Interim Results

Vietnam Opportunity Fund Limited 23 March 2006 Vietnam Opportunity Fund Limited ('VOF' or 'The Company') Interim Report 31 December 2005 Chairman's Statement I am very pleased to present the interim report of the Vietnam Opportunity Fund Limited ('the Company') for the period ended 31 December 2005. The period has proven to be the most exciting yet both for the country and the Company. Vietnam ended 2005 with GDP growth of 8.4%, the highest rate among the Southeast Asia countries and just behind China. This growth was driven by three key factors: 1) 19% surge in exports to $31.19bn; 2) highest level of foreign direct investment (FDI) committents since the Asian Financial Crisis; and 3) the domestic private sector, which expanded by 24.1%. The economy is forecast to grow by 8% in 2006, by all accounts a conservative estimate. The Company continued its strategy of targeting leading domestic companies and made a number of investments in major privatisation of state-owned enterprises, private sector banks and real estate projects. We feel that this strategy is the best way of tapping into the burgeoning consumer market which has emerged in the past few years. Performance has been very encouraging and the Company is proud that The Vietnam Opportunity Fund was one of the top performing Vietnamese funds in 2005. NAV increased 33.91%, the share price rose 35.38% compared with 31 December 2004. Daily volume in the Company's shares has increased dramatically in the past twelve months. The Company also held a very successful investor conference in December 2005 and raised a further US$75 million to bring the total fund size to US$171 million at the end of the period. As we enter 2006, the investment environment continues to improve, boosted by a steady diet of Government reforms, disposable income growth, strong foreign investment flows and expanding exports. Vietnam is also integrating further into the world economy in preparation for imminent WTO entry. I am confident that the Company is well placed to take advantage of these opportunities. Jonathan Choi Chairman Vietnam Opportunity Fund Directors Jonathan Choi Chairman and Non-Executive Director Mr. Choi is President of Sun Wah Group, a Hong Kong based property, financial services, technology, infrastructure, media and food-stuffs conglomerate and Chairman of Kingsway, a Hong Kong listed investment bank and fund manager. He is also the Vice Chairman of the Chinese General Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong and a member of the National Committee of the Chinese Peoples' Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) of the People's Republic of China. Mr. Choi has been an active investor in Vietnam since 1971. Horst Geicke Non-Executive Director Mr. Geicke is a co-founder and Chairman of ACL Holdings Ltd., a China focused private equity fund with US$100 million invested over the past seven years as well as a founder of a manufacturing and trading business with sales of over US$500 million. He is also the significant shareholder of Pacific Alliance Group Holdings Limited and a director of VinaCapital Group Limited, respectively, the ultimate and immediate parent companies of VinaCapital Investment Management Limited. He holds the position of President of the German Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong and is a director of the German Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam and a founding member and adviser to the Hong Kong - Thailand Business Council. Mr. Geicke has over 22 years experience of operating and investing in Asia and in particular has significant experience investing in Vietnam having made seven direct investments in Vietnam over the past two years. Robert Knapp Non-Executive Director Mr. Knapp is a Managing Director of Millennium Partners L.P., a US$4 billion multi-strategy investment fund that seeks to provide absolute returns with minimal risk and is the Fund's largest shareholder. Mr. Knapp's investment focus is undervalued assets, turnaround situations and emerging markets arbitrage. He has previously led Millennium's efforts to restructure poorly performing listed investment funds in the US, Europe and Asia. William Vanderfelt Non-Executive Director Mr Vanderfelt is a highly experienced institutional investor with over 30 years experience as Managing Partner of Petercam, the leading Benelux investment bank, in charge of Institutional Research and Sales. Mr Vanderfelt is an experienced fund investor and acts as a board director of several listed funds. He is a passionate proponent of good corporate governance and will help the Company ensure that it maintains best practice in its corporate governance. Advisory Committee The Manager has established an advisory committee which consists of local investment specialists, business leaders and existing and former government officials, as it deems appropriate, to supplement the expertise of the Management team. Excluding the Fund's Chairman Jonathan Choi, there are currently four appointees to the advisory committee: Bruno Schoepfer Mr. Schoepfer joined Movenpick Holdings in 1997 as Managing Director of its Asia Pacific regional operations and was Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of the Group from 1998 to 2003. Mr. Schoepfer is currently Chairman of Movenpick Hotel and Resorts S.A., a Swiss premium hospitality company active in the 5-star hotel and 4-star business and airport hotel markets as well as a well-known hotel and restaurant brand in Europe. Prior to joining the Movenpick Group, Mr. Schoepfer enjoyed a distinguished career in luxury hotel management in Asia Pacific and Europe for over 20 years. He has previously held senior positions in various leading international hotel groups including Mandarin Oriental, Shangri-la, and Radisson-SAS. Chanthol Sun Mr. Sun is President of SC Investment Co. Ltd., which provides investment consultancy services in Cambodia and he is also the Economic and Finance Advisor to the President of the National Assembly of Cambodia. Mr. Sun was formerly Cambodia's Secretary of State for Economy and Finance and Secretary General of the Council for the Development of Cambodia. Prior to that Mr. Sun spent 16 years with General Electric in various senior management positions and was a former member of the board of Royal Air Cambodia. Mr. Sun is a member of the executive board of Wharton Asia, and holds a BBSA from the American University, an AMP from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and an MPA from the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. Mr. Chanthol Sun has just been appointed as the Minister of Public Works and Transport of Cambodia. Markus Winkler Mr. Winkler is President of the Board of VGZ Vermoegensverwaltungs-Gesellschaft Zurich, an independent asset management company he founded in 1973. Prior to that, he was trained at Bank Leu AG and UBS AG. He is a founding member and a former Vice-President of the Swiss Association of Asset Managers as well as a founding and Board member of the Swiss Investors' Association. Furthermore, he is a board member on a number of Dublin-listed funds investing mainly in emerging markets. Mr. Winkler was educated at the University of Zurich and the Business School of St. Gall. Steven Le Dr. Le is the Chief Investment Officer of SVL Investment Management, a registered investment advisory firm based in California, USA. He has also been a consultant to over 15 organisations in Vietnam including the Corporation for Financing and Promoting Technology (FPT), Master Information Technology (MITEC), CT-IN (telecommunications), and the Medical and Pharmaceutical Company (YTECO) during their respective privatisation programmes. In addition to his advisory work with the World Bank and the Hanoi People's Committee regarding these privatisation issues, Dr. Le led a team of experts to assist and train the Vietnamese Ministry of Finance in valuation and financial settlement procedures for the privatisation of State-Owned Enterprises on behalf of the United Nations Development Programme. VIETNAM OPPORTUNITY FUND BALANCE SHEET (unaudited) AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2005 Notes 31 December 31 December 30 June 2005 2005 2004 US$ US$ US$ Investments Investments in financial assets 3 71,178,398 17,000,901 30,118,442 Investments in associates 4 13,335,753 5,500,992 7,441,013 Investments in subsidiaries 5 17,343,972 - 2,413,587 -------------------- ------ ---------- ---------- --------- 101,858,123 22,501,893 39,973,042 Current assets Cash and cash equivalents 6 80,031,754 14,060,728 52,405,365 Deposits and advances 1,422,772 22,980 3,943,329 Dividends and other receivables 4,592,087 139,182 320,979 Short-term loans to property project 2,447,897 300,000 300,000 -------------------- ------ ---------- ---------- --------- 