China Coal Energy Company Limited provided earnings guidance for the year ended December 31, 2013. The Board announced the company's shareholders and potential investors that based on preliminary estimates of the unaudited consolidated management accounts of the Group in accordance with Chinese Accounting Standards for Business Enterprises, the net profit attributable to shareholders of the listed company for the year ended 31 December 2013 of the Group is expected to decrease by 55%-65% as compared to the same period of last year. The Board considers that the expected decrease in the net profit attributable to shareholders of the listed company for the year ended 31 December 2013 compared to the same period of last year is due to continuing downturn of coal market, constant decline in the price of coal and corresponding decrease in the profit of coal enterprises caused by slowdown in the macroeconomic growth and adjustment of national energy strategy.