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Table  44 (Capital, Share)
Share Issues
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Issue & Sector 1996 1997 1998 1999
No of Issues Shares '000 Value Rs, '000 No of Issues Shares '000 Value Rs, '000 No of Issues Shares '000 Value Rs, '000 No of Issues Shares '000 Value Rs, '000
New Listings                        
Banks, Finance & Insurance 1 10,000 400,000 1 4,050 81,000 1 - - 1 19,500 234,000
Beverages, Food & Tobacco 1 5,850 70,200 2 14,600 355,000 - - - - - -
Hotel & Travels 2 9,341 358,019 2 25,500 225,000 1 10,000 110,000 1 2,404 24,044
Land & Property 1 18,500 185,000 - - - - - - - - -
Manufacturing 1 11,700 585,000 - - - - - - - - -
Trading - - - - - - - - - - - -
Footwear & Textiles - - - - - - - - - - - -
Plantations 4 16,000 160,000 2 8,000 120,000 5 179,000 239,000 2 7,305 142,635
Diversified 1 1,553 291,979 - - - - - - - - -
Total 11 54,444 1,865,198 7 52,150 811,000 7 27,900 349,000 4 29,210 400,679
Rights Issues                        
Banks, Finance & Insurance 1 5,358 425,040 - - - 1 18,377 183,773 1 1,200 83,942
Beverages, Food & Tobacco 2 73,511 1,524,684 1 1,350 108,000 - - - 1 22,147 265,762
Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals 1 7,800 156,000 - - - - - - - - -
Construction & Engineering - - - 2 251 5,019 - - - - - -
Hotel & Travels 2 140,606 1,452,511 2 8,936 94,562 2 3,276 57,415 3 19,340 625,771
Investment Trust - - - - - - 2 150 1,500 - - -
Land & Property 1 3,750 37,500 - - - - - - - - -
Manufacturing 4 6,680 308,002 2 11,317 313,173 1 2,489 223,998 - - -
Motors 2 9,850 217,750 - - - - - - - - -
Services - - - 2 1,000 89,678 - - - - - -
Stores & Suppliers - - - - - - - - - - - -
Trading 1 2,126 106,288 1 5,000 250,000 2 20,335 1,203,548 1 16,299 32,599
Footwear & Textiles - - - - - - 1 5,000 145,000 - - -
Diversified - - - 2 19,125 201,350 - - - - - -
Total 14 249,680 4,227,774 12 46,979 1,061,782 9 49,647 1,815,236 6 59,785 1,008,074
Bonus Issues                        
Banks, Finance & Insurance 5 33,697 336,973 4 15,932 159,319 4 26,119 251,186 3 27,747 277,467
Beverages, Food & Tobacco 2 38,929 389,289 1 3,150 25,200 1 10,800 86,400 - - -
Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals 2 9,333 93,330 1 2,772 27,720 3 4,139 41,390 2 14,292 142,920
Construction & Engineering - - - 2 2,200 22,000 - - - - - -
Hotel & Travels - - - 1 2,671 26,711 1 1,250 12,500 1 3,432 34,315
Land & Property - - - - - - 1 16,250 162,500 - - -
Manufacturing 4 11,040 110,298 4 11,033 11,329 3 7,466 74,662 2 4,590 45,901
Motors 2 10,004 62,236 - - - 1 32 3,200 2 4,391 43,905
Services - - - - - - 1 3,800 38,000 - - -
Stores & Suppliers - - - 2 2,393 23,971 3 6,761 61,378 - - -
Trading 2 3,979 39,785 - - - 2 6,224 62,239 2 1,201 12,010
Oil Palm - - - 2 1,758 17,583 4 7,090 70,900 - - -
Footwear & Textiles - - - 3 1,382 13,823 - - - 1 18,004 180,043
Diversified 2 5,500 55,000 2 6,000 60,003 3 17,268 172,676 2 10,295 102,946
Investment Trust - - - - - - - - - 4 1,853 18,528
Total 19 121,951 1,107,356 22 49,295 486,660 27 107,198 1,047,031 19 85,803 858,035
© 2003, KRI (Kusaka Research Institute) 
Source: 
Economic & Social Statistics of Sri Lanka 2000, Central Bank of Sri Lanka
Revised:  200(y)/01(m)/26(d)
Chief Editor:
Dr. Milton Rajaratne (B.Com., M.Sc., Ph.D.)
      Head, Department of Management Studies
      University of Peradeniya.