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

Share Price Performance

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 2019.

Distribution of Shares and Shareholdings

The share capital of the Company as at 31 December 2019 was RMB80,932,368,321, divided into 80,932,368,321 shares of RMB1.00 each. As at 31 December 2019, the share capital of the Company comprised:

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 2019:

Dividend History

* 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 2019 Annual General Meeting to be held on 26 May 2020.

Annual Reports

Our annual reports in both English and Chinese are now available through the Internet at https://www.chinatelecom-h.com. The Company will file an annual report in Form 20-F for the year 2019 with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission by 30 April 2020.

2019 Annual Report Survey

Annual Report is a key communication channel between shareholders and the Company. Last year, we received around 100 questionnaires of “Your Views on Annual Report 2018”. 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 contribute HK$50 to a charitable organisation for each questionnaire received. In this regard, we have given a sum of HK$10,000 to the charitable organisation, WWF, in 2019. 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 report 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 Annual Report 2019”, 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, https://www.chinatelecom-h.com.

Annual General Meeting

To be held at 11:00 a.m. on 26 May 2020 in Grand Hyatt Hong Kong.

Registered office

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

Investor Relations Department

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

Any enquiries relating to ADSs, please contact the depositary:

The Bank of New York Mellon