The Board of Directors of LASCO Financial Services Limited will consider a dividend payment at a meeting to be held on August 5, 2014.

Pan-Jamaican Investment Trust Limited has advised of the following: its acquisition of shares in Sagicor Life Jamaica Limited in 2012 for a consideration of $3,055,100,542 was funded in part with proceeds from a private placement of $2,500,000,000 in secured notes with maturities ranging from 2 years to 5 years. The first tranche of $600,000,000 matured on July 22, 2014 and arrangements have been made to refinance the said amount with effect from July 23, 2014 for a further two years.

The Annual General Meeting of Proven Investments Limited will be held at 20 Micoud Street, Castries, St. Lucia, on September 15, 2014 at 11:00 a.m.

Desnoes & Geddes Limited (DG) has advised that Mr. Shane Healy - Head of Supply will be leaving DG effective November 1, 2014 to take up another role within Diageo.

The Annual General Meeting of Radio Jamaica Limited will be held at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, 81 Knutsford Boulevard, Kingston 5 on Wednesday, August 27, 2014 at 10:00 a.m.

The Annual General Meeting of Carreras Limited will be held at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, 81 Knutsford Boulevard, Kingston 5 on Wednesday, September 3, 2014 at 2:00 p.m.

Jamaica Money Market Brokers Limited has advised that it has raised US$20,000,000.00 through the issue and private placement of unsecured extendible notes denominated in United States dollars. The offer was only available to Jamaican residents. The private placement offer closed on July 18, 2014 and will mature on July 18, 2016. Noteholders have an option to either redeem their notes on the Maturity Date or extend the maturity of their notes to July 18, 2019. The interest rate on the original note is 6.75% fixed for two (2) years and 7.75% on the Extended Notes.

The Board of Directors of Carreras Limited has declared an interim dividend of $1.20 per share payable on September 4, 2014 to shareholders on record as at August 18, 2014. The ex-dividend date is August 14, 2014.

The Annual General Meetings of LASCO Manufacturing Limited, Lasco Financial Services Limited and Lasco Distributors Limited will be held at the Knutsford Court Hotel on September 30, 2014 at 9.00 a.m, 10.30 a.m and 11.30 a.m respectively.

Jamaica Stock Exchange Limited (JSE) has advised that Mr. Allan Lewis, Senior Vice President Victoria Mutual Group was elected as the new Chairman of the JSE Board and Mr. Ian McNaughton, Managing Director, Barita Investments Limited was elected Deputy Chairman on July 16, 2014.