Dividend/Bonus Announcements

Dividend/Bonus announcements by the 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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Merit Packaging Limited *     6/30/05      35%             20.096     10/4/05    21.09.2005 to

                                                                      10:30 am      04.10.2005

Pakistan Petroleum Ltd*       6/30/05      30% (F)      8,623.152     10/27/05   18.10.2005 to

                                                                      10:30 am      27.10.2005

Crescent Leasing Corp*        6/30/05      12.5% (B)       81.498     9/30/05    23.09.2005 to

                                                                      11:00 am      30.09.2005

BSJS Balanced Fund* +         6/30/05      Nil (F)        144.565       -        21.10.2005 to

                                                                                    28.10.2005

Haydari Construction Co*      6/30/05      Nil             (0.706)    10/1/05    22.09.2005 to

                                                                      10:00 am      01.10.2005

Lucky Cement Limited *        6/30/05      Nil            826.587       -        13.10.2005 to

                                                                      11:00 am      20.10.2005

The Premier Insurance Co      6/30/05      -               71.452       -                    -

of Pakistan Limited **

American Life Insurance       6/30/05      -                4.049       -                    -

Company (Pakistan) Ltd  **

National Bank of Pakistan **  6/30/05      -            4,393.614       -                    -

The Universal Insurance       6/30/05      -                6.395       -                    -

Company Limited **

Highnoon Laboratories **      6/30/05      -               20.964       -                    -

Service Industries Limited ** 6/30/05      -               12.106       -                    -

NDLC-IFIC Bank Limited        -            -                 -        9/24/05    17.09.2005 to

                                                                      (EOGM)x       24.09.2005

(TFC) Worldcall               -            -                 -          -        17.09.2005 to

 Communications Ltd                                                               30.09.2005xx

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Indications
(F) Final Dividend
(B) Bonus shares
-- Annual Accounts
-- Half Yearly Accounts
-- Net Income for the year.
-- For details please refer our notice No KSE/N-4790 dated August 29, 2005.
-- Book Closure for the purpose of determination of 6th profit payable semi annually in arrears on the outstanding principal amount.
Copyright Business Recorder, 2005