Jahangir Siddiqui and Company Limited informed Pakistan Stock Exchange about the recommendations made by the board of directors in the meeting held at Karachi on March 12, 2020.

The agenda of the meeting was discussion of Unconsolidated and consolidated profit and loss account for year ended December 31, 2019 which portrayed a profit of Rs. 359,810 and Rs. 50,803 with earnings per share 0.39 and 0.12 basic and diluted respectively.

Further, nil payment of cash dividend, bonus shares and right shares was agreed.

Furthermore, the share transfer books of the company will remain closed from April 21, 2020 to April 28, 2020 (both days inclusive).

The announcement is available at:

https://dps.psx.com.pk/download/document/144555.pdf

The Jahangir Siddiqui and Co. Ltd was incorporated under the Companies Ordinance, 1984 on May 4, 1991 as a public unquoted company. It is a subsidiary of the JS Group which comprises of several subsidiary companies which are involved in trading of securities, maintaining strategic investments, investment advisory, asset management, agency telecommunication, commercial business and other business. The group operates mainly in Pakistan but also provides services in United Kingdom Cayman Islands and Mauritius.

The principle activities of Jahangir Siddiqui and Co. Ltd is trading of securities, maintaining strategic investments, consultancy services, underwriting, etc. The registered office of the company is located in Karachi. The company is listed on the Karachi Stock exchange. Besides this the company is a corporate member of the Karachi and Islamabad Stock Exchanges.

The symbol "JSCL" is being used by the stock exchanges for the shares of Jahangir Siddiqui and Co. Ltd.

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