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
(Translation
of Registrant’s name into English)
2550
Hongqiao Road
Hongqiao
Airport
Shanghai,
China 200335
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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.
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China Eastern Airlines
Corporation Limited
(Registrant)
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Date
December
31, 2008
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By
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/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
Closure
of the register of members of the H shares of the Company
Reference
is made to the announcements published by China Eastern Airlines Corporation
Limited (the “Company”)
on: (1) 16 December 2008 in relation to the date of the extraordinary
shareholders’ meeting of the Company for its shareholders to approve, inter
alia, the proposed resignation and appointment of the directors of the Company
(the “First EGM”); and
on (2) 29 December 2008 in relation to the proposed subscriptions of new A
shares and new H shares of the Company by 中國東方航空集團公司 (China
Eastern Air Holding Company) and 東航國際控股（香港）有限公司 (CES
Global Holdings (Hong Kong) Limited) respectively (the “Subscriptions”).
The
Company hereby announces the extraordinary shareholders’ meeting and respective
class meetings of the Company for its shareholders to approve, inter alia, the
Subscriptions (the “Second
EGM”) will tentatively be held on Thursday, 26 February 2009 and
accordingly, the register of H shares of the Company (“H Shares”) will be closed from
Monday, 26 January 2009 to Thursday, 26 February 2009 (both days
inclusive).
However,
since the register of members of the H Shares will be closed from Saturday, 3
January 2009 to Tuesday, 3 February 2009 (both days inclusive) in connection
with the First EGM, holders of the H Shares intending to attend the Second EGM
are therefore required to lodge their respective instrument(s) of transfer
and the relevant share certificate(s) to the Company’s H Share registrar, Hong
Kong Registrars Limited at Rooms 1712-1716, 17th Floor, Hopewell Centre, 183
Queen’s Road East, Wanchai, Hong Kong, by 4:00 p.m. on Friday, 2 January
2009, as during
the period from Saturday, 3 January 2009 to Thursday, 26 February 2009 (both
days inclusive), no transfer of H Shares will be effected.
A
circular containing further details of the Subscriptions as well as other
related matters, together with notices of the various shareholders’ meetings,
will be issued by the Company and despatched to its shareholders in due
course.
By order
of the board of the directors of
CHINA
EASTERN AIRLINES CORPORATION LIMITED
Luo
Zhuping
Director
and Company Secretary
The
directors of the Company as at the date of this announcement are:
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Li
Jun
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(Vice
Chairman, acting on behalf of the Chairman, Non-executive
Director)
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Li
Fenghua
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(Non-executive
Director)
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Cao
Jianxiong
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(Executive
Director)
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Luo
Chaogeng
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(Non-executive
Director)
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Luo
Zhuping
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(Executive
Director)
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Hu
Honggao
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(Independent
Non-executive Director)
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Peter
Lok
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(Independent
Non-executive Director)
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Wu
Baiwang
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(Independent
Non-executive Director)
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Zhou
Ruijin
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(Independent
Non-executive Director)
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Xie
Rong
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(Independent
Non-executive Director)
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Shanghai,
the People’s Republic of China
31
December 2008