Investor Relations



Engaging effectively with shareholders and investors is a key priority at Sampath Bank. To this end, the Bank has established a Board Sub-Committee – the ‘Board Shareholder Relations Committee’ – to ensure shareholders’ concerns are identified and effectively incorporated into the Bank’s strategy. Sampath Bank is likely the only institution listed on the Colombo Stock Exchange to have established a Board Sub-Committee dedicated to shareholder relations, underscoring the importance of shareholder engagement to the Bank. Members of the Board Sub-Committee meet with shareholders annually to discuss

and address areas of concern. Building on this, the Bank established its ‘Policy on Relations with Shareholders and Investors’ in October 2024, to facilitate a formal and structured approach to shareholder/ investor engagement. Moreover, the Bank recognises the importance of ensuring that shareholders have equal and timely access to material information about the Bank, enabling them to exercise their rights effectively. As specified in the new policy, the three principles below, form the foundation for effective shareholder engagement at Sampath Bank,

  • Comply with all regulatory requirements applicable to licensed commercial banks and listed entities in Sri Lanka.
  • Ensure open and fair disclosures with emphasis on the integrity, timeliness and relevance of the information provided.
  • Maintain multiple channels of communication to cater to the needs of diverse shareholders and promote ongoing shareholder engagement.

Key mechanisms for fostering shareholder engagement at Sampath Bank are highlighted below.




VALUE CREATION FOR SHAREHOLDERS


2024

2023

Change

%

Net asset value per share (Rs)

142.01

126.10

12.6

Group earnings per share - Basic (Rs)

24.48

15.28

60.1

Dividend per share (Rs)

9.35

5.85

59.8

Market price per share as at 31st December (Rs)

118.25

70.50

67.7

Dividend payout ratio (%)

40.13

40.02

0.3


* The highest market price in 2021 is not adjusted for the sub-division of shares in 2021.

** The earnings per share and the net asset value per share of the Bank and the Group for the year 2021 and 2022 have been adjusted to reflect the increased number of shares due to the scrip dividend declared for 2022.


BANK'S MARKET CAPITALISATION IN COMPARISON TO CSE - AS AT 31ST DECEMBER


2024

2023

2022

2021

2020

2019

Sampath Bank's market capitalisation (Rs Mn)

138,672

82,675

39,138

 59,622 

 51,726 

 61,949 

Increase/(Decrease) % in market capitalisation

68%

111%

(34%)

15%

(17%)

(6%)

CSE market capitalisation (Rs Mn)

5,695,560

 4,248,935 

 3,847,153 

 5,489,168 

 2,960,648 

 2,851,313 

As a % of CSE market capitalisation

2.43%

1.95%

1.02%

1.09%

1.75%

2.17%

Market capitalisation rank

9

12

23

21

17

 10 


ANALYSIS OF SHAREHOLDERS

Resident/Non-Resident


31st December 2024 31st December 2023
No. of Shareholders No. of Shares % No. of Shareholders No. of Shares %
Resident shareholders 30,443 1,109,110,222 94.58 28,946 1,101,150,554 93.90
Non-resident shareholders 234 63,590,538 5.42 227 71,550,206 6.10
Total 30,677 1,172,700,760 100.00 29,173 1,172,700,760 100.00

Individuals/Institutions


31st December 2024 31st December 2023
No. of Shareholders No. of Shares % No. of Shareholders No. of Shares %
Individuals 29,767 386,316,126 32.94 28,342 350,026,626 29.85
Institutions 910 786,384,634 67.06 831 822,674,134 70.15
Total 30,677 1,172,700,760 100.00 29,173 1,172,700,760 100.00

Composition of Share Ownership


31st December 2024 31st December 2023
No. of Shareholders % No. of Shares % No. of Shareholders % No. of Shares %
1 - 1,000 shares 14,937 48.69 4,080,736 0.35 13,748 47.13 3,740,618 0.32
1,001 - 10,000 shares 11,683 38.08 37,120,758 3.16 11,527 39.51 36,158,197 3.08
10,001 - 100,000 shares 3,513 11.45 96,963,214 8.27 3,400 11.65 91,365,964 7.79
100,001 - 1,000,000 shares 456 1.49 120,804,488 10.30 429 1.47 111,879,047 9.54
Over 1,000,000 shares 88 0.29 913,731,564 77.92 69 0.24 929,556,934 79.27
Total 30,677 100.00 1,172,700,760 100.00 29,173 100.00 1,172,700,760 100.00

