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Netjoy Holdings Limited Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement 2002

May 9, 2002

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(A Sino-foreign joint stock limited company incorporated in the People’s Republic of China)

NOTICE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING

Notice is hereby given that an extraordinary general meeting of Huaneng Power International, Inc. (the “Company”) will be held at 9:00 a.m. on 24th June, 2002 (Monday) at Beijing International Convention Centre at No. 8 Beichen East Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing, The People’s Republic of China, for the purpose of considering and, if thought fit, passing the following ordinary resolutions:

Ordinary resolutions:

  1. The terms of the Transfer Agreement (as defined in the announcement made by the Company dated 9th May, 2002) entered into by the Company and China Huaneng Group on 9th May, 2002, and the transaction contemplated therein is hereby approved and confirmed. (Note 1(i))

  2. The guarantee arrangement and the relevant agreements among Suzhou Industrial Park Huaneng Power Limited Liability Company, Jiangsu Huaneng Huaiyin Power Limited Company and China Huaneng Group are hereby approved. (Note 1(ii))

  3. The deposit and borrowing arrangement and the relevant agreements entered into by Shanghai Shidongkou Power Limited Company, Suzhou Industrial Park Huaneng Power Limited Liability Company and China Huaneng Group Company Zhejiang Changxing Power Plant, and China Huaneng Group are hereby approved. (Note 1(iii))

  4. The coal purchase arrangement and the relevant agreement entered into by Suzhou Industrial Park Huaneng Power Limited Liability Company and China Huaneng Group Hebei Jingyuan Coal Mines Limited Liability Company are hereby approved. (Note 1(iv))

  5. The arrangement and the relevant agreement for the sale of power between Shanghai Shidongkou Power Limited Company and Shanghai Municipal Power Corporation are hereby approved. (Note 1(v))

By Order of the Board
Huang LongCompany Secretary10th May, 2002

Registered address of the Company:West Wing, Building C,
Tianyin Mansion,
2C Fuxingmennan Street,
Xicheng District,
Beijing 100031,
The People’s Republic of China

Notes:

  1. Information about the proposed resolutions

(i) According to the Listing Rules of Hong Kong Stock Exchange (“Hong Kong Listing Rules”) and the Listing Rules of Shanghai Stock Exchange (“Shanghai Listing Rules”), the transaction as contemplated by this resolution constitute a connected transaction. China Huaneng Group (“Huaneng Group”) and its associates (as defined in Hong Kong Listing Rules) shall abstain from voting on this resolution. For details of the transaction, please see the announcement made by the Company on 10th May, 2002 (the “Announcement”) and the circular to be despatched to the shareholders by the Company.

(ii) After the completion of the Acquisition (as defined in the Announcement), Huaneng Group will continue to provide the following guarantees to certain banks to secure the repayment of an aggregate amount of RMB1.7207 billion bank loans by the power plants. According to the Shanghai Listing Rules, such transactions shall be subject to approval by the Company’s shareholders where Huaneng Group shall abstain from voting on this resolution:

(a) Pursuant to a guarantee contract entered into between Huaneng Group and Taicang Branch of Bank of China on 26th May, 1999, Huaneng Group has given a guarantee in favour of Taicang Branch of Bank of China to secure the repayment of a loan facility up to US$20 million by Suzhou Industrial Park Huaneng Power Limited Liability Company (“Jiangsu Taicang Power Plant”).

(b) Pursuant to a guarantee contract entered into between Huaneng Group and Headquarters of Bank of China, Branch of Jiangsu Province of Bank of China, Suzhou Branch of Bank of China, and Taicang Branch of Bank of China on 23rd June, 1999, Huaneng Group has given a guarantee in favour of Headquarters of Bank of China, Branch of Jiangsu Province of Bank of China, Suzhou Branch of Bank China, and Taicang Branch of Bank of China to secure the repayment of a loan of RMB930 million by Suzhou Industrial Park Huaneng Power Limited Liability Company (“Jiangsu Taicang Power Plant”).

(c) Pursuant to a guarantee contract entered into between Huaneng Group and Headquarters of Bank of China, Suzhou Branch of Bank of China, and Taicang Branch of Bank of China on 8th September, 1998, Huaneng Group has given a guarantee in favour of Headquarters of Bank of China, Suzhou Branch of Bank of China, and Taicang Branch of Bank of China to secure the repayment of a loan of RMB1,528 million by Jiangsu Taicang Power Plant.

(d) Huaneng Group has provided a guarantee in favour of the People’s Bank of Construction of China (Yangzhuang Office of Huaiyin) to secure the repayment of a loan of RMB125 million by Jiangsu Huaneng Huayin Power Limited Company (“Jiangsu Huaiyin Power Plant”).

(iii) After the completion of the Acquisition, the following power plants will continue to maintain the following cash deposit and borrowing transactions with China Huaneng Finance Company, a 83.1% subsidiary of Huaneng Group. According to the Shanghai Listing Rules, such transactions shall be subject to approval by the Company’s shareholders where Huaneng Group shall abstain from voting on this resolution.

Cash deposit:

As at 31st March, 2002, each of Shanghai Shidongkou Power Company Limited (“Shanghai Shidongkou First Power Plant”), Jiangsu Taicang Power Plant, Jiangsu Huaiyin Power Plant, and China Huaneng Group Company Zhejiang Changxing Power Plant (“Zhejiang Changxing Power Plant”) has deposited an amount of RMB60,274,500, RMB51,830,500, RMB90,931,200 and RMB5,607,300 respectively.

