FORM 2 - Corporate Substantial Shareholder Notice
 
Form Serial Number: CS20171122E00367 
1. Date of relevant event: 17/11/2017
(dd/mm/yyyy)
2. Date when the substantial shareholder becomes aware of the relevant event / interest in the shares (if later): 22/11/2017
(dd/mm/yyyy)
3. Stock code: 02601
4. Name of listed corporation: CHINA PACIFIC INSURANCE (GROUP) CO., LTD. - H SHARES 
5. Class of shares: H Shares 
6. Number of issued shares in class: 2,775,300,000
7. Name of substantial shareholder: HSBC Holdings PLc 
8. Registered office: 8 Canada Square, London E14 5HQ, United Kingdom
9. Principal place of business in Hong Kong: 1 Queen's Road Central, Hong Kong 
15. Exchange on which listed: London, Hong Kong, Paris, New York, Bermuda
16. Name of listed parent and exchange on which parent is listed: N/A 
17. Details of relevant event:
  Brief description of relevant event Capacity in which shares were/are held Number of shares bought/sold or involved Currency of transaction On Exchange Off Exchange
Before relevant event After relevant event Highest price (per share) Average price (per share) Average consideration (per share) Nature of consideration
Long position
1013You first acquire a notifiable interest because:
any other event (you must briefly describe the relevant event in the Supplementary Information box)
2101Beneficial owner
2101Beneficial owner
129,412,826 HKD
Short position 
1402You came to have a short position of 1% or more in the shares, or the percentage level of your short position in such shares increased because:
you borrowed the shares under a securities borrowing and lending agreement
 
2101Beneficial owner
 
2101Beneficial owner
 
37,112,826           
18. Total shares immediately before the relevant event:
 Total number of sharesPercentage figure (%)
Long position33,301,1181.20
Short position21,729,9320.78
Lending Pool00.00
19. Total shares immediately after the relevant event:
 Total number of sharesPercentage figure (%)
Long position162,713,9445.86
Short position58,842,7582.12
20. Capacity in which interests disclosed in Box 19 are held:
Capacity codeNumber of shares
2201Interest of corporation controlled by you
Long position162,713,944
Short position58,842,758

