Viet Nam Export - Import Commercial Joint Stock Bank (EIB) announces the first date to list and trade its shares on the Hochiminh Stock Exchange as follows:

* Listed firm: Viet Nam Export - Import Commercial Joint Stock Bank

* Short name: EXIMBANK

* Stock type: Common stock

* Stock code: EIB

* Par value: VND10,000

* Total listing volume: 876,226,900 shares

* Total listing value: VND8,762,269,000,000

* Effective date of the listing license: 20 October 2009

* The first trading date: 27 October 2009

* Reference price on the first trading date: VND28,000/ share

* Price range on the first trading date: +/- 20% compared to the reference price.