CSRC Approval to Additional A

3 Jun 2008 15:21

AIR CHINA LIMITED

(a joint stock limited company incorporated in the People's Republic of China with limited liability)

(Stock Code: 753)

CSRC Approval to Additional A Share Offering

(Overseas Regulatory Announcement)

This announcement is made pursuant to Rule 13.09(2) of the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited.

On 2 June 2008, the 77th meeting of 2008 of the Issuance Review Committee of the China Securities Regulatory Commission (the "CSRC") reviewed the application by Air China Limited (the "Company") in respect of its additional public offering of A shares and conditionally passed the application. The Company will make separate announcement when it receives from the CSRC the official document regarding the approval.

By Order of the Board

Air China Limited

Huang Bin Li Man Kit

Joint Company Secretaries

Beijing, the PRC, 3 June 2008

As at the date of this announcement, the Directors of the Company are Messrs Kong Dong, Wang Shixiang, Yao Weiting, Ma Xulun, Christopher Dale Pratt, Chen Nan Lok, Philip, Cai Jianjiang, Fan Cheng, Hu Hung Lick, Henry*, Wu Zhipan*, Zhang Ke* and Jia Kang*.

* Independent non-executive Director of the Company