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

  The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited New York Stock Exchange

  728     CHA

  Share Price Performance

  2013 share price	HK$ per H share			US$ per ADS
  	High	Low	Close	High	Low	Close
  	4.46	3.48	3.92	58.06	44.94	50.57

  Number of issued shares: (as at 31 December 2013) Market capitalization: (as at 31 December 2013)

  80,932,368,321     HK$317.3 billion

  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 2013.

  

  

  Distribution of shares and shareholdings

  The share capital of the Company as at 31 December 2013 was RMB80,932,368,321, divided into 80,932,368,321 shares of RMB1.00 each. As at 31 December 2013, the share capital of the Company comprised:

  	Number of shares	Percentage of the total number of shares
  Total number of Domestic shares:	67,054,958,321	82.85
  Domestic shares held by:
  China Telecommunications Corporation	57,377,053,317	70.89
  Guangdong Rising Assets Management Co., Ltd.	5,614,082,653	6.94
  Zhejiang Financial Development Company	2,137,473,626	2.64
  Fujian Investment & Development Group Co., Ltd	969,317,182	1.20
  Jiangsu Guoxin Investment Group Co., Ltd.	957,031,543	1.18
  Total number of H shares (including ADSs):	13,877,410,000	17.15
  Total	80,932,368,321	100.00

  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 2013:

  Name of shareholder	Number of shares	Percentage of the total number of H shares in issue
  Commonwealth Bank of Australia	2,080,867,924	14.99
  JPMorgan Chase & Co.	1,536,081,879	11.07
  BlackRock, Inc.	1,301,821,443	9.38

  Dividend History

  Financial Year	Ex-Dividend Date	Shareholder Approval Date	Payment Date	Dividend per Share
  				(HK$)
  2002 Final	16 May 2003	20 June 2003	10 July 2003	0.00837*
  2003 Final	1 April 2004	3 May 2004	20 May 2004	0.065
  2004 Final	21 April 2005	25 May 2005	23 June 2005	0.065
  2005 Final	20 April 2006	23 May 2006	15 June 2006	0.075
  2006 Final	26 April 2007	29 May 2007	15 June 2007	0.085
  2007 Final	28 April 2008	30 May 2008	16 June 2008	0.085
  2008 Final	23 April 2009	26 May 2009	30 June 2009	0.085
  2009 Final	22 April 2010	25 May 2010	30 June 2010	0.085
  2010 Final	18 April 2011	20 May 2011	30 June 2011	0.085
  2011 Final	5 June 2012	30 May 2012	20 July 2012	0.085
  2012 Final	4 June 2013	29 May 2013	19 July 2013	0.085
  2013 Final	4 June 2014	29 May 2014	18 July 2014	0.095**
  * 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 Annual General Meeting to be held on 29 May 2014.

• Annual Reports

  Our annual reports in both English and Chinese are now available through the Internet at http://www.chinatelecom-h.com. The Company will file an annual report in Form 20-F for the year 2013 with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission by 30 April 2014.

  2013 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 2012”. 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 donate HK$50 for each questionnaire received. In this regard, we have donated a sum of HK$10,000 to the charitable organisation, WWF. 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 2013”, 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, http://www.chinatelecom-h.com.

• Annual General Meeting

  To be held at 11 a.m. on 29 May 2014 in Grand Hyatt Hong Kong

  Registered office

  Address: Tel: Fax:

  31 Jinrong Street     Xicheng District     Beijing     PRC 100033     86 10 6642 8166     86 10 6601 0728

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

  Investor Relations Department

  Tel: Fax: Email:

  852 2877 9777     852 2877 0988     ir@chinatelecom-h.com

  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

  Address: Tel: Fax: Email:	Shops 1702–1706, 17th Floor     Hopewell Centre     183 Queen’s Road East     Wanchai     Hong Kong     852 2862 8555     852 2865 0990     hkinfo@computershare.com.hk

  Any enquiries relating to ADSs, please contact the depositary:

  ADS depositary

  The Bank of New York Mellon

  Address: Tel: Email:	Investor Services     P.O. Box 11258     Church Street Station     New York, NY 10286-1258     1-888-269-2377 (toll free in USA)     1-212-815-3700 (international)     shrrelations@bnymellon.com