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PRESS RELEASE



February 28, 2008


 
 
 
AXA RECORDS SOLID PERFORMANCE IN FULL YEAR 2007:

 
UNDERLYING EARNINGS UP 27% TO EURO 5.0 BILLION (UP 15% ON A COMPARABLE BASIS)
 
ADJUSTED EARNINGS UP 22% TO EURO 6.1 BILLION (UP 14% ON A COMPARABLE BASIS)
 
NET INCOME UP 11% TO EURO 5.7 BILLION (UP 7% ON A COMPARABLE BASIS)
 
PROPOSED DIVIDEND OF EURO 1.20 PER SHARE UP 13%

 
 
 
 

“2007 was another year of solid performance, with underlying earnings per share growth outpacing our Ambition 2012 target” said Henri de Castries, Chairman of AXA’s Management Board.

“The reported numbers reflect the combination of a strong organic growth in all our business lines, the successful integration of Winterthur and confirm that the strength of our balance sheet is not affected by the subprime crisis.”

“In the context of a less favorable macroeconomic environment since the beginning of the year, AXA should achieve positive revenue and underlying earnings growth in 2008.”
 
 
 
Important note: this press release presents AXA’s FY 2007 earnings.
- The definition of change on a comparable basis is:
For activity indicators, constant exchange rates and scope (notably Winterthur’s contribution is included in 2006 and 2007 figures). For earnings and profitability indicators, constant exchange rates (excluding Winterthur both in 2006 and 2007).
- Following AXA’s exit from the Dutch market, AXA Netherlands earnings have been reclassified in “discontinued operations” in all periods.
- Non-GAAP measures such as underlying earnings and adjusted earnings are reconciled to net income on page 3 of this release.
- All full year 2007 information coming from AXA’s consolidated financial statements is subject to completion of audit procedures by AXA’s independent auditors.
 


 
 
 
 
 FULL YEAR 2007 KEY HIGHLIGHTS
 
 
EARNINGS

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Underlying earnings were up 27% on a reported basis to Euro 4,963 million, or up 15% on a comparable basis, reflecting solid growth in all segments (+10% in Life & Savings, +8% in Property & Casualty and +21% in Asset Management).
   
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Adjusted earnings reached Euro 6,138 million, up 22% on a reported basis, or up 14% on a comparable basis, as a result of higher underlying earnings and Euro 1,175 million net capital gains, in line with last year.
   
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Net income was up 11% on a reported basis to Euro 5,666 million, or up 7% on a comparable basis, mainly as a result of (i) higher adjusted earnings, (ii) negative impact from the change in fair value of financial assets (under fair value option) and derivatives, (iii) positive impact from the sale of the Dutch operations and (iv) Winterthur integration costs.
 
 
EARNINGS & DIVIDEND PER SHARE

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Underlying earnings per share, net of interest charges on perpetual subordinated debt1, increased by 16% to Euro 2.27, outpacing Ambition 2012 targets.
   
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Dividend per share of Euro 1.20, up 13% in line with adjusted earnings per share, will be proposed at AXA’s Annual Shareholders’ Meeting that will be held on April 22, 2008. The dividend will be payable on April 29, 2008 with an ex-dividend date of April 24, 2008.


BALANCE SHEET

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Shareholders' equity was Euro 45.6 billion, down Euro 1.6 billion notably due to a lower level of unrealized capital gains and to the share buy back program.
   
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Assets under management2 amounted to Euro 1,281 billion, notably fuelled by Euro 42 billion of unit linked and third party asset management net inflows.
   
   
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Asset Backed Securities (ABS) mark-to-market impact amounted to Euro -0.6 billion, net of policyholders participation and tax3, of which Euro -0.3 billion was in the P&L and Euro -0.3 billion was in OCI4.
   
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Monoline risks not considered major in the context of the Group’s balance sheet.


EMBEDDED VALUE

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Group EV was Euro 35 billion, down Euro 1 billion, with a strong total return of +18%.
   
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New Business Value (NBV) was up 18% on a reported basis to Euro 1,772 million or up 8%5 on a comparable basis, with a stable NBV margin at 23.0%.
 

Notes are on page 11

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 FULL YEAR 2007 KEY EARNINGS
 
 

                     
 
 
IFRS
Euro million
                   
Change  
 
 
   
2006
 
     
2007
 
     
Reported
 
     
on a
comparable
basis 
 
                                 
Life & Savings
    2,270       2,670       +18 %     +10 %
Property & Casualty
    1,417       1,863       +31 %     +8 %
Asset Management
    508       590       +16 %     +21 %
International Insurance
    131       218       +67 %     +54 %
Banking
    18       36       +101 %     +100 %
Holdings6
    -424       -414       --       --  
Underlying Earnings7
    3,919       4,963       +27 %     +15 %
Net capital gains
    1,107       1,175                  
Adjusted Earnings7
    5,026       6,138       +22 %     +14 %
Profit or loss on financial assets (under Fair Value option) and derivatives
    -228       -596                  
Exceptional operations
    189       2                  
Discontinued operations
    122       480                  
Goodwill & related intangibles
    -24       -106                  
Integration costs
    --       -252                  
Net income
    5,085       5,666       +11 %     +7 %
                                 
 
Earnings per share
   
2006*
   
2007
   
Change
       
Euro
                         
 
                         
                                 
Underlying earnings per share
    2.03       2.41       +19 %        
Underlying EPS net of interest
charges on perpetual sub debt1
    1.95       2.27       +16 %        
Adjusted earnings per share
    2.59       2.98       +15 %        
Adjusted EPS net of interest
charges on perpetual sub debt1
    2.51       2.84       +13 %        
Net income per share
    2.56       2.75       +7 %        
 
* All 2006 earnings per share figures are as published (Dutch operations sold in 2007 are not restated)

 
Underlying earnings, adjusted earnings, Life & Savings EEV, Group EV and NBV are Non-GAAP measures and as such are not audited7
 
 
 
 
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Underlying Earnings: +27% (+15% on a comparable basis)

Underlying earnings were up 27% on a reported basis to Euro 4,963 million, or up 15% on a comparable basis, reflecting solid growth in all segments (+10% in Life & Savings, +8% in Property & Casualty and +21% in Asset Management).
 
 
•   life & savings 2007 underlying earnings: +10%
 
Life & Savings underlying earnings were up 18% to Euro 2,670 million or up 10% on a comparable basis.

Underlying investment margin was up 7% to Euro 2,439 million, or up 4% on a comparable basis, reflecting higher net investment income.

Fees & Revenues were up 21% to Euro 7,046 million, or up 13%8 on a comparable basis, benefiting from (i) +6%8 growth in loadings on premiums to Euro 4,120 million, fuelled by new business momentum, (ii) +25% on unit linked fees to Euro 2,297 million, as a result of higher account balances across the board and (iii) +15%8 in other fees and revenues notably boosted by higher mutual funds balances in Australia.

Net technical margin was up 12% to Euro 1,409 million, or down 9%8 on a comparable basis, largely due to less favorable experience, notably in the US and the UK.

Expenses, net of DAC/DOC and VBI were up 19% to Euro 7,097 million, or up 8%8 on a comparable basis, mainly driven by higher acquisition expenses, as a result of more profitable collected business, and to a lesser extent by administrative expenses.

Tax and minority interests were up 2% to Euro 1,127 million, or stable8 on a comparable basis, mainly as a result of more favorable non-recurring tax movements in Germany, Belgium and the UK.
 
 
•   Property & Casualty 2007 earnings: +8%
 
Property & Casualty underlying earnings were up 31% to Euro 1,863 million, or up 8% on a comparable basis, as a result of (i) a lower technical result9 due to natural catastrophe events reflected in a higher combined ratio (97.6%), (ii) a higher investment income and (iii) a favorable tax development.
 
