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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)
DELAY IN DESPATCH OF CIRCULAR IN RELATION TO
MAJOR TRANSACTION
Reference is made to the announcement of Air China Limited (the "Company") dated 22 December 2014 (the "Announcement") in relation to the purchase of aircraft by the Company, which constitutes a major transaction for the Company under the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the "Transaction").
As stated in the Announcement, the Company expected to despatch a circular in relation to the Transaction (the "Circular") on or before 15 January 2015. However, as additional time is required for preparing and finalising certain information to be contained in the Circular, the despatch date of the Circular is expected to be delayed to a date falling on or before 27 February 2015.
By order of the Board
Air China Limited
Rao Xinyu Tam Shuit Mui
Joint Company Secretaries
Beijing, the PRC, 9 January 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. Yang Yuzhong*, Mr. Pan Xiaojiang* and Mr. Simon To Chi Keung*.
* Independent non-executive director of the Company