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)
INCLUSION
OF NEWLY PROPOSED RESOLUTIONS FOR
APPROVAL
AT THE 2006 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
In
accordance with relevant procedural requirements under applicable
PRC laws
and regulations and the Company’s articles of association, 中國東方航空集團公司
(China
Eastern Air Holding Company), the Company’s controlling shareholder, has
put forward to the Company a proposal relating to candidates for
appointment or re-appointment as directors and supervisors of the
Company.
The proposal will be included in the AGM Notice as newly added
Ordinary
Resolutions numbered 7 and 8 for approval by the Company’s shareholders by
way of ordinary resolutions at the
AGM.
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The
notice (the “AGM
Notice”)
convening the 2006 annual general meeting of the Company (the “AGM”)
to be
held at 9:00 a.m. on Friday, 29th June, 2007 at Meeting Centre, Shanghai
Home
You Hotel ( 上海航友賓館
),
2550
Hongqiao Road, Shanghai, the People’s Republic of China (the “PRC”)
was
issued by the Company on 15th May, 2007. Unless otherwise specified, terms
defined in the AGM Notice shall have the same meanings when used
herein.
In
accordance with relevant procedural requirements under applicable PRC laws
and
regulations and the Company’s articles of association, 中國東方航空集團公司
(China
Eastern Air Holding Company) (“CEA
Holding”),
the
Company’s controlling shareholder, has put forward to the Company a proposal
relating to candidates for appointment or re-appointment as directors and
supervisors of the Company. The proposal will be included in the AGM Notice
as
newly added Ordinary Resolutions numbered 7 and 8 for approval by the Company’s
shareholders by way of ordinary resolutions at the AGM.
“7. |
To
consider and approve the termination of office as a whole for the
fourth
session of the Board upon the conclusion of the forthcoming AGM;
to
consider and approve 9 directors among them to be appointed to
the fifth
session of the Board; and to consider and approve 1 new director
candidate
to be appointed to the fifth session of the Board. Details are
set out as
follows:
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Effective
date for
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re-appointment/
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new
appointment
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Re-appointed/newly
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for
the fifth session
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appointed
directors
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Termination
date
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of
the Board
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Expiry
date of office
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Executive
directors
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Cao
Jianxiong,
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Upon
conclusion of the
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Upon
conclusion of the
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Upon
conclusion of the 2009
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Luo
Zhuping
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forthcoming
AGM
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forthcoming
AGM
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annual
general meeting
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(in
or around June 2010)
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Non-executive
directors
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Li
Fenghua,
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Upon
conclusion of the
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Upon
conclusion of the
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Upon
conclusion of the 2009
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Luo
Chaogeng
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forthcoming
AGM
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forthcoming
AGM
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annual
general meeting
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(in
or around June 2010)
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Li
Jun
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–
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Upon
conclusion of the
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Upon
conclusion of the 2009
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(to
be elected)
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forthcoming
AGM
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annual
general meeting
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(in
or around June 2010)
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Independent
non-executive directors
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Hu
Honggao,
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Upon
conclusion of the
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Upon
conclusion of the
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Upon
conclusion of the 2009
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Peter
Lok,
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forthcoming
AGM
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forthcoming
AGM
|
annual
general meeting
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Wu
Baiwang,
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(in
or around June 2010)
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Zhou
Ruijin,
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Xie
Rong
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Please
refer to the annexure for biographical details of the directors who stand
for
re-appointments or new appointments.
8.
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To
consider and approve the termination of office as a whole for the
fourth
session of the Supervisory Committee upon the conclusion of the
forthcoming AGM; and to consider and approve 1 former supervisor
to be
appointed to the fifth session of the Supervisory Committee; and
to
consider and approve 2 new supervisor candidates to be appointed
to the
fifth session of the Supervisory Committee. Details are set out
as
follows:
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Effective
date for
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re-appointment/
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new
appointment for
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Re-appointed/newly
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the
fifth session of the
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appointed
supervisors
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Termination
date
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Supervisory
Committee
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Expiry
date of office
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Supervisors
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Liu
Jiashun
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Upon
conclusion of the
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Upon
conclusion of the
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Upon
conclusion of the 2009
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forthcoming
AGM
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forthcoming
AGM
|
annual
general meeting
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(in
or around June 2010)
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Liu
Jiangbo,
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Xu
Zhao
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–
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Upon
conclusion of the
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Upon
conclusion of the 2009
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(to
be elected)
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forthcoming
AGM
|
annual
general meeting
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(in
or around June 2010)
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Please
refer to the annexure for biographical details of the supervisors who stand
for
re-appointments or new appointments.”
