EX-99.3 4 d335356dex993.htm EX-99.3 EX-99.3

Exhibit 99.3

EF001

 

           
Disclaimer                                     
 
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited and The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited take no responsibility for the contents of this announcement, make no representation as to its accuracy or completeness and expressly disclaim any liability whatsoever for any loss howsoever arisen from or in reliance upon the whole or any part of the contents of this announcement.

 

 
Cash Dividend Announcement for Equity Issuer

 

   
Instrument           Equity issuer

 

   
Issuer name           PetroChina Company Limited

 

   
Stock code           00857

 

   
Multi-counter stock code and currency           ☑ Not applicable

 

   
Other related stock code(s) and name(s)           ☑ Not applicable

 

   
Title of announcement           Final Dividend for the Year Ended 31 December 2021

 

   
Announcement date           09 June 2022

 

   
Status           Update to previous announcement

 

   
Reason for the update / change           Update on information relating to the exchange rate

 

 
Information relating to the dividend

 

   
Dividend type           Final                         
   
Dividend nature           Ordinary                         
   
For the financial year end           31 December 2021                         
   
Reporting period end for the dividend declared           31 December 2021                         
   
Dividend declared           RMB        0.09622 per      1      share                         
   
Date of shareholders’ approval           09 June 2022                         
 
Information relating to Hong Kong share register

 

   
Default currency and amount in which the dividend will be paid           HKD        0.11311 per      1      share                         
   
Exchange rate           RMB 1 : HKD 1.17556                         
   
Ex-dividend date           20 June 2022                         
   
Latest time to lodge transfer documents for registration with share registrar for determining entitlement to the dividend           21 June 2022 16:30                         
   
Book close period           From 22 June 2022 to 27 June 2022                         
   
Record date           27 June 2022                         
   
Payment date           29 July 2022                         
   
Share registrar and its address           Hong Kong Registrars Limited                         
    Shops 1712-1716             
    Hopewell Centre             
    183 Queen’s Road East             
          Address line 4                         

 

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             Wanchai                         
   
       Hong Kong             
       
Information relating to withholding tax                         

 

Details of withholding tax applied to the dividend declared

           

Details of withholding tax (including type of shareholders and applicable tax rates) applied to the dividends declared of H shares are set out in the table below. In addition, for individual H shareholders who are residents of those countries having agreements with China for individual income tax rates in respect of dividend of lower than 10%, the Company would make applications on their behalf to seek entitlement of the relevant agreed preferential treatments pursuant to the circular of State Administration of Taxation on Issuing Administrative Measures on Preferential Treatment Entitled by Non-residents Taxpayers under Tax Treaties. For individual H shareholders who are residents of those countries having agreements with China for individual income tax rates in respect of dividend of higher than 10% but lower than 20%, the Company would withhold the individual income tax at the agreed-upon effective tax rate. For further details, please refer to the section headed “Distribution Plan for the Final Dividend for 2021” in the annual results announcement of the Company dated 31 March 2022.

 

The Company will not entertain any claims arising from and assume no liability whatsoever in respect of any delay in, or inaccurate determination of, the status of the shareholders of the Company or any disputes over the withholding and payment of tax.

           
                   
         
            Type of shareholders    Tax rate     

Other relevant information

(if any)

         
      

Enterprise - non-resident

 

i.e. registered address outside PRC

   

 

 

 

10%

 

 

   

 

The Company is required to withhold corporate income tax at the rate of 10% before distributing dividends to non-resident enterprise shareholders whose names appear on the register of members of H shares of the Company. Any H shares registered in the name of non-individual shareholders, including HKSCC Nominees Limited, other nominees, trustees or other groups and organizations will be treated as being held by non-resident enterprise shareholders and therefore will be subject to the withholding of the corporate income tax.

       
         
      

Individual - non-resident

 

i.e. registered address outside PRC

   

 

 

 

10%

 

 

   

 

The Company would withhold and pay the individual income tax at the tax rate of 10% on behalf of the individual H shareholders who are Hong Kong residents, Macau residents or residents of those countries having agreements with China for individual income tax rate in respect of dividend of 10%.

       
         
            

Individual - non-resident

 

i.e. registered address outside PRC

   

 

 

 

20%

 

 

   

 

For individual H shareholders who are residents of those countries without any taxation agreements with China or having agreements with China for individual income tax in respect of dividend of 20% or in other situations, the Company would withhold the individual income tax at a tax rate of 20%.

           

 

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Others (please specify: )

 

Mainland investors (excluding enterprises) from investment in the H shares of the Company listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange through the Shanghai-Hong Kong and Shenzhen-Hong Kong Stock Connect

   

 

 

 

20%

 

 

   

 

For dividends obtained by individual mainland investors from investment in the H shares of the Company listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange through the Shanghai-Hong Kong and Shenzhen-Hong Kong Stock Connect, the Company will withhold their individual income tax at the rate of 20% in accordance with the register of individual mainland investors provided by CSDC. For dividends obtained by mainland securities investment funds from investment in the H shares of the Company listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange through the Shanghai-Hong Kong and Shenzhen-Hong Kong Stock Connect, the Company will withhold tax with reference to the provisions concerning the collection of tax on individual investors.

           
                   
   
Information relating to listed warrants / convertible securities issued by the issuer           
Details of listed warrants / convertible securities issued by the issuer      ☑ Not applicable             ☐ To be announced       
           
Other information                                      
   
Other information      ☑ Not applicable             
           
Directors of the issuer                                      
As at the date of this announcement, the Board comprises Mr. Dai Houliang as Chairman; Mr. Hou Qijun as Vice Chairman and non-executive Director; Mr. Duan Liangwei and Mr. Xie Jun as non-executive Directors; Mr. Jiao Fangzheng, Mr. Huang Yongzhang and Mr. Ren Lixin as executive Directors; and Ms. Elsie Leung Oi-sie, Mr. Tokuchi Tatsuhito, Mr. Simon Henry, Mr. Cai Jinyong and Mr. Jiang, Simon X. as independent non-executive Directors.           

 

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