Tran Thi Lam, chairwoman of Hoa Lam Group, has registered to purchase 22 million shares of Vietnam Thuong Tin Commercial Joint Stock Bank, shortly after the lender listed nearly 1.08 billion shares on the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange. Photo: D.N.
The transaction is scheduled to take place between July 22 and August 20 through matching and put-through orders.
Once the transaction is completed, Lam’s holdings will rise to more than 22.2 million VBB shares, equivalent to a 3.88-percent stake in the bank.
Meanwhile, Nguyen currently owns about 56 million VBB shares, or a 4.8-percent stake in the bank.
The move comes after nearly 1.08 billion VBB shares were officially listed on the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange (HoSE) on Tuesday.
After four trading sessions, VBB shares expanded nearly six percent.
Based on the Friday morning trading price of around VND14,500 (US$0.55) per share, Lam’s planned purchase is valued at approximately VND320 billion ($12 million).
Lam is chairwoman of Hoa Lam Group, founded in 1993 as Nhat Nguyen Trading and Transport Services Co., Ltd.
The group operates in healthcare, pharmaceuticals, finance, banking, and real estate.
She was also a founding shareholder of VietBank in 2006 and previously served as the bank’s deputy CEO before stepping down in early 2024.
For 2026, VietBank targets total assets of VND230 trillion ($8.7 billion), up nearly 17 percent from the beginning of the year.
Outstanding loans are projected to reach VND134 trillion ($5 billion), up 23.6 percent, while customer deposits are expected to increase nearly 24 percent to VND155 trillion ($5.9 billion).
The bank also aims to post a pre-tax profit of VND2.1 trillion ($80 million), up 37 percent from 2025.
In the first half of 2026, VietBank reported a pre-tax profit of VND923 billion ($35 million), up over 79 percent year on year. Its net interest income inched up 26 percent to VND1.747 trillion ($66.5 million).
As of June 30, VietBank’s total assets exceeded VND205 trillion ($7.8 billion), up more than four percent from the start of the year.
Outstanding loans reached VND120.294 trillion ($4.6 billion), up 11 percent, while customer deposits totaled VND132.369 trillion ($5 billion), an increase of 5.6 percent.
