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RNS Number : 5252R  Air China Ld  27 October 2023

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited and The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong
Limited take no responsibility for the contents of this announcement, make no
representation as to its accuracy or completeness and expressly disclaim any
liability whatsoever for any loss howsoever arising from or in reliance upon
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)

 

 

THIRD QUARTERLY REPORT OF 2023

 

This announcement is made pursuant to Part XIVA of the Securities and Futures
Ordinance (Chapter 571 of the Laws of Hong Kong) and Rule 13.09 and Rule
13.10B of the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange
of Hong Kong Limited.

 

The board of directors (the "Board") of Air China Limited (the "Company" or
"Air China", the Company together with its subsidiaries, the "Group") held a
meeting of the Board on 26 October 2023 and passed the resolution approving
the third quarterly report of 2023 (the "Quarterly Report") of the Company for
the period ended 30 September 2023 prepared in accordance with the PRC
Accounting Standards for Business Enterprises.

 

IMPORTANT NOTICE:

 

The Board and the supervisory committee of the Company together with the
directors, supervisors and the senior management of the Company guarantee that
the contents of the Quarterly Report are true, accurate and complete and do
not contain any false representation, misleading statement or material
omission, and shall jointly and severally accept legal liability.

 

The person in charge of the Company, person in charge of accounting function
and person in charge of accounting department (accounting superintendent)
hereby guarantee that the financial information set out in the Quarterly
Report is true, accurate and complete.

 

Whether the financial statements of the third quarter are audited

 

Yes                  No

I.       MAJOR FINANCIAL DATA

 

(1)     Major accounting data and financial indicators

 

Unit: RMB'000

 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                         Increase/ decrease for the period from the beginning of the year to the end of

                                                            the Reporting

                                                            Period as compared to the corresponding period of the previous year

                                                            (%)
                                                                                      Increase/ decrease of the Reporting

                                                                                      Period as compared to the corresponding period of the previous year

                                                                                      (%)

                                                                                                                                                            For the period

                                                                                                                                                            from the beginning of the year to the end of the Reporting

                                                                                                                                                            Period

                                                                      The Reporting

 Items                                                                Period

 Revenue                                                              45,863,652      152.89                                                                105,476,845                                                  150.61
 Net profit attributable to shareholders of the listed company        4,242,149       N/A                                                                   791,421                                                      N/A
 Net profit attributable to shareholders of the listed company after  4,065,035       N/A                                                                   -873,124                                                     N/A

 deducting non-recurring

 profits and losses
 Net cash flows from operating activities                             N/A             N/A                                                                   33,075,596                                                   N/A
 Basic earnings per share (RMB per share)                             0.28            N/A                                                                   0.05                                                         N/A
 Diluted earnings per share (RMB per share)                           N/A             N/A                                                                   N/A                                                          N/A
 Weighted average return on net assets (%)                            11.46           Increased by                                                          2.05                                                         Increased by

                                                                                      33.67 percentage                                                                                                                   60.26 percentage

                                                                                      points                                                                                                                             points

                                                                                                                               Increase/ decrease at the end of

                                                                                                                               the Reporting

                                                                                                                               Period as compared to the end of the previous year

                                                                                                                               (%)

                                                                    At the end of the Reporting   At the end of the previous

                                                                    Period                        year

 Total assets                                                       338,864,552                   295,011,335                  14.86
 Owners' equity attributable to shareholders of the listed company

                                                                    39,061,556                    23,609,134                   65.45

 

Note: The "Reporting Period" refers to the 3-month period from the beginning
of this quarter to the end of this quarter, the same below.

 

(2)     Items and amounts of non-recurring profits and losses

 

Unit: RMB'000

 

                                                                                                             Amounts for the period from the beginning of the year

                                                                                                             to the end of the Reporting

                                                                                                             Period

                                                                               Amounts for the Reporting

                                                                               Period

 Items

 Gains or losses on disposal of non-current assets                             -143                          673,841
 Government subsidies recorded in the income statement for the current period
 (excluding those closely related to the Company's normal business and

 continuously entitled to in fixed amounts or quotas in accordance with the
 requirements of the state policy)

