Material Information of Octopus Digital Limited

Karachi, Octopus Digital Limited informed Pakistan Stock Exchange that Avanceon Group of Companies has secured a high value five-year contract to setup and maintain industrial data center infrastructure for one of the largest FMCG corporations in Pakistan. The project will be executed by Avanceon Group of Companies digital arm Octopus Digital Limited.

Octopus Digital Limited was incorporated on 29th December, 2017 as a private limited company in Pakistan. Octopus is a wholly owned subsidiary of Avanceon Limited. The prime business of the Company is to carry out Information Technology enabled services which includes but are not limited to online data/information storage, online monitoring and review of employees efficiency, online monitoring of cost and production efficiency, online monitoring and maintenance of plant and machinery, sale and trade of related software and equipment etc.

Material Information of Attock Cement Pakistan Limited

Karachi, Attock Cement Pakistan Limited informed Pakistan Stock Exchange that in collaboration with lead consultant M/s Attock Energy Private Limited and Leading Chinese Suppliers, the Solar Power Plant has been successfully commissioned and is now fully operational with effect from January 01, 2022.

Attock Cement Pakistan Limited was established in 1981, and started commercial production in 1988 with a plant capacity of 2k tons per day of clinker.

The company has also made investments in a cement grinding unit in Iraq through a joint venture with the Iraq-based Al Geetan Commercial Agencies to form a subsidiary, a limited liability company. Attock Cement holds 60 percent share of the company.

The Company is also a part of the Pharaon Group, a group of companies that has investments in diversified fields such as cement, oil & gas, power generation and information technology.

The total number of shares the company has issued are 137,426,961. Earnings per shares in 2020 have decreased to 8.06 which was 15.09 in 2019. The profit after tax has also decreased in 2020 and it is 1,107,491,000 whereas it was 2,073,201,000 in 2019.

Change of Company Secretary of Allied Bank Limited

Karachi, Allied Bank Limited informed Pakistan Stock Exchange that Mr. Adeel Javaid has been appointed as Company Secretary of the Bank with effect from January 01, 2022 in place of Mr. Muhammad Raffat.

Allied Bank Limited incorporated in Pakistan, is a scheduled bank, engaged in commercial banking and related services. Allied Bank Limited is one of the largest commercial bank of Pakistan and is a subsidiary of Ibrahim Group with more than 1400 branches and ATMs facilities.

The Shares of the bank are listed on Pakistan Stock Exchange, and the symbol “ABL” is being used for the shares of Allied Bank Limited.

The total number of Shares Allied Bank Limited has issued are 1,145,073,830. The Earnings per shares in 2020 is 15.75 which was 12.32 in 2019. The profit after tax in 2020 is 18,029,457,000 which was 14,112,911,000 in 2019.

Transaction of 175,500 shares of Panther Tyres Limited

Karachi, Panther Tyres Limited informed Pakistan Stock Exchange about transaction of shares of the company. 175,500 shares @ Rs. 42.00 per share were bought from the market on December 31, 2021 through CDC.

Panther Tyres Limited is in the tyres and tubes industry of Pakistan. Apart from its main business, the Company has also ventured into trading business of automobile spare parts and lubricants.

The total numbers of shares are 140,000,000. The Earnings per share is 7.06 in 2021 which was 2.50 in 2020. The Profit after taxation is 851,262,000 in 2021 which was 251,827,000 in 2020.

Transmission of Annual Report for the Year Ended September 30, 2021 of Sindh Abadgar’s Sugar Mills Limited

Karachi, Sindh Abadgar’s Sugar Mills Limited informed Pakistan Stock Exchange that Annual Report of the Company for the year ended September 30, 2021 have been transmitted through PUCARS and is also available on Company’s website.

Sindh Abadgar’s Sugar Mill Limited was incorporated in Pakistan on January 28, 1984 as a public limited company. The Company is principally engaged in the manufacturing and sale of sugar. During the year ended September 1997, SASML acquired ISO-9001-2015 Certification.

