FIRST QUARTERLY REPORT OF 2012

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited and The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited take no responsibility for the contents of this announcement, make no representation as to its accuracy or completeness and expressly disclaim any liability whatsoever for any loss howsoever arising from or in reliance upon the whole or any part of the contents 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:991) PRICE-SENSITIVE INFORMATION/ OVERSEAS REGULATORY ANNOUNCEMENT FIRST QUARTERLY REPORT OF 2012 In accordance with the requirements of the China Securities Regulatory Commission, Datang International Power Generation Co., Ltd. (the "Company") is required to publish quarterly reports for the first and third quarters of the year. The financial information contained in this quarterly report is unaudited, and was prepared in accordance with the China Accounting Standards for Business Enterprises ("PRC GAAP"). This announcement is made pursuant to Rules 13.09(1) and (2) of the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited. 1. IMPORTANT NOTICE 1.1 The board of directors (the "Board"), the supervisory committee, the directors, the supervisors and senior management members of the Company warrant that there are no false representations and misleading statements contained in, or material omissions from, this report, and severally and jointly accept the responsibility for the truthfulness, accuracy and completeness of the content hereof. 1.2 All directors of the Company attended the Board meeting. 1.3 The first quarterly financial report of the Company is unaudited. 1.4 Mr. Liu Shunda, the person-in-charge of the Company and Mr. Wang Xianzhou, the person-in-charge of accounting matters and accounting institution (head of accounting function), hereby make representation in respect of the truthfulness and completeness of the financial statements contained in this quarterly report. 2. BASIC INFORMATION OF THE COMPANY 2.1 Major accounting data and financial indicators Currency: RMB Increase/decrease at the end of the reporting period as compared to the At the end of At the end of end of the the reporting the previous previous year period reporting period (%) Total assets (RMB'000) 256,559,074 244,070,076 5.12 Interests of equity holders (or Interests of shareholders) (RMB'000) 39,218,012 38,787,864 1.11 Net assets per share attributable to equity holders of the Company (RMB/per share) 2.95 2.91 1.37 Increase/decrease as compared to the Beginning of the corresponding year to the end of period of the the reporting period previous year(%) Net cash flows generated from operating activities (RMB'000) 4,500,335 1.24 Net cash flows per share generated from operating activities (RMB/per share) 0.34 -5.56 Increase/ decrease of the reporting period as compared to the Beginning of the corresponding year to the end period of the The reporting of the reporting previous year period period (%) Net profit attributable to equity holders of the Company (RMB'000) 387,453 387,453 344.34 Basic earnings per share (RMB/per share) 0.0291 0.0291 309.86 Basic earnings per share excluding non-recurring profit/loss (RMB/per share) 0.0222 0.0222 270.00 Diluted earnings per share (RMB/per share) 0.0291 0.0291 309.86 Return on net an increase of assets (weighted 0.71 percentage average) (%) 0.99 0.99 point Return on net assets excluding non-recurring profit/loss an increase of (weighted average) 0.52 percentage (%) 0.76 0.76 point Excluding non-recurring profit/loss items and amounts: Unit: RMB'000 Currency: RMB Non-recurring profit/loss items Amount Government's grants accounted for in the profit and loss account for the reporting period (except for the grants that are closely related to the Company's ordinary course of business; and that are continuously enjoyed in compliance with the State's policies and regulations in an amount or quantity specified by certain standards) 16,800 Profit/loss gained from debt restructuring 6 Profit/loss gained from loans entrusted to external entities 6,216 Other non-operating income and expenses excluding the above-mentioned items 8,680 Other extraordinary items 90,000 Impact of income tax -28,167 Effects of minority shareholders' profit/loss (after tax) -1,535 Total 92,000 2.2 Total number of shareholders as at the end of the reporting period and table of shareholding of the top ten holders of shares free from selling restrictions Unit: share Total number of shareholders at the end of the reporting period 209,153 Shareholding of the top ten holders of circulating shares free from selling restrictions Number of circulating shares held not subject to selling restrictions as Name of shareholder at the end of the (Full name) reporting period Type of share China Datang Corporation 4,038,977,414 RMB-denominated ordinary share HKSCC Nominees Limited 3,267,174,861 Overseas-listed foreign shares Hebei Construction & Investment Group Co., Ltd 1,281,872,927 RMB-denominated ordinary share Beijing Energy Investment (Group) Company Limited 1,260,988,672 RMB-denominated ordinary share Tianjin Jinneng Investment Company 1,197,012,600 RMB-denominated ordinary share Zhongrong Hui Investment Guarantee Co., Ltd. 160,000,000 RMB-denominated ordinary share China Dongfang Electric Group Co., Ltd. 139,960,000 RMB-denominated ordinary share Aerospace Science & Technology Finance Co., Ltd. 69,097,023 RMB-denominated ordinary share CCCC Investment Co., Ltd. 59,900,000 RMB-denominated ordinary share Citic Securities Company Limited 39,012,815 RMB-denominated ordinary share China Datang Overseas (Hong Kong) Co., Limited., China Datang Corporation's wholly-owned subsidiary, held 480,680,000 H shares of the Company as at the end of the reporting period, which were included in the shareholding of the Company held by HKSCC Nominees Limited, representing approximately 3.61% of the Company's total share capital. Hence China Datang Corporation and its subsidiary held a total of 4,619,657,414 issued shares of the Company, representing approximately 34.71% of the Company's total issued shares. 3. SIGNIFICANT MATTERS 3.1 The details of and the reasons for the material changes in the major financial statement items and financial indicators of the Company Applicable Not applicable 1. Cash balance of the Company and its subsidiaries as at the end of the reporting period increased by approximately 89% over the beginning of the reporting period. This was mainly because of the increase in the borrowings of the Company and its subsidiaries; 2. Notes receivables of the Company and its subsidiaries as at the end of the reporting period increased by approximately 39% over the beginning of the reporting period. This was mainly because of the increase in volume of notes receivables used by customers for settlement; 3. Prepayments of the Company and its subsidiaries as at the end of the reporting period increased by approximately 47% over the beginning of the reporting period. This was mainly because of an increase in prepayments for purchase of fuel coal made by the Company and its subsidiaries; 4. Other receivables of the Company and its subsidiaries as at the end of the reporting period increased by approximately 32% over the beginning of the reporting period. This was mainly because of the increase in subsidies receivable due to the inclusion of Shenzhen Datang Baochang Gas Power Generation Co., Ltd. in the consolidated financial statements; 5. Construction materials of the Company and its subsidiaries as at the end of the reporting period increased by approximately 41% over the beginning of the reporting period. This was mainly because of an increase in the fundamental infrastructure materials purchased by the Company and its subsidiaries for the implementation of the development strategies; 6. Other non-current assets of the Company and its subsidiaries as at the end of the reporting period increased by approximately 27 times over the beginning of the reporting period. This was mainly because of an investment of RMB2,000 million as a result of the implementation of a trust plan by the Company; 7. Advances from customers of the Company and its subsidiaries as at the end of the reporting period increased by approximately 87% over the beginning of the reporting period. This was because of the increases in advances from customers received by the Company's coal mining enterprises from coal sales; 8. Dividends payables of the Company and its subsidiaries as at the end of the reporting period decreased by approximately 47% over the beginning of the reporting period. This was mainly because some of the dividends were paid during the current period; 9. Operating costs of the Company and its subsidiaries for the current reporting period increased by approximately 234% over the corresponding reporting period of the previous year. This was mainly because of increased freight charges