Sri Lanka Insurance, ETF divest shares in Royal Ceramics

January, 19, 2017

The Employees’ Trust Fund (EPF) and Sri Lanka Insurance took steps today (19 January) to divest their shares at Royal Ceramics Lanka PLC.

Accordingly, 1,981,270 (1.77%) shares owned by ETF, which is the 5th largest shareholder of Royal Ceramics Lanka PLC, and 1,353,186 (1.22%) shares of the 9th largest shareholder, Sri Lanka Insurance – Life were traded at Rs. 125 per share.

At this instance, there was a cross trading of 5.5 million shares of Royal Ceramics at Rs. 125 each.

Stock market sources say this particular transaction had been by a foreign investor.