China Shenhua Energy Company Limited, exclusively initiated by Shenhua Group Corporation Limited (hereinafter referred to as Shenhua Group), was incorporated in Beijing, China on November 8, 2004. H shares and A shares of China Shenhua were listed respectively on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange and the Shanghai Stock Exchange in June 2005 and October 2007.

China Shenhua is a world-leading coal-based integrated energy company. Its main business includes production and sales of coal, railway and port transportation of coal-related materials, as well as power generation and sales. China Shenhua, with the largest coal reserves, is largest coal supplier and vendor in China. The Company's coal business has become the model of large-scale, high-efficient, and safe production mode in China’s coal industry.

In 2008, the commodity coal output of China Shenhua amounted to 185.7 million tons, up by 17.5% on a year-on-year basis; the coal sales volume realized 232.7 million tons, up by 11.3% on a year-on-year basis; the export volume amounted to 21.2 million tons, down by 11.7% on a year-on-year basis. In 2008, the company’s mortality (per million tons) of crude coal was nil. As of December 31, 2008, calculated according to the Chinese mining industry standard, China Shenhua possessed 11.457 billion tons of recoverable coal reserves; calculated according to the international JORC, China Shenhua possessed 7.139 billion tons of salable coal reserves.

With the large-scale integrated transport network formed by railway and port, the Company operates five railways including Shenshuo-Shuohuang Railway,which is the second longest linkage for west-to-east coal transportation in China, Huanghua Port, and Shenhua Tianjin Coal Berth, which brings the Company tremendous synergistic effect and advantage of low transportation cost. In 2008, the self-owned railway coal transportation turnover volume of China Shenhua amounted to 123.3 billion ton-kilometer, and the coal transportation volume through ports amounted to 139.4 million tons.
Moreover, China Shenhua has processed large-scale and efficiently-operated clean power business on a fast growing basis, which complements and develops coordinately with the Company's coal business. As of December 31, 2008, the Company controlled and operated 14 coal-fired power plants, with a total installed capacity reaching 18,001 MW, up by 19.2% on a year-on-year basis. It boasts a total of 54 coal-fired operation units and stand-alone capacity of 333 MW. In 2008, China Shenhua’s total generation capacity amounted to 97.8 billion KWh, up by 22.6% on a year-on-year basis. The Company takes initiative in developing wind power. In 2008, Shenhua Guohua Zhuhai Hengqin Island Wind Power Project was put into commercial operation and its total annual generation volume reached 30 million KWh.

In 2008, China Shenhua realized full-year operating income of RMB107.133 billion. In accordance with the Accounting Standards for Business Enterprises, the Company's total assets amounted to RMB278.407 billion, the net assets attributable to shareholders of the Company amounted to RMB26.588 billion, and the earnings per share amounted to RMB1.337. In accordance with the International Financial Reporting Standards, the Company's total assets amounted to RMB275.540 billion, profits attributable to the Company's shareholders in 2008 amounted to RMB26.641 billion, and earnings per share amounted to RMB1.339.

China Shenhua will wholeheartedly strive to make contributions to China's energy industry, create values for shareholders, fulfill its promises towards the society and employees, and become an integrated world-leading energy company with profits growing and a sense of responsibility.