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ANNOUNCEMENT

This announcement is made regarding the information concerning gross premium income of the subsidiaries of the Company to be released on the website of China Insurance Regulatory Commission.

Reference is made to the announcement of Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of China, Ltd. (the "Company") dated August 27, 2004.

According to the "No. 2 Interpretation of Accounting Standards for Business Enterprises" and the "Regulations regarding the Accounting Treatment of Insurance Contracts" of the Ministry of Finance of the PRC, the accumulated gross premium income of our subsidiaries, namely Ping An Life Insurance Company of China, Ltd., Ping An Property & Casualty Insurance Company of China, Ltd., Ping An Health Insurance Company of China, Ltd. and Ping An Annuity Insurance Company of China, Ltd., for the period from January 1, 2012 to December 31, 2012 were RMB128,771.17 million, RMB98,786.20 million, RMB210.75 million and RMB5,869.22 million, respectively.
Investors should take note that the abovementioned information has not been audited and will be released on the website of China Insurance Regulatory Commission (www.circ.gov.cn) as well as the column "Investor Relations" on the website of the Company (www.ir.pingan.com).
By order of the Board

Yao Jun

Company Secretary

Shenzhen, PRC, January 14, 2013

As at the date of this announcement, the Executive Directors of the Company are Ma Mingzhe, Sun Jianyi, Ren Huichuan, Ku Man and Yao Jason Bo; the Non-executive Directors are Fan Mingchun, Lin Lijun, Ng Sing Yip, Li Zhe and Guo Limin; the Independent Non-executive Directors are Zhang Hongyi, Chen Su, Xia Liping, Tang Yunwei, Lee Carmelo Ka Sze, Woo Ka Biu Jackson and Stephen Thomas Meldrum.

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