UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
___________________
FORM
6-K
Report
of Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant
to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16
under
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the
month of May 2009
Commission
File Number: 001-14550
China
Eastern Airlines Corporation Limited
———————————————————————————————————
(Translation
of Registrant’s name into English)
2550
Hongqiao Road
Hongqiao
Airport
Shanghai,
China 200335
———————————————————————————————————
(Address
of principal executive offices)
Indicate by check mark whether the
registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form
40-F: x Form
20-F o Form
40-F
Indicate by check mark if the registrant
is submitting the Form 6-K
in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1): o
Indicate by check mark if the registrant
is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule
101(b)(7): o
Indicate by check mark whether the
registrant by furnishing the information contained in this Form is
also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule
12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934: o Yes x No
If "Yes" is marked, indicate below the
file number assigned to the
registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): n/a
SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has
duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto
duly authorized.
|
China Eastern Airlines Corporation
Limited
(Registrant)
|
|||
| Date May 22, 2009 | By | /s/ Luo Zhuping | |
| Name: Luo Zhuping | |||
| Title: Company Secretary | |||
Certain
statements contained in this announcement may be regarded as "forward-looking
statements" within the meaning of the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown
risks, uncertainties and other factors, which may cause the actual performance,
financial condition or results of operations of the Company to be materially
different from any future performance, financial condition or results of
operations implied by such forward-looking statements. Further
information regarding these risks, uncertainties and other factors is included
in the Company's filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission. The forward-looking statements included in this
announcement represent the Company's views as of the date of this
announcement. While the Company anticipates that subsequent events
and developments may cause the Company's views to change, the Company
specifically disclaims any obligation to update these forward-looking
statements, unless required by applicable laws. These forward-looking
statements should not be relied upon as representing the Company's views as of
any date subsequent to the date of this announcement.
Hong
Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited and The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited
take no responsibility for the contents of this announcement, make no
representation as to its accuracy or completeness and expressly disclaims any
liability whatsoever for any loss howsoever arising from or in reliance upon the
whole or any part of the contents of this announcement.
(A joint stock limited company
incorporated in the People’s Republic of China with limited
liability)
(Stock code: 670)
ANNOUNCEMENT
Issue
of H Shares Approved by CSRC
Reference
is made to the announcement of the China Eastern Airlines Corporation Limited
(the “Company”) dated 29
December 2008 in relation to the subscriptions of new A Shares and new H Shares
of the Company by China Eastern Air Holding Company and CES Global Holdings
(Hong Kong) Limited (“CES
Global”) respectively (the “Announcement”) and the
announcement of the Company dated 13 May 2009 relating to the conditional
approval of the non-public issue of A Shares by Public Offering Review Committee
of China Securities Regulatory Commission (“CSRC”). Terms used herein
shall have the same meanings as ascribed to them in the
Announcement.
The
Company has received today an approval issued by CSRC on 19 May 2009 in relation
to the approving of the proposed issue by the Company of 1,437,375,000 new H
Shares at a price of RMB1.00 per share to CES Global. Pending the final approval
to be issued by CSRC in relation to the issuance of the new A Shares, the
Company will arrange for the new H Shares and the new A Shares to be issued. The
Company will make further announcement as and when the H Share Subscription is
completed.
By order
of the Board
CHINA
EASTERN AIRLINES CORPORATION LIMITED
Luo
Zhuping
Director
and Company Secretary
The
Directors as at the date of this announcement are:
|
Liu
Shaoyong
|
(Chairman)
|
|
|
Li
Jun
|
(Vice
Chairman)
|
|
|
Ma
Xulun
|
(Director,
President)
|
|
|
Luo
Chaogeng
|
(Director)
|
|
|
Luo
Zhuping
|
(Director,
Company Secretary)
|
|
|
Hu
Honggao
|
(Independent
Non-executive Director)
|
|
|
Peter
Lok
|
(Independent
Non-executive Director)
|
|
|
Wu
Baiwang
|
(Independent
Non-executive Director)
|
|
|
Zhou
Ruijin
|
(Independent
Non-executive Director)
|
|
|
Xie
Rong
|
(Independent
Non-executive
Director)
|
Shanghai,
People’s Republic of China
22 May
2009