Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited’s Financial Results for year ended December 31, 2012

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Karachi: We have to inform you that the Board of Directors of our Company in their meeting held on Tuesday, February 14th 2012, have recommended the following;

Cash Dividend

A Final Cash Dividend for the year ended December 31st 2011, at Rs. 14.00 per share (Rs.40%). This is in addition to Interim Dividend already paid at Rs. 2.00 per share (i.e. 20%).

The financial results of the Company are as follows:

	Tweleve	Thirteen
	Ended	Ended
	December 31	December 31
Sales net	12,946,968	10,995,701
Cost of goods sold and services	8,230,490	7,308,663
Gross Profit	4,666,478	3,687,038
Selling and distribution expenses	1,894,390	1,601,101
Administrative expenses	295,823	267,915
	2,476,265	1,818,022
Other operating Income	142,466	109,079
Other operating charges	240,689	182,314
	2,378,042	1,744,787
Finance cost	3,216	3,530
Profit before taxation	2,374,826	1,741,257
Taxation – net	730,240	564,313
Profit for the year	1,644,586	1,176,944
	Rupees
Earnings per share – Basic and Diluted	16.80	12.02

The Annual General Meeting of the Company will be held on Monday, April 23rd 2012 at 10:30 a.m. at Beach Luxury Hotel M.T. Khan Road, Karachi.

The Final Cash Dividend if approved by the Shareholders will be paid to the shareholders whose names appear in the Registrar of Members on Friday, April 13th 2012.

The Share Transfer Books of the Company will be closed from Saturday, April 14th 2012 to Saturday, April 21st 2012, (both days inclusive). Transfers received by our Registrar FAMCO Associates (Pvt) Limited State Life Building 1-A, I.I. Chundrigar Road, Karachi at the close of business on Friday, April 13th will be treated in time for the purpose of payment of dividend to the transferees.

For more information, contact:

Asif Jooma

Chief Executive and

Managing Director

Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited

8th Floor Faysal House

ST-02, Shahrah-e-Faisal,

Karachi- 75350

P. O. Box 7229 Karachi 74400

Tel: (92-21) 3279918-19

Fax: (92-21) 32800244