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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): October 17, 2010
AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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70 Pine Street
New York, New York 10270
(Address of principal executive offices)
Registrants telephone number, including area code: (212) 770-7000
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the
filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General
Instruction A.2. below):
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure
On October 17, 2010, AIA Group Limited issued a press release announcing the details of a
global offering and proposed listing of its shares on the Main Board of The Stock Exchange of Hong
Kong Limited. On October 18, 2010, a Hong Kong prospectus relating to the proposed initial public
offering and listing of AIA Group Limited on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange was posted on the stock
exchange website and made available to investors in Hong Kong. In addition, on the same day,
Supplement Number 1 was provided to certain potential investors of AIA Group Limited to provide
them with certain additional information included in the final prospectus and to supplement a
preliminary offering circular that included substantially all of the information relating to AIA
Group Limited that was posted on the website of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on October 4, 2010.
The AIA press release and Supplement Number 1 are attached as Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2, respectively,
to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated into this Item 7.01 by reference.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
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Press Release of AIA Group Limited, dated October 17, 2010. |
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AIA Supplement Number 1, dated October 18, 2010. |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly
caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC.
(Registrant)
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/s/ Kathleen E. Shannon
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Kathleen E. Shannon |
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Senior Vice President and
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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99.1
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Press Release of AIA Group Limited, dated October 17, 2010. |
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Exhibit 99.1
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AIA Group Limited
16/F AIA Central
1 Connaught Road Central
Hong Kong
T: (852) 2832 1800
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AIA.COM |
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Media Release |
NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN OR INTO THE UNITED STATES
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Contact:
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Patricia Chua/Crystal Leung, AIA |
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+852 28321366/+852 28321227 |
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Alastair Hetherington/Queenie Tsao, Financial Dynamics |
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AIA ANNOUNCES GLOBAL OFFERING THE DECISIVE STEP IN ITS PATH TO INDEPENDENCE
HONG KONG, 17 October 2010 AIA Group Limited (AIA or the Group; stock code: 1299)
announces details of a global offering of shares (the Global Offering) and proposed listing
on the Main Board of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (HKEx).
Focus on delivering a new phase of strong profitable growth
Mr. Mark Tucker, AIA Group Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer said, The economic,
demographic and social characteristics of Asia have converged to create enormous opportunities for
the insurance sector and those best positioned to exploit them. AIA has a truly exceptional
pan-Asian franchise. We have a very large geographic footprint covering 15 markets, a very
well-recognised and strong brand as well as leadership positions in six of these markets. With the
Global Offering, AIA will become the only independent, listed life insurance group exclusively
focused on the Asian growth opportunity the first of its kind in the life insurance sector.
We have a number of critical competitive advantages, including strong distribution platforms, the
foremost of which is a large, productive and professional agency force; diverse and innovative
product offerings; 100%1 ownership of all of our operations except in India; scale
greater than most of our peers, and strong cash generation to support both dividends and new
business growth. All in all a truly great combination.
AIA has delivered profitable growth even through the turbulence of the last 24 months. We are
financially robust, with a very strong balance sheet and solvency position, which will enable us to
continue to grow in the future. The life insurance market potential in Asia is unequalled. There is
enormous headroom for profitable growth in all our markets and we have a very clear strategy to
unleash the potential of AIA which we believe will deliver exceptional value to our
shareholders.
NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN OR INTO THE UNITED STATES
Our vision is to be the pre-eminent life insurance provider in the Asia-Pacific region. We believe
that no company is better placed than AIA in terms of customers, distribution, products, geography,
scale and financial strength to exploit the pan-Asian growth opportunity.
AIA traces its roots in Asia back more than 90 years. It is a leading life insurance organisation
in the Asia-Pacific region with over 23 million individual in-force policies and 10 million members
of group policies. The Group holds number one market positions in six of its 15 geographical
markets and has over 24,000 employees. AIA is also the largest foreign life insurer in China (based
on life insurance premiums in 2009). The Groups tied agency force of over 300,000 (including more
than 25% of the total numbers of agents in the Hong Kong and Singapore markets in 2009) and a fast
expanding multi-channel distribution platform enable AIA to offer a diversified suite of innovative
products to meet the needs of customers across the Asia-Pacific region.
AIAs strategy for growth is to:
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Expand and broaden its bancassurance and direct marketing distribution channels; |
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Deepen relationships with customers through cross-selling and up-selling opportunities; |
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Increase the proportion of high margin products; |
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Meet Takaful/Shariah market needs in Malaysia and Indonesia; |
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Maximise the value of its opportunities in China and India; |
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Drive operational efficiencies to further streamline its business and reduce costs; and |
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According to a recent July 2010 independent survey published in a Media Magazine report
sponsored by Asian Wall Street Journal, AIA was the number one global insurance brand in
Asia-Pacific.
The Offering
A base number of approximately 5.86 billion AIA shares will be offered in the Global Offering. Up
to 8.08 billion AIA shares may be offered in total if the underwriters choose to exercise in full
both the Offer Size Adjustment Option (representing up to an additional 20% of the base number of
shares offered) and the Over-Allotment Option (representing up to 15% of the total shares offered
in the Global Offering, including any shares offered under the Offer Size Adjustment Option).
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The Global Offering will include a Hong Kong Public Offer of approximately 586 million AIA shares
(subject to adjustment and the Offer Size Adjustment Option) and an International Placing of
approximately 5.27 billion AIA shares (subject to adjustment, the Offer Size Adjustment Option and
the Over-Allotment Option) at an offer price range of HK$18.38 per share to HK$19.68 per share.
AIA Aurora LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of American International Group, Inc. (AIG), currently
owns all of the issued and outstanding shares of AIA Group Limited. Immediately after the Global
Offering, AIG (through AIA Aurora LLC) is expected to own between 51.4% and 32.9% of AIAs issued
and outstanding share capital, depending on whether and the extent to which, the Offer Size
Adjustment Option and the Over-Allotment Option are exercised.
As part of the International Placing, Chow Tai Fook Nominee Limited, Guoco Management Co. Ltd,
Guoline Capital Limited, Hong Leong Assurance Berhad, Kumpulan Wang Persaraan (Diperbadankan),
Kuwait Investment Authority, Lorita Investments Limited, NWS Financial Management Services Limited
and Wing Trade Investments Limited have agreed to purchase an aggregate of approximately US$1,920
million worth of shares as cornerstone investors at the final offer price.
The Hong Kong Public Offer will open at 9:00 a.m. on 18 October 2010 and close at 12 noon on 21
October 2010 (all times local Hong Kong). The Offer Price is expected to be determined on or around
22 October 2010. Trading of shares is expected to commence on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock
Exchange on Friday, 29 October 2010 under the stock code 1299. The shares will be traded in board
lots of 200 shares.
Citi, Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley are the Joint Global Coordinators and Joint
Sponsors of the Global Offering, as well as Joint Bookrunners and Joint Lead Managers of the Global
Offering. Other Joint Bookrunners and Joint Lead Managers include Barclays Capital, Bank of America
Merrill Lynch, CIMB Group, Credit Suisse, ICBC International, J.P. Morgan and UBS. ICBC
International is also the Financial Adviser to AIA.
Further details about the Global Offering are available from the prospectus to be posted on
the Hong Kong Stock Exchange website
http://www.hkexnews.hk/reports/newlisting/prospectus.htm and AIAs company website
http://www.aia.com from 18th October 2010.
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About the AIA Group
The AIA Group has branch offices, subsidiaries and affiliates located in Australia, Brunei, China,
Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Macau, Malaysia, New Zealand, the Philippines, Singapore, Korea,
Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam.
AIA derives substantially all of its total weighted premium income from its 15 geographical markets
across the Asia-Pacific region. Each of the individual local operating units is a significant
business in its own right, with Hong Kong, Singapore and Thailand each contributing more than
US$300 million of operating profit in Fiscal Year (FY) 2009. At the same time, no more than 25% of
the Groups total weighted premium income came from any one geographical market in FY 2009.
As of 31 May 2010, AIA had total assets of US$95,738 million, total equity attributable to
shareholders of US$16,547 million, an embedded value of US$21,978 million, and capital in excess of
its requirements under relevant Hong Kong insurance regulatory guidance. The Group was also in
compliance with relevant capital adequacy requirements in each of its geographical markets.
In FY 2009, AIA recorded operating profit of US$1,781 million and an operating margin of 15.3%. For
the six months ended 31 May 2010, the Group recorded an operating profit of US$1,134 million and an
operating margin of 18.8%.
AIA believes that in the absence of unforeseen circumstances, its consolidated operating profit for
the fiscal year ending 30 November 2010 is expected to be not less than US$2,000 million, its
consolidated operating profit after tax attributable to the shareholders of AIA for the year ending
30 November 2010 is expected to be not less than US$1,600 million and its consolidated net profit
attributable to the shareholders of AIA is expected to fall within the range of US$1,400 million to
US$2,300 million.2
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For further information on the bases, assumptions and sensitivity analysis relating to
the profit forecast, please refer to Appendix II of the Companys Web Proof Information Pack which
is available at http://www.hkexnews.hk/reports/prelist/wpip_co_list.htm or from 18 October
2010, the prospectus posted on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange website
http://www.hkexnews.hk/reports/newlisting/prospectus.htm and AIAs company website
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NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN OR INTO THE UNITED STATES
This document is not an offer of securities for sale nor a solicitation of an offer to purchase
securities in the United States. Securities may not be offered or sold in the United States absent
registration or an exemption from registration under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended
(the Securities Act). The shares of AIA have not been and will not be registered under the
Securities Act and AIA does not intend to make a public offer of its securities in the United
States.
This announcement contains or incorporates by reference forward-looking statements regarding the
belief or current expectations about AIAs business and the transactions described in this
announcement. Generally, words such as may, could, will, expect, intend, estimate,
anticipate, believe, plan, seek, continue or similar expressions identify forward-looking
statements. These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance. Rather, they
are based on current views and assumptions and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and
other factors, many of which are outside the control of AIA and are difficult to predict, that may
cause actual results to differ materially from any future results or developments expressed or
implied from the forward-looking statements. No statement in this announcement is intended to imply
that the earnings of AIA for the current year or future years will necessarily match or exceed the
historical or published earnings of the company. Each forward-looking statement speaks only as of
the date of the particular statement. AIA expressly disclaims any obligation or undertaking to
release publicly any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statements contained herein to
reflect any change in AIAs expectations with regard thereto or any change in events, conditions or
circumstances on which any such statement is based.
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Exhibit 99.2
IMPORTANT: You must read the following disclaimer before continuing. The following
disclaimer applies to the attached supplement (the Supplement) to AIA Group Limiteds
preliminary offering circular dated October 3, 2010 and you are therefore advised to read this
disclaimer page carefully before accessing, reading or making any other use of the attached
Supplement and the preliminary offering circular to which it relates. In accessing the attached
Supplement, you should note that the information in the preliminary offering circular and the
attached Supplement is not complete and may be changed, and you agree to be bound by the following
terms and conditions, including any modifications to them from time to time, each time you receive
any information from us as a result of such access.
Confirmation of Your Representation: You have been sent the attached Supplement on the basis
that you have confirmed to Citigroup Global Markets Asia Limited (Citi), Deutsche Bank AG, Hong
Kong Branch (Deutsche Bank), Goldman Sachs (Asia) L.L.C. (Goldman Sachs) and
Morgan Stanley Asia Limited (Morgan Stanley) that (i)(a) you are a qualified
institutional buyer as defined in Rule 144A under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
Securities Act), in the United States or (b) you are outside of the United States and, to
the extent you purchase the securities described in the attached Supplement and the preliminary
offering circular to which it relates, you will be doing so pursuant to Regulation S under the
Securities Act, and (ii) you consent to delivery by electronic transmission.
The attached Supplement has been sent to you in an electronic format. You are reminded that
documents transmitted via this medium may be altered or changed during the process of transmission
and, consequently, none of Citi, Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley and AIA Group
Limited, nor any person who controls any of them, nor any of their respective directors, officers,
employees or agents, nor any affiliate of any such person, accepts any liability or responsibility
whatsoever in respect of any difference between the document distributed to you in electronic
format and the hard copy version available to you on request from Citi, Deutsche Bank, Goldman
Sachs or Morgan Stanley. Citi, Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs or Morgan Stanley will provide a hard
copy version to you upon request.
You are reminded that the attached Supplement has been delivered to you on the basis that you
are a person into whose possession this Supplement and the preliminary offering circular to which
it relates may be lawfully delivered in accordance with the laws of the jurisdiction in which you
are located and you may not, nor are you authorized to, deliver, distribute, disclose or forward
the attached Supplement, electronically or otherwise, to any other person. If you have gained
access to this transmission contrary to the foregoing restrictions, you will be unable to purchase
any of the securities described therein.
Restrictions: Nothing in this electronic transmission constitutes an offer of securities for
sale in the United States or any other jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted. Any
securities to be issued or sold will not be registered under the Securities Act and may not be
offered or sold in the United States except pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not
subject to, the registration requirements under the Securities Act.
Actions that You May Not Take: You should not reply by e-mail to this document, and you may
not purchase any securities by doing so. Any reply e-mail communications, including those generated
by using the Reply function of your e-mail software, will be ignored or rejected.
You use this e-mail at your own risk and it is your responsibility to take precautions to
ensure that this email is free from viruses and other items of a destructive nature.
The information in this supplement to the preliminary offering circular dated October 3, 2010 is
not complete and may be changed. Neither this supplement nor the preliminary offering circular to
which it relates is an offer to sell these securities or a solicitation of an offer to buy these
securities in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted.
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SUPPLEMENT NUMBER 1, DATED OCTOBER 18, 2010,
TO THE PRELIMINARY OFFERING CIRCULAR DATED OCTOBER 3, 2010
(Incorporated in Hong Kong with limited liability)
ORDINARY SHARES, PAR VALUE US$1.00 EACH
This
Supplement Number 1 supplements and amends the Preliminary Offering
Circular, dated October 3, 2010, of AIA Group Limited. Capitalized terms used but not defined in
this Supplement Number 1 have the meanings ascribed to them in the Preliminary Offering Circular.
This Supplement Number 1 provides certain additional information that was included in the Hong
Kong Prospectus registered with the Registrar of Companies in Hong Kong on October 15, 2010 after
the publication of the Preliminary Offering Circular. The information in this Supplement Number 1
supplements the Preliminary Offering Circular and supersedes the information in the Preliminary
Offering Circular (in such sections as specified herein and in any other sections where the same
information is provided) to the extent inconsistent with the information in the Preliminary
Offering Circular. Unless so supplemented or superseded, the information contained in the
Preliminary Offering Circular remains unchanged. This Supplement Number 1 is part of the
Preliminary Offering Circular and should be read in conjunction with the Preliminary Offering
Circular. After the date hereof, all references to Preliminary Offering Circular shall mean the
Preliminary Offering Circular as supplemented by this Supplement Number 1 and amended or
supplemented by any subsequent amendment or supplement to the Preliminary Offering Circular.
The Offer Shares have not been and will not be registered under the U.S. Securities Act and
are being offered and sold (i) outside the United States in accordance with Regulation S under the
U.S. Securities Act and (ii) in the United States only to qualified institutional buyers as defined
in Rule 144A under the U.S. Securities Act. This Supplement Number 1 is not an offer to sell the
Offer Shares and it is not soliciting an offer to buy the Offer Shares in any jurisdiction where
the offer or sale is not permitted.
Investing in the Offer Shares involves risks. See the section headed Risk Factors in the
Preliminary Offering Circular.
I. Certain Information about the Global Offering
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Issuer
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AIA Group Limited |
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Securities offered
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Ordinary shares, par value US$1.00 each |
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Offer Price range
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HK$18.38 HK$19.68 per Offer Share |
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Mid-point of the Offer Price range
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HK$19.03 per Offer Share |
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Base No. of Offer Shares offered
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5,857,413,800 Offer Shares, representing
48.6% of the total issued and outstanding
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Global Offering structure
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Approximately 90% for the International
Placing (including approximately 0.5% for
the Agent Preferential Offer and the
Employee Preferential Offer); approximately
10% for the Hong Kong Public Offer (subject
to special clawback mechanism) |
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100% secondary Shares |
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Listing
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Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange |
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Stock code
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Board lot
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200 Shares |
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Expected Price Determination Date
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If, for any reason, the Offer Price is not
agreed by 27 October 2010 among the Joint
Global Coordinators (on behalf of the
Underwriters), the Selling Shareholder and
the Company, the Global Offering will not
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Expected settlement and Listing Date
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II. The Preliminary Offering Circular included a draft Hong Kong Prospectus as of October 3,
2010. The Hong Kong Prospectus registered on October 15, 2010 contains the following
information that supplements and supersedes the information included in the Preliminary
Offering Circular:
a. Summary
The penultimate paragraph of the section headed Summary The AIG Recapitalisation is
updated by this Supplement Number 1 as follows:
AIG estimates that the aggregate amount of the liquidation preferences relating to the
preferred units in AIA Aurora LLC and the ALICO SPV that will need to be repaid after the AIG
Recapitalisation, and before all of the FRBNYs and the U.S. Treasury Departments rights under the
LLC Agreement and the FRBNY Framework Agreement will terminate, will be approximately US$22.1
billion. The foregoing estimate is based on current estimates of proceeds of pending asset sales,
pending financing transactions and additional funds from
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AIGs operations, which may differ materially from actual amounts available when the AIG
Recapitalisation is completed. It also assumes that the Global Offering will result in net proceeds
to AIA Aurora LLC of approximately HK$109,077.1 million (US$14,061.2 million) after deducting the
estimated underwriting fees and expenses (other than any discretionary incentive fee that may be
paid to the Underwriters) payable by AIA Aurora LLC in connection with the Global Offering,
assuming the Offer Size Adjustment Option and the Over-Allotment Option are not exercised and
assuming an Offer Price of HK$19.03 per Share, being the mid-point of the Offer Price range.
The second paragraph of the sections headed Summary Use of Proceeds and Future Plans and
Use of Proceeds Use of Proceeds is updated by this Supplement Number 1 as follows:
Net proceeds from the Global Offering to AIA Aurora LLC from the sale of Offer Shares are
estimated to be approximately HK$109,077.1 million (US$14,061.2 million), after deducting the
estimated underwriting fees and expenses payable by AIA Aurora LLC in connection with the Global
Offering, assuming the Offer Size Adjustment Option and the Over-Allotment Option are not exercised
and assuming an Offer Price of HK$19.03 per Share, the mid-point of the Offer Price range. The
estimated net proceeds amount may be further reduced if the Selling Shareholder elects to pay an
additional discretionary incentive fee to all or certain of the Underwriters as described in the
section headed Underwriting Commission and Expenses in this prospectus.
The section headed Summary Offering Statistics is updated by this Supplement Number 1 as
follows:
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Price of HK$18.38 |
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The calculation of market capitalisation is based on 12,044,000,001 Shares expected to be
issued and outstanding immediately following the completion of the Global Offering. It excludes any
Shares which may be issued pursuant to the vesting of any RSU Awards granted under the RSU Scheme
or pursuant to the exercise of any Options granted under the Share Option Scheme. |
b. Waivers from Compliance with the Listing Rules and Exemptions from the Hong Kong
Companies Ordinance
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section headed Waivers from Compliance with the Listing Rules and
Exemptions from the Hong Kong Companies Ordinance Waiver/Exemption in Relation to the Property Valuation Report is updated
by this Supplement Number 1 as follows:
We have applied for a waiver from the Hong Kong Stock Exchange and an exemption from the SFC
under section 38A of the Hong Kong Companies Ordinance in relation to the strict compliance with
the relevant prospectus content requirements in relation to the valuation report of the property
interests of the AIA Group. According to the valuation report set out in Appendix IV to this
prospectus, as of 31 August 2010, we held 29 parcels of land with an aggregate site area of
approximately 214,997 sq.m. in the Philippines, Thailand and Malaysia, 103 completed properties
with an aggregate gross building floor area of
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approximately 444,651 sq.m. in the PRC, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand and the
Philippines and one construction in progress with a site area of approximately 35,000 sq.m. and a
maximum gross floor area above ground of approximately 138,070 sq.m. to be completed in the PRC. As
of 31 August 2010, we also rented approximately 547 properties with an aggregate gross floor area
of approximately 492,660 sq.m. in Australia, Brunei, the PRC, Hong Kong, Indonesia, the Republic of
Korea, Macau, Malaysia, New Zealand, the Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam.
