China Eastern Airlines : Announcement - (1) Postponement of 2019 First Extraordinary General Meeting; (2) Extension of Book Closure Period; and (3) Despatch of Supplemental Notice and Revised Proxy Form

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

(Stock code: 00670)

ANNOUNCEMENT

1. POSTPONEMENT OF 2019 FIRST EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING;
2. EXTENSION OF BOOK CLOSURE PERIOD; AND
3. DESPATCH OF SUPPLEMENTAL NOTICE AND REVISED PROXY FORM

References are made to the circular (the "Circular") dated 30 September 2019 of China Eastern Airlines Corporation Limited (the "Company") and the notice dated 30 September 2019 in relation to the 2019 first extraordinary general meeting (the "EGM"), which was scheduled to be held at The QUBE Hotel Shanghai Hongqiao, No. 200, Lane 1588, Zhuguang Road, Xujing Town, Qingpu District, Shanghai, the People's Republic of China at 9:30 a.m. on Friday, 20 December 2019 (the "Original Notice"). Unless otherwise indicated, capitalised terms used in this announcement shall have the same meanings as those defined in the Circular and the Original Notice.

1. POSTPONEMENT OF EGM

The board of directors of the Company (the "Board") announces that, because China Eastern Air Holding Company Limited, the controlling shareholder of the Company, intends to propose to the EGM new resolutions namely "to consider and approve the election of the Directors of the ninth session of the Board of the Company", "to consider and approve the election of the independent non-executive Directors of the ninth session of the Board of the Company" and "to consider and approve the election of the Supervisors of the ninth session of the Supervisory Committee of the Company" (which has incorporated Resolution No. 5 in the Original Notice namely "to consider and approve the election of Mr. Fang Zhaoya as a shareholder representative Supervisor of the Supervisory Committee of the Company") on 12 December 2019, taking into consideration of the fact that the selection process in respect of the candidates for Directors of the Company has yet to fulfil the relevant legal and regulatory procedures, the Company hereby postpones the EGM scheduled to be held at 9:30 a.m. on Friday, 20 December 2019 to 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday, 31 December 2019.

The venue of the EGM will remain unchanged at The QUBE Hotel Shanghai Hongqiao, No. 200, Lane 1588, Zhuguang Road, Xujing Town, Qingpu District, Shanghai, the People's Republic of China. The supplemental notice containing the details of the new resolutions to be considered at the EGM has been despatched to the shareholders of the Company on 12 December 2019.

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2. EXTENSION OF BOOK CLOSURE PERIOD

To determine the Shareholders who are entitled to attend and vote at the EGM, the H Share register of members of the Company has been closed from Wednesday, 20 November 2019 and the book closure period was scheduled to end on Friday, 20 December 2019 (both days inclusive). Due to the postponement of the EGM, the book closure period of the H Share register of members of the Company will be changed to from Wednesday, 20 November 2019 to Tuesday, 31 December 2019 (both days inclusive) accordingly. Shareholders whose names appear on the H Share register of members at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, 19 November 2019 are entitled to attend and vote at the EGM after completing the registration procedures for attending the EGM.

For H shareholders who intend to attend and vote at the EGM, all transfer documents accompanied by the relevant H Share certificates must have been delivered to Hong Kong Registrars Limited, the H Share registrar of the Company, at Rooms 1712-1716, 17th Floor, Hopewell Centre, 183 Queen's Road East, Wanchai, Hong Kong no later than 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, 19 November 2019 for registration.

3. DESPATCH OF SUPPLEMENTAL NOTICE AND REVISED PROXY FORM

The supplemental notice of the EGM together with the revised proxy form (the "Revised Proxy Form"), containing the new resolutions to be considered, has been despatched to the Shareholders and published on the websites of the Company and the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on 12 December 2019.

Shareholders who have the right to attend and vote at the EGM are entitled to appoint in writing one or more proxies (whether a Shareholder or not) to attend and vote at the meeting on their behalf. The instrument appointing a proxy must be duly authorised in writing by the appointor or his/her attorney. If such instrument is signed by an attorney of the appointor, the power of attorney authorising such attorney to sign or other documents of authorisation must be notarially certified.

The proxy form for the EGM (the "Original Proxy Form") has been sent to the Shareholders on 30 September 2019. Shareholders who have already completed and lodged the Original Proxy Form should note that the Original Proxy Form is no longer applicable for use at the EGM. For H shareholders of the Company, the Revised Proxy Form together with the notarially certified power of attorney or other documents of authorisation must be delivered to Hong Kong Registrars Limited, the H Share registrar of the Company, not less than 24 hours before the time scheduled for the holding of the EGM before such documents would be considered valid. For details of the use and validity of the Revised and Original Proxy Forms, please refer to the supplemental notice of the EGM.

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Save for the matters mentioned in this announcement, other matters in the Original Notice remain unchanged.

By order of the Board

CHINA EASTERN AIRLINES CORPORATION LIMITED

Wang Jian

Company Secretary

Shanghai, the People's Republic of China

12 December 2019

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

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