SHARE TRADING

Market


2024 2023 2022 2021 2020
No. of transactions 3,524,067 3,618,960 6,057,233 8,131,508 3,070,021
No. of shares traded 23,249,694,068 16,988,827,390 29,047,818,242 59,771,688,538 21,348,728,655
Value of shares traded (Rs Mn) 537,635 410,629 686,602 1,173,157 396,882

Bank


2024 2023 2022 2021 2020
No. of transactions 94,048 90,860 57,981 159,003 89,358
No. of shares traded 385,841,958 308,275,126 116,309,634 332,368,388 120,322,546
As a % of total shares in issue 32.90 26.29 10.16 29.04 31.54
Average daily turnover (Rs Mn) 575.40 75.36 20.66 110.31 73.79
Value of shares traded (Rs Mn) 32,625.84 18,312.82 4,812.84 26,144.44 15,423.04

Sampath Bank's Share Price Fluctuation


2024 2023 2022 2021 2020
Lowest market price (Rs) 66.00 33.00 26.00 48.00 96.00
Highest market price (Rs) 119.00 79.20 56.50 250.00* 170.00
Closing price as at 31st December (Rs) 118.25 70.50 34.20 52.10 135.60

* Highest share price of Rs 250.00 reported prior to the sub-division of shares in 2021.

SAMPATH BANK PLC - ORDINARY SHARES

Frequency Distribution of Shareholders as at 31st December 2024


Share Range

Resident

Non-Resident

Total

No. of Shareholders

%

No. of

Shares

%

No. of Shareholders

%

No. of

Shares

%

No. of Shareholders

%

No. of

Shares

%

1 - 250

9,275

30.23

713,947

0.06

26

0.08

1,936

0.00

9,301

30.32

715,883

0.06

251 - 500

2,580

8.41

967,225

0.08

13

0.04

5,174

0.00

2,593

8.45

972,399

0.08

501 - 1,000

3,028

9.87

2,379,993

0.20

15

0.05

12,461

0.00

3,043

9.92

2,392,454

0.21

1,001 - 2,000

4,764

15.53

6,214,428

0.53

19

0.06

27,041

0.00

4,783

15.59

6,241,469

0.53

2,001 - 5,000

4,343

14.16

13,305,611

1.13

26

0.08

80,170

0.01

4,369

14.24

13,385,781

1.14

5,001 - 10,000

2,498

8.14

17,245,690

1.47

33

0.11

247,818

0.02

2,531

8.25

17,493,508

1.49

10,001 - 20,000

1,780

5.80

24,446,850

2.08

33

0.11

472,709

0.04

1,813

5.91

24,919,559

2.13

20,001 - 30,000

626

2.04

15,240,835

1.30

16

0.05

368,239

0.03

642

2.09

15,609,074

1.33

30,001 - 40,000

344

1.12

11,891,799

1.01

6

0.02

219,405

0.02

350

1.14

12,111,204

1.03

40,001 - 50,000

224

0.73

10,240,925

0.87

5

0.02

229,210

0.02

229

0.75

10,470,135

0.89

50,001 - 100,000

467

1.52

32,932,800

2.81

12

0.04

920,442

0.08

479

1.56

33,853,242

2.89

100,001 - 1,000,000

437

1.42

114,237,008

9.74

19

0.06

6,567,480

0.56

456

1.49

120,804,488

10.30

Over 1,000,000

77

0.25

859,293,111

73.27

11

0.04

54,438,453

4.64

88

0.29

913,731,564

77.92

Total

30,443

99.24

1,109,110,222

94.58

234

0.76

63,590,538

5.42

30,677

100.00

1,172,700,760

100.00


SAMPATH BANK PLC - ORDINARY SHARES

Top 20 Shareholders


No.

Name of the Shareholder

31st December 2024

31st December 2023*

No. of

Shares

%

Holding

No. of

Shares

%

Holding

1

VALLIBEL ONE PLC

175,352,762

14.95

175,352,762

14.95

2

PHANTOM INVESTMENTS (PVT) LTD

117,270,076

10.00

117,270,076

10.00

3

MR Y S H I SILVA

117,000,065

9.98

96,121,110

8.20

4

EMPLOYEES' PROVIDENT FUND

116,948,697

9.97

116,948,697

9.97

5

ROSEWOOD (PVT) LIMITED

55,270,454

4.71

52,830,454

4.51

6

AYENKA HOLDINGS PRIVATE LIMITED

42,100,476

3.59

116,948,834

9.97

7

AKBAR BROTHERS PVT LTD A/C NO 1

36,898,792

3.15

28,134,771

2.40

8

MR W JINADASA

18,348,658

1.56

9,201,828

0.78

9

MRS P D A S BERUWALAGE

12,012,417

1.02

11,555,469

0.99

10

SAMPATH BANK PLC ACCOUNT NO 04 (SAMPATH BANK PENSION FUND)

