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JCR-VIS Reaffirms Corporate Governance Rating of Pak Oman Investment Company Limited at CGR-9

Karachi, October 12, 2018: JCR-VIS Credit Rating Co. Ltd. has reaffirmed the Corporate Governance Rating of Pak Oman Investment Company Limited (POIC) at ‘CGR-9’. The rating signifies very high level of corporate governance. The previous rating action was announced on November 1, 2016.

The assigned rating takes into account the governance practices instituted at the organization in context of the Joint Venture (JV) agreement between the two sponsoring sovereigns. The terms of the JV agreement dictate the Board composition. Given equal representation of the sponsoring governments and legal structure, some of the practices that are considered favorable from a governance perspective may not be implemented at the institution.

Corporate governance ratings are primarily based on evaluation of key governance areas of the rated institution including regulatory compliance, ownership structure, composition and operations of the Board of directors (BoD) and executive management, self-regulation, financial transparency and relationship with stakeholders. Overall control environment of the institution is considered satisfactory.

Board oversight is considered satisfactory in addition to which there are effectively functioning Board and management level committees. A performance evaluation mechanism for the Board was introduced in 2014. The Board is overseeing matters of both strategic nature and also monitoring the performance of the company. There has been some turnover at senior management level, which were timely filled.

All information related to the company is disseminated in electronic form through official website in addition to periodic financial statements. Level of financial and qualitative disclosures in the public domain is considered satisfactory.

For further information on this rating announcement, please contact Mr. Javed Callea (Ext: 201) or Ms. Muniba Khan (Ext: 214) at (021)35311861-71 or fax to (021)35311872-3.

Jamal Abbas Zaidi
Advisor

Applicable Rating Criteria: Corporate Governance Ratings (August 2017)
http://jcrvis.com.pk/docs/CGR-Methodology-201708.pdf

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