Save
for
the inclusion of the proposed Ordinary Resolutions numbered 7 and 8 as set
out
above, and insofar as the Company’s directors are aware, no other changes will
be made to the resolutions proposed for approval at the AGM. All resolutions
originally set out in the AGM Notice and other details included therein remain
unchanged.
In
light
of the newly added Ordinary Resolutions numbered 7 and 8 (the “New
Resolutions”)
to be
proposed at the AGM, a supplemental proxy form for use at the AGM (the
“Supplemental
Proxy Form”)
will
as soon as practicable be issued and despatched by the Company to its
shareholders together with a copy of this announcement. Any of the Company’s
shareholders entitled, but not otherwise able, to attend and vote in respect
of
the New Resolutions at the AGM are strongly urged to complete and return
the
Supplemental Proxy Form in accordance with the instructions printed thereon
as
soon as possible and in any event not later than 24 hours before the time
appointed for the holding of the AGM (or any adjournment thereof). Completion
and return of the Supplemental Proxy Form will not preclude shareholders
from
attending and voting in respect of the New Resolutions at the AGM (or any
adjournment thereof).
The
proxy
forms issued by the Company and despatched to its shareholders with the AGM
Notice issued on 15th May, 2007, if completed and received by the Company
in
accordance with the instructions printed thereon, are, and will continue
to be,
valid in respect of all other resolutions proposed for approval at the AGM.
Shareholders not using the Supplemental Proxy Form are however not able to
vote
in respect of the New Resolutions.
By
order
of the board of directors of
CHINA
EASTERN AIRLINES CORPORATION LIMITED
Luo
Zhuping
Director
and Company Secretary
The
Company’s directors, as at the date hereof, are:
Li Fenghua |
(Chairman, Executive
Director) |
Cao Jianxiong |
(President, Executive
Director) |
Luo Chaogeng |
(Executive Director) |
Wan Mingwu |
(Executive Director) |
Zhong Xiong |
(Non-executive
Director) |
Luo Zhuping |
(Executive Director) |
Hu Honggao |
(Independent non-executive
Director) |
Peter Lok |
(Independent non-executive
Director) |
Wu Baiwang |
(Independent non-executive
Director) |
Zhou Ruijin |
(Independent non-executive
Director) |
Xie Rong |
(Independent non-executive
Director) |
Shanghai,
the PRC
18th
May,
2007
ANNEXURE
The
biographical details of each of the directors who stand for re-appointment
or
new appointment are set out below:
Executive
directors
Cao
Jianxiong,
49, is
the Company’s president and is currently an executive director of the Company.
Mr. Cao joined the civil aviation industry in 1982. From 1992, he served
as
president of Shanghai Eastern Airlines Development Company and in 1994 he
became
president of Eastern Airlines Futures Brokerage Company. In early 1996 he
served
as assistant president of the Company. From 1997, he served as vice president
and chief financial officer of the Company. Since December 1999, he has served
as vice president of CEA Group. Since October 2002, he served as vice president
of CEA Holding, and he also was the party secretary of China Eastern Air
Northwest Company from December 2002 to September 2004. Since October 2006,
he
has served as president of the Company. Mr. Cao graduated from the Civil
Aviation Management Institute with a major in labour economics. Mr. Cao also
received a master degree in global economics from Eastern China Normal
University’s Department of International Finance. Mr. Cao holds the title of
Economist.
As
at the
date of this announcement, Mr. Cao has a personal interest in 5,800 A
shares.
Mr.
Cao
did not receive from the Company any remuneration as a director of the Company
for the year ended 31st December 2006.
