Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 0655H

VinaCapital Vietnam Opportunity Fd.

21 November 2022

 

VinaCapital Vietnam Opportunity Fund Limited

(the "Company" or "VOF")

LEI Number: 2138007UD8FBBVAX9469

Notification of Share Pledge - 21 November 2022

VinaCapital Vietnam Opportunity Fund (LSE: VOF), the only UK listed fund focused on providing broad exposure to both listed and private equities in Vietnam, announces it was notified on 18 November 2022 that VinaCapital Investment Management Limited, the investment manager to the Company, has entered into a loan facility agreement whereby security over 2,354,275 ordinary shares of $0.01 each in the capital of the Company was granted in favour of The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited.

VinaCapital and its related entities ("VinaCapital") remain the beneficial owners of the shares, representing approximately 1.45% of the issued share capital of the Company, and retain full voting rights.

Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them

1.	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Name	VinaCapital Investment Management Ltd VinaCapital Investment Partners Ltd Asia Investment & Finance Ltd Collectively, "VinaCapital".
2.	Reason for notification
a)	Position / status	VinaCapital is appointed as the Investment Manager to the Company
b)	Initial notification / Amendment	Initial notification
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	Ordinary shares
b)	Identification code	GG00BYXVT888
c)	Nature of the transaction	VinaCapital has entered into a loan facility agreement whereby security over 2,354,275 ordinary shares of the Company was granted in favour of The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited. VinaCapital remains the beneficial owners of the shares, subject to the pledge, and retain full voting rights.
d)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) N/A 2,354,275
e)	Aggregated information	N/A
f)	Date of transaction	18 November 2022
g)	Place of the transaction	Outside of trading venue

This announcement contains inside information for the purposes of Article 7 of Regulation (EU) No. 596/2014 ("MAR").

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

T: [phone]

E: [e-mail]

David Benda / Hugh Jonathan

Broker Numis Securities Limited

T: [phone]

E: [e-mail]

Magdala Mullegadoo

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 (United Kingdom) Frostrow Capital LLP

T: [phone]

E: [e-mail]

Dion Di Miceli / Stuart Muress

Marketing and Investor Engagement (Global) Barclays Bank PLC

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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