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OVERSEAS REGULATORY ANNOUNCEMENT

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The "Announcement Regarding the Approval of the Arun to Morin Railway Project" as published in Chinese in the China Securities Journal, the Shanghai Securities News, the Securities Times and the Securities Daily and on the website of the Shanghai Stock Exchange (www.sse.com.cn) on 21 October 2014 is enclosed hereto as overseas regulatory announcement.

By Order of the Board

China Shenhua Energy Company Limited

Huang Qing

Secretary to the Board of Directors

Beijing, 20 October, 2014

As at the date of this announcement, the Board comprises the following: Dr. Zhang Yuzhuo, Dr. Ling Wen, Mr. Han Jianguo and Mr. Wang Xiaolin as executive directors, Mr. Chen Hongsheng and Mr. Wu Ruosi 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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Stock Code: 601088 Stock Short Name: China Shenhua No. of Announcement: Lin 2014-062

China Shenhua Energy Company Limited Announcement Regarding the Approval of the Arun to Morin Railway Project

The board of directors and all directors of China Shenhua Energy Company Limited guarantee that the information set out in this announcement does not contain any false statements, misleading representations or material omissions, and severally and jointly accept

responsibility as to the truthfulness, accuracy and completeness of the content herein.

Recently, the new Railway Project connecting Arun Banner and Morin Dawa Daur Autonomous Banner (the "Arun to Morin Railway Project") of China Shenhua Energy Company Limited (the "Company") was approved by the Inner Mongolia Development and Reform Commission (Document No.: Nei Fa Gai Tie Lu Zi [2014] No. 1354). Details of the document and the project are as follows:
(I) In order to further optimise the layout of the regional railway network, as well as satisfy the transport demand for coal and other bulk cargo in the Morin Dawa region and promote economic and social development, prosperity and growth in the adjoining areas of the railway line, the Arun to Morin Railway Project has been approved for construction.
Shenhua Mengdong Railway Co., Ltd. ("Mengdong Railway Company"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, will be responsible for the construction and operation of the Arun to Morin Railway Project.
(II) The Arun to Morin Railway Project is located in the northeastern district of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region and the western district of Heilongjiang Province, and will pass through Arun Banner in Hulunbeier and Morin Dawa Daur Autonomous Banner, with a length of about 97km for the main line and about 15km for the Arun Banner station ancillary improvement works. The line is designed as a class II single track railway under the national network and will be driven by internal combustion engines (prepared for electrification in future).
(III) The total investment of the project is estimated to be RMB2,656 million, of which 35% will be financed by project capital to be raised by a proposed
75%-owned subsidiary to be set up by Mengdong Railway Company, and the remaining 65% will be financed by way of bank borrowings.
(IV) The construction period of the Arun to Morin Railway Project will be 3.5 years.
By order of the board of directors China Shenhua Energy Company Limited Huang Qing
Secretary to the Board of Directors
20 October 2014

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