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AXA Earnings Release 2014

Feb 25, 2015

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PARIS, FEBRUARY 25, 2015

Full Year 2014 Earnings Strong Performance in line with Ambition AXA

  • Total revenues up 3% to Euro 92 billion
  • Underlying Earnings up 8% to Euro 5.1 billion
  • Adjusted Earnings up 7% to Euro 5.5 billion
  • Net Income up 12% to Euro 5.0 billion
  • Dividend of Euro 0.95 per share, up 17% from FY13, to be proposed by the Board of Directors

"AXA has delivered another year of earnings growth in all business lines, with underlying earnings crossing the Euro 5 billion mark for the first time in the company's history" said Henri de Castries, Chairman and CEO of AXA. "In the context of our continued successful delivery on Ambition AXA and our sustained balance sheet strength, the Board of Directors is proposing a dividend of Euro 0.95, an increase of 17% versus last year, which corresponds to a payout ratio of 45%."

"In 2014, we recorded top line growth in all our businesses, maintained our discipline in writing profitable and capital efficient business and continued to pursue active asset liability management - all contributing to AXA's strong and sustainable performance."

"We are well positioned to successfully conclude our Ambition AXA plan in 2015. As we look ahead, we will continue to diversify our geographical footprint and business mix, as well as further improve our operational efficiency, which should help us perform well even in a low interest rate environment. We will also accelerate the transformation of our operations, which will involve adapting to the digital revolution and developing new partnerships to serve our customers better, and create lasting value for our stakeholders."

Key figures (In Euro million unless otherwise noted)

FY13 FY14 Change on a
reported basis
Change on a
comparable basis
Total revenues 1
91,221
91,988 +1% +3%
New Business Value margin (%) 34.6% 34.3% -0.3 pt +1.3 pts
FY13 FY14 Change on a
reported basis
Change on
constant FX
All-year combined ratio (%) 1
96.6%
96.9% +0.3 pt +0.4 pt
Underlying Earnings 4,728 5,060 +7% +8%
Adjusted Earnings 5,162 5,503 +7% +7%
Net income 4,482 5,024 +12% +12%
Group Operating Free Cash Flows (Euro bn) 5.2 5.5 +6% +9%
Adjusted ROE (%) 14.8% 14.5% -0.3 pt
Debt gearing (%) 24% 24% 0 pt
Solvency I ratio (%) 221% 266% +45 pts
Economic solvency ratio2
(%)
206% 201% -5 pts
Dividend per share (Euro) 0.81 0.95 +17%

All notes are on page 10

FY14 Key Highlights

Total Revenues3 were up 3%, driven by growth in all business lines:

  • Life & Savings revenues increased by 3% with growth in both mature and high growth markets;
  • Property & Casualty revenues were up 1%, mainly driven by an overall positive price effect of 2% on average, partly offset by pruning actions in mature markets' commercial and personal nonmotor lines;
  • Asset Management revenues grew by 4%, supported by both AXA IM and AllianceBernstein (AB), mainly driven by increased management fees as a result of higher average assets under management.

Life & Savings New Business Volume (Annual Premium Equivalent, APE4,5 ) was up 6%, driven by an increase in all main business lines. Growth in Unit-Linked and G/A6 Savings was mainly driven by the success of hybrid products in Continental Europe, while Protection & Health7 sales also increased, notably in Asia and France, more than offsetting the impact of the repositioning of the Group Life product mix in Switzerland initiated in 1Q14 and the non-repeat of 1Q13 strong Health sales recorded in Germany.

Life & Savings net inflows amounted to Euro +4.0 billion. This was mainly driven by (i) Protection & Health at Euro +5.2 billion, (ii) Unit-Linked at Euro +0.7 billion, as the positive sales momentum was partly offset by the success of the Variable Annuity GMxB buyout offer in the US (Euro -1.4 billion), and (iii) G/A Savings at Euro -2.0 billion in line with the strategy.

Life and Savings New Business Value margin rose by 1 point to 34% mainly reflecting improved business mix and lower unit costs, partly offset by market impact. New Business Value5,8 (NBV) increased by 10% to Euro 2.2 billion;

In Property & Casualty, current year combined ratio improved by 0.2 point to 97.6% mainly driven by better claims experience and improved expenses, partly offset by 1.1 points higher natural catastrophe charges. All-year combined ratio was at 96.9%.