21. Further information in respect of derivative interests:
Derivatives codeNumber of shares
4101Listed derivatives - Physically settled
Long position1,156,000
Short position1,287,000
4105Unlisted derivatives - Physically settled
Long position92,555,760
4106Unlisted derivatives - Cash settled
Long position68,200
Short position2,969,592
22. Further information in relation to interests of corporations controlled by substantial shareholder:
Name of controlled corporationAddress and place of incorporationName of controlling person% controlDirect interest (Y/N)Number of shares
HSBC Bank plc8 Canada Square, London E14 5HQ, United Kingdom (England)HSBC Holdings plc100.00Y
Long position130,336,786
Short position40,639,818
HSBC Finance (Netherlands)8 Canada Square, London E14 5HQ, United Kingdom (England)HSBC Holdings plc100.00N
Long position30,020,410
Short position18,202,940
HSBC Holdings BV8 Canada Square, London E14 5HQ, United Kingdom (England)HSBC Finance (Netherlands)100.00N
Long position30,020,410
Short position18,202,940
HSBC Asia Holdings (UK) Limited8 Canada Square, London E14 5HQ, United Kingdom (England)HSBC Holdings BV100.00N
Long position30,020,410
Short position18,202,940
HSBC Asia Holdings BVDe Entrée 242, 1101 EE, Amsterdam ZO, The Netherlands (The Netherlands)HSBC Asia Holdings (UK) Limited100.00N
Long position30,020,410
Short position18,202,940
The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited1 Queen's Road Central, Hong Kong (Hong Kong)HSBC Asia Holdings BV100.00Y
Long position30,020,410
Short position18,202,940
HSBC Finance (Netherlands)8 Canada Square, London E14 5HQ, United Kingdom (England)HSBC Holdings plc100.00N
Long position1,772,748
HSBC Holdings BV8 Canada Square, London E14 5HQ, United Kingdom (England)HSBC Finance (Netherlands)100.00N
Long position1,772,748
HSBC Asia Holdings (UK) Limited8 Canada Square, London E14 5HQ, United Kingdom (England)HSBC Holdings BV100.00N
Long position1,772,748
HSBC Asia Holdings BVDe Entrée 242, 1101 EE, Amsterdam ZO, The Netherlands (The Netherlands)HSBC Asia Holdings (UK) Limited100.00N
Long position1,772,748
The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited1 Queen's Road Central, Hong Kong (Hong Kong)HSBC Asia Holdings BV100.00N
Long position1,772,748
HSBC Insurance (Asia-Pacific) Holdings Limited1 Queen's Road Central, Hong Kong (Hong Kong)The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited100.00N
Long position1,772,748
HSBC Insurance (Asia) Limited18/F, Tower 1 HSBC Centre 1 Sham Mong Road Tai Kok Tsui, Kowloon, Hong KongHSBC Insurance (Asia-Pacific) Holdings Limited100.00N
Long position1,772,748
HSBC Life (International) Limited1 Queen's Road Central, Hong Kong (Hong Kong)HSBC Insurance (Asia) Limited100.00Y
Long position1,772,748
HSBC Finance (Netherlands)8 Canada Square, London E14 5HQ, United Kingdom (England)HSBC Holdings plc100.00N
Long position94,000
HSBC Holdings BV8 Canada Square, London E14 5HQ, United Kingdom (England)HSBC Finance (Netherlands)100.00N
Long position94,000
HSBC Asia Holdings (UK) Limited8 Canada Square, London E14 5HQ, United Kingdom (England)HSBC Holdings BV100.00N
Long position94,000
HSBC Asia Holdings BVDe Entrée 242, 1101 EE, Amsterdam ZO, The Netherlands (The Netherlands)HSBC Asia Holdings (UK) Limited100.00N
Long position94,000
The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited1 Queen's Road Central, Hong Kong (Hong Kong)HSBC Asia Holdings BV100.00N
Long position94,000
Wayfoong Nominees Limited1 Queen's Road Central, Hong Kong (Hong Kong)The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited100.00N
Long position94,000
Hang Seng Bank Limited83 Des Voeux Road Central, Hong KongWayfoong Nominees Limited100.00N
Long position94,000
Hang Seng Insurance Company Limited83 Des Voeux Road Central, Hong KongHang Seng Bank Limited62.14Y
Long position94,000
HSBC Investment Bank Holdings plc8 Canada Square, London, E14 5HQHSBC Holdings Plc100.00N
Long position490,000
HSBC Global Asset Management Limited78 St James's St, St. James's, London SW1A 1EJ, UKHSBC Global Services Limited100.00N
Long position490,000
HSBC Global Asset Management (UK) Limited78 St James's St, St. James's, London SW1A 1EJ, UKHSBC Global Asset Management Limited100.00N
Long position490,000
HSBC Jintrust Fund Management Company LimitedAurora 35th Floor, HSBC Building, Shanghai Urban Road 99, Shanghai, 200120, ChinaHSBC Global Asset Management (UK) Limited49.00Y
Long position490,000

23. Further information in relation to interests held by substantial shareholder jointly with another person:
Name of joint shareholderAddressNumber of shares
 
24. Further information from a trustee, a beneficiary of a trust, or a person who set up a discretionary trust:
Names of trustAddressStatus codeNumber of shares
  
25. Further information from a party to an agreement under Section 317 (Please see Notes for further information required):
Names of other partiesAddressNumber of shares
 
Total number of shares in which a substantial shareholder is interested under sections 317 and 318
26. Details of person(s) in accordance with whose directions the substantial shareholder or its directors are accustomed to act:
NamesAddressRelationship CodePercentage (%)
  
 
27. Supplementary information: The percentage level of our interests I the shares has increased 1) due to borrowing shares pursuant to a securities borrowing and lending agreement and 2) we issued equity derivatives under which we are under an obligation to take the underlying shares.
28. Log/Serial Number of the previous form:
29. Number of concert party document(s) under section 317 attached/uploaded:
Date of filing this Form 2: 22/11/2017
(dd/mm/yyyy)