Owing to the substantial number of properties involved, we have applied to the SFC for an exemption
and the Hong Kong Stock Exchange for a waiver from strict compliance with certain of the valuation
report requirements contained in paragraph 34(2) of the Third Schedule to the Hong Kong Companies
Ordinance and Rules 5.01 and 5.06 and paragraph 3(a) of Practice Note 16 of the Hong Kong Listing
Rules, respectively, on the grounds that, given that it is estimated by CB Richard Ellis that the
valuation report would run to over 300 pages of English text if the traditional format were to be
adopted, it would be unduly burdensome for the Company to do so. The Company and the Joint Sponsors
are of the view that:
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it is impractical and unduly burdensome to the Company to list all of the properties and
show their particulars and values individually in the prospectus in the traditional format as
required by the Listing Rules and the Hong Kong Companies Ordinance; and |
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for a life insurance business, such as that operated by the Company, to include in the
prospectus excessive details of this nature in relation to properties would be irrelevant to
potential investors and would not be material to a potential investors investment decisions. |
The waiver has been granted by the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, and the exemption has been
granted by the SFC under section 38A of the Hong Kong Companies Ordinance exempting the Company
from strict compliance with paragraph 34(2) of the Third Schedule to the Companies Ordinance on the
conditions that:
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the valuers letter, the valuers certificate and the summary valuation report of all the
AIA Groups property interests, based on the full valuation report, be included in the
prospectus in the same form and manner as set out in Appendix IV of the prospectus; |
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a valuation report in full compliance with all the requirements under paragraph 34 of the
Third Schedule to the Hong Kong Companies Ordinance, which will be prepared in English only,
will be made available for public inspection in accordance with Appendix VIII Documents
Delivered to the Registrar of Companies and Available for Inspection; and |
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this prospectus shall set out particulars of this exemption. |
The
section headed Waivers from Compliance with the Listing Rules and
Exemptions from the Hong Kong Companies Ordinance Waiver in Relation to Public Float Requirements is updated by this
Supplement Number 1 as follows:
Rule 8.08(1)(a) of the Listing Rules requires that at least 25% of the issuers total issued
share capital must at all times be held by the public. We have applied to the Hong Kong Stock
Exchange to request the Hong Kong Stock Exchange to exercise, and the Hong
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Kong Stock Exchange has confirmed that it will exercise, its discretion under the Listing Rules to
accept a lower public float percentage of the Company subject to (i) a minimum public float of at
least 20% of the Companys Shares; and (ii) the Company making appropriate disclosure of the lower
prescribed percentage of public float in this prospectus and confirm sufficiency of the
above-mentioned public float in its successive annual reports after the listing.
However, given the current structure of the Global Offering, the Companys public float
percentage will not fall below 25% of the Companys total issued share capital as prescribed under
Rule 8.01(1)(a) of the Listing Rules.
c. Risk Factors
The second paragraph of the section headed Risk Factors Risks Relating to Our Industry
Compliance with solvency and risk-based capital requirements may force us to raise additional
capital, change our business strategy or reduce our growth is updated by this Supplement Number 1
as follows:
The regulatory frameworks in Indonesia, Singapore and the Philippines currently utilise a
risk-based capital regime. Regulators in other markets such as Hong Kong and Thailand may consider
transitioning to a similar regime. Effective from 1 April 2009, Korea adopted a risk-based capital
requirement to replace the solvency margin requirement that was previously applicable to insurance
companies, and a two-year transition period is currently in progress. In Malaysia, Bank Negara
Malaysia has recently introduced a risk-based capital framework, and the OCI is planning to
implement a risk-based capital regime in Hong Kong.
d. Supervision and Regulation
The section headed Supervision and Regulation Regulatory Framework Hong Kong Fit and
Proper Directors and Controllers is updated by this Supplement Number 1 as follows:
Fit and Proper Directors and Controllers
Section 8(2) of the ICO requires that all directors and controllers of an insurer must be fit
and proper persons to hold such positions. Section 9 of the ICO defines an insurers controllers
as including, among others, a managing director of the insurer or its corporate parent, a chief
executive officer of the insurer or its corporate parent (only if the parent is also an insurer), a
person in accordance with whose directions or instructions the directors of the insurer or its
corporate parent are accustomed to act or who, alone or with any associate or through a nominee, is
entitled to exercise, or control the exercise of, 15% or more of the voting power at any general
meeting of the insurer or its corporate parent. Sections 13A, 13B and 14 of the ICO also require
notification to the OCI of any change in the directors or controllers of an authorised insurer and
the prior approval/no objection of the OCI for the appointment of certain controllers, including
the chief executive of an insurer.
Although the term fit and proper is not defined further in the ICO, the OCI has issued a
guidance note which sets out those factors that the OCI will take into account in applying the fit
and proper test to the directors or controllers of an insurer. These factors include a directors
or controllers financial status, character, reputation, integrity, reliability,
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qualifications and experience regarding the functions to be performed by such director or
controller and ability to perform such functions efficiently, honestly and fairly.
In the case of authorised insurers belonging to a financial group, the Insurance Authority
adopts a group supervisory approach in assessing the financial integrity of a holding company
controller and exercising oversight on the group as a whole for the purpose of administering the
fit and proper requirements of the ICO. The Insurance Authority is empowered by the ICO to raise
objection if it appears to him that any person is not fit and proper to be a controller or director
of an authorised insurer. In addition, we have received guidance from the OCI regarding certain
additional factors that the OCI may take into account in applying the fit and proper test to AIA
Group Limited, the holding company of AIA and AIA-B. These additional factors include:
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the clarity of the groups legal, managerial and operational structures; |
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the identities of any other holding companies or major regulated subsidiaries; |
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whether the holding company, its directors and controllers are subject to receivership,
administration, liquidation or other similar proceedings or have failed to satisfy any
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the soundness of the groups corporate governance, including the structure and experience of
senior management and the board of directors, the oversight of significant transactions with
related parties, the existence of committees of the board of directors and the robustness of
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the soundness of the groups risk management framework, including its risk management
policies and function, its risk profile and the existence of potential risks posed by
affiliates, its capital management process and its liquidity management process; |
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the receipt of information from its insurance subsidiaries which are regulated by the
Insurance Authority to ensure that they are managed in compliance with applicable laws, rules
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its role in overseeing and managing the operations of its insurance subsidiaries which are
regulated by the Insurance Authority. |
As AIA Group Limited is a controller of AIA and AIA-B under the ICO, we are required to
provide the Insurance Authority with an annual update, if any, regarding our organisational,
corporate governance and risk management structures as well as our annual audited financial
statements and, subject to the consummation of the Global Offering, half-yearly
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interim financial reports. We are also required to give written notification to the Insurance
Authority as soon as practicable on the following:
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any matter that may cause us to have material financial exposure, impair our capital
adequacy or liquidity, and materially affect our principal activities, operations or
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any significant connected parties transactions; |
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any significant charge or encumbrances created over the assets of the group; |
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any material acquisition, establishment, disposal or closure of subsidiaries and branches; |
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any change of chief executive, directors and controllers; |
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any circumstance which may change our percentage shareholding in, or lead to a change in
controller of, AIA and AIA-B; |
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any circumstance we are aware of which may put the interests of the policyholders or
potential policyholders of AIA and AIA-B at risk; |
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relevant particulars if any of our group companies become subject to regulatory action or
have been convicted of criminal offence by any court; and |
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any change of our credit rating as appraised by credit rating agencies. |
In addition, subject to the consummation of the Global Offering, any information or document
that we are obliged to disclose or submit to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange or any other stock
exchange has to be simultaneously disclosed or submitted to the Insurance Authority.
The section headed Supervision and Regulation Regulatory Framework Hong Kong Section 35
Orders is updated by this Supplement Number 1 as follows:
Section 35 Orders
Following the AIG Events, letters dated 17 September 2008 were issued from the Insurance
Authority to each of AIA and AIA-B (Section 35 Ring-fencing Orders) requiring each of AIA
or AIA-B, including all of their branches, as appropriate:
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For the purpose of the Section 35 Ring-fencing Orders, specified person includes but is not
limited to an insurers branches, directors, controllers, shareholders and associates or group
companies.
Among other consequences, the Section 35 Ring-fencing Orders place restrictions on the ability
of AIA and AIA-B to engage in capital related transactions with specified persons. Accordingly, the
Section 35 Ring-fencing Orders restrict the ability of AIA and AIA-B to pay dividends to their
parent companies, and limit their ability to engage in intercompany transactions with specified
persons, such as payment of intercompany service fees, without first obtaining written consent from
the Insurance Authority.
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further letters dated 18 September 2008 to AIA and AIA-B
(Section 35 Controller Orders),
the Insurance Authority required that AIA and AIA-B not to acquire a new controller who, alone or
with any associate or through a nominee, is entitled to exercise, or control the exercise of, 15%
or more of the voting power at their general meetings or the general meetings of their parent
companies without first obtaining written consent from the Insurance Authority.
