Notice of AGM
Air China Ld
14 April 2005
AIR CHINA LIMITED
(a joint stock limited company incorporated in the People's Republic of China
with limited liability)
(Stock Code: 753)
Notice of Annual General Meeting
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an annual general meeting of Air China Limited (the
'Company') for the year ended 31 December 2004 will be held at 2:00 p.m. on
Monday, 30 May 2005 at Sunshine Hall, Renaissance Beijing Hotel, 36 Xiaoyun
Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing, PRC for the following purposes:
1. To consider and approve the report of the Board of Directors of the
Company for the year 2004;
2. To consider and approve the report of the Supervisory Committee of the
Company for the year 2004;
3. To consider and approve the audited consolidated financial statements
of the Company for the year 2004;
4. To consider and approve the profit distribution proposal for the year
2004 as recommended by the Board of Directors of the Company;
5. To consider and approve the budget of the Company for the year 2005;
6. To elect Mr. David Muir Turnbull as a director of the Company;
7. To consider and approve the reappointment of Ernst & Young as the Company's
international auditors and Ernst & Young Hua Ming CPAs Limited Company
as the Company's domestic auditors for the year ending 31 December 2005 and
to authorise the Board of Directors of the Company to fix their
remuneration thereof;
8. To consider and approve the 'Rules of Procedures for Shareholders' General
Meeting' of the Company; and
9. To consider and approve the following resolutions as special resolutions:
9A. 'THAT:
(a) subject to paragraph (c) below, the exercise by the Board of Directors
of the Company during the Relevant Period (as hereafter defined) of
all the powers of the Company to allot, issue and deal with additional
shares of the Company ('Shares') and to make or grant offers,
agreements and options which might require the exercise of such powers
be and are hereby generally and unconditionally approved;
(b) the approval in paragraph (a) above shall authorise the Board of
Directors of the Company during the Relevant Period to make or grant
offers, agreements and options which might require the exercise of
such powers after the end of the Relevant Period;
(c) the amount of additional Domestic Shares and overseas-listed foreign
invested Shares ('H Shares') (as the case may be) allotted, issued and
dealt with or agreed conditionally or unconditionally to be allotted,
issued and dealt with either separately or concurrently by the Board
of Directors of the Company pursuant to the approval in paragraph (a)
above, otherwise than pursuant to (i) a Rights Issue (as hereafter
defined) or (ii) any scrip dividend or similar arrangement providing
for the allotment of shares in lieu of the whole or part of a dividend
on Shares in accordance with the Articles of Association of the
Company, shall not exceed 20% of each of the Company's existing
Domestic Shares and H Shares (as the case may be) in issue at the date
of passing this special resolution; and
(d) for the purpose of special resolution 9A:
'Relevant Period' means the period from the passing of special
resolution 9A until the earlier of:
(i) the conclusion of the next annual general meeting of the Company;
(ii) the expiration of the 12 months period following the passing of
special resolution 9A; and
(iii)the revocation or variation of the authority given to the Board
of Directors of the Company under this special resolution by a
special resolution of the Company's shareholders in general
meetings.
'Rights Issue' means an offer of shares open for a period fixed by the
Board of Directors of the Company to holders of Shares on the register
of members on a fixed record date in proportion of their then holdings
of such Shares (subject to such exclusion or other arrangements as the
Board of Directors of the Company may deem necessary or expedient in
relation to fractional entitlements or having regard to any legal or
practical restrictions or obligations under the laws of, or the
requirement of, any recognised regulatory body or any stock exchange
in any territory applicable to the Company) and an offer, allotment or
issue of shares by way of rights shall be construed accordingly.'
9B. 'THAT the Board of Directors of the Company be and is hereby authorised
to increase the registered capital of the Company to reflect the issue of
shares authorised under special resolution 9A, and to make such appropriate
and necessary amendments to the Articles of Association of the Company as
they think fit to reflect such increases in the registered capital of the
Company and to take any other action and complete any formality required to
effect such increase of the registered capital of the Company.'
9C. 'THAT the following amendments to the existing Articles of Association
of the Company be and are hereby approved, and the Board of Directors is
hereby authorised to amend appropriately the wordings of the following
amendments and to deal with any other relevant matters as required by any
PRC authorities and the listing rules of any stock exchanges on which the
securities of the Company are listed:
(a) Paragraph 1 of Article 5 of the Articles of Association shall be
replaced by the following provision:
'The Company is a foreign invested company limited by shares with
perpetual existence.'
(b) Article 19 of the Articles of Association shall be replaced by the
following provision:
'Subject to the approval by the companies approval department
authorized by the State Council, the Company may issue a total of
9,433,210,909 ordinary shares, of which 6,500,000,000 shares were
issued to the promoters of the Company at the time when the Company
was established.'
(c) Article 20 of the Articles of Association shall be replaced by the
following provision:
'The Company shall issue additional 2,933,210,909 ordinary shares
after its incorporation, and the promoters of the Company shall sell
293,321,091 ordinary shares, all of which are overseas-listed Foreign
Shares (H Shares).
The share capital structure of the Company after the issue and sale
referred to in the previous paragraph shall be as follows: the Company
has a total of 9,433,210,909 ordinary shares in issue, of which China
National Aviation Holding Company holds 4,826,195,989 Domestic Shares,
representing approximately 51.16% of the Company's total share
capital; China National Aviation Corporation (Group) Limited holds
1,380,482,920 Foreign Shares, representing approximately 14.64% of the
Company's total share capital; holders of overseas-listed Foreign
Shares (H Shares) hold 3,226,532,000 shares, representing
approximately 34.20% of the Company's total share capital.'
(d) Article 23 of the Articles of Association shall be replaced by the
following provision:
'The registered capital of the Company is RMB9,433,210,909.00.'
9D. 'THAT
(a) the proposal for the Company's issuance of corporate bonds ('Air China
Bonds') be and is hereby approved. The key terms of the Air China
Bonds are to be as follows:
(i) Title of the bonds: 2005 Air China Limited
Corporate Bonds
(ii) Issuer: Air China Limited
(iii)Total amount: RMB3,000,000,000
(iv) Maturity: Medium to long term (of at least one year)
(v) Issue price: According to the par value of the bonds
(vi) Coupon rate: To be decided according to the market conditions at
issuance and subject to the approval by the
bonds issuance administrative authority of
the PRC
(vii)Registration: The bonds will be registered under the name
of the subscriber and China Government
Securities Depository Trust & Clearing Co., Ltd.
will act as the general depository of the bonds.
(viii)Interests and The interests will be paid annually. The last
principal interest instalment will be paid
repayment: together with the principal.
(ix) Subscribers: Citizens and entities of the PRC (save for
those who are prohibited by PRC laws or
regulations from purchasing).
(x) Reason for issuance: The issuance of the bonds can broaden
financing channels, reduce finance costs,
and improve debt structure.
(xi) Use of proceeds: Financing acquisition of aircrafts
The actual terms for the issuance of Air China Bonds will be in accordance
with the Issuance Prospectus to be finally approved by the bonds issuance
administrative authority of the PRC.
(b) in respect of special resolution 9D, the Company be and is hereby
authorised to issue the Air China Bonds to citizens and entities of
the PRC, save for those who are prohibited by PRC laws or regulations
from purchasing, subject to the final approval of the issue of the Air
China Bonds by the bonds issuance administrative authority of the PRC;
and
(c) the Board of Directors of the Company be and is hereby authorised to
deal with all matters in connection with the issuance of Air China
Bonds, including but not limited to:
(i) exercising all the powers of the Company to determine the timing
and the terms of the issuance of Air China Bonds;
(ii) formulating the Issuance Prospectus for Air China Bonds;
(iii)signing material contracts in connection with the use of proceeds
from the issuance of Air China Bonds; and
(iv) dealing with all other matters in connection with the issuance of
Air China Bonds.'
9E. 'THAT the conversion of the Company from a joint stock limited company
into a foreign invested company limited by shares be and is hereby approved
and the Board of Directors of the Company be and is hereby authorised to
deal with or to appoint other person to deal with relevant application
procedures.'
