Tan Binh electronic firm to pay dividend

The Ho Chi Minh City Stock Exchange (HOSE) recently announced that August 27 would be the registration deadline for the Tan Binh Electronic Joint Stock Co (coded VTB) to close the shareholders list for 6% dividend payment for the first phase of 2008. The ex-interest date is on August 25. The payment date is scheduled on September 15.

The Securities Depository Centre's HCM City branch would halt VTB-coded shares depositories on August 26, 27 and 28.

According to the company's business report, in the second quarter, VTB gained 45.243 billion dong in net revenue from sales and service provision, down 56.25% or 58.173 billion dong against a year ago, and 5.55 billion dong from after tax profit, up 52.31% or 1.906 billion dong from last year, bringing the total corresponding figures during the first half of the year to 113.79 billion dong, down 34.41% or 58.987 billion dong yoy and 14.958 billion dong, up 163.48% or 9.281 billion dong compared to previous year.

VTB's EPS in Jan-Jun reached 1,387 dong.

Closing the trading session on August 12, VTB-coded shares were traded at 15,300 dong per share, up 300 dong per share or 2% in comparison with the last session with 10,180 shares being changed hands.