UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, DC 20549 FORM 20-F REGISTRATION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR 12(g) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 OR ⌧ ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2015 OR TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the transition period from to OR SHELL COMPANY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 Date of event requiring this shell company report Commission file number: 1-14696 China Mobile Limited (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter) N/A (Translation of Registrant’s Name into English) Hong Kong, China (Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization) WorldReginfo - d3ec157f-dcb0-443e-9020-e41a7893b816 60th Floor, The Center 99 Queen’s Road Central Hong Kong, China (Address of Principal Executive Offices) Grace Wong Company Secretary China Mobile Limited 60th Floor, The Center 99 Queen’s Road Central Hong Kong, China Telephone: (852) 3121-8888 Fax: (852) 2511-9092 (Name, Telephone, E-mail and/or Facsimile Number and Address of Company Contact Person) Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: Title of Each Class Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered Ordinary shares New York Stock Exchange* * Not for trading, but only in connection with the listing on the New York Stock Exchange of American depositary shares representing the ordinary shares. 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 issuer’s classes of capital or common stock as of the close of the period covered by the annual report. As of December 31, 2015, 20,475,482,897 ordinary shares were issued and outstanding. 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 ⌧ Note — Checking the box above will not relieve any registrant required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 from their obligations under those Sections. 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 and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes No WorldReginfo - d3ec157f-dcb0-443e-9020-e41a7893b816 Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of “accelerated filer and large accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one): Large accelerated filer ⌧ Accelerated filer Non-accelerated filer 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 Other by the International Accounting Standards Board ⌧ 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 ⌧ WorldReginfo - d3ec157f-dcb0-443e-9020-e41a7893b816 TABLE OF CONTENTS China Mobile Limited Page Forward-Looking Statements 1 PART I Item 1. Identity of Directors, Senior Management and Advisers 2 Item 2. Offer Statistics and Expected Timetable 2 Item 3. Key Information 2 Item 4. Information on the Company 19 Item 4A. Unresolved Staff Comments 37 Item 5. Operating and Financial Review and Prospects 38 Item 6. Directors, Senior Management and Employees 52 Item 7. Major Shareholders and Related Party Transactions 56 Item 8. Financial Information 60 Item 9. The Offer and Listing 60 Item 10. Additional Information 61 Item 11. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk 69 Item 12. Description of Securities Other than Equity Securities 70 PART II Item 13. Defaults, Dividend Arrearages and Delinquencies 72 Item 14. Material Modifications to the Rights of Security Holders and Use of Proceeds 72 Item 15. Controls and Procedures 72 Item 16A. Audit Committee Financial Expert 73 Item 16B. Code of Ethics 73 Item 16C. Principal Accountant Fees and Services 73 Item 16D. Exemptions from the Listing Standards for Audit Committees 73 Item 16E. Purchases of Equity Securities by the Issuer and Affiliated Purchasers 73 Item 16F. Change in Registrant’s Certifying Accountant 73 Item 16G. Corporate Governance 73 Item 16H. Mine Safety Disclosure 74 PART III Item 17. Financial Statements 75 Item 18. Financial Statements 75 Item 19. Exhibits 75 WorldReginfo - d3ec157f-dcb0-443e-9020-e41a7893b816 Forward-Looking Statements This annual report on Form 20-F contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act. These forward-looking statements are, by their nature, subject to significant risks and uncertainties. These forward-looking statements include, without limitation, statements relating to: • our business objectives and strategies, including those relating to the development of our terminal procurement and distribution business; • our operations and prospects; • our network expansion and capital expenditure plans; • the expected impact of any acquisitions or other strategic transactions; • our provision of services, including fourth generation, or 4G, services, wireline broadband services and services based on technological evolution, and our ability to attract customers to these services; • the planned development of future generations of mobile technologies and other technologies and related applications; • the anticipated evolution of the industry chain of 4G and future generations of mobile technologies, including future development in, and availability of, terminals that support our provision of services based on 4G and future generations of mobile technologies; • the expected benefit from our investment in and any arrangements with China Tower Corporation Limited; • the expected benefit from our acquisition and planned integration of certain assets, businesses and related liabilities and employees from China Tietong Telecommunications Corporation; • the expected impact of the implementation in Mainland China of value-added tax, the policy of “speed upgrade and tariff reduction” on our business, financial condition and results of operations; • the expected impact of tariff changes on our business, financial condition and results of operations; • the expected impact of new service offerings on our business, financial condition and results of operations; and • future developments in the telecommunications industry in Mainland China, including changes in the regulatory and competitive landscape. The words “aim”, “anticipate”, “believe”, “could”, “estimate”, “expect”, “intend”, “may”, “plan”, “seek”, “should”, “target”, “will” and similar expressions, as they relate to us, are intended to identify certain of these forward-looking statements. We do not intend to update these forward-looking statements and are under no obligation to do so. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions, some of which are beyond our control. In addition, these forward-looking statements reflect our current views with respect to future events and are not a guarantee of future performance. Actual results may differ materially from information contained in the forward-looking statements as a result of a number of factors, including the risk factors set forth in “Item 3. Key Information — Risk Factors”. -1- WorldReginfo - d3ec157f-dcb0-443e-9020-e41a7893b816 PART I Item 1. Identity of Directors, Senior Management and Advisers. Not applicable. Item 2. Offer Statistics and Expected Timetable. Not applicable. Item 3. Key Information. Selected Financial Data The following tables present selected historical financial data of our company as of and for each of the years in the five- year period ended December 31, 2015. Except for amounts presented in U.S. dollars and per American depositary share, or ADS, data, the selected historical consolidated statement of comprehensive income data and other financial data for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2014 and 2015 and the selected historical consolidated balance sheet data as of December 31, 2014 and 2015 set forth below are derived from, should be read in conjunction with, and are qualified in their entirety by reference to, our audited consolidated financial statements, including the related notes, included elsewhere in this annual report on Form 20-F. The selected historical consolidated statement of comprehensive income data for the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2012 and the selected historical consolidated balance sheet data as of December 31, 2011, 2012 and 2013 set forth below are derived from our internal records and management accounts that are not included in this annual report on Form 20-F. Our consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards, or IFRSs, as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board, or IASB.