Luo
Zhuping,
55, is
an
executive director of the Company, the secretary to the board of directors
of
the Company (the “Board”) and the head of the secretariat of the Board. Mr. Luo
joined CEA in 1988. He was the deputy chief and then chief of the enterprise
management department of China Eastern Airlines from 1992 to 1997. He was
the
deputy head of the share system office from 1993 to 1996. In 1997, he became
secretary to the Board and head of the secretariat of the Board. He became
director of the Company in June 2004. Mr. Luo graduated from the Faculty
of
Philosophy and the Faculty of Law of Anhui University in 1979 and 1985,
respectively. In 1994, Mr. Luo received a master degree from the Economics
Department of Eastern China Normal University, majoring in global economics.
In
1998, he participated in the training programme for senior managers of large
state-owned enterprises organised in the U.S.A. by the State Economic and
Trade
Commission and Morgan Stanley.
As
at the
date of this announcement, Mr. Luo Zhuping has a personal interest in 8,800
A
shares.
The
remuneration and bonus for Mr. Luo for the year ended 31st December 2006
were
RMB157,000.
Non-executive
directors
Li
Fenghua,
58, is
the incumbent chairman of the Board and executive director of the Company,
and
president and deputy party secretary of CEA Holding. Mr. Li joined the civil
aviation industry in 1968 and was the deputy head, and subsequently became
head,
of the 26th Fleet of the CAAC from 1987 to 1992. From 1992 to 1996, Mr. Li
served as vice president, and then became president, of the Hubei branch
of
China Southern Airlines (Group). Since 1996, he became vice president of
China
Southern Airlines Company Limited and vice president of China Southern Airlines
(Group). In 2000, Mr. Li became party secretary and vice president of China
Southern Airlines Company Limited. From October 2002 to September 2004, he
served as president of the Company and vice president of CEA Holding. In
September 2004, he became president and deputy party secretary of CEA Holding.
Mr. Li graduated from China Civil Aviation Senior Aviation School and holds
the
title of First Class Pilot.
As
at the
date of this announcement, Mr. Li has a personal interest in 5,000 A
shares.
Mr.
Li
did not receive from the Company any remuneration as a director of the Company
for the year ended 31st December 2006.
Luo
Chaogeng,
58, is
currently an executive director of the Company. Mr. Luo joined the civil
aviation industry in 1970. Mr. Luo was a flight mechanic of the instructing
team
of the Lanzhou Civil Aviation Administration Bureau from August 1970 to August
1972. From August 1972 to March 1989, he was the flight mechanic and the
deputy
tutor of the 8th Civil Aviation Flight Team. From March 1989 to August 1994,
he
was the deputy commissar, commissar and party secretary of the Xi’an Flight Team
of China Northwest Airlines. From August 1994 to October 1996, he was the
party
secretary of the aircraft maintenance plant of China Northwest Airlines.
From
October 1996 to March 1997, he was the party secretary and deputy general
manager of the aircraft maintenance base of China Northwest Airlines. From
March
1997 to December 2000, he was the deputy director of the Civil Aviation
Administration Bureau of China Northwest Airlines. From December 2000 to
November 2001, Mr. Luo was the general manager of Yunnan Airlines and the
head
and deputy party secretary of Civil Aviation Administration Bureau of Yunnan.
From November 2001 to September 2002, he was the general manager and deputy
party secretary of Yunnan Airlines. From September 2002 to present, he has
been
the party constitution member and vice president of CEA Holding. From September
2002 to September 2004, he has also been serving concurrently as the general
manager of Yunan Airlines. From September 2004 to the present, he has been
the
party constitution member and vice president of China Airlines Group Company,
and from September 2004 to October 2006 was the president and deputy party
secretary of China Airlines Corporation Limited. From September 1998 to June
2001, Mr. Luo studied a postgraduate course for incumbent leading cadres
in
professional economics and management at the Central Party School of Shaanxi.
Mr. Luo has first class competency in flight mechanics.
As
at the
date of this announcement, Mr. Luo has a personal interest in 5,000 A
shares.
Mr.
Luo
did not receive from the Company any remuneration as a director of the Company
for the year ended 31st December 2006.
