CLARIFICATION ANNOUNCEMENT

RNS Number : 1952D

Air China Ld

23 October 2015

 



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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

This announcement is made by Air China Limited (the "Company" or "Air China") pursuant to Rule 13.09(2)(a) and Rule 13.10B of the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the "Listing Rules") and the Inside Information Provisions (as defined in the Listing Rules) under Part XIVA of the Securities and Futures Ordinance (Chapter 571 of the laws of Hong Kong).

I.       MEDIA REPORTS

The Company has noticed recent media reports saying that Air China and China  Southern Airlines are considering reorganization through merging. The Company has taken such reports seriously and investigated the issue.

II.      CLARIFICATION

Upon inquiry with China National Aviation Holding Company, the controlling shareholder of the Company, neither the Company nor its controlling shareholder has ever received any information, written or verbal, from any government authority concerning the abovementioned reports. Furthermore, there is no information that should be, yet has not been, disclosed by the Company in this regard.

III.    NECESSARY NOTICE

The media for information disclosure designated by the Company are China Securities Journal, Shanghai Securities News, Securities Daily and the websites of the Shanghai Stock Exchange (http://www.sse.com.cn), the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (http://www.hkex.com.hk) and the Company (http://www.airchina.com.cn). All the information about the Company will be and only be officially published through the abovementioned designated media. Investors are advised to exercise caution and beware of investment risks.

By order of the Board

Air China Limited

Rao Xinyu      Tam Shuit Mui

Joint Company Secretaries

Beijing, the PRC, 22 October 2015

As at the date of this announcement, the directors of the Company are Mr. Cai Jianjiang, Ms. Wang Yinxiang, Mr. Cao Jianxiong, Mr. Feng Gang, Mr. John Robert Slosar, Mr. Ian Sai Cheung Shiu, Mr. Song Zhiyong, Mr. Fan Cheng, Mr. Fu Yang*, Mr. Pan Xiaojiang*, Mr. Simon To Chi Keung* and Mr. Stanley Hui Hon-chung*.

*    Independent non-executive Director of the Company

 

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