BVF Beta Vietnam Fd

RNS Number:6533F
Beta Vietnam Fund Ld
30 December 2002


                              COMPANY ANNOUNCEMENT


               FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE            30 December 2002



                           BETA VIET NAM FUND LIMITED

                                (the "Company")


                          Re: Appointment of Director


At a Board of Directors Meeting held on 12th December 2002, Mr Maas was
appointed to the Board as a non Executive Director.

Mr Maas is currently employed by Stork and has been since 1969. Stork is a
manufacturing company which manufactures machinery for industrial uses, the
company also produces light aircraft components and information technology. Mr
Maas started out as a mechanical engineer, moving into a business management
role in 1981, then becoming the Group President in 1989. His current position is
Director of technology and marketing. His role consists of supporting and
counselling subsidiary companies in relation to their business focuses.

Mr. Maas has never:

had any unspent convictions in relation to indictable offences; or
been bankrupt or the subject of a voluntary arrangement, or has had a receiver
appointed to any of his assets; or
been a director of any company which, while he was a director with an executive
function or within 12 months after he ceased to be a director with an executive
function, had a receiver appointed or went into compulsory liquidation,
creditors voluntary liquidation, administration or company voluntary
arrangements, or made any composition or arrangements with its creditors
generally or with any class of its creditors; or
been a partner of any partnership, which while he was a partner or within 12
months after he ceased to be a partner, went into compulsory liquidation,
administration or partnership voluntary arrangement, or had a receiver appointed
to any partnership asset;
had any public criticism by statutory or regulatory authorities (including
recognised professional bodies); or
been disqualified by a court from acting as a director or from acting in the
management or conduct of affairs of any company."

A list of past and current directorships and partnerships held by Mr. Maas over
the past 5 years is available for inspection on request for a period of 14 days
from the date of this announcement from NCB Stockbrokers Limited, 3 George's
Dock, IFSC, Dublin 1, Ireland.

This announcement was not sent to the Irish Stock Exchange for released earlier
due to an administrative oversight.



Enquiries:

NCB Stockbrokers Limited
Ms Tara O'Grady
Phone: + 353 1 611 5907

Bachmann Fund Administration Limited
Mr. Benn Garnham
Phone: +44 1481 723573


This announcement has been issued through the Companies Announcement Service of
                           the Irish Stock Exchange.



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