 
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Combined ratio
Ratios in %
2007
Change on a
comparable
basis
     
France
97.0
 -0.5 pt
Germany
98.2
+0.7 pt
UK & Ireland
101.4
  +4.9 pts
Belgium
97.3
  +3.4 pts
Mediterranean region
95.4
   -2.0 pts
Other countries
96.1
+0.3 pt
Total P&C
97.6*
+1.0 pt
 
* Including +2 pts related to Nat Cat events (Euro 492 million from European Windstorm “Kyrill” and floods in the UK)


Loss ratio was up 1.2 pts to 69.7% on a reported basis. On a comparable basis, the loss ratio was up 1.0 pt, reflecting primarily an increase in the current year loss ratio, as European windstorm “Kyrill” and floods in the UK were partly offset by prior accident years positive developments.

Expense ratio decreased by 0.6 pt to 27.9% on a reported basis. On a comparable basis, the expense ratio was flat as the increase in acquisition expenses (+0.3pt) was offset by the decrease in administration expenses (-0.3pt).

Investment income10 was up 31% to Euro 2,045 million, or up 10% on a comparable basis, mainly reflecting both a higher average asset base and a higher investment yield.

Tax & minority interests were up 5% to Euro 772 million, or down 17% on a comparable basis due to favorable non-recurring tax developments, notably in Germany.
 
 
•   Asset Management 2007 Underlying earnings: +21%
 
Asset Management underlying earnings were up 16% to Euro 590 million, or up 21% on a comparable basis, mainly as a result of higher average assets under management.

AllianceBernstein underlying earnings were up 4% to Euro 314 million, or up 14% on a comparable basis, driven by higher average AUM11 leading to higher revenues (+15%) and a 0.4 point improvement in the underlying cost income ratio (66.8%), partly offset by an increase in the average tax rate due to higher business contributions from foreign countries.
AXA’s increased ownership interest in AllianceBernstein (from 60 to 63%) contributed Euro 16 million to 2007 earnings.

AXA Investment Managers underlying earnings were up 34% to Euro 276 million, or up 31% on a comparable basis, driven by higher average AUM11 leading to higher revenues (+21%) while expenses grew at a slower pace, resulting in a 0.7 point improvement in the underlying cost income ratio to 67.6%.
 
 
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•   International insurance 2007 Underlying earnings: +54%
 
International Insurance underlying earnings were up 67% to Euro 218 million, or up 54% on a comparable basis, mainly driven by a positive reserve development on run-off portfolios (including AXA RE) and the continued solid performance of AXA Corporate Solutions Assurance (up 16% with a stable combined ratio at 100.1%).

•   Banking and Holdings 2007 Underlying earnings

Banking underlying earnings were up Euro 18 million to Euro 36 million driven mainly by AXA Bank Belgium.

Holdingsunderlying earnings improved by Euro 10 million from Euro -424 million to Euro -414 million, including a profit related to foreign currency options hedging AXA Group’s non Euro-denominated earnings, and lower financial charges mostly related to the strengthening of the Euro.


Adjusted Earnings: +22% (+14% on a comparable basis)

Adjusted earnings reached Euro 6,138 million, up 22% on a reported basis, or up 14% on a comparable basis, as a result of higher underlying earnings and Euro 1,175 million net capital gains, in line with last year.

Capital gains excluding impairments amounted to Euro 1,575 million.
Impairments amounted to Euro -400 million, mainly on financial institution equities and bonds, and included ABS impairments of Euro -60 million.

Adjusted ROE (Adjusted earnings Return on Equity) increased from 19.2% in 2006 to 19.7% in 2007.

Net Income: +11% (+7% on a comparable basis)

Net income was up 11% on a reported basis to Euro 5,666 million, or up 7% on a comparable basis, mainly as a result of (i) higher adjusted earnings, (ii) negative impact from the change in fair value of financial assets (under fair value option) and derivatives, (iii) positive impact from the sale of AXA’s Dutch operations and (iv) Winterthur integration costs.

- The impact from the sale of AXA’s Dutch operations was Euro +480 million.
- Change in fair value of financial assets (under fair value option) and derivatives was Euro -596 million resulting from:
(i) Euro -205 million due to change in the fair value, of which the ABS impact was of Euro -220 million, as well as realized gains on mutual funds and other assets,
(ii) Euro -391 million change in the fair value of derivatives, mainly related to items not eligible for hedge accounting (interest rates, currencies).
- Goodwill and related intangibles included a Euro 87 million client intangibles' amortization, notably stemming from Winterthur acquisition 
- Integration costs in 2007 were Euro 252 million, mainly related to Winterthur.

 
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FULL YEAR 2007 BALANCE SHEET
 
 
 
Shareholders' equity and unrealized gains
 
Shareholders' equity was Euro 45.6 billion, down Euro 1.6 billion notably due to a Euro 3.0 billion lower level of net unrealized capital gains12 and Euro 2.1 billion share buy-backs.

Unrealized capital gains attributable to shareholders was Euro 6.9 billion at December 31, 2007, versus Euro 9.6 billion at December 31, 2006, of which:

-
Euro 4.8 billion, representing the fair value of invested assets recorded through shareholders’ equity (of which Euro +5.2 billion in equities and Euro -0.5 billion in fixed income securities), down from Euro 7.8 billion in December 2006, mainly due to the impact of the increasing interest rates and credit spreads on fixed income securities, and the realization of equity capital gains during the year,
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Euro 2.1 billion from unrealized capital gains on real estate and loans (not recorded through shareholders’ equity), versus Euro 1.9 billion as of December 31, 2006.

AXA’s European consolidated solvency margin was 154% based on December 31, 2007 estimates, compared to 186% as of December 31, 2006, as strong net income was more than offset by an active capital management program (mainly dividend, share buy backs and M&A) and by financial market evolutions (mainly increased interest rates and credit spreads in Europe).

Property & Casualty reserves
 
Gross Property & Casualty reserves were up Euro 0.9 billion to Euro 47.3 billion, mainly driven by business growth with strong reserving ratios maintained at high levels:
 
-
270% net claims reserves to net claims paid (vs. 269% at end 2006).
-
194% net technical reserves to net earned premiums (vs. 187% at end 2006).
   

Life & Savings reserves
 
Life & Savings reserves were up Euro 1 billion to Euro 492 billion as positive net inflows14 (Euro +11 billion, mainly in unit linked), market appreciation (Euro +10 billion) and favorable scope changes (Euro +4 billion) were offset by negative FX impact14 (Euro -24 billion).

Unit linked reserves were up 10% on a comparable basis to Euro 183 billion, due to strong net inflows, notably in the US and the UK. General account reserves were up 2% on a comparable basis to Euro 309 billion with strong net inflows in France and Northern, Central and Eastern Europe region (NORCEE15), while UK With Profits reserves were down 8%.

Assets under management
 
Assets under management2 amounted to Euro 1,281 billion, notably fuelled by Euro 42 billion of unit linked and third party asset management net inflows.

 
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Invested assets
 
AXA’s invested assets’ market value amounted to Euro 615 billion16.
 
The market value of the General Account’s and the banking segment’s invested assets was Euro 382 billion with a diversified portfolio mainly comprised of fixed income investments (78%), listed equities (10%) and real estate (5%).
 
As part of AXA’s Euro 298 billion General Account fixed income investments, Asset Backed Securities (ABS) represented Euro 16 billion (or Euro 11 billion net of policyholders’ participation17) of which Euro 1.6 billion were US Subprime and Alt-A RMBS securities and Euro 1.8 billion were CDOs (AXA’s investments in CDOs of US subprime RMBS were less than Euro 0.1 billion).
The negative mark-to-market evolution of ABS over the year amounted to Euro -1.5 billion or Euro -0.6 billion net of policyholders participation and tax3, of which Euro -0.3 billion was in the P&L and Euro -0.3 billion was in OCI4.
 
Net investment in securities wrapped by monolines stood at Euro 0.8 billion and was mainly included in the UK with profit accounts. AXA had no significant direct holdings in debt or equity securities issued by monolines.
 
CDS are used as an alternative to investment grade corporate bonds mainly via iTraxx Main Europe. CDS mark-to-market was Euro -44 million.



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FULL YEAR 2007 EMBEDDED VALUE
 
 

Group Embedded Value (“Group EV”) is defined as the sum of Life & Savings EEV and Other Business Tangible Net Asset Value18 (TNAV), excluding all intangibles.

