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OVERSEAS REGULATORY ANNOUNCEMENT


This announcement is made pursuant to Rules 13.09 and 13.10B of the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited.


"The Announcement of Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of China, Ltd. regarding the Disclosure of Estimated Results of Ping An Bank for the Year 2015", which is published by Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of China, Ltd. on the website of Shanghai Stock Exchange and certain designated newspapers (except the attachment) in the PRC, is reproduced herein for your reference.


By order of the Board

Yao Jun

Company Secretary


Shenzhen, PRC, January 20, 2016


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 Lin Lijun, Soopakij Chearavanont, Yang Xiaoping, Xiong Peijin and Liu Chong; the Independent Non-executive Directors are Woo Ka Biu Jackson, Stephen Thomas Meldrum, Yip Dicky Peter, Wong Oscar Sai Hung, Sun Dongdong and Ge Ming.

Stock Code: 601318 Stock Short Name: China Ping An Serial No.: Lin 2016-005


THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF PING AN INSURANCE (GROUP) COMPANY OF CHINA, LTD. REGARDING THE DISCLOSURE OF ESTIMATED RESULTS OF PING AN BANK FOR THE YEAR 2015


The board of directors and all Directors of Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of China, Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as the "Company") confirm that there are no false representations and misleading statements contained in, or material omissions from this announcement, and severally and jointly accept the responsibility for the truthfulness, accuracy and completeness of the contents of this announcement.


Ping An Bank Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "Ping An Bank"), a subsidiary of the Company, proposes to publish the "Estimated Results of Ping An Bank for the Year 2015" on the website of Shenzhen Stock Exchange (www.szse.cn) on January 21, 2016.


Please also refer to the "Estimated Results of Ping An Bank for the Year 2015" as attached to this announcement of the Company published on the website of Shanghai Stock Exchange (www.sse.com.cn).


The specific financial figures of Ping An Bank for the year 2015 will be officially disclosed in the 2015 annual report to be published by Ping An Bank. Investors are reminded to exercise caution and consider the risks involved in making investment decisions.


The Board of Directors

Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of China, Ltd.

January 20, 2016


Estimated Results of Ping An Bank Co., Ltd. for the Year 2015


Ping An Bank Co., Ltd. (the "Bank") and all members of the board of directors guarantee that content disclosed herein is true, accurate and complete, and it contains no false statements, misleading representations or material omissions.


  1. Estimated results for the current reporting period

    1Period to which the estimated results apply: January 1,2015 to December 31, 2015

    2. Estimated operating results: Loss Turn loss into profit √Going up compared on a year-over-year basis Going down compared on a year-over-year basis


    Item

    Current reporting period

    Same period last year

    Net profit attributable to shareholders of the listed company

    Increase as compared with the same period last year: 5% - 15%


    ProfitRMB19,801.96 million

    Profit: RMB20,792.06 million - RMB22,772.25 million

    Basic earnings per share

    Profit: RMB1.48 - RMB1.62

    Profit: RMB1.44


    Note: The profit distribution proposal of the Bank for 2014 was implemented during the first half of 2015, according to which a cash dividend of RMB1.74 (tax inclusive) was paid for every 10 shares based on the total share capital of 11,424,894,787 shares of the Bank as at December 31, 2014, and the capital reserve was converted into share capital in the proportion of 2 shares for every 10 shares held. Pursuant to the Standard Concerning the Contents and Formats of Information Disclosure by Listed Companies No.9 - Calculation and Disclosure of Return on Net Assets and Earnings per Share (as amended in 2010), the basic earnings per share for the respective comparative periods has been recalculated based on the adjusted number of shares.


  2. Audit of the estimated results

    These estimated results were not audited by any certified public accountant.


  3. Explanation of reasons for changes in performance

    The estimated increase was mainly attributable to the steady growth in the scale of assets, improvement in interest spread as well as effective cost control.


  4. . Other related explanations

The specific financial figures of the Bank for the year 2015 will be officially disclosed in the 2015 annual report to be published by the Bank. Investors are reminded to exercise caution and consider the risks involved in making investment decisions.


The Board of Directors Ping An Bank Co., Ltd. January 21, 2016

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