Completion of the A Shares

Datang Intl Power Generation Co Ld
19 December 2006

The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited takes no responsibility for the       
contents of this announcement, makes no representation as to its accuracy or  
completeness and expressly disclaims any liability whatsoever for any loss    
howsoever arising from or in reliance upon the whole or any part of the       
contents of this announcement.                                                
                                                                              
                                                                              
                                                                              
               DATANG INTERNATIONAL POWER GENERATION CO., LTD.                
                                                                              
   (a sino-foreign joint stock limited company incorporated in the People's   
                              Republic of China)                              
                                                                              
                              (Stock Code: 991)                               
                                                                              
                                                                              
                                                                              
                       COMPLETION OF THE A SHARES ISSUE                       
                                                                              
                                                                              
                                                                              
SUMMARY                                                                       
                                                                              
                                                                              
                                                                              
The A Shares of the Company will be listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange on  
20 December 2006.                                                             
                                                                              
                                                                              
                                                                              
Reference is made to the announcements published by the Company dated 16      
November 2006 regarding the Company's proposed A Shares Issue, dated 27       
November 2006 regarding the approval of the A Shares Issue by the CSRC and    
commencement of price consultations for the A Shares Issue, dated 5 December  
2006 regarding the determination of the offer price range for the A Shares    
Issue, and dated 11 December 2006 regarding the determination of the offer    
price and size for the A Shares Issue.                                        
                                                                              
                                                                              
                                                                              
The Board is pleased to announce that the A Shares Issue is completed. Listing
and trading of the A Shares on the Shanghai Stock Exchange will commence on 20
December 2006. Key information of the listing of A Shares is as follows:      
                                                                              
                                                                              
Place of listing:                 Shanghai Stock Exchange                     
Date of listing:                  20 December 2006                            
Stock abbreviation:               (Chinese Words)                             
Stock code:                       601991                                      
Total share capital upon                                                      
completion                                                                    
  of the A Shares Issue:          5,662,849,000 shares                        
Number of shares added by                                                     
  the public A Shares Issue:      500,000,000 shares                          
Share registrar:                  China Securities Depository and Clearing    
                                  Corporation Limited (Shanghai Branch)       
Sponsor for the listing:          BOCI Securities Limited                     
                                                                              
                                                                              
                                                                              
The capital structure of the Company prior to the A Shares Issue is as        
follows:                                                                      
                                                                              
                                                                              
Type of shares                  Number of shares   Shareholding percentage (%)
                                                                              
                                                                              
                                                                              
                                                                              
A Shares:                                                                     
CDGC                               1,828,768,200                         35.43
BEIG                                 671,792,400                         13.01
HCIC                                 671,792,400                         13.01
TJIC                                 559,827,000                         10.84
H Shares held by the               1,430,669,000                         27.71
public:                                                                       
Total:                             5,162,849,000                        100.00
                                                                              
                                                                              
                                                                              
The capital structure of the Company immediately upon completion of the A     
Shares Issue is as follows:                                                   
                                                                              
                                                                              
Type of shares                  Number of shares   Shareholding percentage (%)
                                                                              
                                                                              
                                                                              
                                                                              
A Shares:                                                                     
CDGC                               1,979,620,580                         34.96
BEIG                                 671,792,400                         11.86
HCIC                                 671,792,400                         11.86
TJIC                                 606,006,300                         10.70
A Shares held by the                 302,968,320                          5.35
public                                                                        
H Shares held by the               1,430,669,000                         25.26
public:                                                                       
Total:                             5,662,849,000                        100.00
                                                                              
                                                                              
                                                                              
The A Shares held by CDGC (1,828,768,200 A Shares), BEIG (671,792,400 A       
Shares), HCIC (671,792,400 A Shares) and TJIC (559,827,000 A shares) prior to 
the A Shares Issue have been registered with China Securities Depository and  
Clearing Corporation Limited as circulated A Shares subject to respective     
'black out' periods following the A Shares Issue. CDGC has undertaken to      
impose a 36-month lock-up period for the shares it holds, while BEIG, HCIC and
TJIC have respectively undertaken to impose a 12-month lock-up period for the 
respective shares they hold. The lock-up periods will commence from the date  
of listing and trading of the online issued A Shares on the Shanghai Stock    
Exchange.                                                                     
                                                                              
