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(a joint stock limited company incorporated in the People's Republic of China with limited liability)
(Stock Code: 00753)
OVERSEAS REGULATORY ANNOUNCEMENT
THE POSTPONED RE-ELECTION AND APPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND THE SUPERVISORY COMMITTEE
This announcement is published pursuant to Rule 13.10B of the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited.
The terms of the fourth session of the board of directors (the "Board") and the supervisory committee (the "Supervisory Committee") of Air China Limited (the "Company") will expire on 28 October 2016. As the nomination process of candidates for directors and supervisors of the new session of the Board and the Supervisory Committee has not been completed, the re-election and appointment of members of the Board and the Supervisory Committee will be postponed. The terms of the special committees of the fourth session of the Board will be extended accordingly. The Company will endeavour to complete the re-election and appointment of members of the Board and the Supervisory Committee as soon as practicable and fulfill respective disclosure obligations in a timely manner.
All members of the fourth session of the Board and the Supervisory Committee will continue to fulfill their respective duties and responsibilities of directors and supervisors in accordance with the laws, administrative rules, and the articles of association of the Company until the re-election work is completed. The postponed re-election of the members of the Board and the Supervisory Committee will not affect the normal operation of the Company.
By order of the Board
Air China Limited
Rao Xinyu Tam Shuit Mui
Joint Company Secretaries
Beijing, the PRC, 27 October 2016
As at the date of this announcement, the directors of the Company are Mr. Cai Jianjiang, Mr. Song Zhiyong, Mr. Cao Jianxiong, Mr. Feng Gang, Mr. John Robert Slosar, Mr. Ian Sai Cheung Shiu, Mr. Pan Xiaojiang*, Mr. Simon To Chi Keung*, Mr. Stanley Hui Hon-chung* and Mr. Li Dajin*.
* Independent non-executive director of the Company