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(a joint stock limited company incorporated in the People's Republic of China with limited liability)

(Stock Code: 01088) ANNOUNCEMENT ON POSITIVE PROFIT ALERT FOR THE FIRST HALF OF 2017

This announcement is made pursuant to Rule 13.09(2) and Rule 13.10B of the Listing Rules and Inside Information Provisions under Part XIVA of the Securities and Futures Ordinance (Cap. 571 of the Laws of Hong Kong).

The financial information of the Company contained in this announcement are preliminary estimation prepared in accordance with the International Financial Reporting Standards and have not been audited or reviewed by auditors, and may therefore differ from the reviewed information set out in the financial statements in the 2017 Interim Report of the Group. Investors should be aware of the investment risk.

  1. ESTIMATED RESULTS FOR THE FIRST HALF OF 2017

    According to the preliminary estimation, profit for the period of the Group attributable to the equity holders of the Company in the first half of 2017 is estimated to be approximately RMB26.28 billion (the first half of 2016: RMB10.827 billion), representing a year-on-year increase of approximately 143%.

  2. MAIN REASONS FOR INCREASE

    The change in operating results was mainly due to: benefiting from the rising trend at a stable pace in the domestic economy and the satisfactory outcome brought by various policies such as the supply-side structural reform of the coal industry, in the first half of 2017, the market price of coal saw a significant increase as compared to the first half of 2016. Given the greater endeavor of the Group in the integration of coal sources, the strengthened production and procurement of coal and the organization of transportation, during the reporting period, the sales volume and average selling price of coal achieved a year-on-year growth and business volume in the transportation segment also achieved a year- on-year growth.

  3. DEFINITIONS

"Company" China Shenhua Energy Company Limited

"Group" the Company and its subsidiaries

"Listing Rules" The Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on

The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited

By order of the Board

China Shenhua Energy Company Limited Huang Qing

Secretary to the Board of Directors

Beijing, July 28, 2017

As at the date of this announcement, the Board comprises the following: Dr. Ling Wen, Dr. Han Jianguo and Dr. Li Dong as executive directors, Mr. Zhao Jibin as non- executive director, and Dr. Tam Wai Chu, Maria, Dr. Jiang Bo and Ms. Zhong Yingjie, Christina as independent non-executive directors.

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