                                                                               166.389                       334.398
 Gain or loss from change in fair value by holding financial assets
 held-for-trading, derivative financial assets, financial liabilities

 held-for-trading and derivative financial liabilities, and investment

 income from disposal of financial assets held-for-trading, derivative
 financial assets, financial liabilities held-for-trading and derivative

 financial liabilities as well as other debt investments, excluding the
 effective hedging businesses related to the normal operations of the

 Company

                                                                               -61                           814
 Reversal of provision for impairment of receivable and contract assets that
 have undergone impairment test alone

                                                                               215                           3,559
 Other non-operating income and expenses besides the above items               56,633                        1,386,883
 Less: Effect of income tax                                                    2,587                         80,371
 Effect of non-controlling interests (after tax)                               43,322                        654,579

 Total                                                                                    177,114                     1,664,545

Explanation  of  non-recurring  profits  and  losses  items  listed
in  the  "Interpretative Announcement for Information Disclosure of
Companies That Issue Securities to the Public No.1 - Non-recurring Profits and
Losses"
(《公開發行證券的公司信息披露解釋性公告第1號-非經常性損益》)
which are defined as recurring profits and losses items

 

Applicable                   Not applicable

 

(3)     Changes of major accounting data and financial indicators and reasons for changes

 

Applicable                  Not applicable

 

                                                                                Percentage of Change (%)

 Items                                                                                                    Major Reasons

 Revenue                                                                        150.61                    With the increase in deployment of transportation capacity by the Company, and
                                                                                                          driven by the increase in both passenger load factor and price, the revenue
                                                                                                          increased significantly
 Net profit attributable to shareholders of the listed company                  N/A                       With the increase in deployment of transportation capacity by the Company, and
                                                                                                          driven by the increase in both passenger load factor and price, the loss
                                                                                                          decreased significantly with a growth in profit
 Net profit attributable to shareholders of the listed company after deducting  N/A                       With the increase in deployment of transportation capacity by the Company, and
 non-recurring profits and losses                                                                         driven by the increase in both passenger load factor and price, the loss
                                                                                                          decreased significantly with a growth in profit
 Net cash flow from operating activities                                        N/A                       With the increase in deployment of transportation capacity by the Company, and
                                                                                                          driven by the increase in both passenger load factor and price, the revenue
                                                                                                          increased significantly
 Basic earnings per share (RMB per share)                                       N/A                       With the increase in deployment of transportation capacity by the Company, and
                                                                                                          driven by the increase in both passenger load factor and price, the loss
                                                                                                          decreased significantly with a growth in profit
 Weighted average return on net assets (%)                                      Increased by 60.26        With the increase in deployment of transportation capacity by the Company, and

                         driven by the increase in both passenger load factor and price, the loss
                                                                                percentage                decreased significantly with a growth in profit

                                                                                points
 Owners' equity attributable to shareholders of the listed company              65.45                     Profit achieved during the current period, and the non-public issuance of
                                                                                                          shares of Air China

II.      INFORMATION OF SHAREHOLDERS

 

(1)     Total number of holders of ordinary shares, the number of holders of preference shares with restored voting rights and the particulars of the top 10 shareholders

 

Unit: share

 

                                                                                                                                  Total number of holders of preference shares with restored voting rights as at

                                                 the end of the Reporting Period (if any)

 Total number of holders of ordinary shares as at the end of the Reporting
 Period

                                                                                162,801                                                                                                                                                            /

 Particulars of the top 10 shareholders
                                                                                                                                                               Number of shares held subject to selling restrictions  Shares pledged, marked or frozen

                                                                                                          Number of shares held   Shareholding percentage

 Name of shareholder                                                            Nature of shareholder
                                                                                Status                                            Number
                                                                                                                                  (%)