for railway transport borne by the Company's coal mining enterprises during the sales process; 10. Finance costs of the Company and its subsidiaries for the current reporting period increased by approximately 37% over the corresponding reporting period of the previous year. This was mainly because of the combined effects of an increase in borrowings and a rise in interest rates; 11. Investment income of the Company and its subsidiaries for the current reporting period increased by approximately 170% over the corresponding reporting period of the previous year. This was mainly because of the profit growth from the Company's associates (jointly-controlled entities), and the trust income received during the current reporting period; 12. Non-operating income of the Company and its subsidiaries for the current reporting period increased by approximately 183% over the corresponding reporting period of the previous year. This was mainly because of an increase in government subsidies received during the current reporting period; 13. Income tax expense of the Company and its subsidiaries for the reporting period increased by approximately 107% over the corresponding period of the previous year. This was mainly because of the increase in income tax expense as a result of the increase in profits of the Company and its subsidiaries; 14. Consolidated net profit attributable to equity holders of the Company increased by approximately 344.34% over the corresponding reporting period of the previous year. This was mainly due to the increases in average tariff of on-grid power and on-grid power generation; 15. Net cash flows generated from investing activities of the Company and its subsidiaries for the current reporting period decreased by approximately 87% over the corresponding reporting period of the previous year. This was mainly because of an increase in capital expenditures for the current reporting period over the corresponding period of the previous year; 16. Net cash flows generated from financing activities of the Company and its subsidiaries for the current reporting period increased by approximately 183% over the corresponding reporting period of the previous year. This was mainly because of an increase in bank loans. 3.2 The analysis and explanation of progress and impact of major events and solutions Applicable Not applicable 3.3 The performance of the undertakings made by the Company, shareholders and the de facto controller Applicable Not applicable 3.4 The warning and explanation in the forecast of the possible aggregate net profits from the beginning of the year to the end of the next reporting period becoming a loss or significant changes over the corresponding period of the pr evious year Applicable Not applicable 3.5 Status of the implementation of the cash dividend policy during the reporting period The payment of cash dividends to the shareholders of the Company on the basis of RMB0.11/share (including tax) for 2011 was considered and approved at the twenty-third meeting of the seventh session of the Board of the Company. The relevant profit distribution plan has yet to be submitted for shareholders' consideration and approval at the 2011 annual general meeting of the Company. By Order of the Board Zhou Gang Secretary to the Board Beijing, the People's Republic of China, 26 April 2012 As at the date of this announcement, the Directors of the Company are: Liu Shunda, Hu Shengmu, Cao Jingshan, Fang Qinghai, Zhou Gang, Liu Haixia, Guan Tiangang, Su Tiegang, Ye Yonghui, Li Gengsheng, Li Yanmeng*, Zhao Zunlian*, Li Hengyuan*, Zhao Jie*, Jiang Guohua* * Independent non-executive Directors ��4 APPENDIX 4.1 Consolidated and the Company Balance Sheet as at 31 March 2012 (unaudited) (Amounts expressed in thousands of Renminbi unless otherwise stated) Item 31 March 31 December 31 March 31 December 2012 2011 2012 2011 Consolidated Consolidated The Company The Company Current assets: Cash balance 8,433,982 4,467,372 2,341,462 2,302,521 Notes receivables 366,150 262,818 18,900 9,400 Accounts receivables 9,751,348 9,945,728 1,122,667 1,080,734 Prepayments 4,849,504 3,302,427 260,436 168,407 Dividend receivable 18,166 18,167 198,568 198,568 Other receivables 2,747,097 2,083,908 3,037,870 3,172,424 Inventories 5,825,618 6,093,786 306,040 403,422 Non-current assets due within one year 12,012 12,012 - - Other current assets 469,260 460,514 - - Total current assets 32,473,137 26,646,732 7,285,943 7,335,476 