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                              DATANG INTERNATIONAL POWER GENERATION CO., LTD.

    (a sino-foreign joint stock limited company incorporated in the People's Republic of China)
                                            (Stock Code: 00991)

                                                ANNOUNCEMENT
                                      CONTINUING CONNECTED TRANSACTIONS

ANNUAL SHIPPING FRAMEWORK AGREEMENTS

On 16 July 2013, Shipping Company entered into the Annual Shipping Framework Agreements with Lvsigang Power
Generation Company and Chaozhou Power Generation Company, respectively, to carry out the following 
continuing connected transactions:

(1)  Shipping Company entered into the Lvsigang Shipping Framework Agreement, pursuant to which Shipping 
     Company agreed to provide coal transportation service to Lvsigang Power Generation Company with a 
     maximum aggregate annual transaction amount of approximately RMB154 million for a term of one year 
     commencing from 1 January 2013 to 31 December 2013.

(2)  Shipping Company entered into the Chaozhou Shipping Framework Agreement, pursuant to which Shipping 
     Company agreed to provide coal transportation service to Chaozhou Power Generation Company with a 
     maximum aggregate annual transaction amount of approximately RMB198 million for a term of one year 
     commencing from 1 January 2013 to 31 December 2013.

LISTING RULES IMPLICATIONS

As at the date of this announcement, CDC is the controlling shareholder of the Company, which together 
with its subsidiaries hold approximately 34.71% of the issued share capital of the Company. Since CDC and 
its subsidiaries hold certain equity interests in Lvsigang Power Generation Company and Chaozhou Power 
Generation Company, therefore Lvsigang Power Generation Company and Chaozhou Power Generation Company are 
connected persons of the Company. The transactions contemplated under the Lvsigang Shipping Framework 
Agreement and the Chaozhou Shipping Framework Agreement constitute continuing connected transactions of 
the Company. 

Since all of the applicable percentage ratios (as defined under Rule14.07 of the Listing Rules) in respect 
of the transaction amounts under each of the Lvsigang Shipping Framework Agreement and the Chaozhou 
Shipping Framework Agreement are higher than 0.1% but below 5%, the transactions contemplated under each 
of the Lvsigang Shipping Framework Agreement and the Chaozhou Shipping Framework Agreement respectively 
are only subject to the reporting and announcement requirements, but do not require the approval by the 
independent shareholders of the Company under Chapter 14A of the Listing Rules.


ANNUAL SHIPPING FRAMEWORK AGREEMENTS

Lvsigang Shipping Framework Agreement

Date:     16 July 2013 

Parties:  Shipping Company, Lvsigang Power Generation Company

Chaozhou Shipping Framework Agreement

Date:     16 July 2013 

Parties:  Shipping Company, Chaozhou Power Generation Company

The terms of Lvsigang Shipping Framework Agreement and the Chaozhou Shipping Framework Agreement are 
substantially the same, the major terms of which are as follow: 

(1)  Subject matter: Shipping Company agreed to provide coal transportation service to Lvsigang Power 
     Generation Company and Chaozhou Power Generation Company during the term of the agreement.

     The parties may, from time to time during the term of the agreement, enter into specific 
     transportation contracts in respect of the coal transportation services provided by Shipping Company 
     provided that such specific contracts shall be subject to the terms of the Annual Shipping Framework 
     Agreements.

(2)  Consideration: To be determined in the ordinary course of business on normal commercial terms on the 
     basis of arm's length negotiation according to prevailing market conditions.

(3)  Settlement and payment: Settlement shall be made by the relevant parties in accordance with the 
     confirmed settlement invoice.

(4)  Term: One year, commencing from 1 January 2013 to 31 December 2013.

     The Company confirms that each of the applicable percentage ratios (as defined under Rule 14.07 of 
     the Listing Rules) in respect of the transaction amount under each of the Lvsigang Shipping Framework 
     Agreement and the Chaozhou Shipping Framework Agreement for the period from 1 January 2013 to the 
     date of this announcement does not exceed the de minimis threshold under Chapter 14A of the Listing 
     Rules.

(5)  The Annual Shipping Framework Agreements become effective when they are duly signed by all parties.

Annual cap 

It is expected that the maximum transaction amount in respect of the Lvsigang Shipping Framework Agreement 
for the year ending 31 December 2013 is RMB154 million; and it is expected that the maximum transaction 
amount in respect of the Chaozhou Shipping Framework Agreement for the year ending 31 December 2013 is 
RMB198 million; such amounts are determined with reference to (i) the anticipated quantity of coal to be 
transported by Shipping Company for Lvsigang Power Generation Company and Chaozhou Power Generation 
Company for the year ending 31 December 2013; and (ii) the estimated market fee of coal transportation.

Historical transaction amounts

From 1 January 2010 to 31 December 2012, the Shipping Company did not conduct any relevant transaction 
with Lvsigang Power Generation Company and Chaozhou Power Generation Company.

REASONS FOR AND BENEFITS OF ENTERING INTO THE ANNUAL SHIPPING FRAMEWORK AGREEMENTS

The provision of fuel transportation service by Shipping Company to Lvsigang Power Generation Company and 
Chaozhou Power Generation Company is able to ensure the fuel supply to the coastal power generation 
enterprises of the Company since Shipping Company can arrange transportation in a more timely and rapid 
manner according to the fuel demand from the power generation enterprises of the Company.

The Directors (including the views of the independent non-executive Directors) are of the view that the 
terms of the Annual Shipping Framework Agreements are fair and reasonable, have been entered into after 
arm's length negotiation between all parties thereto and determined on normal commercial terms and is in 
the interests of the Company and the shareholders as a whole. 

INFORMATION ON THE PARTIES TO THE AGREEMENTS

1.  The Company is principally engaged in the construction and operation of power plants, the sale of 
    electricity and thermal power, the repair and maintenance of power equipment and power related 
    technical services. The Company's main service areas are in the PRC.

2.  Lvsigang Power Generation Company is a subsidiary of the Company. It is currently operating four 
    660MW coal-fired generating units. The equity holding structure of the company is as follows: 55% of 
    its equity interest is held by the Company, 35% of its equity interest is held by CDC and 10% of its 
    equity interest is held by Nantong State-owned Assets Investment Holdings Co., Ltd.

3.  Chaozhou Power Generation Company is a subsidiary of the Company. It is currently operating two 600MW 
    and two 1,000MW coal-fired generating units. The equity holding structure of the company is as follows:
    52.5% of its equity interest is held by the Company, 22.5% of its equity interest is held by CDC and 
    25% of it equity is held by other shareholders.

4.  CDC was established on 9 March 2003 with registered capital of RMB15.394 billion. It is principally 
    engaged in the development, investment, construction, operation and management of power energy, 
    organisation of power (thermal) production and sales; manufacture, repair and maintenance of power 
    equipment; power technology development and consultation; power engineering, contracting and 
    consultation of environmental power engineering; development of new energy as well as development and 
    production of power related coal resources. 

5.  Shipping Company is a subsidiary of the Company. It is principally engaged in ordinary freight 
    transportation along domestic coast, mid to down-stream of the Yangtze River and in the Pearl River 
    Delta; international freight transportation; vessel leasing, freight agency, freight storage, etc. 
    The equity holding structure of the company is as follows: 97.54% of its equity interest is held by 
    the Company and 2.46% of its equity interest is held by other shareholders.   

LISTING RULES IMPLICATIONS 

As at the date of this announcement, CDC is the controlling shareholder of the Company, which together with
its subsidiaries hold approximately 34.71% of the issued share capital of the Company. Since CDC and its 
subsidiaries hold certain equity interests in Lvsigang Power Generation Company and Chaozhou Power 
Generation Company, therefore Lvsigang Power Generation Company and Chaozhou Power Generation Company are 
connected persons of the Company. The transactions contemplated under the Lvsigang Shipping Framework 
Agreement and the Chaozhou Shipping Framework Agreement constitute continuing connected transactions of 
the Company. 

