CStone Pharmaceuticals — AGM Information 2017

Jun 8, 2017

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兗州煤業股份有限公司

YANZHOU COAL MINING COMPANY LIMITED

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

(Stock Code: 1171)

ANNOUNCEMENT

POSTPONEMENT OF THE AGM AND THE CLASS MEETINGS EXTENSION OF BOOK CLOSURE PERIOD FOR THE AGM AND H SHAREHOLDERS' CLASS MEETING CHANGE OF BOOK CLOSURE PERIOD FOR THE FINAL DIVIDEND AND

CHANGE OF INSPECTION PERIOD FOR DOCUMENTS FOR INSPECTION IN THE CIRCULAR

References are made to the notice of 2016 annual general meeting (the “ AGM ”), the notice of 2017 second class meeting of the holders of A shares (the “ A Shareholders’ Class Meeting ”), the notice of 2017 second class meeting of the holders of H shares (the “ H Shareholders’ Class Meeting ”) dated on 8 May 2017 (collectively, the “ Original Notices ”) and the circular dated 2 June 2017 (the “ Circular ”) of Yanzhou Coal Mining Company Limited (the “ Company ”). Unless otherwise defined herein, terms used in this announcement shall have the same meaning as those defined in the Original Notices and the Circular.

POSTPONEMENT OF THE AGM AND THE CLASS MEETINGS

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As disclosed in the Original Notices, the AGM, the A Shareholders’ Class Meeting and the H Shareholders’ Class Meeting (together with A Shareholders’ Class Meeting, the “ Class Meetings ”) of the Company are supposed to be held at the headquarter of the Company, 298 South Fushan Road, Zoucheng, Shandong Province 273500, the People’s Republic of China (the “ PRC ”) at 9:00 a.m., 11:00 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. on Friday, 23 June 2017, respectively, for the purposes of considering and, if thought fit, passing the resolutions set out in the Original Notices.

As more time is required by the Company to finalise and complement the materials that need to be raised for consideration at the AGM and the Class Meetings, after careful consideration of the Company, the AGM, the A Shareholders’ Class Meeting and the H Shareholders’ Class Meeting will be postponed to 9:00 a.m., 11:00 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. on Thursday, 29 June 2017, respectively. Save as disclosed in this announcement, the venue, the way of conduct and the resolutions, etc. of the AGM and the Class Meetings will remain unchanged. Please refer to the Original Notices for details.

Other than corresponding adjustments to reflect the changes of the meeting date, reply slips and proxy forms published on 8 May 2017 relating to the AGM and the Class Meetings originally scheduled on Friday, 23 June 2017, remain valid. Shareholders of H shares who have not yet returned the proxy forms are advised to complete and return the proxy forms in accordance with the instructions printed thereon to the Company’s H shares registrar, Computershare Hong Kong Investor Services Limited at 17M Floor, Hopewell Centre, 183 Queen’s Road East, Wan Chai, Hong Kong, not less than 24 hours before the time appointed for the holding of the postponed meeting or any adjournment thereof (as the case may be). Shareholders of A shares who have not yet returned the proxy forms are advised to complete and return the proxy forms in accordance with the instructions printed thereon to the Office of the Secretary of the Board of Directors of the Company at 298 South Fushan Road, Zoucheng, Shandong Province 273500, the PRC, not less than 24 hours before the time appointed for the holding of the postponed meeting or any adjournment thereof (as the case may be). For the avoidance of doubt, if a shareholder has completed and returned the proxy form in accordance with the instructions printed thereon, such proxy form will remain valid for use at the postponed meeting or any adjournment thereof (as the case may be) and such shareholder need not re-submit the proxy form. If any shareholder chooses to re-submit the proxy form, the last proxy form received by the Company will revoke and supersede the proxy form previously submitted by such shareholder.

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EXTENSION OF BOOK CLOSURE PERIOD FOR THE AGM AND H SHAREHOLDERS’ CLASS MEETING

Due to the postponement of the AGM and the H Shareholders’ Class Meeting, the period of closure of the H shares register of members of the Company for the purposes of determining the entitlement of shareholders to attend the AGM and the H Shareholders’ Class Meeting will be extended from Wednesday, 24 May 2017 to Friday, 23 June 2017 (both days inclusive) to Wednesday, 24 May 2017 to Thursday, 29 June 2017 (both days inclusive), during which period no transfer of H shares will be registered.

CHANGE OF BOOK CLOSURE PERIOD FOR THE FINAL DIVIDEND

Due to the postponement of the AGM, the period of closure of the H shares register of members of the Company for the purposes of determining the shareholders’ entitlement to the proposed 2016 final dividend (the “ Final Dividend ”) will be re-scheduled to be closed from Thursday, 6 July 2017 to Thursday, 13 July 2017 (both days inclusive), during which period no transfer of H shares will be registered.

CHANGE OF INSPECTION PERIOD FOR DOCUMENTS FOR INSPECTION IN THE CIRCULAR

Due to the postponement of the AGM, the period for public inspection of the copies of documents listed in Appendix XVI - 11. Documents for Inspection will be changed to from Thursday, 15 June 2017 to Thursday, 29 June 2017 (both days inclusive).

By order of the board of directors

Yanzhou Coal Mining Company Limited

Li Xiyong Chairman of the Board

Zoucheng, Shandong Province, the PRC 8 June 2017

As at the date of this announcement, the directors of the Company are Mr. Li Xiyong, Mr. Li Wei, Mr. Wu Xiangqian, Mr. Wu Yuxiang, Mr. Zhao Qingchun, Mr. Guo Dechun and Mr. Guo Jun, and the independent non-executive directors of the Company are Mr.Kong Xiangguo, Mr. Jia Shaohua, Mr. Wang Xiaojun and Mr. Qi Anbang.

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