On January 23, 2013, HOSE has Announcement No.49/2013/TB-SGDHCM on the record date for the second cash dividend payment of 2012 and the 2013 Annual General Meeting of SMC Investment - Trading Joint Stock Company:

Stock symbol: SMC

Ex-right date: January 31, 2013

Record date: February 04, 2013

Annual General Meeting

Time: 8:00am, Saturday, April 06, 2013

Meeting venue will be noticed later.

Dividend payment

Dividend pay-out ratio: 7% (VND700 for a share)

Payment date: February 22, 2013

Place & procedure of payment:

- Shareholders whose shares have been deposited: at the securities firms where the shares have been deposited.

- Shareholders whose shares have not been deposited: at the Head Office of SMC Investment - Trading Joint Stock Company: 396 Ung Van Khiem St., Ward 25, Binh Thanh Dist., Hochiminh City on the working days from February 22, 2013.