  • Underlying Earnings5 were up 8% to Euro 5.1 billion, driven by strong performance in all business lines.
  • Adjusted Earnings5 increased by 7% to Euro 5.5 billion, mainly driven by higher Underlying Earnings.
  • Net Income was up 12% to Euro 5.0 billion, mainly driven by (i) higher Adjusted Earnings, (ii) favorable changes in the fair value of financial assets and derivatives mainly attributable to interest rates and forex evolution and (iii) lower restructuring costs; partially offset by (iv) the impairment of part of the value of Reso in Russia and (v) the non-repeat of the exceptional gain from the sale of AXA Private Equity in 2013.
  • Shareholders' equity was Euro 65.2 billion, up Euro 12.3 billion vs. December 31, 2013 mainly driven by (i) higher unrealized capital gains9 largely attributable to lower interest rates, (ii) Net Income contribution, (iii) favorable forex movements and (iv) higher net subordinated debt as a result of pre-financing of debt maturing in the first half of 2015; partially offset by (v) dividend payment and higher pension deficit due to lower interest rates.
  • Solvency I ratio was at 266%, up 45 points vs. December 31, 2013 mainly driven by the impact of lower interest rates and strong contribution from Underlying Earnings.
  • Economic solvency ratio was at 201%, down 5 points vs. December 31, 2013 mainly driven by the impact of lower interest rates, partially offset by the operating return net of the dividend proposed by the Board of Directors.
  • Debt gearing was at 24%, stable vs. December 31, 2013 in line with our objectives.
  • Adjusted ROE was at 14.5%, down 0.3 point vs. December 31, 2013 mainly driven by an increase in average Shareholders' Equity10 , partially offset by higher Adjusted Earnings.
  • Group operating Free Cash Flows were Euro 5.5 billion, up 9% mainly driven by Life & Savings.

SALES

PROFITABILITY

EARNINGS

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A dividend of Euro 0.95 per share (up 17% vs. FY13) will be proposed at the Shareholders' Annual General Meeting on April 30, 2015. The dividend is expected to be paid on May 13, 2015 with an ex-dividend date of May 11, 2015. This represents a pay-out ratio of 45% of Adjusted Earnings, net of the interest charges on undated debt.

Significant transactions announced since January 1, 2014:

Disposals:

  • Completion of the sale of Hungarian Life & Savings insurance operations on June 3, 2014;
  • Announcement of the sale of mandatory Pension business in Hong Kong for an upfront consideration of Euro 270 million on November 7, 201411 ;
  • Announcement of the sale of Life & Savings insurance operations in Romania on December 18, 201411 .

Investments:

  • Completion of the acquisition of 50% of TianPing in China for a total consideration of Euro 495 million on February 20, 2014;
  • Completion of the acquisition of 51% of Colpatria's insurance operations in Colombia for a total consideration of Euro 256 million on April 2, 2014;
  • Partnership with mBank and acquisition of 100% of mBank's Property & Casualty subsidiary (BRE Insurance) in Poland for an upfront consideration of Euro 136 million on September 12, 201411;
  • Completion of the acquisition of a majority stake in Mansard Insurance plc in Nigeria for a total consideration of Euro 198 million on December 8, 2014;
  • Announcement of the acquisition of 7% of Africa Re for a total consideration of Euro 53 million on February 20, 201511 .
  • RATINGS

CAPITAL MANAGEMENT

  • On May 9, 2014, Moody's Investors Services reaffirmed the 'Aa3' insurance financial strength ratings of AXA's principle insurance subsidiaries, revising the outlook to Stable from Negative.
  • On October 15, 2014, S&P reaffirmed long-term ratings on AXA Group core subsidiaries at 'A+', revising the outlook to Positive from Stable.
  • On November 4, 2014, Fitch reaffirmed all AXA entities' Insurer Financial Strength ratings at 'AA-', maintaining a Stable outlook.

Change in accounting

The application of IFRS 10 and 11 became effective on January 1, 2014, and the comparative information in respect of 2013 has been restated to reflect the retrospective application of the new standards which in particular, led to the change in consolidation method of a Property and Casualty company (Natio Assurances reported within the Direct segment) from proportionate consolidation to equity method. This change in consolidation method has no impact on the profit or loss for the current year or prior year.

Non-GAAP measures such as Underlying Earnings and Adjusted Earnings are reconciled to Net Income on page 17 of this release. AXA's FY14 financial statements have been examined by the Board of Directors on February 24, 2015 and are subject to completion of audit procedures by AXA's statutory auditors.

All comments are on a comparable basis for activity indicators (constant Forex, scope and methodology), and at constant Forex for earnings, unless otherwise specified.

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Life & Savings

Key figures Revenues Underlying Earnings
In Euro billion FY13 FY14 % change FY13 FY14 % change12
Mature markets 52.4 52.1 +3% 2.4 2.7 +20%
High growth markets 2.9 3.2 +6% 0.4 0.5 +24%
Total 55.3 55.3 +3% 2.8 3.1 +20%
Pre-tax
Underlying Earnings
APE NBV
margin
In Euro billion FY13 FY14 % change12 FY13 FY14 % change FY13 FY14 % change
Protection & Health 2.1 2.1 +10% 2.5 2.4 +3% 59% 55% -2 pts
G/A Savings 0.6 0.8 +37% 0.9 1.0 +11% 11% 14% +3 pts
Unit-Linked 1.1 1.0 +13% 2.2 2.3 +9% 26% 31% + 5 pts
Mutual funds & Other 0.0 0.1 n.a. 0.8 0.8 0% 6% 6% 0 pt
Total 3.8 4.1 +17% 6.3 6.5 +6% 35% 34% +1 pt
of which mature markets 3.4 3.6 +16% 5.3 5.3 +4% 32% 31% +1 pt
of which high growth markets 0.4 0.5 +26% 1.1 1.1 +14% 48% 49% 0 pt

