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China Communications Services Corporation Limited Annual Report 2015
REPORT OF THE DIRECTORS
MATERIAL INTERESTS AND SHORT POSITIONS IN SHARES AND UNDERLYING
SHARES OF THE COMPANY
As at 31 December 2015, the interests or short positions of persons who at any of the Company’s general meetings (excluding
the directors and supervisors of the Company) are entitled to exercise or control the exercise of 5% or more of the voting power
in the shares and underlying shares of equity derivatives of the Company in each class as recorded in the register required to be
maintained under Section 336 of the Securities and Futures Ordinance (Cap 571 of the Laws of Hong Kong) (the “SFO”) were as
follows:
Name of shareholder
Type of shares Capacity
Number of
shares held
Percentage of
the respective
type of share
(%)
Percentage of
the total
number of
shares in issue
(%)
China Telecommunications
Corporation
Domestic shares Beneficial owner
3,559,362,496 (L)
78.49
51.39
China Mobile Communications
Corporation
Domestic shares Beneficial owner
608,256,000 (L)
13.41
8.78
China United Network
Communications Group
Company Limited
Domestic shares Beneficial owner
236,300,000 (L)
5.21
3.41
BlackRock, Inc.
H Shares
Interest of corporation controlled by the
substantial shareholder
171,441,092 (L)
7.17
2.48
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
H Shares
13,829,843 shares as beneficial owner;
1,923,600 shares as investment
manager and 127,955,567 shares as
custodian corporation/approved
lending agent
143,709,010 (L)
6.00
2.07
Beneficial owner
5,052,343 (S)
0.21
0.07
Custodian corporation/approved lending
agent
127,955,567 (P)
5.35
1.85
Citigroup Inc.
H Shares
729,800 shares as interest of corporation
controlled by the substantial
shareholder; 142,460,622 shares
custodian corporation/approved
lending agent
143,190,422 (L)
5.98
2.07
Interest of corporation controlled by the
substantial shareholder
724,297 (S)
0.03
0.01
Custodian corporation/approved lending
agent
142,460,622 (P)
5.95
2.06
Note: (L) — Long Position
(S) — Short Position
(P) — Lending Pool
Save as stated above, as at 31 December 2015, in the register required to be maintained under Section 336 of the SFO, no other
persons were recorded as holding any interests or short positions in the shares or underlying shares of the equity derivatives of
the Company.
