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ANNOUNCEMENT INSIDE INFORMATION APPROVAL ON NON-PUBLIC ISSUANCE OF ADDITIONAL H SHARES BY CHINA SECURITIES REGULATORY COMMISSION

This announcement is made by Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of China, Ltd. (the
"Company") pursuant to Part XIVA of the Securities and Futures Ordinance and Rules 13.09 and
13.10B of the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong
Limited (the "Stock Exchange").
On 15 July 2014, the 14th meeting of 9th session of the board of directors (the "Board") of the Company considered and approved the "Resolution in Relation to Considering the Non-public Issuance of Additional H Shares of the Company", which authorized the Board to issue, allot and deal with new H shares (the "H Shares") of the Company not exceeding 20% of the total H Shares in issue as at June 12, 2014 according to the general mandate granted to the Board to issue additional H Shares considered and approved at the 2013 annual general meeting of the Company.
The Company has recently received the "Approval on Issuance of Additional Overseas Listed Foreign Shares of Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of China, Ltd." (Zheng Jian Xu Ke [2014] No. 1163) from China Securities Regulatory Commission for approving the issuance of not more than 625,946,491 additional H Shares.
By Order of the Board

Yao Jun

Company Secretary

Shenzhen, PRC, November 7, 2014

As at the date of this announcement, the Executive Directors of the Company are Ma Mingzhe, Sun Jianyi, Ren Huichuan, Yao Jason Bo, Lee Yuansiong and Cai Fangfang; the Non-executive Directors are Fan Mingchun, Lin Lijun, Li Zhe, Soopakij Chearavanont, Yang Xiaoping and Lu Hua; the Independent Non-executive Directors are Tang Yunwei, Lee Carmelo Ka Sze, Woo Ka Biu Jackson, Stephen Thomas Meldrum, Yip Dicky Peter, Wong Oscar Sai Hung and Sun Dongdong.

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