New Business APE was up 6%, driven by growth in all main business lines; growth in Unit-Linked and G/A Savings was mainly driven by the success of hybrid13 products in Continental Europe, while Protection & Health sales also increased, notably in Asia and France, more than offsetting the impact of the repositioning of the Group Life product mix in Switzerland initiated in 1Q14 and the non-repeat of 1Q13 strong Health sales recorded in Germany.

In high growth markets, APE grew by 14% mostly driven by Hong Kong and South-East Asia, India & China. Mature markets APE increased by 4% mainly driven by France and Italy, partly offset by Switzerland, Belgium and Germany.

AXA continued to focus on profitable new business: NBV margin increased by 1 point on a comparable basis to 34%, reflecting business mix improvement in most countries as well as lower unit costs due to higher volumes, partly offset by the impact of lower interest rates and Forex. On a comparable basis, margins increased by 1 point in mature markets to 31%, while remaining flat in high growth markets at 49%. As a result, NBV was up 10% to Euro 2.2 billion.

Pre-tax Underlying Earnings increased by 17% on a comparable basis driven by higher fees and revenues, lower acquisition expenses, as well as an improvement in the net technical margin mainly in Japan and in France. Investment margin was lower mainly due to the non-repeat of 2013 exceptionally high dividend income in Japan from equity and private equity funds following a Japanese stock market rally, partially offset by lower crediting rates.

Protection & Health APE (37% of total) was up 3%, driven by South-East Asia, India & China as well as France (mainly stemming from Group business), Hong Kong and Mexico. This was partly offset by lower volumes in Switzerland following the repositioning of the Group Life product mix and nonrepeat of 1Q13 strong sales in Germany.

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Pre-tax Underlying Earnings were up 10% as higher fees and revenues in line with business growth and an improved technical margin, notably in France, were partly offset by higher expenses in line with commercial activity growth and a lower investment margin, notably due to the non-repeat of 2013 exceptional distributions in Japan.

Unit-Linked APE (35% of total) was up 9%, mainly driven by the UK with growth in large Corporate pension scheme sales, Hong Kong with accelerated sales in anticipation of January 1, 2015 regulatory changes, both Germany and Italy following the successful launch of new hybrid products and the US with the continued success of the floating roll-up rate GMxB products; this was partly offset by Belgium and Indonesia.

Pre-tax Underlying Earnings were up 13% mainly driven by higher management fees due to a higher average asset base and lower expenses, partly offset by decreased technical result notably due to a lower US VA GMxB margin.

General Account Savings APE (15% of total) was up 11%, mainly driven by two large contracts in French Group Retirement business, as well as higher hybrid product sales both in France and Italy. This was partly offset by Germany, mainly due to a voluntary shift in business mix towards Unit-Linked products, and CEE region.

Pre-tax Underlying Earnings were up 37%, mainly due to (i) higher technical margin reflecting the non-repeat of 2013 model and assumptions changes on longevity in Japan as well as positive prior year reserve developments, (ii) higher investment margin; this was partly offset by lower fees and revenues.

Cost income ratio improved to 63.1% from 66.8% in 2013.

On a post-tax basis, Underlying Earnings grew by 20% on a comparable basis, mainly driven by the increase in pre-tax Underlying Earnings as well as higher positive tax one-offs (Euro +184 million in 2014 vs. Euro +70 million in 2013).

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Property & Casualty

Key figures Revenues
(In Euro billion)
FY14 price
increases
FY131 FY14 % change % change
Personal 16.9 17.2 +1% +1.5%
Commercial 11.7 12.1 +2% +2.2%14
Other 0.2 0.2 -11%
Total 28.8 29.5 +1% +1.8%
Revenues
(In Euro billion)
Current year combined ratio All-year combined ratio
FY131 FY14 % change FY131 FY14 % change FY131 FY14 % change
Mature markets 22.0 22.4 +1% 97.5% 97.1% -0.4 pt 96.0% 96.1% +0.1 pt
Direct 2.2 2.4 +5% 99.4% 99.7% +0.2 pt 99.5% 98.2% -1.4 pts
High growth
markets
4.5 4.7 +2% 98.2% 98.7% +0.5 pt 98.2% 100.2% +2.3 pts
Total 28.8 29.5 +1% 97.8% 97.6% -0.2 pt 96.6% 96.9% +0.4 pt

Revenues were up 1%, mainly driven by an overall positive price effect of 2% on average, partly offset by pruning actions in mature markets' commercial and personal non-motor lines;

  • Mature markets revenues increased by 1%, mainly driven by tariff increases across the board, partly offset by lower volumes due to selective underwriting, notably in commercial lines, mainly in France and Spain and to the termination of partnerships in the UK.
  • High growth markets revenues increased by 2%, driven by both higher volumes, principally in Asia, Colombia and the Gulf region, as well as tariff increases. This was partly offset by pruning actions in Mexico and increased competition in Turkey.
  • Direct revenues were up 5% mainly driven by higher renewals in the UK and South Korea, as well as higher new business in France and Japan, partly offset by continued economic slowdown in Spain.