 China National Aviation Holding Corporation Limited                            State-owned legal person  6,566,761,847           40.53                        614,525,150                                            Frozen                       127,445,536
 Cathay Pacific Airways Limited                                                 Foreign legal person      2,633,725,455           16.26                        0                                                      Nil                          0
 HKSCC NOMINEES LIMITED                                                         Foreign legal person      1,688,957,345           10.43                        0                                                      Nil                          0
 China National Aviation Corporation (Group) Limited                            Foreign legal person      1,556,334,920           9.61                         0                                                      Frozen                       36,454,464
 China Securities Finance Corporation Limited                                   Others                    311,302,365             1.92                         0                                                      Nil                          0
 China National Aviation Fuel Group Corporation                                 State-owned legal person  238,524,158             1.47                         0                                                      Nil                          0
 Hong Kong Securities Clearing Company Ltd.                                     Foreign legal person      156,551,132             0.97                         0                                                      Nil                          0
 China Structural Reform Fund Co., Ltd.                                         State-owned legal person  67,039,106              0.41                         0                                                      Nil                          0
 Basic Pension Fund 15022 Portfolio                                             Others                    58,092,370              0.36                         0                                                      Nil                          0
 Bank of China Limited - China Merchants Anhua Bond Securities Investment Fund  Others                    49,638,500              0.31                         0                                                      Nil                          0

 (中國銀行股份有限公司-招商安華債券型證券投資基金)

 Particulars of the top 10 shareholders not subject to selling restrictions
                                                                                Number of tradable shares held not subject to selling

                                                                                restrictions

                                                                                                                                       Class and number of shares

 Name of shareholder
                                                                                Class of shares                                                                        Number

 China National Aviation Holding Corporation Limited                            5,952,236,697                                          RMB ordinary shares             5,952,236,697
 Cathay Pacific Airways Limited                                                 2,633,725,455                                          Overseas listed foreign shares  2,633,725,455
 HKSCC NOMINEES LIMITED                                                         1,688,957,345                                          Overseas listed foreign shares  1,688,957,345
 China National Aviation Corporation (Group) Limited                            1,556,334,920                                          RMB ordinary shares             1,332,482,920
                                                                                Overseas listed foreign shares                                                         223,852,000
 China Securities Finance Corporation Limited                                   311,302,365                                            RMB ordinary shares             311,302,365
 China National Aviation Fuel Group Corporation                                 238,524,158                                            RMB ordinary shares             238,524,158
 Hong Kong Securities Clearing Company Ltd.                                     156,551,132                                            RMB ordinary shares             156,551,132
 China Structural Reform Fund Co., Ltd.                                         67,039,106                                             RMB ordinary shares             67,039,106
 Basic Pension Fund 15022 Portfolio                                             58,092,370                                             RMB ordinary shares             58,092,370
 Bank of China Limited - China Merchants Anhua Bond Securities Investment Fund  49,638,500                                             RMB ordinary shares             49,638,500

 (中國銀行股份有限公司-招商安華債券型證券投資基金)
 Explanation on connected relationship or action in concert among the above     China National Aviation Corporation (Group) Limited ("CNACG") is a
 shareholders                                                                   wholly-owned subsidiary of China National Aviation Holding Corporation Limited
                                                                                ("CNAHC"). Accordingly, China National Aviation Holding Corporation Limited is
                                                                                directly and indirectly interested in 50.14% of the shares of the Company.
 Explanation on the participation of the top 10 shareholders and the top 10     Nil
 shareholders not subject to selling restrictions in margin financing and
 securities lending as well as margin and securities refinancing business (if
 any)

 

1.       HKSCC NOMINEES LIMITED is a subsidiary of The Stock Exchange of
Hong Kong Limited and its principal business is acting as nominee for and on
behalf of other corporate shareholders or individual shareholders. The
1,688,957,345 H shares held by it in the Company do not include the
166,852,000 shares held by it as nominee of CNACG.

 

2.       According to the "Implementation Measures on Partial Transfer
of State-owned Shares to the National Social Security Fund in the Domestic
Securities Market" (Cai

Qi  2009  No. 94)
(《境內證券市場轉持部分國有股充實全國社會保障基金實施辦

法》 (財企 2009 94號)) and the Notice ( 2009  No. 63) jointly issued by
the Ministry

of Finance, the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission
of the State Council, China Securities Regulatory Commission and the National
Council for Social Security Fund, 127,445,536 and 36,454,464 shares held by
CNAHC, the controlling shareholder of the Company, and CNACG respectively are
frozen at present.