The total numbers of shares are 10,425,000. The Earnings per share is (15.87) in 2020 which was 4.76 in 2019. The Profit After Taxation in 2020 is (165,396,000) in 2020 which was 49,654,000 in 2019.

Annual general meeting of Noon Sugar Mills Limited to be held on January 27, 2022

Karachi, Noon Sugar Mills Limited informed Pakistan Stock Exchange that annual general meeting of the company is scheduled to be held on January 27, 2022 at Lahore.

The agenda of the meeting will be confirming the minutes of Annual General Meeting held on January 28, 2021, to receive, consider and adopt the Annual Audited Financial Statements of the Company for the year ended September 30, 2021 together with the Directors and Auditors Reports thereon, to approve payment of Dividend. The Board has recommended dividend @ Rs. 3.50 per share (35%), to appoint auditors for the year ending September 30, 2022 and fix their remuneration and to transact any other business with the permission of the chair.

Further, the closed period of the company is from January 21, 2022 to January 27, 2022 (both days inclusive).

Noon Sugar Mills Limited was incorporated in the Year 1964 as a Public Company. It is principally engaged in production and sale of white sugar and spirit. The plant for manufacture of white sugar is in the province of Punjab. The plant went into production in 1966 with a daily crushing capacity of 1,500 MT of sugar cane, which has since been raised to 4,000 MT per day in 2002. Further extension to 9,000 TCD has become operative in 2006-2007 crushing season.

An Alcohol Distillery Division of French origin was added during 1986 with a production capacity of 50,000 liters/day in 2002. Another facility with an option to provide either 30,000 LPD Industrial of fuel Grade Ethanol technology has been added in 2005.

The total number of shares are 16,517,456. The Earnings per shares is 15.50 in 2020 which was 13.64 in 2019. The Profit after Taxation is 256,060,000 in 2020 which was 225,317,000 in 2019.

Change of Company Secretary of MCB Bank Limited

Karachi, MCB Bank Limited informed Pakistan Stock Exchange that Mr. Farid Ahmad has been appointed as Company Secretary of the Company with effect from January 01, 2021 in Place of Mr. Fida Ali Mirza.

MCB Bank Limited is a Public Limited Company, incorporated in Pakistan. The Bank engages in the provision of commercial banking and related services.

The total number of shares are 1,185,060,006. The Earnings per share of the Company is 24.50 in 2020 which was 20.23 in 2019. The Profit after Taxation is 29,037,301,000 in 2020 which was 23,976,839,000 in 2019.

Transaction of 1,000,000 shares of Macpac Films Limited

Karachi, Macpac Films Limited informed Pakistan Stock Exchange about transaction of shares of the company. 1,000,000 shares @ Rs. 22.00 per share were bought from the market on December 31, 2021 through NDM.

Macpac Films Limited was incorporated on August 19, 1993, in Pakistan as a limited liability company. The principal activity of the company is to manufacture, produce, buy and sell plastic packaging. Macpac Films Limited is the pioneer of BOPP (biaxially-oriented polypropylene) films in the local manufacturing arena, offering its customers with the highest quality products. For more than two decades, the Company has stood for quality in sealable, plain and value-added films.

The total numbers of shares are 59,301,150. The Earnings per share is (1.06) in 2020 which was (3.94) in 2019. The Company had a loss of Rs. 62,855,000 in 2020 which was 233,918,000 in 2019.

Rebalancing of Meezan Pakistan Exchange Traded Fund of Al Meezan Investment Management Limited

Karachi, Al Meezan Investment Management Limited informed Pakistan Stock Exchange that the process of rebalancing its portfolio on January 03, 2022 hence dissemination of iNaV will be suspended on said date. They will intimate the exchange once the portfolio is rebalanced.

