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 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)
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under
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20-F o Form
40-F
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by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted
by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1): o
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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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China Eastern
Airlines Corporation Limited
(Registrant)
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June
23, 2009
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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 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
Approval
on waiver of the obligation of China Eastern Air Holding Company
to
make a general offer
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 new A Shares and new 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 13 May 2009 relating to the conditional
approval of the non-public issue of A Shares by Public Offering Review Committee
of CSRC; and (iii) the announcement of the Company dated 22 May 2009 relating to
the approval of the non-public issue of H Shares by CSRC. Terms used herein
shall have the same meanings as ascribed to them in the
Announcement.
On 23
June 2009, the Company received a notice from CEA Holding that CEA Holding has
received on 23 June 2009 from CSRC the approval in relation to China Eastern Air
Holding Company being granted a waiver from the obligation to make a general
offer to acquire shares of China Eastern Airlines Corporation Limited（《關於核准豁免中國東方航空集團公司要約收購中國東方航空服份有限公司股份義務的批覆》）(Zheng
Jian Xu Ke [2009] No. 556), in which, CSRC agrees to waive the obligation of CEA
Holding to make a general offer in connection with the subscriptions of
1,437,375,000 new A Shares and 1,437,375,000 new H Shares by CEA Holding
(together with its overseas wholly-owned subsidiary).
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.
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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:
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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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Sandy
Ke-Yaw Liu
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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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Shanghai,
the PRC
23 June
2009