III.    OTHER ALERTS

 

Other important information that needs to be brought to the attention of
investors regarding the Company's operations during the Reporting Period

 

Applicable                   Not applicable

 

On 30 August 2023, the resolutions regarding the amendments to the Articles of
Association, the Rules and Procedures of Shareholders' Meetings and the Rules
and Procedures of Meetings of the Board have been approved by the twenty-third
meeting of the sixth session of the Board of the Company. For details, please
refer to the relevant announcements published by the Company on the website of
the Shanghai Stock Exchange (http://www.sse.com.cn/),
(http://www.sse.com.cn/)) China Securities Journal, Shanghai Securities News
and Securities Daily on 31 August 2023. On 26 October 2023, the above
resolutions have been approved by the 2023 third extraordinary general
meeting, the 2023 first A shareholders' class meeting and the 2023 first H
shareholders' class meeting of the Company. For details, please refer to the
relevant announcements published by the Company on the website of the Shanghai
Stock Exchange (http://www.sse.com.cn/), (http://www.sse.com.cn/)) China
Securities Journal, Shanghai Securities News and Securities Daily on 27
October 2023.

 

IV.    QUARTERLY FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

(1)     Type of audit opinion

 

Applicable                   Not applicable

(2)     Financial statements

 

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET

30 September 2023

Prepared by Air China Limited

 

Unit: RMB'000 (Unaudited)

 

                                       30 September  31 December

 Items                                 2023          2022

 CURRENT ASSETS:
 Cash and bank balance                 22,219,322    11,435,877
 Provisions on payables
 Contributions made
 Financial assets held-for-trading     2,687         3,398
 Derivative financial assets
 Bills receivable                      31,497        7,483
 Accounts receivable                   3,343,487     1,649,356
 Receivables financing
 Prepayments                           607,357       368,692
 Premium receivable
 Receivables on reinsurance
 Provisions for reinsurance contracts
 Other receivables                     5,387,334     2,807,726
 Including: Interest receivable
 Dividend receivable
 Purchase of financial assets resold
 Inventories                           3,916,847     2,557,823
 Contract assets
 Held-for-sale assets                  66,481        1,302
 Non-current assets due within a year
 Other current assets                  2,938,315     3,413,474
 Total current assets                  38,513,327    22,245,131

                                          30 September  31 December

 Items                                    2023          2022

 NON-CURRENT ASSETS:
 Loans and advances
 Debt investments
 Other debt investments                   1,386,956     1,360,982
 Long-term receivables                    899,034       539,624
 Long-term equity investments             14,671,191    12,574,373
 Investments in other equity instruments  738,620       243,760
 Other non-current financial assets
 Investment properties                    324,845       106,118
 Fixed assets                             97,833,833    86,369,754
 Construction in progress                 37,912,741    32,908,551
 Biological assets for production
 Oil and gas assets
 Right-of-use assets                      122,830,591   122,591,793
 Intangible assets                        5,497,440     4,300,216
 Development expenses
 Goodwill                                 4,097,942     1,102,185
 Long-term deferred expenses              272,315       249,268
 Deferred tax assets                      13,878,557    10,417,452
 Other non-current assets                 7,160         2,128
 Total non-current assets                 300,351,225   272,766,204
 Total assets                             338,864,552   295,011,335

                                                        30 September  31 December

 Items                                                  2023          2022

 CURRENT LIABILITIES:
 Short-term loans                                       23,341,530    19,946,147
 Short-term financing bonds payable                                   2,006,149
 Borrowings from central bank
 Contributions received
 Financial liabilities held-for-trading
 Derivative financial liabilities
 Bills payable                                          240,649
 Accounts payable                                       22,734,330    11,628,611
 Air traffic liabilities                                7,634,011     2,757,601
 Receipts in advance                                    150,970       58,970
 Contract liabilities                                   1,412,321     1,095,185
 Sale of financial assets repurchased
 Deposits from clients and placements from other banks
 Brokerage payable
 Underwriting fees payable
 Employee compensations payable                         4,315,267     4,317,738
 Taxes payable                                          442,637       275,930
 Other payables                                         15,253,529    13,131,744
 Including: Interest payable
 Dividend payable
 Fees and commissions payable
 Amounts payable on reinsurance
 Held-for-sale liabilities
 Non-current liabilities due within a year              37,374,032    37,264,533
 Other current liabilities
 Total current liabilities                              112,899,276   92,482,608

                                                                            30 September  31 December

 Items                                                                      2023          2022

 NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES:
 Reserves on insurance contracts
 Long-term loans                                                            72,980,897    66,868,774
 Debentures payable                                                         11,196,030    11,193,342
 Including: Preference shares
 Perpetual bonds
 Lease liabilities                                                          68,640,093    76,897,347
 Long-term payables                                                         28,077,364    20,551,757
 Long-term employee compensation payables                                   196,402       202,016
 Accrued liabilities                                                        4,253,291     3,090,965
 Deferred income                                                            430,713       418,200
 Deferred tax liabilities                                                   371,164       323,297
 Other non-current liabilities                                              1,793,752     1,422,843
 Total non-current liabilities                                              187,939,706   180,968,541
 Total liabilities                                                          300,838,982   273,451,149

 OWNERS' EQUITY (OR SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY):
 Paid-up capital (or share capital)                                         16,200,793    14,524,815
 Other equity instruments
 Including: Preference shares
 Perpetual bonds
 Capital reserve                                                            39,587,727    26,270,841
 Less: Treasury shares
 Other comprehensive income                                                 208,955       421,075
 Special reserves                                                           3,047
 Surplus reserves                                                           11,564,287    11,564,287
 General risk provisions                                                    137,138       137,138
 Retained earnings                                                          -28,640,391   -29,309,022
 Total owners' equity (or shareholders' equity) attributable to the parent
 company

                                                                            39,061,556    23,609,134
 Non-controlling interests                                                  -1,035,986    -2,048,948
 Total owners' equity (or shareholders' equity)                             38,025,570    21,560,186
 Total liabilities and owners' equity (or shareholders' equity)

                                                                            338,864,552   295,011,335

 

Person in charge of the Company: Mr. Ma Chongxian Person in charge of
accounting function: Mr. Sun Yuquan Person in charge of accounting department:
Mr. Lyu Lingfei

CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENT

January to September 2023

Prepared by Air China Limited

 

Unit: RMB'000 (Unaudited)

 

                                                                        First three quarters of 2023 (January to September)  First three quarters of 2022 (January to September)

 Items

 I.      Total revenue from operations                                  105,476,845                                          42,088,565
 Including: Operating income                                            105,476,845                                          42,088,565
 Interest income
 Premium earned
 Fees and commission income

 II.    Total operating cost                                            111,920,572                                          76,941,159
 Including: Operating costs                                             97,359,086                                           61,410,372
 Interest expenses
 Fees and commission expenses
 Returned premium
 Net reimbursement paid
 Net amounts of provisions on insurance obligations drawn
 Bonus paid on insurance policy
 Reinsurance premium
 Taxes and other levies                                                 259,123                                              96,654
 Selling expenses                                                       3,996,379                                            2,712,924
 General and administrative expenses                                    3,729,604                                            3,231,633
 R&D expenses                                                           213,842                                              126,195
 Finance expenses                                                       6,362,538                                            9,363,381
 Including: Interest expenses                                           5,323,094                                            4,783,027
 Interest income                                                        481,087                                              159,173
 Add: Other income                                                      3,208,572                                            2,153,587
 Investment income (loss is represented by "-" sign)                    2,240,021                                            -642,522
 Including: Share of profits of associates and joint ventures

                                                                        2,189,703                                            -683,153
 Gains on derecognition of financial assets measured at amortised cost
 Exchange gains (loss is represented by "-" sign)
 Gains from net exposure to hedging (loss is represented by "-" sign)
 Gains from changes in fair value (loss is represented by "-" sign)

                                                                        -711                                                 -624

                                                                                 First three quarters of 2023 (January to September)  First three quarters of 2022 (January to September)

 Items

 Impairment loss of credit (loss is represented by "-" sign)

                                                                                 -16,331                                              -218
 Impairment loss of assets (loss is represented by "-" sign)

                                                                                 -107,432
 Gains from disposal of assets (loss is represented by "-" sign)

                                                                                 689,664                                              -3,176
 III.  Profit from operations (loss is represented by "-" sign)                  -429,944                                             -33,345,547
 Add: Non-operating income                                                       1,468,565                                            76,286
 Less: Non-operating expenses                                                    97,505                                               93,094

 IV.  Total profit (total loss is represented by "-" sign)                       941,116                                              -33,362,355
 Less: Income tax expenses                                                       -245,721                                             -950,069