88,494,510 14,522,890 56,969,673 Current liabilities Accounts payable 348,386 130,233 256,617 Accrued expenses 1,475,609 83,828 445,502 -------------------- ------ ---------- ---------- --------- 1,823,995 214,061 702,119 Net current assets 86,670,515 14,308,829 56,267,554 Net assets 188,528,638 36,810,722 96,240,596 ==================== ====== ========== ========== ========= Shareholder's equity Issued capital 7 1,226,572 319,442 751,546 Reserves 187,302,066 36,491,280 95,489,050 -------------------- ------ ---------- ---------- --------- 188,528,638 36,810,722 96,240,596 ==================== ====== ========== ========== ========= Number of shares in issue 122,657,202 31,944,154 75,154,654 Net asset value per share 8 US$1.54 US$1.15 US$1.28 VIETNAM OPPORTUNITY FUND STATEMENT OF INCOME (unaudited) FOR HALF YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2005 Notes Half-year ended Half-year Year ended 30 31 December ended 31 June 2005 2005 December 2004 (Audited) US$ US$ US$ Income Gain on investments in financial assets 3 14,972,965 178,860 1,333,352 Gain on investments in associates - - 1,054,499 (Loss)/gain on sales of investments 1,553,833 (1,609) 38,414 Foreign exchange and translation (loss)/ gains, net (205,020) (41,313) (172,920) Interest and dividends 4,907,654 461,689 1,551,632 Other income 309,354 3,282 164,025 Equity in earnings of subsidiaries 423,587 ----------------------- ------ --------- --------- -------- Total income 21,538,786 600,909 4,392,589 Expenses 9 Organization fees (254,556) (146,532) (700) Investment advisory fees (1,476,217) (327,139) (1,048,079) Professional fees (20,055) (14,352) (121,909) Directors' fees and expenses (18,607) (23,498) (46,070) Broker fees (17,252) (21,829) (35,751) Trustee fees (60,596) (10,951) (42,329) Performance fee (1,115,139) Other expenses (78,688) (10,316) (227,340) ----------------------- ------ --------- --------- -------- Total expenses (3,041,110) (554,617) (1,522,178) Profit before tax 18,497,676 46,292 2,870,411 ======================= ====== ========= ========= ======== Tax 10 - - - Net profit 18,497,676 46,292 2,870,411 Basic earnings per share 11 US$0.151 US$0.001 US$0.038 VIETNAM OPPORTUNITY FUND STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY FOR HALF YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2005 Issued capital Share premium Retained Total earnings US$ US$ US$ US$ Balance as at 1 July 2005 751,547 91,634,442 3,854,607 96,240,596 Issue of shares 475,025 73,315,341 73,790,366 Net profit for the period - - 18,497,676 18,497,676 Dividends paid - - - - ------------------- -------- --------- --------- --------- Balance as at 31 December 2005 1,226,572 164,949,783 22,352,283 188,528,638 ------------------- -------- --------- --------- --------- Balance as at 1 January 2005 319,442 35,460,792 1,030,488 36,810,722 Issue of shares 432,105 56,173,650 56,605,755 Net profit for the period - - 2,824,119 2,824,119 ------------------- -------- --------- --------- --------- Balance as at 30 June 2005 751,547 91,634,442 3,854,607 96,240,596 ------------------- -------- --------- --------- --------- Balance as at 1 July 2004 95,000 9,405,000 1,288,196 10,788,196 Issue of shares 224,442 26,055,792 - 26,280,234 Dividend paid out - - (304,000) (304,000) Net profit for the period - - 46,292 46,292 ------------------- -------- --------- --------- --------- Balance as at 31 December 2005 319,442 35,460,792 1,030,488 36,810,722 ------------------- -------- --------- --------- --------- VIETNAM OPPORTUNITY FUND STATEMENT OF CASHFLOWS (unaudited) FOR HALF YEAR ENDED 31 December 2005 Notes Half-year ended Half-year Year ended 30 31 December ended 31 June 2005 2005 December 2004 US$ US$ US$ Cash flows from operating activities Profit for the period 18,497,676 46,292 2,870,411 Adjustments for: Loss/(gain) on investments in financial (14,972,965) 1,609 (1,054,499) assets Gain on investments in associates - - (1,333,352) Unrealised foreign exchange loss 205,020 41,313 172,920 Gain on sale of investment (1,553,833) (38,414) Dividend and Interest income (4,907,654) (67,382) (1,551,631) Dividend paid out - - (304,000) Equity in earnings of subsidiaries - - (423,587) --------------------- ------ --------- --------- --------- Net profit/ (loss) before changes in working capital (2,731,756) 21,832 (1,662,152) Decrease/(incr ease) in deposit, advances and other receivables 2,144,015 638,386 (3,451,604) Increase in accounts payable and accrued expenses 1,121,876 16,265 504,323 --------------------- ------ --------- --------- --------- Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities 534,135 676,483 (4,609,433) Cash flows from investing activities Interest received - 67,382 300,255 Dividend received 1,013,088 - 1,066,189 Acquisition of investments (66,668,258) (11,886,220) (37,752,964) Proceeds from sales of investments 21,104,955 432,729 10,866,648 Investment in subsidiaries - (2,856,716) (1,990,000) Loans (2,147,897) - - --------------------- ------ --------- --------- --------- Net cash used in investing activities (46,698,112) (14,242,825) (27,509,872) Cash flows from financing activities Dividends paid - (304,000) - Proceeds from shares issued 73,790,366 26,280,234 82,885,989 --------------------- ------ --------- --------- --------- Net cash flow provided by financing activities 73,790,366 25,976,234 82,885,989 Increase in cash and cash equivalents 27,626,389 12,409,892 50,766,684 Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the period 52,405,365 1,650,836 1,650,836 --------------------- ------ --------- --------- --------- Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period 80,031,754 14,060,728 52,417,520 ===================== ====== ========= ========= ========= Analysis of balance of cash and cash equivalents Cash 80,031,754 13,472,993 52,405,365 Time deposit - 587,735 12,155 -------------------- ------- --------- --------- --------- 80,031,754 14,060,728 52,417,520 ==================== ======= ========= ========= ========= VIETNAM OPPORTUNITY FUND NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited) FOR HALF YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2005 1. THE FUND Vietnam Opportunity Fund Limited was incorporated in the Cayman Island as a company with limited liability. The registered office of the Company is PO Box 309GT, Ugland House, South Church Street, George Town, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands. The Company holds a 100 percent interest in the following entities, which were incorporated in the British Virgin Islands: • Asia Value Investment Ltd • Vietnam Enterprise Ltd • Vietnam Investment Property Ltd • Vietnam Investment Property Holdings Ltd • Vietnam Investment Ltd • Vietnam Ventures Ltd • VOF Investment Ltd • Vietnam Hospitality Ltd The principal activity of the Company is to invest in listed and unlisted companies, debt instruments, assets and other opportunities in Vietnam and surrounding countries with the objective of achieving medium to long-term (three to five years) capital appreciation and providing investors with an attractive level of investment income from interest and dividends. The shares of the Fund are listed on London Stock Exchange Alternative Investment Market (AIM). The Fund has been established with no fixed life but the Board of Directors of the Fund (BOD) considers it desirable that shareholders should have the opportunity to review the future of the Fund at appropriate intervals. 2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES Basis of accounting The financial statements expressed in United States Dollars have been prepared under the historical cost convention and in conformity with the International Financial Report Standards. Cash and cash equivalents Cash and cash equivalents include cash in bank and short-term, highly liquid investments readily convertible to known amounts of cash and which are subject to insignificant risk of changes in value. Investments Investments are initially recorded at their cost of acquisition, which generally consists of the purchase price of the security or the fair value of the consideration given in exchange and other costs directly related to the acquisition. Subsequent to acquisition, the investments are carried at the following values: Financial assets Financial assets consist of portfolio investments of listed and unquoted marketable equity securities, which are carried at fair value. Fair value of a listed security is determined by the quoted market price on the last trading day of each quarter. Fair value of an unlisted security is determined by the price of the most recent comparable transaction for that security, if any, before the end of each quarter. Gains and losses are recorded in the statement of income. The cost of securities sold is determined on a first-in first-out basis. Associates Investments in enterprises in which the Company has significant influence are accounted for using the equity method, whereby the investment is originally recorded at cost and adjusted for changes in the Company's share of the equity of the associate since date of acquisition. The Company's share of the results of operations of an associate is accounted for in the Statement of Income. Investments in associates that have been acquired and are being held exclusively for the purpose of disposing of them in the near future are carried at fair value, determined by reference to independent appraisals performed by professional appraisers. Gains and losses are recorded in the Statement of Income. Subsidiaries (parent company accounts) Investments in subsidiaries are accounted for using the equity method. The Company's share of the results of operations of a subsidiary is accounted for in the Statement of Income. Interest and dividend income Interest income is calculated on an accrual or if applicable effective yield basis. Dividend income is recorded when the stockholders' right to receive the dividend is established. Impairment of assets The carrying amounts of the Company's assets are reviewed at each Balance Sheet date to determine whether there is any indication of impairment. If any such indication exists, the asset's recoverable amount is estimated. An impairment loss is calculated whenever the carrying amount of an asset or its cash-generating unit exceeds its recoverable amount. Foreign currency transactions The accounting records of the Company are maintained in United States Dollars. Foreign currency transactions during the year are translated at the exchange rates that approximate those prevailing on transaction dates. Foreign currency monetary assets and liabilities at the Balance Sheet date are translated into United States Dollars at exchange rates that approximate those prevailing on that date. Exchange gains and losses are calculated in income for the period. Related parties Related parties include companies or individuals which directly or indirectly hold significant equity interests in the Company ('Shareholders'), other investees of shareholders ('Affiliated Companies'), subsidiary companies and associates. 3. INVESTMENTS IN FINANCIAL ASSETS, AT VALUE As at 31 December 2005 Number of shares Closing balance Gain/(loss) US$ US$ Listed securities Bibica (BBC) 85,660 117,873 12,192 Chau Thoi (BT6) 51,880 101,054 2,943 Gilimex (GIL) 49,000 98,523 3,346 Kinh Do (KDC) 2,902,158 9,847,096 2,941,620 Kinh Do North (NKD) 9,000 30,537 (46) Phuong Nam (PNC) 462,754 482,671 38,120 Reetech (REE) 1,844,862 3,987,638 189,270 Sacom (SAM) 80,260 237,023 39,865 Savimex (SAV) 153,640 299,267 5,387 Transimex (TMS) 347,710 948,201 (651) Tribeco (TRI) 116,874 205,622 25,896 VietFund (VMFVF1) 632,070 432,897 40,680 Song Hinh (VSH) 125,534 100,965 (2,424) ----------------- ---------- ------------ ----------- 6,861,402 16,889,367 3,296,198 Unlisted securities Bac Ninh Agricultural products 27,200 187,999 - Bao Minh Insurance 281,540 4,569,970 1,022,977 Belco 32,060 241,734 23,930 Bien Hoa Sugar 42,489 354,187 62,575 Binh Minh Plastic 5,500 91,926 30,129 Cho Lon Constructuring and Housing Co 8,300 73,708 2,486 CII 60,000 591,894 92,366 D2D 450,000 381,715 - Do Thanh Plastic 15,664 127,950 - Domesco 50,000 1,382,344 502,670 Drilling Mud Co 600,000 382,658 628 Geology & Mineral Resources 3,000 19,227 - Hau Giang Pharmacy 24,895 513,594 158,011 Imexpharm 200,000 473,352 14,665 Pinaco 8,300 98,046 - Postef 40,000 404,175 (7,304) Sa Giang Export and Import 10,000 103,676 - Saigon Constructuring and Housing Co 61,225 634,755 52,357 Saigon Petroleum Service Co 300,000 247,257 2,205 Saigon CanTho Brewery 53,060 540,102 103,353 Sohafarm 23,250 147,549 - TAYA 509,073 895,636 (3,093) Tien Phong Technology Co 375,000 294,533 58,907 Tuong An Oil Co 16,205 243,016 82,137 VinaCafe 20,270 272,135 42,542 Vinamilk 630,409 19,567,832 2,369,909 Vinh Hao Mineral 9,300 76,356 390 Financial institutions 6,850,669 21,371,705 7,064,927 ----------------- ---------- ------------ ----------- 10,707,409 54,289,031 11,676,767 ----------------- ---------- ------------ ----------- Total 17,568,811 71,178,398 14,972,965 ================= ========== ============ =========== 4. INVESTMENTS IN ASSOCIATES Proportion of ownership interest Closing balance Gain/(loss) % US$ US$ A&B Tower 35 1,250,000 - AA Land Company 30 525,885 - Hung Vuong Plaza (formerly 34 Ton Duc Thang project) 30 1,639,959 - International School Ho Chi Minh City 42 1,785,045 - KiDo's Ice Cream 30 852,127 - Nha Trang Project 30 861,766 - Phong Phu Land 40 754,006 - Petrolimex Land 10 628,338 - Saigon Constructuring Real Estate Company 20 1,890,955 - Other 3,147,672 - ------------------------ --------- --------- -------- Total 13,335,753 - ======================== ========= ========= ======== 5. INVESTMENT IN SUBSIDARIES Proportion of ownership interest Closing balance Gain/(loss) % US$ US$ Vista Villas (Formerly Saigon Water Park) 70 2,528,587 - Century 21 62 1,003,933 - Indochina Building Supplies 100 3,408,107 - Indotel 72 10,403,345 - ---------------------- ----------- --------- -------- Total 17,343,972 - ====================== =========== ========= ======== 6. CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS 2005 2004 US$ US$ Cash 80,031,754 13,472,993 Time deposit - 587,735 --------------------------- ------------- --------- 80,031,754 14,060,728 =========================== ============= ========= 7. ISSUED CAPITAL As at 31 December 2005 (US$) Authorized: 500,000,000 ordinary shares of US$0.01 each $5,000,000 Issued, allotted: 122,657,202 ordinary shares of US$0.01 each $1,226,572 8. NET ASSET VALUE PER SHARE The calculation of the net asset value per share is calculated based on the net asset attributable to the shares as at 31 December 2005 of US$188,528,638 or US$1.54 per share. 9. FEES The management and performance fees are calculated based on the net asset value of the Fund. Management fee VinaCapital is entitled to receive an aggregate annual fee from the Fund payable monthly in arrears at the rate of 2.5 percent of the net asset value of the Fund. Performance fee VinaCapital is also entitled to a performance fee amounting to 20 percent of the total increase of the NAV of the Company during the course of a year with a high water mark over an annualised compounding hurdle rate of 10 percent. Investment Management Agreement The Investment Management Agreement contains an indemnity in favor of the Manager against claims by third parties except to the extent that the claim is due to the negligence, willful default or fraud of the Manager or any party to whom the Manager has delegated any of its functions. The Agreement may be terminated by either party giving to the other not less than six months notice expiring on or at any time after the second anniversary of the commencement date of the Agreement or otherwise in circumstance (inter alia) where one of the parties has a receiver appointed over its assets or if an order is made or an effective resolution passed for the winding-up of one of the parties. Directors Fee The fees payable to the Chairman and the other Directors are subject to the amount of $10,000 each per annum. These fees may be waived at the discretion of each Director. Custodian, Administration and Registrar fee HSBC is appointed as custodian of the assets of the Fund and as registrar and administrator of the Fund. HSBC is entitled to receive an annual fee from the Fund of the higher of US$18,000 or 0.08 percent of Net Asset Value per annum with regard to the custody services to be provided and an annual fee of US$2,000 for registrar services. 10. TAXATION Under the law of the Cayman Islands, the Fund is not required to pay any tax to be levied on profits, income, gains or appreciations and in addition, no tax is to be levied on profits, income, gains, or appreciations or which is in the nature of estate duty or inheritance tax on the shares, debentures or other obligations of the Fund or by way of withholding in whole or part of a payment of dividend or other distribution of income or capital by the Fund to its members or a payment of principal or interest or other sums due under a debenture or other obligation of the Fund. The only Government charge to the Fund in the Cayman Islands is an annual charge calculated on the nominal value of the authorized share capital of the Fund which will not exceed US$660 per annum at current rates. Under Vietnamese laws, upon remitting profits and dividends abroad or retaining profits abroad (including gains made on capital transfers), the Fund is subject to the tax on the amounts remitted at the rates ranging from 3 to 7 percent. However, the profit remittance tax has been removed effective 1 January 2004 in accordance with the newly introduced Law on Business Income Tax. If the Fund disposes of its interest in its BVI subsidiaries, any gain will not be subject to income tax or capital gains tax. 11. BASIC EARNINGS PER SHARE The calculation of the basic earnings per share for the period is calculated based on the net profit for the half year of US$18,497,676 (2004: net gain of US$46,292) and the weighted average number of 122,657,202 (2004: 31,944,154) shares in issue during the period. 