The Insurance Authority has informed us that on the first day of dealings in Shares on the
Hong Kong Stock Exchange and in consideration of the undertakings described below the Section 35
Ring-fencing Orders will be rescinded and that the Insurance Authority will vary the Section 35
Controller Orders such that prior consent of the Insurance Authority will not be required where any
person becomes a controller (within the meaning of section 9(1)(c)(ii) of the ICO) of AIA and AIA-B
through the acquisition of our Shares traded on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
AIG has given the Insurance Authority an undertaking that, with effect from the date of the
rescission of the Section 35 Ring-fencing Orders and for so long as AIG directly or indirectly
holds a legal or beneficial interest in AIA Group Limited in excess of 10% of the outstanding or
issued share capital of AIA Group Limited (or AIG directly or indirectly is entitled to exercise,
or control the exercise of, 10% or more of the voting power at any general meeting of AIA Group
Limited), AIG will ensure that, except with the prior written consent of the Insurance Authority:
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any AIG Group holder of AIGs interest in AIA Group Limited that is controlled by AIG will
abstain from voting in any shareholder vote of AIA Group Limited for the approval of a
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AIG will not, either directly or indirectly or through a member of the AIG Group that AIG
controls: (a) accept any deposit from any member of the AIA Group; (b) be the recipient of any
assets transferred from any member of the AIA Group except for (x) normal insurance
transactions or any arrangements on normal commercial terms in place as of the date of the
undertaking (including renewals thereof), and (y) dividends distributed to shareholders of AIA
Group Limited that have been approved by the other shareholders of AIA Group Limited; or (c)
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financial assistance (i.e., the granting of credit, lending of money, providing of
security for or the guaranteeing of a loan) from any member of the AIA Group. |
AIA Group Limited has given to the Insurance Authority an undertaking that AIA Group Limited
will:
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ensure that (a) AIA and AIA-B will at all times maintain a solvency ratio of not less than
150%, both on an individual insurer basis and on an AIA/AIA-B consolidated basis; (b) it will
not withdraw capital or transfer any funds or assets out of either AIA or AIA-B that will
cause AIAs or AIA-Bs solvency ratio to fall below 150%, except with, in either case, the
prior written consent of the Insurance Authority; and (c) should the solvency ratio of either
AIA or AIA-B fall below 150%, AIA
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ensure that, for so long as AIG directly or indirectly holds a legal or beneficial
interest in AIA Group Limited in excess of 10% of the outstanding or issued share capital of
AIA Group Limited (or AIG directly or indirectly is entitled to exercise, or control the
exercise of, 10% or more of the voting power at any general meeting of AIA Group Limited), AIA
and AIA-B shall not, without first obtaining written consent from the Insurance Authority: (a)
place any deposit with AIG and/or any member of the AIG Group that AIG controls (excluding the
Company, its subsidiaries and their branches); (b) transfer any assets to AIG and/or any
member of the AIG Group that AIG controls (excluding the Company, its subsidiaries and their
branches), except for normal insurance transactions or any arrangements on normal commercial
terms in place as of the date of the undertaking (including renewals thereof); or (c) provide
any financial assistance to AIG and/or any member of the AIG Group that AIG controls
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notify the Insurance Authority in writing as soon as we are aware of any person (a)
becoming a controller (within the meaning of section 9(1)(c)(ii) of the ICO) of AIA and AIA-B
through the acquisition of our Shares traded on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange; or (b) ceasing
to be a controller (within the meaning of section 9(1)(c)(ii) of the ICO) of AIA and AIA-B
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comply with the guidance from the Insurance Authority to AIA Group Limited that the AIA
Group will be subject to the supervision of the Insurance Authority and AIA Group Limited will
be required to continually comply with the Insurance Authoritys guidance on the fit and
proper standards of a controller pursuant to section 8(2) of the ICO. The Insurance Authority
is empowered by the ICO to raise objection if it appears to him that any person is not fit and
proper to be a controller or director of an authorised insurer. These standards include the
sufficiency of a holding companys financial resources; the viability of a holding companys
business plan for its insurance subsidiaries which are regulated by the Insurance Authority;
the clarity of the groups legal, managerial and operational structures; the identities of any
other holding companies or major regulated subsidiaries; whether the holding company, its
directors and controllers are subject to receivership, administration, liquidation or other
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any statutory or regulatory requirements; the soundness of the groups corporate
governance; the soundness of the groups risk management framework; the receipt of
information from its insurance subsidiaries which are regulated by the Insurance
Authority to ensure that they are managed in compliance with applicable laws, rules and
regulation; and its role in overseeing and managing the operations of its insurance
subsidiaries which are regulated by the Insurance Authority. For additional information
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fulfil all enhancements or improvements to the guidance referred to in sub-paragraph (iv)
above, as well as administrative measures issued from time to time by the Insurance Authority
or requirements that may be prescribed by the Insurance Authority in accordance with the ICO,
regulations under the ICO or Guidance Notes issued by the Insurance Authority from time to
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The section headed Supervision and Regulation Regulatory Framework Singapore is updated
by this Supplement Number 1 as follows:
Overview
AIA Singapore is regulated by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) as a
registered direct insurer under the Insurance Act, Chapter 142 of Singapore (the Insurance Act
of Singapore) in respect of both life insurance business and general insurance business. The
MAS regulates and supervises registered insurers in Singapore. The insurance regulatory framework
consists mainly of the Insurance Act of Singapore and its related regulations, as well as the
relevant notices, guidelines, circulars and practice notes issued by the MAS. The MAS has issued
several consultation papers with proposals to make amendments to certain aspects of the insurance
regulatory framework (including the Insurance Act of Singapore), which, if implemented, may affect
the contents of this section. This section sets out a broad overview of the main regulations
applicable to registered insurers in the conduct of their insurance business, and does not address
the regulatory framework applicable to insurance intermediaries (whether or not agents or employees
of registered insurers) whether in respect of life or non-life policies.
AIA Singapore is also included by the CPF Board as an insurer under the CPF Investment Scheme,
where CPF monies may, subject to certain conditions, be used by CPF members to purchase
investment-linked insurance policies issued by AIA Singapore if such policies are also included
under the CPF Investment Scheme.
Licence held by AIA Singapore
AIA Singapore is a branch of AIA and is a registered direct insurer under the Insurance Act of
Singapore. AIA Singapore holds a composite licence to carry on both life insurance business and
general insurance business. In particular, AIA Singapore may carry on any of the following
activities in Singapore relating to both life insurance and general insurance:
(a) the receipt of proposals for policies;
(b) the issuing of policies; and
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(c) the collection or receipt of premiums on insurance policies.
An insurer in Singapore must pay a prescribed annual fee.
Exempt Status of AIA Singapore
Exempt financial adviser
As a company registered under the Insurance Act of Singapore, AIA Singapore, is an exempt
financial adviser under the Financial Advisers Act, Chapter 110 of Singapore (the Financial
Advisers Act of Singapore) in relation to (a) advising others (other than advising on
corporate finance within the meaning of the Securities and Futures Act, Chapter 289 of Singapore
(the Securities and Futures Act of Singapore)), either directly, through publications or
writings, or by issuing or promulgating research analyses or research reports, concerning life
policies other than contracts of reinsurance (the FAA life policies) and (b) arranging of
any contract of insurance in respect of the FAA life policies. As an exempt financial adviser, AIA
Singapore is subject to certain conduct of business and other requirements applicable under the
Financial Advisers Act of Singapore and its related regulations, notices, guidelines, practice
notes and information papers.
Exempt from the requirement to hold a capital markets services licence
As a company registered under the Insurance Act of Singapore, AIA Singapore is exempt under
Section 99(1)(d) of the Securities and Futures Act of Singapore from the requirement to hold a
capital markets services licence in respect of fund management for the purpose of carrying out
insurance business. On 30 September 2005, AIA Singapore notified the MAS of its commencement of
business in respect of dealing in securities and fund management. However, as AIA Singapore is
exempt under Section 99(1)(d) only in respect of fund management for the purpose of carrying out
insurance business, it has commenced business under that Section only in respect of fund management
for the purpose of carrying out insurance business. As an exempt person, AIA Singapore is subject
to MAS supervisory powers under the Securities and Futures Act of Singapore. Whilst conduct of
business requirements (other than certain filing requirements) are not specifically imposed under
the Securities and Futures Act of Singapore on registered insurers who carry on activities
regulated under that Act, the MAS has circulated draft amendments to the Securities and Futures
(Licensing and Conduct of Business) Regulations that propose to apply certain regulations under the
Securities and Futures (Licensing and Conduct of Business) Regulations to registered insurers who
are exempt from holding a capital markets services licence in respect of their business in any
regulated activity under the Securities and Futures Act (that is, fund management for the purpose
of carrying out insurance business) as those provisions apply to the holder of a capital markets
services licence.
Supervisory Powers of the Monetary Authority of Singapore
Under the Insurance Act of Singapore, the MAS has, among other things, the power to impose
conditions on a registered insurer and may add to, vary or revoke any existing conditions of
registration. In addition, the MAS may issue such directions as it may consider necessary for
carrying into effect the objects of the Insurance Act of Singapore and may also issue such
directions to an insurer as it may consider necessary where it is satisfied that the affairs of the
insurer are being conducted in a manner likely to be detrimental to the public
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interest or the interests of the policy owners or prejudicial to the interests of the insurer. The
MAS is also empowered to cancel the registration of an insurer on certain grounds.
Capital Requirements
A registered insurer is required at all times to maintain a minimum level of paid-up ordinary
share capital. A registered insurer is also required at all times to satisfy its capital adequacy
requirement, which is that its financial resources must not be less than the greater of:
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where the insurer is incorporated in Singapore, the total risk requirement arising
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A registered insurer is required to immediately notify the MAS when it becomes aware that it
has failed, or is likely to fail, to comply with the capital adequacy requirement described above,
or that a financial resources warning event has occurred or is likely to occur. A financial
resources warning event means an event which results in the financial resources of the insurer
being less than the higher of (i) 120% of the amount calculated in accordance with paragraph (a)
under the heading Capital Requirements; or (ii) the minimum amount in paragraph (b) under the
heading Capital Requirements. Each of the financial resources of an insurer and the total risk
requirement is determined, and assets and liabilities are valued, in accordance with the
requirements of the Insurance (Valuation and Capital) Regulations 2004, the MAS Guidelines on
Valuation of Policy Liabilities of General Business and the MAS Notice 319, Valuation of Policy
Liabilities of Life Business, where applicable. The MAS has the authority to direct that the
insurer satisfy capital adequacy requirements other than those that the insurer is required to
maintain under the relevant section of the Insurance Act of Singapore if the MAS considers it
appropriate. The MAS also has the power to impose directions on the insurer, and direct the insurer
to carry on its business in such manner and on such conditions as specified by the MAS in the event
that it is notified of any failure or likely failure, or is aware of any inability, of the insurer
to comply with the capital adequacy requirement described above.
Statutory Deposit
A person carrying on insurance business in Singapore as an insurer, while registered in
respect of any class of insurance business, is required to have at all times in respect of that
class of business a deposit (in assets of such nature as the MAS may specify) with the MAS of a
value of not less than 500,000 Singapore Dollars. Subject to the approval of the MAS, a bank
covenant for an equivalent amount may be provided to the MAS in lieu of the deposit.
