FORM 2 - Corporate Substantial Shareholder Notice
 
Form Serial No: CS20030507000170
1. Name of listed corporation: Kingboard Chemical Holdings Ltd. 
2. Stock code: 00148
3. Class of shares: Ordinary Shares 
4. Number of issued shares in class: 542,124,347
5. Name of substantial shareholder: Colonial First State Group Ltd 
6. Registered office: Level 7, 48 Martin Place, Sydney, NSW, 1155
7. Principal place of business in Hong Kong: N/A 
13. Exchange on which listed: Nil
14. Name of listed parent and exchange on which parent is listed: Commonwealth Bank of Australia (ultimate holding company), ASX 
15. Date of relevant event: 01/04/2003
(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 110 HKD
18. Total shares immediately before the relevant event:
 Total number of sharesPercentage figure (%)
Long Position39,918,1007.36
19. Total shares immediately after the relevant event:
 Total number of sharesPercentage figure (%)
Long Position39,918,1007.36
20. Capacity in which interests disclosed in Box 19 are held:
Code describing capacityNumber of shares
205
Long position39,918,100

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
First State Investment Managers (Asia) LtdLevel 7, 48 Martin Place, Sydney NSW, 1155 (Australia)Colonial First State Group Ltd100.00N
Long position16,054,600
First State Investments (UK Holdings) Limited30 Cannon Street London, EC4M 6YQ, England (England)Colonial First State Group Ltd100.00N
Long position23,960,000
Colonial First State Investments LimitedLevel 29, 52 Martin Place, Sydney (Australia)Colonial First State Group Ltd100.00Y
Long position1,477,500
First State Investments (Bermuda) LtdClarendon House, 2 Church Street, PO Box HM 666, Hamilton HM CX, Bermuda (Bermuda)First State Investment Managers (Asia) Ltd100.00N
Long position16,054,600
First State (Hong Kong) LLC6/F, Three Exchange Square, 8 Connaught Place, Central, HK (California)First State Investments (Bermuda) Ltd100.00N
Long position14,808,600
First State (Hong Kong) LLC6/F, Three Exchange Square, 8 Connaught Place, Central, HK (California)First State Investments (Bermuda) Ltd100.00Y
Long position698,000
First State Investments Holdings (Singapore) Limited3 Temasek Avenue, #20-01 Centennial Tower, Singapore, 039190 (Singapore)First State Investments (Bermuda) Ltd100.00N
Long position15,183,300
First State Investments (Hong Kong) Limited6/F, Three Exchange Square, 8 Connaught Place, Central, HK (Hong Kong)First State (Hong Kong) LLC100.00Y
Long position14,808,600
First State Investments (Singapore)3 Temasek Avenue, #20-01 Centennial Tower, Singapore, 039190 (Singapore)First State Investments Holdings (Singapore) Limited100.00Y
Long position15,183,300
SI Holdings Limited23 St. Andrew Square, Edinburgh, EH2 1BB, Scotland (Scotland)First State Investment (UK Holdings) Limited100.00N
Long position23,960,000
First State Investment Management (UK) Limited23 St. Andrew Square, Edinburgh, EH2 1BB, Scotland (Scotland)SI Holdings Limited100.00N
Long position5,813,650
First State Investment Management (UK) Limited23 St. Andrew Square, Edinburgh, EH2 1BB, Scotland (Scotland)SI Holdings Limited100.00Y
Long position18,146,350
First State Investments International Limited23 St. Andrew Square, Edinburgh, EH2 1BB, Scotland (Scotland)First State Investment Management (UK) Limited100.00Y
Long position5,813,650

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: 23/04/2003
(dd/mm/yyyy)
29. Number of attachments: 0