Group EV was Euro 34,840 million in 2007, vs. Euro 36,252 million in 2006.

                         
Euro million - Group share
 
2006
         
2007
       
                         
Opening Group EV as at December 31
    27,565             36,252        
                             
Operating return on Group EV
    5,654       20 %     6,806       19 %
Investment experience
    2,382               -424          
Total return on Group EV (%)
    8,036       28 %     6,382       18 %
                                 
Capital flows
    -1,244               -4,537          
Exchange rate movement impact
    -259               -694          
Scope changes and other
    2,154               -2,563          
                                 
Closing Group EV
    36,252               34,840          
o/w Ajusted Net Asset Value (ANAV)
    13,424               12,088          
o/w Value of Inforce (VIF)
    22,828               22,752          


Total return on Group EV remained strong (+18%), fuelled by a sustained high operating return (+19%). Life and Savings operating return was driven by in force portfolio and new business performance.

Life & Savings New Business Value was up 18% to Euro 1,772 million, or 8% on a comparable basis, in line with APE growth. NBV margin stood at 23.0%.

Roll-forward of Life & Savings NBV (Euro million, group share)
 
AXA excl. Winterthur
    1,501  
Winterthur
    204  
2006 Life & Savings NBV
    1,705  
Modeling changes and opening adjustments
    6  
Change in scope
    5  
Volume
    58  
Business mix
    162  
Expenses
    -43  
Investment market conditions
    -36  
Forex & Other
    -84  
2007 Life & Savings NBV
    1,772  

 
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OUTLOOK 2008
 
 

 
2008 has started in a less favorable environment with very volatile and bearish equity markets, a continuation of the liquidity crisis, concerns about a slowdown in world economic growth, lower interest rates and high credit spreads.

In this environment and assuming equity markets stabilize at current levels, AXA should achieve positive revenue and underlying earnings growth in 2008:

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In the Life & Savings segment (50% of earnings19), AXA should continue to benefit from positive cash-flows as both our general account products and unit linked products with secondary guarantees are well-suited for customers in the current environment.

§  
Our Property & Casualty and International business (39% of earnings19) should continue to benefit from our strong and growing market positions as well as from a gradual positive turn of the cycle in some of AXA’s markets.

§  
Asset Management (11% of earnings19) mix of assets, tight expense management and long term track record should partly offset the negative impact from equity markets.

Our Ambition 2012 program continues as planned.



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This press release is available on the AXA Group web site: www.axa.com


 
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Notes
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1 TSDI (perpetual subordinated notes) and TSS (perpetual deeply subordinated notes). 
2 Assets managed by AXA Investment Managers and AllianceBernstein and assets managed directly by insurance companies. 
3 And net of DAC and VBI reactivity. 
4 Fair value changes of assets classified as available for sale are recognized in the OCI component in shareholders’ equity. 
5 NBV change on a comparable basis: at constant exchange rates, methodology and scope. 
6 And other companies. 
7 Underlying earnings are adjusted earnings, excluding net capital gains attributable to shareholders. Adjusted earnings represent net income before the impact of exceptional operations, goodwill and related intangibles amortization/impairments, and profit or loss on financial assets (under the fair value option) and derivatives. Life & Savings EEV, Group EV, NBV, adjusted and underlying earnings are non-GAAP measures and as such are not audited, may not be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies, and should be read together with our GAAP measures. Management uses these non-GAAP measures as key indicators of performance in assessing AXA’s various businesses and believes that the presentation of these measures provides useful and important information to shareholders and investors as measures of AXA’s financial performance.
For a reconciliation of underlying and adjusted earnings to net income see page 3.
9 Net of acquisition and administrative expenses.
13 Excluding unrealised gains on AllianceBernstein and net of policyholders’ participation, tax, DAC and VBI reactivity.
16 Net of minority interest on controlled investment funds. 
17 Estimated based on current PB rate. 
18 Other Business Tangible Net Asset Value is defined as: Other than Life IFRS Shareholders’ equity - Other than Life Intangibles - fair value of debt accounted for as equity plus Other than Life Net Unrealized gains not included in Shareholders’ equity.


