The year under review saw important changes in SLT’s ownership profile. Apart from the NTT/GTH transaction that precipitated these changes, the number of small, private investors was somewhat diminished, while a reduction in the ‘free float’ was also observed, as mentioned.
Investor Ratios
|
Group |
|
2008 |
2007 |
| Earnings per Share (Rs.) |
4.08 |
3.12 |
| Dividends per Share (Rs.) |
1.00 |
1.00 |
| Net Assets per Share |
26.33 |
23.22 |
Gearing Ratio (Debt/Capital Employed)
No. of Times |
0.31 |
0.32 |
| Quick Asset Ratio (No. of Times) |
0.91 |
1.61 |
| Interest Cover (No. of Times) |
5.49 |
4.76 |
Shareholder Analysis
| List of Twenty Major Shareholders based on their Shareholdings as at 31 December 2008. |
|
|
| Name of Shareholder |
No. of Shares |
% |
| Secretary to the Treasury |
893,405,709 |
49.50 |
| Global Telecommunications Holdings |
811,757,869 |
44.98 |
| Employees' Provident Fund Board |
18,354,289 |
1.02 |
| Sri Lanka Insurance Corporation Limited - Life Fund |
17,713,735 |
0.98 |
| National Savings Bank |
13,158,700 |
0.73 |
| Sri Lanka Insurance Corporation Limited - General Fund |
3,164,200 |
0.18 |
| Employees' Trust Fund Board |
3,086,088 |
0.17 |
| Alchemy Heavy Metals (Pvt) Limited |
1,779,400 |
0.10 |
| Bank of Ceylon A/C Ceybank Unit Trust |
1,600,700 |
0.09 |
| Eagle Insurance Company Limited. A/C No. 03 |
774,900 |
0.04 |
| Bank of Ceylon - No. 02 A/C |
750,000 |
0.04 |
| Asian Alliance Insurance PLC - A/C 02 (Life Fund) |
641,500 |
0.04 |
| Galleon International Master Fund, Spc Limited |
636,700 |
0.04 |
| Ellawala Exports (Pvt) Limited |
500,000 |
0.03 |
| Thurston Investments Limited |
475,000 |
0.03 |
| The Incorporated Trustees of the Church of England in Ceylon A/C No. 01 |
414,100 |
0.02 |
| HSBC - Ceylon Index Fund |
411,100 |
0.02 |
| Bank of Ceylon A/C Ceybank Century Growth Fund |
371,500 |
0.02 |
| The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce Account No. 02 |
290,400 |
0.02 |
| Life Insurance Corporation (Lanka) Limited |
285,000 |
0.02 |
| Total |
1,769,570,890 |
98.04 |
Analysis of Shareholders as at 31 December 2008
| |
|
Resident |
|
|
Non-Resident |
|
|
Total |
|
| Shareholdings |
No. of Share-holders |
No. of Shares |
% of
Share- holdings |
No. of Share-holders |
No. of Shares |
No. of Share- holdings |
No. of Share-holders |
No. of hares |
No. of Share- holdings |
| 1-1,000 |
10,813 |
4,030,175 |
0.22 |
16 |
7,200 |
– |
10,829 |
4,037,375 |
0.22 |
| 1001-5,000 |
2,565 |
6,695,438 |
0.37 |
20 |
60,600 |
– |
2,585 |
6,756,038 |
0.37 |
| 5,001-10,000 |
1,193 |
9,458,686 |
0.52 |
13 |
119,700 |
0.01 |
1,206 |
9,578,386 |
0.53 |
| 10,001-50,000 |
528 |
9,147,811 |
0.51 |
13 |
259,200 |
0.01 |
541 |
9,407,011 |
0.52 |
| 50,001-100,000 |
30 |
2,243,600 |
0.12 |
1 |
80,000 |
– |
31 |
2,323,600 |
0.12 |
| 100,001-500,000 |
24 |
5,158,800 |
0.29 |
3 |
775,000 |
0.04 |
27 |
5,933,800 |
0.33 |
| 500,001- 1,000,000 |
3 |
2,166,400 |
0.12 |
1 |
636,700 |
0.04 |
4 |
2,803,100 |
0.16 |
| Over 1,000,000 |
8 |
952,262,821 |
52.77 |
1 |
811,757,869 |
44.98 |
9 |
1,764,020,690 |
97.75 |
|
15,164 |
991,163,731 |
54.92 |
68 |
813,696,269 |
45.08 |
15,232 |
1,804,860,000 |
100 |
|
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Categories of Shareholders
| |
|
31 December 2008 |
|
31 December 2007 |
Analysis of
Shareholders |
No. of
Shareholders |
Total Holdings |
% |
No. of
Shareholders |
Total Holdings |
% |
| Individuals |
15,033 |
30,887,958 |
1.71 |
20,223 |
78,979,129 |
4.38 |
| Institutions |
199 |
1,773,972,042 |
98.29 |
402 |
1,725,880,871 |
95.62 |
|
15,232 |
1,804,860,000 |
100.00 |
20,625 |
1,804,860,000 |
100.00 |
|
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|
|
|
|
Directors’ Shareholdings as at 31 December 2008
| Mrs. Leisha De Silva Chandrasena |
Nil |
| Mr. Sumith Wijesinghe |
Nil |
| Mr. Sidath Fernando |
Nil |
| Mr. Sandip Das |
Nil |
| Mr. Chan Chee Beng |
Nil |
| Mr. Jeffrey Jay Blatt |
Nil |
| Mr. Geoffrey William Shelley |
Nil |
| Mr. Yoga Perera |
Nil |
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