11,832,461

1.01

11,832,461

1.01

11

ANDARADENIYA ESTATE (PVT) LTD

11,109,352

0.95

2,421,144

0.21

12

FIRST CAPITAL HOLDINGS PLC

10,100,000

0.86

-

-

13

BBH-TUNDRA SUSTAINABLE FRONTIER FUND

9,837,629

0.84

9,837,629

0.84

14

SSBT-AL MEHWAR COMMERCIAL INVESTMENTS L.L.C.

9,725,281

0.83

6,877,041

0.59

15

ARRC CAPITAL (PVT) LTD

8,738,312

0.75

256,375

0.02

16

BBH -TUNDRA SHIKARI GLOBAL

8,440,000

0.72

-

-

17

RANAVAV HOLDINGS (PVT) LTD

7,935,000

0.68

-

-

18

EMPLOYEES' TRUST FUND BOARD

7,633,883

0.65

19,959,469

1.70

19

JANASHAKTHI INSURANCE PLC- SHAREHOLDERS

7,500,000

0.64

-

-

20

MAGNA WEALTH (PVT) LTD

6,936,815

0.59

6,361,683

0.54

790,991,130

67.45

781,909,803

66.68

Total No. of shares registered

1,172,700,760

100.00

1,172,700,760

100.00

Total No. of shares unregistered 

-

-

-

-

Total No. of shares issued

1,172,700,760

100.00

1,172,700,760

100.00

Shares held by Directors 

675,639

0.06

328,893

0.03

Shares held by Institutions

786,384,634

67.06

822,674,134

70.15

Balance held by Others

385,640,487

32.88

349,697,733

29.82

Total No. of shares issued

1,172,700,760

100.00

1,172,700,760

100.00

No. of Public Shareholders

30,637

29,164

% Shares held by Public

98.85

80.79

% Shares held by Directors and Related Parties

1.15

19.21


* Shareholding as at 31st December 2023 of the top twenty shareholders as at 31st December 2024.