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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. Full year 2007 IFRS revenues amounted to Euro 94 billion and adjusted earnings to Euro 6,138 million.
The AXA ordinary share is listed on compartment A of Euronext Paris under the ticker symbol CS (ISIN FR0000120628 – Bloomberg: CS FP – Reuters: AXAF.PA). The American Depository Share is also listed on the NYSE under the ticker symbol AXA.


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APPENDIX 1 - UNDERLYING EARNINGS

 
IFRS Results
(Euro million)
 
2006
   
2007
   
Change
   
Change on a comparable basis
 
                         
TOTAL Underlying earnings
    3,919       4,963       27 %     15 %
                                 
Life & Savings
    2,270       2,670       18 %     10 %
     France
    462       531       15 %     15 %
     United States
    1,000       883       -12 %     -4 %
     Japan
    256       254       -1 %     1 %
     United Kingdom
    155       255       64 %     50 %
     Germany
    69       182       164 %     73 %
     Switzerland
    3       165       -       -  
     Belgium
    65       90       38 %     34 %
     Mediterranean Region
    57       73       29 %     17 %
     Other Countries
    203       237       17 %     19 %
of which Australia/New Zealand
    83       99       19 %     17 %
of which Hong Kong
    111       126       13 %     20 %
Property & Casualty
    1,417       1,863       31 %     8 %
     France
    382       426       12 %     12 %
     United Kingdom & Ireland
    386       262       -32 %     -32 %
     Mediterranean Region
    173       362       109 %     49 %
     Germany
    181       325       79 %     46 %
     Belgium
    147       216       47 %     11 %
     Switzerland
    7       125       -       -  
     Other Countries
    140       147       5 %     8 %
International Insurance
    131       218       67 %     54 %
     AXA Corporate Solutions Assurance
    84       97       16 %     16 %
     Other International incl. AXA RE
    47       121       158 %     122 %
Asset Management
    508       590       16 %     21 %
     AllianceBernstein
    302       314       4 %     14 %
     AXA Investment Managers
    206       276       34 %     31 %
Banking
    18       36       101 %     100 %
Holding Companies4
    -424       -414       -       -  

 

 
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APPENDIX 2 – LIFE & SAVINGS – NEW BUSINESS VALUE (NBV) AND NBV TO APE MARGIN
12 MAIN COUNTRIES/REGIONS & MODELED BUSINESS - FULL YEAR 2007 - GROUP SHARE
 

                             
(in euro million)
 
 
2006
NBV
 
   
2007
NBV
   
Change on a comparable basis
   
2007
NBV/APE margin
   
Change on a
comparable basis
                             
                                     
  France
    202       230       6.3 %     16.9 %  
+0.6 pt
                                     
  United States
    424       397       6.9 %     18.9 %  
-2.2 pts
                                     
  United Kingdom
    122       140       15.0 %     8.8 %  
+0.7 pt
                                     
  Japan
    480       440       3.2 %     77.6 %  
+15.8 pts
                                     
  Germany
    120       166       37.2 %     36.2 %  
+9.8 pts
                                     
  Belgium
    123       144       1.2 %     42.4 %  
-3.0 pts
                                     
  Switzerland
    54       46       -14.6 %     20.8 %  
-4.0 pts
                                     
  Mediterranean Region
    25       43       37.5 %     20.7 %  
+6.4 pts
                                     
  Australia / New Zealand
    38       51       29.4 %     9.4 %  
+0.3 pt
                                     
  Hong Kong
    89       77       -3.9 %     55.3 %  
-8.9 pts
                                     
  Central Eastern Europe
    18       19       13.6 %     18.2 %  
-7.2 pts
                                     
  South East Asia & China
            19       71.8 %     29.6 %  
+29.3 pts
                                     
                                     
  TOTAL Group
    1,694 *     1,772       8.4 %     23.0 %  
+0.1 pt
 * excluding the Netherlands.
 
