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
January
6, 2011
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)
(Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under
cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.)
Form
20-F. x Form 40-F. o
(Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in
this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant
to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.)
Yes o No. x
(If "Yes"
is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in
connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82-________.)
China
Southern Airlines Company Limited (the “Company”) published an announcement on
January 6, 2011 on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange’s website at:
http://www.hkexnews.hk/listedco/listconews/sehk/20110106/LTN20110106487.pdf
to disclose certain profit forecast information in relation to the deemed
disposal by the Company of its equity interests in Xiamen Airlines Company
Limited (“Xiamen Airlines”), a subsidiary of the Company. The Company, Xiamen
Jianfa Group Co., Ltd. and Hebei Aviation Investment Group Co., Ltd (“Hebei
Investment”) entered into an agreement on December 20, 2010, pursuant to which
Hebei Investment agreed to inject a cash capital (the “Capital Injection”) of
RMB 1,460 million into Xiamen Airlines. As a result of the Capital Injection,
the Company’s equity interests in Xiamen Airlines decreased from 60% to 51%.
This dilution represents a deemed disposal by the Company.
An
English version of the announcement is included in this Form 6-K of the
Company.
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:
January 6, 2011
