UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM6-K
Report of Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant to Rule13a-16 or15d-16
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the month of July 2019
Commission File Number:001-14550
China Eastern Airlines Corporation Limited
(Translation of Registrant’s name into English)
Board Secretariat’s Office
5/F, Block A2, Northern District, CEA Building
36 Hongxiang 3rd Road, Minhang District
Shanghai, China 200335
(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 | July 15, 2019 | By | /s/ Wang Jian | |||||
Name: | Wang Jian | |||||||
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.
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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.
OVERSEAS REGULATORY ANNOUNCEMENT
(I) EXTENSION OF THE VALIDITY PERIOD OF THE RESOLUTIONS RELATING TO THE PROPOSED
NON-PUBLIC ISSUANCE OF A SHARES AND H SHARES; AND (II) EXTENSION OF THE VALIDITY PERIOD OF
THE AUTHORISATION GRANTED
BY SHAREHOLDERS’ MEETINGS TO THE BOARD AND THE BOARD’S AUTHORISED PERSONS TO PROCEED WITH RELEVANT MATTERS IN RESPECT OF
THE PROPOSEDNON-PUBLIC ISSUANCE OF A SHARES AND H SHARES
This announcement is made pursuant to Rule 13.10B of the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the “Listing Rules”).
References are made to announcement dated 10 July 2018, overseas regulatory announcements dated 15 March 2019, 9 April 2019 and 26 April 2019, progress announcements dated 30 August 2018, 18 October 2018, 15 March 2019, 9 May 2019 and 14 June 2019, and the circular dated 13 August 2018 (the “Circular”) in relation to, among others, the ProposedNon-public Issuance of A Shares and ProposedNon-public Issuance of H Shares (the “Non-Public Issuance of A Shares and H Shares”) by China Eastern Airlines Corporation Limited (the “Company”) and the poll results announcement dated 30 August 2018 in relation to the poll results of the extraordinary general meeting, the 2018 first H shareholders class meeting and A shareholders class meeting of the Company held on 30 August 2018 (together, the “Previous Shareholders’ Meetings”). Unless otherwise indicated, terms used in this announcement shall have the same meanings as those defined in the Circular.
The validity period of the resolutions relating to theNon-public Issuance of A Shares and H Shares (the “Validity Period of Resolutions Relating to theNon-public Issuance of A Shares and H Shares”) and the validity period of the authorisation granted to the Board and its authorised persons to proceed with relevant matters in respect of theNon-public Issuance of A Shares and H Shares (the “Validity Period of Authorisation Granted to the Board”) considered and approved at the Previous Shareholders’ Meetings will end on 29 August 2019.
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The Company has received a formal approval from the CSRC in respect of theNon-public Issuance of A Shares on 14 June 2019 and as at the date of this announcement, it has yet received a formal approval from the CSRC in respect of theNon-public Issuance of H Shares. In order to ensure the smooth implementation of theNon-public Issuance of A Shares and H Shares, the Board considered and approved that the Validity Period of Resolutions Relating to theNon-public Issuance of A Shares and H Shares and the Validity Period of Authorisation Granted to the Board shall be extended for 12 months from the expiry date of the original validity period approved at the Previous Shareholders’ Meetings (i.e. commencing from 30 August 2019 and ending on 29 August 2020). Save for the aforementioned extension of the Validity Period of the Resolutions Relating to theNon-Public Issuance of A Shares and H Shares and the Validity Period of the Authorisation Granted to the Board, all other information relating to theNon-public Issuance of A Shares and H Shares shall remain unchanged.
A circular containing the details of the extension of the Validity Period of Resolution Relating to theNon-public Issuance of A Shares and H Shares and the Validity Period of Authorisation Granted to the Board is expected to be despatched to Shareholders in due course.
By order of the Board |
CHINA EASTERN AIRLINES CORPORATION LIMITED Wang Jian |
Company Secretary |
Shanghai, the People’s Republic of China 12 July 2019 |
As at the date of this announcement, the directors of the Company include Liu Shaoyong (Chairman), Li Yangmin (Vice Chairman), Tang Bing (Director), Lin Wanli (Independent non-executive Director), Li Ruoshan (Independentnon-executive Director), Ma Weihua (Independent non-executive Director), Shao Ruiqing (Independentnon-executive Director), Cai Hongping (Independentnon-executive Director) and Yuan Jun (Employee Representative Director).
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