TIDMAIRC
RNS Number : 9071U
Air China Ld
24 January 2017
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any loss howsoever arising from or in reliance upon the whole or
any part of the contents of this announcement.
AIR CHINA LIMITED
(a joint stock limited company incorporated in the People's
Republic of China with limited liability)
(Stock Code: 00753)
POLL RESULTS OF THE EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING,
THE H SHAREHOLDERS' CLASS MEETING
AND
THE A SHAREHOLDERS' CLASS MEETING
The board of directors (the "Board") of Air China
Limited (the "Company") is pleased to announce the
results of the resolutions passed at the extraordinary
general meeting (the "EGM"), the H shareholders' class
meeting (the "H Shareholders' Class Meeting") and
the A shareholders' class meeting (the "A Shareholders'
Class Meeting", together with the EGM and H Shareholders'
Class Meeting, the "Meetings") of the Company held
on 23 January 2017.
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References are made to: (i) the announcement of the Company
dated 2 December 2016 relating to the extension of the Validity
Period of Resolution Relating to the Non-public A Share Issue and
the Validity Period of Authorisation to the Board (the
"Announcement"); (ii) the circular of the Company dated 5 December
2016 (the "Circular") containing details of the resolutions tabled
at the Meetings; (iii) the notice of the EGM dated 5 December 2016;
(iv) the notice of the H Shareholders' Class Meeting dated 5
December 2016; and (v) the announcement of the Company dated 5
January 2017 relating to the adjournment of the Meetings. Unless
otherwise indicated, capitalised terms used in this announcement
shall have the same meanings as those defined in the Circular.
The Board is pleased to announce that the proposed resolutions
set out in the notices of the Meetings, respectively, were duly
passed by the shareholders of the Company (the "Shareholders") by
way of poll at the Meetings held on Monday, 23 January 2017 at the
Conference Room One, 29/F, Air China Building, 36 Xiaoyun Road,
Chaoyang District, Beijing, the PRC.
CNAHC, as a subscriber of the Non-public A Share Issue, has a
material interest in the Non-public A Share Issue. Therefore, CNAHC
and its associates (including its wholly-owned subsidiary, CNACG)
are required to abstain from voting on the resolution in respect of
the extension of the Validity Period of Resolution Relating to the
Non-public A Share Issue at the Meetings.
RESULTS OF THE EGM
As at the date of the EGM, the total number of shares of the
Company ("Shares") entitling the Shareholders to attend and vote
for or against the special resolution numbered 2 proposed at the
EGM was 13,084,751,004 shares. The Shareholders and authorised
proxies holding in aggregate 10,411,728,418 Shares, entitling them
to vote for or against the proposed special resolution numbered 2,
were present at the EGM.
CNAHC and CNACG, as mentioned above, have a material interest in
the proposed special resolution numbered 1 at the EGM and are
required to abstain, and have abstained, from voting on the special
resolution numbered 1 at the EGM. As at the date of the EGM, CNAHC
and CNACG held an aggregate of 6,995,092,799 Shares. Accordingly,
the total number of Shares entitling the Independent Shareholders
to attend and vote for or against the special resolution numbered 1
proposed at the EGM was 6,089,658,205 Shares. The Shareholders and
authorised proxies holding in aggregate 3,419,639,619 Shares,
entitling them to vote for or against the proposed special
resolution numbered 1, were present at the EGM.
Save as disclosed above, there were no other restrictions on any
Shareholders to cast votes on any of the following resolutions
proposed at the EGM.
The poll results in respect of the proposed resolutions at the
EGM were as follows:
Votes of Shareholders
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SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS For Against
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To consider and approve the extension
of the validity period of the
resolution relating to the Non-public
1. A Share Issue until 30 April 2017. 3,410,774,498 8,865,121
(99.7408%) (0.2592%)
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To consider and approve the extension
of the validity period of the
authorisation granted to the Board
and the Board's authorised person(s)
to handle all relevant matters
relating to the Non-public A Share
Issue for a 12-month period from
the date of the approval of this
2. special resolution. 10,402,863,297 8,865,121
(99.9149%) (0.0851%)
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As more than two-thirds of the votes were cast in
favour of the above resolutions, the resolutions were
duly passed as special resolutions.
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RESULT OF THE H SHAREHOLDERS' CLASS MEETING
As at the date of the H Shareholders' Class Meeting, the total
number of H shares issued by the Company ("H Shares") was
4,562,683,364 shares.
CNACG, as mentioned above, has a material interest in the
proposed special resolution at the H Shareholders' Class Meeting
and are required to abstain, and have abstained, from voting on the
special resolution at the H Shareholders' Class Meeting. As at the
date of the H Shareholders' Class Meeting, CNACG held 223,852,000 H
Shares. Accordingly, the total number of H Shares entitling the
Independent Shareholders to attend and vote for or against the
special resolution proposed at the H Shareholders' Class Meeting
was 4,338,831,364 H Shares. The H Shareholders and authorised
proxies holding in aggregate 3,250,675,349 H Shares, entitling them
to vote for or against the proposed special resolution, were
present at the H Shareholders' Class Meeting.
Save as disclosed above, there were no other restrictions on any
H Shareholders to cast votes on the following resolution proposed
at the H Shareholders' Class Meeting.
The poll result in respect of the proposed resolution at the H
Shareholders' Class Meeting was as follows:
Votes of Shareholders
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SPECIAL RESOLUTION For Against
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To consider and approve the extension
of the validity period of the
resolution relating to the Non-public
1. A Share Issue until 30 April 2017. 3,244,937,349 5,738,000
(99.8235%) (0.1765%)
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As more than two-thirds of the votes were cast in
favour of the above resolution, the resolution was
duly passed as a special resolution.
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RESULT OF THE A SHAREHOLDERS' CLASS MEETING
As at the date of the A Shareholders' Class Meeting, the total
number of A shares issued by the Company ("A Shares") was
8,522,067,640 shares.
CNAHC and CNACG, as mentioned above, have a material interest in
the proposed special resolution at the A Shareholders' Class
Meeting and are required to abstain, and have abstained, from
voting on the special resolution at the A Shareholders' Class
Meeting. As at the date of the A Shareholders' Class Meeting, CNAHC
and CNACG held an aggregate of 6,771,240,799 A Shares. Accordingly,
the total number of A Shares entitling the Independent Shareholders
to attend and vote for or against the special resolution proposed
at the A Shareholders' Class Meeting was 1,750,826,841 A Shares.
The A Shareholders and authorised proxies holding in aggregate
168,025,890 A Shares, entitling them to vote for or against the
proposed special resolution, were present at the A Shareholders'
Class Meeting.
Save as disclosed above, there were no other restrictions on any
A Shareholders to cast votes on the following resolution proposed
at the A Shareholders' Class Meeting.
The poll result in respect of the proposed resolution at the A
Shareholders' Class Meeting was as follows:
Votes of Shareholders
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SPECIAL RESOLUTION For Against
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To consider and approve the extension
of the validity period of the
resolution relating to the Non-public
1. A Share Issue until 30 April 2017. 164,908,809 3,117,081
(98.1449%) (1.8551%)
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As more than two-thirds of the votes were cast in
favour of the above resolution, the resolution was
duly passed as a special resolution.
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KPMG Huazhen LLP was the scrutineer for the vote-taking at the
Meetings.
By order of the Board
Air China Limited
Rao Xinyu Tam Shuit Mui
Joint Company Secretaries
Beijing, the PRC, 23 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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