Viet Nam Securities Depository and Clearing Corporation (VSDC) would like to announce the Securities registration cancellation from 08/09/2025 as follows:

The cancellation of securities registration at VSDC shall not affect the lawful rights and interests of securities holders. Binh Thuan Book and Equipment Joint Stock Company shall be responsible for managing information on the securities and their holders after the securities have been deregistered at VSDC, continuing to ensure the exercise of the lawful rights and interests of securities holders (if any) in accordance with the law, and re-issuing the Share Ownership Certificates/passbooks to holders of deposited securities, based on the List of Securities Holders provided by VSDC to  Binh Thuan Book and Equipment Joint Stock Company after the effective date of deregistration.
2. Depository Members (DMs) will coordinate in implementing the above-mentioned securities deregistration, specifically:
2.1. From 29/08/2025, VSDC will cease providing depository, withdrawal, and securities ownership transfer services for the above-mentioned securities. DMs are requested to notify investors of this information.
2.2. On 03/09/2025, VSDC will finalize the List of Securities Holders for deregistration. On 04/09/2025, VSDC will send to DMs a MT596 business message together with a data file containing the list of deposited securities holders, and an MT598 business message requesting DMs to confirm the list of deposited securities holders. DMs are requested to reconcile the securities holder information in the list provided by VSDC with the information they manage and send confirmation via MT595 business message.
In case of non-acceptance due to data errors or discrepancies, DMs are requested to send VSDC the details of errors or discrepancies in writing for necessary correction.
The deadline for sending confirmation is no later than 10:30 a.m. on 05/09/2025.
If a DM sends confirmation later than the stipulated deadline, VSDC will deem the list provided to the DM as accurate and confirmed by the DM, and will proceed to transfer the List of Securities Holders to the Securities registering institution. In the event of disputes or damages caused to securities holders, the DM will bear full responsibility for any such disputes or damages.
2.3. From 08/09/2025, the securities code and ISIN assigned by VSDC for the above-mentioned securities will become to be invalid, and VSDC will not provide registration, depository, or clearing and settlement services for the BST shares. On the effective date of deregistration, VSDC will send an MT596 business message along with a data file notifying the accounting of securities to the relevant DMs.
DMs are requested to process the withdrawal of the corresponding deposited securities on the investor's account on the date of securities deregistration and notify related investors to contact  Binh Thuan Book and Equipment Joint Stock Company to carry out procedures for issuing Share Ownership Books/Certificates.