Exhibit 99.2
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 | ||
| 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 | 31 March 2022 | |
| Status | New announcement | |
| 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 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 amount to be announced | |
| Exchange rate | To be announced | |
| 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 | ||
| Wanchai | ||
| Hong Kong | ||
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| Information relating to withholding tax | ||||||
| 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 | ||||
| Enterprise—non-resident | ||||||
| Details of withholding tax applied to the dividend declared | 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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| 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 | |
| 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, Mr. Liu Yuezhen and Mr. Jiao Fangzheng as non-executive Directors; 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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