 
 
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EARNINGS SUMMARY
                                                 
                                                                                                                         
Consolidated Earnings
(euro million)
 
Net income
Group Share
   
Income from discontinued operations
   
Integration costs
   
Goodwill and related intangibles
   
Exceptional operations
   
Profit or loss (including change) on financial assets (under Fair Value option) & derivatives
   
Adjusted Earnings
   
Net realized capital gains attributable to shareholders
   
Underlying Earnings
   
Underlying Earnings
 
 
FY 2006
   
FY 2007
   
FY 2006
   
FY 2007
   
FY 2006
   
FY 2007
   
FY 2006
   
FY 2007
   
FY 2006
   
FY 2007
   
FY 2006
   
FY 2007
   
FY 2006
   
FY 2007
   
FY 2006
   
FY 2007
   
FY 2006
   
FY 2007
   
Change
   
Change at constant FX and excluding Winterthur
 
                                                                                                                         
Life & Savings
    2,957       2,899       77       -       -       (63 )     (10 )     (39 )     (3 )     (1 )     48       (237 )     2,845       3,238       575       567       2,270       2,670       18 %     10 %
France
    776       709       -       -       -       -       -       -       -       -       110       (91 )     666       800       204       269       462       531       15 %     15 %
United States
    1,020       863       -       -       -       -       (10 )     (21 )     -       (7 )     0       40       1,029       851       30       (32 )     1,000       883       -12 %     -4 %
United Kingdom
    138       216       -       -       -       (23 )     -       (11 )     -       -       (27 )     21       165       229       10       (26 )     155       255       64 %     50 %
Japan
    256       219       -       -       -       (4 )     -       -       -       -       (37 )     (96 )     293       319       38       65       256       254       -1 %     1 %
Germany
    81       179       -       -       -       (6 )     -       -       -       -       6       3       75       182       6       (1 )     69       182       164 %     73 %
Switzerland
    7       135       -       -       -       (7 )     -       (5 )     -       7       -       (10 )     7       149       4       (15 )     3       165       5529 %     -100 %
Belgium
    310       191       -       -       -       (13 )     -       -       -       -       (10 )     (93 )     320       297       255       206       65       90       38 %     34 %
Mediterranean Region
    63       84       -       -       -       (8 )     -       (0 )     -       -       (0 )     (0 )     64       92       7       19       57       73       29 %     17 %
Other countries
    304       304       77       -       -       (3 )     -       (2 )     (3 )     (0 )     6       (10 )     225       319       22       83       203       237       17 %     19 %
of which Australia/New Zealand
    100       162       -       -       -       -       -       -       (0 )     -       5       (0 )     96       162       13       63       83       99       19 %     17 %
of which Hong Kong
    115       141       -       -       -       (2 )     -       (0 )     (3 )     -       (1 )     (0 )     119       143       8       16       111       126       13 %     20 %
Property & Casualty
    1,977       2,218       45       -       -       (142 )     (2 )     (67 )     6       (2 )     70       4       1,857       2,425       440       562       1,417       1,863       31 %     8 %
France
    515       553       -       -       -       -       -       -       -       -       64       34       452       519       70       93       382       426       12 %     12 %
United Kingdom & Ireland
    451       307       -       -       -       (4 )     -       (17 )     -       -       (9 )     (5 )     461       333       75       71       386       262       -32 %     -32 %
Germany
    282       410       -       -       -       (36 )     -       -       (3 )     -       26       29       259       416       77       92       181       325       79 %     46 %
Belgium
    283       272       -       -       -       (34 )     -       -       -       -       (6 )     (29 )     290       335       142       119       147       216       47 %     11 %
Mediterranean Region
    230       428       -       -       -       (60 )     -       (28 )     -       (2 )     (1 )     (16 )     231       534       57       172       173       362       109 %     49 %
Switzerland
    9       84       -       -       -       (7 )     -       (17 )     -       (0 )     -       (10 )     9       119       2       (6 )     7       125       1773 %     -100 %
Other countries
    206       164       45       -       -       (1 )     (2 )     (5 )     9       -       (2 )     1       157       169       16       22       140       147       5 %     8 %
International Insurance
    244       243       -       -       -       -       (12 )     -       66       3       (1 )     (1 )     191       241       60       23       131       218       67 %     54 %
AXA Corporate Solutions Assurance
    117       125       -       -       -       -       -       -       -       -       1       1       116       124       32       27       84       97       16 %     16 %
Other
    127       118       -       -       -       -       (12 )     -       66       3       (2 )     (2 )     75       117       28       (4 )     47       121       158 %     122 %
Asset Management
    610       588       -       -       -       (5 )     -       -       91       (2 )     10       3       509       591       1       1       508       590       16 %     21 %
AllianceBernstein
    394       313       -       -       -       -       -       -       91       (2 )     -       -       303       315       1       1       302       314       4 %     14 %
AXA Investment Managers
    216       274       -       -       -       (5 )     -       -       -       -       10       3       206       276       -       -       206       276       34 %     31 %
Banking
    10       6       (0 )     -       -       (25 )     -       (0 )     (1 )     -       (15 )     (0 )     26       31       8       (5 )     18       36       101 %     100 %
Holdings and other companies
    (712 )     (287 )     0       480       -       (17 )     -       -       30       3       (341 )     (365 )     (402 )     (388 )     23       27       (424 )     (414 )     -2 %     -9 %
TOTAL
    5,085       5,666       122       480       -       (252 )     (24 )     (106 )     189       2       (228 )     (596 )     5,026       6,138       1,107       1,175       3,919       4,963       27 %     15 %

