China Eastern Airlines : 20201211-Overseas Regulatory Announcement Announcement on the Election of Emplo...

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(A joint stock limited company incorporated in the People's Republic of China with limited liability)

(Stock code: 00670)

OVERSEAS REGULATORY ANNOUNCEMENT

ANNOUNCEMENT ON THE ELECTION OF

EMPLOYEE REPRESENTATIVE SUPERVISOR OF

THE NINTH SESSION OF THE SUPERVISORY COMMITTEE

This overseas regulatory announcement is made pursuant to Rule 13.10B of the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the "Hong Kong Listing Rules").

The Company and all members of the board of directors warrant that the information set out in this announcement is true, accurate and complete, and accept joint responsibility for any false information or misleading statements contained in, or material omissions from, this announcement.

In accordance with the relevant requirements of the Company Law of the People's Republic of China and the articles of association and rules for the meeting of the supervisory committee of China Eastern Airlines Corporation Limited (the "Company"), the Company recently held the 2020 first joint meeting of group leaders of the sixth session of the employee representatives, in which the resolution regarding the election of Mr. Zhou Huaxin ("Mr. Zhou") as the employee representative supervisor of the ninth session of the supervisory committee of the Company (the "Ninth Session of the Supervisory Committee") was considered and approved. The term of office of Mr. Zhou as the employee representative supervisor of the Ninth Session of the Supervisory Committee of the Company shall commence from December 2020 until the expiry of the term of the Ninth Session of the Supervisory Committee.

The biographical details of Mr. Zhou are set out below:

Mr. Zhou, aged 49, is currently the head of group work department of the Company and China Eastern Air Holding Company Limited ("CEA Holding"). Mr. Zhou joined the civil aviation industry in June 1993 and served as the deputy director of general office and director of research office of CEA Holding and office director of the Company. He served as the director of general office and director of foreign affairs office (Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan affairs office) of CEA Holding from June 2014 to August 2017; the secretary of party committee and vice president of the Anhui branch of the Company from August 2017 to April 2018; and the executive vice president and member of party committee of the Beijing branch of the Company from April 2018

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to September 2020. He has served as the head of group work department of the Company and CEA Holding since September 2020. Mr. Zhou graduated from Lanzhou University majoring in Marxism, and obtained a master's degree in economics from the Renmin University of China majoring in national economic planning and management and an Executive Master of Business Administration degree from the School of Management of Fudan University. He holds a political work specialist title.

There is no service contract entered into between the Company and Mr. Zhou in respect of his proposed appointment as the employee representative supervisor of the Company. Mr. Zhou's remuneration will be determined according to the remuneration policy of the Company, his responsibilities and the prevailing market conditions.

As far as the directors are aware and save as disclosed above, Mr. Zhou (i) does not presently, and did not in the last three years, hold any other position in the Company and any of its subsidiaries;

1. has not held any other directorship in the last three years in public companies, the securities of which are listed on any securities market in Hong Kong or overseas; (iii) has no other major appointment and professional qualification; (iv) does not have any other relationship with any director, senior management or substantial or controlling shareholder of the Company; and (v) does not have, or is not deemed to have, any interests in any shares or underlying shares of the Company within the meaning of Part XV of the Securities and Futures Ordinance.

Save as disclosed in this announcement, the board of directors is not aware of any other matter in relation to the appointment of Mr. Zhou which is required to be disclosed pursuant to Rule 13.51(2) of the Hong Kong Listing Rules and any other matter that needs to be brought to the attention of the shareholders of the Company.

By order of the Board

CHINA EASTERN AIRLINES CORPORATION LIMITED

Wang Jian

Company Secretary

Shanghai, the People's Republic of China

10 December 2020

As at the date of this announcement, the directors of the Company include Liu Shaoyong (Chairman), Li Yangmin (Vice Chairman, President), Tang Bing (Director), Wang Junjin (Director), Lin Wanli (Independent non-executive Director), Shao Ruiqing (Independent non-executive Director), Cai Hongping (Independent non-executive Director), Dong Xuebo (Independent non-executive Director) and Yuan Jun (Employee Representative Director).

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