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Directors’ Report
No. of shares
Percentage of
issued capital Type of interest (Note)
1. Air China Limited 2,830,768,906 71.96 Attributable interest (a)
2. China National Aviation Holding Company 2,830,768,906 71.96 Attributable interest (b)
3. Swire Pacific Limited 2,830,768,906 71.96 Attributable interest (a)
4. John Swire & Sons Limited 2,830,768,906 71.96 Attributable interest (c)
Note: At 31st December 2009:
(a) Under Section 317 of the SFO, each of Air China, China National Aviation Company Limited (“CNAC”) and Swire Pacific, being a party to the
Shareholders’ Agreement in relation to the Company dated 8th June 2006, was deemed to be interested in a total of 2,830,768,906 shares of the
Company, comprising:
(i) 1,651,008,919 shares directly held by Swire Pacific;
(ii) 1,179,759,987 shares indirectly held by Air China and its subsidiaries CNAC, Super Supreme Company Limited and Total Transform Group
Limited, comprising the following shares held by their wholly owned subsidiaries: 288,596,335 shares held by Angel Paradise Ltd., 214,851,154
shares held by Custain Limited, 191,922,273 shares held by Easerich Investments Inc., 189,976,645 shares held by Grand Link Investments
Holdings Ltd., 207,376,655 shares held by Motive Link Holdings Inc. and 87,036,925 shares held by Perfect Match Assets Holdings Ltd.
(b) China National Aviation Holding Company is deemed to be interested in a total of 2,830,768,906 shares of the Company, in which its subsidiary
Air China is deemed interested.
(c) Swire and its wholly owned subsidiary JSSHK are deemed to be interested in a total of 2,830,768,906 shares of the Company by virtue of the
Swire group’s interests in shares of Swire Pacific representing approximately 38.99% of the issued capital and approximately 56.84% of the
voting rights.
Substantial shareholders
The register of interests in shares and short positions maintained under Section 336 of the SFO shows that as at
31st December 2009 the Company had been notified of the following interests in the shares of the Company held
by substantial shareholders and other persons:
Public float
From information publicly available to the Company and
within the knowledge of its Directors, at least 25% of
the Company’s total issued share capital are held by
the public at all times.
Auditors
KPMG retire and, being eligible, offer themselves for
re-appointment. A resolution for the re-appointment of
KPMG as Auditors to the Company is to be proposed
at the forthcoming annual general meeting.
By order of the Board
Christopher Pratt
Chairman
Hong Kong, 10th March 2010
Cathay Pacific Airways Limited Annual Report 2009 41