Air China Ld PROPOSED AMENDMENT NOTICE OF EGM (5520W)

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RNS Number : 5520W

Air China Ld

10 February 2017

THIS CIRCULAR IS IMPORTANT AND REQUIRES YOUR IMMEDIATE ATTENTION

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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 AMMENT TO THE ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION NOTICE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING

A letter from the Board is set out on pages 2 to 4 of this circular.

A notice convening the EGM to be held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, 30 March 2017 at The Conference Room One, 29/F, Air China Building, 36 Xiaoyun Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing, the PRC, is set out on pages 5 to 6 of this circular. Whether or not you are able to attend and/or vote at the EGM, you are requested to complete and return the accompanying form of proxy in accordance with the instructions printed thereon as soon as possible but in any event not less than 24 hours before the time appointed for convening the EGM or any adjournment thereof. Completion and return of the form of proxy will not preclude you from attending and voting in person at the EGM or any adjournment should you so wish.

10 February 2017

CONTENTS

 
                                                    Page 
 
 DEFINITIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
  . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . 
  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .            1 
 
 LETTER FROM THE BOARD . . . . . . . . . . 
  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
  . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                          2 
 
           Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . 
            . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
            . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
  I.        .                                          2 
 
           Proposed Amendment to the Articles 
            of Association . . . . . . . . . . 
  II.       . . . . . . .                              3 
 
           EGM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
            . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
            . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
  III.      .                                          4 
 
           Recommendations of the Board . . . 
            . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
  IV.       . . . . . . . . . . . .                    4 
 
 NOTICE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING . 
  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
  . . . .                                              5 
 

DEFINITIONS

In this circular, unless the context otherwise requires, the following expressions have the following meaning:

 
 "Articles of Association"   the Articles of Associations 
                              of the Company 
 
 "Board"                     the board of directors of the 
                              Company 
 
 "Company"                   Air China Limited, a company 
                              incorporated in the People's 
                              Republic of China, whose H 
                              shares are listed on the Hong 
                              Kong Stock Exchange as its 
                              primary listing venue and on 
                              the Official List of the UK 
                              Listing Authority as its secondary 
                              listing venue, and whose A 
                              shares are listed on the Shanghai 
                              Stock Exchange 
 
 "EGM"                       the extraordinary general meeting 
                              of the Company to be held at 
                              11:00 a.m. on Thursday, 30 
                              March 2017 at The Conference 
                              Room One, 29/F, Air China Building, 
                              36 Xiaoyun Road, Chaoyang District, 
                              Beijing, the PRC 
 
 "PRC"                       the People's Republic of China, 
                              excluding, for the purpose 
                              of this circular only, Hong 
                              Kong, Macau and Taiwan 
 
 "Shareholders"              the shareholders of the Company 
 

LETTER FROM THE BOARD

AIR CHINA LIMITED

(a joint stock limited company incorporated in the People's Republic of China with limited liability)

(Stock Code: 00753)

Non-executive Directors:

Mr. Cai Jianjiang (Chairman)

Mr. Cao Jianxiong Mr. Feng Gang

Mr. John Robert Slosar Mr. Ian Sai Cheung Shiu

Executive Director:

Mr. Song Zhiyong (President)

Independent non-executive Directors:

Mr. Pan Xiaojiang

Mr. Simon To Chi Keung Mr. Stanley Hui Hon-chung Mr. Li Dajin

Registered office: Blue Sky Mansion 28 Tianzhu Road

Airport Industrial Zone Shunyi District

Beijing

the PRC

Principal place of business in Hong Kong:

5th Floor, CNAC House 12 Tung Fai Road

Hong Kong International Airport Hong Kong

10 February 2017

To the Shareholders

Dear Sir or Madam,

PROPOSED AMMENT TO THE ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION NOTICE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING

   I.          INTRODUCTION 

Reference is made to the announcement of the Company dated 9 January 2017 in relation to the proposed amendment to the Articles of Association. The purpose of this circular is to provide you with further information on the above-mentioned matter so that you may make an informed decision on voting in respect of the relevant resolution at the EGM.

