Notice of AGM

VietNam Holding Limited 01 October 2007 Vietnam Holding Limited Notice of Annual General Meeting Vietnam Holding Limited (the 'Company') (AIM: VNH) announces that it will hold its annual general meeting ('AGM') at 4 pm on 23 October 2007 at the Park Hyatt Zurich, Beethovenstrasse 21, Zurich 8002, Switzerland. The Company, amongst other resolutions, is proposing to amend both it's investment strategy and articles of association. Copies of the full notice of the Annual General Meeting will be emailed to shareholders and will also be made available on the company's website www.vietnamholding.com. The full resolutions to be passed at the AGM are also set out below. For more information please contact: Philip J Secrett/Maureen Tai Nominated Adviser Grant Thornton Corporate Finance Telephone: +44 20 73835100 Alan de Saram CARD Corporate Services, Company Registrar Telephone: +1 345 914 9604 Ordinary Business of the AGM Resolutions 1 to 6 (inclusive) comprise the ordinary business of the AGM and will each be proposed as an ordinary resolution. Resolutions 7 to 9 (inclusive) will comprise special business of the AGM. Resolution 7 will be proposed as an ordinary resolution and Resolutions 8 and 9 will each be proposed as a special resolution. Under the provisions of the Company's articles of association all directors are required to submit themselves for re-election at each annual general meeting. Resolutions 1 to 4 (inclusive) are to re-elect to the board of directors, Min Hwa Hu Kupfer, Professor Rolf Dubs, John Hoey, Nguyen Quoc Khanh who each retire in accordance with the articles of association of the Company and who each offer themselves for re-election at the annual general meeting. The Company is required to appoint auditors at each general meeting at which accounts are laid, to hold office until the conclusion of the next such meeting. Resolution 5 concerns the re-appointment and remuneration of the Company's auditors, KPMG Luxembourg for such period. The directors are required to present to the shareholders of the Company at a general meeting the report of the directors and auditors and the audited accounts of the Company, for the year ended June 30, 2007. The report of the directors and the audited accounts have been approved by the directors, and the report of the auditors has been approved by the auditors and a copy of each of these documents may be found in the Annual Report of the Company starting at page 3. Resolution 6 is to receive and consider the directors' report and the audited accounts. The directors note that footnote 6 on page 29 of the audited accounts refer to the remuneration of the directors for the financial year ended June 30, 2007. Special Business of the AGM Resolutions 7 to 9 (inclusive) comprise the special business of the AGM. Resolution 7 will be proposed as an ordinary resolution and Resolutions 8 and 9 will each be proposed as a special resolution. The directors propose that in relation to the Company's investing strategy, the requirement for VietNam Holding Asset Management Limited ('VNHAM'), as the Company's investment manager, to obtain majority board approval of VNHAM in relation to decisions concerning investments of more than 2% of the Company's net asset value, be amended to majority approval of VNHAM's investment committee ('Investment Committee'). The Investment Committee is comprised of any three directors of VNHAM from time to time. Resolution 7 is to consider and approve the reduction of such approval from a majority board to a majority approval of the Investment Committee. The shareholders of the Company are required, pursuant to the AIM Rules, to consent to the Company's investing strategy on an annual basis. In addition to the provisions set out in resolution 7 above that amend the Company's investing strategy, the directors propose to amend the Company's investing strategy to provide that the Company may invest up to 20% of its net asset value (at the time of investment) in other listed Vietnam funds which have the majority of their assets in Vietnam ('Investment Fund'). The directors propose that the Company will not invest in any Investment Fund unless the price of such Investment Fund is at a discount of at least 10% to such Investment Funds net asset value. Resolution 8 is to consider and approve the Company's amended investing strategy which is set out at Appendix A to the notice of AGM. Your directors propose to amend the articles of association of the Company. The full terms of the proposed amendments to the articles of association are available for inspection at the Park Hyatt Zurich, Beethovenstrasse 21, Zurich 8002, Switzerland immediately prior to the commencement of the annual general meeting until the close of the annual general meeting. The directors propose to extend the period the directors may retire by rotation from one year to three years. Accordingly, the directors propose to amend article 91(a) by deleting the words 'next occurring' in the sixth sentence and including in the seventh sentence after 'Company' the words 'falling three calendar years following the date of any re-election or replacement of such Director'. The directors propose to include a new article, article 34A, that is recommended to be made to take account of developments in market practice with regard to notification of the acquisition or disposal of major shareholdings. The directors propose that pursuant to article 34A the provisions of Chapter 5 of the Disclosure and Transparency Rules of the UK Financial Services Authority Handbook ('DTR5') shall be incorporated by reference in the articles of association and accordingly the vote holder and notification rules as set out in DTR5 shall apply to the Company and each shareholder of the Company as if the Company was an issuer (as defined in DTR5). DTR5 provides that a person must notify the Company of the percentage of the voting rights it holds as a shareholder or through its direct