Dividend/Bonus Announcements

Dividend/Bonus Announcements by Companies listed on the Karachi Stock Exchange.

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                        FOR THE YEAR            PROFIT/(LOSS)   ANNUAL         CLOSURE OF

                         ENDED/HALF/  DIVIDEND/    AFTER        GENERAL             SHARE

                         YEAR ENDED    BONUS/    TAXATION       MEETING          TRANSFER

COMPANY                QUARTER ENDED   RIGHT   (Rs in million)    ON                BOOKS

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Abbott Laboratories      30.11.2003    30%        528.203      25.03.2004   18.03.2004 to

                                       20% (B)                 10:30 am        24.03.2004

Kohat Cement Co          31.12.2003    30%        116.437***     -          28.02.2004 to

                                                                               06.03.2004

Saritow Spinning         31.12.2003    -           (7.109)*      -                      -

(Colony) Sarhad          31.12.2003    -           (5.272)*      -                      -

Textile Mills Ltd

 J A Textile Mills       31.12.2003    -          (12.234)*      -                      -

Haseeb Waqas Sugar       31.12.2003    -          (20.245)**     -                      -

Haji Mohd Ismail         31.12.2003    -            1.746**      -                      -

Salman Noman Ent         31.12.2003    -           (3.258)       -                      -

Ruby Textile Mills       31.12.2003    -           (5.823)**     -                      -

Olympia Textile          31.12.2003    -            0.624**      -                      -

JDW Sugar Mills          31.12.2003    -           (4.389)       -                      -

Paramount Spinning       31.12.2003    -            5.427**      -                      -

Polyron Limited          31.12.2003    -          (13.002)***    -                      -

Adil Textile Mills       31.12.2003    -            1.885x       -                      -

Legler Nafees Denim      31.12.2003    -           95.299x       -                      -

Tri-Pack Films Ltd       -             -             -           -          20.02.2004 to

                                                                             27.02.2004xx

Packages Limited         -             -             -           -          17.02.2004 to

                                                                             26.02.2004xx

Polyron Limited          -             -             -         27.02.2004   17.02.2004 to

                                                              (EOGM)xxx        27.02.2004

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Indications
(B) = Bonus shares
-- Accounts for the 1st quarter ended - 31.12.2003.
-- Accounts for the quarter ended - 31.12.2003
-- Accounts for the half year ended - 31.12.2003
-- Accounts for the period ended - 31.12.2003
-- Revised dates of Share Transfer Books.
-- Polyron Limited - EOGM to be held for the purpose of Election of Directors.
Copyright Business Recorder, 2004