Director Declaration - Director Appointment

RNS Number : 0318D

VinaCapital Vietnam Opportunity Fd.

24 June 2021

 

VinaCapital Vietnam Opportunity Fund Limited

(the "Company" or "VOF")

LEI Number: 2138007UD8FBBVAX9469

Director Appointment

The Directors are pleased to announce that Mr Peter Hames has accepted an invitation to join the Board, as a non-executive Director and a member of its committees, with effect from 24 June 2021.

Peter spent 18 years of his investment career in Singapore, where in 1992 he co-founded Aberdeen Asset Management's Asian operation and as Director of Asian Equities he oversaw regional fund management teams responsible for running a number of top-rated and award-winning funds.  Peter is a former director of Polar Capital Technology Trust plc. and Syncona Ltd (formerly BACIT Ltd). 

Mr Hames is also director of MMIP Investment Management Limited, an independent member of the operating board of Genesis Investment Management, LLP and is a director of The Genesis Emerging Markets Investment Company. 

As at the date of this announcement Mr Hames (or any person that may be deemed a person closely associated to him), has no beneficial interest in the shares of the Company.

There are no further details required to be disclosed pursuant to section 9.6.13 of the UKLA Listing Rules.

Enquiries:

Joel Weiden
Investor Relations and Communications VinaCapital Investment Management Limited
T: [phone]
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 Capital LLP
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).

 

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