Allianz SE

Earnings Release • Aug 9, 2005

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Ad-hoc | 9 August 2005 22:08

Allianz AG:2nd quarter 2005 Results

Ad hoc announcement §15 WpHG Quarterly results Allianz AG:2nd quarter 2005 Results Ad hoc announcement transmitted by DGAP. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. —————————————————————————— Allianz continued the positive trend in the second quarter of 2005. The results significantly exceed market expectations. Total revenues increased by 6.6 percent from 22.2 billion to 23.7 billion euros. The operating profit (1) increased by 18.8 percent from 2.00 billion euros to 2.37 billion euros and is therefore the key driver for net income. It increased by some 65 percent from 846 million (adjusted for goodwill amortization after tax (2)) to 1.39 billion euros compared to the prior year period. This included lower capital gains, falling impairments on investments and a lower tax rate. All business segments contributed to this positive performance. The combined ratio again improved in Property and Casualty business from 92.1 percent in the first quarter to 89.8 percent in the second quarter of 2005 (second quarter 2004: 92.8 percent). Life insurance business and Asset Management continue to show double-digit growth rates for revenues benefiting from the strong demand for products related to retirement provision and wealth accumulation. A temporary weakness in the trading result for Banking business was compensated by cost reduction and a favorable development in loan loss provisions. Shareholders’ equity of the Allianz Group (excluding minority interests) increased compared with the year-end 2004 by more than 20 percent from 30.0 billion to 36.8 billion euros. The extensive Interim Report for the 2nd quarter 2005 will be published on Friday, August 12, 2005. (1) We define the operating profit as earnings from ordinary activities before taxation, excluding, as applicable for each respective segment, either all or some of the following items: net capital gains and impairments on investments, net trading income, intra-Allianz Group dividends and profit transfer, interest expense on external debt, restructuring charges, other non- operating income/(expense), acquisition-related expenses and amortization of goodwill. For a detailed description on how we measure operating profit and a reconciliation to profit before taxes and minorities, see analysts’ presentation ‘Group financial results Q1 2005’, page 33. The document is available to download from www.allianz.com/ir (2) For a better comparison since goodwill for 2005 is no longer subject to scheduled amortization All assessments are as always subject to the following cautionary statements. End of message Allianz AG Königinstr. 28 80802 München Deutschland ISIN: DE0008404005 (DAX) WKN: 840400 Listed: Amtlicher Markt in Berlin-Bremen, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt (Prime Standard), Hamburg, Hannover, München und Stuttgart; EUREX; Swiss Exchange; London; Paris; NYSE End of ad hoc announcement (c)DGAP 09.08.2005 Issuer’s information/explanatory remarks concerning this ad hoc announcement: Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements Certain of the statements contained herein may be statements of future expectations and other forward-looking statements that are based on management’s current views and assumptions and involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results, performance or events to differ materially from those expressed or implied in such statements. 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Actual results, performance or events may differ materially from those in such statements due to, without limitation, (i) general economic conditions, including in particular economic conditions in the Allianz Group’s core business and core markets, (ii) performance of financial markets, including emerging markets, (iii) the frequency and severity of insured loss events, (iv) mortality and morbidity levels and trends, (v) persistency levels, (vi) the extent of credit defaults (vii) interest rate levels, (viii) currency exchange rates including the Euro-U.S. dollar exchange rate, (ix) changing levels of competition, (x) changes in laws and regulations, including monetary convergence and the European Monetary Union, (xi) changes in the policies of central banks and/or foreign governments, (xii) the impact of acquisitions, including related integration issues, (xiii) reorganization measures and (xiv) general competitive factors, in each case on a local, regional, national and/or global basis. Many of these factors may be more likely to occur, or more pronounced, as a result of terrorist activities and their consequences. The matters discussed herein may also involve risks and uncertainties described from time to time in Allianz AG’s filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The company assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking statement. No obligation to update The company assumes no obligation to update any information contained herein. End of message (c)DGAP 092208 Aug 05