Contents · PDF file Contents 003 Introduction 005 Company Information 006 Highlights 009 Mission Statement 011 Strategic Vision and Objectives 013 Environment, Health and Safety Policy

Contents

003 Introduction 005 Company Information 006 Highlights 009 Mission Statement 011 Strategic Vision and Objectives 013 Environment, Health and Safety Policy 015 Quality Policy 017 Notice of Meeting 019 Directors’ Report to the Shareholders 025 Shareholders’ Information 031 Statement of Compliance with the Code of Corporate Governance 035 Statement of Compliance with the Best Practices on Transfer Pricing 037 Review Report to the Members on Statement of Compliance with

Code of Corporate Governance and Transfer Pricing

039 Auditors’ Report to the Members 040 Balance Sheet 042 Profit and Loss Account 043 Cash Flow Statement 044 Statement of Changes in Equity 045 Notes to the Accounts 076 Directors’ Report on the Consolidated Accounts to the Shareholders 077 Auditors' Report to the Members on Consolidated

Financial Statements

078 Consolidated Financial Statements 116 Ten-year Summary

Packages Limited was established in 1957 as a joint venture between the Ali Group of Pakistan and Akerlund & Rausing of Sweden, to convert paper and paperboard into packaging for consumer industry.

Over the years, the Company continued to enhance its facilities to meet the growing demand of packaging products. Additional capital was raised from sponsors, International Finance Corporation and from the public in 1965.

Packages commissioned its own paper mill in 1968 having production capacity of 24,000 tonnes of paper and paperboard based on waste paper and agricultural by-products i.e. wheat straw and river grass. With growing demand the capacity was increased periodically and in December 2003 was about 100 ,000 tonnes per year .

Since 1982, Packages Limited has a joint venture with Tetra Pak International in Tetra Pak Pakistan Limited to manufacture paperboard for liquid food packaging and to market Tetra Pak packaging equipment.

In 1993 a joint venture agreement was signed with Mitsubishi Corporation of Japan for the manufacture of Polypropylene films at the Industrial Estate in Hattar, NWFP. This project, Tri-Pack Films Limited, commenced production in June 1995, with equity participation by Packages Limited, Mitsubishi Corporation, Altawfeek Company for Investment Funds, Saudi Arabia and general public. Packages Limited owns

33% of Tri-Pack Films Limited’s equity.

In July 1994, Coates Lorilleux Pakistan Limited, in which Packages Limited has 55% ownership, commenced production and sale of printing inks.

In 1996, a joint venture agreement was signed with Printcare (Ceylon) Limited for the production of flexible packaging materials in Sri Lanka. This project Packages Lanka (Private) Limited commenced production in 1998. Packages Limited now owns 79% of this company.

In 1999-2000 Packages Limited has successfully completed the expansion of the flexible packaging line by installation of new rotogravure printing machine and the expansion of the carton line by a new lemanic rotogravure inline printing and cutting creasing machine. In addition a new 8 colour flexo graphic printing machine was also installed in flexible packaging line in 2001.

Packages Limited is also producing corrugated boxes from its plant in Karachi from 2002.

In 2003, Packages Limited entered into an agreement with Vimpex of Austria to provide management and technical assistance to help in the operation, production optimization and capacity expansion of a paperboard mill in Syria. A team from Packages Limited is already there providing such services.

Introduction

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Board of Directors Asadullah Khawaja Khalid Yacob Kirsten Rausing Pentikainen Markku Juha Rafi Iqbal Ahmed Samee-ul-Hasan Saulat Said Syed Hyder Ali Syed Wajid Ali (Chairman & Chief Executive) Tariq Iqbal Khan Mujeeb Rashid (Alternate to Kirsten Rausing)

Advisor Syed Babar Ali

Company Secretary Adi J. Cawasji

Executive Committee Syed Wajid Ali - Chairman Rafi Iqbal Ahmed - Member Saulat Said - Member Khalid Yacob - Member Syed Hyder Ali - Member

Audit Committee Tariq Iqbal Khan – Chairman (Non-Executive Director) Asadullah Khawaja – Member (Non-Executive Director) Saulat Said – Member (Director & General Manager)

Adi J. Cawasji – Secretary

Rating Agency: PACRA Company Rating: AA

Auditors A.F. Ferguson & Co. Chartered Accountants

Legal Advisors Hassan & Hassan – Lahore Orr, Dignam & Co. – Karachi

Bankers ABN Amro Bank Askari Commercial Bank Limited Bank Al-Habib Limited Citibank N.A. Credit Agricole Indosuez The Global French Bank Deutsche Bank A.G. Faysal Bank Limited Habib Bank Limited Habib Bank A.G. Zurich Mashreq Bank Pakistan Limited Muslim Commercial Bank Limited Standard Chartered Bank Union Bank Limited United Bank Limited

