Air China Ld PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION (2228S)

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RNS Number : 2228S

Air China Ld

29 September 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, according to the requirements of regulatory bodies and the actual operational needs of the Company, the board of directors of the Company has resolved on 28 September 2017 to propose to expand the Company's scope of business and amend the articles of association of the Company (the "Articles of Association") 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 be              scope of business shall be 
  consistent with and subject             consistent with and subject 
  to the scope of business                to the scope of business 
  approved by the authority               approved by 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 and             includes: International and 
  domestic scheduled and unscheduled      domestic scheduled and unscheduled 
  air passenger, air cargo,               air passenger, air cargo, 
  mail and luggage transportation;        mail and luggage transportation; 
  domestic and international              domestic and international 
  business aviation services;             business aviation services; 
  management and administration           management and administration 
  of aircraft, aircraft maintenance,      of aircraft, aircraft maintenance, 
  repair and overhaul services,           repair and overhaul services, 
  business agency among airlines          business agency among airlines 
  companies; and ground services,         companies; and ground services, 
  air express service (other              air express service (other 
  than mails and objects of               than mails and objects of 
  the same nature as mails)               the same nature as mails) 
  related to the main business;           related to the main business; 
  onboard duty free items,                onboard duty free items, 
  retail of goods onboard and             retail of goods onboard and 
  underwriting the aviation               underwriting the aviation 
  accident insurance; hotel,              accident insurance; hotel, 
  catering services and hotel             catering services and hotel 
  management; undertaking exhibitions;    management; undertaking exhibitions; 
  conference services; business           conference services; business 
  services; property management;          services; property management; 
  design, production, agency              design, production, agency 
  and publish of advertisement;           and publish of advertisement; 
  technology training; lease              technology training; lease 
  of self-owned property; lease           of self-owned property; lease 
  of aircraft, engines and                of aircraft, engines and 
  aged mechanical parts; sale             aged mechanical parts; sale 
  of consumer products, handicrafts       of consumer products, handicrafts, 
  and souvenirs (The projects,            souvenirs; import and export 
  which are subject to approval           businesses. (The projects, 
  in accordance with the laws,            which are subject to approval 
  shall be operated only after            in accordance with the laws, 
  receiving approval from relevant        shall be operated only after 
  administrative authorities).            receiving approval from relevant 
                                          administrative authorities.) 
--------------------------------------  -------------------------------------- 
 

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 will be despatched to the shareholders of the Company in due course.

By order of the Board

Air China Limited

      Zhou Feng     Tam Shuit Mui 

Joint Company Secretaries

Beijing, the PRC, 28 September 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. Wang Xiaokang*, Mr. Liu Deheng*, Mr. Stanley Hui Hon-chung* and Mr. Li Dajin*.

* Independent non-executive director of the Company

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