SMN: Notice of record date for Annual General Meeting of Shareholders 2025 and Dividend payment in cash

1. Issuer: South Books & Educationnal Equipment JSC
2. Stock code: SMN
3. Par value: VND10,000/share
4. Record date: 17/03/2025
5. Ex-date: 14/03/2025
6. Reasons: 
1. Annual General Meeting of Shareholders 2025

• Exercise rate: 01 share – 01 voting rights
• Expected exercise date: to be informed later
• Place: to be informed later
• Agenda: to be informed later 

2. Dividend payment in cash 2024
+ Exercise rate: 11% (shareholders receive VND1,100 for every share they own)
+ Exercise date: 05/05/2025
       + Place of payment:
- For deposited shares: securities companies where shares of shareholders have been deposited.
- For undeposited shares: South Books & Educationnal Equipment JSC on working days (from Monday to Saturday). Securities certificate and Identification Card (original copy) are required. In case of authorization, a proxy with certified seal of the local authority is further requested in addtion to the mentioned above.