Head Office & Works Shahrah - e - Roomi P.O. Amer Sidhu Lahore - 54760, Pakistan PABX : 5811541-46, 5811191-94 Cable : PACKAGES LAHORE Fax : (042) 5811195, 5820147

Karachi Factory Plot No. 6 & 6/1, Sector 28, Korangi Industrial Area, Karachi - 74900 Tel : (021) 5045320, 5045310 Fax : (021) 5045330

Registered Office & Regional Sales Office Ist floor Hilal - e - Ahmer House Khayaban - e - Iqbal, Main Clifton Road Karachi - 75600 Pakistan PABX : 5833011, 5874047-49

: 5831664, 5831618 Cable : PACKAGES KARACHI Fax : (021) 5860251

Regional Sales Office 2nd Floor, G.D. Arcade 73-E, Fazal - ul - Haq Road, Blue Area Islamabad - 44000 Pakistan PABX : 2276765, 2276768, 2278632 Fax : (051) 2829411

Zonal Sales Offices Room No. 117- 118 1st floor, Metro Plaza Qasim Road Multan Cantt. - 60000 Pakistan Tel. & Fax: (061) 587370

1st Floor, Room No. 7 Glamour Centre Mission Road, Sukkur - 65200 Pakistan Tel. & Fax: (071) 26581

2nd Floor, Sitara Tower, Bilal Chowk, Civil Lines, Faisalabad - 38000 Tel. & Fax: (041) 629417

Shares Registrar Ferguson Associates (Pvt.) Limited State Life Building No. 1-A Off: I. I. Chundrigar Road Karachi - 74000

Web Presence www.packages.com.pk

Company Information

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Highlights

6,293.22 1,036.91

813.51 85.00

3,228.66 6,154.28 4,651.91

17.11 9.81

29.28 25.20 16.44

5,360.88 797.23 655.37 70.00

2,819.21 5,950.48 4,250.57

13.79 6.42

23.81 23.25 13.60

Invoiced sales-million rupees Profit before tax-million rupees Profit after tax-million rupees Cash dividend-percentage of paid up capital Shareholders’ equity-million rupees Total assets-million rupees Net assets employed Earnings per share-rupees Price-Earning Ratio Return on Capital Employed (%) Return on Shareholder’s Equity (%) Return on Invested Capital (%)

86,641 66,870 5,850 2,955

47,537,080 3,191

551 1,115

404

409

72,642 59,808 5,236 3,006

47,537,080 3,084

507 953 333 323

Paper and board produced-tonnes Paper and board converted-tonnes Plastic all sorts converted-tonnes Number of shareholders Number of shares Number of employees Value added and its distribution

Employees as remuneration-million rupees Government as taxes-million rupees Shareholders as dividends-million rupees Retained within the business-million rupees

Year to December 31, 2003

Year to December 31, 2002

Sales (Rupees in Thousands)

6 Months to Dec 31, 2000

2001

1,000

1998-99

2,000

3,000

4,000

5,000

6,000

7,000

1999-00 2002 2003

6,293

5,158

4,166 3,926

5,361

2,238

Break-up of Sales For the year ended December 31, 2003

Consumer Products

(12%)

Corrugation (18%)

Paper & Paperboard

(14%)

Pre-press (1%)

Carton (25%)

Flexible (30%)

Earnings per Share-Rupees

2

4

6

8

10

12

14

16

18 17.11

0

13.79

8.94

4.07

9.479.33

20011998-99 1999-00 2002 20036 Months to Dec 31, 2000

Dividends & Dividend Payout Ratio (Rupees in million)

70.00

60.00

50.00

40.00

30.00

20.00

10.00 50

100

150

200

250

300

350

Financial Trends (Rupees in million)

6 Months to Dec 31, 2000

20011998-99 1999-00 2002 2003

4,043

3,633

4,079

2,819

4,094

2,497

4,044

2,286

4,240

2,183

4,507

1,927

684

20.00

40.00

60.00

80.00

100.00

120.00

140.00

160.00

180.00 167.90

88.50

60.5066.0060.00 46.82

Market Value Per Share Vs Break up Value Per Share-Rupees

Fixed Assets- Cost Vs Fixed Capital Expenditure (Rupees in million)

6 Months to Dec 31, 2000

2001

1,000

1998-99

2,000

3,000

4,000

5,000

6,000

7,000

8,000

1999-00 2002 2003

6,882 6,512

5,774 5,323

4,641

5,361

Profitability Indicators Percent-%

6 Months to Dec 31, 2000

20011998-99 1999-00 2002 2003

460474500

1,000

1,500

2,000

2,500

3,000

3,500

4,000

4,500

5,000

6 Months to Dec 31, 2000

20011998-99 1999-00 2002 2003

41

154

600

Revenue Utilization For the year ended December 31, 2003

Employee Remuneration

(8%) Other (7%)

Tax