12. FINANCIAL ASSETS AND LIABILITIES The Company is subject to market risk, liquidity risk, credit risk, interest rate risk and foreign currency risk, as the Company invests in listed and unlisted investments in Vietnam. The Company has formulated risk management policies and guidelines which govern its overall business strategies, its balance for risk and its general risk management philosophy and has established processes to monitor and control transactions in a timely and accurate manner. (a) Market risk Market risk is the risk that the value of a financial asset will fluctuate as a result of changes in market prices, whether or not those changes are caused by factors specific to the individual assets or factors affecting all assets in the market. The Company is exposed to market risk on all of its investments. In the case of its listed investments, such market risk relates to the Vietnam Stock Exchange and other exchanges where the Company's investments are listed. Details of the Company's listed shareholdings, at the Balance Sheet date, on which the Company has market price risk exposure, are set out on pages 14. In the case of unlisted investments stated at fair value where the Company has market price risk exposure, details of the Company's shareholdings are also set out on pages 14 and 15. (b) Liquidity risk Liquidity risk is the risk that the Company will experience difficulty in raising funds to meet commitments associated with financial assets. Liquidity risk may result from an inability to sell a financial asset quickly at close to its fair value. The Company is exposed to liquidity risk as the majority of the Company's investments are unlisted. Details of the Company's unlisted shareholdings, at the Balance Sheet date, on which the Company has liquidity risk exposure are set out on pages 14 and 15. (c) Interest rate risk Interest rate risk is the risk that the value of interest-bearing assets will fluctuate in value as a result of changes in interest rates. (d) Credit risk Credit risk is the risk that one party to a financial asset will fail to discharge its obligation and cause the other party to incur a financial loss. The Company is exposed to credit risk on its loans receivable. (e) Foreign currency risk Foreign currency risk is the risk that the value of financial assets or liabilities will fluctuate due to changes in foreign exchange rates. The Company is exposed to foreign currency risk from investments in countries in which the local currency is other than United States Dollars. 13. RISK MANAGEMENT The Company attempts to limit its risks through a number of strategies. The Company and its Investment Manager practice portfolio diversification, and have adopted a range of appropriate investment restrictions and policies, including limiting the Company's cash investment in any one investment to not more than 20 percent of the Company's capital. Nevertheless, the market in which the Company operates and the investments that the Company makes are often inherently risky, and there can be no assurance that the Company will not suffer loss as a result of one or more of the risks described above, or as the result of other risks not currently identified by management. 14. DISCLOSURE Revaluation of real estate properties and private equity investments will be carried out at the end of the financial year 30 June 2006. 15. REPORT DISTRIBUTION Copies of the report have been sent to shareholders and will also be available, free of charge, from the offices of Grant Thornton Corporate Finance, Grant Thornton House, Melton Street, Euston Square, London NW1 2EP or VinaCapital Investment Management Limited, Unit 1703, Sun Wah Tower, 115 Nguyen Hue Boulevard, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, for a period of 30 days from the date of the report. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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