Published on, Aug. 30 -- August 30, 2025 12:42 AM

The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has approved amendments to the Companies (Further Issue of Shares) Regulations, 2020, introducing a significant reduction in the overall timelines for bonus and right issues to maximize shareholder value.

Historically, bonus and right issues required up to 85 days and 181 days, respectively, to complete the entire process-from initiation to the credit of shares in shareholder accounts, said a release issued here on Friday.

Under the revised framework, a bonus issue will now be concluded within just 11 days (an 87% reduction) and a right issue within 53 days (a 70% reduction).

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