of the Board regarding all ten resolutions which were put to a vote at the Company's Annual General Meeting (AGM) held on Thursday 28 November 2013 in Zurich, Switzerland. The table below provides the detailed voting results for each separate resolution.
RESOLUTIONS |
For |
%* |
Against |
%* |
Vote withheld |
With Resolutions 1 to 8 being ordinary resolutions and Resolutions 9 and 10 being special resolutions. |
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1. To receive and adopt the Financial Statements for the year ended 30 June 2013, with the Reports of the Directors and Auditors thereon. |
59,200,584 |
99.99 |
8,800 |
0.01 |
16,002,500 |
2. To re-elect Mr Steven Bates as a Director of the Company. |
74,525,584 |
99.97 |
21,800 |
0.03 |
664,500 |
3. To re-elect Mr Martin Adams as a Director of the Company. |
74,525,584 |
99.97 |
21,800 |
0.03 |
664,500 |
4. To re-elect Mr Martin Glynn as a Director of the Company. |
74,525,584 |
99.97 |
21,800 |
0.03 |
664,500 |
5. To re-elect Mr Michael Gray as a Director of the Company. |
68,166,584 |
99.97 |
21,800 |
0.03 |
7,023,500 |
6. To re-elect Mr Don Lam as a Director of the Company. |
61,380,085 |
94.66 |
3,464,863 |
5.34 |
10,366,936 |
7. To re-appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers (Hong Kong) as independent auditor to the Company and to authorise the Directors to determine their remuneration. |
74,541,584 |
99.99 |
5,800 |
0.01 |
664,500 |
8. THAT the aggregate cap on the total remuneration paid to the Directors as a group in respect of any 12-month period (as referenced in Article 125 of the Company's Articles of Association) be and is hereby increased to USD500,000. |
54,768,253 |
73.47 |
19,779,131 |
26.53 |
664,500 |
9. THAT Article 57 of the Company's Articles of Association be and is hereby amended by the deletion of the words "twenty five per cent." and their replacement with the words "ten per cent." |
74,489,184 |
99.92 |
57,800 |
0.08 |
664,900 |
10. THAT the Articles of Association of the Company be amended by deleting and substituting Article 151 in its entirety |
52,638,881 |
77.39 |
15,382,800 |
22.61 |
7,190,203 |
* Percentage of votes cast excludes Withheld votes.
Notes to Editors:
VinaCapital is a leading investment management and real estate development firm in Vietnam, with a diversified portfolio of USD1.5 billion in assets under management. VinaCapital was founded in 2003 and boasts a team of investment professionals who bring extensive international finance and investment experience to the firm. Our mission is to produce superior returns for investors by using our experience and knowledge to identify the key trends and opportunities that emerge as Vietnam continues to develop its economy. To achieve this, VinaCapital has industry - leading asset class teams covering capital markets, private equity, fixed income, venture capital, real estate and infrastructure.
VinaCapital manages three closed-end funds trading on the AIM Market of the London Stock Exchange. These funds are: VinaCapital Vietnam Opportunity Fund Limited (VOF), VinaLand Limited (VNL), and Vietnam Infrastructure Limited (VNI). VinaCapital also co-manages the DFJ VinaCapital L.P. technology venture capital fund with Draper Fisher Jurvetson.
VinaCapital has offices in Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi, Danang and Singapore. More information about VinaCapital is available at www.vinacapital.com.
Enquiries:
David Dropsey
VinaCapital Investment Management Limited
Investor Relations/Communications
+84 8 821 9930
Philip Secrett
Grant Thornton UK LLP, Nominated Adviser
+44 (0)20 7383 5100
Hiroshi Funaki
Edmond de Rothschild Securities, Broker
+44 (0)20 7845 5960
David Benda / Hugh Jonathan
Numis Securities Limited, Broker
+44 (0)20 7260 1000
Andrew Walton
FTI Consulting, Public Relations (London)
+44 (0)20 7269 7204
andrew.walton@fticonsulting.com