Shareholder Information

Share Information

Share Listing

China Telecom Corporation Limited's H shares were listed on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited on 15 November 2002 and New York Stock Exchange as American Depositary Shares (ADSs) on 14 November 2002. ADSs are issued by The Bank of New York Mellon. Each ADS traded in the United States represents 100 ordinary H shares.

Stock Code

The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited

728

New York Stock Exchange

CHA

Share Price Performance

2009 share price

HK$ per H share

US$ per ADS

High

Low

Close

High

Low

Close

                         

4.35

2.58

3.24

55.53

32.11

41.42

Share price change in 2009

+12%

+9%

Number of issued shares: (as at 31 December 2009)

80,932,368,321

 

Market capitalisation: (as at 31 December 2009)

HK$262.2 billion

Share price performance of China Telecom on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited versus Hang Seng Index (HSI) and MSCI World Telecom Service Sector Index (MSCI) from IPO on 15 November 2002 to 31 December 2009.

Distribution of shares and shareholdings

The share capital of the Company as at 31 December 2009 was RMB80,932,368,321, divided into 80,932,368,321 shares of RMB1.00 each. As at 31 December 2009, the share capital of the Company comprised:

Number of shares

% of the total number of shares

         

Total number of Domestic shares:

67,054,958,321

82.85

Domestic shares held by:

China Telecommunications Corporation

57,377,053,317

70.89

Guangdong Rising Assets Management Co., Ltd.

5,614,082,653

6.94

Zhejiang Financial Development Company

2,137,473,626

2.64

Fujian State-owned Assets Investment Holdings Co., Ltd.

969,317,182

1.20

Jiangsu Guoxin Investment Group Co., Ltd.

957,031,543

1.18

Total number of H shares (including ADSs):

13,877,410,000

17.15

Total

80,932,368,321

100.00

Major shareholders of H shares

The following table shows the major shareholders that exercised or controlled the exercise of 5% or above of H shares as at 31 December 2009:

Name of shareholder

Number of shares

% of the total number of

H shares in issue

         

Capital Research and Management Company

1,254,424,000

9.04

Blackrock, Inc.

1,198,985,251

8.64

RFS Holdings B.V.

907,191,530

6.54

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

845,413,761

6.09

UBS AG

707,680,334

5.10

Dividend History

Financial Year

Ex-Dividend Date

Shareholder Approval Date

Payment Date

Dividend

per Share

(HK$)

           

2002 Final

16 May 2003

20 June 2003

10 July 2003

0.00837

*

2003 Final

1 April 2004

3 May 2004

20 May 2004

0.065

2004 Final

21 April 2005

25 May 2005

23 June 2005

0.065

2005 Final

20 April 2006

23 May 2006

15 June 2006

0.075

2006 Final

26 April 2007

29 May 2007

15 June 2007

0.085

2007 Final

28 April 2008

30 May 2008

16 June 2008

0.085

2008 Final

23 April 2009

26 May 2009

30 June 2009

0.085

2009 Final

22 April 2010

25 May 2010

30 June 2010

0.085

**

*    On the basis of HK$0.065 per share, pro-rated based on the number of days the Company's shares have been listed during the year of 2002.

**  The dividend proposal is subject to shareholders' approval at the annual general meeting to be held on 25 May 2010.

Annual Reports

Our annual reports in both English and Chinese are now available through the Internet at http://www.chinatelecom-h.com.

The Company will file an annual report in Form 20-F for the year 2009 with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission by 30 June 2010.

2009 Annual Report Survey

Annual Report is a key communication channel between shareholders and the Company. Last year, we received over 200 questionnaires of "Your Views on 2008 Annual Report". Each of these responses benefited us in enhancing and further improving our annual reports. We are deeply indebted to the respondents for their constructive responses. In accordance with our commitment, we have to donate HK$50 for each questionnaire received. In this regard, we have donated a sum of HK$20,000 to the charitable organisation, "UNICEF". In addition, we have already implemented the suggestion of allowing shareholders to choose means of receipt and language of corporate communication to enhance environmental protection and cost savings.

We value and are eager to keep hearing your comments on our annual reports for our further improvement in the future. It is highly appreciated if you could spare your precious time to complete the questionnaire of "Your Views on 2009 Annual Report", as attached in this annual report, and return it by post or fax to us at +852 2877 0988. You can also fill in the electronic form at our website, www.chinatelecom-h.com.

Annual General Meeting

To be held at 11 a.m. on 25 May 2010 in Conrad Hong Kong Hotel

Registered office

 

Address:

31 Jinrong Street

Xicheng District

Beijing

PRC 100033

Tel:

86 10 6642 8166

Fax:

86 10 6601 0728


Any enquiries relating to the strategic development or operations of China Telecom Corporation Limited, please contact the Investor Relations Department or Office of the Board of Directors:

 

Investor Relations

 

Investor Relations Department

Tel:

852 2877 9777

Fax:

852 2877 0988

Email:

ir@chinatelecom-h.com

 

Office of the Board of Directors

Tel:

86 10 6642 8166

Fax:

86 10 6601 0728

Email:

ir@chinatelecom.com.cn

Any enquiries relating to your shareholding, for example transfers of shares, change of name or address, loss of share certificates, please contact the H share registrar:

H share registrar


Computershare Hong Kong Investor Services Limited

Address:

17M Floor

Hopewell Centre

183 Queen's Road East

Wanchai

Hong Kong

Tel:

852 2862 8555

Fax:

852 2865 0990

Email:

hkinfo@computershare.com.hk

 

Any enquiries relating to ADSs, please contact the depositary:

 

ADS depositary

 

The Bank of New York Mellon

Address:

Investor Services

P.O. Box 11258

Church Street Station

New York, NY 10286-1258

Tel:

1-888-269-2377 (toll free in USA)

1-212-815-3700 (international)

Email:

shareowners@bankofny.com

Forward-Looking Statements

Certain statements contained in this document may be viewed as "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the U.S. Securities Act of 1933 (as amended) and Section 21E of the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (as amended). Such forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, which may cause the actual performance, financial condition or results of operations of China Telecom Corporation Limited (the "Company") to be materially different from any future performance, financial condition or results of operations implied by such forward-looking statements. In addition, we do not intend to update these forward-looking statements. Further information regarding these risks, uncertainties and other factors is included in the Company's most recent Annual Report on Form 20-F filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") and in the Company's other filings with the SEC.