UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM
20-F
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REGISTRATION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR 12(g) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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OR
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ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018
OR
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TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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OR
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SHELL COMPANY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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Date of event requiring this shell company report
For the transition period from to
Commission
file number
1-31517
中国电信股份有限公司
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
China Telecom Corporation Limited
(Translation of Registrants Name into English)
Peoples Republic of China
(Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)
31 Jinrong
Street, Xicheng District
Beijing, Peoples Republic of China 100033
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
Ms. Wong Yuk Har, Rebecca
China Telecom Corporation Limited
28/F, Everbright Centre
108 Gloucester Road
Wanchai, Hong Kong
Email:
rebecca.wong@chinatelecom-h.com
Telephone: (+852) 2582 5819
Fax: (+852) 2157 0010
(Name, Telephone,
E-mail
and/or Facsimile number and Address of Company Contact Person)
Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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Title of Each Class
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Name of Each Exchange On Which Registered
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American depositary shares
H shares, par value RMB1.00 per share
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New York Stock Exchange, Inc.
New York Stock Exchange, Inc.*
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Not for trading, but only in connection with the listing on the New York Stock Exchange, Inc. of American
depositary shares, each representing 100 H shares.
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Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
None
(Title of Class)
Securities for which there is a reporting obligation pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Act:
None
(Title of Class)
Indicate the number of outstanding shares of each of the issuers classes of capital or common stock as of the close of the
period covered by the annual report.
As of December 31, 2018, 67,054,958,321 domestic shares and 13,877,410,000 H shares, par value
RMB1.00 per share, were issued and outstanding. H shares are ordinary shares of the Company listed on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited.
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities
Act. Yes ☒ No ☐
If this report is an annual or transition
report, indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Yes ☐ No ☒
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90
days. Yes ☒ No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the
registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation
S-T
(§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such
shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files) Yes ☒ No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a
non-accelerated
filer, or an emerging growth company. See definition of large accelerated filer, accelerated filer, and emerging growth company in
Rule 12b-2
of the Exchange Act.
Large Accelerated
Filer ☒ Accelerated
Filer ☐ Non-Accelerated
Filer ☐ Emerging Growth Company ☐
If an emerging growth company that prepares its financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP, indicate by check mark if the
registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting
standards
provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
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The term new or revised financial accounting standard refers to any update issued by the Financial
Accounting Standards Board to its Accounting Standards Codification After April 5, 2012.
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Indicate by check mark
which basis of accounting the registrant has used to prepare the financial statements included in this filing.
U.S.
GAAP ☐
International Financial Reporting Standards as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board ☒
Other ☐
If
Other has been checked in response to the previous question, indicate by check mark which financial statement item the registrant has elected to
follow. Item 17 ☐ Item 18 ☐
If this is an annual
report, indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule
12b-2
of the Exchange
Act). Yes ☐ No ☒
(APPLICABLE ONLY TO ISSUERS INVOLVED IN
BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDINGS DURING THE PAST FIVE YEARS)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed all documents and reports
required to be filed by Sections 12, 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 subsequent to the distribution of securities under a plan confirmed by a
court. Yes ☐ No ☐