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Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited and The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limitedtake no responsibility for the contents of this announcement, make no representationas to its accuracy or completeness and expressly disclaim any liability whatsoeverfor any loss howsoever arising from or in reliance upon the whole or any part of thecontents of this announcement. DATANG INTERNATIONAL POWER GENERATION CO., LTD. (a sino-foreign joint stock limited company incorporated in the People's Republic of China) (Stock Code: 00991) PROVISION FOR ASSET IMPAIRMENT This announcement is made by Datang International Power Generation Co., Ltd. (the "Company")pursuant to provisions on Inside Information Provisions (as defined under the Rules Governingthe Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the "Listing Rules"))under Part XIVA of the Securities and Futures Ordinance (Chapter 571, Laws of Hong Kong) andRules 13.09(2)a and 13.10B of the Listing Rules. The Company convened the eighth meeting of the eighth session of the board of directors(the "Board") on 25 March 2014, in which the "Resolution on the Provision for Impairment ofInner Mongolia Yitai Financial Assets Available for Sale" was considered and approved.The details in respect of the provision for asset impairment is set out as below: I.SUMMARY OF PROVISION FOR IMPAIRMENT (1)Basis of determining the provision for impairment Pursuant to Article 41 of Chapter 6 of the "Accounting Standards for Business Enterprises No. 22 �C Recognition and Measurement of Financial Instruments", the objective evidence on impairment of financial assets shall refer to the matters which actually arise after initial recognition of the financial assets and which have an impact on the estimated future cash flows of such financial assets, and a company can conduct a reliable measurement of such impact. Article 41 also specifies that the objective evidence on impairment of financial assets shall include a significant or a non-temporary fall in the fair value of an investment in an equity instrument as well as other objective evidence indicating impairment of financial assets. If there is a decline to a larger extent in the fair value of financial assets available for sale, or the trend of such decline is expected to be non-temporary after having generally considered all relevant factors, these cases shall be classified as non-temporary fall. (2)Reason for provision for impairment Datang International (Hong Kong) Limited ("Hong Kong Co."), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, purchased 18,031,100 H shares of Inner Mongolia Yitai Coal Co., Ltd. ("Inner Mongolia Yitai") (a company listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange and the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited) in September 2012 for a total sum of RMB635,019,366.80, which is accounted for as financial assets available for sale. The stock price of Inner Mongolia Yitai fell continuously and substantially in 2013 and international and domestic coal prices continued to fall in recent years. The fair value of Inner Mongolia Yitai fell more than 20% in aggregate as at the end of 2013, reaching a "significant fall" level, and the fair value has been falling for more than 12 months, reaching a "non-temporary fall" level. Having generally considered the above factors, the Company is of the view that there is a significant and non-temporary fall in the fair value of the investment in Inner Mongolia Yitai and has made provision for impairment of the investment in the H shares in Inner Mongolia Yitai held by Hong Kong Co.. II.IMPACT OF THE PROVISION FOR IMPAIRMENT ON THE FINANCIAL POSITION AND OPERATING RESULTS OF THE COMPANY The provision for current impairment amounts to RMB241,476,125.03 which will reduce the Company's profits by RMB241,476,125.03 and net profit attributable to the parent company for 2013 by RMB 241,476,125.03. Since Hong Kong Co. has accounted for these assets at their fair value, the provision for impairment has no effect on the total asset value of the Company. III.PROCEDURES FOR CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL OF THE PROVISION FOR IMPAIRMENT The Company convened the eighth meeting of the eighth session of the Board on 25 March 2014, at which the "Resolution on the Provision for Impairment of Inner Mongolia Yitai Financial Assets Available for Sale" was considered and approved. The Board is of the view that pursuant to the Accounting Standards for Business Enterprises, the provision for asset impairment is based on the principle of prudence, is well-founded, and truly and objectively reflects the accounting information of the Company, and has approved the provision for the impairment. By Order of the Board Zhou Gang Secretary to the Board Beijing, the PRC, 25 March 2014 As at the date of this announcement, the Directors of the Company are:Chen Jinhang, Hu Shengmu, Wu Jing, Fang Qinghai, Zhou Gang,Li Gengsheng, Cao Xin, Cai Shuwen, Liu Haixia, Guan Tiangang,Dong Heyi*, Ye Yansheng*, Li Hengyuan*, Zhao Jie*, Jiang Guohua* * Independent non-executive Directors