EPF raises voting and non-voting stake in Tokyo Cement to 10%

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The Employees’ Provident Fund (EPF) has increased its stake in Tokyo Cement Company (Lanka) PLC to 10% of both its issued voting and non-voting shares through market transactions, the company said yesterday.

The EPF held 6,207,876 non-voting shares, equivalent to 4.22% of the company’s issued non-voting shares, as at Dec. 31, 2025. Its holding rose to 14,700,150 shares, or 10%, by March 31, 2026.

In the voting share class, the fund’s holding increased from 22,879,611 shares, representing 7.78% of the issued voting shares as at March 31, 2026, to 29,403,000 shares, or 10%, by June 30, 2026.

Accordingly, the Employees’ Provident Fund (EPF) has attained a shareholding threshold in both the voting and non-voting shares of the Company, Tokyo Cement said. Tokyo Cement non-voting shares ended 70 cents up at Rs. 58.20 and voting shares gained 10 cents to Rs. 75.

This week, the EPF had increased its stake in construction sector company ACL Cables PLC to 10% of its issued share capital.