Distribution of Shareholding

Categories of Shareholders

As at 31 March 2015 31 March 2014
Shareholding, % Foreign Local Total Foreign Local Total
Individual 5.38 9.13 14.51 8.97 6.99 15.96
Institutional 20.49 65.00 85.49 20.06 63.98 84.04
25.87 74.13 100.00 29.03 70.97 100.00

 

Public holding percentage and number of shareholders as at 31 March 2015 were 63.38% and 8,429 respectively.

Size-wise Distribution of Shareholding

31 March 2015 31 March 2014
Share range No. of shareholders Total holding % No. of shareholders Total holding %
01 - 1000 5,285 1,744,865 0.66 5,585 1,854,888 0.70
1001 - 5,000 2,420 4,986,874 1.88 2,562 5,231,427 1.97
5,001 - 10,000 314 2,256,205 0.85 325 2,339,949 0.88
10,001 - 50,000 303 6,818,222 2.57 291 6,181,813 2.34
50,001 - 100,000 41 2,872,994 1.08 40 2,754,277 1.04
100,001 - 500,000 46 8,725,933 3.29 39 8,067,312 3.05
500,001 - 1000,000 9 5,740,741 2.17 8 4,942,029 1.86
1,000,000 & above 25 231,951,854 87.50 24 233,725,993 88.16
8,443 265,097,688 100.00 8,874 265,097,688 100.00


Twenty Major Shareholders of the Bank as at 31 March 2015

Shareholder 31 March 2015 31 March 2014
No. of Shares % No. of Shares* %
Bank of Ceylon No. 2 A/c 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 Ltd-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
Mr M A Yaseen 19,246,700 7.26 22,886,700 8.64
Melstacorp Limited 17,042,856 6.43
Seafeld International Limited 15,286,794 5.77 15,286,794 5.77
HSBC Intl Nom. Ltd - 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 Ltd - BPSS LDN-Aberdeen Asia Pacific Equity Fund 6,750,000 2.55 6,750,000 2.55
HSBC Intl Nominees Ltd - 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
HSBC Intl Nominees Ltd - BP2S London-Aberdeen Asia Smaller Companies Investment Trust 3,889,870 1.47 3,889,870 1.47
Mrs L E M Yaseen 3,520,000 1.33
HSBC Intl Nominees Ltd - BP2S Luxembourg-Aberdeen Global Frontier Markets Equity Fund 3,287,584 1.24 3,287,584 1.24
Employees Trust Fund Board 2,408,991 0.91 2,408,991 0.91
Cargo Boat Development Company PLC 2,098,200 0.79 2,098,200 0.79
HSBC Intl Nominees Ltd - BP2S London - Aberdeen New Dawn Investment Trust XCC6 1,800,000 0.68 1,800,000 0.68
Mellon Bank N.A. - Florida Retirement System 1,200,000 0.45 1,500,000 0.57
Renuka Consultants & Services Limited 1,097,992 0.41 1,097,992 0.41
Total of the 20 Major Shareholders 227,780,488 85.93
Other shareholders 37,317,200 14.07
Total 265,097,688 100.00

*Shareholding as at 31 March 2014 of the twenty largest shareholders as at 31 March 2015

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