Investor Relations

Distribution of Shareholding

Categories of Shareholders

As at 31 December 2016 31 December 2015
Shareholding , % Foreign Local Total Foreign Local Total
Individual 5.76 8.35 14.11 5.78 8.33 14.11
Institutional 17.79 68.10 85.89 19.89 66.00 85.89
23.55 76.45 100.00 25.67 74.33 100.00

Size-wise Distribution of Shareholding

Share Range 31 December 2016 31 December 2015
No. of Holders Total Holding % No. of Holders Total Holding %
01 - 1,000 5,630 1,817,586 0.69 5,457 1,763,749 0.66
1001 - 5,000 2,405 4,955,001 1.87 2,436 5,002,934 1.89
5,001 - 10,000 329 2,350,001 0.88 324 2,336,279 0.88
10,001 - 50,000 299 6,622,534 2.50 303 6,522,498 2.46
50,001 - 100,000 42 2,997,452 1.13 41 2,929,838 1.10
100,001 - 500,000 44 8,633,347 3.26 46 9,261,557 3.49
500,001 - 1,000,000 4 2,489,278 0.93 8 5,509,745 2.08
1,000,000 & above 23 235,232,489 88.74 25 231,771,088 87.44
8,776 265,097,688 100.00 8,640 265,097,688 100.00

Twenty Major Shareholders of the Bank as at 31 December 2016

Name of Shareholder/Company 31 December 2016 31 December 2015*
No. of shares % No. of shares %
Bank of Ceylon A/c No.2 38,039,994 14.35 38,039,994 14.35
Hatton National Bank PLC A/c No.1 32,396,140 12.22 32,396,140 12.22
Sri Lanka Insurance Corporation Limited – Life Fund 26,509,832 10.00 26,509,832 10.00
Employees’ Provident Fund 24,368,995 9.19 24,368,995 9.19
Melstacorp Limited 22,175,280 8.36 17,042,856 6.43
M A Yaseen 20,296,700 7.66 20,296,700 7.66
Seafeld International Limited 15,286,794 5.77 15,286,794 5.77
HSBC Intl Nom. Limited – BPSS Lux-Aberdeen Global Asia Pacific Equity Fund 12,216,146 4.61 12,216,146 4.61
Renuka City Hotels PLC 6,926,870 2.61 6,926,870 2.61
HSBC Intl Nom Limited – BP2S LDN-Aberdeen Asia Pacific Equity Fund 6,750,000 2.55 6,750,000 2.55
HSBC Intl Nominees Limited – BP2S London-Edinburg Dragon Trust PLC 5,620,164 2.12 5,620,164 2.12
Renuka Hotels Limited 4,073,360 1.54 4,073,360 1.54
Employees’ Trust Fund Board 3,987,952 1.50 3,599,793 1.36
HSBC Intl Nominees Limited – BP2S London-Aberdeen Asia
Smaller Companies Investment Trust
3,889,870 1.47 3,889,870 1.47
Cargo Boat Development Company PLC 2,498,200 0.94 2,098,200 0.79
Mrs L E M Yaseen 2,000,000 0.75 2,000,000 0.75
HSBC Intl Nominees Limited – BP2S-London-Aberdeen New
Dawn Investment Trust XCC6
1,800,000 0.68 1,800,000 0.68
Anverally & Sons (Pvt) Limited A/c No 1 1,528,395 0.58 1,092,319 0.41
Crescent Launderers & Dry Cleaners Pvt Limited 1,482,548 0.56 1,076,200 0.41
Akbar Brothers (Pvt) Limited A/c No. 1 1,255,747 0.47 1,221,269 0.46
Total of the 20 Major Shareholders 233,102,987 87.93
Other Shareholders 31,994,701 12.07
Total 265,097,688 100.00

* Shareholding as at 31 December 2015 of the twenty largest shareholders as at 31 December 2016