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(AS AT 30-APR-2013)
  • 1. Demat Accounts - 541,889 (Excluding Multiple Registrations)
  • 2. Demat Accounts - 710,422 (With Multiple Registrations)
  • 3. No of Securities in custody
    67,624,638,797
  • 4. Value of Securities in custody
    (Rs). 2,087,430,504,462
  • 5. Dematerialised shares in CDS (%) - 93%
  • 6. Dematerialised corporate debt in CDS (%) -79%
The Central Depository Systems (Pvt) Ltd (CDS) is the depository for all listed securities in Sri Lanka. It provides a safe keeping facility and an electronic record of all listed securities that are dematerialized.
  • Circular CDS FEES This is to inform you that the SEC has approved the amendment pertaining to CDS Fees in Listing Rule No.10
  • Circular for proceudre - Listed companies (15/2010) DIRECTIVE UNDER SECTION 13(C) OF THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OF SRI LANKA ACT NO.36 OF 1987
  • Circular for procedure for Participants (04-12-2010) DIRECTIVE UNDER SECTION 13(C) OF THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OF SRI LANKA ACT NO.36 OF 1987
  • SEC Directive (08/2010) DIRECTIVE UNDER SECTION 13(C) OF THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OF SRI LANKA ACT NO.36 OF 1987
  • Proceudre Full Dematerialisation of listed securities
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  • Colombo Stock Exchange
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  • Asia-Pacific CSD Group
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