or indirect holding of financial instruments (as defined in DTR5), subject to certain exemptions as set out in DTR5, if the percentage of those voting rights: (a) reaches, exceeds or falls below 3%, 4%, 5%, 6%, 7%, 8%, 9% and 10% and each 1% threshold thereafter up to 100% as a result of an acquisition or disposal of shares or financial instruments; or (b) reaches, exceeds or falls below an applicable threshold (as set out in paragraph (a) above): (i) as a result of events changing the breakdown of voting rights, and (ii) on the basis of information regarding (a) the total number of voting rights and capital in respect of each class of share in the Company and (b) the total number of voting rights attached to shares of the Company held in treasury, disclosed to the public by the Company at the end of each calendar month during which an increase or decrease has occurred. Notification to the Company of a person's voting rights, as set out above, must contain certain information as specified in DTR5. You are advised that the previous paragraphs are not, and are not intended to be a comprehensive summary of the provisions of DTR5. You are advised to seek personal financial advice from your stockbroker, solicitor, accountant or other independent professional adviser authorised for the purposes of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (or, if you are a person outside of the United Kingdom, otherwise duly qualified in your jurisdiction) in relation to the application of DTR5 if you are in any doubt as to the applicability of its provisions. Resolution 9 is to consider and approve the proposed amendments to the Company's articles of association. The directors noted that since the last annual general meeting of the Company the board of directors had approved some minor changes to the investment management agreement, all of which the directors confirm are in the best interests of shareholders and the Company. The amended investment management agreement is available for inspection by shareholders at the Park Hyatt Zurich, Beethovenstrasse 21, Zurich 8002, Switzerland for the period immediately prior to the commencement of the annual general meeting until the close of the annual general meeting should any shareholder of the Company wish to review such agreement. Your directors believe that the resolutions to be proposed at the annual general meeting are in the best interests of shareholders and the Company and recommend that you vote in favour of each of the resolutions which are to be proposed at the annual general meeting. Yours sincerely VietNam Holding Limited Min Hwa Hu Kupfer Chairman Notice of 2007 ANNUAL General Meeting Notice is hereby given that the 2007 Annual General Meeting of Vietnam Holding Limited will be held at 4 pm on 23 October 2007 at the offices of the Park Hyatt Zurich, Beethovenstrasse 21, Zurich 8002, Switzerland. The purpose of the meeting is to consider and, if thought fit, pass the resolutions set out below as ordinary and special resolutions as indicated. AS ORDINARY BUSINESS ORDINARY Resolutions: 1. THAT Min Hwa Hu Kupfer, having submitted herself for re-election, be re- elected as a Director of the Company to hold office in accordance with the Articles of Association of the Company. 2. THAT Professor Rolf Dubs having submitted himself for re-election, be re- elected as a Director of the Company to hold office in accordance with the Articles of Association of the Company. 3. THAT John Hoey having submitted himself for re-election, be re-elected as a Director of the Company to hold office in accordance with the Articles of Association of the Company. 4. THAT Nguyen Quoc Khanh having submitted himself for re-election, be re- elected as a Director of the Company to hold office in accordance with the Articles of Association of the Company. 5. THAT KPMG Luxembourg be re-appointed as Auditors of the Company and to authorise the Directors to determine their remuneration. 6. THAT the report of the directors and auditors, and the audited accounts of the Company, for the year ended June 30, 2007 be received and considered. AS SPECIAL BUSINESS ORDINARY Resolution: 7. THAT majority board approval required by the Company's investment manager in relation to decisions concerning investments of more than 2% of the Company's net asset value be amended from majority board approval of the Company's investment manager to majority approval of the Company's investment manager's committee be approved. SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS: 8. THAT the Company's investing strategy as set out in Appendix A be approved. 9. THAT the draft articles of association attached and initialled by a director for identification purposes be adopted as the articles of association of the Company to the exclusion of and in substitution for the existing articles of association of the Company. Appendix A VietNam Holding Limited - Investing Strategy The investing strategy of VietNam Holding Limited ('the Company') is to invest at least 70 per cent. of its funds in securities of former state owned enterprises ('SOEs') in Vietnam, up to 25 per cent. of its funds in the securities of private companies in Vietnam (Vietnamese or foreign-owned) and/or the securities of foreign companies if a significant proportion of their assets or operations are based in Vietnam and no more than 20 per cent. of its funds in convertible securities. The Company intends its investments to be focused primarily in the following industry sectors: • consumer goods and pharmaceuticals; • services, both in the domestic market as well as global outsourcing service providers; • power and energy, primarily oil and gas; • telecommunications, including mobile phone and cable television; • mining, in particular coal; • tourism; • financial services, namely banks, brokers and insurance companies; • logistics and transportation; and • construction and construction materials. The Company also intends to pay