 V.    Net profit (net loss is represented by "-" sign)                          1,186,837                                            -32,412,286
 (I) Classified by continuity of operations
 1. Net profit from continuing operations (net loss is represented by "-" sign)

                                                                                 1,186,837                                            -32,412,286
 2. Net profit from discontinued operation (net loss is represented by "-"
 sign)
 (II) Classified by ownership
 1. Net profits attributable to shareholders of the parent company (net loss is
 represented by "-" sign)

                                                                                 791,421                                              -28,103,264
 2. Profit or loss attributable to non-controlling interests (net loss is
 represented by "-" sign)

                                                                                 395,416                                              -4,309,022

 VI.  Other comprehensive income after tax, net                                  -91,351                                              1,883,524
 (I) Other comprehensive income after tax attributable to owners of the parent
 company, net

                                                                                 -65,958                                              1,850,445
 1. Other comprehensive income that cannot be subsequently reclassified to
 profit or loss

                                                                                 -23,673                                              2,659
 (1) Changes arising on remeasurement of defined benefit plans

                                                                                 33                                                   -260
 (2) Other comprehensive income accounted for using the equity method that
 cannot be reclassified to profit or loss

                                                                                                                                      -10
 (3) Change in fair value of investments in other equity instruments

                                                                                 -23,706                                              2,929
 (4) Change in fair value of own credit risk of the Company

                                                                                First three quarters of 2023 (January to September)  First three quarters of 2022 (January to September)

 Items

 2. Other comprehensive income that will be reclassified to profit or loss

                                                                                -42,285                                              1,847,786
 (1) Other comprehensive income accounted for using the equity method that may
 be reclassified to profit or loss

                                                                                -473,547                                             269,267
 (2) Change in fair value of other debt investments                             159                                                  -132
 (3) Amount of financial assets reclassified into other comprehensive income
 (4) Provisions for credit impairment of other debt investments

                                                                                -344                                                 -1,210
 (5) Reserve for cash flow hedging
 (6) Exchange difference on translation of financial statements in foreign
 currency

                                                                                431,447                                              1,579,861
 (7) Others
 (II) Other comprehensive income after tax attributable to non- controlling
 interests, net

                                                                                -25,393                                              33,079

 VII. Total comprehensive income                                                1,095,486                                            -30,528,762
 (I) Total comprehensive income attributable to owners of the parent company

                                                                                725,463                                              -26,252,819
 (II) Total comprehensive income attributable to non-controlling interests

                                                                                370,023                                              -4,275,943

 VIII. Earnings per share:
 (I) Basic earnings per share (RMB per share)                                   0.05                                                 -2.05
 (II) Diluted earnings per share (RMB per share)                                N/A                                                  N/A

 

For business combination under common control during the current period, the
net profit of merged party before the business combination is RMB0, and the
net profit of the merged party for the last period is RMB0.

 

Person in charge of the Company: Mr. Ma Chongxian Person in charge of
accounting function: Mr. Sun Yuquan Person in charge of accounting department:
Mr. Lyu Lingfei

CONSOLIDATED CASH FLOW STATEMENT

January to September 2023

Prepared by Air China Limited

 

Unit: RMB'000 (Unaudited)

 

                                                                           First three quarters of 2023 (January to September)  First three quarters of 2022 (January to September)

 Items

 I.      Cash flows from operating activities:
 Cash received from sales of goods and provision of services               117,873,834                                          44,775,183
 Net increase in deposits from clients and placements from banks
 Net increase in borrowings from central bank
 Net increase in contributions received from other financial institutions
 Cash received from premiums of original insurance contracts
 Net cash receipt from reinsurance operations
 Net increase in reserve of the insured and investment
 Cash received from interest, fees and commission
 Net increase in contributions received
 Net increase in cash from repurchase operations
 Net cash receipt from securities trading as agent
 Refund of taxes and levies                                                1,260,276                                            3,667,415
 Other cash received relating to operating activities                      3,970,888                                            3,866,614
 Subtotal of cash inflows of operating activities                          123,104,998                                          52,309,212
 Cash paid for goods purchased and services received                       60,606,339                                           33,419,398
 Net increase in loans and advances to clients
 Net increase in deposits in central bank and other banks
 Cash paid in respect of claims under original insurance contracts
 Net increase in contributions made
 Cash paid for interest, fees and commissions
 Cash paid for bonus paid on insurance policy
 Cash paid to or on behalf of employees                                    22,312,292                                           18,342,731
 Taxes and levies paid                                                     1,425,490                                            895,130
 Other cash paid relating to operating activities                          5,685,281                                            4,547,513
 Subtotal of cash outflows from operating activities                       90,029,402                                           57,204,772
 Net cash flows from operating activities                                  33,075,596                                           -4,895,560