Net new personal contracts amounted to +506k, driven by Motor +465k and Household +41k.

Underlying Earnings were up 2% to Euro 2.2 billion due to a higher investment result mainly driven by exceptional distributions from mutual funds, better claims experience and improved expenses, partly offset by higher natural catastrophe charges.

Current year combined ratio improved by 0.2 point to 97.6% mainly driven by an improved expense ratio in most mature countries and lower claims frequency, partly offset by higher natural catastrophes which amounted to Euro 561 million largely as a result of Ela storm (Euro 271 million) in Europe and the Odile Hurricane (Euro 256 million) in Mexico. Natural catastrophes contributed 1.9 points compared to 0.8 point the year before.

  • Expense ratio decreased by 0.5 point to 26.0% reflecting productivity measures and improved business mix in most of our mature markets. As a consequence, the enlarged expense ratio improved by 0.5 point to 30.3%;
  • Prior year reserve developments decreased by 0.6 point to -0.6 point.

As a result, the all-year combined ratio deteriorated by 0.4 point to 96.9%.

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Asset Management

Key figures Revenues Underlying Earnings Management
(Euro billion)
Average Assets under
In Euro million FY13 FY14 % change FY13 FY14 % change FY13 FY14 % change
AXA IM 1,363 1,151 +4% 216 211 -4%* 539 554 +5%
AB 2,097 2,175 +4% 185 193 +5% 354 371 +5%
Total 3,461 3,326 +4% 400 403 0%* 893 925 +5%

* Excluding AXA Private Equity contribution in 2013, Underlying Earnings growth on a comparable basis was +20% for AXA IM and +12% for total Asset Management

Asset Management revenues were up 4% supported by both AXA IM and AB, mainly driven by higher management fees as a result of higher average Assets under Management, as well as higher institutional research fees at AB.

Average Assets under Management were at Euro 925 billion, up 5% mainly driven by the positive impact of market appreciation at both AXA IM and AB as well as higher net inflows.

Asset Management net inflows amounted to Euro 22 billion in 2014. AXA IM recorded Euro 19 billion of net inflows mainly from retail clients. AB recorded Euro 3 billion of net inflows (compared to Euro 4 billion net outflows in FY13), mainly from the institutional clients.

Underlying Earnings were stable or up 12% on a comparable basis, excluding the earnings contribution from the AXA Private Equity in 2013, mainly driven by operational leverage resulting from increased revenues at both AXA IM and AB.

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Adjusted Earnings

Adjusted Earnings increased by 7% to Euro 5.5 billion, mainly driven by higher Underlying Earnings.

Net Income

Net Income was up 12% to Euro 5.0 billion, as the positive impact from (i) higher Adjusted Earnings and (ii) favorable changes in financial assets and derivatives mainly attributable to interest rates and forex evolution and (iii) lower restructuring costs; partially offset by (iv) the Euro 251 million impairment of part of the value of Reso due to deteriorated economic perspectives in Russia and (v) the non-repeat of the exceptional gain from the sale of AXA Private Equity in 2013.

Cost Savings

AXA has already delivered Euro 1.6 billion of cost savings since the launch of Ambition AXA, of which Euro 0.3 billion in FY14.

Operating Free Cash Flows

Group operating Free Cash Flows were Euro 5.5 billion, up 9%, mainly driven by Life & Savings.

Economic Solvency

Economic solvency ratio was at 201%, down 5 points vs. December 31, 2013 mainly driven by the impact of lower interest rates, partially offset by the operating return net of dividend proposed by the Board of Directors.

Group Embedded Value (EV)

Group EV was up Euro 4.1 billion to Euro 47.2 billion, or Euro 19.3 per share. The 19% operating return on opening Group EV was driven by a strong performance across all businesses.

Dividend

A dividend of Euro 0.95 per share (up 17% vs. FY13) will be proposed at the Shareholders' Annual General Meeting on April 30, 2015. The dividend is expected to be paid on May 13, 2015 with an exdividend date of May 11, 2015. This represents a pay-out ratio of 45% of Adjusted Earnings, net of the interest charges on undated debt.

General Account Invested Assets and Asset & Liability Management

Insurance invested assets amounted to Euro 523 billion15 at December 31, 2014, up from Euro 470 billion as of December 31, 2013. The change mainly arises from the impact of lower interest rates on fixed income assets and from positive net flows. The asset allocation remained broadly stable, mostly geared towards government bonds and high quality corporate bonds (average rating in the A range).

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Asset yields on the investment portfolio were 3.7% in Life & Savings and 3.9% in Property & Casualty (or 3.8% excluding exceptional Mutual Funds dividends in France which amounted to Euro 71 million in FY14), benefitting from average asset durations of 7.6 years and 4.6 years respectively. On the Life & Savings side, this compared well to the average guaranteed rate of 2.1%, that led to an investment margin of 80bps in FY14, in line with the guidance of 70 to 80 bps.

In FY14, Life & Savings and Property & Casualty entities reinvested Euro 43 billion in fixed income assets at an average yield of 2.7%, well above the Life & Savings new business average guaranteed rate of 0.4%.

Notes

1Comparative information related to 2013 was restated for the retrospective application of the new IFRS standards on consolidation.

2The Economic Solvency ratio is based on AXA's internal model calibrated based on adverse 1/200 years shock and assuming US equivalence. AXA's internal model will be subject to a comprehensive review and approval process conducted by ACPR over the coming months as part of the implementation process around Solvency II which is scheduled to take effect January 1, 2016.

3Including Banking & Holdings revenues which were up 7% to Euro 564 million in FY14 (vs. Euro 524 million in FY13) and International Insurance revenues which were up 3% to Euro 3,292 million in FY14 (vs. Euro 3,143 million in FY13).

4Annual Premium Equivalent (APE) represents 100% of new business regular premiums + 10% of new business single premiums. APE is Group share.

5 Underlying Earnings are Adjusted Earnings, excluding net realized capital gains attributable to shareholders. Adjusted Earnings represent Net income before the impact of exceptional and discontinued operations, intangibles amortization and other, and profit or loss on financial assets (classified under the fair value option) and derivatives.

Group EV, APE, NBV, Group operating Free Cash Flows, Adjusted Earnings and Underlying Earnings are non-GAAP measures and as such are not audited, may not be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies and should be read together with our GAAP measures. Management uses these non-GAAP measures as key indicators of performance in assessing AXA's various businesses and believes that the presentation of these measures provides useful and important information to shareholders and investors as measures of AXA's financial performance.

6General Account.

7General Account Protection & Health.

8 New Business Value is Group share.

9 Excluding Forex, minority interests and other.

10Average shareholders' equity excluding undated debt and reserves related to change in fair value.

11Transaction pending, subject to customary closing conditions, including obtaining regulatory approvals.

12Changes are adjusted for Forex and changes related to (i) scope with the closed MONY portfolio transaction in 2013 and the disposal of AXA Hungary in 2014, (ii) methodology with the update of US investment income allocation in 2014, which has a zero net P&L impact and (iii) the change in reporting period in Japan in 2013. 13 Hybrid products: savings products allowing clients to invest in both Unit-Linked and General Account funds.

14 Renewals only.

15 FY14 invested assets referenced in page 57 of the financial supplement are Euro 743 billion, which include notably Euro 181 billion of Unit-linked assets and Euro 38 billion related to the banking segment.

NOTES /

Definitions

Life & Savings high growth markets: APE and NBV: Morocco, Colombia, Mexico, Turkey, Singapore, Indonesia, Thailand, Philippines, China, India, Hong Kong, Poland, Czech Republic, Hungary and Slovakia; Revenues: Morocco, Mexico, Turkey, Colombia, Singapore, Indonesia (excl. bancassurance entity), Hong Kong, Poland, Czech Republic, Hungary and Slovakia.

Property & Casualty high growth markets: Revenues: Morocco, Colombia, Mexico, Turkey, Gulf region, Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Ukraine.

NORCEE (Northern, Central and Eastern Europe – L&S and P&C): Germany, Belgium, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Russia (P&C only) and Central & Eastern Europe (Poland (L&S only), Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovakia, Ukraine (P&C only)); Luxembourg APE and NBV are not modeled; Russia (RESO) is not included in revenues due to consolidation under equity method.

South-East Asia, India and China (L&S): APE and NBV: China, India, Indonesia, Philippines, Singapore and Thailand; Revenues: Singapore and non-bancassurance subsidiaries in Indonesia; India, China, Thailand, Philippines and bancassurance business in Indonesia are not included in revenues due to consolidation under equity method; Malaysia operations are not consolidated.

MedLA (Mediterranean and Latin American Region – L&S and P&C): Italy, Spain, Portugal, Greece, Turkey, Mexico, Morocco, Colombia and Gulf region (P&C only). Lebanon is not included in revenues due to consolidation under equity method (P&C only). Nigerian operations are not consolidated.

Asia (P&C): Hong Kong, Malaysia and Singapore. India and Thailand are not included in revenues due to consolidation under equity method. China and Indonesia operations are not consolidated.

Direct (P&C): AXA Global Direct (France, Belgium, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Poland, South Korea and Japan), UK Direct operations. In France, Natio is not included in revenues due to consolidation under equity method.

