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
August
17, 2009
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 two announcements on
August 17, 2009 on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange’s website at http://www.hkexnews.hk/listedco/listconews/sehk/20090817/LTN20090817321.pdf
with respect to the change of the board meeting date to August 28,
2009. The board meeting was originally scheduled on August 24, 2009
for the purposes of considering and approving, inter alia, the interim results
of the Company for the six months ended June 30, 2009 and the payment of an
interim dividend (if any). An English version of the
announcement is included in this Form 6-K of the Company.
SIGNATURES
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.
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By:
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/s/ Liu
Wei and Xie Bing
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Title:
Joint Company
Secretaries
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Date:
August 17, 2009
