Corporate Information

General

Name of Company

Commercial Bank of Ceylon PLC

Legal form

A public limited liability company incorporated in Sri Lanka on June 25, 1969 under the Companies Ordinance No. 51 of 1938 and quoted in the Colombo Stock Exchange in March 1970.

The Company was re-registered under the Companies Act No. 07 of 2007. Commercial Bank of Ceylon PLC is a Licensed Commercial Bank under the Banking Act No. 30 of 1988.

Company registration number

PQ 116

Accounting year end

December 31

Stock exchange listing

945,709,403 Ordinary voting shares and 65,013,174 Ordinary non-voting shares

44,303,400 Listed Unsecured Subordinated Redeemable Fixed Rate Debentures of Rs. 100.00 each – 2016 March/2021 March

17,490,900 Listed Unsecured Subordinated Redeemable Fixed Rate Debentures of Rs. 100.00 each – 2016 March/2026 March

50,718,000 Listed Unsecured Subordinated Redeemable Fixed Rate Debentures of Rs. 100.00 each – 2016 October/2021 October

19,282,000 Listed Unsecured Subordinated Redeemable Fixed Rate Debentures of Rs. 100.00 each – 2016 October/2026 October

83,938,400 Basel III compliant – Tier 2 Listed Unsecured Subordinated Redeemable Fixed Rate Debentures with a Non-Viability Conversion of Rs. 100.00 each – 2018 July/2023 July

16,061,600 Basel III compliant – Tier 2 Listed Unsecured Subordinated Redeemable Fixed Rate Debentures with a Non-Viability Conversion of Rs. 100.00 each – 2018 July/2028 July

Registered office

“Commercial House”,
No. 21, Sir Razik Fareed Mawatha,
P.O. Box 856,
Colombo 01, Sri Lanka.
Telephone (General):
+94 11 248 6000-3 (4 lines), 4486000, 7486000, 5486000, 2430420,
2336700, 2445010-15 (6 lines),
Facsimile: 2449889
SWIFT Code –
  Sri Lanka: CCEYLKLX
SWIFT Code –
  Bangladesh: CCEYBDDH
Email: email@combank.net
Web: www.combank.net, www.combank.lk

Head Office

“Commercial House”,
No. 21, Sir Razik Fareed Mawatha,
P.O. Box 856,
Colombo 01, Sri Lanka.

Information Centre

Telephone: +94 11 235 3333, 7353333

Tax Payer Identification Number (TIN)

124006007

Credit Ratings

Sri Lanka Operation
– AA(lka) was re-affirmed by Fitch Ratings Lanka Ltd. in 2018

Bangladesh Operation
– AAA was re-affirmed by Credit Rating Information Services Ltd. in 2018

Compliance Officer

Mr V S Rajasooriyar

Lawyers

Messrs Julius & Creasy,
No. 41, Janadhipathi Mawatha,
Colombo 01, Sri Lanka.

Auditors

Ernst & Young
Chartered Accountants, No. 201, De Saram Place,
Colombo 10, Sri Lanka.

Registrars

S S P Corporate Services (Pvt) Ltd.
No. 101, Inner Flower Road,
Colombo 03, Sri Lanka.
Telephone: +94 11 257 3894, 2576871
Facsimile: 2573609
E-mail: sspsec@sltnet.lk
(Kindly direct any queries about the administration of the shareholding to the above Company)

Subsidiaries and Associates

Subsidiaries

Commercial Development Company PLC
ONEzero Company Ltd.
Serendib Finance Ltd.
Commex Sri Lanka S.R.L. – Italy
Commercial Bank of Maldives Private Limited
CBC Myanmar Microfinance Company Limited

Associates

Equity Investments Lanka Ltd.
Commercial Insurance Brokers (Pvt) Ltd.

Board of Directors and Committees

Board of Directors

Mr K G D D Dheerasinghe – Chairman
Mr M P Jayawardena – Deputy Chairman
Mr S Renganathan – Managing Director/CEO
Mr S Swarnajothi
Prof A K W Jayawardane
Mr K Dharmasiri
Mr L D Niyangoda
Ms N T M S Cooray
Mr G S Jadeja
Mr T L B Hurulle
Justice K Sripavan
Mr S C U Manatunge
(Appointed w.e.f. July 27, 2018)

Company Secretary

Mrs J R Gamage

Board Committees

Mandatory Committees

Board Audit Committee
Mr S Swarnajothi – Chairman
Prof A K W Jayawardane
Mr K Dharmasiri
Ms N T M S Cooray
Justice K Sripavan

Board Integrated Risk Management Committee
Mr M P Jayawardena – Chairman
Mr S Renganathan
Mr S Swarnajothi
Mr K Dharmasiri
Mr L D Niyangoda
Mr T L B Hurulle
Mr S C U Manatunge (By invitation)

Board Nomination Committee
Mr K G D D Dheerasinghe – Chairman
Mr M P Jayawardena
Mr S Swarnajothi
Mr G S Jadeja
Mr S Renganathan (By invitation)

Board Human Resources and Remuneration Committee
Mr K G D D Dheerasinghe – Chairman
Mr M P Jayawardena
Mr S Swarnajothi
Mr S Renganathan (By invitation)

Board-Related Party Transactions Review Committee
Justice K Sripavan – Chairman
Mr S Swarnajothi
Mr L D Niyangoda
Mr S Renganathan (By invitation)
Mr S C U Manatunge (By invitation)

Voluntary Committees

Board Credit Committee
Mr K G D D Dheerasinghe – Chairman
Prof A K W Jayawardane
Mr S Renganathan
Mr S C U Manatunge

Board Investment Committee
Mr K G D D Dheerasinghe – Chairman
Mr S Renganathan
Mr K Dharmasiri
Mr G S Jadeja
Mr S C U Manatunge

Board Technology Committee
Prof A K W Jayawardane – Chairman
Mr S Renganathan
Mr T L B Hurulle
Mr K Dharmasiri
Mr S C U Manatunge

Board Strategy Development Committee
(w.e.f August 2, 2018)
Mr K G D D Dheerasinghe – Chairman
Mr M P Jayawardena
Mr S Renganathan
Prof A K W Jayawardane
Mr K Dharmasiri
Mr L D Niyangoda
Mr G S Jadeja

For Investor Relations and clarification on this Report please write to:
The Chief Financial Officer
Commercial Bank of Ceylon PLC,
“Commercial House”,
No. 21, Sir Razik Fareed Mawatha,
P.O. Box: 856, Colombo 01, Sri Lanka.
Telephone: +94 11 248 6550
Email: email@combank.net
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