ABOUT THE AXA GROUP

The AXA Group is a worldwide leader in insurance and asset management, with 157,000 employees serving 103 million clients in 59 countries. In 2014, IFRS revenues amounted to Euro 92.0 billion and IFRS underlying earnings to Euro 5.1 billion. AXA had Euro 1,277 billion in assets under management as of December 31, 2014.

The AXA ordinary share is listed on compartment A of Euronext Paris under the ticker symbol CS (ISN FR 0000120628 – Bloomberg: CS FP – Reuters: AXAF.PA). AXA's American Depository Share is also quoted on the OTC QX platform under the ticker symbol AXAHY.

The AXA Group is included in the main international SRI indexes, such as Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) and FTSE4GOOD.

It is a founding member of the UN Environment Programme's Finance Initiative (UNEP FI) Principles for Sustainable Insurance and a signatory of the UN Principles for Responsible Investment.

This press release and the regulated information made public by AXA pursuant to article L. 451-1-2 of the French Monetary and Financial Code and articles 222-1 et seq. of the Autorité des marchés financiers' General Regulation are available on the AXA Group website (www.axa.com).

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IMPORTANT LEGAL INFORMATION AND CAUTIONARY STATEMENTS CONCERNING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

Certain statements contained herein may be forward-looking statements including, but not limited to, statements that are predictions of or indicate future events, trends, plans or objectives. Undue reliance should not be placed on such statements because, by their nature, they are subject to known and unknown risks and uncertainties and can be affected by other factors that could cause actual results and AXA's plans and objectives to differ materially from those expressed or implied in the forward looking statements. Please refer to the section "Cautionary statements" in page 2 of AXA's Document de Référence for the year ended December 31, 2013, for a description of certain important factors, risks and uncertainties that may affect AXA's business, and/or results of operations. AXA undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any of these forward-looking statements, whether to reflect new information, future events or circumstances or otherwise.

AXA Group IFRS revenues – Contributions & growth by segment and country/region

FY13 FY14 IFRS revenues change
In Euro million IFRS IFRS Reported Comp. basis
United States 11,303 11,469 +1% +4%
France 14,115 15,121 +7% +7%
NORCEE 16,096 15,636 -3% -3%
of which Germany 6,520 6,640 +2% +2%
of which Switzerland 7,063 6,720 -5% -6%
of which Belgium 2,012 1,813 -10% -10%
of which Central & Eastern Europe 389 320 -18% -5%
United Kingdom 568 639 +12% +7%
Asia Pacific 7,665 6,081 -21% +2%
of which Japan 5,579 3,801 -32% -1%
of which Hong Kong 1,818 1,944 +7% +7%
of which South-East Asia, India & China 268 336 +25% +31%
MedLA 5,575 6,384 +15% +10%
of which Spain 699 752 +8% +8%
of which Italy 4,280 4,836 +13% +13%
of which Other i 595 796 +34% -1%
Otherii 9 16 +76% +76%
Life & Savings 55,331 55,345 0% +3%
of which mature markets 52,447 52,136 -1% +3%
of which high growth markets 2,884 3,209 +11% +6%
NORCEE 8,681 8,737 +1% 0%
of which Germany 3,779 3,779 0% 0%
of which Belgium 2,025 2,026 0% 0%
of which Switzerland 2,706 2,783 +3% +2%
France 5,853 6,034 +3% +3%
MedLA 7,360 7,440 +1% -1%
of which Spain 1,797 1,714 -5% -5%
of which Italy 1,526 1,519 0% 0%
of which Mexico 1,587 1,465 -8% -4%
of which Turkey 1,218 1,019 -16% -4%
of which Other iii 1,232 1,724 +40% +10%
United Kingdom & Ireland 3,807 4,034 +6% +2%
Asia 816 853 +5% +7%
Direct 2,247 2,361 +5% +5%
Property & Casualty 28,763 29,460 +2% +1%
of which mature markets 21,996 22,378 +2% +1%
of which Direct 2,247 2,361 +5% +5%
of which total high growth markets 4,520 4,721 +4% +2%
AXA Corporate Solutions Assurance 2,093 2,118 +1% -1%
Other international activities 1,050 1,175 +12% +12%
International Insurance 3,143 3,292 +5% +3%
AB 2,097 2,175 +4% +4%
AXA Investment Managers 1,363 1,151 -16% +4%
Asset Management 3,461 3,326 -4% +4%
Banking & Holdingsiv 524 564 +8% +7%
TOTAL 91,221 91,988 +1% +3%

i Portugal, Turkey, Mexico, Morocco, Colombia, Greece

ii AXA Life Invest Services, Architas Europe and Family Protect

iii Portugal, Morocco, Colombia, Greece and Gulf region

iv and other companies

In million local currency except Japan in billion 1Q13 2Q13 3Q13 4Q13 1Q14 2Q14 3Q14 4Q14
Life & Savings
United States 3,558 3,749 3,796 3,894 3,671 3,853 3,656 4,094
France 3,864 3,339 3,144 3,768 3,944 3,579 3,502 4,096
United Kingdom 131 112 116 122 128 118 129 141
NORCEE
Germany 1,630 1,591 1,617 1,682 1,650 1,644 1,608 1,738
Switzerland 5,164 1,232 997 1,286 4,580 1,372 938 1,275
Belgium 659 492 340 521 614 427 329 443
Central & Eastern Europei 87 108 90 104 90 63 68 99
Asia Pacific
Japan 155 140 134 268ii 135 131 134 134
Hong Kong 5,003 5,009 5,244 3,450 4,650 4,690 5,099 5,637
i
MedLA
1,087 1,909 1,188 1,391 1,437 1,925 1,227 1,795
Property & Casualty
NORCEE
Germany 1,744 619 758 657 1,745 627 763 644
Switzerland 2,695 279 184 168 2,735 289 185 173
Belgium 620 478 473 453 627 481 467 451
France 1,923 1,220 1,365 1,345 2,029 1,274 1,433 1,298
i
MedLA
1,890 1,858 1,582 2,029 1,855 1,843 1,641 2,101
United Kingdom & Irelandiii 848 886 791 696 848 902 812 701
Asiai 238 200 206 172 241 201 218 194
i
Direct
562 575 556 553 597 605 596 564
International Insurance
AXA Corporate Solutions Assurance 943 394 360 396 995 376 358 389
Other international activitiesi 314 257 292 186 336 259 272 307
Asset Management
AB 674 700 667 741 687 724 727 758
AXA Investment Managers 317 377 360 309 276 287 262 326
Bankingi 121 172 105 126 134 153 124 153

i iIn Euro million due to multiple local currencies

ii AXA Life Japan aligned its closing date with the Group calendar year starting with 2013 annual accounts. Therefore, its contribution for the 4Q13 revenues exceptionally covered a period of 6 months, from July to December 2013

iii Ireland revenues are in GBP in this table

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APPENDIX 3: LIFE & SAVINGS – NEW BUSINESS VOLUME (APE), VALUE (NBV) AND NBV TO APE MARGIN /

AXA – PRESS RELEASE

In Euro million FY14 APE by product Total APE NBV NBV Margin
G/A
Protection &
Health
G/A
Savings
Unit-Linked Mutual
funds &
other
FY13 FY14 Change
on
a
comparable
basis
FY13 FY14 Change on a
comparable
basis
FY13 FY14 Change on a
comparable
basis
United States 98 58 757 442 1,322 1,355 +3% 356 378 +6% 27% 28% +1
pt
France 701 605 279 0 1,431 1,584 +11% 290 392 +35% 20% 25% +4 pts
United Kingdom 28 0 433 243 647 704 +4% 21 32 +40% 3% 4% +1 pt
NORCEE
Germany
Switzerland
Belgium
Central & Eastern Europe
533
181
307
25
20
130
68
5
53
3
209
102
13
46
48
37
22
4
0
11
1,075
385
430
151
108
909
373
329
125
82
-15%
-3%
-24%
-17%
-18%
347
76
209
39
24
338
115
172
25
26
-3%
+51%
-18%
-36%
+14%
32%
20%
49%
26%
22%
37%
31%
52%
20%
32%
+5
pts
+11 pts
+4
pts
-6
pts
+9 pts
Asia Pacific
Japan
Hong Kong
South-East Asia, India & China
906
305
254
347
3
0
3
0
381
56
207
119
51
0
51
0
1,411
504
443
463
1,342
361
515
466
+12%
+3%
+17%
+16%
1,031
550
295
187
896
369
352
176
+4%
-7%
+20%
+5%
73%
109%
67%
40%
67%
102%
68%
38%
-5 pts
-11
pts
+2
pts
-4
pts
MedLA
Spain
Italy
Otheri
115
23
27
65
203
39
159
5
239
18
202
19
12
12
0
0
443
85
286
72
570
93
388
89
+30%
+9%
+36%
+30%
138
41
79
18
182
62
108
12
+33%
+52%
+37%
-30%
31%
49%
27%
25%
32%
67%
28%
14%
+1
pt
+19
pts
0
pt
-12
pts
Otherii 14 0 0 0 7 14 +100% 9 2 -73% 124% 17% -107 pts
Total 2,395 999 2,298 786 6,335 6,477 +6% 2,193 2,220 +10% 35% 34% +1 pt
of which mature markets 1,719 991 1,909 724 5,265 5,341 +4% 1,677 1,660 +9% 32% 31% +1 pt
of which high growth markets 676 8 389 62 1,070 1,136 +14% 517 560 +13% 48% 49% 0 pt

