FORM 2 - Corporate Substantial Shareholder Notice
 
Form Serial Number: CS20180102E00452 
1. Date of relevant event: 27/12/2017
(dd/mm/yyyy)
2. Date when the substantial shareholder becomes aware of the relevant event / interest in the shares (if later):
(dd/mm/yyyy)
3. Stock code: 02318
4. Name of listed corporation: Ping An Insurance (Group) Co. of China, Ltd. - H Shares 
5. Class of shares: H Shares 
6. Number of issued shares in class: 7,447,576,912
7. Name of substantial shareholder: UBS Group AG 
8. Registered office: BAHNHOFSTRASSE 45 8001 ZURICH SWITZERLAND
9. Principal place of business in Hong Kong: 52/F TWO INTERNATIONAL FINANCE CENTRE, 8 FINANCE STREET, CENTRAL, HONG KONG 
15. Exchange on which listed: SIX Swiss Exchange AG
16. Name of listed parent and exchange on which parent is listed:  
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
Short position 
15014You ceased to have a short position of 1% or more in the shares, or the percentage level of your short position in such shares decreased because:
expiry or cancellation without exercise of equity derivatives under which (choose one):
you are under an obligation to pay another person an amount if the price of the underlying shares is above a certain level
 
2201Interest of corporation controlled by you
 
 		 15,799,949           
18. Total shares immediately before the relevant event:
 Total number of sharesPercentage figure (%)
Long position1,810,117,97724.30
Short position2,025,178,80027.19
19. Total shares immediately after the relevant event:
 Total number of sharesPercentage figure (%)
Long position1,803,986,51124.22
Short position2,009,378,85126.98
20. Capacity in which interests disclosed in Box 19 are held:
Capacity codeNumber of shares
2106Person having a security interest in shares
Long position102,200,383
Short position0
2201Interest of corporation controlled by you
Long position1,701,786,128
Short position2,009,378,851

21. Further information in respect of derivative interests:
Derivatives codeNumber of shares
4101Listed derivatives - Physically settled
Long position50,971,538
Short position58,785,713
4102Listed derivatives - Cash settled
Long position4,773,199
Short position24,799,131
4105Unlisted derivatives - Physically settled
Long position873,785,881
Short position511,942,656
4106Unlisted derivatives - Cash settled
Long position735,448,724
Short position937,548,342
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
UBS AGBahnhofstrasse 45, 8001 Zürich, SwitzerlandUBS Group AG100.00Y
Long position1,529,775,787
Short position1,999,271,076
UBS Asset Management (Americas) Inc.Corporation Service Company, 2711 Centerville Road, Suite 400, Wilmington, 19808 DE, USAUBS Group AG100.00Y
Long position2,434,008
Short position0
UBS Asset Management (Australia) LtdLevel 16, Chifley Tower, 2 Chifley Square, Sydney NSW 2000, AustraliaUBS Group AG100.00Y
Long position416,000
Short position0
UBS Asset Management (Canada) Inc.161 Bay Street, BCE Place Suite 4100, Toronto, CanadaUBS Group AG100.00Y
Long position4,767,000
Short position0
UBS Asset Management (Deutschland) GmbHBockenheimer Landstrasse 2-4, 60306 Frankfurt am Main, GermanyUBS Group AG100.00Y
Long position680,224
Short position0
UBS Asset Management France SA69 Boulevard Haussmann, Paris, France.UBS Group AG100.00Y
Long position213,000
Short position0
UBS Asset Management (Hong Kong) Ltd45-52 Floors, Two International Finance Centre, 8 Finance Street, Central, Hong KongUBS Group AG100.00Y
Long position17,639,166
Short position0
UBS Asset Management (Japan) LtdOtemachi First Square, 5-1 Otemachi 1-chome, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-0004, JapanUBS Group AG100.00Y
Long position7,307,500
Short position0
UBS Asset Management Life Limited21 Lombard Street, London EC3V9AH, United KingdomUBS Group AG100.00Y
Long position627,000
Short position0
UBS Asset Management (Singapore) LtdOne Raffles Quay, #50-01 North Tower, Singapore 048583, SingaporeUBS Group AG100.00Y
Long position33,631,000
Short position0
UBS Asset Management Trust CompanyIllinois Corporation Service Company 801 Adlai Stevenson Drive, Springfield 62703, USAUBS Group AG100.00Y
Long position3,345,500
Short position0
UBS Asset Management (UK) Limited21 Lombard Street, London EC3V9AH, United KingdomUBS Group AG100.00Y
Long position22,472,566
Short position0
UBS Fund Management (Luxembourg) S.A.33A avenue J.F. Kennedy, LuxembourgUBS Group AG100.00Y
Long position47,716,300
Short position0
UBS Fund Management (Switzerland) AGBrunngässlein 12, 4052 Basel, SwitzerlandUBS Group AG100.00Y
Long position15,094,000
Short position0
UBS Third Party Management Company S.A.33A avenue J.F. Kennedy, LuxembourgUBS Group AG100.00Y
Long position22,000
Short position0
UBS Limited1 Finsbury Avenue, London EC2M 2PP, United KingdomUBS Group AG100.00Y
Long position540,000
Short position540,000
UBS Securities LLCCorporation Service Company, 2711 Centerville Road, Suite 400, Wilmington DE 19808, Delaware, USAUBS Group AG100.00Y
Long position9,567,775
Short position9,567,775
UBS Switzerland AGBahnhofstrasse 45, 8001 Zürich, SwitzerlandUBS Group AG100.00Y
Long position5,007,928
Short position0
UBS Financial Services Inc.Corporation Service Company, 2711 Centerville Road, Suite 400, Wilmington DE 19808, Delaware, USAUBS Group AG100.00Y
Long position23,589
Short position0
UBS Bank (Canada)154 University Avenue, Toronto ONT M5H 3Z4 Ontario, CanadaUBS Group AG100.00Y
Long position128,285
Short position0
UBS Europe SEBockenheimer Landstrasse 2-4 OpernTurm, 60306 Frankfurt am Main GermanyUBS Group AG100.00Y
Long position19,000
Short position0
UBS Swiss Financial Advisers AGLowenstrasse 49 8001 Zurich, SwitzerlandUBS Group AG100.00Y
Long position109,500
Short position0
UBS Trustees (Bahamas) LimitedUBS House, East Bay Street Nassau, BahamasUBS Group AG100.00Y
Long position166,000
Short position0
UBS Trustees (Cayman) LimitedCayman Corporate Centre, 27 Hospital Road ,George Town, Grand Cayman, Cayman IslandsUBS Group AG100.00Y
Long position15,500
Short position0
UBS Trustees (Jersey) LimitedDurell House 28 New Street St. Helier ,JerseyUBS Group AG100.00Y
Long position49,000
Short position0
UBS Trustees (Singapore) LimitedOne Raffles Quay, #50-01 North Tower, SingaporeUBS Group AG100.00Y
Long position18,500
Short position0

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:
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: 02/01/2018
(dd/mm/yyyy)