Election of Means of Receipt

RNS Number : 7877I

Air China Ld

18 March 2010

 



Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited and The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited take no responsibility for the contents of this announcement, make no representation as to its accuracy or completeness and expressly disclaim any liability whatsoever for any loss howsoever arising from or in reliance upon the whole or any part of the contents of this announcement.

(a joint stock limited company incorporated in the People's Republic of China with limited liability)

(Stock Code: 00753)

Election of Means of Receipt of Corporate Communication

The Company hereby announces that, pursuant to Rules 2.07A and 2.07B of the Listing Rules and the articles of association of the Company, arrangements have been made to offer its H Shareholders the options to elect for receipt of the future Corporate Communication either by electronic means through the Company's website at www.airchina.com.cn or in printed form (in both English and Chinese versions).

Introduction

Air China Limited (the "Company") hereby announces that, pursuant to Rules 2.07A and 2.07B of the Listing Rules and the articles of association of the Company, arrangements have been made to offer its H Shareholders the options to elect for receipt of the future Corporate Communication either by electronic means through the Company's website at www.airchina.com.cn or in printed form (in both English and Chinese versions).

For the purposes of environmental protection and cost saving, the Company recommends its H Shareholders to elect the Website Version (as defined below) for receiving the Corporate Communication.

Proposed Arrangements

In accordance with Rules 2.07A and 2.07B of the Listing Rules and the articles of association of the Company, the following arrangements are made by the Company:

1.       A letter of request (the "First Letter") dated 18 March 2010 together with a reply form (the "Reply Form"), in both English and Chinese versions, have been sent by the Company to its H Shareholders to enable them to elect any one of the following options for receipt of the Corporate Communication:

(1)     to read all future Corporate Communication published on the Company's website at www.airchina.com.cn (the "Website Version") in place of receiving printed copies, and receive the Company's notification of the publication of Corporate Communication on its website either in printed form or via emails when the H Shareholder provides his or her or its email address in the Reply Form; or

(2)     to receive both the printed English and Chinese versions of all future Corporate Communication.

The Reply Form should be completed, signed and returned by post using the mailing label at the bottom of the Reply Form (a stamp is not needed if posted in Hong Kong) or by hand delivery to the Company c/o the H Share Registrar, Computershare Hong Kong Investor Services Limited at 17M Floor, Hopewell Centre, 183 Queen's Road East, Wanchai, Hong Kong.

2.       The First Letter explains that if the Company does not receive the duly completed Reply Form nor receive a response indicating any objection from its H Shareholders by 15 April 2010, such H Shareholders will be deemed to have consented to Website Version only and a notification of the publication of all future Corporate Communication will be sent to them by post or by email (when such H Shareholder has provided his or her or its email address in the Reply Form) when the relevant Corporate Communication is published on the Company's website.

3.       When each of the printed Corporate Communication is sent out in accordance with the arrangements as set out above, a notification letter (the "Second Letter") together with a change request form (the "Change Request Form"), in both English and Chinese versions, will be attached to the Corporate Communication stating that the H Shareholders may change its selection of means of receipt of Corporate Communication.

4.       With respect to H Shareholders who have elected (or are deemed to have consented) to receive all Corporate Communication using electronic means, the Second Letter together with the Change Request Form will be sent to such H Shareholders by post or by email (when such H Shareholder has provided his or her or its email address in the Reply Form) as and when any Corporate Communication is published on the website of the Company and the HKExnews website of the Stock Exchange.

5.       H Shareholders shall have the right at any time by reasonable notice in writing to the Company c/o the H Share Registrar or sending a notice via email at [e-mail], specifying their name, address and request to the Company, to change the choice of means of receipt of the Corporate Communication. Even if a H Shareholder has chosen (or is deemed to have consented) to receive all future Corporate Communication using electronic means but for any reason have difficulty in receiving or gaining access to the Corporate Communication, the Company will promptly upon request send the Corporate Communication to this H Shareholder in printed form free of charge.

6.       Each of the Corporate Communication in both English and Chinese versions and in an accessible format will be available on the website of the Company at www.airchina.com.cn and the HKExnews website of the Stock Exchange at www.hkexnews.hk.

7.       H Shareholders can call the Company's telephone hotline at 852-2862 8688 during business hours from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. from Monday to Friday, excluding public holidays, in respect of any queries in relation to the Company's proposed arrangements.

Definitions

In this announcement, the following expressions have the meanings set out below unless the context requires otherwise:

"Corporate Communication"	Any document issued or to be issued by the Company for the information or action of holders of any of its securities as defined in Rule 1.01 of the Listing Rules, including but not limited to (a) the directors' report, its annual accounts together with a copy of the auditors' report and, where applicable, its summary financial report; (b) the interim report and, where applicable, its summary interim report; (c) a notice of meeting; (d) a listing document; (e) a circular; and (f) a proxy form
"H Share(s)"	the overseas listed foreign share(s) with a nominal value of RMB1.00 each, which are listed on the Stock Exchange and traded in Hong Kong dollars
"H Shareholder(s)"	holder(s) of the H shares of the Company
"H Share Registrar"	Computershare Hong Kong Investor Services Limited, 17M Floor, Hopewell Centre, 183 Queen's Road East, Wanchai, Hong Kong
"Listing Rules"	The Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited
"Stock Exchange"	The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited

By order of the Board

Air China Limited

Huang Bin        Tam Shuit Mui

Joint Company Secretaries

Beijing, the PRC, 18 March 2010

As at the date of this announcement, the directors of the Company are Mr. Kong Dong, Ms. Wang Yinxiang, Mr. Wang Shixiang, Mr. Cao Jianxiong, Mr. Christopher Dale Pratt, Mr. Chen Nan Lok, Philip, Mr. Cai Jianjiang, Mr. Fan Cheng, Mr. Hu Hung Lick, Henry*, Mr. Zhang Ke*, Mr. Jia Kang* and Mr. Fu Yang*.

* Independent non-executive director of the Company

 

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