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Date
02-Jan-24

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Faiqa Qamar
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PACRA Withdraws Entity Ratings of Spud Energy Pty Limited (Pakistan Branch)

Rating Type Entity
Current
(02-Jan-24 )
Previous
(13-Jan-23 )
Action Withdraw Maintain
Long Term - A
Short Term - A1
Outlook Stable
Rating Watch - -

Subsequent to the management's decision to discontinue the Entity Ratings, PACRA withdraws the Entity Ratings of Spud Energy Pty Limited (Pakistan Branch) with immediate effect.
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About the Entity
Spud Energy Pty Limited, a Company with limited liability, was incorporated in Australia on May 2, 1996. Supd Energy operates in Pakistan through a branch office in Islamabad. The BoD of Spud Energy Pty Limited comprises of three members. The decision-making for Spud Energy is carried out by the parent company’s board i.e. Jura Energy Corporation which afterward is disseminated downward to Spud Energy ’s board. Jura Energy Corporation’s board comprises of four members, out of which two are independent, one is non-executive and one is an executive director. The management team is led by Mr. Nadeem Farooq as Chief Executive Officer and Mr. Arif Siddiq as Chief Financial Officer. They are assisted by a small and competent team of industry professionals.

The primary function of PACRA is to evaluate the capacity and willingness of an entity to honor its obligations. Our ratings reflect an independent, professional and impartial assessment of the risks associated with a particular instrument or an entity. PACRA's comprehensive offerings include instrument and entity credit ratings, insurer financial strength ratings, fund ratings, asset manager ratings and real estate gradings. PACRA opinion is not a recommendation to purchase, sell or hold a security, in as much as it does not comment on the security's market price or suitability for a particular investor.