Al Meezan Investment Management Limited (Al Meezan) is the subsidiary of Meezan Bank Limited. It has successfully completed 20 years of its existence in 2015. This is one of the longest track records in private sector in the area of investment management in Pakistan and has emerged as one of Pakistan’s leading investment solutions provider in a Shariah compliant manner. Al Meezan has recorded phenomenal growth over the last five years with its Assets under management (AUMs) growing from PKR 17.8 billion in January 2010 to about PKR 66.4 billion on June 30, 2015 reflecting an impressive 273% growth in AUMs in the last five years.

Al Meezan is also the manager of Pakistan’s Largest Equity Fund -Meezan Islamic Fund and the Largest Pension Fund – Meezan Tahaffuz Pension Fund in Private sector, currently with assets under management of Rs 27 Billion and about Rs. 4.5 Billion as on June 30, 2015 respectively.

The symbol “OEFMIF” is being used by the stock exchange for the shares of Al Meezan Investment Management Limited.

Extraordinary General Meeting of Nadeem Textile Mills Limited

Karachi, Nadeem Textile Mills Limited informed Pakistan Stock Exchange that an Extraordinary General Meeting of the Company shareholders of the company will be held on January 24, 2022 at Karachi.

The agenda of the meeting will be confirming the minutes of Annual General Meeting held on October 28, 2021.

Further, the closed period of the company is from January 24, 2022 to January 31, 2022 (both days inclusive).

Nadeem Textile Mills Limited was incorporated in Pakistan as public limited company on July 15, 1984. The main business of the Company is manufacture and sale of yarn.

The group is equipped with a total of 72,192 spindles and has established its own power generation plant. The plant provides stable electric power supply to the mill. In addition to selling its yarn locally, the company regularly supplies its yarns to Far East Asia, Europe, Turkey, South East Asia and South Asia markets.

The total numbers of shares are 21,511,985. The Earnings per share is 0.91 in 2020 which was 10.42 in 2019. The Profit after Taxation is 17,545,000 in 2020 which was 200,160,000 in 2019.

Transaction of 6,438,598 shares of Tri-Pack Films Limited

Karachi, Tri-Pack Films Limited informed Pakistan Stock Exchange about transaction of shares of the company. 6,435,868 shares @ Rs. 245.20 per share were bought from the market on December 31, 2021 and 2,730 shares @ Rs. 245.20 per share were bought from the market on December 31, 2021.

Tri-Pack Films Limited was incorporated in Pakistan on April 29, 1993 as a public limited company. It is principally engaged in the manufacturing and sale of Biaxial Oriented Polypropylene (BOPP) film and Cast Polypropylene (CPP) film. Its head office is based in Karachi and regional offices are located in Karachi, Lahore and Hattar.

Since inception the Company has come a long way from one BOPP Line of 5,400 tons to four BOPP Lines of 66,800 tons and two CPP Lines of over 17,000 tons.

The total number of share are 38,800,000. The Earnings per share is 15.83 in 2020 which was (7.98) in 2019. The Profit after tax of the Company is 614,111,000 in 2020 which was (309,814,000) in 2019.

Re-appointment of Chief Executive Officer of ZIL Limited

Karachi, ZIL Limited informed Pakistan Stock Exchange that Mr. Mubashir Hassan Ansari has been re-appointed as Chief Executive Officer of the company for next term with effect from January 01, 2022.

ZIL Limited was incorporated as a private limited company in February 1960 and was subsequently converted into a public limited company in November 1986. The principal activity of the Company is manufacture and sale of home and personal care products.

In November 1986, the company was converted from a private limited company to a public limited company. The company’s Head Office is located in Karachi, their network of sales and distribution has expanded to all parts of the country, enabling Pakistani to enjoy benefits of skin and fabric wash.

The total number of shares are 6,122,600. The Earning per share is 2.17 in 2020 which was 10.74 in 2019. The Profit after Taxation is 13,261,000 in 2020 which was 65,742,000 in 2019.