   II.         PROPOSED AMMENT TO THE ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION 

In order to meet the operational need of the Company, the Board has resolved to propose to the Shareholders the amendment to the Articles of Association to expand the Company's scope of business accordingly.

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) 
----------------------------------  ---------------------------------- 
 Article 12 The Company's            Article 12 The Company's 
  scope of business shall             scope of business shall 
  be consistent with and              be consistent with and 
  subject to the scope of             subject to the scope of 
  business approved by the            business approved by the 
  authority responsible               authority responsible 
  for the registration of             for the registration of 
  the Company.                        the Company. 
 
  The Company's scope of              The Company's scope of 
  business includes: International    business includes: International 
  and domestic scheduled              and domestic scheduled 
  and unscheduled air passenger,      and 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               and administration of 
  aircraft, aircraft maintenance,     aircraft, aircraft maintenance, 
  repair and overhaul services,       repair and overhaul services, 
  business agency among               business agency among 
  airlines companies; and             airlines companies; and 
  ground services, air express        ground services, air express 
  service (other than mails           service (other than mails 
  and objects of the same             and objects of the same 
  nature as mails) related            nature as mails) related 
  to the main business;               to the main business; 
  onboard duty free items,            onboard duty free items, 
  retail of goods onboard             retail of goods onboard 
  and underwriting the aviation       and underwriting the aviation 
  accident insurance. (subject        accident insurance; hotel, 
  to the final approval               catering services and 
  by the State Administration         hotel management; undertaking 
  of Industry and Commerce)           exhibitions; conference 
                                      services; business services; 
                                      property 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) 
----------------------------------  ---------------------------------- 
 

The above proposed amendment to the Articles of Association is subject to the Shareholders' approval at the EGM by way of a special resolution.

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.

   III.        EGM 

The Company will convene the EGM at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, 30 March 2017 at The Conference Room One, 29/F, Air China Building, 36 Xiaoyun Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing, the PRC. The notice of the EGM setting out the resolution proposed is set out on page 5 to 6 in this circular.

Whether or not you intend to attend the EGM, you are requested to complete and return the proxy form in accordance with the instruction printed thereon. If you intend to attend the EGM, you are required to complete and return the notice of attendance to the H share registrar of the Company, Computershare Hong Kong Investor Services Limited, on or before Thursday, 9 March 2017.

   IV.       RECOMMATIONS OF THE BOARD 

The Board considers that the proposed resolution set out in the notice of the EGM is in the best interests of the Company and the Shareholders as a whole and accordingly recommend the Shareholders to vote in favour of the resolution at the EGM.

By Order of the Board Cai Jianjiang Chairman

Beijing, the PRC

NOTICE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING

AIR CHINA LIMITED

(a joint stock limited company incorporated in the People's Republic of China with limited liability)

(Stock Code: 00753)

NOTICE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an extraordinary general meeting (the "EGM") of Air China Limited (the "Company") will be held at 11:00 a.m. on 30 March 2017 at The Conference Room One, 29/F, Air China Building, 36 Xiaoyun Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing, the PRC to consider and, if thought fit, to pass the following resolution.

SPECIAL RESOLUTION:

1. To consider and approve the proposed amendment to the articles of association of the Company in relation to expansion of the Company's scope of business, details of which are set out on page 3 of the circular despatched by the Company on 10 February 2017.

By order of the Board Air China Limited Cai Jianjiang Chairman

Beijing, the PRC, 10 February 2017

As at the date of this notice, 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 Notes: 
   1.          Closure of register of members and eligibility for attending and voting at the EGM 

Holders of H shares of the Company are advised that the register of members of the Company will close from Tuesday, 28 February 2017 to Thursday, 30 March 2017 (both days inclusive), during which time no transfer of H shares of the Company will be effected and registered. In order to qualify for attendance and voting at the EGM, instruments of transfer accompanied by share certificates and other appropriate documents must be lodged with the Company's H share registrar, Computershare Hong Kong Investor Services Limited at Shops 1712-16, 17/F, Hopewell Centre, 183 Queen's Road East, Wanchai, Hong Kong, by 4:30 p.m. on Monday, 27 February 2017.

