Further Avoidance of Business Competition
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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: 991)
Announcement on Relevant Matters Regarding Further Avoidance of Business
Competition with Datang International Power Generation Co., Ltd. by China
Datang Corporation
Special Notice:
The board of directors (the "Board") and all directors (the "Directors") of the
Company warrant that there are no false representations and misleading
statements contained in, or material omissions from, this announcement, and
severally and jointly accept the responsibility for the truthfulness, accuracy
and completeness of the content of this announcement.
This announcement is made pursuant to Rules 13.09(1) and (2) of the Rules
Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited
(the "Listing Rules").
Recently, Datang International Power Generation Co., Ltd. (the "Company")
received from its controlling shareholder, China Datang Corporation ("CDC"), an
"Undertaking on Relevant Matters regarding Further Avoidance of Business
Competition with Datang International Power Generation Co., Ltd. by China
Datang Corporation", the content of which is announced as below:
In order to support the business development of, to integrate relevant quality
assets and to avoid business competition with the Company, CDC had previously
given a non-compete undertaking to the Company. Relevant disclosure of which
was made in the prospectus for the initial public offering of A shares of the
Company and other relevant announcements or documents for information
disclosure.
Whilst CDC will continue to perform its undertakings previously given, for
further avoidance of business competition with the Company, CDC further
undertakes that:
1. CDC confirms that the Company shall be the ultimate platform for
integrating the coal-fired power businesses of CDC;
2. With respect to the non-listed coal-fired power assets of CDC, CDC
undertakes that it will inject those assets into the Company in 5 to 8
years, when the profitability of such assets has improved and that the
relevant conditions are met;
3. With respect to the coal-fired power business assets of CDC located in
Hebei Province, CDC undertakes that it will inject those assets into the
Company in approximately 5 years, when the profitability of such assets has
improved and that the relevant conditions are met;
4. CDC will continue to perform each of its undertakings previously given to
support the development of its subordinated listed companies.
By Order of the Board
Zhou Gang
Secretary to the Board
Beijing, the PRC, 1 November 2010
As at the date of this announcement, the Directors of the Company are:Liu
Shunda, Hu Shengmu, Cao Jingshan, Fang Qinghai, Zhou Gang, Liu Haixia, Guan
Tiangang, Su Tiegang, Ye Yonghui, Li Gengsheng, Li Yanmeng*, Zhao Zunlian*, Li
Hengyuan*, Zhao Jie*, Jiang Guohua*
* Independent non-executive Directors