NBE: Notice of record date for Annual General Meeting of Shareholders 2023 and dividend payment in cash

1. Issuer: North Book and Educational equipment Joint Stock Company
2. Stock code: NBE
3. Par value: VND10,000/share
4. Record date: 22/03/2023
5. Ex-date: 21/03/2023
6. Reason:
     * Annual General Meeting of Shareholders 2023
          - Exercise rate: 01 share - 01 voting rights
          - Exercise date: 21/04/2023
          - Place: No. 24+25, 11 Van Khe urban area, Ha Dong, Hanoi
           - Agenda:
+ Approving the operation report of the Board of Directors in 2022 and the operation plan of the Board of Directors in 2023;
+ Approving the report on production and business activities in 2022 and the business plan in 2023 of the Board of Directors;
+ Approving the Supervisory Board's report on monitoring results of the company in 2022;
+ Approving the production and business results and profit distribution in 2022, the business plan and profit distribution in 2023;
+ Approving the audited financial statements for 2022;
+ Approving the remuneration of the Board of Directors, the Supervisory Board in 2022 and the payment plan in 2023;
+ Approving the selection of an audit unit in 2023;
+ Approving the loan plan of banks and credit institutions to serve the production and business needs of the Company;
+ Approving transactions, purchase and sale contracts with major shareholders, purchase and sale contracts with relevant units under the authority of the General Meeting;
+ Other contents under the authority of the General Meeting.   
* Dividend payment in cash:
          - Exercise rate: 11%/share (shareholders receive VND 1,100 for every share they own)
          - Place of payment:
               + For deposited shares: securities companies where shares of shareholders have been deposited.
               + For undeposited shares: North Book and Educational equipment Joint Stock Company on working days from 08/08/2023. 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 addition to the mentioned above.
          - Exercise date: 08/08/2023