particular attention to sectors it expects will be most affected by the impending accession of Vietnam to the World Trade Organisation such as garments, seafood and food processing, transportation, freight forwarding and logistics. In addition, the Company intends to focus primarily on the regions of Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City and, depending on the growth potential, demographics, political environment and the personal connections of the Directors, the Investment Manager and the Advisory Council, on other regions in Vietnam. The Company may invest in former SOEs prior to, at or after the time these securities become listed on the Vietnam Stock Exchange, including the initial privatisation or equitisation of the SOE. The Company may invest in equity securities of former SOEs or private companies in Vietnam either through purchases of their shares on the Vietnam Stock Exchange or, for those companies which are not yet listed on the Vietnam Stock Exchange, through purchases on the over the counter trading platform or through privately negotiated deals. The latter could include purchases of newly-issued equity securities issued by a company or other entity in which the Company had directly or indirectly invested (an 'Investee Company') or securities with equity features.The Company may invest up to 20% of its net asset value (at the time of investment) in other listed Vietnam investment funds which have the majority of their assets in Vietnam ('Investment Funds'). The Company may additionally invest in equity securities of companies outside Vietnam with a significant portion of their assets held or operations based in Vietnam. In all cases of investments in the equity securities of companies not listed on the Vietnam stock exchange or any other stock exchange ('Unlisted Companies') the Company will typically only commit to invest if the Investment Manager or the board of Directors of the Company ('Board') determines that the proposed Investee Company has a firm plan to list its shares on the Vietnam Stock Exchange or on a stock exchange outside Vietnam within such period of time that the Investment Manager or the Board considers reasonable in the circumstances. Until the Investment Manager has identified suitable investments, the Company may invest its uninvested cash in the domestic bond market as well as in international bonds issued by Vietnamese entities. Otherwise, the Company's uncommitted assets will be held on deposit, or in other high-quality fixed-income securities denominated in US dollars, by the Custodian (currently Credit Suisse Luxembourg S.A.) or the Vietnam Sub-Custodian (currently the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited, Ho Chi Minh City branch) for the benefit of the Company. The Company may utilize derivatives contracts for hedging purposes when available and may hedge its Vietnamese dong against the US dollar in the forward market. The Company does not intend to take control of any Investee Company or to take an active management role in any such company. However, in circumstances where the Company's investment entitles or in any way grants the Company the right to nominate a member to the board of such Investee Company, Vietnam Holding Asset Management Ltd (as Investment Manager) may cause one of its directors, employees or appointees to join the board of the Investee Company. Where Vietnam Holding Asset Management Ltd negotiates the purchase of a significant interest in an Investee Company it may provide certain forms of assistance to such company, as determined appropriate by the Board or the Investment Manager, with a view to enhancing such company's performance. Where the Company invests as a minority shareholder in an Investee Company that is not listed, the Investment Manager will use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain for the Company suitable shareholder protection, for example by way of a shareholders' agreement or board representation, where available and appropriate. However, there is no guarantee that the Investment Manager will succeed in obtaining such protection for the Company or that if such protection is obtained, it will be effective in protecting the minority shareholder interest held by the Company. Vietnam remains a developing country and accordingly, if the Company is considering investing in an Unlisted Company then prior to the Company doing so, the Company and the Investment Manager will carry out extensive due diligence on such potential investment. The extent of the due diligence will depend upon the nature of each investment, with greater due diligence being possible in the context of a negotiated purchase than in the context of a purchase of shares upon the equitisition or privatisation of a SOE. The Company will adhere to the general principle of diversification in respect of all its assets and will observe the following investment restrictions: • the Company will not invest more than 10 per cent. of its net asset value at the time of investment in the shares of a single Investee Company; • the Company will not invest more than 30 per cent. of its net asset value at the time of investment in any one sector; • the Company will not generally take or seek to take legal or management control of any Investee Company; • the Company will not invest in companies known to be subject to export restrictions or anti-dumping measures or that are known to be under investigation for the same; • the Company will not invest directly in real estate or real estate development projects or in infrastructure projects with long pay-back periods, but may invest in companies which have a large real estate component, if their shares are listed or traded on the OTC market; and • the Company will not invest in any Investment Fund unless the price of such Investment Fund is at a discount of at least 10% to such Investment Fund's net asset value. 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