iPortugal, Morocco, Greece, Turkey, Colombia and Mexico

ii AXA Life Invest Services, Architas Europe and Family Protect

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Property & Casualty revenues – contribution & growth by business line
Personal Motor Personal Non-Motor Commercial Motor Commercial Non-Motor
in % % Gross
revenues
Change on
comp. basis
% Gross
revenues
Change on
comp. basis
% Gross
revenues
Change on
comp. basis
% Gross
revenues
Change on
comp. basis
NORCEE 32% +1% 24% +1% 7% -1% 35% 0%
of which Germany 30% +2% 27% 0% 6% -4% 29% 0%
of which Belgium 27% -1% 23% 0% 12% +1% 37% 0%
of which Switzerland 36% +1% 19% +5% 4% +2% 42% +1%
France 26% +3% 31% +4% 10% +5% 33% +2%
MedLA 37% -3% 19% +3% 13% -7% 31% +5%
of which Spain 45% -3% 30% -1% 7% -15% 19% -8%
of which Italy 58% -1% 24% +3% 1% +105% 17% -5%
of which otheri 25% -5% 13% +7% 20% -7% 42% +9%
United Kingdom & Ireland 13% 0% 34% -2% 11% +9% 42% +4%
Asia 26% +5% 23% +4% 8% +11% 44% +9%
Direct 86% +5% 14% +7%
Total 34% +1% 25% +2% 9% -1% 32% +3%
of which mature markets 30% +1% 28% +1% 8% +3% 33% +1%
of which high growth markets 25% -4% 14% +6% 18% -6% 43% +10%

i Portugal, Turkey, Mexico, Morocco, Greece, Colombia and Gulf region

Assets under Management rollforward
In Euro billion AB AXA IM Total
AUM at FY13 346 547 893
Net flows +3 +19 +22
Market appreciation +12 +45 +57
Scope +2 -1 +1
Forex impact +50 +13 +63
AUM at FY14 413 623 1,036ii
Average AUM over the periodi 371 554 925
Change of average AUM on a reported basis
vs. FY13
+5% +3% +4%
Change of average AUM on a comparable basis
vs. FY13
+5% +5% +5%

i Average AUM for AXA IM is calculated excluding the contribution from joint ventures

ii The difference with Euro 1,277 billion of total assets under management mentioned in the Financial Supplement on page 69 corresponds to assets directly managed by AXA insurance companies.

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Earnings: Key figures
Change
In Euro million FY13 FY14 Reported At constant
Forex
Life & Savings 2,793 3,132 +12% +14%
Property & Casualty 2,105 2,158 +2% +2%
Asset Management 400 403 +1% 0%
International Insurance 202 208 +3% +2%
Banking 78 106 +36% +36%
Holdings -851 -947 -11% -11%
Underlying Earnings 4,728 5,060 +7% +8%
Realized capital gains/losses 801 760 -5% -5%
Impairments -301 -296 +2% +2%
Equity portfolio hedging -66 -22 +67% +68%
Adjusted Earnings 5,162 5,503 +7% +7%
Change in fair value & Forex -317 225 - -
Goodwill and related intangibles -138 -345 -150% -182%
Integration and restructuring costs -263 -170 +35% +35%
Exceptional and discontinued operations 38 -188 - -
Net Income 4,482 5,024 +12% +12%
Earnings per share –
Fully diluted
In Euro FY13 FY14 Reported
change
Underlying EPSi 1.85 1.95 +5%
Adjusted EPSi 2.03 2.14 +5%
Net income per sharei 1.75 1.94 +11%

iNet of interest charges on undated subordinated notes (TSDI) and undated deeply subordinated notes (TSS).

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AXA Group Assets AXA Group Liabilities
In Euro billion FY13
restated
FY14
preliminary
In Euro billion FY13
restated
FY14
preliminary
Goodwill 14.8 16.1 Shareholders' Equity, Group share 52.9 65.2
VBI 2.4 2.3 Minority interests 2.5 2.8
DAC & equivalent 19.3 21.1 SH EQUITY & MINORITY INTERESTS 55.4 68.0
Other intangibles 3.2 3.1 Financing debt 10.4 8.7
Investments 643.2 722.0 Technical reserves 608.4 673.1
Other assets & receivables 51.1 53.8 Provisions for risks & charges 10.4 12.7
Cash & cash equivalents 21.5 22.0 Other payables & liabilities 70.8 77.6
TOTAL ASSETS 755.4 840.1 TOTAL LIABILITIES 755.4 840.1
FY13
restated
FY14
preliminary

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Changes in scope: No significant changes in scope

4Q14 main press releases

Please refer to the following web site address for further details:http://www.axa.com/en/press/pr/

FY14 Operations on AXA shareholders' equity and debt

Shareholders' Equity: No significant operation

Debt:

Post FY14 closing event

02/20/2015 - AXA to acquire 7% of Africa Re, the leading reinsurer in Africa Re, the leading reinsurer in Africa

Next main investor events

  • 04/30/2015 Shareholders' Annual General Meeting in Paris, Palais des Congrès
  • 05/07/2015 First Three Months 2015 Activity Indicators
  • 08/04/2015 Half year 2015 Earnings Release

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