Cases & Deals

Hainan Airlines Co., Ltd. subsidiary completes RMB1 billion bond offering

Client(s) Hainan Airlines (Hong Kong) Co., Limited and Hainan Airlines Co., Ltd.

Jones Day acted as U.S. and Hong Kong counsel to Hainan Airlines (Hong Kong) Co., Limited as issuer, and Hainan Airlines Co., Ltd. as guarantor, in connection with the issuance of RMB1 billion (US$155 million) aggregate principal amount of 6.00% Renminbi-denominated guaranteed bonds due 2014 in a Regulation S offering and the unconditional and irrevocable guarantee in relation to the bonds by the guarantor. This is one of the first offshore RMB financings by a group listed solely in the PRC.

Hainan Airlines Co., Ltd. is a leading business enterprise in the Chinese aviation industry and the issuer is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hainan Airlines Co., Ltd.