The Board of Directors of Consolidated Hallmark Insurance Plc has announced that the company would observe a close period of trading from Tuesday, October 15, 2019, until 24 hours after the unaudited financial results for the period ended September 30, 2019, are released to the public.
The statement, which was disclosed in a notification sent to the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE), stated that the Board of Directors of the company would hold a meeting on October 30, 2019. Part of the agenda will involve the approval and consideration of the results as well as other items.
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The company stated that the announcement is in line with rule 17.18 of Part 2 (Issuer’s Rules) of the NSE’s Rule Book (2015) which states that,
“The period of closure shall be effective from fifteen (15) days prior to the date of any meeting of the Board of Directors proposed to be held to consider any of the matters referred to above or the date of circulation of agenda papers pertaining to any of the matters referred to above, whichever is earlier, up to twenty-four hours after the price-sensitive information is submitted to the Exchange. The trading window shall thereafter be opened. Every issuer shall notify the Exchange in advance of the commencement of each closed period.”
Why this matters: The close period will allow the board to consider the company’s unaudited financial statements for the third quarter. Other company issues will also be discussed during the meeting.
What is a close period? A close period is a period before the release of a company’s result or financial statement when of course, those with sensitive information are not allowed to trade on the stock. These individuals may include company directors, audit committee members, persons discharging managerial responsibility, employees and consultants with sensitive information.
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Top executives, directors, advisers, and many others at Consolidated Hallmark Insurance Plc have been barred from trading in the company’s shares.
“Hence, no director, persons discharging managerial responsibilities, employees with sensitive information, advisers and consultants of the company and their connected persons may directly or indirectly deal in the securities of the company until 24 hours after the release of the financial statement of the company for the period ended September 30, 2018 to the Nigerian Stock Exchange and the general public,” the statement read.