2006 Interim Report－A Share.pdf - 中国银行

Notes to the Condensed Financial Statements
For the six month period ended 30 June 2006
(Amount in millions of Renminbi, unless otherwise stated)
17. Share capital
Ordinary shares 2006 2005
As at 1 January 209,427 186,390
Issue of ordinary shares(1) 44,412 23,037
As at 30 June /31 December 253,839 209,427
Number of Shares 2006 2005
As at 1 January 209,427,362,357 186,390,352,497
Issue of ordinary shares(1) 44,411,799,652 23,037,009,860
As at 30 June/31 December 253,839,162,009 209,427,362,357
As at 30 June 2006, the Bank's share capital is as follows:
30 June 2006
Domestic listed A shares(2) 177,818,910,740
Overseas listed H shares(2) 76,020,251,269
Total 253,839,162,009
(1) In accordance with to Yinjianhui[2006] No.49 "Approval on the Introduction of Strategic Investor - National Council
for Social Security Fund ("SSF") into Bank of China Limited ", on 13 March 2006, the Bank issued 8,514,415,652
domestic state-owned shares of a par value of Rmb1.00 each to SSF at a premium. SSF paid Rmb10 billion in cash
including share premium of Rmb1.48 billion for 8,514,415,652 domestic state-owned shares issued by the Bank. The
payment from SSF was verified by PricewaterhouseCoopers Zhong Tian CPAs Limited Company in its "Verification
Report on the Capital Contributions to Bank of China Limited" (PwC ZT YZ [2006] No. 14) issued on 13 March 2006.
In accordance with to Yinjianhui [2006] No. 53" Approval on the Bank of China Limited converted into a limited
company to issue shares and listed overseas", and to Zhengjianhui[2006]No. 8 "Approval on the Bank of China
Limited to issue Overseas Listed Foreign Shares", on 1 June 2006 and 9 June 2006,the Bank issued 29,403,878,000 H
shares at a price of HK 2.95 per share through a global offering to Hong Kong and overseas investors ("Global
Offering").The payment from foreign investors was verified by PricewaterhouseCoopers Zhong Tian CPAs Limited
Company in its "Verification Report on Initial Public Offering of Overseas Listed Foreign Shares (H share) to Bank of
China Limited"(PwC ZT YZ [2006] NO. 82) issued on 29 June 2006.
In accordance with to Yinjianhui[2006] No. 135 "Approval on the Bank of China Limited to issue shares and be listed
domestically", and to Zhengjianhui[2006] No. 20 "Approval on the IPO Bank of China Limited", on 29 June 2006, the
Bank issued 6,493,506,000 A shares with at a price of RMB3.08 per share, with share premium totaling RMB12.96
billion(net of share issuance costs of RMB549 million), through the A share initial public offering to the domestic
investors. The payment from domestic investors was verified by PricewaterhouseCoopers Zhong Tian CPAs Limited
Company in its "Verification Report on Initial Public Offering of A Share to Bank of China Limited" (PwC ZT YZ [2006]
No. 83) issued on 29 June 2006.
(2) All A shares and H shares rank pari passu with the same rights and benefits.
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