Li
Jun,
55, is
currently the party secretary of China Eastern Air Holding Company. Mr. Li
joined the civil aviation industry in 1972. Since 1977, Mr. Li served as
officer
in the Political Department and office secretary of CAAC. Mr. Li served as
person-in-charge of Policy Research Department in the Civil Aviation Bureau
in
1984, deputy director of Policy Research Department in the Civil Aviation
Bureau
in 1986, deputy manager of Planning Department in CAAC in 1989, manager of
Planning Department in CAAC in 1994, director of the General Office in CAAC
in
1996, manager of Personnel Education Department in CAAC in 2000, and deputy
head
and party committee member of CAAC in 2001. Since 2006, Mr. Li has served
as
party secretary of China Eastern Air Holding Company. Mr. Li graduated from the
Party School of the Central Committee of the C.P.C. and holds a bachelor
degree
of Economic Management and is a qualified Economist.
Independent
non-executive directors
Hu
Honggao,
54, was
appointed as an independent non-executive director of the Company in 1996.
He is
the vice dean and professor of the School of Law at Fudan University as well
as
the head of the Civil and Commercial Law Research Centre of Fudan University,
supervising doctoral students majoring in civil and commercial law. He is
also a
senior lawyer at the Shanghai Shen Yang Law Office. Mr. Hu is a managing
director of China Commercial Law Research Society, a managing director of
China
Economic Law Research Society (中國經濟法研究會常務理事),
a
member of the Legislative Consultation Committee of the Shanghai Municipal
Government, a member of the Legislative Profession Consultation Committee
of the
Shanghai Standing Committee of the People’s Congress (上海市人大常委會立法專家諮委會委員),
vice
chairman of the Shanghai Economic Law Research Society and an arbitrator
of the
Shanghai Arbitration Committee.
Mr.
Hu
did not receive from the Company any remuneration as a director of the Company
for the year ended 31st December 2006.
Peter
Lok,
71, was
appointed as an independent non-executive director of the company in 1998.
Mr.
Lok is currently an independent director of China Southern Airlines Company
Limited and was an independent director of China National Aviation Company
Limited in the past three years. Mr. Lok went to the College of Air Traffic
Control in England for further studies after joining the Hong Kong Civil
Aviation Department in December 1956. He studied air transport, air accident
investigation and administration and management of civil aviation in England
from 1968 to 1973. In 1982, he became assistant director of the Hong Kong
Civil
Aviation Department. From 1985, during his time in office at the air services
division of the Hong Kong Civil Aviation Department, he participated in
negotiations with various countries regarding air traffic rights. He became
deputy director in 1988, and subsequently became director of the Hong Kong
Civil
Aviation Department in 1990. Mr. Lok retired in 1996 and has served as
consultant at the Flights Standards Department of the CAAC. Mr. Lok is the
first
Chinese director of the Hong Kong Civil Aviation Department and was at one
time
an instructor at the College of Air Traffic Control of Hong Kong.
Mr.
Lok
did not receive from the Company any remuneration as a director of the Company
for the year ended 31st December 2006.
Wu
Baiwang,
65, was
appointed as an independent non-executive director of the Company in 1998.
Mr.
Wu joined the civil aviation industry in 1959 and was the deputy fleet leader
and subsequently became fleet leader of the 12th Fleet of the CAAC from 1976
to
1984. From 1984 to 1992, Mr. Wu was the deputy head and subsequently became
head
of the CAAC Jilin Bureau. From 1992 to 1995, Mr. Wu was the head and party
secretary of the CAAC Northeastern Bureau. From September 1995 to 1998, he
became president of China General Aviation Corporation. He was the party
secretary and vice president of Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport Group
Company and the Chairman of the board of directors of Guangzhou Baiyun
International Airport Company Limited from 1998 to September 2003. Mr. Wu
graduated from the Chinese Civil Aviation School in 1965 and holds the title
of
First Class Pilot.
Mr.
Wu
did not receive from the Company any remuneration as a director of the Company
for the year ended 31st December 2006.
Zhou
Ruijin,
69, was
appointed as an independent non-executive director of the Company in 2000.
Mr.
