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 August 2008.
Commission
File Number: 001-14550
China
Eastern Airlines Corporation Limited
(Translation
of Registrant’s name into English)
2550
Hongqiao Road
Hongqiao
Airport
Shanghai,
China 200335
(Address
of principal executive offices)
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under
cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F: x Form
20-F o Form 40-F
Indicate
by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted
by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1): o
Indicate
by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted
by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7): o
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained
in
this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant
to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934: o Yes x No
If
"Yes"
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
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August
11, 2008
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By
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/s/
Luo
Zhuping
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Name:
Luo Zhuping
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Title:
Company Secretary
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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)
Announcement
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This
announcement is made by China Eastern Airlines Corporation
Limited (the
“Company”)
pursuant to Rule 13.09(1) of the Rules Governing the Listing
of Securities
on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong
Limited.
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Reference
is made to the announcement published by the Company dated 9 November
2007 in
respect of a proposed strategic investment in the Company by Singapore
Airlines
Limited (“SIA”)
and
Lentor Investments Pte. Ltd. (“Temasek”),
a
wholly-owned subsidiary of Temasek Holdings (Private) Limited.
As
of 9
August 2008, the conditions precedent of the investor subscription agreement
entered into among SIA, Temasek and the Company have not been satisfied,
and
pursuant to the terms thereof, the agreement automatically terminates.
Accordingly, it follows that the transaction contemplated under the CEA
Holding
subscription agreement between China Eastern Air Holding Company (“CEA
Holding”)
and
the Company cannot proceed to completion, and the shareholders agreement
entered
into among CEA Holding, SIA and Temasek is not effective.
The
Company believes that introducing strategic investors of world renown
into the
Company is consistent with the interests of the Company and its shareholders
as
a whole. The Company will persist in the direction of introducing strategic
investors and will continue to develop opportunities of business cooperation
with strategic investors of world renown, so as to safeguard the interests
of
the Company’s shareholders as a whole and to enhance the Company’s international
competitiveness.
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By
order of the board of directors of
China
Eastern Airlines Corporation Limited
Luo
Zhuping
Director
and Company Secretary
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The
Company’s directors as at the date of this announcement 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
9
August
2008