Unassociated Document
 
  

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 April 2010

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    ¨ Form 40-F

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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:  ¨ 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         April 19, 2010     
 
By
/s/ Luo Zhuping
     
Name: Luo Zhuping
     
Title: Director and 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 disclaim 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: 00670)
 
FIRST QUARTERLY REPORT 2010

This announcement is made by the Company pursuant to the disclosure requirement under Rule 13.09(2) of the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited.
 
The financial statements of the Company for the first quarter of 2010 were not audited, and were prepared in accordance with the PRC Accounting Regulations.
 
1.
IMPORTANT NOTICE
 
This announcement is made by China Eastern Airlines Corporation Limited (the “Company”) pursuant to the disclosure requirement under Rule 13.09(2) of the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (which requires any issuer listed on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the “Stock Exchange”) whose securities are also listed on other stock exchange(s) to simultaneously inform the Stock Exchange of any information released to any of such other exchange(s) and to ensure that such information is released to the market in Hong Kong at the same time as it is released to the other market(s)). At the request of the Shanghai Stock Exchange, a similar announcement of the even date is being made by the Company in Shanghai pursuant to the relevant provisions of the Shanghai listing rules and regulations.
 
This quarterly report was prepared in accordance with the regulations as prescribed by the China Securities Regulatory Commission (the “CSRC”) in relation to disclosure of information in quarterly reports for listed companies, and is published simultaneously in Shanghai and Hong Kong. The financial statements of the Company for the first quarter of 2010 were not audited, and were prepared in accordance with the PRC Accounting Regulations.
 
The board of directors (the “Board”) and the supervisory committee of the Company, and its directors, supervisors and senior management hereby confirm that the information set out in this report does not contain any false information, misleading statement or material omission, and accept joint and several responsibilities for the truthfulness, accuracy and completeness of the contents of this report.
 

 
Directors who failed to attend the Board meeting are set out as follows:

Name of
the absent
Director
 
Position held
by the absent
Director
 
Reason given
by the absent
Director
 
Name of proxy
             
Xie Rong
 
Independent Director
 
Failed to attend the meeting
 
Wu Xiaogen
       
as he was on a business trip
   
Ji Weidong
 
Independent Director
 
Failed to attend the meeting
 
Sandy Ke-Yaw Liu
       
as he was on a business trip
   
 
Name of person-in-charge of the Company
Mr. Liu Shaoyong, Chairman
Name of officer-in-charge of accounting
Mr. Ma Xulun, President
Name of officer-in-charge of the accounting department (accounting officer)
Mr. Wu Yongliang, Chief Financial Officer
 
Mr. Liu Shaoyong, the Chairman and the person-in-charge of the Company, Mr. Ma Xulun, the President and the officer-in-charge of accounting of the Company, and Mr. Wu Yongliang, the chief financial officer and the officer-in-charge of the accounting department (accounting officer) of the Company, hereby declare that the financial statements forming part of this quarterly report are true and complete.

2.
BASIC PARTICULARS OF THE COMPANY
 
2.1
Main accounting data and financial indicators

   
As at the
end of the
reporting
period
   
As at the end
of last year
   
Currency: RMB
Increase/
decrease as
at the end of
the reporting
period
compared
with the end
of last year
(%)
 
                   
Total assets (RMB’000)
    91,751,468.00       72,018,681.00       27.40  
Owners’ equity (or shareholders’ equity) (RMB’000)
    2,185,215.00       3,103,585.00       -29.59  
Net assets per share attributable to the shareholders of listed company (RMB per share)
    0.19       0.32       -40.63  
 

 
   
From the beginning of the
year to the end of
the reporting period
   
Increase/
decrease
compared
with the
same period
last year (%)
 
             
Net cash flow generated from operating activities (RMB’000)
    3,285,868.00       471.82  
Net cash flow generated from operating activities per share (RMB per share)
    0.31       158.33  

   
Reporting
period
   
From the
beginning of
the year to
the end of
the reporting
period
   
Increase/
decrease for
the reporting
period
compared
with the
same period
last year (%)
 
