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
15, 2007
CHINA
SOUTHERN AIRLINES COMPANY LIMITED
(Translation
of registrant's name into English)
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-________.)
On
August
14, 2007, China Southern Airlines Company Limited (the “Company”) published an
announcement on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange’s website at http://main.ednews.hk/listedco/listconews/search/search_active_main.asp.
The
announcement relates to the Company’s execution of an asset acquisition
agreement on August 14, 2007 with China Southern Air Holding Company, a
state-owned enterprise established under the laws of the People’s Republic of
China and the controlling shareholder of the Company (“CSAHC”) holding
approximately 50.3% equity interest in the Company and a connected person
of the
Company, pursuant to which the Company agreed to acquire and CSAHC agreed
to
sell (1) the entire equity interests in the China Southern Airlines Group
Air
Catering Company Limited, (2) the assets of Guangzhou BiHuaYuan Training
Centre,
including properties and office facilities; and (3) the assets of Nan Lung
Travel & Express (Hong Kong) Limited, including properties and office
facilities and the 51% equity interest in Nan Lung International Freight
Limited
held by Nan Lung Travel for a total consideration of RMB269,508,200
(approximately US$35,555,172). The Company’s board of directors also announced
that it entered into a transfer agreement on August 14, 2007 with CSAHC pursuant
to which the Company agreed to transfer and CSAHC agreed to acquire the 90%
shareholding in Guangzhou Aviation Hotel for a consideration of RMB74,723,000
(approximately US$9,857,916). A copy of the English 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.
CHINA
SOUTHERN AIRLINES COMPANY LIMITED
By
/s/
Su
Liang
Name:
Su
Liang
Title:
Company Secretary
Date:
August 15, 2007