 
 
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APPENDIX 4 - AXA GROUP SIMPLIFIED BALANCE SHEET – END OF YEAR 2007

                                   
 
  In Euro billion
 
   
2006 
     
2007
    In Euro billion    
2006
      2007  
                                   
  Goodwill
   
16.1
      16.3  
  Shareholders’ Equity, Gp share
   
47.2
     
45.6
 
                                   
  VBI
   
5.0
      4.4  
  Minority interests
   
2.9
     
3.3
 
                                   
  DAC & equivalent
   
15.9
      16.8  
  SH EQUITY & MINORITY
  INTERESTS
   
50.2
     
48.9
 
     
 
                           
  Other intangibles
   
2.3
      3.3  
  Technical reserves
   
560.6
     
556.9
 
                                   
  Investments
   
599.1
      597.9  
  Provisions for risks & charges
   
8.8
     
8.7
 
                                   
  Other assets & receivables
   
68.0
      65.9  
  Financing debt
   
9.3
     
10.9
 
                                   
  Cash & cash equivalents
   
21.2
      18.7  
  Other payables & liabilities
   
98.6
     
97.9
 
                                   
                                   
 TOTAL ASSETS
   
727.6
 
    723.2  
  TOTAL LIABILITIES
   
727.6
     
723.2
 
                                   

 
 
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Information about the Full Year Earnings Presentations


Members of AXA’s senior management will discuss these results at conferences in:
 
•   Paris, February 28, 2008

The conference will be accessible through a live Webcast and a conference call.

The Webcast will begin at 8:30 am Paris time (2:30 am New York time, 7:30 am London time).

A slide presentation will accompany the event. Go to www.axa.com 10-15 minutes prior to the event to join the Webcast or to obtain investor material.

The conference call access numbers are:

 
France:
+33 (0) 1 72 28 08 88
   
UK:
+44 (0) 161 601 8920
   
US:
+1 866 793 42 80

 
Replay will be available on the following day only. Numbers are +33 1 72 28 01 49 for France, +44 207 075 3214 for the UK and +1 866 828 2261 for the U.S.

Access code:  214420#.
 
•   London, February 28, 2008

The conference will be accessible through a conference call in listen-only mode.

The conference will begin at 3:30 pm London time (4:30 pm Paris time, 10:30 am New York time).

The access numbers are:

 
France:
+33 (0) 1 72 28 08 88
   
UK:
+44 (0) 161 601 8920
   
US:
+1 866 793 42 80
 

Replay will be available on the following day only. Numbers are +33 1 70 99 35 29 for France, +44 207 031 4064 for the UK and +1 866 828 2261 for the U.S.

Access code:  214416#.

 
 
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