Thursday, July 26, 2007

AXA to Sell Its Operations in Taiwan to China Life Insurance Co Ltd

AXA announced today it has reached an agreement with China Life Insurance Co Ltd., a life insurance company incorporated in Taiwan, for the sale of Winterthur Life Taiwan Branch (WLTB).



In 2006, WLTB had a premium volume of circa Euro 100 million(1) and a 0.35% market share.
The transaction is subject to customary regulatory approvals and is expected to close by year-end 2007.
About AXA
AXA Group is a worldwide leader in Financial Protection. AXA's operations are diverse geographically, with major operations in Europe, North America and the Asia/Pacific area. For full year 2006, IFRS revenues amounted to Euro 79 billion and IFRS adjusted earnings amounted to Euro 5,140 million. The AXA ordinary share is listed and trades under the symbol AXA on the Paris Stock Exchange. The AXA American Depository Share is also listed on the NYSE under the ticker symbol AXA.
This press release is available on the AXA Group web site: www.axa.com
IMPORTANT LEGAL INFORMATION
Certain statements contained herein are forward-looking statements including, but not limited to, statements that are predications of or indicate future events, trends, plans or objectives. Undue reliance should not be placed on such statements because, by their nature, they are subject to known and unknown risks and uncertainties. Please refer to AXA's Annual Report on Form 20-F and AXA's Document de Reference for the year ended December 31, 2006, for a description of certain important factors, risks and uncertainties that may affect AXA's business. In particular, please refer to the section "Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements" in AXA's Annual Report on Form 20-F. AXA undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any of these forward-looking statements, whether to reflect new information, future events or circumstances or otherwise.

No comments: