According to a statement here on Friday, the general body of ISE has unanimously approved new Memorandum and Articles of Association of Islamabad Stock Exchange Limited for converting its status to company limited by shares, as approved by Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) in its meeting held here on August 16.

The ISE will submit the amended articles along with the other relevant documents today to the registrar.

Within seven days of receipt of this information by the Registrar, the Registrar shall issue a certificate of re-registration to the stock exchange as evidence of its change in status from a company limited by guarantee to a public company limited by shares.

The directors of the stock exchange holding office on the date of corporatization shall automatically cease to hold such office on receipt of the certificate of re-registration by the stock exchange and shall replaced by the first directors and after completion of this process new directors of the exchange will be elected within 30 days of demutualization.