SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
Report of Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
June 28, 2012
CHINA SOUTHERN AIRLINES COMPANY LIMITED
(Translation of registrant's name into English)
278 Jichang Road
Guangzhou, Guangdong 510405
People’s Republic of China
(Address of principal executive offices)
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China Southern Airlines Company Limited (the “Company”) published an announcement on June 28, 2012, on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange’s website at: http://www.hkexnews.hk/listedco/listconews/sehk/2012/0628/LTN20120628248.pdf, with respect to an announcement of the Board of Directors of the Company, which has been published on the Shanghai Stock Exchange.
An English version of the announcement is included in this Form 6-K of the Company.
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.
CHINA SOUTHERN AIRLINES COMPANY LIMITED
By: /s/ Liu Wei and Xie Bing
Name: Liu Wei and Xie Bing
Title: Joint Company Secretaries
Date: June 28, 2012
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.
OVERSEAS REGULATORY ANNOUNCEMENT
This announcement is published pursuant to Rule 13.09(2) of The Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited.
As China Southern Airlines Company Limited (the “Company”) has published the “Announcement of the Board of Directors of China Southern Airlines Company Limited” on the Shanghai Stock Exchange, the full text of the announcement is set out below for information purpose.
By order of the Board
China Southern Airlines Company Limited
Xie Bing and Liu Wei
Joint Company Secretaries
Guangzhou, the People’s Republic of China
28 June 2012
As at the date of this announcement, the Directors include Si Xian Min, Wang Quan Hua and Yuan Xin An as non-executive Directors, Tan Wan Geng, Zhang Zi Fang, Xu Jie Bo and Chen Zhen You as executive Directors; and Gong Hua Zhang, Wei Jin Cai, Ning Xiang Dong and Liu Chang Le as independent non-executive Directors.
| Stock short name: China South Air | Stock Code: 600029 | Notice No.: Lin 2012-021 |
ANNOUNCEMENT of the Board of DIRECTORS
OF
China Southern Airlines Company Limited
The board (the “Board”) of directors (the “Directors”) of the Company and all of its members confirm that the contents of this announcement does not contain misrepresentations, misleading statements or material omission, and jointly and severally accept full responsibilities for the truthfulness, accuracy and completeness of the information contained in this announcement.
I. The Announcement on the Resolution Passed at the Meeting of the Board
According to the provisions of the Articles of Association of China Southern Airlines Company Limited (the “Company”), the Board passed the following resolution by means of written resolution on 28 June 2012: Considered and approved the “Working Rules for Company Secretary of China Southern Airlines Company Limited”.
Please refer to the website of Shanghai Stock Exchange (www.sse.com.cn) for the full text of the “Working Rules for Company Secretary of China Southern Airlines Company Limited”.
The number of Directors supposed to be present was 11, of which 11 attended in person. The Directors approved the above resolution unanimously after consideration. The manner and procedures for considering the relevant resolution were in compliance with the provisions of the Company Law of the People's Republic of China and the Articles of Association of the Company.
II. The Statement of Changing the Newspapers for Information Disclosure
As at the date of this announcement, the designated newspapers for information disclosure of the Company are China Securities Journal and Shanghai Securities News. The designated newspapers for information disclosure of the Company will be changed to China Securities Journal, Shanghai Securities News and Securities Times from 1 July 2012. Investors are reminded to pay attention to such changes.
The Board of
China Southern Airlines Company Limited
28 June 2012