POSITIVE PROFIT ALERT FOR THE FIRST HALF OF 2015

RNS Number : 3976U

Air China Ld

29 July 2015

 



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Air China Limited

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

(Stock Code: 00753)

POSITIVE PROFIT ALERT

OF THE RESULTS FOR THE FIRST HALF OF 2015

This announcement is made by Air China Limited (the "Company") pursuant to Rule 13.09 and Rule

13.10B  of  the  Rules  Governing  the  Listing  of  Securities  on The  Stock  Exchange  of  Hong  Kong Limited (the "Listing Rules") and the Inside Information Provisions (as defined in the Listing Rules) under Part XIVA of the Securities and Futures Ordinance (Chapter 571 of the laws of Hong Kong).

I.      ESTIMATED RESULTS FOR THE PERIOD

1.       Period of the estimated results: 1 January 2015 to 30 June 2015

2.       Estimated results:

According to the preliminary estimation of the Company in accordance with the China Accounting Standards for Business Enterprises, the net profit attributable to equity holders of the Company for the first half of 2015 is expected to be between RMB3.8 billion to RMB4.0 billion, representing a year-on-year growth of 701% to 743%.

3.       The estimated results were not audited.

II.     RESULTS FOR THE CORRESPONDING PERIOD IN 2014

1.       Net profit attributable to equity holders of the Company: RMB474 million

2.       Earnings per share: RMB0.04

III.    MAJOR  REASONS  FOR  ESTIMATED  INCREASE  IN  THE  RESULTS  FOR  THE PERIOD

In the first half of 2015, in terms of revenues, the Company seized the opportunities of growth in market demand and increased capacity deployment. By operational arrangements in the production process, adjusting capacity deployment dynamically to meet market demand and enhancing revenue management, the Company achieved a year-on-year increase in revenues. In terms of costs, the Company strengthened its business process management, and continued to exploit its potentials in cost reduction through measures such as boosting resource utilisation efficiency, optimising in matching aircraft models and routes, improving refined management, promoting  direct  sales  and  lowering  agency  fees.  At  the  same  time,  benefiting  from  the substantial  decrease  in  the  price  of  aviation  fuel,  the  Company  recorded  a  year-on-year reduction in costs for the first half of the year.

IV.   OTHER MATTERS

The estimated results above are only preliminary figures, and the specific and accurate financial figures of the Company will be officially disclosed in the 2015 interim report of the Company. Investors are reminded to consider the risks involved in making investment decisions.

Shareholders of the Company and potential investors are advised to exercise caution when dealing in the securities of the Company.

By order of the Board

Air China Limited

Rao Xinyu         Tam Shuit Mui

Joint Company Secretaries

Beijing, the PRC, 28 July 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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