Escorts Investment Bank Limited informed Pakistan Stock Exchange about the recommendations made by the board of directors in the meeting held at Karachi on April 30, 2020.

The agenda of the meeting was discussion of profit and loss account for quarter ended March 31, 2020 which portrayed a loss of Rs. 16,159,268 with loss per share 0.12 basic and diluted respectively.

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

The announcement is available at:

https://dps.psx.com.pk/download/document/147312.pdf

Escorts Investment Bank Limited is a public limited company incorporated in Pakistan on 15 May 1995. The foundation of the company is laid under the Companies ordinance, 1984. The Company started its commercial operations on October 16, 1996. The Company is licensed to carry out investment finance services, as a non-Banking Finance Company under section 282C of the Companies ordinance, 1984 and non-Banking Finance Companies Establishment and Regulations Rules, 2003. The Pakistan Credit Rating Agency has maintained the long-term credit rating of the Company to "BBB" (Triple B) and also maintained the short-term rating at "A3" (A three) dated 27 March 2014. The ratings denote an adequate capacity of timely payment of financial commitments. The shares of the company are quoted on Karachi and Lahore Stock Exchanges of Pakistan. The registered office of the company is located at Lahore.

The symbol "ESBL" is being used by the stock exchange for the shares of Escorts Investment Bank Limited.

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