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(Stock code: 01898) APPOINTMENT OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

The third session of the board (the "Board") of directors of China Coal Energy Company Limited (the "Company") is pleased to announce that, at the first Board meeting in 2017 of the third session of the Board held on 22 January 2017, Mr. Chai Qiaolin has been appointed as the chief financial officer of the Company with immediate effect. The terms of offices of Mr. Chai Qiaolin is from 22 January 2017 to the date of constitution of the fourth session of the Board and the appointment of the new session of the senior management of the Company by the fourth session of the Board.

The biography information of Mr. Chai Qiaolin is as follows:

Mr. Chai Qiaolin, aged 48, is the Deputy Chief Accountant, the Manager of Finance Department of the Company. Mr. Chai currently also serves as a Director of Shanxi China Coal Huajin Energy Company Limited, Huajin Coking Coal Company Limited and China Coal Finance Co., Ltd., a Director and the Chief Financial Officer of Gansu China Coal Tianda Energy Company Limited, the Chairman of the Board of Sunfield Resources Pty. Limited, as well as a Supervisor of China Coal Shaanxi Yulin Energy & Chemical Company Limited, China Coal Ordos Energy Chemical Company Limited and Guotou China Coal Tongmei Jingtang Port Company Limited. Mr. Chai graduated in July 1991 from the public finance major of Beijing Institute of Economics. Mr. Chai has been qualified as a Senior Accountant. Mr. Chai previously served in China Coal Overseas Development Co., Ltd., China National Coal Industry Import & Export Corporation as well as China National Coal Industry Import and Export (Group) Corporation, undertaking financial management affairs. Mr Chai previously served in the Financial Management Department in China National Coal Group Corporation as the Deputy General Manager, and in the Company as the Deputy Manager of the Financial Department. Mr. Chai has over 25 years of extensive experience in financial work in state-owned enterprises as well as over 10 years of experience in capital operation and financial management in listed companies.

By Order of the Board

China Coal Energy Company Limited Li Yanjiang

Chairman of the Board, Executive Director

Beijing, the PRC 22 January 2017

As at the date of this announcement, the executive directors of the Company are Li Yanjiang and Gao Jianjun; the non-executive directors of the Company are Peng Yi, Liu Zhiyong and Xiang Xujia; and the independent non-executive directors of the Company are Zhang Ke, Zhao Pei, and Ngai Wai Fung.

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