And to consider and approve other matters, if any.
By order of the Board
Air China Limited
Li Jiaxiang
Chairman
Beijing, PRC, 14 April 2005
As at the date of this Notice, the Directors of the Company are Messrs Li
Jiaxiang, Kong Dong, Wang Shixiang, Yao Weiting, Ma Xulun, Cai Jianjiang, Fan
Cheng, Hu Hung Lick, Henry, Wu Zhipan and Zhang Ke.
Notes:
1. Profile of the proposed director
Set out below are brief particulars of the proposed director to be elected
by the shareholders of the Company:
Mr. David Muir Turnbull, aged 50, is chairman of Swire Pacific Limited,
Cathay Pacific Airways Limited, Hong Kong Aircraft Engineering Company
Limited and John Swire & Sons (H.K.) Limited. He is a non-executive
director of The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited. He
joined the Swire group in 1976 and has worked with the group in Australia,
Dubai, Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Hong Kong. He has an
honours degree in economics.
2. Eligibility to attend the annual general meeting
The register of members of the Company will be closed from 30 April 2005 to
30 May 2005 (both dates inclusive), during which no transfer of Shares of
the Company will be effected at the register. Shareholders of the Company
whose names appear in the register of members of the Company at the close
of business on 29 April 2005 may attend the annual general meeting after
completing the registration procedures.
In order to attend the annual general meeting, holders of the Company's H
Shares shall lodge all transfers documents together with the relevant share
certificates to Computershare Hong Kong Investor Services Limited, the
Company's H Share registrar, not later than 4:00 p.m. on 29 April 2005.
3. Registration procedures for the annual general meeting
Shareholders who intend to attend the annual general meeting have to
deliver the notice of attendance together with any necessary registration
documents to the Secretariat of the Board of the Company in person or by
post or fax on or before 10 May 2005.
4. Proxy
i. Any shareholder of the Company entitled to attend and vote at the
annual general meeting is entitled to appoint one or more proxies to
attend and vote at the meeting on his behalf. A proxy need not be a
shareholder of the Company.
ii. The instrument appointing a proxy must be in writing under the hand
of the appointer or his attorney duly authorised in writing, or if the
appointer is a legal person, either under seal or under the hand of a
director or a duly authorised attorney. If that instrument is signed
by an attorney of the appointer, the power of attorney authorising
that attorney to sign or other document of authorisation must be
notarised. To be valid, for holders of Domestic Shares and non-H
Foreign Shares, the form of proxy together with the notarised power of
attorney or other document of authorisation (if any) must be delivered
to the Secretariat of the Board of the Company not less than 24 hours
before the time appointed for the holding of the annual general
meeting. For holders of H Shares, the above documents must be
delivered to Computershare Hong Kong Investor Services Limited within
the same period. Return of a form of proxy will not preclude a
shareholder of the Company from attending in person and voting at the
annual general meeting if he so wishes.
iii. If more than one proxy is appointed, such proxies shall only be
entitled to vote by poll.
iv. Shareholders or their proxies are required to produce their
identification documents when attending the annual general meeting.
5. Miscellaneous
i. It is expected that the annual general meeting will last for not more
than half a day. All attending shareholders shall arrange for their
transportation and accommodation and shall bear all their own expenses
in connection with their attendance.
ii. A copy of the 'Rules of Procedures for Shareholders' General Meeting'
will be dispatched to shareholders of the Company together with the
annual report for the year ended 31 December 2004 as soon as
practicable.
iii. The address of the Secretariat of the Board of the Company:
Secretariat of the Board
Air China Limited
South Terminal
Beijing Capital International Airport
Chaoyang District, Beijing, 100621
PRC
Tel: 86-10-6458 0753
Fax: 86-10-6458 5095
Contact Person: Mr. Zhou Wu
iv. The address of the Company's H Share registrar:
Computershare Hong Kong Investor Services Limited
Room 1712-1716
17th Floor
Hopewell Centre
183 Queen's Road East
Wanchai
Hong Kong
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