SUBSIDIARIES - ORDINARY SHARES


Sampath Centre Limited

SC Securities (Pvt) Limited

Siyapatha
Finance PLC

Sampath Information Technology Solutions Limited

No. of

Shares

Stated

Capital  

Rs 000

No. of

Shares

Stated

Capital  

Rs 000

No. of

Shares

Stated

Capital  

Rs 000

No. of

Shares

Stated

Capital  

Rs 000

As at 1st January 2023

36,311,748

516,481

12,090,372

144,635

97,166,011

2,674,439

10,609,937

314,237

Add: Increase due to scrip dividend

6,111

850

89,901

4,679

3,163,526

192,437

290,646

14,162

As at 31st December 2023

36,317,859

517,331

12,180,273

149,314

100,329,537

2,866,876

10,900,583

328,399

As at 1st January 2024

36,317,859

517,331

12,180,273

149,314

100,329,537

2,866,876

10,900,583

328,399

Add: Increase due to scrip dividend

378,574

56,857

-

-

91,826

5,970

295,920

17,253

As at 31st December 2024

36,696,433

574,188

12,180,273

149,314

100,421,363

2,872,846

11,196,503

345,652


DIVIDEND PAYMENT DETAILS


Year Total Dividend Paid Dividend per Share* Cash Dividend per Share* Scrip Dividend per Share* Profit for the Year Dividend Payout Ratio
Rs Mn Rs Rs Rs Rs Mn
1988 8.80 0.50 0.50 n/a 27 32.59%
1989 13.10 0.75 0.75 n/a 20 65.50%
1990 8.90 0.50 0.50 n/a 10 89.00%
1991 17.70 0.50 0.50 n/a 41 43.17%
1992 35.40 1.00 1.00 n/a 71 49.86%
1993 35.40 1.00 1.00 n/a 122 29.02%
1994 44.30 1.25 1.25 n/a 172 25.76%
1995 53.10 1.50 1.50 n/a 241 22.03%
1996 53.10 1.50 1.50 n/a 282 18.83%
1997 53.10 1.50 1.50 n/a 322 16.49%
1998 53.10 1.50 1.50 n/a 372 14.27%
1999 (Interim) 116.90 4.00 3.30 n/a 261 54.29%
1999 (Final) 24.80 0.70 n/a
2000 58.70 1.75 1.75 n/a 402 14.60%
2001 52.14 1.75 1.75 n/a 322 16.19%
2002 88.57 2.00 2.00 n/a 441 20.08%
2003 (Interim) 59.78 2.00 2.00 n/a 561 14.58%
2003 (Final) 21.99
2004 (Interim) 65.98 2.00 2.00 n/a 621 16.15%
2004 (Final) 34.30
2005 (Interim) 87.14 2.00 2.00 n/a 821 14.54%
2005 (Final) 32.21
2006 155.47 2.50 2.50 n/a 1,028 15.12%
2007 206.66 3.00 3.00 n/a 1,052 19.64%
2008 256.65 4.00 4.00 n/a 1,414 18.15%
2009 436.19 6.25 6.25 n/a 2,098 20.79%
2010 1,235.86 8.09 n/a 8.09 3,303 37.42%
2011 1,426.98 9.00 4.50 4.50 3,819 37.37%
2012 1,954.10 12.00 6.00 6.00 5,230 37.36%
2013 1,342.63 8.00 8.00 n/a 3,430 39.13%
2014 1,847.01 11.00 5.00 6.00 4,914 37.59%
2015 2,240.06 13.00 6.00 7.00 6,134 36.52%
2016 (Interim) 2,477.73 18.75 n/a 14.00 9,125 36.85%
2016 (Final) 884.41 4.75 n/a
2017 4,598.43 17.20 n/a 17.20 12,104 38.00%
2018 4,564.66 16.25 5.00 11.25 12,143 37.59%
2019 4,482.13 11.75 11.75 n/a 11,151 40.19%
2020 3,147.03 2.75 2.75 n/a 8,025 39.21%
2021 4,863.59 4.25 4.25 n/a 12,457 39.04%
2022 5,264.12 4.60 3.45 1.15 13,134 40.08%
2023 6,860.30 5.85 5.85 n/a 17,140 40.02%
2024 (Proposed) 10,964.75 9.35 9.35 n/a 27,321 40.13%

n/a - not applicable

* Actual dividend per share paid in each year.


RECORD OF SCRIP ISSUES


Year Issue Basis/Proportion No. of Shares Issued Consideration per Share Contribution to Stated Capital Reason for Issue
Rs Rs Mn
2010 Interim Scrip Dividend for 2010 1 for 120.74 627,596 326.00 204.6 Increase stated capital
2011 Final Scrip Dividend for 2010 1 for 43.39 3,521,294 260.00 915.5 Increase stated capital
2012 Final Scrip Dividend for 2011 1 for 43.06 3,682,039 175.00 644.4 Increase stated capital
2013 Final Scrip Dividend for 2012 1 for 33.12 4,916,007 180.10 885.4 Increase stated capital
2015 Final Scrip Dividend for 2014 1 for 38.14 4,402,402 206.99 911.3 Increase stated capital
2016 Final Scrip Dividend for 2015 1 for 36.91 4,668,414 233.44 1,089.8 Increase stated capital
2017 Interim Scrip Dividend for 2016 1 for 19.22 9,209,419 242.55 2,233.7 Increase stated capital
2018 Final Scrip Dividend for 2017 1 for 19.72 13,551,804 291.93 3,956.1 Increase stated capital
2019 Final Scrip Dividend for 2018 1 for 24.32 11,548,874 235.66 2,721.6 Increase stated capital
2023 Final Scrip Dividend for 2022 1 for 40.40 28,326,805 39.49 1,118.6 Increase stated capital

RECORD OF BONUS ISSUES AND SUB-DIVISIONS


Year Issue Basis/Proportion No. of Shares Issued Reason for Issue
2004 Bonus Issue 1 for 6 7,380,817 Benefit to shareholders
2010 Consolidation and Sub-division 11 for 10 6,888,762 Benefit to shareholders
2010 Sub-division 1 for 1 76,403,986 Benefit to shareholders
2021 Sub-division 3 for 1 762,915,970 Benefit to shareholders

RECORD OF RIGHTS ISSUES


Year Issue Basis/Proportion No. of Shares Issued Price per Share Contribution to Stated Capital
Rs Rs Mn
2005 Rights Issue 2005 1 for 3 held 17,221,907 60.00 1,033.3
2017 Rights Issue 2017 1 for 6 held 31,031,748 245.00 7,602.8
2018 Rights Issue 2018 3 for 13 held 50,128,208 250.00 12,532.1
2019 Rights Issue 2019 7 for 23 held 89,006,863 136.00 12,104.9

