REG - Air China Ld - SALE OF CERTAIN CATHAY PACIFIC SHARES

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RNS Number : 7947N  Air China Ld  06 January 2026

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the whole or any part of the contents of this announcement.

 

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)

 

VOLUNTARY ANNOUNCEMENT

SALE OF CERTAIN CATHAY PACIFIC SHARES

HELD BY THE COMPANY

 

This announcement is made by Air China Limited (the "Company", together with
its subsidiaries, the "Group") on a voluntary basis.

 

On 5 January 2026 (after trading hours), the Company, Easerich Investments
Inc. ("Easerich"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, entered into a
share placing agreement (the "Placing Agreement") with Morgan Stanley &
Co. International PLC (the "Placing Agent"), pursuant to which Easerich has
agreed to sell, and the Placing Agent has agreed to place 108,080,000 shares
of Cathay Pacific Airways Limited ("Cathay Pacific") (the "Cathay Pacific
Shares") held by Easerich at the price of HK$12.22 per share, representing
approximately 1.61% of the total issued shares of Cathay Pacific as at the
date of this announcement (the "Sale of Shares"). Completion of the Sale of
Shares is expected to take place on the second business day after the day on
which all the conditions set out in the Placing Agreement having been
fulfilled or waived by the Placing Agent, but in any event no later than 8
January 2026 or such other date as Easerich and the Placing Agent may agree in
writing (the "Closing Date"). To the best of the Company's knowledge, the
Placing Agent, each of the placees and their respective ultimate beneficial
owners are third parties independent of the Company and its connected persons.
Based on calculations by the finance department of the Company, the profit
before tax from the Sale of Shares is estimated to be approximately RMB182
million (excluding the impact of transaction fees, other comprehensive income,
value-added tax and surcharges, with the exchange rate for Hong Kong Dollar to
Renminbi is calculated at 1:0.90141), which is subject to finalization in the
Company's audited financial statements.

 

As at the date of this announcement, the Company holds 1,930,516,334 Cathay
Pacific Shares through its wholly-owned subsidiaries, representing
approximately 28.72% of the total issued Cathay Pacific Shares. Immediately
upon completion of the  Sale of Shares, the  Company will hold 1,822,436,334
Cathay Pacific Shares through its wholly-owned subsidiaries, representing
approximately 27.11% of the total issued Cathay Pacific Shares assuming that
there is no other change in the number of issued Cathay Pacific Shares.

 

Pursuant to the Placing Agreement, Easerich and the Company undertake that,
from the date of the Placing Agreement until and including the date being 180
days after the Closing Date, they will not (without the prior written consent
of the Placing Agent, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed)
and will procure their affiliates not to, directly or indirectly sell,
transfer, or otherwise dispose of any Cathay Pacific Shares or related
interests, nor agree or announce any intention to enter into or effect any
such transactions, nor enter into any transaction having a similar effect,
except for the Sale of Shares and any intra group transfers by Easerich and/or
the Company where the transferee agrees to be bound by the terms of such
lock-up obligations.

 

The Sale of Shares does not constitute a notifiable transaction under Chapter
14 of the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of
Hong Kong Limited (the "Listing Rules") nor a connected transaction under
Chapter 14A of the Listing Rules, and will also not have any material adverse
effect on the Company's future financial position and operating results.
Following the completion of the Sale of Shares, the Company's shareholding in
Cathay Pacific will continue to be maintained at an appropriate level. The
Company remains an important strategic shareholder of Cathay Pacific and
continues to be optimistic about Cathay Pacific's development prospects, and
its support for Cathay Pacific remains unchanged.

 

By Order of the Board

Air China Limited

Xiao Feng

Company Secretary

 

Beijing, the PRC, 6 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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