Announcement on Extending trading time of HSX & HNX from 05/03/2012

Pursuant to the HSX and HNX on extending trading hours to afternoon, we would like to announce the changing of trading time on HSX and HNX as following:

          1. Trading time on HSX and HNX

2.     Some more regulations about afternoon trading session from HSX and HNX

     - During the break time between the morning and afternoon sessions (11:30 am to 1:00 pm), all member securities companies are not allowed to:

·         Place new orders, amend or cancel orders

·         Send or cancel advertisements for put through transactions

·         Execute or cancel put through transactions

-       In addition, the investor should notice:

 + The unmatched and partially filled orders which are not canceled in the morning session will be available in the afternoon session

 +     Price variation range will be applied for all trading day.

+    The reference price, amendment and cancellation of orders will be followed the current trading rule

+  "T+3" transaction settlement will be applied for all share and fund certificate put-through transactions in which the volume are over 100,000 units instead of "T+1" one as before