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Shareholder Base

The total number of shareholders as at December 31, 2008 was 10,031 compared to the 9,877 as at December 31, 2007.

Distribution and Composition of Shareholders

Shares Ordinary Voting Shares Ordinary Non-Voting Shares
  No. of shareholders % No. of shares % No. of shareholders % No. of shares %
Up to 1,000 3,390 49.00 1,021,465 0.44 1,916 61.57 571,647 3.55
1,001-5,000 2,100 30.35 5,367,305 2.31 788 25.32 1,846,597 11.45
5,001-10,000 618 8.93 4,369,071 1.87 176 5.66 1,247,119 7.73
10,001-50,000 618 8.93 12,562,455 5.38 184 5.91 4,124,794 25.59
50,001-100,000 79 1.14 5,533,016 2.37 27 0.87 1,743,951 10.82
100,001-500,000 82 1.19 16,881,531 7.24 18 0.58 3,478,823 21.58
500,001-1,000,000 10 0.14 7,111,299 3.05 2 0.06 1,395,905 8.66
Over 1,000,000 22 0.32 180,435,084 77.34 1 0.03 1,711,961 10.62
Total 6,919 100.00 233,281,226 100.00 3,112 100.00 16,120,797 100.00

Composition of Shareholders

Ordinary Voting Shares

  As at December 31, 2008 As at December 31, 2007

No. of shareholders % No. of shares % No. of shareholders % No. of shares %
Resident 6,709 96.96 152,670,950 65.44 6,378 96.81 152,822,964 65.61
Non-Resident 210 3.04 80,610,276 34.56 210 3.19 80,108,213 34.39
Total 6,919 100.00 233,281,226 100.00 6,588 100.00 232,931,177 100.00
                 
  As at December 31, 2008 As at December 31, 2007

No. of shareholders % No. of shares % No. of shareholders % No. of shares %
Individuals 6,509 94.07 44,985,021 19.28 6,164 93.56 46,018,267 19.76
Institutions 410 5.93 188,296,205 80.72 424 6.44 186,912,910 80.24
Total 6,919 100.00 233,281,226 100.00 6,588 100.00 232,931,177 100.00
As per Rule No. 8.7 (h) of the Colombo Stock Exchange, percentage of public holding as at December 31, 2008 was 56.21% (46.55% as at December 31, 2007).

Ordinary Non Voting Shares            
             
  As at December 31, 2008 As at December 31, 2007

No. of shareholders % No. of shares % No. of shareholders % No. of shares %
Resident 3,044 97.81 14,218,820 88.20 3,218 97.84 14,989,588 92.98
Non-Resident 68 2.19 1,901,977 11.80 71 2.16 1,131,209 7.02
Total 3,112 100.00 16,120,797 100.00 3,289 100.00 16,120,797 100.00
                 
  As at December 31, 2008 As at December 31, 2007

No. of shareholders % No. of shares % No. of shareholders % No. of shares %
Individuals 2,947 94.70 9,576,731 59.41 3,099 94.22 9,760,898 60.55
Institutions 165 5.30 6,544,066 40.59 190 5.78 6,359,899 39.45
Total 3,112 100.00 16,120,797 100.00 3,289 100.00 16,120,797 100.00

As per Rule No. 8.7 (h) of the Colombo Stock Exchange, percentage of public holding as at December 31, 2008 was 88.08%
(88.02% as at December 31, 2007).

