SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 or 15d-16 OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of March 2008
PETROCHINA COMPANY LIMITED
16 ANDELU, DONGCHENG DISTRICT
BEIJING, THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA, 100011
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual
reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.)
Form 20-F X Form 40-F
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(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 No X
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(If "Yes" is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the
registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82- )
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PetroChina Company Limited (the "Registrant") is furnishing under the cover
of Form 6-K the Registrant's announcement on the clarification on the date of
2007 results announcement.
(PETROCHINA COMPANY LIMITED LOGO)
(CHINESE CHARACTERS)
PETROCHINA COMPANY LIMITED
(a joint stock limited company incorporated in the People's Republic of China
with limited liability)
(STOCK CODE: 857)
CLARIFICATION ON THE DATE OF 2007 RESULTS ANNOUNCEMENT
(OVERSEAS REGULATORY ANNOUNCEMENT)
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PetroChina Company Limited and all members of its board of directors warrant the
truthfulness, accuracy and completeness of the information contained in this
announcement, and jointly and severally accept full responsibility for any
misrepresentation, misleading statements or material omissions contained in this
announcement.
This overseas regulatory announcement was issued pursuant to Rule 13.09(2) of
the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong
Limited (the "Stock Exchange").
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PetroChina Company Limited (the "Company") published an announcement on 19
March 2008 on the Shanghai Stock Exchange as follows:
"The Company was scheduled to announce the annual report ((CHINESE
CHARACTERS)) of the Company for the year ended 31 December 2007 on 19 March
2008. As the Tenth Meeting of the Third Session of the Board of Directors of the
Company is being convened by way of physical meeting in Beijing from 18 March
2008 to 19 March 2008 and has not yet finished, the disclosure of the annual
report of the Company for the year ended 31 December 2007 will be postponed to
20 March 2008."
At the request of the Stock Exchange, the Board of Directors would like to
confirm that:
1. the postponement of disclosure of the annual report of the Company
from 19 March 2008 to 20 March 2008 is in relation to the publication
of the summary of the annual report of the Company for the year ended
31 December 2007 ("2007 Results Announcement") in newspapers in the
People's Republic of China;
2. AS ORIGINALLY SCHEDULED, THE 2007 RESULTS ANNOUNCEMENT WILL BE
PUBLISHED ON THE WEBSITE OF THE STOCK EXCHANGE AFTER CLOSE OF TRADING
HOURS ON 19 MARCH 2008; and
3. as originally scheduled, a press conference and an analyst conference
on the 2007 Results Announcement will be held in Hong Kong after close
of trading hours on 19 March 2008.
By order of the Board
PETROCHINA COMPANY LIMITED
LI HUAIQI
Company Secretary
19 March 2008
Beijing, the PRC
As at the date of this announcement, the Board comprises Mr. Jiang Jiemin as the
Chairman; Mr. Duan Wende as the executive director; Mr. Zheng Hu, Mr. Zhou
Jiping, Mr. Wang Yilin, Mr. Zeng Yukang, Mr. Gong Huazhang and Mr. Jiang Fan as
non-executive directors; and Mr. Chee-Chen Tung, Mr. Liu Hongru and Mr. Franco
Bernabe as independent non-executive directors.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this announcement to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
PetroChina Company Limited
Dated: March 20, 2008 By: /s/ Li Huaiqi
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Name: Li Huaiqi
Title: Company Secretary