FORM 2 - Corporate Substantial Shareholder Notice
 
Form Serial No: CS20040629000023
1. Name of listed corporation: Ping An Insurance (Group) Co. of China, Ltd. - H Shares 
2. Stock code: 02318
3. Class of shares: H Shares 
4. Number of issued shares in class: 2,558,643,698
5. Name of substantial shareholder: The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited 
6. Registered office: 1 Queen's Road Central, Hong Kong
7. Principal place of business in Hong Kong: 1 Queen's Road Central, Hong Kong 
13. Exchange on which listed: N/A
14. Name of listed parent and exchange on which parent is listed: HSBC Holdings plc, Hong Kong and London Stock Exchanges 
15. Date of relevant event: 24/06/2004
(dd/mm/yyyy)
16. Date when the substantial shareholder became aware of the relevant event/ interest in the shares (if later):
17. Details of relevant event:
  Relevant event code describing circumstances Code describing 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 Consideration code
Long position HKD
Short position  111    205  723,000           
18. Total shares immediately before the relevant event:
 Total number of sharesPercentage figure (%)
Long Position00.00
Short Position00.00
19. Total shares immediately after the relevant event:
 Total number of sharesPercentage figure (%)
Long Position341,830,00013.36
Short Position126,276,0004.94
20. Capacity in which interests disclosed in Box 19 are held:
Code describing capacityNumber of shares
205
Long position133,647,000
Short position723,000
201
Long position208,183,000
Short position125,553,000

21. Further information in respect of derivative interests:
Code describing derivativesNumber of shares
403
Long position208,183,000
Short position126,276,000
22. Further information in relation to interests of corporations controlled by substantial shareholder:
Name of controlled corporationAddress and place of incorporationName of controlling shareholder% controlDirect interestNumber of shares
HSBC Broking Securities (Asia) Limited3rd Floor, Hutchison House, 10 Harcourt Road, Hong Kong (Hong Kong)The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited100.00Y
Long position70,422,000
Short position0
HSBC Securities (Asia) Limited1 Queen's Road Central, Hong Kong (Hong Kong)The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited100.00Y
Long position63,225,000
Short position723,000

23. Further information in relation to interests held by substantial shareholder jointly with another person:
Name of joint shareholderAddressNumber of shares
BOC International Holdings Limited35/F, Bank of China Tower, 1 Garden Road, Central, Hong Kong
Long position208,183,000
Goldman Sachs (Asia) LLCAddresses of individuals are not displayed.
Long position208,183,000
Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Asia Limited30/F, Three Exchange Square, Central, Hong Kong
Long position208,183,000
24. Further information from a trustee, or beneficiary of a trust, or a founder of a Discretionary Trust:
Names of TrustAddressStatus codeNumber of shares
Nil  
25. Further information from a party to an agreement under Section 317:
Names of other partiesAddressNumber of shares
Nil 
Total number of shares in which substantial shareholder is interested under section 317 and 318:
26. Details of person(s) in accordance with whose directions the substantial shareholder or its directors are accustomed to act:
NamesAddressRelationship Code%
Nil  
 
27. Date of filing this Form 2: 28/06/2004
(dd/mm/yyyy)
29. Number of attachments: