Pakistan Services Limited informed Pakistan Stock Exchange that extraordinary general meeting of the company is scheduled to be held on March 26, 2020 at Islamabad.

The agenda of the meeting will be confirming the minutes of the annual general meeting held on October 28, 2019, to elect nine Directors for a term of three years commencing from March 29, 2020, as the number fixed by the Board in accordance with the provisions of the Companies Act, 2019 and to consider any other business with the permission of the Chair.

Further, the closed period of the company is from March 20, 2020 to March 26, 2020 (both days inclusive).

The announcement is available at:

https://dps.psx.com.pk/download/document/144222.pdf

Pakistan Services Limited was incorporated in Pakistan on December 6, 1958 in Karachi as a public limited company. The foundations of the company have been laid under the Companies Act, 1913 now referred to as the Companies Ordinance, 1984. The company is engaged in the hotel business and owns and operates the chain of "Pearl Continental Hotels" in Pakistan. PSL owns six luxury hotels in all major cities of Pakistan. The total capacity of all six hotels is 1,526 rooms which are managed by more than 3000 employees across Pakistan. The shares of the company are quoted on the Karachi Stock Exchange of Pakistan.

The subsidiary of the company is Pearl Tours and Travels Private Limited, Pear Continental Hotels Private Limited, Bhurban Resorts Private Limited and Mustafa International Private Limited.

The "PC" logo is a local brand and a registered trademark owned by PSL. The company has granted the use of its trademark to other hotel operating companies across the country. "Zaver Pearl Continental Hotel" set up in the deep seaport city of Gwadar, Baluchistan owned by a sister concern Hashwani Hotels Limited and upcoming PC Faisalabad Hotel both these hotels have been granted franchise by PSL to use the said trademark. PSL has also granted use of its trademark to another sister concern M/s. Hotel One Private Limited. It is running hotels in different parts of the country namely, Islamabad, Multan, Faisalabad, Sialkot, Bahawalpur and Lahore.

The symbol "PSEL" is being used by the stock exchanges for the shares of Pakistan Services Limited.

© Pakistan Press International, source Asianet-Pakistan