January 6, 2022

Zenas BioPharma Appoints Dr. John Orloff to Board of Directors

BOSTON and SHANGHAI, China, Jan. 06, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Zenas BioPharma, a global biopharmaceutical company committed to becoming a leader in the development and delivery of immune-based therapies, today announced the appointment of John Orloff, MD to its Board of Directors. Dr. Orloff joins the Zenas Board with over 25 years of experience successfully leading global research and development organizations across multiple therapeutic areas including autoimmune diseases.

“We are extremely pleased to welcome Dr. Orloff to the Zenas Board of Directors,” said Lonnie Moulder, Founder and Executive Chairman of Zenas. “John’s leadership and extensive expertise in research, development, and medical and regulatory affairs will be invaluable as we advance our portfolio of innovative immune-based therapeutics and continue to expand our pipeline via business development.”

“I am delighted to work with the Zenas leadership team and fellow directors as the Company rapidly progresses an exciting immune-based pipeline,” said Dr. Orloff. “I look forward to contributing to the Company’s continued development as it strives to deliver on its mission to bring innovative medicines to patients in need.”

Dr. Orloff currently serves as a venture partner with Agent Capital. In his most recent executive role, he served as Executive Vice President and Head of Research and Development at Alexion where his leadership in expanding the development pipeline to 30 programs supported the recent $39 billion acquisition of Alexion by AstraZeneca.

Prior to Alexion, Dr. Orloff served as Global Head of R&D and Chief Scientific Officer at Baxalta, and has also held executive leadership roles with Novelion, Baxter International, Merck Serono, Novartis and Merck Research Laboratories. Before entering the biopharmaceutical industry, he was a faculty member of the Yale University School of Medicine. Dr. Orloff received an undergraduate degree in chemistry from Dartmouth College, earned his medical degree from the University of Vermont, College of Medicine and completed a fellowship in endocrinology and metabolism at Yale University School of Medicine.

About Zenas BioPharma

Zenas BioPharma is a global biopharmaceutical company based in the USA and China committed to becoming a leader in the development and delivery of immune-based therapies for patients in the US, China and around the world. Zenas is rapidly advancing a deep pipeline of innovative therapeutics that continues to grow through our successful business development strategy. Our experienced leadership team and network of business partners drive operational excellence to deliver potentially transformative therapies to improve the lives of those facing autoimmune and rare diseases. For more information about Zenas BioPharma, please visit www.zenasbio.com and follow us on Twitter at @ZenasBioPharma and LinkedIn.

Investor and Media Contact:
Joe Farmer
Zenas BioPharma
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January 6, 2022

The Fuqing Two Sessions convened, aiming to accelerate the continuing development of a modern, international port city

FUQING, China, Jan. 6, 2022 /Xinhua-AsiaNet/– The First Session of the 18th Fuqing Municipal People’s Congress and the First Session of the 15th Fuqing Municipal Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) were held from December 26-29, 2021. Deputies to the People’s Congress and members of the CPPCC from a range of industries across the city gathered to provided advice and suggestions, and discussed the development plan of Fuqing, focusing on the formation of a modern, international port city, and on acceleration of comprehensive top-level development, according to the Publicity Department of the CPC Fuqing Municipal Committee.

During the Two Sessions, the first Honorary Citizenship Awards Conference and the Commendation Conference for the Hall of Honorable Fuqing Persons were also convened. By perpetuating the culture of honorability, continuing the spirit of honorability, and accumulating the strength of honorability, the people of Fuqing will endeavor to write a new chapter in the development of their city. At the conferences, ten people who are not resident in Fuqing and have made outstanding contributions to Fuqing’s economic development, social undertakings, charitable endeavors, and foreign exchanges were named Honorary Citizens of Fuqing and eight were inducted in the Hall of Honorable Fuqing Persons.

In 2021, Fuqing continued to make vigorous and rapid achievements in its comprehensive development: the city’s ranking in the top 100 counties rose to 13th place for its economy, and to 16th place for its investment competitiveness; it twice won first place within Fujian province in the Five Batches quarterly assessments; and it ranked No. 1 in its Demonstrating, Competing, and Learning from Each Other campaign, one of Fuzhou’s key projects.

Looking forward to the new year, all Fuqing people will definitely accept the mission – actively taking on the role, and energized and committed to hard work. In 2022, Fuqing will focus on promoting its industrial upgrade, improving the image of the city and the quality of people’s lives, and working on continuous improvement of public services. In order to achieve a 10% increase in regional GDP, it will establish three industrial clusters, each worth at least 100 billion, and eight industrial clusters, each worth at least 10 billion. It will fully integrate the Fuzhou metropolitan area and promote the development of the eastern new city and other districts. It will also focus on improvements in people’s livelihoods and happiness.

“We will thoroughly implement the guiding principles of the Sixth Plenary Session of the 19th CPC Central Committee and the guiding principles of the CPC 11th Fujian Provincial Congress,” said a senior official of the Fuqing municipal government. “We will adhere to the essence of the ‘3820’ strategic project thought, and fully integrate Fuqing into the overall development of modern international cities in Fujian and Fuzhou in this new era. Our aim is to make Fuqing, a provincial sub-central city, bigger and stronger, focusing on building a modern international port city, entering a new phase of development and construction in Fuqing. We will offer experience as pioneers in the promotion of our comprehensive first-rate development.”