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Statutory Fund
The MAS maintains a Policy Owners Protection Fund for the purposes of indemnifying, assisting
or protecting policy owners and others who may be prejudiced by the inability of registered
insurers to meet their liabilities under life policies and compulsory insurance policies issued by
such insurers. For the purposes of funding the Policy Owners Protection Fund, the MAS may impose a
levy on registered insurers. Among other things, the MAS may (subject to such exceptions or
restrictions as may be prescribed) secure payments to certain persons or policy owners after the
beginning of a registered insurers liquidation, and take measures to secure or facilitate the
transfer of the life business of an insurer which is in liquidation or in financial difficulties,
or part of that business, to another registered insurer or to secure the issue by another
registered insurer to the policy owners of life policies in substitution of their existing
policies. The MAS has sought feedback on proposed amendments to the Policy Owners Protection Fund
schemes, and has announced that the Policy Owners Protection Fund schemes will be revised, with
the intention to implement these changes in 2011.
Asset Management
The MAS Notice 104, Use of Derivatives for Investment of Insurance Fund Assets, provides,
among other things, that insurers are only permitted to enter into or effect derivative
transactions for the purposes of hedging and efficient portfolio management. In addition, insurers
are prohibited from taking uncovered positions in derivatives.
The MAS Notice 105, Appointment of Custodian and Fund Manager, requires a registered insurer
to file with the MAS, a list of all assets of all insurance funds established and maintained under
the Insurance Act of Singapore by the insurer where documents evidencing titles are kept by
custodians for the insurer as at the end of that accounting period or a nil return where the
registered insurer as at the end of the accounting period does not have such insurance fund assets
or has not as yet established and maintained insurance funds for its policies, to, among other
things, exercise due care and diligence when appointing overseas custodians, and to notify the MAS
prior to the appointment of a fund manager or revocation of such appointment.
The MAS Notice 317, Asset Management of Life Insurance Funds, sets out the basic principles
that govern the oversight of the asset management process of life insurance funds. It requires,
among other things, the board of directors of an insurer carrying on life business to establish an
investment committee and sets out the duties of the investment committee and prescribes that the
board of directors is responsible for establishing investment policies and further prescribes the
main elements that must be incorporated in the investment policy of an insurer carrying on life
insurance business.
The MAS Notice 320, Management of Participating Life Insurance Business, requires an insurer
which has established or will be establishing a participating fund to put in place an internal
governance policy on the management of its participating life insurance business. The insurer
shall, among other things, ensure that the participating fund is managed in accordance to the rules
and guiding principles of the internal governance policy.
Separate Accounts Requirement
Every registered insurer is required to establish and maintain a separate insurance fund (a)
for each class of insurance business carried on by the insurer that (i) relates to
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Singapore policies and (ii) relates to offshore policies; (b) in the case of a direct insurer
registered to carry on life insurance business, for its investment-linked policies and for its
non-investment-linked policies; and (c) if, in the case of a direct insurer registered to carry on
life insurance business, no part of the surplus of assets over liabilities from the insurers
non-participating policies is allocated by the insurer by way of bonus to its participating
policies, in respect of its non-investment-linked policies (i) for its participating policies and
(ii) for its non-participating policies.
The MAS Notice 101, Maintenance of Insurance Funds, the MAS Notice 313, Basis for
Establishing Separate Funds for Participating and Non-participating Policies, and the MAS
Guidelines on Implementation of Insurance Fund Concept provide further guidance and requirements
on, among other things, the establishment and maintenance of insurance funds and the segregation of
the assets of registered insurers in Singapore as required under the Insurance Act of Singapore.
The Insurance Act of Singapore also prescribes requirements relating to, among other things,
withdrawals from the insurance funds, and insurance funds comprising wholly or partly of
participating policies.
The solvency requirement in respect of an insurance fund must at all times be such that the
financial resources of the fund are not less than the total risk requirement of the fund. A
registered insurer is required to immediately notify the MAS when it becomes aware that it has
failed, or is likely to fail, to comply with the fund solvency requirement. Each of the financial
resources of an insurance fund and its total risk requirement is determined, and assets and
liabilities are valued, in accordance with the requirements of the Insurance (Valuation and
Capital) Regulations 2004, the MAS Guidelines on Valuation of Policy Liabilities of General
Business and the MAS Notice 319, Valuation of Policy Liabilities of Life Business, where
applicable. The MAS has the authority to direct that the insurer satisfy fund solvency requirements
other than those that the insurer is required to maintain under the relevant section of the
Insurance Act of Singapore if the MAS considers it appropriate. The MAS also has the power to
impose directions on the insurer, and direct the insurer to carry on its business in such manner
and on such conditions as specified by the MAS in the event that it is notified of any failure or
likely failure, or is aware of any inability, of the insurer to comply with the fund solvency
requirement described above.
All receipts of the insurer properly attributable to the business to which an insurance fund
relates (including the income of the fund) shall be paid into that fund, and the assets in the
insurance fund shall apply only to meet such part of the insurers liabilities and expenses as is
properly so attributable (excluding certain levies).
Reinsurance
The MAS Notice 114, Reinsurance Management Strategy, sets forth the guiding principles
relating to the oversight of the reinsurance management process of insurers and includes the
principle that the board of directors and senior management of an insurer should develop, implement
and maintain a reinsurance management strategy appropriate to the operations of the insurer to
ensure that the insurer has sufficient capacity to meet obligations as they fall due. In addition,
the MAS has issued the MAS Guidelines on Risk Management Practices for Insurance Business Core
Activities, which provide further guidance on risk management practices in general, relating to,
among other things, reinsurance management.
The MAS Notices 208 and 316, Financial Reinsurance, impose certain requirements in respect
of financial reinsurance for insurers registered to carry on general business and life
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business respectively. These include mandatory requirements on, among other things, prudent
management oversight, accounting treatment, disclosure and reporting obligations, guidelines on
transfers of insurance risk and (for direct life insurers) approval requirements before, among
other things, entering into financial reinsurance contracts.
Regulation of Products
A direct insurer registered to carry on life business may only issue a life policy or a
long-term accident and health policy if the premium chargeable under the policy is in accordance
with rates fixed with the approval of an appointed actuary or, where no rates have been so fixed,
is a premium approved by the actuary.
An insurer is required under the MAS Notice 302, Product Development and Pricing, to
exercise prudent management oversight on the pricing and development of insurance products and
investment-linked policy sub-funds, and to, before offering certain new products, either obtain the
approval of, or notify, the MAS, as the case may be. Such request for approval or notification
shall include information on, among other things, the tables of premium rates. In addition, the MAS
has issued the MAS Guidelines on Risk Management Practices for Insurance Business Core
Activities, which provide further guidance on risk management practices in general, relating to,
among other things, product development and pricing.
There are also mandatory requirements and non-mandatory standards which would apply under MAS
Notice 307, Investment-Linked Life Insurance Policies to investment-linked life insurance
policies relating to, among other things, disclosure, investment guidelines, borrowing limits and
operational practices. Registered insurers are required to provide for a free-look period for life
policies, and accident and health policies with a duration of one year or more.
Market Conduct Standards
The MAS Notice 306, Market Conduct Standards for Life Insurers Providing Financial Advisory
Services As Defined under the Financial Advisers Act imposes certain requirements on direct life
insurers which provide financial advisory services under the Financial Advisers Act of Singapore
relating to, among other things, training and competency requirements, prohibition against
subsidised loans to representatives out of life insurance funds, establishing a compliance unit,
taking disciplinary action against representatives for misconduct, and allocation/non-allocation of
income and expenses to the life insurance funds. The MAS Notice 318, Market Conduct Standards for
Direct Life Insurer as a Product Provider also imposes certain requirements on direct life
insurers as product providers of life policies relating to, among other things, standards of
disclosure and restrictions on the sales process and the replacement of life policies.
The MAS Notice 211, Minimum and Best Practice Training and Competency Standards for Direct
General Insurers requires direct general insurers to only enter into insurance contracts arranged
by agents or staff with requisite registration and minimum qualification requirements (unless
exemptions apply), and requires direct general insurers to ensure that staff of certain agents who
sell or provide sales advice on the insurers products are adequately trained and that front-end
operatives meet the qualification requirements (unless exemptions apply) before they are allowed to
provide sales advice on or sell general insurance products or handle claims. Non-mandatory best
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general insurers to implement training and competency plans for front-end operatives. The MAS
Guidelines on Market Conduct Standards and Service Standards for Direct General Insurers set out
the standards of conduct expected of direct general insurers as product providers of insurance
policies.
In respect of health insurance products, direct insurers must ensure, among other things, that
any individual employed by them or who acts as their insurance agent or representative pass the
examination requirements specified in the MAS Notice 117, Training and Competency Requirement:
Health Insurance Module (unless exemptions apply) and are prohibited from accepting business in
respect of any health insurance product from any individual whom they employ or who acts as their
insurance agent and who has not met such requirements. The MAS Notice 120, Disclosure and Advisory
Process Requirements for Accident and Health Insurance Products sets out both mandatory
requirements and best practice standards on the disclosure of information and provision of advice
to insureds for accident and health policies and life policies that provide accident and health
benefits.
The MAS Notice 320, Management of Participating Life Insurance Business, requires a direct
life insurer to comply with certain disclosure requirements for product summaries, and annual bonus
updates, in relation to its participating policies.
Various industry codes of practice also apply to insurers, including codes/guidelines issued
by the Life Insurance Association of Singapore and the General Insurance Association of Singapore.
In addition, there are rules in the Insurance Act of Singapore and the relevant regulations,
notices, guidelines and circulars relating to the granting of loans, advances and credit facilities
by insurers, which insurers have to comply with if they conduct such activities.
Risk Management and Fit and Proper Person
Broadly, the MAS has issued risk management guidelines applicable to insurers specifically and
to financial institutions generally which would apply to registered insurers.
Under the MAS Guidelines on Fit and Proper Criteria, the following persons, among others, are
required to be fit and proper persons: a substantial shareholder of a registered insurer, a
principal officer or director of a registered insurer, a person having effective control of a
registered insurer, a person having control of a registered insurer, and an exempt financial
institution and its representatives in relation to activities regulated by the MAS under the
Financial Advisers Act of Singapore and the Securities and Futures Act of Singapore. Broadly, the
MAS will take into account the following criteria in considering whether a person is fit and
proper: (i) honesty, integrity and reputation; (ii) competence and capability; and (iii) financial
soundness. The principal officer of a registered insurer must also be approved by the MAS prior to
his appointment as such.
Anti-money Laundering
Registered life insurers must comply with anti-money laundering and countering the financing
of terrorism requirements under the MAS Notice 314, Prevention of Money
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Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism Life Insurers and relevant guidelines and
legislation.
Financial Reporting Requirements
The Insurance (Accounts and Statements) Regulations 2004 sets forth various reporting
requirements and prescribes the form in which the relevant statements of account and other
statements of a registered insurer are to be made.
A registered insurer is required to file, among other things, the following with the MAS (i)
for each quarter and each accounting period, statements for each insurance fund established and
maintained under the Insurance Act of Singapore, (ii) the reports by an actuary on his
investigation of policy liabilities and on the prospective test of the financial condition of each
insurance fund established and maintained under the Insurance Act of Singapore, each in respect of
its life insurance business, (iii) the report by an actuary on his investigation of policy
liabilities in respect of its general insurance business, (iv) statements on the fund solvency
requirement and capital adequacy requirement, (v) an auditors report and supplementary report (if
any); and (vi) any other information the MAS may require for the discharge of its functions under
the Insurance Act of Singapore.
In the case of a company incorporated or established outside Singapore, the financial audit
need not extend beyond the business for which an insurance fund is maintained under the Insurance
Act of Singapore. A registered insurer incorporated outside Singapore is required to file with the
MAS for each financial year, in respect of the insurers global business operations, a statement of
the financial position of the insurer as at the end of that financial year.
In addition, the MAS Notice 306, Market Conduct Standards for Life Insurers Providing
Financial Advisory Services As Defined under the Financial Advisers Act and the MAS Notice 318,
Market Conduct Standards for Direct Life Insurer as a Product Provider require direct life
insurers to submit information on their businesses to the MAS annually or (in the case of MAS
Notice 306) a nil return.
Actuaries
A registered insurer carrying on life and general business is also required, for each
accounting period, to have an investigation made by an actuary approved by the MAS into (i) the
financial condition of its life insurance business by, among other things, conducting stress
testing, and (ii) for its general business, its liabilities in respect of insurance policies.
Actuaries must be approved by the MAS. A direct life insurer shall appoint an actuary who is
responsible for, among other things, reporting to the principal officer of a direct life insurer on
various matters including matters which in the actuarys opinion have a material adverse effect on
the financial condition of the insurer in respect of its life insurance business. In the event a
direct life insurer fails to take appropriate steps to rectify any matter reported by the actuary
to its principal officer within a reasonable time, the actuary is required to immediately send a
copy of his report to the MAS.
The MAS Notice 312, Stress Testing on Financial Condition of Direct Life Insurer, requires a
direct life insurer to conduct stress testing to assess the impact of various risks on the
insurers financial condition. The stress tests are to be conducted by the insurers appointed
actuary in accordance with the requirements of the Notice, and the stress test
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reports are to be lodged with the MAS and deliberated on by the board of directors and senior
management of the insurer (taking into account the requirements of the Notice), with any minutes of
deliberations and recommendations of the board to be extracted and submitted to the MAS.
MAS Directions Following the AIG Events
Since October 2008, the MAS has issued certain directions to AIA Singapore specifying that it
comply with increased capital adequacy requirements. In addition, the directions provide that prior
MAS consent be sought in respect of certain transactions, including transfers or disposals of
certain assets (including land or buildings) and financing and guarantee arrangements. The
directions also impose certain additional reporting requirements on AIA Singapore. As a regulated
entity, AIA has various discussions with the MAS. The discussions with the MAS in relation to the
lifting of the directions after listing of our Shares have been favourable as MAS takes further
comfort that AIA Singapore intends to become a locally incorporated subsidiary of AIA in the
foreseeable future.
e. Our History and Reorganisation
The section headed Our History and Reorganisation Our Reorganisation Phase III
Preparation for a Public Offering or Sale Transfer of Philamlife is updated by this Supplement
Number 1 as follows:
After initially considering a third-party sale for Philamlife, which at the time was almost
wholly-owned (99.78%) by AIG and ALICO, AIG determined that the consolidation of Philamlife with
the AIA Group would benefit both organisations by expanding the AIA Groups footprint and product
offering in the Asia Pacific region while permitting Philamlife to draw on AIAs broader resources,
expertise, best practices and experience in the region. Consequently, on 24 August 2009, ALICO and
AIG entered into an agreement with AIA to transfer all of their legal and beneficial interests in
Philamlife to AIA in exchange for an AIA promissory note equal to the net book value of Philamlife.
In conjunction with the FRBNY Transaction, this promissory note was contributed by AIG to AIA and
cancelled. The purchase agreement contains customary representations and warranties relating to the
business transferred and an indemnification from AIG for losses arising from a breach of warranty.
Except in the case of a breach of warranty relating to title, tax and certain other matters, the
amount of any indemnity payable by AIG (i) is subject to a deductible equal to 75% of the purchase
price, (ii) shall not exceed 20% of the purchase price, and (iii) will be payable only in respect
of claims notified to AIG within 18 months of the transfer of beneficial ownership, which occurred
on 3 November 2009. As a result of the transfer of beneficial ownership, Philamlife is now an
operating subsidiary of AIA. The Company has secured tax treaty relief approval from the
Philippines Bureau of Internal Revenue with respect to the transfer of legal title from AIG and
ALICO to AIA and, based on the advice of its legal counsel, has no reason to believe that there are
any legal impediments to finalising the transfer of legal title. Philamlife occupied the leading
position in the Philippines life insurance market with a 19% market share of total premium income
in 2009, based on data classified and published by the Philippine Insurance Commission.
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f. Business
The eighth paragraph of the section headed Business Our Products Our Key Product Lines
is updated by this Supplement Number 1 as follows:
New business as measured by ANP in respect of our group insurance products were US$130
million in 1H 2010 compared with US$155 million in 1H 2009, while VONB decreased from US$55 million
in 1H 2009 to US$46 million in 1H 2010. Our ANP and VONB in 1H 2009 benefited from two significant
corporate accounts acquired by our operations in Australia in 1H 2009. New business margins have
increased from 35% in 1H 2009 to 36% in 1H 2010.
The first paragraph of the section headed Business Investments Our Investment Portfolio
Fixed Income Investment Portfolio Government Bonds is updated by this Supplement Number
1 as follows:
Government bonds constituted 27%, 29%, 28% and 30% of the carrying value of total
Policyholder and Shareholder Investments as of 30 November 2007, 2008 and 2009 and 31 May 2010,
respectively.
The third paragraph of the section headed Business Investments Our Investment Portfolio
Fixed Income Investment Portfolio Structured Securities is updated by this Supplement Number 1
as follows:
The following tables show that 95%, 90%, 85% and 78% of our total structured securities of
Policyholder and Shareholder Investments were rated BBB or higher as of 30 November 2007, 2008 and
2009 and 31 May 2010, respectively.
The penultimate paragraph of the section headed Business Investments Our Investment
Portfolio Equity Securities and Alternative Investment is updated by this Supplement Number 1 as
follows:
Our portfolio of private equities is relatively small, constituting 0.3%, 0.2%, 0.1% and 0.1%
of the carrying value of total Policyholder and Shareholder Investments as of
30 November 2007, 2008 and 2009 and 31 May 2010, respectively. We have made investments in private
equity in high growth economies, such as China and India, and diverse sectors, including
manufacturing, services, retail and infrastructure.
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g. Our Relationship with the AIG Group
The section headed Our Relationship with the AIG Group Ownership Structure of the AIG
Group is updated by this Supplement Number 1 with the following new sub-section:
Immediately After the Global Offering
The chart below is a simplified representation of the relationships among the AIG Group, the
FRBNY and the U.S. Treasury Department that are relevant to their respective interests in the AIA
Group immediately after the Global Offering:
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Assuming the Offer Size Adjustment Option and the Over-Allotment Option are not exercised.
For additional information on the Offer Size Adjustment Option, the Over-Allotment Option and
their impact on the shareholding structure of the Company, see the section headed Substantial
Shareholders in this prospectus. |
The first paragraph of the section headed Our Relationship with the AIG Group Ownership
Structure of the AIG Group Ownership of AIA Group Limited is updated by this Supplement Number 1
as follows:
The Companys largest shareholder both before and immediately after completion of the Global
Offering will be AIA Aurora LLC, a Delaware limited liability company which was formed on 11 August
2009 in connection with the FRBNY Transaction. Immediately prior to the Global Offering, AIA Aurora
LLC will hold all of the Companys issued and outstanding
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Shares. Immediately after completion of the Global Offering, and assuming the Offer Size Adjustment
Option and the Over-Allotment Option are not exercised, it is expected that AIA Aurora LLC will
hold approximately 51.4% of the Companys issued and outstanding Shares (or approximately 32.9% of
the Companys issued and outstanding Shares if the Offer Size Adjustment Option and the
Over-Allotment Option are exercised in full). Immediately after completion of the Global Offering,
and assuming the Offer Size Adjustment Option and the Over-Allotment Option are not exercised, it
is expected that approximately 48.6% of the Companys issued and outstanding Shares will be held by
the public (or approximately 67.1% of the Companys issued and outstanding Shares if the Offer Size
Adjustment Option and the Over-Allotment Option are exercised in full). For additional information
on the Offer Size Adjustment Option, the Over-Allotment Option and their impact on the shareholding
structure of the Company, see the section headed Substantial Shareholders in this prospectus.
The first paragraph of the section headed Our Relationship with the AIG Group Ownership
Structure of the AIG Group Ownership of AIA Aurora LLC is updated by this Supplement Number 1 as
follows:
AIG owns 100% of the common units of AIA Aurora LLC, which represents 100% of the voting
power, including the right to appoint the entire board of managers, of AIA Aurora LLC. In
connection with the closing of the transactions contemplated by the FRBNY Purchase Agreement, on 1
December 2009, AIG, AIRCO, the FRBNY and AIA Aurora LLC entered into the Fourth Amended and
Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of AIA Aurora LLC (the LLC Agreement), which
sets forth the terms and conditions of the respective parties ownership and governance rights in
AIA Aurora LLC. Pursuant to the LLC Agreement, the FRBNY has acquired certain governance rights
over AIA Aurora LLC and its subsidiaries to protect the FRBNYs interests until such time as the
Liquidation Preference of its preferred units in AIA Aurora LLC is paid in full. The FRBNY own 100%
of the non-voting preferred units of AIA Aurora LLC. For further information concerning the terms
of the LLC Agreement, see Certain Shareholder Arrangements The LLC Agreement in this section.
If the AIG Recapitalisation is implemented in accordance with the agreement in principle, AIG
estimates that the U.S. Treasury Department will hold approximately 91.7% of AIA Aurora LLCs
outstanding preferred units with an estimated liquidation preference equal to approximately US$13.0
billion and the FRBNY will hold approximately 8.3% of AIA Aurora LLCs outstanding preferred units
with an estimated liquidation preference equal to approximately US$1.2 billion. The foregoing
estimate is based on current estimates of proceeds of pending asset sales, pending financing
transactions and additional funds from AIGs operations, which may differ materially from actual
amounts available when the AIG Recapitalisation is completed. It also assumes that the Global
Offering will result in net proceeds to AIA Aurora LLC of approximately HK$109,077.1 million
(US$14,061.2 million) after deducting the estimated underwriting fees and expenses (other than any
discretionary incentive fee that may be paid to the Underwriters) payable by AIA Aurora LLC in
connection with the Global Offering, assuming the Offer Size Adjustment Option and the Over
Allotment Option are not exercised and assuming an Offer Price of HK$19.03 per Share, being the mid
point of the Offer Price range.
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The first paragraph of section headed Our Relationship with the AIG Group Ownership
Structure of AIG Ownership of AIG is updated by this Supplement Number 1 as follows:
The U.S. Treasury Department holds two series of preferred stock in AIG (the Series E
Preferred and Series F Preferred) that do not have voting rights but permit their
holders to elect the greater of two additional directors to AIGs board of directors or up to 20%
of the total number of AIG board members in certain circumstances. In addition, pursuant to the
FRBNY Credit Agreement, on 4 March 2009, AIG issued 100,000 shares of a third series of preferred
stock in AIG (the Series C Preferred) to the AIG Credit Facility Trust, a trust for the
sole benefit of the United States Treasury established under the AIG Credit Facility Trust
Agreement dated 16 January 2009. The AIG Credit Facility Trust is overseen by three independent
trustees and holds all outstanding shares of the Series C Preferred stock, representing
approximately 79.8% of the voting power of the Series C Preferred and the common stock of AIG
voting together. The remaining 20.2% of voting power is held by holders of shares of AIG common
stock.
The fifth paragraph of the section headed Our Relationship with the AIG Group Our
Independence from the AIG Group Management Independence is updated by this Supplement Number 1
as follows:
In addition, we expect to review our corporate governance practices from time to time and
adopt additional corporate governance initiatives with a view to implementing guidance provided by
our regulators and best practices as they evolve.
The last paragraph of the section headed Our Relationship with the AIG Group Certain
Shareholder Arrangements The LLC Agreement Voting Rights and FRBNY Approval Rights is updated
by this Supplement Number 1 as follows:
The FRBNY has agreed that its approval rights arising under the FRBNY Agreement will
terminate upon AIA Aurora LLC having received aggregate net proceeds from the sale of the Shares
owned by AIA Aurora LLC in an amount equal to at least US$13.6 billion. As described in the section
headed Future Plans and Use of Proceeds Use of Proceeds in this prospectus, the net proceeds to
AIA Aurora LLC from the Global Offering are estimated to be approximately HK$109,077.1 million
(US$14,061.2 million) after deducting the estimated underwriting fees and expenses (other than any
discretionary incentive fee that may be paid to the Underwriters) payable by AIA Aurora LLC in
connection with the Global Offering, assuming the Offer Size Adjustment Option and the
Over-Allotment Option are not exercised and assuming an Offer Price of HK$19.03 per Share, being
the mid-point of the Offer Price range. Notwithstanding any termination of the approval rights
under the FRBNY Framework Agreement, the FRBNY or the U.S. Treasury Department (following any
assignment by the FRBNY of its rights in connection with the proposed AIG Recapitalisation) will
continue to have substantially similar approval rights with respect to actions taken by AIA Aurora
LLC (including the voting of its Shares in AIA Group Limited) until payment in full of the
outstanding liquidation preferences relating to the preferred units of both AIA Aurora LLC and the
ALICO SPV.
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The sections headed Our Relationship with the AIG Group Certain Shareholder Arrangements
The LLC Agreement The FRBNYs Right to Receive Shares and Risk Factors Risks Relating to
Ownership of Our Shares Future sales of substantial amounts of our Shares in the public market
could significantly depress the price of our Shares are updated by this Supplement Number 1 as
follows:
The maximum value of Shares that can be subject to a Distribution Demand will be equal to the
amount of the then current Liquidation Preference. For the purposes of illustration only, assuming
a Liquidation Preference of approximately US$16.7 billion remains following distribution of the net
proceeds from the sale of Offer Shares in the Global Offering, all of the Shares held by AIA Aurora
LLC immediately after the Global Offering could be subject to a Distribution Demand (assuming that
AIA Aurora LLC holds 6,186,586,201 Shares immediately after the Global Offering (assuming the Offer
Size Adjustment Option and the Over-Allotment Option are not exercised) and using the mid-point of
the Offer Price range (HK$19.03) as the average closing sale price).
h. Directors and Senior Management
The section headed Directors and Senior Management General is updated by this Supplement
Number 1 with the following new paragraph:
With a view to implementing guidance provided by our regulators and best practice, we intend
that an independent non-executive Director will be appointed as Non-Executive Chairman on or before
30 November 2010. Such Non-Executive Chairman may be a current independent non-executive Director
or a newly appointed independent non-executive Director. Mr. Mark Edward Tucker has been appointed
as our Group Executive Chairman. His role of Group Executive Chairman will cease upon the
appointment of a Non-Executive Chairman on or before 30 November 2010. In principle, we intend over
time to achieve a position where independent non-executive Directors constitute a majority of the
Board.
i. Substantial Shareholders
The table in the section headed Substantial Shareholders Substantial Shareholders is
updated by this Supplement Number 1 as follows:
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Number of Shares held directly immediately after the
Global Offering if neither the Offer Size
Adjustment Option nor the Over-Allotment Option
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Approximate percentage of interest in the Company
immediately after the Global Offering if neither the
Offer Size Adjustment Option nor the Over-
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Global Offering if only the Offer Size Adjustment
Option is exercised in full and the Over-Allotment
Option is not exercised |
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Approximate percentage of interest in the Company
immediately after the Global Offering if only the
Offer Size Adjustment Option is exercised in full
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Global Offering if only the Over-Allotment Option
is exercised in full and the Offer Size Adjustment
Option is not exercised |
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Approximate percentage of interest in the Company
immediately after the Global Offering if only the
Over-Allotment Option is exercised in full and the
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Global Offering if both the Offer Size Adjustment
Option and the Over-Allotment Option are
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Approximate percentage of interest in the Company
immediately after the Global Offering if both the
Offer Size Adjustment Option and the Over-
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A trust, overseen by three independent trustees, that holds for the sole benefit of the U.S.
Treasury all of the outstanding shares of the Series C Preferred as of the date of this prospectus.
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j. The Corporate Placing
The section headed The Corporate Placing is updated by this Supplement Number 1 as follows:
THE CORPORATE PLACING
As part of the International Placing, we and the Joint Global Coordinators have entered into
cornerstone investment agreements with each of the investors described below (the Corporate
Investors, each a Corporate Investor), pursuant to which the Corporate Investors
have agreed to purchase, at the Offer Price for such number of Offer Shares (rounded down to the
nearest whole board lot of 200 Shares) that may be purchased for an aggregate amount of
approximately US$1,920 million (the Corporate Placing). Assuming an Offer Price of
HK$19.03 (being the mid-point of the Offer Price range stated in this prospectus), the total number
of Offer Shares to be purchased by the Corporate Investors would be approximately 782,673,200,
representing approximately 6.5% of the Offer Shares in issue and outstanding upon the completion of
the Global Offering.
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The Corporate Investors are independent third parties and are not our connected persons.
Details of the actual number of Offer Shares to be allocated to the Corporate Investors will be
disclosed in the allotment results announcement to be issued by the Company on or before Thursday,
28 October 2010.
The Corporate Placing forms part of the International Placing. None of the Corporate
Investors, nor their associates will purchase any Offer Shares under the International Placing
other than pursuant to the respective cornerstone investment agreement entered into with each of
them or where the Corporate Investor or its associate is acting as a nominee for its customers. The
Offer Shares to be purchased by the Corporate Investors will rank pari passu in all respects with
the other fully paid shares in issue and will be counted towards the public float of the Company.
Immediately following the completion of the Global Offering, none of the Corporate Investors will
have any representation on the Board, nor will any of the Corporate Investors become our
substantial shareholder.
The Offer Shares to be purchased by the Corporate Investors will not be affected by any
reallocation of the Offer Shares between the International Placing and the Hong Kong Public Offer
described in the section headed Structure of the Global Offering The Hong Kong Public Offer in
this prospectus.
CORPORATE INVESTORS
We and the Joint Global Coordinators have entered into cornerstone investment agreements with
the following Corporate Investors in respect of the Corporate Placing. The information about our
Corporate Investors has been provided by each of the relevant Corporate Investors in connection
with the Corporate Placing.
Chow Tai Fook Nominee Limited
Chow Tai Fook Nominee Limited (CTF) has agreed to purchase such number of Offer
Shares (rounded down to the nearest whole board lot of 200 Shares) which may be purchased for
HK$388,000,000 at the Offer Price. Assuming an Offer Price of HK$19.03 (being the mid-point of the
Offer Price range stated in this prospectus), the total number of Offer Shares that CTF would
purchase would be 20,388,800, representing approximately 0.17% of the Offer Shares in issue and
outstanding immediately following the completion of the Global Offering.
CTF is a company incorporated in Hong Kong and is principally engaged in the investment
holding business. It is wholly and beneficially owned by Dato Dr. Cheng Yu-Tung.