                   
Net profit attributable to shareholders of listed company (RMB’000)
    769,909.00       769,909.00       1,819.83  
Basic earnings per share (RMB per share)
    0.0716       0.0716       795  
Basic earnings per share after non- recurring profit and loss(RMB per share)
    0.0702       0.0702       N/A  
Diluted earnings per share(RMB per share)
    0.0716       0.0716       795  
Weighted average return on equity (%)
    0.3255       0.3255       N/A  
Weighted average return on equity after deducting non-recurring profit and loss (%)
    0.3189       0.3189       N/A  
 
Note :
The earnings per share/cash flow generated from operating activities per share of the Company in the first quarter of 2010 were calculated based on the weighted average number of ordinary shares issued and outstanding of the parent company, namely 10,749,256,000 shares, the per-share financial data for the same period last year was calculated based on the then existing 4,866,950,000 shares. The net assets per share of the Company as at 31 March 2010 was calculated based on the number of ordinary shares of the parent company issued and outstanding as at 31 March 2010, namely 11,276,538,860 shares, and the per- share financial data during the same period in 2009 was calculated based on the then existing 4,866,950,000 shares.
 

 
After deducting non-recurring profit and loss and relevant amounts:

Items
 
Unit:’000
Currency: RMB
Amounts
 
       
Gains or losses from disposal of non-current assets
    7,018  
Net gain on disposal of fixed assets held for sale
    135  
Non-operating incomes
    12,443  
Non-operating expenses
    -3,866  
Effect on income tax
    -25  
Effect on minority interests (net of tax)
    -55  
Total
    15,650  
 
2.2
The total number of the Company’s shareholders and the shareholdings of the 10 largest holders of shares not subject to selling moratorium as at the end of the reporting period
 
   
Unit: Shares
 
Total number of shareholders as at the end of the reporting period
    197,786  
 
Shareholding of the 10 largest holders of circulating shares not subject
to selling moratorium
 
Name of shareholders (in full)
 
Number of
circulating shares
not subject to
selling moratorium
held at the end of
the period
 
Class
       
Overseas listed
HKSCC NOMINEES LIMITED
    3,471,434,039  
foreign shares
上海聯合投資有限公司
    502,400,262  
RMB ordinary shares
中銀集團投資有限公司
    187,052,580  
RMB ordinary shares
錦江國際(集團)有限公司
    111,446,058  
RMB ordinary shares
中國農業銀行-中郵核心成長股票型證券投資基金
    80,395,658  
RMB ordinary shares
華夏成長證券投資基金
    28,929,493  
RMB ordinary shares
中國農業銀行-中郵核心優選股票型證券投資基金
    27,579,285  
RMB ordinary shares
中國銀行-易方達策略成長二號混合型證券投資基金
    20,228,089  
RMB ordinary shares
中國銀行-易方達策略成長混合型證券投資基金
    20,000,000  
RMB ordinary shares
上海輕工業對外經濟技術合作有限公司
    18,574,343  
RMB ordinary shares
 

 
3.
IMPORTANT MATTERS
 
3.1
The details of and reasons for the substantial changes in main items of financial statements and financial indicators of the Company
 
ü      Applicable o      Not applicable
 
Changes in scope of consolidation had occurred during the reporting period: 上海航空有限責任公司 (Shanghai Airline Company Limited) was newly added.

3.2
Analysis of the progress of other significant events and their effects and proposed solutions
 
ü      Applicable o      Not applicable

On 10 July 2009, the Company entered into the “Share Exchange and Absorption Agreement” with 上海航空股份有限公 (Shanghai Airlines Co., Ltd) (“Shanghai Airlines”). The Company exchanged for a total of 1,303,722,200 shares of the total issued share capital of Shanghai Airlines by issue of A shares at the rate of 1.3 A shares of the Company in exchange of 1 share of Shanghai Airlines. On 30 December 2009, the Company received the “Reply Concerning Approval of Absorption of Shanghai Airlines Co., Ltd by China Eastern Airlines Corporation Limited” from CSRC in relation to the approval of the absorption of Shanghai Airlines by the Company.
 
On 28 January 2010, the Company completed the share exchange with Shanghai Airlines. During the share exchange, 1,694,838,860 shares were newly issued, in which 1,405,950,000 shares are listed shares without trading moratorium and 288,888,860 shares are listed shares with trading moratorium. Upon completion of the share exchange, the share capital of the Company increased to RMB11,276,538,860.
 
