Travel, realty firm shares down despite director's buyback order

September 19, 2019 - 11:02

The company’s general director Hoàng Anh Dũng plans to increase his ownership in the business to 27.68 per cent from the current 0.05 per cent.

A corner of Ninh Vân Bay Travel Real Estate JSC's facilities in Khánh Hòa Province. The company shares fell 1.7 per cent on Wednesday. - Photo cafebiz.vn

HCM CITY – Shares of Ninh Vân Bay Travel Real Estate JSC (HoSE: NVT) fell 1.7 per cent to VNĐ8,850 (US$0.38) per share on Wednesday, despite the general director having offered to buy 25 million shares.

The company’s general director Hoàng Anh Dũng plans to increase his ownership in the business to 27.68 per cent from the current 0.05 per cent.

Transactions started on Wednesday and will last until October 17.

Recently, foreign investment fund Recapital Investment Ptd Ltd signed up to sell 21.72 million shares of the 32.46 million shares it has in the firm.

The shares will be sold between September 16 and October 25 to earn cash to settle other debts.

In the first half of the year, the travel and realty firm recorded a VNĐ679 billion loss. The company's shares will remain on the Hồ Chí Minh Stock Exchange’s warning list until the full financial report for 2019 is announced. – VNS

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