OVERSEAS REGULATORY ANNOUNCEMENT

Air China Ld

09 January 2026

 

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中國國際航空股份有限公司

AIR CHINA LIMITED

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

(Stock Code: 00753)

OVERSEAS REGULATORY ANNOUNCEMENT
ACCEPTANCE OF APPLICATION FOR THE ISSUANCE OF A SHARES TO
SPECIFIC INVESTORS BY THE SHANGHAI STOCK EXCHANGE

This announcement is made pursuant to Rule 13.10B of the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the "Hong Kong Listing Rules").

References are made to the announcements dated 30 October 2025 and 16 December 2025 and the circular dated 28 November 2025 (the "Circular") of Air China Limited (the "Company") in relation to, among other things, the issuance of A Shares to specific investors. Unless otherwise specified herein, capitalized terms used in this announcement shall have the same meanings as those defined in the Circular.

The Company recently received the "Notice on Acceptance of the Application for Securities Issuance by Air China Limited, a Company Listed on the Main Board of the Shanghai Stock Exchange" (Shang Zheng Shang Shen (Refinancing) [2026] No. 5) 《(  關於受理中國國際航空股份有限公司滬市主板上市公司發行證券申請的通知》 （上證上審（再融資）[2026]5號） ) issued by the Shanghai Stock Exchange.

The Shanghai Stock Exchange checked the prospectus and related application documents submitted by the Company pertaining to the securities issuance by companies listed on the Main Board of the Shanghai Stock Exchange in accordance with relevant requirements, and considered that the application documents were complete and in compliance with the statutory form, and decided to accept and process the application in accordance with the law.

The Issuance of A Shares to Specific Investors remains subject to the review and approval by the Shanghai Stock Exchange and the registration with the CSRC and other procedures, and may be implemented after obtaining the consent of the CSRC for registration. There is uncertainty as to whether the review and approval by the Shanghai Stock Exchange and the consent of the CSRC for registration can be obtained as well as regarding the corresponding timelines. The Company will, in accordance with the progress, timely fulfill its information disclosure obligations in strict compliance with the provisions and requirements of the laws and regulations in relation to the issuance of A shares to specific investors by listed companies.

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

By Order of the Board

 Air China Limited

 Xiao Feng

Company Secretary

Beijing, the PRC, 8 January 2026

As at the date of this announcement, the directors of the Company are Mr. Liu Tiexiang, Mr. Wang Mingyuan, Mr. Cui Xiaofeng, Mr. Patrick Healy, Mr. Xiao Peng, Mr. Xu Niansha*, Mr. He Yun*, Ms. Winnie Tam Wan-chi* and Mr. Gao Chunlei*.

* Independent non-executive director of the Company

 

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