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ANNOUNCEMENT

CHANGE IN SENIOR MANAGEMENT

The board of directors (the “Board”) of China Shenhua Energy Company Limited (the “Company”) is pleased to announce that the Resolution on the Appointment of Vice Presidents of the Company was considered and approved at the 24th meeting of the third session of the Board on 17 March 2017. Each of Mr. Lv Zhiren and Mr. Jia is appointed as a vice president of the Company for a term of three years commencing from the date of approval by the Board, which is subject to re-appointment upon the expiry of the term.

The resume of Mr. Lv Zhiren is set out as follows:

Mr. Lv Zhiren, born in November 1964, aged 52, Chinese, a senior engineer. Mr. Lv has extensive experience in planning and investment. He received a bachelor’s degree from Union University in 1987 and an EMBA degree from University of Finance and Economics in 2005.

Mr. Lv has served as a general manager of the strategic planning department of the Company since November 2004, a general manager of the strategic planning department of Shenhua Group Corporation Limited since November 2009, and an employee representative director of Shenhua Group Corporation Limited since April 2016.

– 1 – Prior to the foregoing, Mr. Lv had successively held the post of engineer of the planning department, deputy director of the general division, deputy director and director of the planning division and deputy department manager of Shenhua Group Corporation Limited.

Save as disclosed above, Mr. Lv has not held other directorships in the last three years in public companies the securities of which are listed on any securities market in Hong Kong or overseas, and does not have any relationship with any directors, senior management or substantial or controlling shareholders of the Company.

As at the date of this announcement, Mr. Lv holds 1,500 A shares of the Company. Save as disclosed above, Mr. Lv has no interests in the shares of the Company within the meaning of Part XV of the Securities and Futures Ordinance.

The resume of Mr. Jia Jinzhong is set out as follows:

Mr. Jia Jinzhong, born in July 1963, aged 53, Chinese, a professor-level senior engineer. Mr. Jia has extensive management experience in railway transportation enterprises. He graduated from Railway Machinery School in 1980 and obtained a master’s degree from Southwest Jiaotong University in 2005.

Mr. Jia has served as the chairman of Shuohuang Railway Development Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of the Company, since August 2014.

Mr. Jia served as the deputy general manager (subsidiary chief level) of Shuohuang Railway Development Co., Ltd. from April 2011 to August 2014.

Prior to the foregoing, Mr. Jia had successively held the post of deputy section head (section level) of Yuanping Train Depot of Taiyuan Railway Branch, deputy director (section level) of Taiyuan West Railway Station of Taiyuan Railway Branch and manager of Yuanping Branch of Shuohuang Railway Company.

Save as disclosed above, Mr. Jia has not held other directorships in the last three years in public companies the securities of which are listed on any securities market in Hong Kong or overseas, and does not have any relationship with any directors, senior management or substantial or controlling shareholders of the Company.

As at the date of this announcement, Mr. Jia has no interests in the shares of the Company within the meaning of Part XV of the Securities and Futures Ordinance.

– 2 – Save as disclosed above, there are no other matters that need to be brought to the attention of the shareholders of the Company.

By order of the Board China Shenhua Energy Company Limited Huang Qing Secretary to the Board

Beijing, 17 March 2017

As at the date of this announcement, the Board comprises the following: Dr. Zhang Yuzhuo, Dr. Ling Wen, Mr. Han Jianguo and Dr. Li Dong as executive directors, Mr. Chen Hongsheng and Mr. Jibin as non-executive directors, and Ms. Fan Hsu Lai Tai, Mr. Gong Huazhang and Mr. Guo Peizhang as independent non-executive directors.

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