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Management Discussion and Analysis

Investor Capital

Our investors are both individual and institutional entities who provide financial capital with an expectation of a return in the short, medium and long-term. They are also of value to us in guiding our enterprise forward, and we in turn drive future earnings to derive a sustainable return for the SLT Group and our shareholders.

Shareholder Profile

The two main shareholders of Sri Lanka Telecom PLC as at year end were the Government of Sri Lanka which held 49.50% through the Secretary to the Treasury and Global Telecommunication Holdings N.V. of Curacao, which owned a 45.0% stake. The balance 5.5% of the shares are publicly traded on the Colombo Stock Exchange.

Government of Sri Lanka

With the Government of Sri Lanka being the major shareholder of SLT gives many consumers a feeling of security and confidence in the products and services we market, knowing that the desired quality and service levels will be maintained at all times. This is further enhanced by SLT’s historical role as a pioneer in the telecom sector and its present position as the national ICT services provider.

Global Telecommunication Holdings N.V.

GTH is the holding company of Maxis, the Malaysia based telecommunication company. Maxis provides technical expertise and telecommunication knowhow to SLT.

Stability

The stability and long-term viability of SLT is of paramount importance, not only for our shareholders but for the country as a whole given our national role. Our ratings are strong, as given below:

Fitch Ratings

National long-term rating of AAA (lka)

Long-term local currency and foreign currency rating BB-

Standard & Poor’s Ratings

Local and foreign currency credit rating of B+

Investor Relations

SLT communicates its performance to shareholders and other interested parties including the investing community through several means. As discussed in the section on engagement we use media releases, the annual general meeting with shareholders, our web portal and announcements to the Colombo Stock Exchange in addition to any ad hoc meetings. Our annual reports with comprehensive financial and non-financial information, presented in a timely manner complement the communication process.

Distribution of shares

Shareholdings Resident Non-Resident Total
  No. of shareholders No. of shares Percentage (%) No. of shareholders No. of shares Percentage (%) No. of shareholders No. of shares Percentage (%)
1 – 1,000 shares 9,504 2,922,457 0.16 17 8,137 0 9,521 2,930,594 0.16
1,001 – 10,000 shares 2,296 9,110,747 0.50 30 163,610 0.01 2,326 9,274,357 0.51
10,001 – 100,000 shares 229 4,887,687 0.27 9 232,716 0.01 238 5,120,403 0.28
100,001 – 1,000,000 shares 9 1,751,847 0.10 2 401,480 0.02 11 2,153,327 0.12
Over 1,000,000 shares 9 973,623,450 53.94 1 811,757,869 44.99 10 1,785,381,319 98.93
  12,047 992,296,188 54.98 59 812,563,812 45.02 12,106 1,804,860,000 100.00

Categories of shareholders

Category No. of shareholders No. of shares
Individual 11,980 16,934,292
Institutional 126 1,787,925,708
  12,106 1,804,860,000

Share price trend

2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008
Highest value (Rs.) 54.90 57.30 50.00 50.00 64.50 51.00 48.00 49.75
Lowest value (Rs.) 43.00 33.33 36.10 34.00 44.00 35.00 39.50 29.75
Last traded price (Rs.) 47.00 49.90 37.00 44.50 48.00 49.00 46.00 31.00
Market capitalisation (Rs. billion) 84.83 90.00 66.78 80.32 86.63 88.44 83.02 55.95

Trading activity

Category 2015 2014
No. of transactions 3,173 6,629
No. of shares traded 2,062,507 14,696,347
Value of shares traded (Rs.) 99,644,736.70 682,114,330.40

List of 20 major shareholders as at 31 December 2015

  Name Shareholding %
1. Secretary to the Treasury 893,405,709 49.5
2. Global Telecommunications Holdings NV 811,757,869 44.98
3. Employees’ Provident Fund 24,164,497 1.34
4. Sri Lanka Insurance Corporation Limited – Life Fund 17,713,735 0.98
5. Bank of Ceylon A/C Ceybank Unit Trust 17,343,538 0.96
6. National Savings Bank 13,158,700 0.73
7. Employees’ Trust Fund Board 3,302,188 0.18
8. Sri Lanka Insurance Corporation Limited – General Fund 2,041,538 0.11
9. Bank of Ceylon A/C Ceybank Century Growth Fund 1,356,297 0.08
10. Seylan Bank PLC/ARC Capital (Private) Limited 1,137,248 0.06
11. Union Assurance PLC/AC. No. 5 391,128 0.02
12. Mr Vandrevala 231,500 0.01
13. The Incorporated Trustees of the Church of Ceylon 223,590 0.01
14. Bank of Ceylon No. 1 Account 214,000 0.01
15. Mr Van Starrex 198,638 0.01
16. Mr Tanaka 169,980 0.01
17. Ceylon Biscuits Limited 162,000 0.01
18. Pinnacle Trust (Private) Limited 160,000 0.01
19. People’s Leasing and Finance PLC/C N Jayasooriya 150,000 0.01
20. Mrs Edirisinghe 145,000 0.01
    1,787,427,155 99.03