For immediate release
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8 September 2010
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NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, IN, INTO OR FROM THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AUSTRALIA, CANADA OR JAPAN OR ANY OTHER JURISDICTION WHERE TO DO SO MIGHT CONSTITUTE A VIOLATION OF THE RELEVANT LAWS OR REGULATION.
Vietnam Property Fund Ltd.
("VPF" or "the Company")
Change in Directorate and Results of Non-Executive Board Meeting
Vietnam Property Fund Ltd. (AIM: VPF), a real estate fund raised to invest in property related developments and companies in Vietnam and its neighbours, announces that Mr Gregory Djerejian, aged 37, has been appointed as an Independent Non-Executive Director of the Company, such appointment becomes effective from the date of this announcement.
Mr. Djerejian is Senior Vice President and General Counsel of TradeInvest Financial Services (NY) ("TradeInvest"), a diversified asset management firm. Prior to joining TradeInvest, Mr. Djerejian worked for Coudert Brothers and Squire, Sanders & Dempsey; worldwide law firms, based in their New York and Paris offices. Mr. Djerejian earned a Bachelor of Science in Foreign Service from Georgetown University's School of Foreign Services, a Juris Doctor Degree in Law from the Georgetown University Law Center, as well a Master's Degree in Business Administration from Columbia University's Graduate School of Business. Mr. Djerejian is a member of the New York State Bar Association.
Commenting on the appointment, Mr. Fraser Wilson, Fund Manager of VPF, said: "The Board would like to welcome Mr. Djerejian on board. His wide spectrum of experience in law and the financial services industry will add further value to our business".
Save as disclosed below, there is no further information in respect of Mr Djerejian's appointment required to be disclosed pursuant to paragraph (g) of Schedule 2 to the AIM Rules for Companies.
Mr. Djerejian currently holds the following directorships:
TradeInvest Financial Services (NY), 2005 - present
Lyford Global Macro Offshore Fund Ltd., 2006 - present
Lyford Global Macro Master Fund Ltd., 2006 - present
Lyford Group International Ltd., 2009 - present
Baha Mar Resorts, 2007 - present
Mr. Djerejian has held the following directorships in the last five years:
Izmirlian-Eurasia Universal Credit Company, 2004 - 2009
Lyford Group Asset Management Ltd., 2006 - 2009
Mr. Djerejian does not currently hold any shares in, or options over shares in, the capital of the Company.
For further information, please contact:
Vietnam Property Fund Ltd
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+ (84) 2369 3889
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Fraser Wilson
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Seymour Pierce Limited
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+ 44 (0)20 7107 8000
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Freddy Crossley / Tom Sheldon
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Vietnam Property Fund Ltd.
Vietnam Property Fund Ltd., (VPF) is listed on the Alternative Investment Market (AIM) of the London Stock Exchange with the ticker symbol "VPF". It is an investor in real estate development projects, assets and companies in Vietnam and its neighbours. For further information, please visit www.vietnampropertyfund.com