Blunder in notice to stock exchange, company says "pleased to announce the death of promoter”

AK Spintex, a Rajasthan based company on August 25 made an error while submitting a corporate filing to the stock exchange.

On social media, a post with a screenshot of the notice showing the purported error is going viral.



"Pleased to announce the death of the promoter," the text of the notice posted along with the tweet read.

The post was shared on Twitter from a handle named Dukhi Aatma.

"Dear investors, the world is a cruel place once you are gone. See how company secretaries using old template/wrong template changes the meaning,” the twitter user commented while sharing the post.

"Can something be done to correct the issue," he added in the tweet.

"We are pleased to inform that promoter of our company Smt. Saroj Devi Chhabra holding 4,41,000 Shares (8.76%) is no more in this world. You are requested to please take on record the above said information of the company for your reference and further do the needful,” the text in the notice read.

This sparked an animated discussion on the social media site as the post gained popularity.

"He might have made a mistake with "regret to inform" but how he made so serious mistake?? RIP," a twitter user commented.

Another said, "We are pleased to inform...." Perhaps AK Spintex should consider reducing the workload on Mr. Ashish Kumar Bagrecha" referring to one of the persons who signed the document.