CStone Pharmaceuticals — Major Shareholding Notification 2013

Sep 24, 2013

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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 withlimited liability ) (Stock Code: 1171)

OVERSEAS REGULATORY ANNOUNCEMENT ANNOUNCEMENT ON COMPLETION OF THE PLAN IN RELATION TOTHE INCREASE OF SHAREHOLDING IN THE COMPANY BY THE CONTROLLING SHAREHOLDER AND ITS CONCERT PARTIES

This announcement is made pursuant to Rule 13.10B of the Rules Governing the Listingof Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited.

On24September 2013, Yanzhou Coal Mining Company Limited (the " Company ")received a notice from Yankuang Group Company Limited (" Yankuang Group "), thecontrollingshareholder of the Company, that the planin relation to theincreaseof itsshareholding in the Company (the " Increase of Shareholding ")by acquiring H shares of Company (the " H Shares ") has completed, details of which are as follows:

1. Details of the Increase of Shareholding and Disclosure

(1) As disclosedin the "Announcement on Increase of Shareholding in the Company by theControlling Shareholder and its Concert Parties"dated 9 September 2013, Yankuang Group increasedits shareholding in the Company by acquiring97,724,000 H shares on 9 September 2013 through its wholly-owned subsidiary incorporated in Hong Kong(" Yankuang Hong Kong Company "), representing approximately 1.99% of the total issued share capital of the Company. Yankuang Group and its concert parties planed to increase its shareholding in the Company within 12 months from 9 September 2013 (inclusive)by an aggregated number of shares not exceeding 4% of the total issued capital of the Company.

(2) On 24September 2013, Yankuang Hong Kong Company completed the increase of its holding of H shares of the Company by an aggregate number of 82,276,000 H shares,representing approximately 1.67% of the total issued share capital of the Company.

2. Completion of the Increase of Shareholding

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Pursuant to the notice of Yankuang Group dated24September 2013, Yankuang Group and its concert parties' plan to increase the shareholding in the Company has completed. During this period, except for the abovementionedIncrease of Shareholding, Yankuang Group and its concert parties have not increased its shareholding in the Company through secondary market. During theperiod of the implementation of the Increase of Shareholding and the statutory period, Yankuang Group and its concert parties haveperformedtheir undertaking that they have not reduced shareholding in the Company.

3. The Company continues to meet the listing requirements upon completion of the Increase of Shareholding

(1) After completion of the Increase of shareholding, Yankuang Group still directlyholds 2.6 billion A shares in the Company, representing approximately 52.86% of the total issued share capital of the Company. Yankuang Hong Kong Company holds 180 million H shares in the Company, representing approximately 3.66% of the total issued share capital of the Company. After completion of the plan forthe Increase of Shareholding, Yankuang Group and its concert parties hold in aggregate 56.52% of the total issued share capital of the Company. The Company continues to meet the applicable listing requirements.

(2) The Increase of Shareholding was in compliance with relevantrequirements of the PRC Securities Law, the Administrative Measures for the Takeover of Listed Companies and relative regulations, met the requirements for theexemptionfrom filing a waiver applicationpursuant to the Administrative Measures for the Takeover of Listed Companies.There was nocontravention of laws, administrative regulations, departmental rules and regulatory files or other relevant provisions in relation to the Increase of Shareholding.

4. Lawyer’s Specific Opinion

Beijing King &Wood Mallesons Law Firm has expressed its specific opinion on the Increase of Shareholding in the Company on 24 September 2013as follows:As at the dateon which the opinion was issued, Yankuang Hong Kong Company hadthe capacity to increase its shareholding in the Companyaccording to the applicable law. The Increase of Shareholdingwasexempted from filing a waiver application and complies with other situations pursuant to the Administrative Measures for the Takeover of Listed Companies.The obligation of information disclosure in relation to the Increase of Shareholding had been complied with and the Increase of Shareholding was in compliance with relevantlaws and regulations and listing regulations.

By order of the board of directors Yanzhou Coal Mining Company Limited Zhang Baocai Director and Company Secretary

Zoucheng, Shandong Province, the PRC 24September 2013

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As at the date of this announcement, the Directors are Mr. Li Xiyong, Mr. ZhangXinwen, Mr. Zhang Yingmin, Mr. Shi Xuerang, Mr. Wu Yuxiang, Mr. Zhang Baocai andMr. Dong Yunqing, and the independent non-executive directors of the Company areMr. Wang Xianzheng, Mr. Cheng Faguang, Mr. Wang Xiaojun and Mr. XueYouzhi.

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