Loans from China Huaneng Finance Company:

On 9th February, 2002, Shanghai Shidongkou First Power Plant entered into two RMB loan agreements with China Huaneng Finance Company pursuant to which, China Huaneng Finance Company provided two loans of RMB225,000,000 and RMB200,000,000 to Shanghai Shidongkou First Power Plant for the term from 9th February, 2002 to 8th February, 2005 and from 9th February, 2002 to 8th February, 2003, at the interest rate of 0.47025% per month and 0.463125% per month respectively.

On 30th December, 2001, Zhejiang Changxing Power Plant entered into a RMB loan agreement with China Huaneng Finance Company pursuant to which China Huaneng Finance Company provided a loan of RMB30 million to Zhejiang Changxing Power Plant for a term from 30th December, 2001 to 29th December, 2002 at the interest rates of 0.4875% per month, subject to adjustment in accordance with the rate offered by the People’s Bank of China.

(iv) The coal purchase arrangements between Jiangsu Taicang Power Plant and China Huaneng Group Hebei Jingyuan Coal Mines Limited Liability Company (“Jingyuan”) as contemplated by this resolution constitute connected transaction under the Shanghai Listing Rules as Jingyuan is a subsidiary of Huaneng Group. According to the Shanghai Listing Rules, such transactions shall be subject to approval by the Company’s shareholders where China Huaneng Group shall abstain from voting on this resolution.

Pursuant to two coal purchase agreements both entered into between Jiangsu Taicang Power Plant and Jiangyuan in January 2002, Jiangsu Taicang Power Plant agreed to purchase 20,000 tons and 100,000 tons of coal from Jiangyuan. The total purchase price is to be RMB31,440,000. The coal price was determined in accordance with the market price at the time when the coal purchase agreements were signed.

(v) According to the Hong Kong Listing Rules, the transaction as contemplated in this resolution constitutes a connected transaction, which shall be subject to shareholders’ approval where Shanghai Municipal Power Corporation and its associates shall abstain from voting on this resolution.

Pursuant to a power purchase agreement to be entered into between Shanghai Shidongkou First Power Plant and Shanghai Municipal Power Corporation, Shanghai Shidongkou First Power Plant will sell 5.58 billion kWh to Shanghai Municipal Power Corporation in 2002 at the price as approved by the relevant pricing bureau in 2002. Please see the Announcement for details.

  1. Eligibility for attending the Extraordinary General Meeting

Holders of the Company's foreign Shares whose names appear on the HK$ Dividend foreign Shares Register and/or the US$ Dividend foreign Shares Register maintained by Hong Kong Registrars Limited and holders of domestic shares whose names appear on the domestic shares register maintained by the Company at the close of business on 31st May, 2002 are eligible to attend the Extraordinary General Meeting.

  1. Proxy

(i) A member eligible to attend and vote at the Extraordinary General Meeting is entitled to appoint, in written form, one or more proxies to attend and vote on behalf of him. A proxy needs not be a shareholder.

(ii) A proxy should be appointed by a written instrument signed by the appointor or its attorney duly authorised in writing. If the form of proxy is signed by the attorney of the appointor, the power of attorney authorising that attorney to sign or other authorisation document(s) shall be notarised.

(iii) To be valid, the power of attorney or other authorisation document(s) which have been notarised together with the completed form of proxy must be delivered, in the case of holders of domestic shares, to the Company and, in the case of holders of foreign Shares, to Hong Kong Registrars Limited, not less than 24 hours before the time designated for holding of the Extraordinary General Meeting.

(iv) A proxy may exercise the right to vote by a show of hands or by poll. However, if more than one proxy is appointed by a shareholder, such proxies shall only exercise the right to vote by poll.

  1. Registration procedures for attending the Extraordinary General Meeting

(i) A shareholder or his proxy shall produce proof of identity when attending the meeting. If a shareholder is a legal person, its legal representative or other persons authorised by the board of directors or other governing body of such shareholder may attend the Extraordinary General Meeting by producing a copy of the resolution of the board of directors or other governing body of such shareholder appointing such persons to attend the meeting.

(ii) Holders of foreign Shares and domestic shares intending to attend the Extraordinary General Meeting should return the reply slip for attending the Extraordinary General Meeting to the Company on or before 4th June, 2002.

(iii) Shareholders may send the above reply slip to the Company in person, by post or by fax (Attn: The Secretary office of the Board).

  1. Closure of Register of Members

The register of members of the Company will be closed from 25th May, 2002 to 23rd June, 2002 (both days inclusive).

  1. Other Businesses

(i) The Extraordinary General Meeting will not last for more than half day. Shareholders who attend shall bear their own travelling and accommodation expenses.

(ii) The address of the share registrar for Foreign Shares of the Company, Hong Kong Registrars Limited is at:

2/F, Vicwood Plaza,
199 Des Voeux Road Central,
Central,
Hong Kong

(iii) The registered address of the Company is at:

West Wing, Building C,
Tianyin Mansion,
2C Fuxingmennan Street,
Xicheng District,
Beijing 100031,
The People’s Republic of China

Telephone No.: (+86)-10-66491999
Facsimile No.: (+86)-10-66491860

Please also refer to the published version of this announcement in the South China Morning Post.