Shareholders of the Company whose names appear on the register of members of the Company at the close of business on Monday, 27 February 2017 are entitled to attend and vote at the EGM.

   2.          Notice of attendance 

H shareholders who intend to attend the EGM should complete and lodge the accompanying notice of attendance and return it to the Company's H share registrar on or before Thursday, 9 March 2017. The notice of attendance may be delivered by hand, by post or by fax to the Company's H share registrar. Completion and return of the notice of attendance do not affect the right of a shareholder to attend and vote at the EGM. However, the failure to return the notice of attendance may result in an adjournment of the EGM, if the number of shares carrying the right to vote represented by the shareholders proposing to attend the EGM by the notice of attendance does not reach more than half of the total number of shares of the Company carrying the right to vote at the EGM.

   3.          Proxy 

Every shareholder who has the right to attend and vote at the EGM is entitled to appoint one or more proxies, whether or not they are members of the Company, to attend and vote on his/her behalf at the EGM.

A proxy shall be appointed by an instrument in writing. Such instrument shall be signed by the appointor or his attorney duly authorised in writing. If the appointer is a legal person, then the instrument shall be signed under a legal person's seal or signed by its director or an attorney duly authorised in writing. The instrument appointing the proxy shall be deposited at the Company's H share registrar for holders of H shares not less than 24 hours before the time specified for the holding of the EGM. If the instrument appointing the proxy is signed by a person authorised by the appointer, the power of attorney or other document of authority under which the instrument is signed shall be notarised. The notarised power of attorney or other document of authority shall be deposited together and at the same time with the instrument appointing the proxy at the Company's H share registrar, Computershare Hong Kong Investor Services Limited.

   4.          Other businesses 

(i) The EGM is expected to last for two hours. Shareholders and their proxies attending the meeting shall be responsible for their own traveling and accommodation expenses.

(ii) The address of Computershare Hong Kong Investor Services Limited is: 17M Floor Hopewell Centre

183 Queen's Road East Wanchai

Hong Kong

Tel No.: (852) 2862 8628

Fax No.: (852) 2865 0990

AIR CHINA LIMITED

(a joint stock limited company incorporated in the People's Republic of China with limited liability)

(Stock Code: 00753)

FORM OF PROXY FOR EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING

Number of shares to which this form of proxy relates (Note 1)

I/We (Note 2)

of being the registered holder(s) of (Note 3)

H Shares in the share capital of Air China Limited (the "Company") HEREBY APPOINT (Note 4) the chairman of the meeting and/or (Note 4)

of

as my/our proxy/proxies: (a) to act for me/us at the extraordinary general meeting (or at any adjournment thereof) of the Company to be held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, 30 March 2017 at The Conference Room One, 29/F, Air China Building, 36 Xiaoyun Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing, the PRC (the "Meeting") for the purpose of considering and, if thought fit, passing the resolution (the "Resolution") as set out in the notice (the "Notice") convening the Meeting; and

(b) at the Meeting (or at any adjournment thereof) to vote for me/us and in my/our name(s) in respect of the Resolution as hereunder indicated or, if no such indication is given, as my/our voting proxy thinks fit. Unless otherwise indicated, capitalised terms used herein shall have the same meaning as those defined in the Notice.

 
                               SPECIAL RESOLUTION         FOR (Note   AGAINST 
                                                           5)          (Note 5) 
---------------------------------------------------  --------------  ---------- 
1.    To consider and approve the 
       proposed amendment to the articles 
       of association of the Company 
       in relation to expansion of 
       the Company's scope of business, 
       details of which are set out 
       on page 3 of the circular despatched 
       by the Company on 10 February 
       2017. 
---  ----------------------------------------------  --------------  ---------- 
 
 

Dated this day of 2017 Signature (Note 6)

Notes:

1. Please insert the number of shares registered in your name(s) to which this proxy form relates. If no number is inserted, this form of proxy will be deemed to relate to all shares registered in your name(s).

