SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
(RULE 13d-102)
INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS FILED PURSUANT TO RULES
13d-1(b), (c) and (d) AND AMENDMENTS THERETO FILED PURSUANT TO 13d-2
(Amendment No. )1
China Telecom Corporation Limited
(Name of Issuer)
H shares, par value RMB1.00 per share
(Title of Class of Securities)
Y1505D102
(CUSIP Number)
July 8, 2016
(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)
Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed:
¨ Rule 13d-1 (b)
x Rule 13d-1 (c)
¨ Rule 13d-1 (d)
| 1 | The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person’s initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page. |
The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).
Schedule 13G Forms
| CUSIP NO. Y1505D102 | 13G | Page 2 of 6 Pages |
| 1. | NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
GIC Private Limited
(None) | |||||
| 2. | CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) ¨ (b) x
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| 3. | SEC USE ONLY
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| 4. | CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Singapore | |||||
| NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH |
5. | SOLE VOTING POWER
475,001,465 | ||||
| 6. | SHARED VOTING POWER
219,449,735 | |||||
| 7. | SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
475,001,465 | |||||
| 8. | SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
219,449,735 | |||||
| 9. |
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
694,451,200 | |||||
| 10. | CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
¨ | |||||
| 11. | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
5.00%** | |||||
| 12. | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
CO | |||||
** Percentage is based on 13,877,410,000 H shares outstanding as of April 22, 2016 as reported in the Issuer’s Form 20-F filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 28, 2016.
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Item 1(a). Name of Issuer
China Telecom Corporation Limited
Item 1(b). Address of Issuers’ Principal Executive Offices
31 Jinrong Street, Xicheng District
Beijing, People’s Republic of China 100033
Item 2(a). Name of Person Filing
GIC Private Limited
Item 2(b). Address of Principal Business Office
168, Robinson Road
#37-01, Capital Tower
Singapore 068912
Item 2(c). Citizenship
Singapore
Item 2(d). Title of Class of Securities
H Shares
Item 2(e). CUSIP Number
Y1505D102
Item 3. If this statement is filed pursuant to Rules 13d-1 (b) or 13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a:
N.A.
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Item 4. Ownership
The aggregate number of securities and percentage of the class of securities of the Issuer beneficially owned by the Reporting Person named in Item 2(a), as well as the number of securities as to which such person is deemed to have sole power to vote or to direct the vote, shared power to vote or to direct the vote, sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition, shared power to dispose or direct the disposition, is set forth in the following table:
| Power to Vote |
Power to Dispose | |||||||||
| Person |
No. of Securities Beneficially Owned |
Sole1 |
Shared1 |
Sole1 |
Shared1 | |||||
| GIC Private Limited2 | 694,451,200 | 475,001,465 | 219,449,735 | 475,001,465 | 219,449,735 | |||||
| 1 | GIC Private Limited (“GIC”) is a fund manager and only has 2 clients – the Government of Singapore (“GoS”) and the Monetary Authority of Singapore (“MAS”). Under the investment management agreement with GoS, GIC has been given the sole discretion to exercise the voting rights attached to, and the disposition of, any shares managed on behalf of GoS. As such, GIC has the sole power to vote and power to dispose of the 475,001,465 securities beneficially owned by it. GIC shares power to vote and dispose of 219,449,735 securities beneficially owned by it with MAS. |
| 2 | GIC disclaims membership in a group. |
Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class
N.A.
Item 6. Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person
N.A.
Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company
N.A.
Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group
N.A.
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Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group
N.A.
Item 10. Certification
By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect.
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Signature
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
| July 15, 2016 |
GIC Private Limited | |||||||
| Date
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| by | /s/ Jimmy Teo Poh Leong | /s/ Lim Eng Kok | ||||||
| Jimmy Teo Poh Leong / | Lim Eng Kok | |||||||
| Senior Vice President | Senior Vice President | |||||||