Dividend/Bonus announcements by the companies listed on the Karachi Stock Exchange.

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                                YEAR                 Profit/(Loss)   EPS        ANNUAL        CLOSURE OF
                               ENDED/     DIVIDEND/      After      (Rs)        GENERAL            SHARE
                            HALF YEARLY/    BONUS/     Taxation                 MEETING         TRANSFER
COMPANY                      QUARTERLY      RIGHT      (Rs in                                      BOOKS
                              ACCOUNTS                 million)
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Metropolitan Steel          30.06.2007       -          (6.494)    (0.21)    03.01.2008    28.12.2007 to
 Corporation Ltd                                                             11:30 am         03.01.2008
(TFC) Standard Chartered       -             -             -         -          -          05.01.2008 to
 Bank (Pakistan) Ltd                                                                          19.01.2008
Pakistan Reinsurance Ltd       -             -             -         -       31.12.2007    24.12.2007 to
                                                                             (EOGM) +         31.12.2007
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INDICATIONS:
-- Book Closure for the purpose of redemption of 8th coupon of TFCs Issue (20.01.2004).
+ EOGM to be held for the purpose of election of the directors of the company.