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Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan NICL Building, 63 Jinnah Avenue, Islamabad Tel: 051-9214005 PRESS RELEASE For immediate release March 23, 2020 SECP relaxed regulatory deadlines amid COVID-19 Pandemic ISLAMABAD, March 23: To facilitate companies and businesses in dealing with current crises due to COVID-9 pandemic, the SECP has relaxed the regulatory deadlines under Companies Act. The Commission using its powers conferred under section 510 of the Companies Act, 2017 approved following relaxations in relation to compliance with requirements of the Act: 1. All companies which are facing difficulties in timely holding the annual general meeting (AGM) for the year ended on December 31, 2019, are allowed a general extension for a period of 30 days as provided in section 132 of the Act for holding their AGMs. The companies can now hold their AGM for the year ended on December 31, 2019 on or before May 29, 2020. 2. The companies, whose election of directors is due before or in the aforesaid AGM, may file impediment reports with the concerned registrar under section 158(2) of the Act citing the reasons for delay in holding the election of directors. 3. Accordingly, any statutory return, which is required to be filed on or after 24 th March, 2020 may be filed with the concerned registrar with the delay of 30 days of occurrence of any event without any additional filing fee as no penal action shall be taken for the late filing. The SECP’s response to COVID-19 is focused on the health and safety of business workforce all over Pakistan and maintaining the continuity of economic activity. To ensure health and safety of all SECP team members, the SECP has adopted a plan to operate with 50% workforce from office and 50% workforce from home on weekly rotational basis, effective from March 24. Especially the mothers who use in-house day care facility and employees with medical conditions have been asked to work from home. The Information technology Department of the SECP have completed arrangements to facilitate employees for WFH. Moreover, all such assignments, which are not urgent in nature i.e. trainings and employee engagement activities etc., have been suspended for time being. All hearings by the Adjudication division would be done through skype /VC only. SECP has already adopted required precautionary measures to ensure safety of people and resist the spread of COVID-19. These measures include closure of in-house gym, daycare and cafeteria, use of elevator for up to a maximum 03 persons at a time and ensuring social distancing in general.

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Page 1: PRESS RELEASE · PRESS RELEASE For immediate release March 23, 2020 SECP relaxed regulatory deadlines amid COVID-19 Pandemic ... The companies, whose election of directors is due

Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan NICL Building, 63 Jinnah Avenue, Islamabad

Tel: 051-9214005

PRESS RELEASE For immediate release

March 23, 2020

SECP relaxed regulatory deadlines amid COVID-19 Pandemic

ISLAMABAD, March 23: To facilitate companies and businesses in dealing with current crises

due to COVID-9 pandemic, the SECP has relaxed the regulatory deadlines under Companies

Act.

The Commission using its powers conferred under section 510 of the Companies Act, 2017

approved following relaxations in relation to compliance with requirements of the Act:

1. All companies which are facing difficulties in timely holding the annual general meeting

(AGM) for the year ended on December 31, 2019, are allowed a general extension for a

period of 30 days as provided in section 132 of the Act for holding their AGMs. The

companies can now hold their AGM for the year ended on December 31, 2019 on or before

May 29, 2020.

2. The companies, whose election of directors is due before or in the aforesaid AGM, may file

impediment reports with the concerned registrar under section 158(2) of the Act citing the

reasons for delay in holding the election of directors.

3. Accordingly, any statutory return, which is required to be filed on or after 24th March, 2020

may be filed with the concerned registrar with the delay of 30 days of occurrence of any

event without any additional filing fee as no penal action shall be taken for the late filing.

The SECP’s response to COVID-19 is focused on the health and safety of business workforce all

over Pakistan and maintaining the continuity of economic activity. To ensure health and safety of

all SECP team members, the SECP has adopted a plan to operate with 50% workforce from office

and 50% workforce from home on weekly rotational basis, effective from March 24. Especially

the mothers who use in-house day care facility and employees with medical conditions have been

asked to work from home. The Information technology Department of the SECP have completed

arrangements to facilitate employees for WFH.

Moreover, all such assignments, which are not urgent in nature i.e. trainings and employee

engagement activities etc., have been suspended for time being. All hearings by the Adjudication

division would be done through skype /VC only.

SECP has already adopted required precautionary measures to ensure safety of people and resist

the spread of COVID-19. These measures include closure of in-house gym, daycare and cafeteria,

use of elevator for up to a maximum 03 persons at a time and ensuring social distancing in general.

Page 2: PRESS RELEASE · PRESS RELEASE For immediate release March 23, 2020 SECP relaxed regulatory deadlines amid COVID-19 Pandemic ... The companies, whose election of directors is due

Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan NICL Building, 63 Jinnah Avenue, Islamabad

Tel: 051-9214005

ڈ الزنئ ںیم ایک امہ یک وتعیس رک دی

اسی ای یس یپ ےن روگیرٹیلی ڈیک

رامہ رکےن ےک ےئل ویکسرزیٹ اڈنی اسکی 23االسم آب اد ) امرچ

اور آاسین ف

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رس ےس دیپا وہےن وایل وصرت احل ےک انترظ ںیم وینپمکں وک وہسل

ا وائ

( رکواب

ڈ الزنئ ںیم ایک امہ یک وتعیس جنیچ نشیمک آف

رک دی ب ااتسکن ےن وینپمکں ےک اسالہن االجس ) اے یج امی ( دقعنم رکواےن اور درگی زینپمک اٹکی ےک تحت درگی ڈیک