Source: The Publicity Department of the CPC Fuqing Municipal Committee

January 6, 2022

Progress Report of Right Issue of Waves Singer Pakistan Limited

Karachi, Waves Singer Pakistan Limited informed Pakistan Stock Exchange that the residual amount of Rs. 259 million has been temporarily adjusted in the Company’s working capital lines which will be used to settle payments to be made for the construction of the building as needed.

Waves Singer Pakistan Limited has become a merged company with the acquisition of Cool Industries (Pvt) Limited by Singer Pakistan during 2017. After the approval of the Scheme of Merger by Sindh High Court, the combined company has acquired the name of Waves Singer Pakistan Limited.

Singer established its presence in the Indian sub-continent during 1877. Over the years, and after the independence of Pakistan, Singer continued its business of sewing machines in the country, but also started dealing in domestic consumer appliances, besides manufacturing and assembling light engineering products. In 1985, the Company became a public listed company.

The total numbers of shares are 281,406,088. The Earnings per share is 0.59 in 2020 which was 1.39 in 2019. The profit after taxation is 109,837,000 in 2020 which was 260,085,000 in 2019.

January 6, 2022

Transmission of Annual Report for the Year Ended September 30, 2021 of Noon Sugar Mills Limited

Karachi, Noon 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.

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 litres/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.

January 6, 2022

Book Closure of Thal Industries Corporation Limited

Karachi, Thal Industries Corporation Limited informed Pakistan Stock Exchange that the board of Directors of the company in their meeting held on December 27, 2021 at Lahore, to approved the final cash dividend for the year ended September 30, 2021 at Rs. 3.00 per share i.e 30%.

Further, the share transfer books of the company will remain closed from January 19, 2022 to January 26, 2022 (both days inclusive).

The Thal Industries Corporation Limited was incorporated in Pakistan on 07 September 1953 as public company limited by shares. The Company is principally engaged in production and sale of refined sugar and its by-products.

The Thal Industries Corporation Limited (TICL) has entered into seventh decade from the time of its incorporation. It produces several grades of quality sugar and involved in the co-generation to export surplus electricity to the national grid. The Company has two sugar manufacturing units, Unit-1: Layyah Sugar Mills, Layyah with a crushing capacity of 13,000 TCD and Unit-2: Safina Sugar Mills, Lalian, Chiniot with a crushing capacity of 8,000 TCD. Thal Industries is equipped with milling tandems that are automated from cane feeding to packaging through PAN, Mill Houses etc.

The total number of shares of the Company is 15,023,200. The Earning per share is 84.12 in 2020 which was 22.78 in 2019. The Profit after tax is 1,263,771,000 in 2020 which was 342,299,000 in 2019.

January 6, 2022

Corporate Briefing Session of Siemens Pakistan Engineering Company Limited

Karachi, Siemens Pakistan Engineering Company Limited informed Pakistan Stock Exchange that the corporate briefing session of the company to be held on January 13, 2022 at Karachi, to brief the shareholders/ analysts/ investors about the financial performance of the company for the year ended September 30, 2021 and future Outlook.

Siemens (Pakistan) Engineering Co.Ltd was incorporated in Pakistan in 1953 as a public limited company. The Company is principally engaged in execution of projects under contracts and in manufacturing, installation and sale of electronic and electrical capital goods. The head office is situated at Karachi.

The Company is listed on Pakistan Stock Exchange with the total numbers of shares that are 8,247,037. The Earnings per shares of the Company is (60.14) in 2020 which was 86.03 in 2019. The Profit After Taxation in 2020 is (496,015,000) which was 709,468,000 in 2019.

January 6, 2022

Annual general meeting of Jauharabad Sugar Mills Limited to be held on January 28, 2022

Karachi, Jauharabad Sugar Mills Limited informed Pakistan Stock Exchange that annual general meeting of the company is scheduled to be held on January 28, 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 consider and approve the final cash dividend for the year ended September 30, 2021 @ 10% i.e. Re.1/- per ordinary share, 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 28, 2022 (both days inclusive).

Jauharabad Sugar Mills Limited (Formerly “Kohinoor Sugar Mills Limited”) is a public limited company, and has an honor of being one of the pioneer sugar mills of Pakistan, established since independence at Jauharabad, District Khushab in the Punjab Province by the Thal Development Authority. The Company has designed crushing capacity of 8000 MT of sugar cane per day. Cane Processing (Pvt) Limited acquired the majority shares from Saigol family under sales purchase agreement dated October 14, 2013.The new management took the control of the Company after the approval of acquisition of majority voting shares and control of the company by the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan. The Company’s name has also been changed to “Jauharabad Sugar Mills Limited” with effect from August 27, 2014. The new management has removed the bottlenecks of the plant and is focused to revitalize the project.

