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

(Stock Code: 00753)


DELAY IN DESPATCH OF CIRCULAR IN RELATION TO THE NON-PUBLIC A SHARE ISSUE


References are made to the announcements of Air China Limited (the 'Company') dated 28 July 2015, 17 August 2015 and 31 August 2015 in relation to, among other things, the proposed non- public issue of new A shares of the Company (the 'Transaction') and delay in dispatch of circular in relation to the Transaction.


The Company scheduled to despatch a circular containing, among other things, details of the Transaction (the 'Circular') on or before 16 October 2015. However, as additional time is required for preparing certain information to be contained in the Circular and concerning the considerable changes in the current market environment, additional time is also needed for finalising the specific work arrangements of the Transaction, the despatch date of the Circular is expected to be delayed to a date falling on or before 16 November 2015.


By order of the Board

Air China Limited Rao Xinyu Tam Shuit Mui

Joint Company Secretaries


Beijing, the PRC, 15 October 2015


As at the date of this announcement, the directors of the Company are Mr. Cai Jianjiang, Ms. Wang Yinxiang, Mr. Cao Jianxiong, Mr. Feng Gang, Mr. John Robert Slosar, Mr. Ian Sai Cheung Shiu, Mr. Song Zhiyong, Mr. Fan Cheng, Mr. Fu Yang*, Mr. Pan Xiaojiang*, Mr. Simon To Chi Keung* and Mr. Stanley Hui Hon-chung*.


* Independent non-executive director of the Company

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