HONG KONG, Dec. 5 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- Yanzhou Coal Mining Company Limited (the 'Company'; NYSE: YZC; SEHK '1171'; SSE '600188'), announces that, following a request made by the Company to the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited, trading in its H shares was suspended with effect from 9:38 a.m. on 5 December 2008 pending the release of an announcement in relation to price sensitive information of the Company.

Trading in the Company's ADSs on the New York Stock Exchange was also suspended with effect from 9:30 a.m. Eastern Standard Time on December 5, 2008.

The Company has made an application to the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited to resume trading in the H shares of the Company with effect from 9:30 a.m. on 8 December 2008.

Company Background

Yanzhou Coal Mining Company Limited is the largest coal producer in Eastern China. The Company is principally engaged in the underground coal mining, preparation and processing and sales as well as the railway transportation of coal. 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 American Depositary Shares ('ADSs') on the New York Stock Exchange, Inc., its H Shares on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong, and it's A Shares on the Shanghai Stock Exchange on March 31, 1998, April 1, 1998, and July 1, 1998, respectively.

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