Edgar Filing: CHINA EASTERN AIRLINES CORP LTD

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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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 June 2009

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	June 29, 2009	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.

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: 670)

ANNOUNCEMENT

COMPLETION OF SUBSCRIPTION OF H SHARES

Reference is made to (i) the announcement of China Eastern Airlines Corporation Limited (the “Company”) dated 29 December 2008 in relation to the subscriptions of A Shares and H Shares of the Company by China Eastern Air Holding Company and CES Global Holdings (Hong Kong) Limited respectively (the “Announcement”); (ii) the announcement of the Company dated 22 May 2009 relating to the approval of the non-public issuance of H Shares by CSRC; and (iii) the announcements of the Company dated 23 June 2009 in relation to obtaining approvals from CSRC regarding the issuance of A Shares and waiver of the obligation of CEA Holding to make a general offer. Unless otherwise defined herein, capitalized terms used herein shall have the same meanings as ascribed to them in the Announcement.

The Company is pleased to announce that, completion of the H Share Subscription took place on 26 June 2009. A total of 1,437,375,000 H Shares have been issued to CES Global pursuant to the Revised H Share Subscription Agreement.

The issuance of 1,437,375,000 A Shares to CEA Holding is underway, and the Company will make further announcement as and when the A Share Subscription is completed.

The shareholding structure of the Company prior to, and immediately after completion of the H Share Subscription is as follows:

	Prior to		Immediately after
	completion of the		completion of the
Shareholders	H Share Subscription		H Share Subscription

	Number of shares		Number of shares

CEA Holding		2,904,000,000		2,904,000,000
CES Global		–		1,437,375,000
Public		1,962,950,000		1,962,950,000
– A Shares		396,000,000		396,000,000
– H Shares		1,566,950,000		1,566,950,000

Total		4,866,950,000		6,304,325,000

As announced by the Company on the announcement dated 8 June 2009, the Company will issue an announcement of price-sensitive in nature and the Company is in the course of preparing such information for disclosure. Trading of the H shares of the Company has been suspended from 8 June 2009 and it will remain suspended until the publication of the said announcement.

	By order of the Board
	CHINA EASTERN AIRLINES CORPORATION LIMITED
	Luo Zhuping
	Director and Company Secretary

The Directors 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)
Hu Honggao	(Independent Non-executive Director)
Sandy Ke-Yaw Liu	(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

26 June 2009