Twenty Largest Shareholders

As at December 31, 2008   2007(*)  
Ordinary Voting Shares No. of Shares % No. of Shares %
DFCC Bank 67,090,868 28.76 67,090,868 28.80
HSBC Intl. Nominees Ltd. - SSBT - International Finance Corporation GNA-C61V 33,800,000 14.49 33,800,000 14.51
Galleon Diversified Fund Ltd. 12,175,622 5.22 12,175,622 5.23
Sri Lanka Insurance Corporation Ltd. - Life Fund 12,014,808 5.15 12,014,808 5.16
Sri Lanka Insurance Corporation Ltd. - General Fund 10,331,082 4.43 10,331,082 4.44
Mr. A.M.A. Almeshaal 7,283,633 3.12 7,283,633 3.13
Distilleries Company of Sri Lanka 5,182,614 2.22 5,182,614 2.22
National Savings Bank 4,624,928 1.98 4,624,928 1.99
HSBC Intl. Nominees Ltd. - BPSS LUX - Aberdeen Global Asia Pacific Equity Fund 2,870,500 1.52 1,705,600 2.05
HSBC Intl. Nominees Ltd. - BPSS LUX - Aberdeen Global - Asian Smaller Companies Fund 2,870,500 1.23 1,705,600 0.73
Mr. Y.S.H.I.K. Silva 2,740,316 1.17 2,617,816 1.12
HSBC Intl. Nominees Ltd. - HSBC Bank PLC - First State Asian Equity Plus Fund 2,717,500 1.16 2,717,500 1.17
Northern Trust Co. S/A Murray Johnstone International Delaware Business Trust 2,679,040 1.15 2,679,040 1.15
HSBC Intl. Nominees Ltd. - JPMCB - Scottish ORL SML TR GTI 6018 2,240,233 0.96 2,240,233 0.96
HSBC Intl. Nominees Ltd. - SSBTL - Aberdeen Asia Smaller Companies Investment Trust XCB9 1,993,333 0.85 1,993,333 0.86
Hatton National Bank PLC 1,430,574 0.61 1,430,574 0.61
Freudenberg Shipping Agencies PLC 1,390,400 0.60 1,343,400 0.58
HSBC Ltd. - National Equity Fund 1,389,133 0.60 1,525,333 0.65
Employees Trust Fund Board 1,283,221 0.55 725,421 0.31
Bank of New York - Bear Stearns Securities Corporation 1,262,000 0.54 732,700 0.31
Sub Total 178,053,992 76.31 176,982,691 75.98
Other Shareholders 55,227,234 23.69 55,948,486 24.02
Total 233,281,226 100.00 232,931,177 100.00
(*) Comparative shareholdings as at December 31, 2007 of the twenty largest shareholders as at December 31, 2008

As at December 31, 2008 2007(*) 2008   2007(*)  
Ordinary Non-Voting Shares No. of Shares % No. of Shares %
Sri Lanka Insurance Corporation Ltd. - General Fund 1,711,961 10.62 1,711,961 10.62
Bank of New York - Bear Stearns Securities Corporation 762,000 4.73 – –
Akbar Brothers Ltd. A/C No. 1 633,905 3.93 568,005 3.52
Beta Holdings Ltd. 500,000 3.10 444,053 2.75
Ellawala Exports (Pvt) Ltd. 403,000 2.50 308,706 1.91
M.J.F. Exports Ltd. 278,677 1.73 278,677 1.73
The Gilpin Fund Ltd. 253,466 1.57 346,666 2.15
Mr. J.D. Bandaranayake 249,742 1.55 249,742 1.55
Mohamed Faizer Hashim 177,692 1.10 177,692 1.10
Dr. A.K.A. Jayawardene 173,354 1.08 126,054 0.78
The Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Ltd. 166,610 1.03 277,682 1.72
Mahendra Jayanthipal Chandima Amarasuriya 151,881 0.94 151,881 0.94
Jayalath Githal De Mel 149,566 0.93 133,766 0.83
JB Cocoshell (Pvt) Ltd. 145,200 0.90 264,100 1.64
Gold Investment Ltd. 137,598 0.85 95,398 0.59
Employees Trust Fund Board 132,270 0.82 196,570 1.22
Mr. G.R. Mallawaaratchy 127,100 0.79 728 0.00
Alpex Marine (Pvt) Ltd. 121,333 0.75 121,333 0.75
The Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Ltd. (CDS 01970) 111,072 0.69 – –
Mr. W.R.H. Perera 100,172 0.62 87,672 0.54
Sub Total 6,486,599 40.23 5,540,686 34.37
Other Shareholders 9,634,198 59.77 10,580,111 65.63
Total 16,120,797 100.00 16,120,797 100.00
(*) Comparative shareholdings as at December 31, 2007 of the twenty largest shareholders as at December 31, 2008

Directors’ Shareholding

Ordinary - Voting   Ordinary - Non-Voting  
Name
As at December 31,		 2008 2007 2008 2007
Mr. M.J.C. Amarasuriya 447,097 447,097 151,881 151,881
Mr. B.R.L. Fernando – – 8,414 8,414
Mr. A.L. Gooneratne 806,216 806,216 38,028 38,028
Dr. H.S. Wanasinghe – – – –
Mr. A.N. Fonseka (Resigned w.e.f. January 31, 2009) – – 1,077 1,077
Mr. Lalin J.A. Fernando – – – –
Mr. P.M. Martelli (Appointed on October 16, 2008) – – – –
Mr. D.S. Weerakkody 1,000 – – –
Mr. P. Kjellerhaug (Appointed on October 16, 2008) – – – –
Mrs. S.N. Wickramasinghe (Appointed on February 01, 2009) – – – –
Mr. R.M.S. Fernando – – 3,466 3,466
Mr. K. Balendra (Resigned w.e.f. April 16, 2008) N/A – N/A –
Mr. I.M. Malas (Resigned w.e.f. July 10, 2008) N/A – N/A –
Mr. G. Galudec (Resigned w.e.f. May 31, 2008) N/A – N/A –
 
 
   
 
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