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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)
CLARIFICATION ANNOUNCEMENT
Reference is made to the announcement of Air China Limited (the "Company") dated 26 May 2011 relating to poll results of 2010 annual general meeting of the Company held on 26 May 2011 and final dividend payment (the "Announcement"). Capitalised terms used herein shall have the same meanings as those defined in the Announcement, unless otherwise stated therein.
With respect to the poll results in respect of the following resolutions, the Board noted that erroneous numbers were inadvertently included and would like to clarify as follows:
SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS |
Votes of Shareholders |
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For |
Against |
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8.
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To authorise the Board of the Company to exercise the powers to allot, issue and deal with additional shares of the Company and to make or grant offers, agreements and option which might require the exercise of such powers in connection with not exceeding 20% of each of the existing A Shares and H Share (as the case may be) in issue at the date of passing this resolution. |
9,424,286,986 (97.3322%) |
255,313,193
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9.
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To authorise the Board of the Company to increase the registered capital and amend the Articles of Association of the Company to reflect such increase in the registered capital of the Company under the general mandate granted in Resolution 8 above. |
9,443,000,952 (97.5254%) |
239,602,136
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10.
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To approve the resumption of the first issue of the stock appreciation rights programme of the Company and related matters. |
9,675,925,257 (99.9310%) |
6,603,822
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As more than two-thirds of the votes were cast in favour of the above resolutions, the resolutions were duly passed as special resolutions.
The Company wishes to apologize for any inconvenience that might have caused.
By order of the Board
Air China Limited
Huang Bin Tam Shuit Mui
Joint Company Secretaries
Beijing, the PRC, 31 May 2011
As at the date of this announcement, the directors of the Company are Mr. Kong Dong, Ms. Wang Yinxiang, Mr. Cao Jianxiong, Mr. Sun Yude, Mr. Christopher Dale Pratt, Mr. Ian Sai Cheung Shiu, Mr. Cai Jianjiang, Mr. Fan Cheng, Mr. Fu Yang*, Mr. Li Shuang*, Mr. Han Fangming* and Mr. Yang Yuzhong*.
* Independent non-executive Director of the Company