AXA — M&A Activity 2005

Dec 21, 2005

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Takeover Bids | 21 December 2005 13:05

Bidder: AXA; Target Company: AXA Konzern AG

WpÜG-Mitteilung übermittelt durch die DGAP. Für den Inhalt der Mitteilung ist der Bieter verantwortlich. —————————————————————————— Publication of the decision to launch an offer to acquire securities pursuant to section 10 para. 1 of the German Securities Acquisition and Takeover Act (“WpÜG”) Bidder: AXA 25, Avenue Matignon 75008 Paris France Daniel Lettmann Telephone: +33 1 40 75 73 89 Fax: +33 1 56 69 93 89 E-Mail: daniel.lettmann@axa.com Target Company: AXA Konzern AG Colonia-Allee 10-20 51067 Cologne Germany Horst Kullmann Telephone: +49 221 1 48 21160 Fax: +49 221 1 48 31804 E-Mail: horst.kullmann@axa.de The offer document will be published under http://www.axa.com and http://www.axa.de . AXA (société anonyme à directoire et conseil de surveillance) with its office in Paris, registered with the commercial register of Paris under RCS 572.093.920 (“AXA”), has decided on 21 December 2005 to offer to the shareholders of AXA Konzern AG with its seat in Cologne, registered with the commercial register of the lower court of Cologne under number HRB 672, to acquire their non-par value bearer shares, i.e. their ordinary shares (ISIN DE 0008410002, WKN 841000) and their non-voting preferred shares (ISIN DE 0008410036, WKN 841003), with a dividend right as of 1 January 2005 against payment of a uniform offer price of EUR 129,3 per non-par value shares in the framework of a voluntary public acquisition offer (Erwerbsangebot) on the basis of the provisions and conditions to be communicated in the offer document. AXA currently holds directly and indirectly 92.76 % of the shares in AXA Konzern AG. The shares are traded at the stock exchanges in Frankfurt am Main, Stuttgart, Hamburg, Düsseldorf and Berlin-Bremen. The offer document with details on the offer provisions and conditions will be published by AXA in due time under http://www.axa.com and http://www.axa.de . Paris, 21 December 2005 AXA Information on AXA AXA is one of the world’s leading financial services providers with 50 million clients and EUR 869 billion in assets under management. AXA has 112,118 employees worldwide and generated EUR 72 billion in revenues. Ende der Mitteilung (c)DGAP 21.12.2005 —————————————————————————— Notiert: AXA Konzern AG: Amtlicher Markt in Düsseldorf und Frankfurt (General Standard); Freiverkehr in Berlin-Bremen, Hamburg und Stuttgart; AXA: Open Market in Frankfurt; Freiverkehr in Berlin-Bremen, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, Hannover, München und Stuttgart