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                        SUMMARY:GBA Annual General Meeting – AGM
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<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;">Dear valued Members,</span>

<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;">You are cordially invited to the Annual General Meeting (AGM) 2023, where we together will have a look back on activities and achievements of the GBA in 2022. In this event, we will also elect new members for the GBA Board 2023. </span><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;">The AGM 2023 will be organized both in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City on </span><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #800000;"><strong>Monday, 16 January 2023, from 5:30 PM to 9:30 PM. </strong></span><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #000000;">We are honor to welcome H.E German Ambassador, Dr. Hildner, to deliver an opening speech at the meeting in Hanoi.</span> </span>
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<td width="380"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;">In Hanoi:</span>

<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #800000;"><strong>INTERCONTINENTAL HANOI WESTLAKE</strong></span>

<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;">Westlake 1&amp;2, 1<sup>st</sup> Floor</span>

<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;">No. 5 Tu Hoa Street, Tay Ho District, Hanoi</span></td>
<td width="390"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;">In HCMC:<em>  </em></span>

<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #800000;"><strong>DEUTSCHES HAUS HO CHI MINH CITY</strong></span>

<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;">Conference Center, 2<sup>nd</sup> Floor</span>

<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;">33 Le Duan Boulevard, District 1, HCMC</span></td>
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<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;">The meetings in the two cities will be virtually connected through a seamless video-link.</span>

<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;"><strong>Participation at the AGM is free of charge for GBA Members, but registration is compulsory.</strong></span>

<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;">LE Corporate Members can register for up to four (4) participants, SME Corporate Members for up to two (2) participants. Kindly register your participation with Ms. Mai Anh at email: <a style="color: #000000;" href="mailto:maianh@gba-vietnam.org"><span style="color: #0000ff;">maianh@gba-vietnam.org</span></a> by <span style="color: #800000;"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">5</span><u><strong><span style="color: #800000;">:0</span></strong>0 PM </u></strong></span><u><strong><span style="color: #993300;"><span style="color: #800000;">Friday, 13 January 2023</span></span></strong></u><span style="color: #993300;"><span style="color: #800000;"><span style="color: #000000;"> at the lates</span></span></span><span style="color: #993300;"><span style="color: #000000;">t</span></span><span style="color: #000000;">,</span> and indicate in which city you would like to attend the meeting.</span>

<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;">We would like to have your attention on some <strong>important information regarding the Board Election</strong> as follows:</span>

<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;"><strong>&gt; The AGM is for members only. </strong>Voting procedure will be online. E-voting access link will be provided to pre-registered Ordinary Members. </span>

<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;"><strong>&gt; Any Ordinary Member who is unable to attend the AGM in person may appoint one Ordinary Member </strong>who can join the meeting<strong> to act on his/her behalf by way of a proxy</strong> and should <strong>send the proxy </strong><a href="https://gba-vietnam.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/AGM-2023_Proxy-Form.pdf"><span style="color: #0000ff;">download here&gt;&gt;</span></a> to Mai Anh at email: <a style="color: #000000;" href="mailto:maianh@gba-vietnam.org"><span style="color: #0000ff;">maianh@gba-vietnam.org</span></a> or per post to the GBA Office, by<strong> <span style="color: #800000;"><u>5:00 PM, Friday, 13 January 2023 at the latest.</u></span></strong></span>

<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;"><strong>&gt;</strong> One voting Ordinary Member may hold up to a maximum of five (5) proxies, plus the one deriving from her/his own membership.</span>

<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;"><strong>&gt;</strong> Election will strictly follow the statutes of the German Business Association in compliance with <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="https://gba-vietnam.org/gba-statutes/#1594216260804-3450f702-cd39">Article 6</a></span></span>

<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #808080;"><em>6.1 Each Company Representative of an Ordinary Corporate Member and each Ordinary Individual Member shall be entitled to one v</em></span><em style="color: #808080; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">ote at GERMAN BUSINESS ASSOCIATION Meetings and to serve on the Board.</em>

<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: #808080;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><em>6.2 Neither Associate Members, Honorary Members or Mini Members shall be entitled to vote at GERMAN BUSINESS ASSOCIATION Meetings or to serve on the Board.</em></span></span>

<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000;">The meeting agenda and the list of the candidates of the GBA Board 2023 can be found at the links as below:</span>
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 	<li><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="https://gba-vietnam.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/GBA-General-Annual-Meeting-2023_Agenda.pdf">Meeting Agenda</a></span></li>
 	<li><a href="https://gba-vietnam.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Candidate-Profile_GBA-Board-2023_Final-2.pdf"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #0000ff;">2023 GBA Board Candidate Profiles</span></a></li>
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<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;">According to <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="https://gba-vietnam.org/gba-statutes/#1594216246931-030949ae-f83d">Article 8.2 (e)</a></span> in the GBA statutes, please notify in writing your proposals, suggestions, or amendments at least seven (7) days prior to the meeting.</span>

<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;">We are looking forward to welcoming you at the AGM 2023.</span>

<img class="size-large wp-image-28585" title="Board Candidate 2023 5" src="https://gba-vietnam.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Board-Candidate-2023-5-819x1024.png" alt="Board Candidate 2023 5" width="819" height="1024" />
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