FORM 2 - Corporate Substantial Shareholder Notice
 
Form Serial No: CS20130705000016
1. Name of listed corporation: Bank of East Asia, Ltd., The 
2. Stock code: 00023
3. Class of shares: Ordinary Shares 
4. Number of issued shares in class: 2,261,764,253
5. Name of substantial shareholder: Davos Investment Holdings Private Limited 
6. Registered office: 20 Collyer Quay #20-01 Tung Centre Singapore 049319
7. Principal place of business in Hong Kong: N/A 
13. Exchange on which listed:
14. Name of listed parent and exchange on which parent is listed:  
15. Date of relevant event: 26/06/2013
(dd/mm/yyyy)
16. Date when the substantial shareholder became aware of the relevant event/ interest in the shares (if later): 02/07/2013
(dd/mm/yyyy)
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 103 205 740,000 HKD 27.600 27.407
18. Total shares immediately before the relevant event:
 Total number of sharesPercentage figure (%)
Long Position339,026,79314.99
19. Total shares immediately after the relevant event:
 Total number of sharesPercentage figure (%)
Long Position339,766,79315.02
20. Capacity in which interests disclosed in Box 19 are held:
Code describing capacityNumber of shares
205
Long position339,766,793

21. Further information in respect of derivative interests:
Code describing derivativesNumber of shares
Nil 
22. Further information in relation to interests of corporations controlled by substantial shareholder:
Name of controlled corporationAddress and place of incorporationName of controlling shareholder% controlDirect interestNumber of shares
Hong Leong Investment Holdings Pte. Ltd.16 Raffles Quay #26-00 Hong Leong Building, Singapore 048581 (Singapore)Davos Investment Holdings Private Limited33.59N
Long position339,766,793
Hong Leong Company (Malaysia) BerhadLevel 10, Wisma Hong Leong, 19 Jalan Perak, 50450, Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia)Hong Leong Investment Holdings Pte. Ltd.34.69N
Long position339,766,793
Guoline Capital Assets LimitedTemplar House, Don Road, St Helier, Jersey, JE1 2TR, Channel Islands (Jersey, Channel Islands)Hong Leong Company (Malaysia) Berhad100.00N
Long position339,766,793
Guoline Overseas LimitedCanon's Court, 22 Victoria Street, Hamilton HM 12, Bermuda (Bermuda)Guoline Capital Assets Limited100.00N
Long position339,766,793
Guoco Group LimitedCanon's Court, 22 Victoria Street, Hamilton HM 12, Bermuda (Bermuda)Guoline Overseas Limited71.52N
Long position339,766,793
Guoco Management Company Limited50th Floor, The Center, 99 Queen's Road Central, Hong Kong (Hong Kong)Guoco Group Limited100.00Y
Long position339,766,793

23. Further information in relation to interests held by substantial shareholder jointly with another person:
Name of joint shareholderAddressNumber of shares
Nil 
24. Further information from a trustee, or beneficiary of a trust, or a founder of a Discretionary Trust:
Names of TrustAddressStatus codeNumber of shares
Nil  
25. Further information from a party to an agreement under Section 317:
Names of other partiesAddressNumber 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:
NamesAddressRelationship Code%
Nil  
 
27. Date of filing this Form 2: 04/07/2013
(dd/mm/yyyy)
29. Number of attachments: