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AXA Group Full Year 2009 Earnings


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Feb 18, 2010, 08:03 ET

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PARIS, Feb. 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --

Resilient business activity

- Total revenues: down 3% to Euro 90.1 billion

- Life & Savings: net inflows of Euro +8.6 billion and NBV up 5% to Euro 1.1 billion

Solid earnings

- Underlying earnings: Euro 3.9 billion (vs. Euro 4.0 billion in FY08)

- Net income: Euro 3.6 billion (vs. Euro 0.9 billion in FY08)

Increased balance sheet strength

- Solvency I up 44 pts to 171%

- Debt gearing down 8 pts to 26%

Strong rebound in dividend & EV

- Dividend up 38% to Euro 0.55 per share

- Group Embedded Value up 49% to Euro 13.4 per share

"In what has been the most severe financial crisis in recent decades, AXA has demonstrated its capacity to deliver results by remaining focused on its core business: insurance and asset management. AXA's commitment is to stand by its clients with financial protection and savings solutions.

2009 results confirm the strength of our business model, illustrated by the return of our solvency to pre-crisis levels and the strong rebound in our net income. Based on this solid performance, AXA's Management Board will propose to shareholders a 38% increase in dividend.

In spite of uncertainties around the macro-economic context and taking into account the evolution of the regulatory framework, AXA should benefit from favorable trends in the insurance and asset management markets, its leading brand, innovative products and improving quality of service.

The growth of the Group will be supported by the continued increase in exposure to emerging markets and the synergies generated by the new life and property & casualty global organization.

Our 2010 priorities will also focus on optimizing margins in all business lines, through improvement of business mix in life, combined ratio in property & casualty, and net inflows in asset management."

Henri de Castries, Chairman of AXA's Management Board

FY09 KEY HIGHLIGHTS /

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

Revenues

- Total Revenues remained resilient, down 3% to Euro 90,124 million (down 5% in 9M09).

- Life & Savings revenues were down 4% to Euro 57,620 million (down 6% in 9M09). France, Italy and Germany experienced positive growth, whereas the US and the UK declined. In the US, product redesign actions generated a drop in market share.

Net inflows remained comparable to last year's level at Euro +8.6 billion, mainly driven by higher client retention.

New Business Value (NBV(1)) was up 5% to Euro 1,113 million, primarily due to improved product mix and financial market conditions partly offset by lower volumes (APE(2) down 11% to Euro 6,188 million). New Business margin was up from 14.5% to 18.0%.

- Property & Casualty revenues increased by 1% to Euro 26,174 million, driven by tariff increases, higher volumes in Personal lines (personal net new contracts amounted to +1,135,000) partly offset by lower volumes in Commercial lines.

- Asset Management revenues were down 25% to Euro 3,074 million, mostly due to lower average assets under management (-18%) and unfavorable change in product mix (lower equity component). Assets under management reached Euro 845 billion, up Euro 29 billion vs. December 31, 2008 levels, benefiting from positive market appreciation, partly offset by net outflows mainly in institutional clients.

Earnings

- Underlying Earnings were down 6% to Euro 3,854 million, as the recovery in Life & Savings (+51%) primarily due to improved Variable Annuity hedging margin was mitigated by Property & Casualty (-30%) impacted by an adverse market cycle and Asset Management (-41%) mainly as a result of lower average assets under management.

- Adjusted Earnings were down 8% to Euro 3,468 million, mainly as a result of lower underlying earnings (net realized capital gains were comparable for FY08 and FY09).

- Net Income was up 283% to Euro 3,606 million, as lower adjusted earnings were more than offset by a higher contribution from the change in value of assets and derivatives, net of foreign exchange and other items (Euro +137 million in FY09 vs. Euro -2,776 million in FY08), mainly due to credit spread tightening.

Dividend

A dividend of Euro 0.55 per share (up 38% vs. FY08) will be proposed at the Annual General Meeting that will be held on April 29, 2010. The dividend is expected to be paid on May 6, 2010 with an ex-dividend date of May 3, 2010.

Balance sheet

- Shareholders' equity was Euro 46.2 billion, up Euro 8.8 billion, benefiting from Euro 2.4 billion capital increases, Euro 5.0 billion increase in net unrealized capital gains and Euro 3.6 billion net income for the period, partially offset by a Euro 1.0 billion increase in pension deficits and Euro 0.8 billion 2008 dividend payment.

- Solvency I ratio was 171% post-dividend, up 44 points vs. December 31, 2008, notably benefiting from earnings (+18 points), capital increases (+11 points) and favorable market conditions, mainly on fixed income assets (+17 points) as a result of credit spreads tightening.

- Debt gearing(3) decreased by 8 points to 26% as a result of shareholders' equity increase and Euro 4.1 billion decrease in net financial debt.

- Group EV was up Euro 11.8 billion from Euro 18.6 billion to Euro 30.4 billion, or up 49% to Euro 13.4 per share. Based on CFO Forum methodology (notably including non life intangibles and perpetual subordinated debt) Group EV would have been up Euro 12.8 billion to Euro 44.0 billion.

Non-GAAP measures such as Underlying Earnings and Adjusted Earnings are reconciled to Net Income in the "EARNINGS /" section of this release.  AXA’s 2009 financial statements have been examined by the Supervisory Board on February 17, 2010 and are subject to completion of audit procedures by AXA’s independent auditors.

Notes are in the "NOTES & OTHER INFORMATION /" section of this release

REVENUES /

    
    
    
    Revenues : Key figures
                                                           Change
                                                 --------------------------- 
    Euro million, except   FY08  FY09  Change on Comp.(a)  Scope &    FX 
     when otherwise noted             a reported  basis     Other   impact(b)
                                         basis       
                                                 
    Life & Savings 
    revenues             57,977 57,620   -0.6%    -3.7%    +0.7 pt  +2.4 pts
    Net inflows 
    (Euro billion)          8.4    8.6
    
    APE(2) (Group share)  6,789  6,188   -8.8%   -10.6%    +0.6 pt  +1.1 pts
    NBV(1) (Group share)    985  1,113  +13.0%    +5.1%    +1.7 pts +6.2 pts
    NBV to APE margin 
    (Group share)          14.5%  18.0%  +3.5 pts +2.6 pts  
    Property & Casualty        
    revenues             26,039 26,174   +0.5%    +0.6%    +2.1 pts -2.1 pts 
    Asset Management 
    revenues              3,947  3,074  -22.1%   -24.7%    +0.4 pt  +2.1 pts
    Net inflows 
    (Euro billion)        -28.2  -71.3
    International 
    Insurance revenues    2,841  2,860   +0.7%    +2.4%    +1.2 pts -3.0 pts 
    Total revenues(c)    91,221 90,124   -1.2%    -3.2%    +1.1 pts +0.9 pt
    
    (a) Change on a comparable basis was calculated at constant FX and scope.
    (b) Mainly due to the appreciation of the USD and JPY against the Euro, 
        partly offset by the depreciation of the GBP.
    (c) Including banking revenues down 3.2% to Euro 395 million in FY09 
        (vs. Euro 412 million in FY08).
    

Life & Savings

Continued positive net inflows (Euro +8.6 billion)

- Life & Savings revenues were down 4% to Euro 57,620 million (down 6% in 9M09). France, Italy and Germany experienced positive growth, whereas the US and the UK declined. In the US, product redesign actions generated a drop in market share.

Net inflows remained comparable to last year's level at Euro +8.6 billion, with strong positive contributions across the board from both General Account (Euro +4.1 billion) and unit-linked (Euro +4.6 billion) businesses. The Euro 0.2 billion increase versus FY08 was due to higher client retention (Euro +5.4 billion) partly offset by lower inflows (Euro -4.0 billion) and an adverse Forex impact (Euro –1.1 billion).

    
    
    
    Net Inflows by country/region
    
    Euro billion            FY08       FY09
    France                  +2.1       +4.7
    NORCEE(a)               +2.3       +2.4
    United States           +3.2       +0.0
    United Kingdom(b)       -0.7       -1.0
    Asia Pacific(c)         +2.0       +0.5
    MedLA(d)                -0.6       +2.0
    Total L&S Net Inflows   +8.4       +8.6
    
    (a) Northern Central and Eastern Europe: Germany, Belgium, Switzerland, 
        Central & Eastern Europe and Luxembourg
    
    (b) UK Net Inflows, excluding with-profit funds, stood at Euro+0.3 
        billion at December 31, 2009.
    (c) Asia Pacific: Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong, Japan and South East
        Asia
    (d) Mediterranean and Latin American Region: Italy, Spain, Portugal, 
        Turkey, Mexico, Greece and Morocco.
    

- New Business Volume (APE(2)) was down 11% to Euro 6,188 million, mainly due to:

(i) Adverse market environment:

- Decline in individual investments & savings sales mainly in the US, Australia and the UK. In the US, product redesign actions generated a drop in market share

- Decrease in group life sales in Switzerland as a result of limited client turnover in the market

(ii) Negative impact from one-off events, mainly in Japan (bankruptcy of a major independent agent) and Germany (non-recurring 2008 Riester incentive measures)

(iii) Partly offset by a solid performance in France, with positive developments in both group and individual businesses, Italy (Joint-Venture with BMPS) and high growth markets (Hong Kong, CEE and South East Asia).

Unit-linked share was down from 49% to 38% mainly in the US and the UK.

    
    
    
    Annual Premium Equivalent by country/region
    
    Euro million        FY08   FY09   Change on a  Change on a 
                                       reported     comparable 
                                        basis         basis 
    France             1,347  1,602     +18.9%        +18.9%
    NORCEE (a)         1,171  1,156      -1.3%         -2.5%
    United States      1,540    994     -35.4%        -38.8%
    United Kingdom     1,287    926     -28.0%        -19.5%
    Asia Pacific (b)   1,037  1,013      -2.5%        -17.3%
    MedLA(c)             406    497     +22.5%        +19.6%
    Total Life & 
    Savings APE(2)     6,789  6,188      -8.8%        -10.6%
    
    (a) Northern Central and Eastern Europe: Germany, Belgium, Switzerland
        and Central and Eastern Europe. Luxemburg's APE and NBV are not 
        modeled.
    (b) Asia Pacific: Japan, Australia/New Zealand, Hong Kong, South East
        Asia & China. India's APE and NBV are included in South East Asia & 
        China's APE and NBV since 2009. Changes on a comparable basis were 
        calculated including India's FY08 APE and NBV, consolidated under the
        equity method.
    (c) Mediterranean and Latin American Region: Italy, Spain, Portugal,
        Turkey, Mexico and Greece. Morocco's APE and NBV are not modeled.
    

New Business Value up 5%

- New Business Value (NBV(1)) was up 5% to Euro 1,113 million, primarily due to :

- improved product mix (mainly due to VA product redesign in the US and higher protection sales in the UK, partially offset by lower unit-linked sales notably in France),

- improved financial market conditions, partly offset by

- lower volumes (APE(2) down 11%).

As a result, New Business margin was up from 14.5% to 18.0%.

(Chart: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20100218/NY56963-a )

Property & Casualty

P&C revenues growth supported by tariff increases

Property & Casualty revenues increased by 1% to Euro 26,174 million, driven by tariff increases, higher volumes in Personal lines (personal net new contracts amounted to +1,135,000) partly offset by lower volumes in Commercial lines.

    
    
    
    Property & Casualty : IFRS revenues by country/region
    
    In Euro million             FY08    FY09    Change on a   Change on a
                                                  reported     comparable
                                                   basis         basis 
    NORCEE(a)                  7,793   7,907       +1.5%          +0.1%
      of which Germany         3,530   3,501       -0.8%          -0.8%
      of which Belgium         2,139   2,130       -0.4%          -0.4%
      of which Switzerland     2,017   2,154       +6.8%          +1.6%
    MedLA(b)                   6,414   6,697       +4.4%          -0.6%
    France                     5,595   5,684       +1.6%          +1.6%
    United Kingdom & Ireland   4,420   3,905      -11.6%          -1.8%
    Canada                     1,070   1,167       +9.1%         +10.7%
    Asia                         748     813       +8.8%          +7.4%
    Total P&C revenues        26,039  26,174       +0.5%          +0.6%
    
    (a) Northern Central and Eastern Europe: Germany, Belgium, Switzerland,
        Central an Eastern Europe and Luxembourg
    (b) Mediterranean and Latin American Region: Italy, Spain, Portugal,
        Turkey, Mexico, Gulf region, Greece and Morocco.
    

Revenues increased in Personal lines and decreased in Commercial lines:

- Personal Motor revenues (35% of total P&C revenues) were up 2.0% mainly driven by the UK (success of Swiftcover direct platform), Canada (volumes and tariff increase) and France (volumes and tariff increase) partly offset by Spain (drop in car sales and strong competition) and Germany (competitive pressure).

Motor net new contracts amounted to +989,000.

- Personal Non-Motor revenues (26% of total P&C revenues) increased by 1.7% with overall positive price effect across the board, partly offset by the UK.

Household net new contracts amounted to +146,000.

- Commercial Motor revenues (7% of total P&C revenues) were down 1.2% with negative contributions mainly in the UK, Spain and France.

- Commercial non-Motor revenues (31% of total P&C revenues) were down 1.7%, driven by the UK (selective underwriting and strong competition) and Spain (notably Liability and Construction).

Asset Management

Asset Management revenues impacted by lower average assets under management (-18%)

- Asset Management revenues were down 25% to Euro 3,074 million, mostly due to lower average assets under management (-18%) and unfavorable change in product mix (lower equity component).

- Assets Under Management were up Euro 29 billion versus December 31, 2008 to Euro 845 billion(4) mainly as a result of:

- Net inflows: Euro -71 billion primarily in the institutional clients segment, following investment underperformance at AllianceBernstein in 2008 and for some AXA IM expertises in 2009,

- Market impact: Euro +108 billion due to market recovery,

- Forex impact: Euro -4 billion as the USD depreciation was partly offset by the GBP appreciation versus the Euro.

    
    
    
    Assets Under Management Roll-forward
    
    In Euro billion                             Alliance     AXA IM    Total
                                                Bernstein
    AUM at FY08                                    331         485      816
    Net inflows                                    -53         -19      -71
    Market appreciation                            +77         +31     +108
    Scope & other impacts                            -          -4       -4
    Forex impact                                    -9          +5       -4
    AUM at FY09                                    346         499      845
    Average AUM over the period                    329         481      810
    Change of average AUM on a reported basis      -27%         -7%     -16%
    Change of average AUM on a comparable basis    -31%         -6%     -18%
    

International Insurance

International Insurance revenues were up 2% to Euro 2,860 million, as AXA Corporate Solutions Assurance was up 2%, mainly driven by new business in Liability and Marine, partly offset by Construction.

    
    
    
    International Insurance IFRS revenues
    
    In Euro million                    FY08   FY09 Change on a   Change on a
                                                     reported     comparable
                                                      basis         basis
                                         
    AXA Corporate Solutions Assurance 1,954  1,930    -1.2%          +2.3%
    AXA Assistance                      751    765    +1.9%          +3.8%
    AXA Cessions                         50     58   +15.7%         +15.7%
    Other International activities       86    107   +24.3%         -13.4%
    Total International Insurance     2,841  2,860    +0.7%          +2.4%
    

EARNINGS /

    
    
    
    Earnings : Key figures
                                                                 Change 
                                                           ------------------
    In Euro million                          FY08     FY09 Reported   on a
                                                                   comparable
                                                                     basis
    Life & Savings                          1,508    2,336   +55%     +51%
    Property & Casualty                     2,394    1,670   -30%     -30%
    Asset Management                          589      355   -40%     -41%
    International Insurance                   188      286   +52%     +54%
    Banking                                    33       -2  -105%    -105%
    Holdings(5)                              -668     -793   +19%     +18%
    Underlying Earnings(6)                  4,044    3,854    -5%      -6%
    Net realized capital gains                792      725
    Net impairments                        -2,773   -1,028
    Equity portfolio hedging (intrinsic   
     value)                                 1,636      -83
    Adjusted Earnings(6)                    3,699    3,468    -6%      -8%
    Change in fair value                   -2,732      612
      Of which impact from credit spreads  -1,507    1,116
      Of which alternative investments       -447     -263
      Of which ABS                           -412       63
      Of which effects related to balance 
       sheet protection items                -222     -361
        including interest rate derivatives   187     -107
        including FX and related derivatives
         (excluding Forex on impairments)    -393      149
        including equity derivatives          -16     -403
      Of which other assets                  -144       57
    Exceptional and discontinued              -49     -202
    operations
    Other                                       5     -273
    Net income                                923    3,606  +291%    +283%
    
    
    Earnings per share
    In Euro                              FY08      FY09*  Reported
                                     restated*
    Underlying EPS(7)                    1.79      1.67      -7%
    Adjusted EPS(7)                      1.63      1.49      -8%
    Net income per share                 0.43      1.51    +251%
    
         Underlying earnings, Adjusted Earnings, NBV and items of the
          analysis of change in fair value are non-GAAP measures and
                            as such are not audited
    
    * Following AXA's rights issue in 4Q09, the average number of shares has
      been restated to take into account an adjustment factor of 1.023. In 
      the average number of shares calculation, the adjustment factor has 
      been applied on outstanding shares prior to the date of the capital 
      increase leading to an adjustment on average number of shares of 48.4 
      million shares in 2009 and 47.7 million in 2008. As of December 31, 
      2009, total net outstanding number of shares was 2,264 million and 
      average fully diluted number of shares was 2,133 million.
    

Underlying Earnings

Rebound in Life & Savings Underlying Earnings

- Underlying Earnings were down 6% to Euro 3,854 million, as the recovery in Life & Savings (+51%) primarily due to improved variable annuity hedging margin was mitigated by Property & Casualty (-30%) impacted by an adverse market cycle and Asset Management (-41%) mainly due to lower average assets under management.

- Life & Savings Underlying Earnings were up 51% to Euro 2,336 million.

Margin on revenues was flat(8) at Euro 4,569 million as the decrease in revenues (-4%) was offset by higher margins (+3%) mainly resulting from an improved country mix (decrease of countries with lower exposure to high margin protection business).

Margin on assets was down 10%(8) to Euro 4,635 million:

- Unit-linked management fees were down 8%(8) to Euro 1,822 million, mainly impacted by lower average reserves (-3%) as well as unfavorable country mix (-4%) following lower contribution from higher margin countries like France and the US.

- General Account investment margin was down 14%(8) to Euro 2,179 million, as a consequence of lower returns in the US, the UK and MedLA, as well as higher policyholders participation in Switzerland and France. Average General Account reserves were up 2%.

- Other fees were stable(8).

Technical margin was up Euro 1,853(8) million to Euro 2,003 million, mainly benefiting from (i) Euro 1,411 million improvement in variable annuity hedging margin, mostly in the US, primarily as a result of significantly lower basis cost, lower financial market volatility as well as credit spreads tightening and gains from interest rate hedging partly offset by lower lapse assumptions, (ii) Euro 165 million one-off gain in the UK mainly as a result of internal restructuring of an annuity portfolio and (iii) Euro 68 million higher positive prior year reserve developments in Group lines in France, partly offset by (iv) Euro -103 million in Japan following reserve strengthening.

Expenses, net of DAC/DOC were up 5%(8) to Euro 7,642 million, with administrative expenses up 2% and acquisition expenses up 9% mainly due to higher DAC amortization as a result of improved margins (notably technical margin in the US).

Expenses gross of DAC/DOC as a percentage of reserves were down from 1.8% to 1.7%.

VBI amortization was down 27%(8) to Euro -363 million, driven by the UK, Australia and Hong Kong.

Tax and minority interests were up 76%(8) to Euro 864 million, mainly driven by higher pre-tax earnings. Positive tax one-offs amounted to Euro 129 million (slightly higher than FY08).

Decreased P&C profitability in an adverse market cycle

- Property & Casualty Underlying Earnings were down 30% to Euro 1,670 million, in an adverse market cycle with a combined ratio up 3.6 pts to 99.0%.

    
    
    
    Property & Casualty : Combined ratio by country/region
    
    In %                    FY08        FY09        Change on a
                                                     comparable
                                                       basis
    NORCEE(a)               97.2        97.8           +0.6 pt
      of which Belgium      98.8        99.8           +1.0 pt
      of which Switzerland  93.6        94.0           +0.3 pt
      of which Germany      98.2        98.7           +0.5 pt
    France                  93.0        99.1           +6.1 pts
    MedLA(b)                93.3        99.0           +5.8 pts
    UK & Ireland            99.0       102.2           +3.3 pts
    Rest of the world       95.2        96.6           +1.4 pts
    Total P&C               95.5        99.0           +3.6 pts
    
    (a) Northern Central and Eastern Europe: Germany, Belgium, Switzerland,
        Central an Eastern Europe and Luxembourg
    (b) Mediterranean and Latin American Region: Italy, Spain, Portugal,
        Turkey, Mexico, Gulf region, Greece and Morocco.
    

Loss ratio increased by 3.8 points to 70.9%. Excluding change in scope , the loss ratio increased by 3.7 points, as a result of:

- +1.7 pts from natural catastrophes (in particular Klaus storm in continental Europe, floods in the UK and difficult winter conditions overall),  

- +1.7 pts current year loss ratio excluding natural events, with +2.1 pts impact from frequency and severity partly offset by -0.5 pt impact from price increases which started to be implemented,

- +0.3 pt prior year reserve developments.

Reserving ratio(9) stood at 187%, flat versus last year.

Reserving ratio (9)

(Chart: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20100218/NY56963-b )

Expense ratio decreased by 0.2 point to 28.1% with acquisition expense ratio up 0.3 point, while administrative expense ratio was down 0.5 point mainly driven by the UK (cost savings initiatives).

Investment income(10) was down 7% to Euro 2,062 million, reflecting a decrease in investment yield (-9%), partly offset by a higher average asset base (+2%).

Tax and minority interests were down 35% to Euro 659 million, due to lower pre-tax earnings. Positive tax one-offs amounted to Euro 61 million (in line with FY08).

Decrease in Asset Management Underlying Earnings

- Asset Management Underlying Earnings were down 41% to Euro 355 million mainly as a result of lower average assets under management.

AllianceBernstein Underlying Earnings were down 45% to Euro 185 million as the decrease in revenues (-29%) was partly offset by lower expenses (-13%(11)). Positive tax one-offs amounted to Euro 62 million (in line with FY08).

AXA Investment Managers Underlying Earnings were down 36% to Euro 171 million due to lower revenues (-17%) and the non repeat of 2008 carried interest one-off, partly offset by lower expenses (-14%(11)).

- International Insurance Underlying Earnings were up 54% to Euro 286 million due to both AXA Corporate Solutions Assurance's performance and lower losses from Life run-off portfolio.

- Banking Underlying Earnings were Euro -2 million (vs. Euro 33 million in FY08).

- Holdings(5) Underlying Earnings decreased by Euro 120 million on a comparable basis to Euro -793 million, mainly due to higher financing costs and lower result on hedging of earnings denominated in foreign currencies.

Adjusted Earnings

Stable realized gains net of impairments and derivatives

Adjusted Earnings were down 8% to Euro 3,468 million, mainly as a result of lower underlying earnings (net realized capital gains were comparable for FY08 and FY09).

FY09 realized capital gains amounted to Euro 725 million. Impairments amounted to Euro 1,028 million of which Euro 459 million on equities, Euro 316 million on fixed income assets and Euro 253 million on private equity, real estate and other. The change in intrinsic value of derivatives amounted to Euro -83 million.

Net Income

Credit spreads tightening positively impacting net Income

Net Income was up 283% to Euro 3,606 million, as lower adjusted earnings were more than offset by a higher contribution from the change in value of assets and derivatives, net of Forex and other items (Euro +137 million in FY09 vs. Euro -2,776 million in FY08), mainly due to credit spreads tightening.

FY09 change in fair value amounted to Euro 612 million mainly as a result of:

(i) Euro +1,116 million impact from credit spreads

(ii) Euro -263 million mark to market of alternative assets, mainly Private Equity

(iii) Euro -403 million impact from equity derivatives, including Euro -381 million impact from equity hedging program in the US to protect the balance sheet

FY09 impact from exceptional and discontinued operations amounted to Euro -202 million mainly related to a tax impact following the planned sale of Australia & New Zealand businesses.

Other items (mainly integration costs, intangibles amortization and undiscounted tax adjustments) amounted to Euro -273 million.

Dividend

A dividend of Euro 0.55 per share (up 38% vs. FY08) will be proposed at the Annual General Meeting that will be held on April 29, 2010. The dividend is expected to be paid on May 6, 2010 with an ex-dividend date of May 3, 2010.

BALANCE SHEET /

Shareholders' Equity & Solvency

- Shareholders' equity was Euro 46.2 billion, up Euro 8.8 billion as a result of Euro 5.0 billion higher level of net unrealized capital gains from both equities and fixed income, net income contribution for the period for Euro 3.6 billion and Euro 2.4 billion capital increases (o/w Euro 2.0 billion rights issue and Euro 0.4 billion employee Shareplan) partially offset by Euro 1.0 billion increase in pension deficits and 2008 dividend of Euro 0.8 billion.

Net unrealized gains on real estate & loans (not included in shareholders' equity) amounted to Euro 2.6 billion as of December 31, 2009.

Solvency I ratio up 44 points to 171%

- Solvency I ratio was 171% post-dividend (o/w 17 points from unrealized gains on fixed income assets) up 44 points vs. December 31, 2008, notably benefiting from earnings (+18 points), capital increases (+11 points, of which +9 points of rights issue) and favorable market conditions, mainly on fixed income assets (+17 points) as a result of credit spreads tightening.

Indicative sensitivities to market movements are: -5 pts to -10% in equity markets, -6 pts to -10% in real estate markets, -2 pts to -10% in private equity market value.

On fixed income assets, sensitivities to market movements are: -7 pts to 10 bps increase in interest rates, -3 pts to 10 bps increase in credit spreads, with the combination of both impacts capped at -17 pts of Solvency.

Solvency II ratio (QIS4) amounted to ca. 185% as of December 31, 2009 (vs. ca. 150% as of December 31, 2008).

Debt gearing down 8 pts to 26%

- Financial structure

AXA's net financial debt was down Euro 4.1 billion to Euro 13.5 billion notably benefiting from Euro 2.4 billion capital increases as well as Euro 2.1 billion cash proceeds from equity hedges.

Debt gearing was down 8 pts benefiting from the decrease in net financial debt as well as higher shareholders' equity. Excluding the positive impact from the rights issue, AXA's debt gearing would have been 30%.

Interest coverage ratio was 7.9x (vs. 8.5x in FY08).

Invested assets

AXA's invested assets amounted to Euro 590 billion including Euro 403 billion in the General Account, invested in a diversified portfolio mainly comprised of fixed income investments (81%), real estate (5%), cash (5%) and listed equities (4%).

In 2H09, asset valuations:

- Were stable for Real Estate and Private Equity

- Increased for Equity, Corporate Bonds and ABS.

General Account movements included:

(i) Net inflows: investment in government bonds and corporate bonds

(ii) Cash position: decrease due to reinvestment in fixed income assets and impact from lower collateral on Variable Annuity hedges

(iii) Scope effect: Euro 5bn of Australia & New Zealand assets reclassified as held for sale in FY09.

Market concern on some European government bonds: AXA's exposure net of policyholders' participation and tax was estimated at Euro 4.0bn on Italy, Euro 3.9bn on Spain, Euro 0.9bn on Portugal, Euro 0.6bn on Greece and Euro 0.2bn on Ireland.

EMBEDDED VALUE /

Group Embedded Value

Group EV up 49% to Euro 13.4 per share

- Group EV was up Euro 11.8 billion from Euro 18.6 billion to Euro 30.4 billion, or up 49% to Euro 13.4 per share. Based on CFO Forum methodology (notably including non life intangibles and perpetual subordinated debt), Group EV would have been up Euro 12.8 billion to Euro 44.0 billion.

    
    
    
    In Euro million                 2008     In % of     2009     In % of
                                            Group EV             Group EV
    
    Opening Group EV               34,840              18,600
    
    Operating return                6,234    +18%       4,974     +27%
    Investment experience         -22,075    -63%       4,397     +24%
    Total return on Group EV      -15,841    -46%       9,371     +50%
    
    Dividend paid                  -2,135                -836
    Exchange rate movement impact  -1,271                 272
    Capital increases                -260               2,434
    Change in scope and other        -260                 579
    Closing Group EV               18,600              30,422
    o/w VIF                        12,459              18,456
    o/w TNAV                        6,141              11 967
    

Total return was up Euro 25.2 billion to Euro 9.4 billion mainly as a result of financial markets recovery. The following is an estimated break-down of the investment experience impacts:

- Equity market rebound:  Euro +2.8 billion

- Credit spreads tightening: Euro +1.7 billion

- Higher interest rates: Euro +0.2 billion

- Higher volatilities: Euro -0.3 billion

In 2009, the Group EV benefited from a Euro 2.6 billion impact from the use of a liquidity premium (ca. 30 bps on average) versus Euro 4.4 billion in 2008 (above 50 bps on average).

NOTES & OTHER INFORMATION /

Notes

  1. New Business Value is Group share.
  2. Premium Equivalent (APE) represents 100% of new business regular premiums + 10% of new business single premiums. APE is Group share.
  3. (net financing debt + perpetual subordinated debt) / (shareholders' equity, excluding fair value recorded in shareholders' equity + net financing debt)
  4. The difference with Euro 1,014 billion of total assets under management corresponds to assets directly managed by AXA insurance companies
  5. And other companies
  6. Underlying earnings are Adjusted earnings, excluding net capital gains attributable to shareholders. Adjusted earnings represent Net income before the impact of exceptional operations, goodwill and related intangibles amortization/impairments, and profit or loss on financial assets (classified under the fair value option) and derivatives. Life & Savings NBV and APE, adjusted 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 measure. 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 provide useful and important information to shareholders and investors as measures of AXA's financial performance.
  7. Net of interest charges on perpetual subordinated notes (TSDI) and perpetual deeply subordinated notes (TSS).
  8. On a pro-forma basis, i.e. restated from the scope impact of AXA Mexico, Genesys in Australia, QF Vita in Italy, SBJ in the UK and Minorities in Turkey, the Forex and the reclassification in France from technical margin to acquisition expenses of charges in the context of contractual changes in Group protection contracts. Full details are provided in the activity report sections related to these countries.  
  9. Net technical reserves / Net earned premiums
  10. Net of financial charges
  11. Change is calculated using expenses net of inter company eliminations

About AXA

AXA Group is a worldwide leader in Financial Protection. AXA's operations are diverse geographically, with major operations in Europe, North America and the Asia/Pacific area. For full year 2009, IFRS revenues amounted to Euro 90.1 billion and IFRS underlying earnings to Euro 3.9 billion. AXA had Euro 1,014 billion in assets under management as of December 31, 2009.

The AXA ordinary share is listed on compartment A of Euronext Paris under the ticker symbol CS (ISIN FR0000120628 – Bloomberg: CS FP – Reuters: AXAF.PA). The American Depository Share is also listed on the NYSE under the ticker symbol AXA.

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APPENDIX 1: AXA Group IFRS revenues - FY09 vs. FY08 /

    
    
    
    AXA Group IFRS revenues - contributions & growth by segment and 
    country/region
    
                                                          IFRS revenues change
    In Euro million                        FY08     FY09  --------------------
                                           IFRS     IFRS  Reported Comp. basis
    
    United States                         13,755    9,384   -31.8%   -35.3%
    France                                14,271   16,340   +14.5%   +14.5%
    NORCEE                                13,798   14,187    +2.8%    +1.6%
      of which Germany                     6,233    6,694    +7.4%    +7.4%
      of which Switzerland                 4,482    4,437    -1.0%    -5.8%
      of which Belgium                     2,559    2,515    -1.7%    -1.7%
      of which Central & Eastern Europe      465      468    +0.6%   +10.0%
    United Kingdom                         3,549    2,783   -21.6%   -14.0%
    Asia Pacific                           7,682    8,337    +8.5%    -8.4%
      of which Japan                       4,628    5,438   +17.5%    -8.8%
      of which Australia/New Zealand       1,719    1,532   -10.9%   -11.9%
      of which Hong Kong                   1,126    1,203    +6.8%    +0.8%
      of which South East Asia               210      164   -21.7%   -22.1%
    MedLA                                  4,813    6,473   +34.5%   +31.3%
    Canada                                   108      115    +6.9%    +8.6%
    Life & Savings                        57,977   57,620    -0.6%    -3.7%
    NORCEE                                 7,793    7,907    +1.5%    +0.1%
      of which Germany                     3,530    3,501    -0.8%    -0.8%
      of which Belgium                     2,139    2,130    -0.4%    -0.4%
      of which Switzerland                 2,017    2,154    +6.8%    +1.6%
    France                                 5,595    5,684    +1.6%    +1.6%
    Mediterranean Region                   6,414    6,697    +4.4%    -0.6%
    United Kingdom & Ireland               4,420    3,905   -11.6%    -1.8%
    Canada                                 1,070    1,167    +9.1%   +10.7%
    Asia                                     748      813    +8.8%    +7.4%
    Property & Casualty                   26,039   26,174    +0.5%    +0.6%
    AXA Corporate Solutions 
    Assurance                              1,954    1,930    -1.2%    +2.3%
    Others                                   887      930    +4.9%    +2.7%
    International Insurance                2,841    2,860    +0.7%    +2.4%
    AllianceBernstein                      2,511    1,887   -24.9%   -28.7%
    AXA Investment Managers                1,436    1,187   -17.3%   -17.6%
    Asset Management                       3,947    3,074   -22.1%   -24.7%
    Banking                                  412      395    -4.1%    -2.4%
    
    Total                                 91,221   90,124    -1.2%    -3.2%
    

APPENDIX 2: Life & Savings - Breakdown of APE between unit-linked non unit-linked and mutual funds /

    
    
    
    Breakdown of APE - 12 main countries, regions and modelled businesses
                                                 % UL in APE
    Group share                 FY09 APE        (excl. mutual      
    in Euro million                                 funds)    UL change on
                           -------------------  -------------  comparable  
                           UL   Non-UL  Mutual   FY08    FY09     basis
                                        Funds                         
    France                 186   1,415           14%     12%       -1%
    United States          544     194   256     82%     74%      -48%
    United Kingdom         797     107    22     90%     88%      -23%
    
    NORCEE
    Germany                132     337           37%     28%      -23%
    Switzerland             30     224     0      8%     12%      +36%
    Belgium                 13     250            9%      5%      -45%
    Central & Eastern      104      29    35     66%     78%      +23%
    Europe
    
    ASIA PACIFIC
    Japan                  109     423           20%     20%      -15%
    Australia/New Zealand   37      50   183     26%     43%      +79%
    Hong Kong               44      79     0     47%     36%      -22%
    South East Asia & China 48      40           61%     55%       +3%
    
    MedLA                  100     386    12     33%     21%      -20%
    
    Total                2,144   3,536   509     49%     38%      -27%
    

APPENDIX 3: AXA Group IFRS Revenues in local currency - Discrete quarters /

    
    
    
    (In million local currency           1Q08     2Q08     3Q08     4Q08
     except Japan in billion)
    Life & Savings
    United States                       5,157    5,149    5,149    4,774
    France                              3,976    3,465    3,215    3,615
    NORCEE
      of which Germany                  1,477    1,478    1,468    1,810
      of which Switzerland              4,342      915      843    1,010
      of which Belgium                    989      611      419      541
      of which Central & Eastern Europe   113      116      121      115
    United Kingdom                        708      765      680      676
    Asia Pacific
      of which Japan                      185      193      207      163
      of which Australia/New Zealand      701      625      748      924
      of which Hong Kong                3,212    3,145    3,393    3,146
    MedLA                               1,291    1,497      920    1,104
    Property & Casualty
    NORCEE
      of which Germany                  1,602      597      709      621
      of which Switzerland              2,643      256      159      142
      of which Belgium                    637      517      507      477
    France                              1,821    1,200    1,362    1,212
    MedLA                               1,547    1,436    1,215    2,215
    United Kingdom & Ireland              873      979      901      770
    Asia                                  200      176      187      185
    Canada                                349      463      437      423
    International Insurance
    AXA Corporate Solutions Assurance     889      331      354      379
    Others                                247      205      203      233
    Asset Management
    AllianceBernstein                   1,045    1,006      931      711
    AXA Investment Managers               374      388      337      337
    Banking & Holdings                     87       89       82      112
    
    
    (In million local currency           1Q09     2Q09     3Q09     4Q09
     except Japan in billion)
    Life & Savings
    United States                       4,197    3,257    2,670    2,962
    France                              4,012    4,012    3,623    4,694
    NORCEE
      of which Germany                  1,516    1,540    1,829    1,810
      of which Switzerland              4,188      922      749      838
      of which Belgium                    534      514      603      865
      of which Central & Eastern Europe   115      113      116      124
    United Kingdom                        556      599      620      705
    Asia Pacific
      of which Japan                      174      188      167      176
      of which Australia/New Zealand      918      607      586      606
      of which Hong Kong                3,178    3,099    3,317    3,407
    MedLA                               1,417    1,532    1,471    2,053
    Property & Casualty
    NORCEE
      of which Germany                  1,619      587      699      596
      of which Switzerland              2,686      260      162      144
      of which Belgium                    648      513      491      479
    France                              1,864    1,224    1,346    1,250
    MedLA                               1,725    1,678    1,403    1,891
    United Kingdom & Ireland              881      952      891      757
    Asia                                  212      205      206      191
    Canada                                385      530      484      452
    International Insurance
    AXA Corporate Solutions Assurance     900      355      343      332
    Others                                279      196      234      221
    Asset Management
    AllianceBernstein                     610      624      667      731
    AXA Investment Managers               295      284      284      325
    Banking & Holdings                     78       89       91       80
    

APPENDIX 4: FY09 Property & Casualty revenues contribution & growth by business line /

    
    
    
    Property & Casualty revenues - contribution & growth by business line
    
    in %                    Personal Motor           Personal Non-Motor 
                          ---------------------    -----------------------
                          % Gross    Change on     % Gross      Change on 
                          revenues  comp. basis    revenues    comp. basis 
    
    France                  33%        +3%            28%         +3%
    United Kingdom (a)      20%       +19%            37%         -4%
    
    NORCEE                  32%        -1%            29%         +1%
      Of which Germany      28%        -3%            37%         -0%
      Of which Belgium      35%        +0%            28%         +2%
      Of which Switzerland  35%        -0%            17%         +2%
    
    MedLA                   43%        -3%            19%         +5%
    Canada                  38%       +17%            20%        +24%
    Asia                    76%        +6%             7%        +12%
    
    Total                   35%        +2%            26%         +2%
    
    
    in %                    Commercial Motor        Commercial Non-Motor 
                          ---------------------    -----------------------
                          % Gross    Change on     % Gross      Change on 
                          revenues  comp. basis    revenues    comp. basis
    
    France                   8%         -3%           31%         +0%
    United Kingdom (a)       6%         -9%           37%         -6%
    
    NORCEE                   6%         +0%           31%         -1%
      Of which Germany       6%         +2%           22%         -2%
      Of which Belgium       6%         -4%           31%         -2%
      Of which Switzerland   4%         +1%           45%         +1%
    
    
    MedLA                   11%         +0%           26%         -1%
    Canada                   7%         +2%           37%         -2%
    Asia                     4%        +36%           15%         -2%
    
    Total                    7%         -1%           31%         -2%
    
        (a) Including Ireland.
    

APPENDIX 5: Life & Savings quarterly New Business Value (NBV) and NBV margin restated based on FY09 profitability factors /

    
    
    
    Quarterly NBV and NBV margin restated based on FY09 profitability factors
    
    in Euro million                  1Q09                      2Q09
                             ----------------------    ----------------------
                             NBV   APE   NBV margin    NBV   APE   NBV margin
                             ----------------------    ----------------------
    
    United States            -16   327    -5.0%         22   249     9.0%
    France                    34   387     8.8%         33   389     8.4%
    United Kingdom            21   228     9.3%         28   265    10.6%
    
    NORCEE                    76   335    22.6%         42   228    18.6%
    Germany                   22   132    16.9%         12    86    14.4%
    Switzerland               42   123    33.8%         16    47    33.0%
    Belgium                    6    52    11.7%          8    55    14.3%
    Central & Eastern Europe   6    28    21.0%          7    40    16.8%
    
    ASIA PACIFIC             106   227    46.9%        117   257    45.6%
    Japan                     74   126    58.7%         74   128    58.2%
    Australia/New Zealand      7    56    12.2%         10    74    13.9%
    Hong Kong                 19    30    62.6%         19    30    64.2%
    South East Asia & China    7    15    46.5%         13    25    51.4%
    
    MedLA                     13   101    13.3%         19   119    16.2%
    
    TOTAL                    234 1,604    14.6%        262 1,507    17.4%
    
    
    in Euro million                  3Q09                      4Q09
                             ----------------------    ----------------------
                             NBV   APE   NBV margin    NBV   APE   NBV margin
                             ----------------------    ----------------------
    
    United States             28   193    14.6%         38   224    17.0%
    France                    30   344     8.8%         48   481     9.9%
    United Kingdom            31   218    14.1%         17   216     8.0%
    
    NORCEE                    49   279    17.5%         56   315    17.8%
    Germany                   13   124    10.1%         16   128    12.5%
    Switzerland               12    38    32.8%         15    47    31.7%
    Belgium                   13    67    18.9%         15    90    16.6%
    Central & Eastern Europe  11    50    22.1%         10    50    20.6%
    
    ASIA PACIFIC             125   250    49.9%        148   279    53.0%
    Japan                     80   126    63.3%        101   152    66.7%
    Australia/New Zealand     10    69    14.9%         10    71    14.8%
    Hong Kong                 19    29    65.3%         21    34    63.5%
    South East Asia & China   15    25    61.1%         15    23    65.0%
    
    MedLA                     17   114    14.9%         30   163    18.2%
    
    TOTAL                    280 1,398    20.0%        337 1,679    20.1%
    

APPENDIX 6: Life & Savings New Business Volume (APE), Value (NBV) and NBV to APE margin /

    
    
    
    APE, NBV & NBV margin - 12 main countries, regions and modelled 
    businesses
    
    in Euro million               FY08           FY09     Change on a
                                  APE            APE       comparable  
                                                             basis
    
    United States                1,540           994         -38.8%
    France                       1,347         1,602         +18.9%
    United Kingdom               1,287           926         -19.5%
    
    NORCEE                       1,171         1,156          -2.5%
    Germany                        468           469          -3.2%
    Switzerland                    280           255         -13.4%
    Belgium                        260           264          +1.5%
    Central & Eastern Europe       164           168         +10.6%
    
    ASIA PACIFIC                 1,037         1,013         -17.3%
    Japan                          482           532         -15.6%
    Australia/New Zealand          378           269         -32.3%
    Hong Kong                      112           123          +2.7%
    South East Asia & China         66            88         +17.7%
    
    MedLA                          406           497         +19.6%
    
    TOTAL                        6,789         6,188         -10.6%
    
    Continued
    
    in Euro million       FY08   FY09   Change      FY09      Change
                          NBV    NBV     on a      NBV/APE     on a
                                      comparable    margin  comparable
                                         basis                 basis
    
    United States          73     73      -6.3%      7.3%     +2.5 pts
    France                 78    145     +86.0%      9.0%     +3.3 pts
    United Kingdom        125     97     -13.3%     10.5%     +0.8 pt
    
    NORCEE                223    223      -1.5%     19.3%     +0.2 pts
    Germany                86     63     -28.8%     13.5%     -4.8 pts
    Switzerland            78     84      +3.4%     33.1%     +5.4 pts
    Belgium                29     41     +43.7%     15.7%     +4.6 pts
    Central & Eastern 
    Europe                 31     34     +21.3%     20.2%     +1.8 pts
    
    ASIA PACIFIC          430    496      -3.7%     49.0%     +6.8 pts
    Japan                 299    330     -14.2%     61.9%     +1.0 pt
    Australia/New Zealand  35     38      +7.9%     14.0%     +5.5 pts
    Hong Kong              75     78      -2.6%     63.9%     -3.5 pts
    South East Asia & 
    China                  21     50    +117.1%     56.8%    +25.9 pts
    
    MedLA                  55     79     +46.2%     16.0%     +2.9 pts
    
    TOTAL                 985  1,113      +5.1%     18.0%     +2.6 pts
    

APPENDIX 7: Earnings summary after taxes and minority interests /

    
    
    
    Consolidated 
     Earnings            Net income   Income from    Integration Goodwill and
     (in Euro million)  Group Share  discontinued      costs        related
                                      operations                  intangibles
    
                        FY08   FY09    FY08  FY09   FY08   FY09   FY08   FY09
    
    Life & Savings      (446) 2,075    (21)     7   (38)   (11)   (25)   (21)
    France               425    842      -      -     -      -      -      -
    United States       (296)   (28)     -      -     -      -     (2)    (1)
    United Kingdom       257    (33)     -     (3)  (12)     -    (14)   (13)
    Japan               (151)   420      -      -    (3)    (2)     -      -
    Germany             (70)    (50)     -      -    (4)    (3)     -      -
    Switzerland         (93)    185      -      -    (5)     -     (5)    (5)
    Belgium            (597)    439      -      -   (10)    (4)    (2)     0
    Mediterranean Region 52     139      -      -    (4)    (1)    (0)    (0)
    Other countries      29     161    (21)    10     -      -     (2)    (2)
      of which Australia/
       New Zealand      (70)     27    (21)    10     -      -      -      -
      of which Hong Kong 97     132      -      -     -      -      -      -
    Property & Casualty 926   1,516      -      -   (78)   (46)   (69)   (64)
    France              245     445      -      -     -      -      -      -
    United Kingdom & 
     Ireland             62      44      -      -     -      -    (24)    (6)
    Germany             127     207      -      -   (25)   (21)     -      -
    Belgium             (17)    186      -      -   (24)   (18)    (1)    (2)
    MedLA               447     277      -      -   (20)    (7)   (16)   (25)
    Switzerland         (14)    227      -      -   (10)     -    (21)   (25)
    Other countries      77     130      -      -     -      -     (7)    (6)
    International 
    Insurance           103     326      -      -     -      -      -     (1)
    AXA Corporate 
     Solutions Assurance 27     160      -      -     -      -      -      -
    Other                75     166      -      -     -      -      -     (1)
    Asset Management    396     409      -      -    (2)     -     (5)     -
    AllianceBernstein   245     205      -      -     -      -     (5)     -
    AXA Investment 
    Managers            151     204      -      -    (2)     -      -      -
    Banking             (38)    (17)     -      -   (10)    (4)    (0)     -
    Holdings & other    (19)   (703)     -      1     -      -      -      -
    TOTAL               923   3,606    (21)     8  (127)   (60)   (99)   (85)
    
    
    Consolidated          Exceptional      Profit or loss         Adjusted
     Earnings              operations     (including change)      Earnings
     (in Euro million)                    on financial assets 
                                          (under Fair Value
                                         option) & derivatives
                                          
                          FY08    FY09       FY08     FY09       FY08    FY09
    
    Life & Savings          (8)   (111)    (1,079)     (52)       725   2,263
    France                   -       -       (561)     281        986     561
    United States            2       -         83     (555)      (378)    529
    United Kingdom           -       -        232     (165)        50     148
    Japan                    -       -       (478)     191        330     231
    Germany                (10)    (84)       (59)      25          2      12
    Switzerland              -     (16)       (56)     (19)       (27)    225
    Belgium                  -       -       (249)     188       (338)    256
    Mediterranean Region     -       1        (12)      20         68     119
    Other countries          -     (13)        21      (17)        31     183
      of which Australia/
       New Zealand           -       -         20      (12)       (70)     29
      of which Hong Kong     -       -          8       (4)        89     137
    Property & Casualty      1      32       (656)     187      1,728   1,406
    France                  (4)      -       (290)      65        539     380
    United Kingdom &         
     Ireland                 -       -          7        7         78      42
    Germany                 (1)     26       (146)      23        298     179
    Belgium                  -       -       (133)      62        140     143
    MedLA                    6       7        (37)      22        515     281
    Switzerland              -      (1)       (52)       5         68     247
    Other countries          -       -         (6)       3         90     133
    International Insurance  1       1        (71)      20        172     306
    AXA Corporate Solutions  
     Assurance               -       -        (77)      16        105     144
    Other                    1       1          7        5         67     161
    Asset Management       (22)      5       (163)      49        589     355
    AllianceBernstein      (22)      -        (45)      20        318     185
    AXA Investment Managers  -       5       (118)      29        271     171
    Banking                  -       -          4       (8)       (32)     (6)
    Holdings & other         -    (136)      (535)     288        517    (857)
    TOTAL                  (28)   (210)    (2,501)     485      3,699   3,468
    
    
    Consolidated            Net realized       Underlying       Underlying
     Earnings               capital gains       Earnings         Earnings
     (in Euro million)      attributable
                           to shareholders
    
                            FY08    FY09      FY08     FY09   Change Change at
                                                                      constant
                                                                         FX
    
    Life & Savings          (784)    (73)    1,508    2,336      55%      51%
    France                   311      91       675      470     (30%)    (30%)
    United States           (153)    (16)     (225)     545     342%     330%
    United Kingdom           (71)    (38)      122      186      53%      71%
    Japan                     92      20       238      211     (11%)    (29%)
    Germany                  (41)   (145)       43      157     264%     264%
    Switzerland             (245)     (1)      218      226       4%      (1%)
    Belgium                 (474)     24       136      231      69%      69%
    Mediterranean Region     (40)      4       108      115       6%       7%
    Other countries         (161)    (12)      192      195       2%      (1%)
      of which Australia/
       New Zealand          (100)    (17)       31       46      51%      53%
      of which Hong Kong     (44)      2       133      135       1%      (5%)
    Property & Casualty     (665)   (264)    2,394    1,670     (30%)    (30%)
    France                   (83)    (26)      623      406     (35%)    (35%)
    United Kingdom &        
     Ireland                (227)    (58)      306      100     (67%)    (65%)
    Germany                  (57)   (105)      355      283     (20%)    (20%)
    Belgium                  (41)    (25)      181      168      (7%)     (7%)
    MedLA                    (43)    (44)      557      326     (42%)    (41%)
    Switzerland             (170)    (13)      238      260       9%       4%
    Other countries          (44)      7       134      126      (6%)     (3%)
    International Insurance  (16)     19       188      286     +52%     +54%
    AXA Corporate Solutions   
     Assurance                (8)     12       113      132     +17%     +19%
    Other                     (8)      7        75      154    +105%    +107%
    Asset Management           -       -       589      355     -40%     -41%
    AllianceBernstein          -       -       318      185     -42%     -45%
    AXA Investment Managers    -       -       271      171     -37%     -36%
    Banking                  (64)     (4)       33       (2)   -105%    -105%
    Holdings & other       1,185     (64)     (668)    (793)    +19%     +18%
    TOTAL                   (345)   (386)    4,044    3,854      -5%      -6%
    

APPENDIX 8: AXA Group simplified Balance Sheet /

    
    
    
    AXA Group Assets                     AXA Group liabilities
    
    In Euro billion   FY08    FY09       In Euro billion      FY08    FY09
                          (preliminary)                          (preliminary)
    
    Goodwill          17.0    16.5       Shareholders' Equity,
                                          Group share         37.4    46.2
    
    VBI                4.4     3.6       Minority interests    3.1     3.7
    
    DAC & equivalent  18.8    18.8       SH EQUITY & MINORITY
                                          INTERESTS           40.5    49.9
    
    Other intangibles  3.2     3.1       Technical reserves  517.5   545.3
    
    Investments      526.7   572.4       Provisions for    
                                          risks & charges      9.3     9.5
    
    Other assets &                       Financing debt       14.5    10.2
     receivables      71.3    74.7
    
    Cash & cash                          Other payables &  
     equivalents      32.2    19.6        liabilities         91.7    93.7
    
    TOTAL ASSETS     673.6   708.6       TOTAL LIABILITIES   673.6   708.6
    

APPENDIX 9: 4Q09 Main Press Releases /

- 10/29/2009

9M09 Activity Indicators

- 11/08/2009

AXA announced today a joint offer with AMP whereby AXA would

acquire 100% of AXA APH's Asian businesses while AMP would

acquire 100% of AXA APH's Australia & New Zealand businesses

- 11/09/2009

AXA announced today the launch of a Euro 2 billion rights

issue to finance acquisition opportunities

- 11/17/2009

Claude Brunet resigns his mandate as an AXA Management

Board member

- 11/19/2009

Information to AXA shareholders with respect to the joint

proposal by AXA and AMP to AXA APH

- 11/24/2009

AXA to hold its Autumn Investor Seminar today

- 12/10/2009

AXA announces a new organization to support a new stage of

Its development

- 12/13/2009

AXA and AMP announce they have submitted their best and

final joint proposal to AXA Asia Pacific Holdings' committee

of independent directors

- 12/14/2009

Success of AXA employee share offering in 2009

- 12/17/2009

Update on proposal to AXA APH committee of independent

directors

- 12/18/2009

AXA to strengthen its position in Central and Eastern Europe

Please refer to the following web site address for further details:

http://www.axa.com/en/press/pr/

APPENDIX 10: 4Q09 operations on AXA shareholders’ equity and debt /

Shareholders' Equity

Rights issue of Euro 2.0 billion and employee shareplan of Euro 0.4 billion.

Debt

No significant operations.

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