ماال رکےت وہےئ 510ےہ۔ نشیمک ےن زینپمک اٹکی یک دہعف سع دن یک وتعیس اک رسرلک اجری رک دبکا ےہ۔ 30ےک تحت احلص اایتخرات وک ا

اسالہن االجس دقعنم رکےن ےھت، ان وینپمکں ےک 30وک متخ وہا ، اور اںیہن ارپلی 2019دربمس 31 ےک اطمقب امتم وہ اینپمکں نج اک امیل اسل رسرلک

ت

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اسالہن االجس دقعنم رک 29دن یک وتعیس رک دی یئگ ےہ۔ رسرلک ےک اطمقب اینپمکں 30ےئل اسالہن االجس دقعنم رکےن ےک ےئل

ت

ںیتکس ںیہ۔ اس یئم ی

ررٹکیز ےک انشکیل دقعنم رکواےن ںیہ ، وہ نشکیس

اریخ اور اس (2)158ےک العوہ نج وینپمکں ےن اسالہن االجس ںیم ڈائ

ت

ررٹکی ےک انشکیل ںیم ب

ےک تحت ڈائ

ںی۔

ت

وک ووجاہت یک روپرٹ ہقلعتم ررٹسجار وک افلئ رک تکس

ر مسق ےک اقونین ررٹین ںیم یھب 24ایس رطح امرچ عمج رکواےئ اجےن واےل ہ

ت

ارخی ی

ت

اریخ ےس 30اور اس ےک دعب یک ب

ت

دن یک وتعیس رک دی یئگ ےہ اور ب

رامہن بکا اقونین اکرروایئ ںیہن یک اجےئ یگ۔ عمج رکواےن ںیم وکیئ ج

رس یک تحص اور افحتط وک دقمم رےتھک وہےئ کلم ںیم اعمیش رسرگویمں العوہ ازںی ، اسی ای یس یپ وموجدہ وصرت احل ںیم امتم المزنیم اور ورک وف

رار رےنھک ےک امتم ادقاام ت ےئک اج رےہ ںیہ اور اس وحاےل ےس امتم وینپمکں وک اگےہ اگبےہ دہابکات اجری یک اج ریہ ںیہ۔

ت

رف ےک لسلست ئ

ر ںیم یھب

ت

دصیف المزنیم 50 رضوری افحیتظ ادقاامت ےئل ےئگ ںیہ۔ اسی ای یس یپ ںیم اس ےلسلس ںیم اسی اسی ی یپ ےک دصر درتف اور امتم رلنجی دافئ

ر ےس اکم رکںی ےگ۔ اخص وطر رپ کلبپ رٹاوپسنرٹ اامعتسل رکےن واےل المزنیم، ایسی ام ںیئ وج ہک آسف ےک ڈے ریئک یک 50رھگوں ےس ہکبج

ت

دصیف دافئ

راد نج وک تحص ےک

وک اامعتسل رکیت ںیہ بکا اےسی اف

ت

یک یئگ ےہ۔ اس وحاےل ےس اسی وہسل

ت

کاسملئ اک اسانم ےہ، اںیہن رھگوں ےس یہ اکم رکےن یک دہای

وک روےنک ےک ےئل ےلہپٔرس ےک ہنکمم الیھپو

ا وائ

رک احرضی، ای یس یپ اک ارفننشیم انکیٹولیج اک ہمکحم امتم س رضوری ااظتنامت رک راہ ےہ۔ رکوب

کیہ ب اویئ م

ڈ مج ، ڈے یئک راد ےک اامعتسل درتف ںیم ومج

ںیم رصف نیت اف

تت

اور ےفیک ریٹبکا وک دنب رک دبکا ایگ ےہ ہکبج روزرم ومعمالت ںیم افہلص رےنھک، ٹفل ںیم ایک وق

وڈوی کنل ےک ذرےعی یک اج

ت

ریہ ےہ۔ رک ینیقی انببکا ایگ ےہ۔ اسی ای یس یپ ںیم امتم ہقلعتم ادارو ں ےک اسھت االجس ہکبج اقونین وسیکں یک امسع

رکٹز :

ڈ الزنئ ںیم ایک امہ یک وتعیس رک دی

رسرلک اجری، اسی ای یس یپ ےن روگیرٹیلی ڈیک

دن یک وتعیس 30دربمسوک متخ وہا ، اسالہن االجس دقعنم رکےن ےک ےئل 31امتم اینپمکں نج اک امیل اسل

Page 3: PRESS RELEASE · PRESS RELEASE For immediate release March 23, 2020 SECP relaxed regulatory deadlines amid COVID-19 Pandemic ... The companies, whose election of directors is due

Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan NICL Building, 63 Jinnah Avenue, Islamabad

Tel: 051-9214005

دقعنم ےئک اجےن واےل االجس اب 30اینپمکں

ت

دقعنم رک ںیتکس ںیہ۔ 29ارپلی ی

ت

یئم ی

ررٹکیز ےک انشکیل یھب لطعم رک یتکس ںیہ ، رسرلک

وینپمکں ںیم ڈائ

ںی۔

ت

یھب یک روپرٹ ہقلعتم ررٹسجار وک افلئ رک تکس

ر مسق ےک اقونین ررٹین دن یک وتعیس رک دی یئگ 30ںیم یھب عمج رکواےن ہ

اریخ ےس

ت

رامہن بکا اقونین اکرروایئ ںیہن یک اجےئ یگ۔ رپ عمج رکواےن ررٹین ب وکیئ ج