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Published 23 June 2021
The Nigerian Exchange Limited has imposed a total penalty of N719.7m on 14 companies listed on the stock market for late filing of their audited and interim financial statements.
The NGX disclosed this under the ‘2021 default filings’ section of a report obtained by our correspondent on Tuesday.
The companies that filed their financial statements after the regulatory due date include Japaul Gold and Ventures Plc, Conoil Plc, Meyer Plc, Cornerstone Insurance Plc, Afromedia Plc, FTN Cocoa Processors Nigeria Plc and Unity Bank Plc.
Others are NPF Microfinance Bank Plc, C & I Leasing Plc, Notore Chemicals Industries Plc, Vitafoam Nigeria Plc, Juli Plc, Greif Nigeria Plc and Omatek Ventures Plc.
By Nkiruka Nnorom
A total of 44 companies quoted on the Nigerian Stock Exchange, NSE, may face sanctions from the Exchange for failing the timeline in rendition of 2020 audited financial results.
Periodic and timely rendition of financial results to the NSE, is one of the key elements in the post-listing requirements of the Exchange which attracts penalties.
The companies, which include, Conoil Plc, Oando Plc, Wema Bank Plc, Okomu Oil Plc and Presco Plc among others, failed to meet the March 31, 2021 cut off date (the 90 day timeline required by the rule of the Exchange for quoted companies to file their audited full year result) and will now face financial sanctions as enshrined in the rules of the Exchange.