China Coal Energy : CHANGE OF COMPANY SECRETARY

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

(Stock code: 01898)

CHANGE OF COMPANY SECRETARY

The board (the "Board") of directors (the "Directors") of China Coal Energy Company Limited (the "Company") hereby announces that due to reaching the retirement age, Mr. Zhou Dongzhou ("Mr. Zhou") has tendered his resignation as the company secretary of the Company on 15 March 2019. The resignation of Mr. Zhou shall take effect upon the receipt of his resignation letter by the Board.

Mr. Zhou has no disagreement with the Board and is not aware of any other matter relating to his resignation that needs to be brought to the attention of the shareholders of the Company. The Board would like to express its sincere gratitude to Mr. Zhou for his valuable contribution to the Company during his tenure of office.

The Board has resolved to appoint Mr. Yi Baohou ("Mr. Yi") as the company secretary of the Company with immediate effect. The Board would like to extend its welcome to Mr. Yi on his new appointment.

The biographical details of Mr. Yi are as follows:

Mr. Yi Baohou, born in 1963, a member of the Communist Party of China and currently a member of the Party Committee of China National Coal Group Corporation. Mr. Yi graduated from Xi'an Metallurgy and Architecture Institute majoring in Industrial and Civil Architecture in January 1989 and graduated from the Correspondence Institute of the Party School of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China majoring in Economics and Management in December 1993, and obtained a Master's Degree in Engineering from Hebei University of Engineering in June 2004 majoring in Structural Engineering. Mr. Yi is qualified as a Senior Engineer, a Professor-Level Senior Administration Engineer, a Certified Senior Professional Manager and a Certified Senior Risk Manager. Mr. Yi served as the Technician, Secretary of Communist Youth League Committee, Deputy Director of the General Office, Deputy Head and Head of the Human Resources Department, Deputy Secretary of Party Committee and Secretary of Discipline Inspection Committee of the Xi'an Design and Research Institute of the Ministry of Coal Industry; the Secretary of Party Committee, Deputy Dean and Dean of Handan Design and Research Institute of the Ministry of Coal Industry; the Deputy Secretary of Party Committee and Secretary of the Discipline Inspection Committee of Equipment Company of China National Coal Group Corporation; the Secretary of Party Committee and Deputy General Manager of China Coal BeijingCoal Mining Machinery Company Limited; the Deputy Secretary of the Discipline Inspection Committee and Director of the Supervision and Audit Department of China National Coal Group Corporation; the Secretary of Party Committee, General Manager, Vice Chairman and Chairman of the board of directors of Datun Coal and Electricity (Group) Company Limited; the Vice Chairman and Chairman of the board of directors of Shanghai Datun Energy Resources Company Limited; the Employee Representative Director of the board, Member of the Audit and Risk Management Committee of the board of directors of China National Coal Group Corporation; the Chairman and Secretary of Party Committee of China Coal Comprehensive Utilization Group Co., Ltd; and the Chairman and Secretary of Party Committee of China Coal Assets Management Group Co., Ltd. Mr. Yi has been working in the coal industry for over 30 years, and has extensive working experience in corporate governance, business management, operating control, internal control and risk management, and communication with stakeholders, etc..

By Order of the Board

China Coal Energy Company Limited

Li Yanjiang

Chairman of the Board, Executive Director

Beijing, the PRC

15 March 2019

As at the date of this announcement, the executive directors of the Company are Li Yanjiang, Peng Yi and Niu Jianhua; the non-executive directors of the Company are Du Ji'an, Zhao Rongzhe and Xu Qian; and the independent non-executive directors of the Company are Zhang Ke, Zhang Chengjie and Leung Chong Shun.

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