China
Eastern Airlines Corporation Limited
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(Registrant)
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Date
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November
23, 2007
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By
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/s/
Li
Fenghua
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Name:
Li Fenghua
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Title:
Chairman of the Board of
Directors
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Stock
Code: 600115
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Stock
Name: CHINA EAST AIR
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Serial
No.: E2007-032
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The
Company and all members of the Board of Directors of the Company
guarantee
the truthfulness,
accuracy and completeness of the information contained in this
announcement and are responsible for any misrepresentation, misleading
statements or material omission in this
announcement.
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1. |
Convener
of the meeting: the
Board of the Company
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2. |
Time
of the
meeting: 2:00 p.m. on 8 January 2008 (Tuesday), expected to last
for 1/2
day.
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3. |
Venue
of the meeting:
Meeting Centre, Shanghai Homeyo Hotel (上海緖友猭曘),
2550 Hongqiao Road, Shanghai, the People’s Republic of China (situated at
the South-Eastern side of Hongqiao International
Airport).
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4.
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Manner
for holding the Meeting: on-the-spot voting by shareholders in
attendance
and shareholders’
representatives.
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1. |
THAT,
conditional upon (i) the approval of the same by the shareholders
at the
First Extraordinary General Meeting for 2008 and by the holders
of H
Shares at the H Shareholders Class Meeting, the terms and conditions
of
the Subscription Agreement entered into between the Company, Singapore
Airlines Limited and Temasek (“Temasek” refers to Lentor Investments Pte.
Ltd., an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Temasek
Holdings (Private) Limited) be considered and confirmed, and THAT
the Company, at the price of HK$3.80 per share, issues 1,235,005,263
and
649,426,737 new H shares (with a par value of RMB1.00 each) to
Singapore
Airlines Limited and Temasek, respectively, on the basis of the
closing
price of the H shares of the Company on the trading day before
the signing
of the heads of agreement (that is, the closing price of HK$3.73
per share
on 21 May 2007) be considered and confirmed; and the Company enters
into a
relevant subscription agreement with Singapore Airlines Limited
and
Temasek, pursuant to which the shares they subscribe for shall
not be
transferred for a period of three years commencing from the date
of
completion of the share issue (provided that any transfer by Temasek
to
its wholly-owned subsidiary or Singapore Airlines Limited will
not be
subject to this restriction, and that if the Company or CEA Holding
is in
material breach of any major obligations under the subscription
agreement
and the shareholders agreement, the three-year transfer restrictions
will
cease to apply to Singapore Airlines Limited and Temasek as well
as CEA
Holding), and THAT this resolution, once passed, will be effective
for
twelve months commencing from the date on which it is approved
by the
general meeting of the Company.
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2. |
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THAT
conditional upon (i) the approval of the same by the shareholders
at the
First Extraordinary General Meeting for 2008 and by the holders
of H
Shares at the H Shareholders Class Meeting, the terms and conditions
of
the Subscription Agreement entered into between the Company and
CEA
Holding be considered and confirmed, and THAT the Company, at the
price of
HK$3.80 per share, issues 1,100,418,000 new H shares (with a par
value of
RMB1.00 each) to CEA Holding on the basis of the closing price
of the H
shares of the Company on the trading day before the signing of
the heads
of agreement (that is the closing price of HK$3.73 per share on
21 May
2007) be considered and confirmed; and the Company enters into
a relevant
subscription agreement with CEA Holding be considered and confirmed,
and
THAT this resolution, once passed, will be effective for twelve
months
commencing from the date on which it is approved by the general
meeting of
the Company.
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All
Shareholders registered in the register of members of the Company
as
maintained by China Securities Registration and Clearing Corporation
Limited, Shanghai Branch after the close of trading of the Shanghai
Stock
Exchange on 7 December 2007 (Friday) are entitled to attend the
meeting
after completing the registration procedures. (Separate notice
will be
issued to overseas shareholders)
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2、
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Eligible
shareholders who are unable to attend the meeting are entitled
to appoint
representatives to attend on his behalf. The proxy needs not be
a member
of the Company. The instrument of proxy is attached herewith as
Appendix
II “Proxy Form for the Extraordinary General
Meeting”.
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1.
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Register
by faxmile: Shareholders who intend to attend the First A Shareholders
Class Meeting of 2008 of the Company shall sent back the reply
slip for
the meeting and related documents by fax to the Company during
9a.m. to
4p.m. on 18 December 2007. Please see Attachment I : “Reply Slip for the
Meeting” for the reply slip. Fax no.: 021-6268
6116
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2.
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Register
by mail: Shareholders who intend to attend the First A Shareholders
Class
Meeting of 2008 of the Company shall sent back the reply slip for
the
meeting and related documents by mail to the Company during the
period
from 12 December to 18 December 2007. Time of delivery is determined
by
reference to mail chop. Please see Attachment I : “Reply Slip for the
Meeting” for the reply slip. Mail addressæThe
Secretariat of the Board of China
Eastern Airlines Corporation Limited,
2550 Hongqiao Road, Shanghai, the People’s Republic of China. Postal code:
200335 (Shareholders are reminded to provide their detailed addresses
for
the Company to send written
replies.)
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3.
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Upon
receipt of the abovementioned documents, the Company will proceed
to
complete the registration procedure for the meeting and send out
voting
slips to the shareholders by fax or by mail. The Company invite
all of its
shareholders to express their opinions on the businesses to be
considered
on the meeting.
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1.
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Contact
address: The Secretariat of the Board of China
Eastern Airlines Corporation Limited,
2550 Hongqiao Road (Dong Hong Ji Guan Building No. 1, Hong Gang
Three
Road, Hong Qiao Airport), Shanghai, the People’s Republic of
China
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2.
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Contact
phone no.: 021-6268
6268-30923/30925
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3.
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Contact
fax no.: 021-62686116
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4.
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Expenses
incurred: The
shareholders attending the meeting will not receive any gifts or
securities of value. Shareholders and proxies appointed shall be
responsible for their own traveling and accommodation
expenses.
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Name
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Identity
No.
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Correspondence
Address
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Contact
Phone No.
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Shareholder
Account No.
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Number
of Shares Held
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1.
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Please
complete in BLOCK letters.
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2.
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For
personal shareholders, please attach a copy for each of the identity
card
and share account. For corporate shareholders, please attach a
copy for
each of the business license, share account and the identity card(s)
of
the representative(s) of the shareholders appointed to attend the
meeting.
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3.
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For
shareholders who attend by proxies, please complete the Letter
For The
Appointment of Proxy (see Attachment II).
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Special
Resolutions
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Agree
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Disagree
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1
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That,
the placing of new shares to Singapore
Airlines Limited and Temasek be approved.
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2
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That,
the placing of new shares to China
Eastern Air
Holding
Company be
approved.
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