Since all of the applicable percentage ratios (as defined under Rule14.07 of the Listing Rules) in respect 
of the transaction amounts under each of the Lvsigang Shipping Framework Agreement and the Chaozhou 
Shipping Framework Agreement are higher than 0.1% but below 5%, the transactions contemplated under each 
of the Lvsigang Shipping Framework Agreement and the Chaozhou Shipping Framework Agreement respectively 
are only subject to the reporting and announcement requirements, but do not require the approval by the 
independent shareholders of the Company under Chapter 14A of the Listing Rules.

None of the Directors has material interest in the Annual Shipping Framework Agreements. Those connected 
Directors, including Liu Shunda, Hu Shengmu and Fang Qinghai, have abstained from voting at the Board 
meeting for approval of the relevant transactions in accordance with the requirements of the Listing Rules 
of the Shanghai Stock Exchange. 

DEFINITIONS

In this announcement, unless the context otherwise requires, the following expressions have the following 
meanings:

"Annual Shipping Framework Agreements"    Lvsigang Shipping Framework Agreement and Chaozhou Shipping 
                                          Framework Agreement 

"Board"                                   the board of Directors

"CDC"                                     China Datang Corporation, a state-owned enterprise established 
                                          under the laws of the PRC and is the controlling shareholder of 
                                          the Company which, together with its subsidiaries, own 
                                          approximately 34.71% of the issued share capital of the Company 
                                          as at the date of this announcement

"Chaozhou Power Generation Company"       Guangdong Datang International Chaozhou Power Generation Company 
                                          Limited, a subsidiary of the Company, details of which are set 
                                          out in the section entitled "Information on the Parties to the 
                                          Agreements"

"Chaozhou Shipping Framework Agreement"   the framework agreement in relation to transportation business 
                                          dated 16 July 2013 entered into between the Shipping Company and 
                                          Chaozhou Power Generation Company

"Company"                                 Datang International Power Generation Co., Ltd., a sino-foreign 
                                          joint stock limited company incorporated in the PRC on 
                                          13 December 1994, whose H Shares are listed on the Stock Exchange
                                          and the London stock exchange and whose A Shares are listed on 
                                          the Shanghai stock exchange

"connected person(s)"                     has the meaning ascribed to it under the Listing Rules

"Directors"                               the director(s) of the Company

"Listing Rules"                           The Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock 
                                          Exchange

"Lvsigang Power Generation Company"       Jiangsu Datang International Lvsigang Power Generation Company 
                                          Limited, a subsidiary of the Company, details of which are set 
                                          out in the section entitled "Information on the Parties to the 
                                          Agreements"

"Lvsigang Shipping Framework Agreement"   the framework agreement in relation to transportation business 
                                          dated 16 July 2013 entered into between the Shipping Company and 
                                          Lvsigang Power Generation Company

"PRC"                                     the People's Republic of China

"RMB"                                     Renminbi, the lawful currency of the PRC

"Shipping Company"                        Jiangsu Datang Shipping Company Limited, a subsidiary of the 
                                          Company, details of which are set out in the section entitled 
                                          "Information on the Parties to the Agreements"

"Stock Exchange"                          The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited

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                                                                                     By Order of the Board  
                                                                                            Zhou Gang     
                                                                                    Secretary to the Board 

Beijing, the PRC, 16 July 2013

As at the date of this announcement, the Directors of the Company are:
Chen Jinhang, Hu Shengmu, Cao Jingshan, Fang Qinghai, Zhou Gang, Liu Haixia, Guan Tiangang, Cao Xin,
Cai Shuwen, Li Gengsheng, Dong Heyi*, Ye Yansheng*, Li Hengyuan*,Zhao Jie*,Jiang Guohua*

* Independent non-executive Directors