This announcement is for information purposes only and does not constitute an invitation or offer by any person to acquire, purchase or subscribe for securities. This announcement is not, and is not intended to be, an offer of securities of the Company for sale in the United States. The securities of the Company have not been, and will not be, registered under the

U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "U.S. Securities Act") and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from registration requirements under the U.S. Securities Act. There is not, and is not intended to be, any public offering of the securities of the Company in the United States.

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.

AIA Group Limited

友邦保險控股有限公司

(Incorporated in Hong Kong with limited liability)

Stock Code: 1299 GRANT OF SHARE OPTIONS

This announcement is made pursuant to Rule 17.06A of the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited.

The board of directors (the "Board") of AIA Group Limited (the "Company") announces that, on 31 July 2017, the Company granted 1,174,518 options (the "Options") to certain employees, directors and officers of the Company and its subsidiaries (the "Grantees") under the share option scheme of the Company adopted on 28 September 2010 (as amended). The Options will entitle the Grantees to receive at the Board's discretion either a total of 1,174,518 new ordinary shares of the Company (the "Shares") or an equivalent value in cash which is equal to the difference between the subscription price and the market value of the Shares on or about the date on which the Options are exercised as the Board may determine. A summary of the grant is set out below:

Date of grant

:

31 July 2017

Subscription price on exercise of the Options granted

:

HK$61.55 per Share

Number of the Options granted

:

1,174,518

Closing price of the Shares on the date of grant

:

HK$61.55 per Share

Validity period of the Options

:

31 July 2017 to 30 July 2027. The Options are exercisable commencing on 1 June 2020.

Among the Options granted above, 476,786 Options were granted to Mr. Ng Keng Hooi, Executive Director of the Company.

By Order of the Board Ng Keng Hooi Executive Director

Group Chief Executive and President

Hong Kong, 31 July 2017

As at the date of this announcement, the Board of Directors of the Company comprises:

Independent Non-executive Chairman and Independent Non-executive Director:

Mr. Edmund Sze-Wing Tse

Executive Director, Group Chief Executive and President:

Mr. Ng Keng Hooi

Non-executive Director:

Mr. Mark Edward Tucker

Independent Non-executive Directors:

Mr. Jack Chak-Kwong So, Mr. Chung-Kong Chow, Mr. John Barrie Harrison, Mr. George Yong-Boon Yeo, Mr. Mohamed Azman Yahya, Professor Lawrence Juen-Yee Lau, Ms. Swee-Lian Teo and Dr. Narongchai Akrasanee

AIA Group Ltd. published this content on 31 July 2017 and is solely responsible for the information contained herein.
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