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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Thief" data-source="post: 11433679" data-attributes="member: 243930"> THE TOP 20 RICH LIST <img src="http://www.thesundayleader.lk/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/PAGE-1.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> 1.    Mr KDD Perera    36,892,919,197 2.    Mr S E Captain    30,397,447,305 3.    Mr Muzaffar Ali Yaseen    7,364,172,125 4.    Mr YSHIK Silva    7,275,380,383 5.    Mr RM Nanayakkara    4,197,805,870 6.    Mrs Lorraine EM Yaseen    4,018,908,000 7.    Mr A Page    3,972,111,444 8.    Mr HKJ Dharmadasa    3,790,563,260 9.    Mr VR Page    3,416,297,561 10.    Ms L A Captain    2,465,677,826 11.    Mr K Balendra    2,451,630,582 12.    Mrs TA Selvaratnam    2,340,725,010 13.    Dr Sena Yaddehige    1,941,566,790 14.    Mr GC Wickremesinghe    1,902,063,149 15.    Mr JC Page    1,828,986,401 16.    Ms MM Page    1,740,422,298 17.    Mr IC Nanayakkara    1,714,508,688 18.    Mr AM Weerasinghe    1,575,421,959 19.    Mrs KU Amerasinghe    1,500,866,000 20.    Mr A Devasurendra    1,038,519,980 A group of 20 investors, led by businessman Dhammika Perera, drive  the Colombo Stock Exchange’s top 40 quoted companies and have holdings  collectively worth Rs. 122 Billion. The group of 20 investors, led by the Secretary to the Ministry of  Transport and former Chairman of the Board of Investment, Dhammika  Perera, have been identified as driving and riding the fortunes of the  Colombo Stock Exchange.  The Exchange’s top quoted companies have  produced phenomenal results with  rising stock prices after the war and  the group now have capital gains collectively worth over Rs 122 Billion. Our examination of the data from the Colombo Stock Exchange revealed  that businessman Dhammika Perera easily led the way with  the value of  shares owned by him at over Rs. 36 Billion. Second to Perera is Sohli  Captain whose investment in John Keels Holdings alone is valued at  around Rs. 30 Billion. The top 20 Billionaires also have huge wealth in terms of ownership of  property here and abroad as well as investments in privately owned  companies in Sri Lanka and abroad. The list does not include hundreds of others who have their wealth in  privately owned companies and in fixed assets. Some well known mega rich  are not on the list as their wealth is either privately held or because  their share ownership is through front or related companies are Harry  Jayawardene and his warehouseman from Stassens, Ronald Perera spring to  mind. Others include Sumal Perera, the two Selvanathan brothers Hari and  Mano and Thirikumar Nadesan to just name a few. Dhammika Perera has had  a meteoric rise within this country’s financial establishment. His  investments are in some of the top listed blue chip companies: Hayleys, Connaisance Hotels, LB Finance, Pan Asia Bank, Sampath Bank,  Amaya Leisure, Fortress Hotels, Vallibel Power, Vallibel Finance, Royal  Ceramic and Vallibel One. When we contacted Mr. Perera to ask if he agreed with our estimate Mr. Perera laughed it off saying he would call us later. For our calculation we took into consideration shareholdings made in  companies listed on the main board of the Colombo Stock Exchange, held  in the investor’s own name, valued as of 30th September 2010 based on  the last traded price. All values relate to Capital gains whether  realised or not. We used as a benchmark a minimum entry level requirement of Rs. 1 Billion or approximately US$ 10 Million. Number two on the list Sohli Captain, is the largest Sri Lankan share  holder in John Keells and Ceylon Industrial Chemicals. His daughter Liza  Captain who is at number 10 on the list has her shareholding valued at  close to 2.5 billion rupees. Muzaffar Ali Yasin who is a major garment  exporter is number three on the list with his wife Lorraine at number  six. The total value of their shares is a mammoth 11 billion.  At number four  is the owner of Indra traders – Ishara Silva -  who started as  reconditioned car importers. Ishara Silva has a diversified portfolio  with capital gains recorded at Rs 7.2 Billion, principally invested in  the banking sector with holdings in NDB, HNB, Sampath Bank, Nations  Trust Bank and Commercial Bank. At number five is RM Nanayakkara owner  of Green Lanka, a shipping company. There are three Pages, on the list. They own among many others,  Millers and Cargills, Food City chain of super markets, Cinemas, and  shopping Malls. Three of the family members are worth a huge nine  billion rupees. The declared share holdings of the three come close to  10 billion rupees. Jayantha Dharmadasa the Deputy Chairman of Nawaloka  Group and the eldest son of Nawaloka Mudalali is valued at 3.7 billion  while the value of the declared shareholding of the Chairman of Brandix  and former Chairman of John Keells – Ken Balendra – is valued at  close  to Rs 2.5 billion. London based Dr. Sena Yaddehige who controls Richard Peiris is at number  13. Number 13 cannot be an unlucky number for him – with his declared  shares valued at nearly two billion rupees. Following Yaddehige is G.C. Wickremesinghe formerly of Aitken Spence who  is also valued at close to two billion. He is followed by Ishara  Nanayakkara of the Lanka Orix Leasing Company (LOLC) at 1.7 billion. Mrs. T. A. Selvaratnam represents “old money” and her shareholding at  Ceylon Theatres records a capital gains figure of Rs 2.3 Billion. The founder of Royal Ceramics who sold his majority holding to Dhammika  Perera, A. M. Weerasinghe has capital gains of Rs 1.5 Billion – and  continues as Chairman of Royal Ceramics. Ajith Devasurendra – known as the “King of Bonds” – has diversified  holdings including Browns and Asian Hotels showing capital gains of Rs  1.03 Billion and is listed at number 20. <a href="http://www.thesundayleader.lk/2011/01/23/the-20-billionaires-of-sri-lanka%E2%80%99s-stock-market/" target="_blank">http://www.thesundayleader.lk/2011/01/23/the-20-billionaires-of-sri-lanka’s-stock-market/</a> </blockquote>

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