                                                                                 First three quarters of 2023 (January to September)  First three quarters of 2022 (January to September)

 Items

 II.    Cash flows from investing activities:
 Cash received from sale and redemption of investments                           695,882                                              3,690
 Recovery of the secured bank deposits                                           2,379                                                15,081
 Cash received from investment income                                            161,483                                              247,381
 Net cash received for acquisition of subsidiaries and other business units

                                                                                 5,392,113
 Net cash proceeds from disposal of fixed assets, intangible assets and other
 long-term assets

                                                                                 802,934                                              569,232
 Net cash proceeds from disposal of subsidiaries and other business units
 Other cash received relating to investing activities                            472,732                                              159,173
 Subtotal of cash inflows from investing activities                              7,527,523                                            994,557
 Cash paid for purchase and construction of fixed assets, intangible assets and
 other long-term assets

                                                                                 13,758,422                                           5,685,046
 Cash paid for investments                                                       171,838                                              961,140
 Net increase in secured loans
 Net cash payments for acquisition of subsidiaries and other business units
 Increase in secured bank deposits                                               6,407                                                1,557
 Other cash paid relating to investing activities
 Subtotal of cash outflows from investing activities                             13,936,667                                           6,647,743
 Net cash flows from investing activities                                        -6,409,144                                           -5,653,186

 III.  Cash flows from financing activities:
 Cash received from capital injection                                            18,393,017
 Including: Cash received from capital injection of non-controlling
 shareholders in subsidiaries
 Cash received from issuance of debentures                                                                                            13,950,000
 Cash received from borrowings                                                   40,176,857                                           79,739,578
 Other cash received relating to financing activities
 Subtotal of cash inflows from financing activities                              58,569,874                                           93,689,578
 Cash paid for repayment of borrowings                                           39,733,328                                           51,580,318
 Cash paid for repayment of debentures                                           9,500,000                                            17,000,000
 Cash paid for distribution of dividends, profits or payment of interest
 expenses

                                                                                 5,653,200                                            5,001,317
 Including: Dividends and profits paid to non-controlling shareholders by
 subsidiaries

                                                                                 9,890                                                644
 Cash paid for leases                                                            19,592,765                                           11,758,167
 Other cash paid relating to financing activities                                13
 Subtotal of cash outflows from financing activities                             74,479,306                                           85,339,802
 Net cash flows from financing activities                                        -15,909,432                                          8,349,776

                                                                              First three quarters of 2023 (January to September)  First three quarters of 2022 (January to September)

 Items

 IV.  Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents            145,037                                              39,950

 V.    Net increase in cash and cash equivalents                              10,902,057                                           -2,159,020
 Add: Balance of cash and cash equivalents as at the beginning of the period

                                                                              10,607,711                                           15,934,713

 VI. Balance of cash and cash equivalents as at the end of the period

                                                                              21,509,768                                           13,775,693

 

Person in charge of the Company: Mr. Ma Chongxian Person in charge of
accounting function: Mr. Sun Yuquan Person in charge of accounting department:
Mr. Lyu Lingfei

 

Adjustments made to the financial statements as at the beginning of the year
for the initial implementation of New Accounting Standards or interpretation
of standards since 2023

 

Applicable                   Not applicable

 

The announcement is hereby given.

 

By Order of the Board

Air China Limited

Huang Bin    Huen Ho Yin

Joint Company Secretaries

 

Beijing, the PRC, 26 October 2023

 

As at the date of this announcement, the directors of the Company are Mr. Ma
Chongxian, Mr. Wang Mingyuan, Mr. Feng Gang, Mr. Patrick Healy, Mr. Xiao Peng,
Mr. Li Fushen*, Mr. He Yun*, Mr. Xu Junxin* and Ms. Winnie Tam Wan-chi*.

 

*    Independent non-executive director of the Company

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