As the absorption of Shanghai Airlines was just completed on 28 January 2010, the Company is still in the process of determining the goodwill, the amount of which will be timely disclosed once the amount is confirmed.
 
3.3
The status of implementation of the matters undertaken by the Company, shareholders and the ultimate controller
 
ü      Applicable o       Not applicable
 
For the related undertakings, please refer to the status of implementation of the matters undertaken by the Company in full text of the Company’s Annual Report 2009. There are no additional undertakings during the reporting period.
 

 
3.4
Warning of and reasons for any expected accumulated losses from the beginning of the year to the end of the following reporting period or substantial changes in profitability compared to the same period last year
 
o      Applicable  ü  Not applicable
 
3.5
Implementation of cash dividend policy during the reporting period
 
No

 
By order of the Board
 
China Eastern Airlines Corporation Limited
 
Liu Shaoyong
 
Chairman

The directors of the Company 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)
Wu Baiwang
(Independent non-executive Director)
Xie Rong
(Independent non-executive Director)
Sandy Ke-Yaw Liu
(Independent non-executive Director)
Wu Xiaogen
(Independent non-executive Director)
Ji Weidong
(Independent non-executive Director)
 
Shanghai, the People’s Republic of China
19 April 2010
 

 
APPENDICES

China Eastern Airlines Corporation Limited
Consolidated and Company’s Balance Sheet as at 31 March 2010
(Unaudited and unless otherwise stated, amounts expressed in RMB’000)
 
 
 
31 March
2010
Consolidated
   
31 December
2009
Consolidated
   
31 March
2010
Company
   
31 December
2009
Company
 
Assets
                       
                         
Current assets
                       
Cash and cash equivalents
    6,435,432       2,191,698       4,171,097       1,561,100  
Tradable financial assets
    0       3,490       0       3,490  
Trade receivables
    2,437,065       1,370,871       1,968,464       1,617,660  
Prepayments
    885,546       377,399       371,871       324,272  
Dividends receivable
    6,633       7,356       6,633       6,633  
Other receivables
    2,607,939       1,530,172       3,214,627       2,580,267  
Flight equipment spare parts
    1,290,866       932,260       766,995       752,047  
Other current assets
    398,797       450,693       366,934       450,693  
                                 
Total current assets
    14,062,278       6,863,939       10,866,621       7,296,162  
                                 
Non-current assets
                               
Available-for-sale financial assets
    6,895       563       203       203  
Long-term equity investments
    1,414,327       1,152,521       3,646,488       3,645,157  
Fixed assets
    65,004,819       55,753,355       46,836,338       47,096,454  
Construction in progress
    7,592,609       5,824,907       6,433,828       5,705,298  
Intangible assets
    1,933,868       1,401,083       753,589       783,950  
Long-term deferred expenses
    996,235       590,639       544,280       542,633  
Deferred tax assets
    57,986       57,441       0       0  
Other non-current assets
    682,451       374,233       278,843       278,623  
                                 
Total non-current assets
    77,689,190       65,154,742       58,493,569       58,052,318  
                                 
Total assets
    91,751,468       72,018,681       69,360,190       65,348,480  
 
Person-in-charge of the Company: Liu Shaoyong
Officer-in-charge of accounting: Ma Xulun
Officer-in-charge of the accounting department: Wu Yongliang


 
China Eastern Airlines Corporation Limited
Consolidated and Company’s Balance Sheet as at 31 March 2010 (Cont’d)
(Unaudited and unless otherwise stated, amounts expressed in RMB’000)

 
 
31 March
2010
Consolidated
   
31 December
2009
Consolidated
   
31 March
2010
Company
   
31 December
2009
Company
 
Liabilities and shareholder’s equity
                       
                         
Current liabilities
                       
Short-term borrowings
    16,905,806       8,406,606       10,197,902       6,866,606  
Tradable financial liabilities
    677,649       1,129,631       671,375       1,129,631  
Notes payable
    7,433,138       4,970,274       6,462,787       4,936,372  
Trade payables
    10,660,533       8,475,878       6,666,914       7,160,192  
Amounts received in advance
    1,973,592       1,505,791       1,431,695       1,497,000  
Staff remuneration payable
    1,755,781       1,882,586       1,402,284       1,593,580  
Tax payable
    1,208,878       859,965       758,342       681,668  
Interests payable
    141,925       133,966       101,288       119,923  
Other payables
    1,922,241       1,446,826       1,794,371       1,446,487  
Non-current liabilities due within 1 year
    7,907,454       6,851,518       4,929,969       5,637,650  
                                 
