NOTICE OF 70TH ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
Notice is hereby given that the 70th Annual General Meeting of the Company will be held on Monday, 25th October, 2021 at 11:00 A.M. via Zoom Cloud Meetings, for transacting the following business:
Ordinary Business
1. To receive, consider and adopt the audited unconsolidated and consolidated financial statements for the year ended 30th June 2021, together with the auditor’s report thereon.
2. To approve and declare a final cash dividend of Rs. 2.00 per share (20%) on Ordinary Shares and Rs. 1.50 per share (15%) on Convertible Preference Shares for the financial year ended 30th June 2021, recommended by the Board of Directors at its meeting held on 17th September 2021.
3. To appoint auditors of the Company for the financial year 2021-22 and to fix their remuneration.
By the Order of the Board
Ali Jaffar
Company Secretary
4th October 2021
Karachi
NOTES:
- Video Link Facility for Attending the Meeting
Due to the prevailing pandemic situation, and for the safety and wellbeing of the Members, the Company shall not hold the general meeting physically. The Company has made arrangements for Members to attend the Annual General Meeting via video-link. Interested Members are advised to register for attending and participating at the AGM via video link, latest by close of business on Friday, 22nd October 2021, by providing the following information at [email protected]. If the information is couriered, it should reach the Company's registered office latest by the close of business on Friday, 22nd October 2021.
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The Company Secretary
Pakistan Petroleum Limited
4th Floor, PIDC House, Dr. Ziauddin Ahmed Road, Karachi
Telephone: +(92 21) 111 568 568
Email: [email protected]
The video link and login details for attending the Meeting will be emailed to the members who register for attending the Meeting and provide their email addresses for the purpose to the Company.
- Closure of Share Transfer Books
The register of members and the share transfer books of the Company will remain closed as of 19th October 2021 until 25th October 2021 (both days inclusive). Only persons whose names appear in the register of members of the Company as at Monday, 18th October 2021 shall be entitled to attend and participate at the Meeting.
A member entitled to attend and vote at the Meeting may appoint another member as proxy to attend, participate in, and vote on his / her behalf at the Meeting. Proxies must be received at the registered office of the Company not later than 48 hours before the time for holding the Meeting. A form of proxy may be downloaded from the Company’s website: www.ppl.com.pk
- Guidelines for CDC Account Holders
CDC account holders should comply with the following guidelines of the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan:
A For Attendance:
- Individuals should be account or sub-account holder(s) and their registration details should be uploaded according to the CDC Regulations. They must establish their identity by providing a copy of their CNIC or passport.
- Corporate entities must provide a certified copy of a resolution of their respective boards of directors, or a power of attorney for attending the Meeting, which should bear the attorney’s specimen signature.
B For Appointing Proxies:
- Individuals should be account or sub-account holder(s) whose registration details should be uploaded according to CDC Regulations and their forms of proxy must be lodged at the registered office of the Company not later than 48 hours before the time for holding the Meeting.
- The form of proxy must be attested by two persons whose names, addresses and CNIC numbers should be given underneath their signatures.
- Attested copies of CNIC or passport of the member and proxy must be submitted with the form of proxy.
- Tax Implications on Dividends
Tax Rates
Withholding tax on dividend is as follows:
Pursuant to applicable law, 15% withholding tax for filers of income tax returns and 30% withholding tax for non-filers is applicable.
A ‘filer’ is defined by applicable law as a taxpayer whose name appears in the Active Taxpayers List (ATL) periodically issued by the FBR and a ‘non-filer’ is a person other than a filer.
The ATL may be viewed on the FBR’s website: www.fbr.gov.pk The Company will ascertain the tax status of members as at the first day of book closure and will deduct withholding tax accordingly.
Corporate members who hold CDC accounts should provide their National Tax Number (NTN). Members who hold share certificates should provide a copy of their NTN certificates together with the Company’s name and the respective folio numbers to Messrs. FAMCO Associates (Private) Limited (Share Registrar) at 8-F, Adjacent to Hotel Faran, Nursery, Block-6, P.E.C.H.S., Shahra-e-Faisal, Karachi.
Tax on Joint Shareholding
Tax will be deducted in proportion to shareholding in joint names or joint accounts. Holders will be treated individually as filers or non-filers in accordance with their respective status.
The proportion of shareholding should be submitted by joint shareholders in the following form to the Share Registrar at the latest by 18th October 2021:
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Unless the proportion of shareholding is submitted, each joint shareholder will be presumed to hold an equal proportion of shares.
Tax Exemption Certificate
Pursuant to Section 150 of the Income Tax Ordinance, 2001 a valid tax exemption certificate is necessary for claiming exemption from the deduction of withholding tax. Members who would like to avail exemption from withholding tax should submit a copy of their valid tax exemption certificate to the Share Registrar before the date of book closure.
- Dividend Bank Mandate
The following information should be provided to enable the electronic transfer of dividend to designated bank accounts:
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Members who hold shares in CDC accounts should provide their bank mandates to the concerned participants.
- Intimation of Change of Address and Declaration for Non-Deduction of Zakat
Members who hold share certificates should submit any change in registered address as well as their declarations for the non-deduction of zakat, if applicable, to the Share Registrar. Members who hold shares in CDC and CDC sub-accounts should submit any change in address and their declarations for the non-deduction of zakat, if applicable, to the CDC or to the concerned participants.
- CNIC
Dividend will be paid only to members who have submitted copies of their valid CNIC. The names of members who have not submitted copies of their CNIC may be viewed on the website of the Company: www.ppl.com.pk.