Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan disposes of 36 show-cause proceedings

Islamabad, May 03, 2016 (PPI-OT):During April 2016, the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan disposed of 36 show-cause proceedings against companies, their auditors and directors for various alleged violations of provisions of the Companies Ordinance, 1984.

Moreover, during the month the Corporate Supervision Department of the SECP initiated 20 fresh show-cause proceedings against the companies for various violations of the ordinance comprising non-holding of AGMs, late filing of interim accounts for listed companies and failing to incorporate mandatory information on respective companies’ websites.

The department continued the strategy to focus on the quality of audits being performed by the statutory auditors and concluded six proceedings through orders against the auditor for not discharging their duties in line with applicable provisions and for their failure to bring out material facts about affairs of companies as per Section 255 of the ordinance. The department concluded five proceeding against companies for misstatements and omission of material facts in their respective financial statements/accounts.

The department concluded proceedings against one non-operating company where the registrar has been authorized to present winding up petition before the court. Moreover, an order was issued to a company for non-maintenance/non-placement of mandatory information on its website. Besides, 37 warning letters were issued to companies to ensure meticulous compliance with corporate and allied laws and applicable relevant accounting standards. During the month under review the department resolved 141 matters to the satisfaction of the complainants.

For more information, contact:
Shakil Ahmad Chaudhary
Head, Internal and External Communication
Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP)
NIC Building, 63 Jinnah Avenue, Islamabad
Tel: +92-51-9214005 or +92-51-9214009 (Ext. 378)
Fax: +92-51-9206459
Cell: +92-302-8552254
E-mail: shakil.chaudhary@secp.gov.pk
Website: www.secp.gov.pk