Entry into Scheme of Arrangement by Yanzhou Coal Mining Company Limited for the Acquisition of 100% of Felix Resources Limited's

HONG KONG, Aug. 13 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- Yanzhou Coal Mining Company Limited (the "Company"; NYSE "YZC"; SEHK "1171"; SSE "600188"), announces that on August 13, 2009, it entered into a binding scheme implementation agreement with Felix Resources Company Limited, a corporation incorporated in Australia, for the acquisition of 100% of the issued share capital in Felix Resources Company Limited. Details about the transaction have been filed with the SEC.

The H Shares of the Company will resume trading on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange with effect from 9:30 a.m. (Hong Kong Time) on Friday, August 14, 2009. Trading in the ADS of the Company is expected to resume trading on the New York Stock Exchange at 9:30 a.m. (Eastern Daylight Time) on Friday, August 14, 2009.

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Yanzhou Coal Mining Company Limited is the largest coal producer in Eastern China. The Company was established as a joint stock company incorporated in the People's Republic of China on September 25, 1997. The Company successfully listed its ADSs on the New York Stock Exchange, its H Shares on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong, and its A Shares on the Shanghai Stock Exchange on March 31, 1998, April 1, 1998, and July 1, 1998, respectively.

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