Askari General Insurance Company Limited informed Pakistan Stock Exchange about the recommendations made by the board of directors in the meeting held at Karachi on April 27, 2020.

The agenda of the meeting was discussion of Unconsolidated and consolidated profit and loss account for quarter ended March 31, 2020 which portrayed a profit of Rs. 107,503 and Rs. 106,740 with earnings per share 1.50 and 1.48 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/146680.pdf

Askari General Insurance Company Limited is a company incorporated in Pakistan on April 12, 1995 as a public limited company. The commercial operations of the company commenced from October 15, 1995. The foundations of the company are laid under the fundamentals of the Companies Ordinance, 1984. The company is engaged in the business of non-life insurance business comprising of fire, marine, motor, accident, health and miscellaneous. The insurance company has around 19 branches located across Pakistan. The stocks of the company are quoted on the Karachi, Lahore and Islamabad Stock Exchanges of Pakistan. The registered office of the company is located at Rawalpindi.

The company is sponsored by the Army Welfare Trust which is itself engaged in the business of finance, banking and production of consumer goods and service. The company apart from traditional coverage offers specialized coverage for various engineering risks.

The symbol "AGIC" is being used by the stock exchanges for the shares of Askari General Insurance Company Limited.

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