Total current liabilities
    50,586,997       35,663,041       34,416,927       31,069,109  
                                 
Non-current liabilities
                               
Long-term borrowings
    16,993,489       13,004,874       11,876,488       10,901,784  
Long-term amount payable
    20,641,092       19,143,468       16,139,919       17,069,835  
Project amount payable
    109,360       91,870       87,524       87,524  
Deferred income tax liabilities
    52,788       51,539       0       0  
Deferred revenue
    605,064       450,761       450,761       450,761  
                                 
Total non-current liabilities
    38,401,793       32,742,512       28,554,692       28,509,904  
                                 
Total liabilities
    88,988,790       68,405,553       62,971,619       59,579,013  
                                 
Shareholder’s equity
                               
Share capital
    11,276,539       9,581,700       11,276,539       9,581,700  
Capital reserve
    7,133,599       10,516,717       8,700,485       10,448,034  
Accumulated losses
    (16,224,923 )     (16,994,832 )     (13,588,453 )     (14,260,267 )
                                 
Total parent company shareholder’s equity
    2,185,215       3,103,585       6,388,571       5,769,467  
Minority interests
    577,463       509,543       0       0  
                                 
Total shareholder’s equity
    2,762,678       3,613,128       6,388,571       5,769,467  
                                 
Total liabilities and shareholder’s equity
    91,751,468       72,018,681       69,360,190       65,348,480  

Person-in-charge of the Company: Liu Shaoyong
Officer-in-charge of accounting: Ma Xulun
Officer-in-charge of the accounting department: Wu Yongliang
 

China Eastern Airlines Corporation Limited
Consolidated and Company’s Income Statement for the three months period ended 31 March 2010
(Unaudited and unless otherwise stated, amounts expressed in RMB’000)
 
   
Jan to
Mar 2010
Consolidated
   
Jan to
Mar 2009
Consolidated
   
Jan to
Mar 2010
Company
   
Jan to
Mar 2009
Company
 
                         
1. Revenue
    15,568,925       8,946,146       9,308,433       7,315,523  
  Less: Operating cost
    (12,962,167 )     (8,423,481 )     (7,768,207 )     (6,851,964 )
Taxes and levies
    (376,707 )     (219,091 )     (213,822 )     (171,584 )
Marketing expenses
    (1,073,718 )     (595,092 )     (649,081 )     (508,182 )
General and administrative expenses
    (470,922 )     (305,333 )     (257,063 )     (241,628 )
Finance expenses, net
    (388,635 )     (684,458 )     (236,766 )     (605,234 )
Impairment loss
    (8,516 )     (4,887 )     (8,259 )     (4,667 )
  Add: Gain arising from change in fair value
    463,498       421,959       451,768       421,959  
Investment gain
    1,443       13,881       2,857       14,470  
                                 
2. Operating profit
    753,201       (850,356 )     629,860       (631,307 )
                                 
  Add: Non-operating income
    62,925       877,208       45,612       750,133  
  Less: Non-operating expenses
    (4,226 )     (2,942 )     (3,658 )     (2,851 )
                                 
3. Total profit
    811,900       23,910       671,814       115,975  
  Less: Income tax
    (24,613 )     (12,510 )     0        
                                 
4. Net profit
    787,287       11,400       671,814       115,975  
                                 
  – Attributable to equity holders of the parent company
    769,909       40,103       671,814       115,975  
  – Minority interests
    17,378       (28,703 )                
                                 
5. Earnings per share
                               
  Basic earning per share
    0.07       0.01                  
                                 
  Diluted earning per share
    0.07       0.01                  
 
Person-in-charge of the Company: Liu Shaoyong
Officer-in-charge of accounting: Ma Xulun
Officer-in-charge of the accounting department: Wu Yongliang
 

 
China Eastern Airlines Corporation Limited
Consolidated and Company’s Cash Flow Statement for January to March 2010
(Unaudited and unless otherwise stated, amounts expressed in RMB’000)

