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 2009
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
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40-F
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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.
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(Registrant)
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Date
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December 2, 2009
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By
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/s/ Luo Zhuping
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Name:
Luo Zhuping
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Title:
Company
Secretary
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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 disclaims
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)
ANNOUNCEMENT
Issue
of A Shares Approved by CSRC
Reference
is made to (i) the announcement of the Company dated 10 July 2009 in relation
to, inter alia, the specific mandates for issuances of new A Shares and new H
Shares of the Company (the ‘‘Announcement’’); (ii) the announcement of the
Company dated 4 November 2009 relating to the conditional approval of the
non-public issue of A Shares by the Public Offering Review Committee of CSRC;
and (iii) the announcement of the Company dated 27 November 2009 relating to the
approval of the issue of H Shares by CSRC. Terms used herein shall have the same
meanings as ascribed to them in the Announcement.
The
Company announces that on 30 November 2009, CSRC approved the non-public
issuance of not more than 1,350,000,000 A Shares by the Company to the specific
investors including CEA Holding.
The
contact persons for this non-public issuance and their contact details are as
follows:
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1.
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Issuer:
China Eastern Airlines Corporation
Limited
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Contact
person: Wang Jian, Zhi Boning
Phone
number: 86-21-2233 0931, 86-21-2233 0928
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2.
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Lead
underwriter: China International Capital Corporation Limited（中國國際金融有限公司）
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Contact
person: Song Li, He Huanhuan, Xin Fusong
Phone
number: 86-10-6505 1166
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By
order of the Board
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CHINA
EASTERN AIRLINES CORPORATION LIMITED
Luo
Zhuping
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Director
and Company Secretary
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The
Directors as at the date of this announcement are:
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Liu
Shaoyong
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(Chairman)
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Li
Jun
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(Vice
Chairman)
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Ma
Xulun
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(Director,
President)
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Luo
Chaogeng
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(Director)
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Luo
Zhuping
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(Director,
Company Secretary)
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Hu
Honggao
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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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Sandy
Ke-Yaw Liu
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(Independent
Non-executive Director)
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Shanghai,
People’s Republic of China
2
December 2009
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