REE leader to purchase millions of stocks dropped low by COVID-19

March 17, 2020 | 22:58
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Amidst the COVID-19 outbreak, the chairwoman of REE shows strong faith in the company's prospects by registering to spend nearly VND450 billion ($19.57 million) to increase her ownership rate.
ree leader to purchase millions of stocks dropped low by covid 19
Nguyen Thi Mai Thanh, chairwoman of REE Corporation

Nguyen Thi Mai Thanh, chairwoman of REE Corporation’s (HSX: REE) management board, on March 17 registered to buy 15 million REE stocks to raise her ownership rate. The estimated trading timeline is March 18-April 14.

If the transaction succeeds, Thanh’s shareholding will rise to 12.16 per cent or 37.7 million stocks. REE stocks currently fetch VND29,900 ($1.30) per stock, thus, the deal may cost her about VND450 billion ($19.57 million).

Thanh's decision to buy is a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, which drew down the price of the REE ticker by 17 per cent compared to the beginning of this year.

In 2019, REE recorded VND4.89 trillion ($212.6 million) in net sales, down 4 per cent on-year. The after-tax profit reached VND1.638 trillion ($71.2 million), down 8 per cent on-year. REE performed about 88 per cent of its sales target but exceeded its after-tax profit target by 17 per cent.

By Van Anh

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