Obtaining Approval for theIss

RNS Number : 2223W

Datang Intl Power Generation Co Ld

24 July 2009

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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)

PRICE-SENSITIVE INFORMATION

Announcement on OBTAINING THE approval of APPLICATION FOR the issue of corporate bonds from THE china securities regulatory commission

Special Notice:

The board of directors (the 'Board') and all directors (the 'Directors') of Datang International Power Generation Co., Ltd. (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 contents of this announcement.

This announcement is made pursuant to Rule 13.09(1) of the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the 'Listing Rules').

The issue of the corporate bonds by the Company does not constitute any notifiable transaction, nor any connected transaction as defined under Chapter 14 and Chapter 14A of the Listing Rules.

On 23 July 2009, the Company obtained the 'Approval for the Public Issue of Corporate Bonds by Datang International Power Generation Co., Ltd.' (Zheng Jian Xu Ke (2009) No.654) from the China Securities Regulatory Commission whereby the Company was permitted to issue corporate bonds not exceeding RMB6 billion in value. This issue of corporate bonds will be carried out in separate tranches. The issuing scale of the first tranche of the corporate bonds (the 'First Bond') will be RMB3 billion and will be issued at an appropriate time within six months of the approval by the China Securities Regulatory Commission.

A summary of the prospectus on the First Bond and the issuance announcement will be published in the China Securities Journal and Shanghai Securities News prior to the issue of the First Bond. The full text of the prospectus on the First Bond and the relevant information will be available on the website of the Shanghai Stock Exchange (http://www.sse.com.cn).