Notice of EGM

Air China Ld 10 February 2006 (a joint stock limited company incorporated in the People's Republic of China with limited liability) (Stock Code: 753) FORM OF PROXY FOR EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING Number of shares to which this form of proxy relates(Note 1) I/We(Note 2) ---------------------------------------------- of -------------------------------------------------------- being the registered holder(s) of(Note 3) H Shares/Non-H Foreign Shares/Domestic Shares (please delete as appropriate) ('Shares') in the capital of Air China Limited (the 'Company') HEREBY APPOINT(Note 4) the Chairman of the meeting and/or(Note 4) ----------------------------------------------------------- of ----------------------------------------------------------- as my/our proxy/proxies: (a) to act for me/us at the extraordinary general meeting (or at any adjournment thereof) of the Company to be held at The Conference Room, 29/F, Air China Building, 36 Xiaoyun Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing, PRC, on 28 March 2006 at 2:30 p.m. (the 'Meeting') for the purpose of considering and, if thought fit, passing the resolutions (the 'Resolutions') as set out in the notice convening the Meeting; and (b) at the Meeting (or at any adjournment thereof) to vote for me/us and in my/our name(s) in respect of the Resolutions as hereunder indicated or, if no such indication is given, as my/ our voting proxy thinks fit. SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS FOR AGAINST (Note (Note 6) 6) 1. To approve the public offering of A Shares by the Company in the PRC ('A Share Issue') and each of the following terms and conditions for the A Share Issue be and are hereby approved one by one: (1) Class of Shares: RMB denominated ordinary shares (i.e. A Shares); (2) Nominal value: RMB1.00 each; (3) Total number of A Shares to be issued: not more than 2,700,000,000 A Shares; (4) Target subscribers: qualified institutional investors as approved by CSRC and the placees through online offering based on market share value , and subscribers allowed by the regulatory bodies and by the applicable laws and regulations at the time of A Shares Issue; (5) Issue price: The issue price shall be determined based on the PRC securities market conditions at the time when the A Share Issue takes place and in accordance with the applicable regulations; (6) Place of listing: Shanghai Stock Exchange; (7) The existing and new Shareholders of the Company after completion of the A Share Issue whose names appear on the register of members of the Company shall be entitled to sharing the Company's undistributed retained profits immediately prior to the completion of the A Share Issue; (8) The Board of Directors of the Company shall be and is authorized to determine and deal with at its discretion and with full authority, the matters in relation to the A Share Issue (including but not limited to the specific timing of issue, number of A Shares to be issued, offering mechanism, pricing mechanism, issue price, target subscribers and the number and proportion of A Shares to be issued to each subscriber); (9) The Board of Directors of the Company shall be and is authorized to at its discretion and with full authority sign or execute all necessary documents (including but not limited to the preliminary prospectus, the prospectus, underwriting agreement, listing agreement and any related announcement), effect and carry out necessary formalities (including but not limited to procedures for listing of the A Shares on Shanghai Stock Exchange), and take all other necessary actions in connection with the A Share Issue, as well as to handle all registration requirements in relation to changes in the registered capital of the Company following the completion of the A Share Issue; (10) This Special Resolution 1, conditional upon the approval of the A Share Issue by the Domestic Shareholders Class Meeting and Foreign Shareholders Class Meeting, respectively, shall be effective for a period of 12 months from the date of the approval by the EGM, Domestic Shareholders Class Meeting and Foreign Shareholders Class Meeting whichever is the last. 2. To approve, subject to the passing of the above Special Resolution 1, the proceeds from the A Share Issue be and to be used for the purchase of 20 Airbus A330-200 aircraft, 15 Boeing 787 aircraft and 10 Boeing 737-800 aircraft and Air China's project relating to expansion of existing operating support facilities at the Beijing Capital International Airport, by applying to any payment due in relation to the projects above or to repay any outstanding bank loan in relation to the projects above occurred before the completion of the A Share Issue; after above prescript use of the proceeds, any balance of it shall apply to the working capital of the Company, and the Board of Directors of the Company shall, subject to the scope of use of proceeds set out in this Special Resolution 2, be and is authorized to determine and adjust with full authority the projects, the priority and the actual project investment amounts and bank loan repayment amounts to which the proceeds from the A Share Issue shall be applied. 3. To approve, subject to the passing of the above Special Resolution 1 and conditional upon the completion of the A Share Issue, the amendments to the Articles of Association as set out in Appendix I to the Circular and to authorise the Board to make further amendments which in its opinion may be necessary, desirable and expedient in accordance with the mandatory requirements of the applicable laws and regulations, and as government authorities of the PRC may require, and to apply for approvals from the relevant government authorities after the completion of the A Share Issue. The amended Articles of Association referred to in this Special Resolution 3 will come into effect after approvals from the relevant authorities are obtained. 4. To approve and adopt the following as amended, details of which are set out in Appendices II, III, and IV to the Circular and shall come into effect upon the effectiveness of the amendments to the Articles of Association in the above Special Resolution 3, as part of the Articles of Association subject to the passing of the above Special Resolution 1 and conditional upon the completion of the A Share Issue: (1) the Rules and Procedures for Shareholders' General Meetings (2) the Rules and Procedures for Board Meetings (3) the Rules and Procedures for Meetings of Supervisors 5. To approve the amendment to the Articles of Association in respect of number of Directors as follows: Article 93 of existing Article of Association which provides that '...the Company shall have a Board of Directors which is composed of 11 Directors...' shall be amended to read as '...the Company shall have a Board of Directors which is composed of 12 Directors...'. ORDINARY RESOLUTIONS FOR AGAINST (Note (Note 6) 6) 6. To approve, subject to Special Resolution 5 being passed at the EGM and approved by PRC government authorities, the appointment of Mr. Jia Kang as an independent non-executive Director for a term from the date of approval of the amendments to Article 93 relating to the number of directors by the relevant government authorities to the expiry date of the term of the current session of the Board and to authorise the Board to fix Mr. Jia Kang's emoluments. 7. To approve and adopt the Connected Transaction Decision Making System, details of which are set out in Appendix V to the Circular and that Connected Transaction Decision Making System shall come into effect upon the effectiveness of the amendments to the Articles of Association covered in above Special Resolution 3. Dated this --------------- day of -------------------------- 2006 Signature (Note 7) ----------------------- Notes: 1. Please insert the number of shares registered in your name(s) to which this proxy form relates. If no number is inserted, this form of proxy will be deemed to relate to all Shares registered in your name(s). 2. Full name(s) and address(es) to be inserted in BLOCK CAPITALS. 3. Please insert the total number of Shares registered in your name(s). 4. A member entitled to attend and vote at the Meeting is entitled to appoint one or more proxies of his own choice to attend and vote instead of him. A proxy need not be a member of the Company. If any proxy other than the Chairman of the Meeting is preferred, please strike out the words 'the Chairman of the meeting and/or' and insert the name(s) and address(es) of the proxy/proxies desired in the space provided. In the event that two or more persons (other than the Chairman of the Meeting) are named as proxies and the words 'the Chairman of the meeting...and/or' are not deleted, those words and references shall be deemed to have been deleted. 5. If you appoint more than one proxy, the voting rights may only be exercised by way of poll. 6. IMPORTANT: IF YOU WISH TO VOTE FOR THE RESOLUTION TICK IN THE BOX MARKED 'FOR'. IF YOU WISH TO VOTE AGAINST THE RESOLUTION, TICK IN THE BOX MARKED 'AGAINST'. Failure to complete the boxes will entitle your voting proxy to cast his vote at his discretion. On a show of hands, a member is entitled to one vote. On a poll, a member is entitled to one vote for every fully-paid Share held and a member entitled to more than one vote need not use all his votes in the same way. A tick in the relevant box indicates that the votes attached to all the Shares stated above as held by you will be cast accordingly. The total number of Shares referred to in the two boxes for the same resolution cannot exceed the number of Shares stated above as held by you. Where numbers are referred to in both boxes for the same resolution, the voting proxy will vote on a show of hands according to the box with the larger number or, in case of an equal number in both boxes, the voting proxy will cast his vote at his discretion. 7. This form of proxy must be signed by you or your attorney duly authorised in writing, or in the case of a corporation, must be either under seal or under the hand of an officer or attorney duly authorised. 8. In order to be valid, this form of proxy, together with the power of attorney or other authority (if any) under which it is signed (or a notarially certified copy of that power or authority), for holders of H Shares, must be returned to Computershare Hong Kong Investor Services Limited Shares at Rooms 1712-1716, Hopewell Centre, 183 Queen's Road East, Hong Kong, not less than 24 hours prior to the time appointed for holding the Meeting (or any adjournment thereof). For holders of Domestic Shares and Non-H Foreign Shares, the above documents must be delivered to Company's Board Secretariat, Air China Limited, South Terminal, Beijing Capital International Airport, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100621, PRC, within the same period. 9. Completion and delivery of a form of proxy will not preclude you from attending and/or voting at the Meeting (or any adjournment thereof) if you so wish. 10. Any alteration made to this form of proxy must be initialled by the person(s) who sign(s) it. 11. To attend and represent the shareholder(s) at the Meeting, the proxy so appointed must produce beforehand his identification document and any power of attorney duly signed by his appointor(s) or the legal representative(s) of his appointor (s). The power(s) of attorney must state the date(s) of issuance. 12. Shareholders are reminded to read carefully details of the resolutions set out in the Notice of Extraordinary General Meeting. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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