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中國國際航空股份有限公司
AIR CHINA
LIMITED
(a joint stock limited
company incorporated in the People's Republic of China with limited
liability)
(Stock
Code: 00753)
GRANT OF WAIVER FROM STRICT COMPLIANCE WITH RULES
3.21 AND 3.27A OF THE LISTING RULES
Reference is made to the announcement of Air China
Limited (the "Company")
dated 30 August 2024 in relation to, among other things, the
resignation of Mr. Li Fushen ("Mr.
Li") as an independent non-executive director (the
"Director(s)") of the
Company and other duties with effect from 30 August 2024.
Over the past few months, the Company has been
actively considering and processing the adjustment of the
composition of the Audit and Risk Management Committee (the
Supervision Committee) and the Nomination Committee, including but
not limited to exploring the candidate who will fill the vacancy
resulted from Mr. Li's resignation. As such, the Company has
applied to the Stock Exchange and the Stock Exchange has agreed to
grant a waiver from strict compliance with Rules 3.21 and
3.27A of the Listing Rules, and extend the deadline
for filling the vacancy from 30 November 2024 to 28 February 2025.
The Company will make further announcement(s) as and when
appropriate.
Additionally, after further assessment, the Company
is of the view that Mr. He Yun, an independent non-executive
Director, is suitably qualified for the role of independent
non-executive director of the Company having appropriate accounting
or related financial management expertise as required under Rule
3.10(2) of the Listing Rules. Accordingly, the Company is in
compliance with the requirements of Rule 3.10(2) of the Listing
Rules.
By Order of the Board
Air
China Limited
Xiao
Feng Huen Ho Yin
Joint Company Secretaries
Beijing, the PRC, 27 December 2024
As
at the date of this announcement, the directors of the Company are
Mr. Ma Chongxian, Mr. Wang Mingyuan, Mr. Cui Xiaofeng, Mr. Patrick
Healy, Mr. Xiao Peng, Mr. He Yun*, Mr. Xu Junxin* and Ms. Winnie
Tam Wan-chi*.
*
Independent non-executive
director of the Company