Zhou was the deputy editor-in-chief and the East China regional director
of the
People’s Daily. From 1988 to 1993 Mr. Zhou was the party secretary and deputy
editor-in-chief of the Liberation Daily. From April 1993 to 1996 he was the
deputy editor-in-chief of the People’s Daily and from 1996 to 2000 he was the
deputy editor-in-chief and the East China regional director of the People’s
Daily. After retired, he became vice chairman of the China Productivity Council
and Chairman of the Shanghai Productivity Council. Mr. Zhou graduated from
the
journalism department of Fudan University in 1962.
Mr.
Zhou
did not receive from the Company any remuneration as a director of the Company
for the year ended 31st December 2006.
Xie
Rong,
56, was
appointed as an independent non-executive director of the Company in 2003.
Mr.
Xie is currently an independent director of Shanghai Automotive Co., Ltd,
China
Shipping Development Company Limited and China CITIC Bank Corporation Limited;
and was an independent director of Shanghai Industrial Pharmaceutical Investment
Co., Ltd and Bright Dairy & Food Co., Ltd. in the past three years. He is
the deputy head of Shanghai National Accounting Institute. Mr. Xie is a
certified accountant in the PRC. He taught at the Faculty of Accounting of
Shanghai University of Finance and Economics from December 1985 to March
1997,
and had been an assistant professor, a professor, a doctorate-tutor and the
deputy dean of the faculty. Mr. Xie was a partner of KPMG Huazhen from December
1997 to October 2002, and has, since October 2002, been the deputy head of
Shanghai National Accounting Institute. Mr. Xie graduated from Shanghai
University of Finance and Economics and has a doctorate degree in
Economics.
Mr.
Xie
did not receive from the Company any remuneration as a director of the Company
for the year ended 31st December 2006.
Subject
to shareholders’ approval for their respective re-appointments or new
appointments, each of Cao Jianxiong, Luo Zhuping, Li Fenghua, Luo Chaogeng,
Li
Jun, Hu Honggao, Peter Lok, Wu Baiwang, Zhou Ruijin and Xie Rong will enter
into
a service contract with the Company for a term of 3 years. Either party to
each
service contract will be entitled to terminate the service contract by giving
not less than 3 months’ written notice to the other party. The remuneration of
each of Cao Jianxiong, Luo Zhuping, Li Fenghua, Luo Chaogeng, Li Jun, Hu
Honggao, Peter Lok, Wu Baiwang, Zhou Ruijin and Xie Rong for the year ending
31st December 2007 will be determined by the Remuneration Committee of the
Board
according to their respective duties and responsibilities with the Company
and
prevailing market conditions.
As
far as
the directors are aware and save as disclosed above, each of Cao Jianxiong,
Luo
Zhuping, Li Fenghua, Luo Chaogeng, Li Jun, Hu Honggao, Peter Lok, Wu Baiwang,
Zhou Ruijin and Xie Rong did not hold any directorships in other public listed
companies in the last 3 years. Save as disclosed above, each of them does
not
have any relationship with any other directors, supervisors, senior management
or substantial or controlling shareholders of the Company, nor does each
of them
have any interests in the shares of the Company within the meaning of Part
XV of
the Securities and Futures Ordinance (the “SFO”).
The
Company has received a confirmation of independence from each of Hu Honggao,
Peter Lok, Wu Baiwang, Zhou Ruijing and Xie Rong pursuant to Rule 3.13 of
the
Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong
Limited (the “Listing
Rules”)
and on
this basis, the Company considers them to be independent.
In
relation to the re-appointments of each of Cao Jianxiong, Luo Zhuping, Li
Fenghua, Luo Chaogeng, Hu Honggao, Peter Lok, Wu Baiwang, Zhou Ruijing and
Xie
Rong and the new appointment of Li Jun as director of the Company respectively,
there is no other information which is discloseable pursuant to any of the
requirements set out in Rule 13.51(2) of the Listing Rules nor are there
any
other matters that need to be brought to the attention of the shareholders
of
the Company.
