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AIR CHINA LIMITED
(a joint stock limited company incorporated in the People's Republic of China with limited liability)
(Stock Code:00753)
CSRC'S APPROVAL ON NON-PUBLIC ISSUE OF A SHARES
OVERSEAS REGULATORY ANNOUNCEMENT
Reference is made to the announcements of Air China Limited (the "Company") dated 28 July 2015, 13 December 2015 and 26 January 2016 and the circular of the Company dated 4 January 2016 relating to the non-public issue of A shares by the Company.
As of 20 July 2016, the Public Offering Review Committee of China Securities Regulatory Commission (the "CSRC") has reviewed the application for the non-public issue of A shares by the Company. According to the review results, the application for the non-public issue of A shares by the Company has been approved. The Company will publish a further announcement once the Company receives a formal approval from the CSRC.
This announcement is issued by the Company pursuant to Rule 13.09(2) of the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited.
By order of the Board
Air China Limited
Rao Xinyu Tam Shuit Mui
Joint Company Secretaries
Beijing, the PRC, 21 July 2016
As at the date of this announcement, the directors of the Company are Mr. Cai Jianjiang, Mr. Song Zhiyong, Mr. Cao Jianxiong, Mr. Feng Gang, Mr. John Robert Slosar, Mr. Ian Sai Cheung Shiu, Mr. Pan Xiaojiang*, Mr. Simon To Chi Keung*, Mr. Stanley Hui Hon-chung* and Mr. Li Dajin*.
* Independent non-executive director of the Company