Vietnam Securities Depository (VSD) would like to announce the record date as follows:

- Reason and purpose: 2013 Annual General Meeting;

- Execution rate: 1 share - 1 voting right;

- Planned execution time: 13 April 2013;

- Meeting venue: Phuong Dong Hotel (No.2 Truong Thi, Vinh City, Nghe An Province)

- Meeting agenda:

+ Report on 2012 production and business results and 2013 plan;

+ Report on 2012 activities and 2013 plan by the Board of Directors;

+ Report on 2012 activities by the Supervisory Board;

+ 2012 audited financial statements, selection of an auditing company in 2013;

+ Approval of 2012 remuneration for the Board of Directors, the Supervisory Board and 2013 plan;

+ Election of members of the Board of Directors, the Supervisory Board in term 2013-2017;

+ Other issues within the authority of the Meeting;

Depository members (DMs) are requested to check and send confirmation in the form of Certificate of Authorization on the accuracy of the list of shareholders having deposited PDC shares via VSD's terminal for DMs/ or via email address thongbaoxacnhan@vsd.vn for direct account holding members.

(In case of rejection due to data errors, DMs are requested to send written notice on details of errors for necessary correction).

Deadline for sending confirmation: by 3 pm, 19 March 2013.

If members do not send confirmation document by the above deadline, VSD will consider the list provided to DMs by VSD accurate and confirmed. In case of arising disputes and losses to shareholders, DMs will have to bear all the related responsibilities.

DMs are requested to fully inform this notice to each investor who has deposited the above shares at DMs within 3 working days from the date on the notice.