For now, investors will no longer be able buy or sell shares and securities of Golden Guinea Breweries Plc on the floor of the Nigerian Exchange (NGX) Limited.
This is because the stock exchange has suspended the beer maker due to its failure to file its financial statements for the 2024 fiscal year despite.
Companies listed on the local bourse are required as stipulated in the listing rules to submit their financial results within a certain period and when this is breached, the necessary sanctions are meted out on them.
As for Golden Guinea Breweries, it violated Rule 3.1, Rules for Filing of Accounts and Treatment of Default Filing, (Default Filing Rules), which necessitated the NGX to wield its big stick on the firm.
Trading in the equities of Golden Guinea Breweries was suspended last Tuesday via a notice to the investing community.
Investors will only be able to trade the company’s stocks and other securities when the financial statements are released for the perusal of the investing public.
“Trading license holders and the investing public are hereby notified that pursuant to the provisions of Rule 3.1, Rules for Filing of Accounts and Treatment of Default Filing, (Default Filing Rules), which states that, If an Issuer fails to file the relevant accounts by the expiration of the Cure Period, the exchange will: a) send to the issuer a second filing deficiency notification within two business days after the end of the cure period; b) suspend trading in the issuer’s securities; and c) notify the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the market within 24 hours of the suspension.
“Trading in the shares of Golden Guinea Breweries Plc has been suspended from the facilities of Nigerian Exchange Limited effective Tuesday, May 6, 2025, for not filing its Unaudited Financial Statements for the period ended December 31, 2024.
“In accordance with the default filing rules set forth above, the suspension of trading in the shares of the company shall be lifted upon the submission of the relevant financial statements,” the notice read.