CStone Pharmaceuticals — Capital/Financing Update 2016

Apr 1, 2016

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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)

(I) VOLUNTARY ANNOUNCEMENT YANZHOU COAL MINING COMPANY LIMITED FINANCIAL CLOSE OF DEBT FINANCING TRANSACTION OF OVERSEAS SUBSIDIARY AND

(II) SUPPLEMENTAL ANNOUNCEMENT IN RELATION TO THE ANNUAL RESULTS ANNOUNCEMENT FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2015

(I) YANZHOU COAL MINING COMPANY LIMITED FINANCIAL CLOSE OF DEBT FINANCING TRANSACTION OF OVERSEAS SUBSIDIARY

This voluntary announcement is made by Yanzhou Coal Mining Company Limited (the “ Company ”).

Reference is made to the announcement of the Company dated 17 February 2016 (the “ Announcement ”) in relation to the participation of Yancoal Australia Limited (“ Yancoal Australia ”), a subsidiary of the Company, in a debt financing transaction. Unless otherwise specified, capitalised terms herein shall have the same meaning as defined in the Announcement.

The board of directors of the Company (the “ Board ”) is pleased to announce that Yancoal Australia has confirmed the satisfaction of the conditions precedent and financial close (“ Financial Close ”) of such new financing arrangement to secure up to US$950 million (among which, US$175 million of BOCI Asia Financial Products Limited’s total proposed subscription of US$375 million is subject to the obtaining of its final credit approval; if such approval is not obtained by 30 September 2016, BOCI Asia Financial Products Limited’s

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commitment in respect of the US$175 million will be cancelled in full and the total amount raised under the financing will reduce to US$775 million) via the issuance of Bonds to the Bond Holders by Watagan Mining Company Pty Ltd (i.e. the Bonds Issuer), a newly established subsidiary of Yancoal Australia. Financial Close occurred with effect from 31 March 2016.

On and from Financial Close, Yancoal Australia’s interest in the New South Wales mining assets of Ashton, Austar and Donaldson will be held by the Bonds Issuer. United NSW Energy Limited (as one of the Bonds Holders) will hold a right to nominate a majority of the Bonds Issuer’s directors and Yancoal Australia will cease to control the Bonds Issuer. Yancoal Australia will regain control of the Bonds Issuer at the earlier of (i) Yankuang Group acquiring all issued Bonds under the Put Option granted to the Bond Holders; and (ii) repayment of the Bonds.

Yancoal Australia has been appointed as the exclusive provider of mine management, marketing and infrastructure, and other corporate services to the Bonds Issuer under 10 year contracts. The Bonds Issuer may remove Yancoal Australia as services provider for all or part of the services on 6 months’ notice and in certain other circumstances.

Please refer to the Announcement for details of the Bonds Issuer, the Bonds Holders and the New South Wales mining assets of Ashton, Austar and Donaldson.

(II) SUPPLEMENTAL ANNOUNCEMENT IN RELATION TO THE ANNUAL RESULTS ANNOUNCEMENT FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2015

Reference is made to the “Annual Results Announcement for the Period ended 31 December 2015” dated 29 March 2016 of the Company (the “ Results Announcement ”).

The following disclosure (the “ Disclosure ”) was included on page 52 of the Results Announcement:

This dividend distribution plan shall be submitted to the Shareholders for consideration at the 2015 annual general meeting and then distributed to all the Shareholders within 2 months (if approved). The 2015 annual dividend is expected to be distributed before the end of August 2016.

Further to the Disclosure, the Company wishes to provide shareholders of the Company and

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potential investors with the following supplementary information: the 2015 annual dividend of the Company is expected to be distributed on 30 August 2016.

The Board confirms that the above supplemental information does not affect the other information contained in the Results Announcement.

By order of the Board Yanzhou Coal Mining Company Limited Li Xiyong Chairman of the Board

Zoucheng, Shandong Province, the PRC 1 April 2016

As at the date of this announcement, the directors of the Company are Mr. Li Xiyong, Mr. Yin Mingde, Mr. Wu Yuxiang, Mr. Zhang Baocai, Mr. Wu Xiangqian and Mr. Jiang Qingquan, and the independent non-executive directors of the Company are Mr. Wang Lijie, Mr. Jia Shaohua, Mr. Wang Xiaojun and Mr. Xue Youzhi.

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