YZCAY Yankuang Energy Group Company Ltd (QX)

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

Certain statements contained in this announcement may be regarded as forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and as defined in the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties that may cause the actual performance, financial condition or results of operations of the Company to be materially different from any future performance, financial condition or results of operations implied by such forward-looking statements. Further information regarding these risks and uncertainties is included in the Company’s filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The forward-looking statements included in this announcement represent the Company’s views as of the date of this announcement. Except as required by law, the Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise publicly any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, after the date on which the statements are made or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. These forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as representing the Company’s views as of any date subsequent to the date of this announcement.

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兗州煤業股份有限公司

YANZHOU COAL MINING COMPANY LIMITED

(A joint stock limited company incorporated in the People’s Republic of China with limited liability)

(Stock Code: 1171)

ANNOUNCEMENT

Provision of Financial Guarantee to the Company’s Wholly-owned Subsidiaries and Granting of Authorization to Yancoal Australia and Its Subsidiaries to Provide Guarantees for the Daily Operation of the Subsidiaries of Yanzhou Coal Minging Company Limited in Australia

The guarantee and the name of the guaranteed parties:

1. Yanzhou Coal Mining Company Limited (“Yanzhou Coal” or the Company”) was authorized to provide guarantees of a total amount not exceeding USD2 billion to the wholly-owned subsidiaries of the Company, namely Yancoal International (Holding) Company Limited (“Yancoal International (Holding)”), Yancoal International Resources Development Co., Ltd. (“Yancoal International Resources”), Yancoal International Technology Development Co., Limited (“Yancoal International Technology”) and Yancoal International (Sydney) Co., Ltd. (“Yancoal International (Sydney)”);

2. Yancoal Australia Limited (“Yancoal Australia”), a controlled subsidiary of the Company, and its subsidiaries were authorized to provide guarantees for daily operation to the wholly-owned subsidiaries or controlled subsidiaries of the Company in Australia with an annual amount not exceeding AUD500 million.

Amount of guarantees to the guaranteed parties extended this year:

1. As approved at the 2012 second extraordinary general meeting: the Company issued USD1.0 billion corporate bonds in the overseas market with Yancoal International Resources as issuer, Yanzhou Coal provided a guarantee thereon; the Company provided a bank guarantee of RMB3 billion in respect of the bank loan of USD455 million to Yancoal International (Holding); the Company also provided guarantee of RMB4.176 billion in respect of the bank loan of USD600 million to Yancoal International (Holding);

2. As approved at the 2011 annual general meeting, Yancoal Australia and its subsidiaries could provide guarantees to their subsidiaries with an amount not exceeding AUD300 million for their daily operations. During 2013, Yancoal Australia and its subsidiaries provided AUD156 million guarantees for the necessary operations to their subsidiaries in the form of bank guarantee etc.

The Company did not have overdue external guarantee. This authorization has to be submitted to the shareholders’ meeting for consideration and approval.

I. Introduction about this authorization of guarantee

(1) Basic information of this authorization of guarantee

In order to meet the needs of the assets of the Company and normal operation of its subsidiaries in Australia, further reduce operating costs, and in accordance with the Australian Corporate Law and the relevant laws and regulations, proposal will be submitted at the shareholders’ meeting for approving Yancoal Australia and its subsidiaries to provide guarantees for the daily operation of the subsidiaries of the Company in Australia for an annual amount not exceeding AUD500 million.

(2) Process of internal decision-making for performing this authorization of guarantee

The “Proposal in relation to provision of financial guarantee to the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiaries and granting of authority to Yancoal Australia and its subsidiaries to provide guarantees for the daily operation of the subsidiaries of the Company in Australia” was considered and approved at the twentieth meeting of the fifth session of the board of directors of the Company held on 21 March 2014, and will be submitted to the 2013 annual general meeting for consideration and approval.

II. Basic information of the guaranteed parties

For the basic information of the guaranteed parties, please refer to Appendix 1 – Provision of financial guarantee to wholly-owned subsidiaries : Basic information of the guaranteed parties, Appendix 2 – Granting of authorization to Yancoal Australia and its subsidiaries to provide guarantees for daily operation: Basic information of the guaranteed parties.

III. Contents of the guarantee agreement and guaranteed parties

At present, the Company has not yet signed any guarantee agreement. The Company will perform the guarantee matters based on the arrangements of the financing activities and the actual situations of the Company, and strictly perform the guarantee matters during the term of the guarantees in accordance with the authorization by the shareholders at the shareholders’ meeting.

IV. Opinion of the Board

All members of the Board of the Company (including the independent directors) are of the view that the above guarantee matters meet the operational development needs of the Company and its subsidiaries; the guaranteed parties of the financial guarantee are wholly-owned subsidiaries of the Company. The provision of guarantees by Yancoal Australia and its subsidiaries to the subsidiaries of the Company in Australia is for the daily operational needs, and this complies with the laws and regulations of Australia and the local operational practice. The above guaranteed parties are wholly-owned subsidiaries of subsidiaries controlled by the Company, therefore, the Company believes that the risk arising from the guarantee can effectively be controlled and prevented, and this matter will not be detrimental to the interests of the Company and its shareholders.

V. Number of cumulative external guarantees and outstanding guarantees

As at the date of this announcement, the accumulative amount of the external guarantees provided by the Company (all of which are guarantees provided by the Company to its wholly-owned subsidiaries or controlled subsidiaries) was RMB33.172 billion in aggregate, representing 85.10% of the audited net assets of 2013 in accordance with the Chinese accounting standard.

The Company does not have any overdue guarantee matter.

Zoucheng, Shandong Province, the PRC

21 March 2014

As at the date of this announcement, the Directors are Mr. Li Xiyong, Mr. Zhang Xinwen, Mr.Zhang Yingmin, Mr. Shi Xuerang, Mr. Wu Yuxiang, Mr. Zhang Baocai and Mr. Dong Yunqing, and the independent non-executive Directors of the Company are Mr. Wang Xianzheng, Mr. Cheng Faguang, Mr.Wang Xiaojun and Mr. Xue Youzhi.

Appendix 1: Provision of financial guarantee to wholly-owned subsidiaries : Basic information of the guaranteed parties

Appendix 2: Granting of authorization to Yancoal Australia and its subsidiaries to provide guarantees for daily operation: Basic information of the guaranteed parties

About the Company

For more information, please contact:

Yanzhou Coal Mining Company Limited

Zhang Baocai, Director and Company Secretary

Tel: +86 537 538 3310

Address: 298 Fushan South Road, Zoucheng, Shandong Province, 273500 PRC