Air China Ld AMENDMENT TO THE ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION (7610T)

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RNS Number : 7610T

Air China Ld

10 January 2017

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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)

PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION

Air China Limited (the "Company") announces that, in order to meet the operational need of the Company, the board of directors of the Company has resolved on 9 January 2017 to propose the amendment to the articles of association of the Company (the "Articles of Association") to expand the Company's scope of business.

The following corresponding amendment is proposed to be made to Article 12 of the Articles of Association:

 
                                      Amended article 
   Existing article                    (Proposed amendment being 
                                       underlined) 
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 Article 12 The Company's             Article 12 The Company's 
  scope of business                    scope of business shall 
  shall be consistent with             be consistent with and subject 
  and subject to the scope             to the scope of business 
  of business approved by              approved by the authority 
  the authority                        responsible for the registration 
  responsible for the registration     of the Company. 
  of the Company. 
 The Company's scope of business      The Company's scope of business 
  includes: International              includes: International 
  and domestic scheduled and           and domestic scheduled and 
  unscheduled air passenger,           unscheduled air passenger, 
  air cargo, mail and luggage          air cargo, mail and luggage 
  transportation; domestic             transportation; domestic 
  and international business           and international business 
  aviation services; management        aviation services; management 
  and administration of aircraft,      and administration of aircraft, 
  aircraft maintenance, repair         aircraft maintenance, repair 
  and overhaul services, business      and overhaul services, business 
  agency among airlines companies;     agency among airlines companies; 
  and ground services, air             and ground services, air 
  express service (other than          express service (other than 
  mails and objects of the             mails and objects of the 
  same nature as mails) related        same nature as mails) related 
  to the main business; onboard        to the main business; onboard 
  duty free items, retail              duty free items, retail 
  of goods onboard and underwriting    of goods onboard and underwriting 
  the aviation accident insurance.     the aviation accident insurance; 
  (subject to the final approval       hotel, catering services 
  by the State Administration          and hotel management; undertaking 
  of Industry and Commerce)            exhibitions; conference 
                                       services; business services; 
                                       real estate management; 
                                       design, production, agency 
                                       and publish of advertisement; 
                                       technology training; lease 
                                       of self-owned property; 
                                       lease of aircraft, engines 
                                       and aged mechanical parts; 
                                       sale of consumer products, 
                                       handicrafts and souvenirs. 
                                       (The projects, which are 
                                       subject to approval in accordance 
                                       with the laws, shall be 
                                       operated only after receiving 
                                       approval from relevant administrative 
                                       authorities) 
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The proposed amendment to the Articles of Association is prepared in the Chinese language and the English version is therefore a translation only. In the event of any discrepancy between the English translation and the Chinese version of the Articles of Association, the Chinese version shall prevail.

The above proposed amendment to the Articles of Association is subject to shareholders' approval at the general meeting of the Company by way of a special resolution. A circular containing details of the proposed amendment to the Articles of Association and a notice of the general meeting will be despatched to the shareholders of the Company in due course.

By order of the Board

Air China Limited

Rao Xinyu Tam Shuit Mui

Joint Company Secretaries

Beijing, the PRC, 9 January 2017

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 

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