The symbol “JSML” is being used by the stock exchanges for the shares Jauharabad Sugar Mills Limited.

January 6, 2022

Corporate Briefing Session of Premier Sugar Mills and Distillery Company Limited

Karachi, Premier Sugar Mills and Distillery Company Limited informed Pakistan Stock Exchange that the corporate briefing session of the company is holding the mandatory corporate briefing session, to brief the shareholders/investors/analysts about the company’s financial performance for the year ended September 30, 2020.

The Premier Sugar Mills & Distillery Company Limited was incorporated on July 24, 1944 as a Public Company. The Company is principally engaged in manufacture and sale of white sugar and spirit. The Group is involved in the production of white crystalline sugar from sugarcane crushing and beet slicing, ethanol from distilleries, high grade polypropylene products with worldwide exports, the handling of bulk liquid products at Karachi terminal, distribution of consumer products, information technology company, interests in real-estate and multinational companies representation.

The total number of shares are 3,750,000. The Earnings per share is (13.00) in 2020 which was 0.05 in 2019. The Profit After Taxation in 2020 is (48,749,000) which was 184,000 in 2019.

January 6, 2022

Transaction of 14,000 shares of Bank of Khyber

Karachi, Bank of Khyber informed Pakistan Stock Exchange about transaction of shares of the company. 7,000 shares @ Rs. 15.82 per share were bought from the market on December 08, 2021 and 7,000 shares @ Rs. 15.89 per share were bought from the market on December 02, 2021 through CDC.

The Bank of Khyber was established 1991 through an Act passed by the Provincial Legislative Assembly. The principal business of the Bank is commercial banking and related services. The Bank acquired the status of a scheduled bank in 1994.

The bank has been associated with business and commercial circles and has been engaged in catering to the financial needs of all sectors. They are also involved in extending funded and non-funded facilities to its customers for various business needs. They have 179 branches across the country.

The total shares of the Bank are quoted on Pakistan Stock Exchange i.e: 1,050,389,726. The Earnings per shares in 2020 is 2.15 which was 1.31 in 2019. The Profit after Taxation of the company is 2,151,783,000 in 2020 which was 1,306,039,000 in 2019.

January 6, 2022

Material Information of Rupali Polyester Limited

Karachi, Rupali Polyester Limited informed Pakistan Stock Exchange that the External Auditors M/S. Iqbal Yasir and Company Chartered Accountants intimated us through their letter on January 05, 2022 that due to their pre-occupation in other assignments, they are not in a position of devote their time to the affairs of the company and have resigned as Statutory Auditors of the Company with effect from January 05, 2022 for the year ended June 30, 2022.

Rupali Polyester Limited was incorporated in Pakistan on 24 May 1980, as a Public Listed Company. It is principally engaged in the manufacture and sale of polyester products.

The Rupali Group is corporation in the Petrochemical industry, producing the primary raw materials for the downstream Textile industry of Pakistan. The Groups is in diversified commercial interests ranging from manufacturing, importing, exporting and catering to producers of various cloth and fabric variants within the Textile Industries. Of these variants, the Group is able to capture a majority of the market share in knitting, weaving, bed sheets, sportswear, and water jet users.

The total numbers of shares are 34,068,500. The Earnings per share is 0.98 in 2020 which was 1.61 in 2019. The Profit after Taxation of the Company is 33,510,000 in 2020 which was 54,975,000 in 2019.

January 6, 2022

Transmission of Annual Report for the Year Ended September 30, 2021 of Shahtaj Sugar Mills Limited

Karachi, Shahtaj 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.

Shahtaj Sugar Mills Limited was incorporated in Pakistan on 27 March 1965 as a Public Limited Company. It is engaged in the manufacture and sale of sugar whereas molasses and bagasse are its significant by-products.

The total number of shares the company has introduced are 12,011,200. The Earnings per share is (4.87) in 2020 which was 2.777 in 2019. The Profit After Taxation is (58,451,000) in 2020 which was 33,243,000 in 2019.

January 6, 2022

Corporate Briefing Session of Chashma Sugar Mills Limited

Karachi, Chashma Sugar Mills Limited informed Pakistan Stock Exchange that the corporate briefing session of the company to be held on January 11, 2022 at Karachi, to brief the shareholders/ analysts/ investors about the financial performance of the company for the year ended September 30, 2020 and future Outlook.

Chashma Sugar Mills Limited was incorporated in Pakistan on May 5, 1988 as a public limited company. The Company is principally engaged in manufacturing, production, processing, compounding, preparation and sale of sugar, other allied compound, intermediates and allied products. The Company is a subsidiary of The Premier Sugar Mills and Distillery Company Limited.

The sponsors set up this sugar mill in 1991. The sponsors have so far helped growers to develop 150,000 acres of land for the cane supply by providing technical expertise and other assistance and have expanded the factory to 18,000 tons per day, the largest in Pakistan.

The total number of shares of the Company are 28,692,000. The Earnings per shares is 26.0 in 2020 which was 20.17 in 2019. The profit after Taxation of the Company is 746,115,000 in 2020, which was 578,648,000 in 2019.