EMPLOYEE SHARE OPTION PLANS


Capitalised Year Issue No. of Shares Issued Price per Share Contribution to Stated Capital Reason for Issue
Rs Rs Mn
2011 ESOP 2010 524,924 80.00 42.0 Benefit for staff members
2012 ESOP 2010 2,200,436 80.00 176.0 Benefit for staff members
2013 ESOP 2010 134,933 80.00 10.8 Benefit for staff members
2014 ESOP 2010 122,648 80.00 9.8 Benefit for staff members

DISCLOSURE OF RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS AS PER SECTION 9.14.7 AND 9.14.8(1), 9.14.8(2) OF THE CSE LISTING RULES

Aggregate values of the transactions carried out by the Bank with the Related Parties did not exceed the following thresholds given in 9.14.8(1), 9.14.8(2) of the CSE Listing Rules.

The Related Party Transactions that took place during the year 2024 do not trigger the requirements under Section 9.14.7 of the CSE Listing Rules.

DEBENTURE INFORMATION

(A) Market Values


Debentures - 2019/2024

Highest (Rs)

Lowest (Rs)

Last Traded (Rs)

2024

2023

2024

2023

2024

2023

Fixed: 13.90%

n/t

100.00

n/t

100.00

n/t

100.00


Debentures - 2019/2024 were redeemed on 28th February 2024.


Debentures - 2021/2028

Highest (Rs)

Lowest (Rs)

Last Traded (Rs)

2024

2023

2024

2023

2024

2023

Fixed: 9.00%

n/t

100.00

n/t

100.00

n/t

100.00



Debentures - 2023/2028

Highest (Rs)

Lowest (Rs)

Last Traded (Rs)

2024

2023

2024

2023

2024

2023

Fixed: 28.00%

141.00

148.00

110.00

99.15

135.00

129.09

Floating 

n/t

n/t

n/t

n/t

n/t

n/t


n/t - not traded

(B) Interest Rates


Debentures - 2019/2024

2024

2023

Coupon Rate 

Effective Rate

Coupon Rate 

Effective Rate

Fixed: 13.90%

13.90%

13.90%

13.90%

13.90%


Debentures - 2019/2024 were redeemed on 28th February 2024.


Debentures - 2021/2028

2024

2023

Coupon Rate 

Effective Rate

Coupon Rate 

Effective Rate

Fixed: 9.00%

9.00%

9.00%

9.00%

9.00%



Debentures - 2023/2028

2024

2023

Coupon Rate 

Effective Rate

Coupon Rate 

Effective Rate

Fixed: 28.00%

28.00%

28.00%

28.00%

28.00%

Floating

Note 1

Note 1


Note 1

Debentures - 2023/2028

Floating rate is equivalent to the one year gross treasury bill rate plus 1.5%, subject to a floor of 20.0% and a cap of 31.0% p.a. payable annually.

(C) Interest Rates of Comparable Government Securities


As at 31st December

2024

2023

3 Month Treasury Bill

8.62%

14.51%

6 Month Treasury Bill

8.77%

14.16%

5 Year Treasury Bond

10.64%

13.75%

7 Year Treasury Bond

11.05%

13.45%


(D) Current Yield and Yield to Maturity


Debentures - 2019/2024

Fixed: 13.90%

2024

2023

Current yield

n/t

13.90%

Yield to maturity of last trade 

n/t

13.53%


Debentures - 2019/2024 were redeemed on 28th February 2024.


Debentures - 2021/2028

Fixed: 9.00%

2024

2023

Current yield

n/t

9.00%

Yield to maturity of last trade 

n/t

8.97%



Debentures - 2023/2028

Fixed: 28.00%

Floating

2024

2023

2024

2023

Current yield

20.74%

21.69%

n/t

n/t

Yield to maturity of last trade 

14.29%

17.50%

n/t

n/t


n/t - not traded

(E) Ratios - Bank


2024

2023

Debt to equity ratio (%) 

9.6

15.6

Interest cover (Times)

18.1

9.7

Quick asset ratio (%)

70.1

72.0

Debt service coverage (Times)

21.9

4.0


UTILISATION OF FUNDS RAISED VIA CAPITAL MARKETS

Funds Raised in Previous Years

The funds raised via capital markets in the previous years were fully utilised for the objectives stated in the relevant prospectuses.

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