   2.          Full name(s) and address(es) to be inserted in BLOCK CAPITALS. 
   3.          Please insert the total number of shares registered in your name(s). 

4. A member entitled to attend and vote at the Meeting is entitled to appoint one or more proxies of his own choice to attend and vote instead of him. A proxy need not be a member of the Company. If any proxy other than the chairman of the Meeting is preferred, please strike out the words "the chairman of the meeting and/or" and insert the name(s) and address(es) of the proxy/proxies desired in the space provided. In the event that two or more persons (other than the chairman of the Meeting) are named as proxies and the words "the chairman of the meeting and/or" are not deleted, those words and references shall be deemed to have been deleted.

5. IMPORTANT: IF YOU WISH TO VOTE FOR THE RESOLUTION, TICK IN THE BOX MARKED "FOR". IF YOU WISH TO VOTE AGAINST THE RESOLUTION, TICK IN THE BOX MARKED "AGAINST". Failure to complete the boxes will entitle your voting proxy to cast his vote at his discretion. A member is entitled to one vote for every fully-paid share held and a member entitled to more than one vote need not use all his votes in the same way. A tick in the relevant box indicates that the votes attached to all the shares stated above as held by you will be cast accordingly. The total number of shares referred to in the two boxes for the same resolution cannot exceed the number of Shares stated above as held by you.

6. This form of proxy must be signed by you or your attorney duly authorised in writing, or in the case of a corporation, must be either under seal or under the hand of a director or attorney duly authorised. If this form of proxy is signed by your attorney, the power of attorney or other document of authorisation must be notarised.

7. In order to be valid, this form of proxy, together with the notarised copy of the power of attorney or other document of authorisation (if any) under which it is signed, for holders of H Shares, must be delivered to the Company's H Share registrar, Computershare Hong Kong Investor Services Limited, 17M Floor, Hopewell Centre, 183 Queen's Road East, Wan Chai, Hong Kong, not less than 24 hours prior to the time appointed for holding the Meeting (or any adjournment thereof).

8. Completion and delivery of a form of proxy will not preclude you from attending and/or voting at the Meeting (or any adjournment thereof) if you so wish.

9. ANY ALTERATION MADE TO THIS FORM OF PROXY MUST BE INITIALED BY THE PERSON(S) WHO SIGN(S) IT.

10. To attend and represent the shareholder(s) at the Meeting, the proxy so appointed must produce beforehand his identification document and any power of attorney duly signed by his appointor(s) or the legal representative(s) of his appointor(s). The power of attorney must state the date of issuance.

AIR CHINA LIMITED

(a joint stock limited company incorporated in the People's Republic of China with limited liability)

(Stock Code: 00753)

EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING NOTICE OF ATTENDANCE

To: Air China Limited (the "Company")

I/We (Note 1)

of , being the registered holder of (Note 2) H Shares in the share capital of the Company hereby inform the Company that I/we intend to attend the extraordinary general meeting to be held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, 30 March 2017 at The Conference Room One, 29/F, Air China Building, 36 Xiaoyun Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing, the PRC or to appoint proxies to attend on my/our behalf.

Signature:

Date:

Notes:

1. Please insert the full name(s) and address(es) of the shareholder(s) as it is recorded in the register of members of the Company in BLOCK CAPITALS.

   2.         Please insert the number of shares registered in your name(s). 

3. Please duly complete and sign this Notice of Attendance, and deliver it to the Company's H Shares registrar, Computershare Hong Kong Investor Services Limited on or before Thursday, 9 March 2017.

Address of Computershare Hong Kong Investor Services Limited

17M Floor Hopewell Centre

183 Queen's Road East Wan Chai

Hong Kong

Tel No.: (852) 2862 8628

Fax No.: (852) 2865 0990

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