                                                                              
                                                                              
The announcements regarding the details of the completion of the Company's A  
Shares Issue will be published on 19 December 2006 concurrently in several    
newspapers in the PRC, including the China Securities Journal, Shanghai       
Securities News, Securities Times and Securities Daily, and will be posted on 
the website of the Shanghai Stock Exchange (http://www.sse.com.cn) on 19      
December 2006.                                                                
                                                                              
                                                                              
                                                                              
DEFINITIONS                                                                   
                                                                              
                                                                              
                                                                              
In this announcement, unless the context otherwise requires, the following    
expressions have the following meanings:                                      
                                                                              
                                                                              
'A Share(s)'               the domestic ordinary share(s) with a nominal value
                           of RMB1.00 each which are to be subscribed in RMB  
                           and are proposed to be issued by the Company to (i)
                           part of the existing holders of domestic shares of 
                           the Company and (ii) natural persons and           
                           institutional investors in the PRC                 
'A Shares Issue'           the proposed issue of A Shares to (i) part of the  
                           existing holders of domestic shares of the Company 
                           and (ii) natural persons and institutional         
                           investors in the PRC by the Company. The A Shares, 
                           subject to the relevant approval of the relevant   
                           authorities in the PRC, are proposed to be listed  
                           on the Shanghai Stock Exchange                     
'BEIG'                     Beijing Energy Investment (Group) Company Limited  
                           (Chinese Words), a wholly state-owned company      
                           established under the laws of the PRC and a        
                           substantial shareholder of the Company holding     
                           approximately 11.86% of the issued share capital of
                           the Company upon completion of the A Shares Issue  
'Board'                    board of Directors                                 
'CDGC'                     China Datang Corporation (Chinese Words), a        
                           state-owned enterprise established under the laws  
                           of the PRC and a substantial shareholder of the    
                           Company holding approximately 34.96% of the issued 
                           share capital of the Company upon completion of the
                           A Shares Issue                                     
'Company'                  Datang International Power Generation Co., Ltd.    
                           (Chinese Words), a sino-foreign joint stock limited
                           company incorporated in the PRC on 13 December     
                           1994, of which the H Shares are listed on The Stock
                           Exchange of Hong Kong Limited and The London Stock 
                           Exchange Limited                                   
'CSRC'                     China Securities Regulatory Commission             
'Directors'                directors of the Company                           
'HCIC'                     Hebei Construction Investment Company (Chinese     
                           Words), a state-owned enterprise established under 
                           the laws of the PRC and a substantial shareholder  
                           of the Company holding approximately 11.86% of the 
                           issued share capital of the Company upon completion
                           of the A Shares Issue                              
'H Share(s)'               the overseas listed foreign shares of the Company  
                           with a nominal value of RMB1.00 each which are     
                           listed on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited  
                           and The London Stock Exchange Limited              
'PRC'                      the People's Republic of China                     
'Shanghai Stock Exchange'  Shanghai Stock Exchange                            
'TJIC'                     Tianjin Jinneng Investment Company (Chinese Words),
                           a state-owned enterprise established under the laws
                           of the PRC and a substantial shareholder of the    
                           Company holding approximately 10.70% of the issued 
                           share capital of the Company upon completion of the
                           A Shares Issue                                     
                                                                              
                                                                              
                                                               By Order of the
                                                                         Board
                                                                 Yang Hongming
                                                             Company Secretary
                                                                              
                                                                              
                                                                              
Beijing, the PRC, 18 December 2006                                            
                                                                              
                                                                              
                                                                              
As at the date of this announcement, the Directors are:                       
                                                                              
                                                                              
                                                                              
Zhai Ruoyu, Zhang Yi, Hu Shengmu, Fang Qinghai, Yang Hongming, Liu Haixia,    
Guan Tiangang, Su Tiegang, Ye Yonghui, Tong Yunshang, Xie Songlin*, Xu Daping 
*, Liu Chaoan*, Yu Changchun* and Xia Qing*                                   
                                                                              
                                                                              
                                                                              
* Independent non-executive Directors                                         



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