Non-current assets: Available-for-sale financial assets 87,001 67,531 - - Long-term receivables 96,106 96,367 10,658,634 9,758,925 Long-term equity investments 12,405,280 11,342,341 41,658,749 38,795,052 Investment properties 498,143 502,302 262,514 264,677 Fixed assets 126,589,202 127,263,659 7,203,875 7,108,779 Construction-in-progress 67,462,704 65,922,554 3,403,156 3,320,569 Construction materials 8,068,213 5,711,846 538,808 287,615 Intangible assets 4,123,796 4,024,498 607,329 610,564 Goodwill 860,925 701,345 33,561 33,561 Long-term deferred expenses 290,931 291,013 1,346 1,485 Deferred income tax assets 1,525,859 1,425,210 174,962 147,169 Other non-current assets 2,077,777 74,678 2,000,000 - Total non-current assets 224,085,937 217,423,344 66,542,934 60,328,396 Total assets 256,559,074 244,070,076 73,828,877 67,663,872 Consolidated and the Company Balance Sheet as at 31 March 2012 (unaudited) (Amounts expressed in thousands of Renminbi unless otherwise stated) Item 31 March 31 December 31 March 31 December 2012 2011 2012 2011 Consolidated Consolidated The Company The Company Current liabilities: Short-term loans 23,877,250 21,523,709 3,908,000 2,450,000 Notes payables 1,641,696 1,685,269 - - Accounts payables 17,657,434 19,193,475 729,177 485,698 Advances from customers 1,062,845 568,013 689 689 Salaries payables 58,097 64,346 7,200 9,787 Taxes payables -2,201,878 -2,655,382 139,962 65,840 Interests payables 659,217 580,359 294,304 300,205 Dividends payables 82,415 154,881 - - Other payables 2,102,131 1,848,551 455,267 256,968 Non-current liabilities due within one year 15,070,614 15,624,917 4,433,420 4,153,400 Other current liabilities 1,400,000 1,400,000 - - Total current liabilities 61,409,821 59,988,138 9,968,019 7,722,587 Non-current liabilities: Long-term loans 127,154,850 117,654,356 13,955,779 10,510,800 Debentures payables 8,940,513 8,937,277 8,940,512 8,937,277 Long-term payables 6,142,670 5,826,868 - 9,000 Specific payables 550 400 - - Accrued liabilities 41,680 41,680 - - Deferred income tax liabilities 651,274 556,624 - - Other non-current liabilities 504,614 504,071 294,806 300,916 Total non-current liabilities 143,436,151 133,521,276 23,191,097 19,757,993 Total liabilities 204,845,972 193,509,414 33,159,116 27,480,580 Shareholders' equity: Share capital 13,310,038 13,310,038 13,310,038 13,310,038 Capital surplus 10,121,844 10,085,427 9,930,078 9,930,078 Specific reserve 522,137 512,934 472,889 480,979 Surplus reserve 12,806,171 12,806,171 12,843,606 12,843,605 Undistributed profits 2,403,632 2,016,179 4,113,150 3,618,592 Currency translation differences 54,190 57,115 - - Total equity attributable to equity holders of the Company 39,218,012 38,787,864 40,669,761 40,183,292 Minority interests 12,495,090 11,772,798 - - Total shareholders' equity 51,713,102 50,560,662 40,669,761 40,183,292 Total liabilities and shareholders' equity 256,559,074 244,070,076 73,828,877 67,663,872 Person-in-charge of the Company: Mr. Liu Shunda Person-in-charge of accounting matters: Mr. Wang Xianzhou Person-in-charge of the accounting institution: Mr. Wang Xianzhou 4.2 Consolidated and the Company Profit and Loss Account for the three months ended 31 March 2012 (unaudited) (Amounts expressed in thousands of Renminbi unless otherwise stated) Item For the three months ended 31 March 2012 2011 2012 2011 Consolidated Consolidated The Company The Company 1. Operating revenue 18,474,245 15,641,999 2,560,703 2,232,800 Including: Operating revenue 18,474,245 15,641,999 2,560,703 2,232,800 2. Operating costs 17,953,548 15,399,435 2,867,346 2,501,563 Including: Operating costs 15,129,649 13,351,691 2,353,535 2,162,941 Business tax and surcharges 126,238 107,356 30,116 22,906 Selling expenses 171,836 51,521 - - General and administrative expenses 420,307 357,145 126,180 101,719 Financial expenses 2,105,518 1,531,778 357,515 213,997 Impairment loss on assets - -56 - - Add: Investment income 332,923 123,246 767,557 931,758 Including: Investment income from associates and jointly controlled entities 331,041 121,982 327,935 121,982 3. Operating profit (loss) 853,620 365,810 460,914 662,995 Add: Non-operating income 119,766 42,280 6,352 7,985 Less: Non-operating expenses 655 2,453 500 - 4. Total profit (loss) 972,731 405,637 466,766 670,980 Less: Income tax 278,463 134,796 -27,792 -41,501 5. Net profit (loss) 694,268 270,841 494,558 712,481 Net profit attributable to equity holders of the Company 387,453 87,197 494,558 712,481 Minority interests 306,815 183,644 - - 6. Earnings per share Basic earnings per share 0.0291 0.0071 - - Diluted earnings per share 0.0291 0.0071 - - 7. Other comprehensive income 11,677 6,311 - - 8. Total comprehensive income 705,945 277,152 494,558 712,481 Total comprehensive income attributable to equity holders of the Company 399,130 93,431 494,558 712,481 Total comprehensive income attributable to minority shareholders 306,815 183,721 - - Person-in-charge of the Company: Mr. Liu Shunda Person-in-charge of accounting matters: Mr. Wang Xianzhou Person-in-charge of the accounting institution: Mr. Wang Xianzhou 4.3 Consolidated and the Company Cash Flow Statement for the three months ended 31 March 2012 (unaudited) (Amounts expressed in thousands of Renminbi unless otherwise stated) Item For the three months ended 31 March 2012 2011 2012 2011 Consolidated Consolidated The Company The Company 1. Cash flows generated from operating activities: Cash received from sales of goods and services rendered 22,619,748 18,901,198 2,923,211 2,623,339 Other cash received relating to operating activities 125,227 295,656 - 103,555 Sub-total of cash inflows generating from operating activities 22,744,975 19,196,854 2,923,211 2,726,894 Cash paid for goods and services received 15,484,405 12,328,751 1,412,575 2,373,229 Cash paid to and on behalf of employees 590,647 518,586 261,569 219,690 Payments of all types of taxes 1,218,718 1,364,292 144,758 285,808 Other cash paid relating to operating activities 950,870 540,194 627,832 210,151 Sub-total of cash outflows from operating activities 18,244,640 14,751,823 2,446,734 3,088,878 Net cash flows generated from operating activities 4,500,335 4,445,031 476,477 -361,984 2. Cash flows generated from investing activities: Cash received on disposals of investments 191,546 138,000 231,546 267,816 Cash received on investment income 172,369 2,626 536,405 673,131 Net cash received from disposals of fixed assets, intangible assets and other long-term assets - 10 - - Other cash received relating to investing activities 381,912 72,504 221,020 63,275 Sub-total of cash inflows from investing activities 745,827 213,140 988,971 1,004,222 Cash paid to acquire fixed assets, intangible assets and other long-term assets 5,862,804 3,675,923 292,704 242,823 Cash paid to acquire investments 3,519,895 927,828 5,782,823 1,731,380 Other cash paid relating to investing activities 285,267 373,594 196,779 56,278 Sub-total of cash outflows generated from investing activities 9,667,966 4,977,345 6,272,306 2,030,481 Net cash flows generated from investing activities -8,922,139 -4,764,205 -5,283,335 -1,026,259 Consolidated and the Company Cash Flow Statement for the three months ended 31 March 2012 (unaudited) (Amounts expressed in thousands of Renminbi unless otherwise stated) Item For the three months ended 31 March 2012 2011 2012 2011 Consolidated Consolidated The Company The Company 3. Cash flows generated from financing activities: Cash received from investments 258,970 15,000 - - Including: Cash received from minority shareholders' equity investment in subsidiaries 79,430 15,000 - - Cash received from borrowings 25,201,885 17,120,259 6,032,999 2,500,000 Other cash received relating to financing activities 739,900 608,297 102,258 -1,018 Sub-total of cash inflows generated from financing activities 26,200,755 17,743,556 6,135,257 2,498,982 Cash paid on repayments of borrowings 14,443,224 12,540,153 850,000 - Cash paid for dividends, profit appropriation or interest expenses 2,658,428 2,023,688 429,167 123,000 Other cash paid relating to financing activities 709,283 210,901 9,956 25,570 Sub-total of cash outflows generated from financing activities 17,810,935 14,774,742 1,289,123 148,570 Net cash flows generated from financing activities 8,389,820 2,968,814 4,846,134 2,350,412 4. Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents -1,406 -2,899 -335 -1,949 5. Net increase in cash and cash equivalents 3,966,610 2,646,741 38,941 960,220 Add: Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the reporting period 4,467,372 3,442,976 2,302,521 2,145,796 6. Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the reporting period 8,433,982 6,089,717 2,341,462 3,106,016 Person-in-charge of the Company: Mr. Liu Shunda Person-in-charge of accounting matters: Mr. Wang Xianzhou Person-in-charge of the accounting institution: Mr. Wang Xianzhou
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