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1. ANALYSIS
OF SHAREHOLDERS ACCORDING TO THE NUMBER OF SHARES AS AT 31.12.2004
| Shareholdings |
Resident |
Non-Resident |
Total |
No.
of
Share-
holders |
No.
of
Shares |
% |
No.
of
Share-
holders |
No.
of
Share |
% |
No.
of
Share-
holders |
No.
of
Share |
% |
| 1 - 1,000 |
13,134 |
6,262,795 |
0.35 |
14 |
7,493 |
0.00 |
13,148 |
6,270,288 |
0.35 |
| 1001 - 5,000 |
5,236 |
14,558,170 |
0.81 |
14 |
47,000 |
0.00 |
5,250 |
14,605,170 |
0.81 |
| 5,001 - 10,000 |
3,632 |
29,213,416 |
1.62 |
20 |
161,600 |
0.01 |
3,652 |
29,375,016 |
1.63 |
| 10,001 - 50,000 |
2,013 |
33,984,039 |
1.88 |
19 |
475,500 |
0.03 |
2,032 |
34,459,539 |
1.91 |
| 50,001 - 100,000 |
119 |
9,022,196 |
0.50 |
6 |
490,100 |
0.03 |
125 |
9,512,296 |
0.53 |
| 100,001 - 500,000 |
117 |
26,048,420 |
1.44 |
15 |
3,317,600 |
0.18 |
132 |
29,366,020 |
1.62 |
| 500,001 - 1,000,000 |
18 |
12,905,343 |
0.72 |
4 |
2,608,947 |
0.14 |
22 |
15,514,290 |
0.86 |
| Over 1,000,000 |
34 |
998,905,463 |
55.34 |
8 |
666,851,918 |
36.95 |
42 |
1,665,757,381 |
92.29 |
| |
24,303 |
1,130,899,842 |
62.66 |
100 |
673,960,158 |
37.34 |
24,403 |
1,804,860,000 |
100.00 |
2. CATEGORIES OF SHAREHOLDERS
Analysis
of
Shareholders
|
31
December 2004 |
31 December
2003 |
No.
of
Shares |
Total
Holdings |
% |
No.
of
Shares |
Total
Holdings |
% |
| Individual |
24,039 |
126,917,083 |
7.03 |
24,928 |
138,732,911 |
7.69 |
| Institutional |
364 |
1,677,942,917 |
92.97 |
361 |
1,666,127,089 |
92.31 |
| |
24,403 |
1,804,860,000 |
100.00 |
25,289 |
1,804,860,000 |
100.00 |
3. 20 LARGEST SHAREHOLDERS AS
AT THE BALANCE SHEET DATE
| Name |
|
No. of Shares |
|
% |
 |
| Secretary to the Treasury |
|
893,405,709 |
|
49.50 |
| NTT Communications Corporation |
|
635,076,318 |
|
35.19 |
| Samurdhi Authority of Sri
Lanka |
|
14,033,300 |
|
0.78 |
| Employees' Provident Fund |
|
13,885,589 |
|
0.77 |
| Sri Lanka Insurance Corporation
Limited - Life Fund |
|
10,789,435 |
|
0.60 |
| HSBC Int'l Nom Limited -
SSBT-PRO Funds (LUX) Emerging Markets - DA50 |
|
8,975,200 |
|
0.50 |
| Mr. M. M. Udeshi |
|
6,786,900 |
|
0.38 |
| Explorer Capital (International)
Services Limited A/C No. 01 |
|
6,286,300 |
|
0.35 |
| HSBC Int'l Nominees Limited
- SSBTL - Global Advantage EMG MK FD |
|
5,870,100 |
|
0.33 |
| Voyager Capital (International)
Limited |
|
5,605,100 |
|
0.31 |
| MAS Holdings (Private) Limited |
|
5,000,000 |
|
0.28 |
| Bank of Ceylon A/C - Ceybank
Unit Trust |
|
4,946,400 |
|
0.27 |
| Mr. P. Madanayake |
|
3,606,800 |
|
0.20 |
| Waldock Mackenzie Limited/Mr.
A. H. Udeshi |
|
3,214,100 |
|
0.18 |
| Seylan Bank Limited/Liyanage
Saliya Ignatious Perera |
|
3,213,400 |
|
0.18 |
| DFCC Bank A/C 1 |
|
3,192,500 |
|
0.18 |
| J. B. Cocoshell (Private)
Limited |
|
3,061,982 |
|
0.17 |
| Mr. S. N. P. Palihena |
|
3,000,000 |
|
0.17 |
| Waldock Mackenzie Limited
- Mr. A. F. Munas & Mrs. N. Munas |
|
2,185,600 |
|
0.16 |
| HSBC International Nominees
Limited MSNY Eastern Advisor Offshore Fund Limited |
|
2,200,300 |
|
0.12 |
|
|
|
|
| TOTAL |
|
1,634,965,033 |
|
90.59 |
|
|
|
|
4. MARKET VALUE OF SHARES
Market Value of the ordinay shares
of the Company (Rs.) during the year 2004:
| |
|
2004 |
|
2003 |
|
| - Highest (Rs.) |
|
23.00 |
|
30.00 |
| - Lowest (Rs.) |
|
15.00 |
|
10.50 |
| - Last traded price (Rs.) |
|
15.50 |
|
18.00 |
5. RATIOS
| 31 December |
|
|
|
|
|
Group |
|
|
|
Company |
| |
|
|
|
2004 |
|
2003 |
|
2004 |
|
2003 |
|
| Net Assets per Share (Rs.) |
|
|
|
17.21 |
|
16.95 |
|
18.05 |
|
17.06 |
| Debt Equity Ratio (Debt Equity) - Number
of Times |
|
|
|
0.45 |
|
0.41 |
|
0.35 |
|
0.36 |
| Quick Asset Ratio - Number of Times |
|
|
|
1.79 |
|
1.11 |
|
2.24 |
|
1.34 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| For the year |
|
|
|
2004 |
|
2003 |
|
2004 |
|
2003 |
|
| Interest Cover - Number of Times |
|
|
|
1.62 |
|
2.27 |
|
2.46 |
|
2.36 |
6. DIVIDEND PAYMENT
First & Final Dividend - Rs. 0.50 per share paid on 3 June
2004.
7. SHARE TRADING INFORMATION
| |
|
2004 |
|
2003 |
|
| No. of transactions |
|
23,669 |
|
34,041 |
| No. of shares traded |
|
180,626,230 |
|
279,750,200 |
| Value of shares traded (Rs.) |
|
3,225,939,589 |
|
5,509,529,600 |
8. DEBENTURES
1,500,000 unsecured redeemable 5 year debentures (2000/2005)
par value of which were Rs. 1,000/- per unit were issued in
March 2000.
The third tranch of 25% of the principal sum was redeemed in
March 2004.
On redemption the par value of a unit was reduced to Rs. 250.
9. MARKET VALUE OF DEBENTURES
DURING THE YEAR 2004 (Rs.)
| Before
redemption of 3rd tranch on 22 March 2004 |
| |
|
Quarterly |
|
Annually |
|
Half
yearly |
| |
|
(Fixed 14%)
Rs.
|
|
(Fixed 14.5%)
Rs. |
|
(Floating)
Rs. |
|
| - Highest market value |
|
|
|
575.00* |
|
|
| - Lowest market value |
|
No transactions |
|
575.00* |
|
No transactions |
| - Last traded value |
|
|
|
575.00* |
|
|
| *Value per debenture Rs. 500. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| After redemption of 3rd tranch
on 22 March 2004 |
| |
|
Quarterly |
|
Annually |
|
Half yearly |
| |
|
(Fixed 14%)
Rs. |
|
(Fixed 14.5%)
Rs. |
|
(Floating)
Rs. |
|
| - Highest market value |
|
250.00* |
|
|
|
|
| - Lowest market value |
|
250.00* |
|
No transactions |
|
No transactions |
| - Last traded value |
|
250.00* |
|
|
|
|
| *Value per debenture Rs. 250. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Market Value of Debentures during
the year (Rs.) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
| |
Annually
Fixed
Year ended 31 Dec. |
|
|
| |
Quarterly
Fixed
Year ended 31 Dec. |
|
| |
|
2004 |
|
2003 |
|
2004 |
|
2003 |
|
| Interest yield on last traded price |
|
– |
|
12.29% |
|
14% |
|
13.33% |
| Yield to maturity on last traded price |
|
– |
|
2.15% |
|
14% |
|
7.02% |
| Interest rate of comparable Government Securities |
|
8.6% |
|
7.44% |
|
– |
|
– |
10. DIRECTORS' SHAREHOLDINGS AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2004
| Mr. S. B. Divaratne |
- |
Nil |
| Mr. Anil Obeyesekere |
- |
Nil |
| Mr. Nigel Hatch |
- |
Nil |
| Mr. Lalith De Mel |
- |
35,500 |
| Mr. Palitha Thenuwara |
- |
Nil |
11. PUBLIC HOLDING - 15.31%
| Issued Share Capital |
|
|
|
1,804,860,000 |
| Less: Secretary to the Treasury |
|
893,405,709 |
|
|
| NTT
Communications Corp. |
|
635,076,318 |
|
|
| Mr.
Lalith De Mel |
|
35,500 |
|
(1,528,517,527) |
| |
|
| |
|
|
|
276,342,473 |
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