CStone Pharmaceuticals — Governance Information 2017

Aug 25, 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 (“ PRC ”) with limited liability) (Stock Code: 1171)

PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION

The proposal in relation to the proposed amendments to the articles of association (the “ Articles of Association ”) of Yanzhou Coal Mining Company Limited (the “ Company ”) was approved in the third meeting of the seventh session of the board of directors of the Company (the “ Board ”), and the Board agreed submit the same to the shareholders’ general meeting of the Company for consideration and approval.

In order to thoroughly realize the spirit in the “Notice of Incorporation of the Requirements for Party Construction in State-owned Companies into the Articles of Association of the Company” released by the Organization Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council, the Company proposed to make amendments to the Articles of Association in accordance with the relevant laws and regulations and taking into account the actual operating conditions of the Company.

Details of the proposed amendments of the Articles of Association are set out as follows:

The original Chapter 19 of the Articles of Association:

“ Chapter 19 Trade Unions

Article 272 The Company’s employees may form trade unions, carry out trade union activities and protect their legal rights. The Company shall provide the necessary conditions for such activities.”

The proposed amendments are as follows:

“ Chapter 19 Party Organization and Trade Unions

Article 272 In accordance with the “Constitution of the Communist Party of China” and relevant regulations, the Company shall establish the Party Committee of Yanzhou Coal Mining Company Limited of the Communist Party of China (hereinafter referred to as the “Party Committee of the Company”) and the Discipline Inspection Committee of Yanzhou Coal Mining Company Limited of the Communist Party of China (hereinafter referred to as the “Discipline Committee of the Company”), and shall establish working organs of the Party as well as allocate and maintain staff members to handle Party affairs. Candidates of the secretary, deputy secretary and members of the Party Committee of the Company, and secretary of the Discipline Committee of the Company shall be examined and approved according to the personnel management authority.

Pursuant to the relevant regulations, the Party Committee of the Company shall gradually - establish the grass root organizations of the Party by combining the actual situation of the Company and carry out the activities of the Party. The Party Committee of the Company shall hold regular re-elections in accordance with the “Provisional Regulations on the Election of Grass-root Organizations of the Communist Party of China”.

Article 273 The Party organization of the Company shall play a core role in leadership and politics, and shall carry out the works by holding the general direction, controlling the general - situation and ensuring implementation. The Company shall establish a decision making mechanism for the Party Committee of the Company, and clearly define the boundaries of the responsibilities of the Party Committee of the Company, and the scope and procedures for decision-making and participation by the Party Committee of the Company in relation to decisions of material matters. The Party Committee of the Company, when making decisions, shall adhere to the principles of collective leadership, democratic centralism, individual deliberation and resolution by meetings. Material matters shall be fully consulted and shall be decided scientifically, democratically and in accordance with the law.

Article 274 The institutional structure, division of responsibilities, allocation of staff members, working tasks and financial support of the Party Committee of the Company shall be incorporated into the management system in order to provide the necessary conditions to facilitate the activities of the Party organization.

Article 275 The Company’s employees may form trade unions, carry on trade union activities and protect their legal rights in accordance with the law. The Company shall provide the necessary conditions for such activities of the Company’s trade unions.

Article 276 The Company shall implement democratic management in accordance with the provisions of the laws and administrative regulations by hold employee representative meetings and in other ways.

Article 277 When the Company studies material matters in relation to merger, division, change in systems, dissolution, insolvency applicationand matters in relation to the personal interests of employees such as employees’ remuneration, benefits, production safety, labour protection and labour insurance, the Company shall listen to the opinions and recommendations from the trade unions and employees of the Company, and carry out the necessary democratic procedures in accordance with the relevant regulations.”

The changes in sequence numbers of the other articles in the Articles of Association due to the

amendments shall be postponed in sequence.

A circular containing, among other matters, details of the proposed amendments to the Articles of Association and a notice convening the shareholders’ meeting will be despatched to the shareholders of the Company as soon as practicable.

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

Zoucheng, Shandong Province, the PRC 25 August 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. Guo Dechun, Mr. Zhao Qingchun and Mr. Guo Jun, and the independent non-executive directors of the Company are Mr. Kong Xiangguo, Mr. Jia Shaohua, Mr. Poon Chiu Kwok and Mr. Qi Anbang.