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 December 2008.
Commission
File Number: 001-14550
China
Eastern Airlines Corporation Limited
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(Translation
of Registrant’s name into English)
2550
Hongqiao Road
Hongqiao
Airport
Shanghai,
China 200335
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(Address
of principal executive offices)
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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: December 16,
2008
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.
(A
joint stock limited company incorporated in the People’s Republic of China with
limited liability)
(Stock
code: 670)
ANNOUNCEMENT
DATE
OF THE EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING
FOR
THE SHAREHOLDERS OF THE COMPANY TO APPROVE
THE
PROPOSED RESIGNATION AND APPOINTMENT OF DIRECTORS
Reference
is made to the announcement of China Eastern Airlines Corporation Limited (the
“Company”) dated 12
December 2008 (the “Announcement”) in relation to
the proposed resignation and appointment of the directors of the Company.
Capitalized terms used herein shall have the same meanings ascribed to them in
the Announcement.
As
mentioned in the Announcement, the proposed resignation and appointment of the
directors of the Company are subject to the approval of the shareholders of the
Company at the forthcoming extraordinary general meeting of the Company in
relation to the subscription of shares as set out in the announcement of the
Company dated 10 December 2008. The Board would like to inform the shareholders
of the Company that, instead of approving the proposed resignation and
appointment of the directors of the Company at such extraordinary general
meeting of the Company, another extraordinary general meeting of the Company
will be convened on 3 February 2009 for the shareholders of the Company to
approve the proposed resignation and appointment of the directors of the Company
as mentioned in the Announcement.
The
respective notice of such extraordinary general meeting of the Company which
includes the biographical details of the proposed new directors of the Company,
together with the proxy form and reply slip, have been despatched to the
shareholders of the Company on 16 December 2008.
By order
of the Board
CHINA
EASTERN AIRLINES CORPORATION LIMITED
Luo
Zhuping
Director
and Company Secretary
The
directors of the Company, as at the date hereof, are:
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Li
Fenghua
|
(Chairman,
Non-executive Director)
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Li
Jun
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(Vice
Chairman, Non-executive Director)
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Luo
Chaogeng
|
(Non-executive
Director)
|
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Cao
Jianxiong
|
(President,
Executive Director)
|
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Luo
Zhuping
|
(Executive
Director)
|
|
Hu
Honggao
|
(Independent
non-executive Director)
|
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Peter
Lok
|
(Independent
non-executive Director)
|
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Wu
Baiwang
|
(Independent
non-executive Director)
|
|
Zhou
Ruijin
|
(Independent
non-executive Director)
|
|
Xie
Rong
|
(Independent
non-executive
Director)
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Shanghai,
the PRC
16
December 2008