The
biographical details of each of the supervisors who stand for re-appointment
or
new appointment are set out below:
Supervisors
Liu
Jiashun,
51, has
been a supervisor of the Company since 2000. From 1993 to 1999, Mr. Liu was
the
party secretary, deputy president and secretary of the disciplinary committee
of
China Aviation Fuel Hainan Company, as well as the chairman of the board
of
directors of and president of Hainan Nanyang Air Transport Co., Ltd. From
1997
to 1999 he was also in charge of fuel supply engineering at Haikou’s Meilan
Airport and served as director of Meilan Airport Co., Ltd. and vice chairman
of
the board of directors of and president of Meilan Industrial Co., Ltd. From
1999
to 2000 he was a deputy party secretary of China Aviation Fuel East China
Company and he is currently a deputy party secretary and secretary of the
disciplinary committee of the East China branch of China Aviation Fuel Company.
Mr. Liu received post-graduate education and is qualified as a political
work
instructor.
As
at the
date of this announcement, Mr. Liu has a personal interest in 3,000 A
shares.
Mr.
Liu
did not receive any remuneration as a supervisor of the Company for the year
ended 31st December 2006.
Liu
Jiangbo,
57, is
currently the vice president and the head of the disciplinary examination
committee of China Eastern Air Holding Company. Ms. Liu joined the civil
aviation industry in 1979. Since then, Ms. Liu had been an officer in the
Beijing Administrative Bureau of Civil Aviation of China and the deputy
secretary of the committee of C.P.C. of the transportation business division.
Ms. Liu served as secretary of the committee of the Communist Youth League
of
the National Civil Aviation in 1985, deputy director of the personnel department
of the Traffic Control Bureau of the Aviation of China in 1987, supervisor
to
the Civil Aviation Administration of China appointed by the Supervisory Bureau
of China in 1990, deputy director of the transportation division of CAAC
in
1994, secretary of the committee of C.P.C. and vice president of Yunnan Airlines
Corporation Limited in 2000, and the vice president and head of the disciplinary
examination committee of China Eastern Air Holding Company in 2002. Ms. Liu
graduated in the Graduate School of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, majoring
in business management of industrial economics, having the qualification
of
post-graduate and senior political work instructor.
Xu
Zhao,
38, is
currently the chief accountant of China Eastern Air Holding Company. Mr.
Xu
joined the civil aviation industry in 2007. Mr. Xu served as engineer and
accountant in Dongfeng Motor Group Company Limited in 1991 and 1997,
respectively, Mr. Xu joined Shanghai Yanhua High Technology Limited Company
as a
manager in finance department in 2000, and joined Shaanxi Heavy Duty Automobile
Co. Limited as a chief financial officer in 2002. Since January 2007, Mr.
Xu has
served as chief accountant in China Eastern Air Holding Company. Mr. Xu
graduated from Chongxing University, majoring in moulding, and The Chinese
University of Hong Kong, majoring in accounting, and holds a master degree.
Mr.
Xu is qualified as an engineer and an accountant, and is a certified public
accountant in the PRC.
Subject
to shareholders’ approval for their respective re-appointments or new
appointments, each of Liu Jiashun, Liu Jiangbo and Xu Zhao will enter into
a
service contract with the Company for a term of 3 years. Either party to
each
service contract will be entitled to terminate the service contract by giving
not less than 3 months’ written notice to the other party. The remuneration of
each of Liu Jiashun, Liu Jiangbo and Xu Zhao for the year ending 31st December
2007 will be determined by the Remuneration Committee of the Board according
to
their respective duties and responsibilities with the Company and prevailing
market conditions.
As
far as
the directors are aware and save as disclosed above, each of Liu Jiashun,
Liu
Jiangbo and Xu Zhao did not hold any major office in other public listed
companies in the last 3 years. Save as disclosed above, each of them does
not
have any relationship with any other directors, supervisors or senior management
or substantial or controlling shareholders of the Company, nor does each
of them
have any interests in the shares of the Company within the meaning of Part
XV of
the SFO.
In
relation to the re-appointment of Liu Jiashun and the new appointments of
Liu
Jiangbo and Xu Zhao as supervisors of the Company, there is no other information
which is discloseable pursuant to any of the requirements set out in Rule
13.51(2) of the Listing Rules nor are there any other matters that need to
be
brought to the attention of the shareholders of the Company.