FORM 2 - Corporate Substantial Shareholder Notice
Form Serial No
:
CS20100609000178
1.
Name of listed corporation
:
Bank of Communications Co., Ltd. - H Shares
2.
Stock code
:
03328
3.
Class of shares
:
H
4.
Number of issued shares in class
:
26,524,138,356
5.
Name of substantial shareholder
:
HSBC Holdings plc
6.
Registered office
:
8 Canada Square, London E14 5HQ, United Kingdom
7.
Principal place of business in Hong Kong
:
1 Queen's Road Central, Hong Kong
13.
Exchange on which listed
:
London, Hong Kong, Paris, New York, Bermuda
14.
Name of listed parent and exchange on which parent is listed
:
N/A
15.
Date of relevant event
:
06/06/2010
(dd/mm/yyyy)
16.
Date when the substantial shareholder became aware of the relevant event/ interest in the shares (if later)
:
17.
Details of relevant event
:
Relevant event code describing circumstances
Code describing capacity in which shares were/are held
Number of shares bought/sold or involved
Currency of transaction
On Exchange
Off Exchange
Before relevant event
After relevant event
Highest price per share
Average price per share
Average consideration per share
Consideration code
Long position
103
205
1,541,617,411
HKD
5.140
301
18.
Total shares immediately before the relevant event
:
Total number of shares
Percentage figure (%)
Long Position
9,361,901,321
40.59
19.
Total shares immediately after the relevant event
:
Total number of shares
Percentage figure (%)
Long Position
10,903,518,732
41.10
20.
Capacity in which interests disclosed in Box 19 are held
:
Code describing capacity
Number of shares
205
Long position
10,903,518,732
21.
Further information in respect of derivative interests
:
Code describing derivatives
Number of shares
Nil
22.
Further information in relation to interests of corporations controlled by substantial shareholder
:
Name of controlled corporation
Address and place of incorporation
Name of controlling shareholder
% control
Direct interest
Number of shares
HSBC Bank plc
8 Canada Square, London E14 5HQ, United Kingdom (England)
HSBC Holdings plc
100.00
N
Long position
57,500
HSBC Europe (Netherlands) BV
De entree 242, 1101 EE, Amsterdam, Netherlands (The Netherlands)
HSBC Bank plc
94.90
N
Long position
57,500
HSBC Private Banking Holdings (Suisse) SA
2 Quai du General-Guisan, Geneva, Switzerland (Switzerland)
HSBC Europe (Netherlands) BV
100.00
N
Long position
57,500
HSBC Private Bank (C.I.) Limited
Park Place, Park Street, St. Peter Port, Guernsey, Channel Islands, GY1 1EE, Guernsey (Guernsey)
HSBC Private Banking Holdings (Suisse) SA
100.00
N
Long position
57,500
HSBC Trustee (C.I.) Limited
1 Grenville Street, St. Helier, Channel Islands, JE4 9PF, Jersey (Jersey)
HSBC Private Bank (C.I.) Limited
100.00
Y
Long position
57,500
HSBC Finance (Netherlands)
8 Canada Square, London E14 5HQ, United Kingdom (England)
HSBC Holdings plc
100.00
N
Long position
10,903,109,104
HSBC Holdings BV
8 Canada Square, London E14 5HQ, United Kingdom (The Netherlands)
HSBC Finance (Netherlands)
100.00
N
Long position
10,903,109,104
HSBC Asia Holdings (UK) Limited
8 Canada Square, London E14 5HQ, United Kingdom (England)
HSBC Holdings BV
100.00
N
Long position
10,903,109,104
HSBC Asia Holdings BV
De Entree 242, 1101 EE, Amsterdam ZO, The Netherlands (The Netherlands)
HSBC Asia Holdings (UK) Limited
100.00
N
Long position
10,903,109,104
The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited
1 Queen's Road Central, Hong Kong (Hong Kong)
HSBC Asia Holdings BV
100.00
Y
Long position
10,854,645,182
The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited
1 Queen's Road Central, Hong Kong (Hong Kong)
HSBC Asia Holdings BV
100.00
N
Long position
48,463,922
Hang Seng Bank Limited
83 Des Voeux Road Central, Hong Kong (Hong Kong)
The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited
62.14
N
Long position
48,463,922
Hang Seng Bank Trustee International Limited
Suite 306, Centre of Commerce, One Bay Street, P O Box N-3019, Nassau, Bahamas (Bahamas)
Hang Seng Bank Limited
100.00
Y
Long position
48,302,360
Hang Seng Bank (Trustee) Limited
83 Des Voeux Road Central, Hong Kong (Hong Kong)
Hang Seng Bank Limited
100.00
Y
Long position
161,562
HSBC Bank plc
8 Canada Square, London E14 5HQ, United Kingdom (England)
HSBC Holdings plc
100.00
Y
Long position
352,128
23.
Further information in relation to interests held by substantial shareholder jointly with another person
:
Name of joint shareholder
Address
Number of shares
Nil
24.
Further information from a trustee, or beneficiary of a trust, or a founder of a Discretionary Trust
:
Names of Trust
Address
Status code
Number of shares
Nil
25.
Further information from a party to an agreement under Section 317
:
Names of other parties
Address
Number of shares
Nil
Total number of shares in which substantial shareholder is interested under section 317 and 318
:
26.
Details of person(s) in accordance with whose directions the substantial shareholder or its directors are accustomed to act
:
Names
Address
Relationship Code
%
Nil
27.
Date of filing this Form 2
:
09/06/2010
(dd/mm/yyyy)
29.
Number of attachments
: