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中國國際航空股份有限公司
AIR CHINA
LIMITED
(a joint stock limited
company incorporated in the People's Republic of China with limited
liability)
(Stock
Code: 00753)
OVERSEAS
REGULATORY ANNOUNCEMENT
APPROVAL FOR
REGISTRATION OF THE ISSUANCE OF A SHARES TO SPECIFIC INVESTOR BY
THE CSRC
References are made to the announcements of Air China
Limited (the "Company")
dated 22 December 2023 and 26 January 2024 and the circular of the
Company dated 9 January 2024 in relation to, among other things,
the issuance of A Shares to specific investor.
The Company recently
received the "Approval Regarding Registration of the Issuance of
Shares to Specific Investor by Air
China Limited" (Zheng Jian Xu Ke
[2024] No.
1562) 《( 關於同意中國國際 航空股份有限公司向特定對象發行股票註冊的批覆》(證監許可[2024]1562號)) (the "Approval") issued by the China
Securities Regulatory Commission (中國證券監督管理委員會) (the "CSRC").
Details of the Approval are
as follows:
1.
The application for
registration of the issuance of shares to specific investor by the
Company has been approved.
2.
The Company should
strictly implement this issuance in accordance with the filing
documents and issuance plan submitted to the Shanghai Stock
Exchange.
3.
The Approval shall
be valid for a period of 12 months from the date of approval
for registration.
4.
From the date of
approval for registration to the completion of this issuance, if
any significant matters occur to the Company, the Company shall
report such matter to the Shanghai Stock Exchange in a timely
manner and handle such matter in accordance with the
relevant regulations.
The board of directors of the Company will, in
compliance with the relevant laws and regulations, the requirements
of the abovementioned Approval, and the authorization from the
general meeting of the Company, handle matters related to this
issuance of shares to specific investor within the stipulated time
frame, and fulfill information disclosure obligations in a timely
manner. Investors are advised to pay attention to the investment
risks thereof.
The contact information of the issuer and the sponsor
of this issuance of shares to specific investor are set out as
follows:
1.
Issuer: Air
China Limited
Contact Person: Office of the board of directors
Telephone number: 86-10-61461049, 86-10-61462560
Email: ir@airchina.com
2.
Sponsor: CITIC
Securities Company Limited
Sponsor representatives:
Zhang Yang (張陽), Wu Xiaoguang (吳曉光)
Contact person: Equity
capital markets department
Telephone number: 86-10-60838991
Email: project_airchinaecm@citics.com
This announcement is made pursuant to Rules
13.09(2)(a) and 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).
By Order of the Board
Air
China Limited
Xiao
Feng Huen Ho Yin
Joint Company Secretaries
Beijing, the PRC, 12 November 2024
As
at the date of this announcement, the directors of the Company are
Mr. Ma Chongxian, Mr. Wang Mingyuan, Mr. Cui Xiaofeng, Mr. Patrick
Healy, Mr. Xiao Peng, Mr. He Yun*, Mr. Xu Junxin* and Ms. Winnie
Tam Wan-chi*.
* Independent non-executive director of the
Company