FORM 2 - Corporate Substantial Shareholder Notice
 
Form Serial No: CS20040702000001
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: Morgan Stanley Domestic Capital Inc. 
6. Registered office: 1585 Broadway, New York 10036, New York, USA
7. Principal place of business in Hong Kong: N/A 
13. Exchange on which listed: N/A
14. Name of listed parent and exchange on which parent is listed: Morgan Stanley - New York Stock Exchange 
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): 24/06/2004
(dd/mm/yyyy)
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 108 205 235,315,000 HKD
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 Position235,315,0009.20
Short Position00.00
20. Capacity in which interests disclosed in Box 19 are held:
Code describing capacityNumber of shares
205
Long position235,315,000
Short position0

21. Further information in respect of derivative interests:
Code describing derivativesNumber of shares
403
Long position208,183,000
Short position0
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
Morgan Stanley International Incorporated1585 Broadway, New York 10036, New York, USA (Delaware)Morgan Stanley90.00N
Long position235,315,000
Short position0
Morgan Stanley International Holdings Inc.Corporation Trust Center, 1209 Orange Street, Wilmington, DE19801, U.S.A. (Delaware)Morgan Stanley80.00N
Long position227,183,000
Short position0
Morgan Stanley Asia Pacific (Holdings) LimitedCorporation Trust Center, 1209 Orange Street, Wilmington, DE19801, U.S.A. (Delaware)Morgan Stanley International Holdings Inc.90.00N
Long position227,183,000
Short position0
Morgan Stanley Asia Regional (Holdings) III LLCCorporation Trust Center, 1209 Orange Street, Wilmington, DE19801, U.S.A. (Delaware)Morgan Stanley Asia Pacific (Holdings) Limited100.00N
Long position19,000,000
Short position0
Morgan Stanley Dean Witter (Singapore) Holdings Pte Ltd#16-01 Capital Square, 23 Church Street, Singapore 049481. (Singapore)Morgan Stanley Asia Regional (Holdings) III LLC100.00N
Long position19,000,000
Short position0
Morgan Stanley Investment Management Company#16-01 Capital Square, 23 Church Street, Singapore 049481. (Singapore)Morgan Stanley Dean Witter (Singapore) Holdings Pte Ltd100.00Y
Long position19,000,000
Short position0
Morgan Stanley Dean Witter (Hong Kong) Holdings Limited30/F, Exchange Square Three, Central, Hong Kong (Hong Kong)Morgan Stanley Asia Pacific (Holdings) Limited100.00N
Long position208,183,000
MSDW Asia Securities Product LLCUgland House, South Church Street, P.O. Box 309, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands. (Cayman Islands)Morgan Stanley Dean Witter (Hong Kong) Holdings Limited100.00N
Long position208,183,000
Short position0
Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Asia Limited30/F, Exchange Square Three, Central, Hong Kong (Hong Kong)MSDW Asia Securities Products LLC100.00Y
Long position208,183,000
Morgan Stanley International Limited25 Cabot Square, Canary Wharf, London E14 4QA, England (England & Wales)Morgan Stanley International Incorporated100.00N
Long position8,132,000
Short position0
Morgan Stanley Group (Europe)25 Cabot Square, Canary Wharf, London E14 4QA, England (England & Wales)Morgan Stanley International Limited98.30N
Long position8,132,000
Short position0
Morgan Stanley UK Group25 Cabot Square, Canary Wharf, London E14 4QA, England (England & Wales)Morgan Stanley Group (Europe)100.00N
Long position8,132,000
Short position0
Morgan Stanley & Co International Limited25 Cabot Square, Canary Wharf, London E14 4QA, England (England & Wales)Morgan Stanley UK Group100.00Y
Long position8,132,000
Short position0
Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated1585 Broadway, New York 10036, New York, USA (Delaware)Morgan Stanley100.00Y
Long position5,200,000
Short position0

23. Further information in relation to interests held by substantial shareholder jointly with another person:
Name of joint shareholderAddressNumber of shares
The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited15/F, 1 Queen's Road Central, Hong Kong
Long position208,183,000
Short position0
Goldman Sachs (Asia) LLCAddresses of individuals are not displayed.
Long position208,183,000
Short position0
BOC International Holdings Limited35/F, Bank of China Tower, 1 Garden Road, Central, Hong Kong
Long position208,183,000
Short position0
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: 29/06/2004
(dd/mm/yyyy)
29. Number of attachments: 1