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CHANGE OF PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS IN THE PRC

AND

PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION

CHANGE OF PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS IN THE PRC

The board of directors (the "Board") of Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of China, Ltd. (the "Company") hereby announces that, the Company has recently received the "Approval on the Change of Place of Business of Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of China, Ltd." (Yin Bao Jian Fu [2019] No.924) issued by the China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission (the "CBIRC"), and the Company's new principal place of business in the People's Republic of China (the "PRC") has been changed to "47th, 48th, 108th, 109th, 110th, 111th and 112th Floors, Ping An Finance Center, No. 5033 Yitian Road, Futian District, Shenzhen".

PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION

The Board convened the 9th meeting of the 11th session of the Board on October 24, 2019 and approved, among others, the resolution in relation to the amendments (the "Proposed Amendments") to the articles of association of the Company (the "Articles of Association").

Details of the Proposed Amendments are set out in the Appendix to this announcement.

The Proposed Amendments are subject to the shareholders' approval at the general meeting of the Company by way of special resolution and will become effective upon approval by the CBIRC.

GENERAL

A circular containing, inter alia, details of the Proposed Amendments and the notice of the extraordinary general meeting will be despatched to the shareholders of the Company in due course.

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By order of the Board

Sheng Ruisheng

Joint Company Secretary

Shenzhen, PRC, October 24, 2019

As at the date of this announcement, the executive directors of the Company are Ma Mingzhe, Lee Yuansiong, Ren Huichuan, Yao Jason Bo and Cai Fangfang; the non-executive directors of the Company are Soopakij Chearavanont, Yang Xiaoping, Liu Chong and Wang Yongjian; the independent non-executive directors of the Company are Ge Ming, Ouyang Hui, Ng Sing Yip, Chu Yiyun and Liu Hong.

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Appendix:

Particulars of the Proposed Amendments to the Articles of Association

Existing Articles of Association

Revised Articles of Association

Article 51

Article 51

No changes resulting from share transfers may be made to the register of

Where PRC laws and regulations and the Stock Exchange Listing Rules

shareholders within 30 days prior to a shareholders' general meeting or five

stipulate on the period of closure of the register of shareholders prior to a

days prior to the reference date set by the Company for the purpose of

shareholders' general meeting or the reference date set by the Company for

distribution of dividends.

the purpose of distribution of dividends, such provisions shall prevail.

Article 74

Article 74

When the Company convenes a shareholders'general meeting, a written notice

When the Company convenes an annualgeneral meeting, a written notice to

to notify all registered shareholders must be given no later than 45 daysbefore the

notify all registered shareholders must be given no later than 20 business days

meeting. Such notice shall contain the matters to be considered at the meeting as

before the meeting; when the Company convenes an extraordinary general

well as the date and venue of the meeting. Any shareholder intending to attend

meeting, a written notice to notify all registered shareholders must be given

the meeting shall send a written reply to the Company 20 days before the date

no later than the longer of 10 business days or 15 days before the meeting.

of meeting.

Such notice shall contain the matters to be considered at the meeting as well as the

date and venue of the meeting.

The Company shall report the notice to the CBIRC in writing and by email

10 days prior to the meeting.

The Company shall report the notice to the CBIRC in writing and by email

10 days prior to the meeting.

Article 79

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The Company shall calculate the number of voting shares represented by the

shareholders who have indicated their intention to attend the shareholders'

general meeting based on the written replies received 20 days before the

meeting. If the number of such voting shares reaches half of the total number

of the Company's voting shares, the Company may convene the shareholders'

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Existing Articles of Association

Revised Articles of Association

general meeting. Otherwise, the Company shall, within five days, inform the

shareholders again of the matters to be considered at the meeting, the date

and venue of the meeting by way of public announcement. After making the

announcement, the shareholders' general meeting may be convened.

Extraordinary general meetings may not decide on matters not specified in

the notice or announcement.

Article 82

Article 81

The notice of a shareholders' general meeting shall be served on the shareholders

The notice of a shareholders' general meeting shall be served on the shareholders

(whether or not entitled to vote thereat) by assigned persons or prepaid mail to the

(whether or not entitled to vote thereat) by assigned persons or prepaid mail to the

recipient's address shown in the register of shareholders (unless otherwise

recipient's address shown in the register of shareholders (unless otherwise

required by these Articles of Association). For holders of domestic shares, the

required by these Articles of Association). For holders of domestic shares, the

notice of a shareholders' general meeting may also be given by public

notice of a shareholders' general meeting may also be given by public

announcement.

announcement.

The public announcement referred to in the preceding paragraph shall be

The public announcement referred to in the preceding paragraph shall be

published in one or more newspapers specified by the China Securities Regulatory

published in one or more newspapers specified by the China Securities Regulatory

Commission on any day from 45 to 50 days prior to the meeting. Once the

Commission. Once the announcement has been published, all holders of domestic

announcement has been published, all holders of domestic shares shall be deemed

shares shall be deemed to have received notice of the relevant meeting.

to have received notice of the relevant meeting.

Article 130

Article 129

When the Company is to hold a class meeting, it shall issue a written notice 45

When the Company is to hold a class meeting, it shall issue a written notice in

days prior to the meetinginforming all the registered shareholders of that class

accordance with the time required for notification of an extraordinary

of the matters to be examined at the class meeting as well as the date and place of

general meeting as stipulated in Article 74 of these Articles of Association,

the meeting. Shareholders who intend to attend the class meeting shall, within

informing all the registered shareholders of that class of the matters to be

20 days prior to the day of the meeting, deliver a written reply to the

examined at the class meeting as well as the date and place of the meeting.

Company indicating such intention.

The quorum for a separate class shareholders meeting (other than an adjourned

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Existing Articles of Association

Revised Articles of Association

If the number of shares carrying the right to vote at the meeting represented

meeting) to consider a variation of the rights of any class of shares shall be the

by the shareholders intending to attend the meeting is more than half of the

holders of at least one-third of the issued shares of that class.

total number of shares of that class carrying the right to vote at the meeting,

the Company may hold the meeting of shareholders of that class. If not, the

Company shall within five days inform the shareholders once again of the

agenda, time and place of the meeting in the form of a public announcement.

Upon notification by public announcement, the Company may hold the class

meeting.

The quorum for a separate class shareholders meeting (other than an adjourned

meeting) to consider a variation of the rights of any class of shares shall be the

holders of at least one-third of the issued shares of that class.

Article 154

Article 153

The strategy and investment committee, audit and risk management committee,

The strategy and investment committee, audit and risk management committee,

nomination committee and remuneration committee set up under the board of

nomination committee, remuneration committee and related party transaction

directors shall report to the board of directors.

control committeeset up under the board of directors shall report to the board of

directors.

Note: The numbering of articles of the amended Articles of Association will be re-numbered due to the deletion of certain articles. The amended Articles of Association will also be revised accordingly for any changes in the numbering of the articles with cross-reference made in the original Articles of Association.

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