SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON,
DC 20549
FORM
6-K
Report
of Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant
to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of
The
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For
the month of January, 2008
CHINA
PETROLEUM & CHEMICAL CORPORATION
A6,
Huixindong Street,
Chaoyang
District Beijing, 100029
People's
Republic of China
Tel:
(8610) 6499-0060
(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 T
Form 40-F _____
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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
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No T
(If
"Yes" is marked, indicate below the
file number assigned to registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b):
82-__________. )
N/A
This
Form 6-K consists of an announcement on conditional approval by the issuance
review committee of China Securities Regulatory Commission of the proposed
issuance of bonds with warrants of China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation
(the “Registrant”), made by the Registrant on January 16, 2007.
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(a
joint stock limited company incorporated in the People’s Republic of China with
limited liability)
(Stock
Code: 0386)
ANNOUNCEMENT
ON CONDITIONAL APPROVAL OF THE PROPOSED ISSUANCE OF BONDS WITH WARRANTS BY
THE
ISSUANCE REVIEW COMMITTEE OF CHINA SECURITIES REGULATORY COMMISSION
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This
announcement is made pursuant to Rule 13.09(1) of the Hong Kong
Listing
Rules.
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Reference
is made to the Company’s announcements dated 27 September 2007, 15 November 2007
and 15 January 2008 and circular to Shareholders dated 28 September 2007
in
respect of the issuance of Bonds with Warrants. Unless otherwise defined
herein,
terms used in this announcement shall have the same meanings as in the said
circular.
The
Issuance Review Committee of China Securities Regulatory Commission has
conditionally approved the proposed issuance of Bonds with Warrants of the
Company on 16 January 2008. The trading in A Shares of the Company will be
resumed at 9:30 a.m. of 17 January 2008.
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By
Order of the Board
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China
Petroleum &
Chemical
Corporation
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Chen
Ge
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Secretary
to the Board of Directors
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Beijing,
the PRC, 16 January 2008
As
at the date of this Announcement, the directors of Sinopec Corp are Messrs.
Su
Shulin*, Zhou Yuan*, Wang Tianpu#,
Zhang
Jianhua#, Wang Zhigang#, Dai Houliang#, Fan Yifei*, Yao Zhongmin*, Shi Wanpeng+,
Liu Zhongli+ and Li Deshui+.
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Executive Directors
*
Non-executive Directors
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Independent Non-executive Directors
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SIGNATURE
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
Petroleum & Chemical Corporation
By:
/s/ Chen
Ge
Name:
Chen Ge
Title:
Secretary to the Board of Directors
Date:
January 17, 2008
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