UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
___________________
FORM
6-K
Report
of Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant
to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16
under
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For
the
month of January 2008.
Commission
File Number: 001-14550
China
Eastern Airlines Corporation Limited
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(Translation
of Registrant’s name into English)
2550
Hongqiao Road
Hongqiao
Airport
Shanghai,
China 200335
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(Address
of principal executive offices)
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40-F
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is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in
connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): n/a
SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant
has
duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto
duly authorized.
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China
Eastern Airlines Corporation Limited
(Registrant)
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| Date January 7, 2008 | By: | /s/ Li Fenghua |
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Name: Li Fenghua |
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| Title: Chairman of the Board of Directors | ||
Certain
statements contained in this announcement may be regarded as "forward-looking
statements" within the meaning of the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as
amended. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks,
uncertainties and other factors, which may cause the actual performance,
financial condition or results of operations of the Company to be materially
different from any future performance, financial condition or results of
operations implied by such forward-looking statements. Further information
regarding these risks, uncertainties and other factors is included in the
Company's filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The
forward-looking statements included in this announcement represent the Company's
views as of the date of this announcement. While the Company anticipates
that
subsequent events and developments may cause the Company's views to change,
the
Company specifically disclaims any obligation to update these forward-looking
statements, unless required by applicable laws. These forward-looking statements
should not be relied upon as representing the Company's views as of any date
subsequent to the date of this announcement.
(A
joint stock limited company incorporated in the People’s Republic of China with
limited liability)
(Stock
code: 670)
CLARIFICATION
ANNOUNCEMENT
SUSPENSION
OF TRADING
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This
announcement is made by China Eastern Airlines Corporation
Limited in
regard to the announcement issued by China National Aviation
Corporation
(Group) Limited on 7 January
2008.
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This
announcement is made by China Eastern Airlines Corporation Limited (the
“Company”) in regard to the announcement issued by China
National Aviation Corporation (Group) Limited (“CNAC”) on 7
January 2008 in respect of CNAC’s alleged possible investment in, and strategic
partnership with, the Company.
Reference
is made to the Company’s circular dated 23 November 2007 (the “Circular”)
regarding its proposed issue of new H shares and introduction of strategic
investors, which contained the notices dated 23 November 2007 to convene
an
extraordinary general meeting and an H shareholder class meeting on 8 January
2008 to discuss and resolve related matters.
Unless
the context otherwise requires, capitalised terms used in the Circular
shall
have the same meanings when used in this announcement.
As
at the
date hereof, the Company has not received from CNAC any cooperation proposal
formally made by it. The Company also has reservation as to whether CNAC
is
sincere about its alleged intended cooperation with our Company. In the
Company’s view, any investor or strategic partner interested in good-faith
cooperation with our Company would, in advance, communicate directly, and
initiate thorough discussions, with the Company’s directors and
management.
The
Company reiterates that its strategic partnership with SIA is not only
practicable, but is considered the optimum avenue to further develop the
Company’s business efficiently and effectively. The Company’s cooperation
arrangements with SIA and Temasek as fully described in the Circular (the
“SIA
Cooperation”)
are
the optimum proposal arrived at after comprehensive research and careful
consideration for over two years and extensive negotiations with various
parties
involved. All these have been carried out by the Company’s directors and
management with a view to maximizing the interests of the shareholders
of the
Company. The Company emphatically believes that the SIA Cooperation will
be
beneficial to the Company’s development in the long run and will bring long-term
benefits and returns to the shareholders of the Company.
At
the
request of the Company, trading in the H Shares of the Company on The Stock
Exchange of Hong Kong Limited will be suspended for one trading day on
8 January
2008, pending the issue of the Company’s results announcement in respect of the
shareholders’ meetings to be held on that day. Trading in the H Shares is
expected to be resumed on 9 January 2008. Further, pursuant to relevant
requirements under the Shanghai Listing Rules, trading in the A Shares
of the
Company will also be suspended on the Shanghai Stock Exchange for one trading
day on 8 January 2008 and is expected to be resumed on 9 January
2008.
By
order
of the Board
CHINA
EASTERN AIRLINES CORPORATION LIMITED
Luo
Zhuping
Director
and Company Secretary
The
Company’s directors, as at the date hereof, are:
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Li
Fenghua
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(Chairman,
Non-executive Director)
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Li
Jun
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(Vice
Chairman, Non-executive Director)
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Cao
Jianxiong
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(President,
Executive Director)
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Luo
Chaogeng
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(Non-executive
Director)
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Luo
Zhuping
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(Executive
Director)
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Hu
Honggao
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(Independent
non-executive Director)
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Peter
Lok
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(Independent
non-executive Director)
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Wu
Baiwang
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(Independent
non-executive Director)
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Zhou
Ruijin
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(Independent
non-executive Director)
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Xie
Rong
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(Independent
non-executive Director)
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Shanghai,
the People’s Republic of China
7
January
2008