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(Stock Code: 01088) INSIDE INFORMATION PROPOSED CHANGE OF COMPANY NAME OF THE CONTROLLING SHAREHOLDER AND PROPOSED IMPLEMENTATION OF JOINT RESTRUCTURING OF GROUP COMPANIES

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China Shenhua Energy Company Limited (the "Company") received a notice from Shenhua Group Corporation Limited ("Shenhua Group"), the controlling shareholder of the Company, that on 28 August 2017, Shenhua Group received the Notice regarding the Restructuring of China Guodian Corporation and Shenhua Group Corporation Limited(Guo Zi Fa Gai Ge [2017] No. 146) from the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council, which approves that China Guodian Corporation and Shenhua Group shall implement the joint restructuring, and the company name of Shenhua Group shall be changed to China Energy Investment

Corporation Limited (國家能源投資集團有限責任公司) ("Change of Company

Name of Shenhua Group"). China Energy Investment Corporation Limited will be the parent company after the completion of the restructuring and will merge with China Guodian Corporation by way of merger by absorption of China Guodian Corporation ("Merger of the Group Companies").

The Change of Company Name of Shenhua Group and the Merger of the Group Companies are subject to the compliance with relevant procedural requirements and the receipt of necessary approvals, authorizations and permission from competent regulatory authorities. After the completion of the Change of Company Name of Shenhua Group and the Merger of the Group Companies, China Energy Investment Corporation Limited (國家能源投資集團有限責任公司) will continue to be the controlling shareholder of the Company.

By order of the Board

China Shenhua Energy Company Limited Huang Qing

Secretary to the Board of Directors

Beijing, 29 August 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 nonexecutive director, and Dr. Tam Wai Chu, Maria, Dr. Jiang Bo and Ms. Zhong Yingjie, Christina as independent non-executive directors.

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