09:59 DATANG POWER<00991> - Announcement (8) share capital, which is now being held by Beijing Energy Investment Holding Company Limited "Board" the board of Directors "CDGC" China Datang Corporation (*), a state-owned enterprise established under the laws of the PRC and is a substantial shareholder of the Company holding approximately 35.43% of the issued share capital of the Company "Company" Datang International Power Generation Co. Ltd. (*), a sino-foreign joint stock limited company incorporated in the PRC on 13 December 1994, the H Shares of which are listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange and the London Stock Exchange "Convertible Bond" the convertible bond issued by the Company on 3 September 2003 which can be converted into new H Shares "CSRC" China Securities Regulatory Commission "Directors" the directors of the Company "HCIC" Hebei Construction Investment Company (*), a state-owned enterprise established under the laws of the PRC and a substantial shareholder of the Company holding approximately 13.01% of the issued share capital of the Company "H Shares" the overseas listed foreign shares of the Company with a nominal value of RMB1.00 each and are listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange and the London Stock Exchange "Hong Kong" the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the PRC "Hong Kong Stock Exchange" The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited "Independent Board Committee" a committee of the Board, comprising the independent Directors, to be established for the purposes of advising the Independent Shareholders in respect of each of the Private Placement Arrangements "Independent Shareholders" shareholders of the Company other than CDGC and TJIC, their respective associates and any parties acting in concert with them "Listing Rules" the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange "London Stock Exchange" The London Stock Exchange Limited "Private Placement Arrangements" the proposed private placing of A Shares to CDGC and TJIC at the same issue price as the A Shares to be issued under the Public Subscription Tranche. Such A Shares will not be listed and traded on the Shanghai Stock Exchange for the time being "PRC" the People's Republic of China "Public Subscription Tranche" the public offer of A Shares to natural person and institutional investors in the PRC. Such A Shares are proposed to be listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange "RMB" Renminbi, the lawful currency of the PRC "TJIC" Tianjin Jinneng Investment Company (*), a state-owned enterprise established under the laws