 Items
 
Jan to
Mar 2010
Consolidated
   
Jan to
Mar 2009
Company
   
Jan to
Mar 2010
Consolidated
   
Jan to
Mar 2009
Company
 
                         
1. Cash flow generated from operating activities
                       
  Cash received from sales of goods and provision of labour services
    15,601,356       8,400,215       8,609,813       6,622,755  
  Other cash received related to operating activities
    245,774       832,283       83,723       782,019  
                                 
  Subtotal: Cash inflow from operating activities
    15,847,130       9,232,498       8,693,536       7,404,774  
                                 
 Cash paid for purchases of goods and provision of labour services
    (8,695,224 )     (6,440,010 )     (3,822,016 )     (4,616,383 )
 Cash paid to and for staff
    (2,160,636 )     (1,451,950 )     (1,456,646 )     (1,085,563 )
 Taxes paid
    (923,079 )     (598,435 )     (564,898 )     (535,619 )
 Other cash paid related to operating activities
    (782,323 )     (167,469 )     (1,225,111 )     (156,374 )
                                 
 Subtotal: Cash outflow from operating activities
    (12,561,262 )     (8,657,864 )     (7,068,671 )     (6,393,939 )
                                 
 Net cash flow generated from operating activities
    3,285,868       574,634       1,624,865       1,010,835  
                                 
2. Cash flow generated from investing activities
                               
  Cash received from investment gains
    591       2,280       976        
  Cash recovered from disposal of fixed assets, intangible assets and other long-term assets, net
    13,961       2,079       8,087       2,079  
  Other cash received related to investing activities
    18,321       12,744       10,688       9,598  
  Subtotal: Cash inflow from investing activities
    32,873       17,103       19,751       11,677  
  Cash paid for acquisition of fixed assets, intangible assets and other long-term assets
    (3,179,332 )     (1,162,722 )     (2,076,573 )     (1,070,135 )
                                 
  Other cash paid related to investing activities
    (7,492 )           (517 )      
                                 
  Subtotal: Cash outflow from investing activities
    (3,186,824 )     (1,162,722 )     (2,077,090 )     (1,070,135 )
                                 
  Net cash flow generated from investing activities
    (3,153,951 )     (1,145,619 )     (2,057,339 )     (1,058,458 )
 
 
 

 

China Eastern Airlines Corporation Limited
Consolidated and Company’s Cash Flow Statement for January to March 2010 (Cont’d)
(Unaudited and unless otherwise stated, amounts expressed in RMB’000)
 
  Items
 
Jan to
Mar 2010
Consolidated
   
Jan to
Mar 2009
Company
   
Jan to
Mar 2010
Consolidated
   
Jan to
Mar 2009
Company
 
                         
3.   Cash flow generated from fund raising activities
                       
  Cash received from borrowings
    10,587,663       8,086,018       6,791,180       6,436,169  
  Other cash received related to fund raising activities
          202,884             195,265  
                                 
  Subtotal: Cash inflow from fund raising activities
    10,587,663       8,288,902       6,791,180       6,631,434  
                                 
  Cash paid for debt repayment
    (6,715,036 )     (7,211,850 )     (2,925,662 )     (5,285,524 )
  Cash paid for distribution of dividends and profits or interest payment
    (413,584 )     (671,549 )     (265,343 )     (588,938 )
  In which: Dividends and profits paid to minority shareholders by subsidiaries
    (3,378 )                  
  Other cash paid related to fund raising activities
    (1,921,063 )     (959,518 )     (1,904,887 )     (935,364 )
                                  
  Subtotal: Cash outflow from fund raising activities
    (9,049,683 )     (8,842,917 )     (5,095,892 )     (6,809,826 )
                                 
  Net cash flow generated from fund raising activities
    1,537,980       (554,015 )     1,695,288       (178,392 )
                                 
4.   Effects of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents
    1,835       (11,206 )     1,790       (7,923 )
                                 
5.   Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
    1,671,732       (1,136,206 )     1,264,604       (233,938 )
  Add: Balance of cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the year
    2,902,813       3,451,010       1,118,230       2,361,940  
                                   
6.   Balance of cash and cash equivalents at the end of the year
     4,574,545       2,314,804       2,382,834       2,128,002  
 
Person-in-charge of the Company: Liu Shaoyong
Officer-in-charge of accounting: Ma Xulun
Officer-in-charge of the accounting department: Wu Yongliang