Guoco Management Co. Ltd., Guoline Capital Limited and Hong Leong Assurance Berhad
Guoco Management Co. Ltd (Guoco), GuoLine Capital Limited (GuoLine) and
Hong Leong Assurance Berhad (Hong Leong Assurance) have agreed to purchase such number of
Offer Shares (rounded down to the nearest whole board lot of 200 Shares) which may be purchased for
the Hong Kong dollar equivalent of US$250,000,000, US$100,000,000 and US$20,000,000, respectively,
at the Offer Price. Assuming an Offer Price of HK$19.03 (being the mid-point of the Offer Price
range stated in this prospectus), the total number of
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Offer Shares that Guoco would purchase would be 101,908,800, representing approximately 0.85% of
the Offer Shares in issue and outstanding immediately following the completion of the Global
Offering. Assuming an Offer Price of HK$19.03 (being the mid-point of the Offer Price range stated
in this prospectus), the total number of Offer Shares that GuoLine would purchase would be
40,763,400, representing approximately 0.34% of the Shares in issue and outstanding immediately
following the completion of the Global Offering. Assuming an Offer Price of HK$19.03 (being the
mid-point of the Offer Price range stated in this prospectus), the total number of Offer Shares
that Hong Leong would purchase would be 8,152,600, representing approximately 0.07% of the Offer
Shares in issue and outstanding immediately following the completion of the Global Offering.
Guoco is an investment and management company incorporated in Hong Kong wholly owned by Guoco
Group Limited (listed on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange with stock code: 00053)
which in turn is an indirect subsidiary of Hong Leong Company (Malaysia) Berhad. Guoco Group
Limited has four core businesses namely, principal investments, property development and
investment, hospitality and leisure business and financial services. GuoLine is an investment
holding company incorporated in Bermuda and is an indirect subsidiary of Hong Leong Company
(Malaysia) Berhad. Hong Leong, is a company incorporated in Malaysia principally engaged in the
underwriting of life insurance business in Malaysia and is an indirect subsidiary of Hong Leong
Financial Group Berhad, a company listed on the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange, which, in turn, is an
indirect subsidiary (non wholly-owned) of Hong Leong Company (Malaysia) Berhad.
Kumpulan Wang Persaraan (Diperbadankan)
Kumpulan Wang Persaraan (Diperbadankan) (KWAP) has agreed to purchase such number of
Offer Shares (rounded down to the nearest whole board lot of 200 Shares) which may be purchased for
the Hong Kong dollar equivalent of US$200,000,000 at the Offer Price. Assuming an Offer Price of
HK$19.03 (being the mid-point of the Offer Price range stated in this prospectus), the total number
of Offer Shares that KWAP would purchase would be 81,527,000, representing approximately 0.68% of
the Offer Shares in issue and outstanding immediately following the completion of the Global
Offering.
KWAP manages the pension contributions from Malaysian civil servants and employees of
statutory bodies and local authorities authorized by Minister of Finance, Malaysia. KWAP is a
statutory body, incorporated under the Retirement Fund Incorporated Act, 2007.
Kuwait Investment Authority
Kuwait Investment Authority (KIA) has agreed to purchase such number of Offer Shares
(rounded down to the nearest whole board lot of 200 Shares) which may be purchased for the Hong
Kong dollar equivalent of US$1,000,000,000 at the Offer Price. Assuming an Offer Price of HK$19.03
(being the mid-point of the Offer Price range stated in this prospectus), the total number of Offer
Shares that KIA would purchase would be 407,635,200, representing approximately 3.38% of the Offer
Shares in issue and outstanding immediately following the completion of the Global Offering.
KIA is an autonomous government body responsible for the management and administration of the
General Reserve Fund and the assets of the Future Generations Fund as well as any other funds
entrusted to it by the Minister of Finance for and on behalf of the State of Kuwait. KIA invests
across asset classes and markets around the globe with its main office located in Kuwait City and a
branch office in London, UK.
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Lorita Investments Limited
Lorita Investments Limited (Lorita Investments) has agreed to purchase such number
of Offer Shares (rounded down to the nearest whole board lot of 200 Shares) which may be purchased
for the Hong Kong dollar equivalent of US$200,000,000 at the Offer Price. Assuming an Offer Price
of HK$19.03 (being the mid-point of the Offer Price range stated in this prospectus), the total
number of Offer Shares that Lorita Investments would purchase would be 81,527,000, representing
approximately 0.68% of the Offer Shares in issue and outstanding immediately following the
completion of the Global Offering, assuming that neither the Offer Size Adjustment Option nor the
Over-Allotment Option is exercised.
Lorita Investments is a company incorporated in the British Virgin Islands and is ultimately
controlled by Mr. Peter Woo Kwong Ching, Chairman of Wheelock and Company Limited and The Wharf
(Holdings) Limited (both are listed investment companies in Hong Kong).
NWS Financial Management Services Limited
NWS Financial Management Services Limited (NWS) has agreed to purchase such number
of Offer Shares (rounded down to the nearest whole board lot of 200 Shares) which may be purchased
for HK$388,000,000 at the Offer Price. Assuming an Offer Price of HK$19.03 (being the mid-point of
the Offer Price range stated in this prospectus), the total number of Offer Shares that NWS would
purchase would be 20,388,800, representing approximately 0.17% of the Offer Shares in issue and
outstanding immediately following the completion of the Global Offering.
NWS is an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of NWS Holdings Limited (Stock Code: 00659), a
company incorporated in Bermuda with limited liability and whose shares are listed on the Main
Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. NWS Holdings Limited is the infrastructure and service
flagship of New World Development Company Limited (Stock Code: 00017) and embraces a diversified
range of businesses in Hong Kong, Mainland China and Macau. Its infrastructure portfolio includes
roads, energy, water and ports & logistics projects while its services division comprises
facilities management (e.g. management of Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre and Free
Duty), Contracting & Transport (e.g. Hip Hing Construction and bus and ferry services).
Wing Trade Investments Limited
Wing Trade Investments Limited (Wing Trade) has agreed to purchase such number of
Offer Shares (rounded down to the nearest whole board lot of 200 Shares) which may be purchased for
the Hong Kong dollar equivalent of US$50,000,000 at the Offer Price. Assuming an Offer Price of
HK$19.03 (being the mid-point of the Offer Price range stated in this prospectus), the total number
of Offer Shares that Wing Trade would purchase would be 20,381,600, representing approximately
0.17% of the Offer Shares in issue and outstanding immediately following the completion of the
Global Offering.
Wing Trade is an investment holding company incorporated in the British Virgin Islands and is
a subsidiary of Hong Leong Financial Group Berhad, a company listed on the Kuala Lumpur Stock
Exchange.
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CONDITIONS PRECEDENT
The obligation of the Corporate Investors to purchase the Offer Shares is subject to, among
other things, the following conditions precedent:
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Placing Agreement for the International Placing being entered into and having become
unconditional (in accordance with their respective original terms or as subsequently waived or
varied by agreement of the parties thereto) by no later than the time and date as specified or
as subsequently waived or varied by agreement of the parties thereto in those underwriting or
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permission to deal in, the Shares and such approval or permission not having been revoked; and |
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no laws having been enacted or promulgated which prohibit the consummation of the
transactions contemplated in the Hong Kong Public Offer, the International Placing or the
relevant cornerstone investment agreement and there being no orders or injunctions from a
court of competent jurisdiction in effect precluding or prohibiting consummation of such
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RESTRICTIONS ON DISPOSALS BY THE CORPORATE INVESTORS
Each of the Corporate Investors has agreed that, without the prior written consent of the
Company and the Joint Global Coordinators, it will not, whether directly or indirectly, at any time
during the First Six-month Period, dispose of any of the Shares or any interest in any company or
entity holding any of the Shares acquired by it pursuant to the Corporate Placing.
k. Financial Information
The section headed Financial Information Indebtedness Changes to Liquidity and
Indebtedness Subsequent to 31 May 2010 is updated by this Supplement Number 1 as follows:
As of 31 August 2010, we had outstanding borrowings and obligations under repurchase
agreements of approximately US$1,369 million.
As of 31 August 2010, our cash and cash equivalents were US$3,062 million. As of 31 August
2010, the AIA Groups outstanding borrowings were US$711 million, principally reflecting an
increase in bank loan and overdraft balances.
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Properties with a book value of US$758 million and a fair value of US$1,556 million and cash
and cash equivalents of US$66 million at 31 August 2010 are pledged as security with respect to
bank loans.
The section headed Financial Information Indebtedness Operational Borrowings is updated
by this Supplement Number 1 with the following new bullet:
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The section headed Financial Information Indebtedness Contingencies is updated by this
Supplement Number 1 as follows:
We are subject to regulation in each of the geographical markets in which we operate by
insurance, securities, capital markets, pension, data privacy and other regulators and we are
exposed to the risk of regulatory actions in response to perceived or actual non-compliance with
regulations relating to suitability, sales or underwriting practices, claims payments and
procedures, product design, disclosure, administration, denial or delay of benefits and breaches of
fiduciary or other duties.
We are exposed to legal proceedings, complaints and other actions from our activities
including those arising from commercial activities, sales practices, suitability of products,
policies and claims.
We are the reinsurer in a residential mortgage credit reinsurance agreement covering
residential mortgages in Australia. Due to a change in law, further cessions under this contract
ended in July 2008. This reinsurance is fully retroceded to a subsidiary of AIG. We are exposed to
the risk of losses in the event of the failure of the counterparty retrocessionaire to honour its
obligations. The principal balance outstanding on mortgage loans to which the reinsurance agreement
relates was approximately US$2,899 million as of 31 August 2010 (US$4,507 million as of 30 November 2007; US$3,147 million as of 30 November 2008;
US$3,588 million as of 30 November 2009; and US$2,977 as of 31 May 2010). The liabilities and
related reinsurance assets, which totalled US$13 million as of 31 August 2010 (US$31 million as of
30 November 2007; US$32 million as of 30 November 2008; US$24 million as of 30 November 2009; and
US$15 million as of 31 May 2010) respectively arising from these agreements are reflected and
presented on a gross basis in accordance with our accounting policies. We expect to fully recover
amounts outstanding as of 31 August 2010 under the terms of this agreement from the
retrocessionaire. In the event of a change in control of one party, the other party has the right
to terminate the retrocession cover with the AIA Group electing whether the termination is on a
run-off basis or clean cut basis.
We provided reinsurance and retrocession of general insurance business which was primarily
underwritten in the 1970s and 1980s. In the absence of any material claim notifications in the
three years ended 30 November 2009 and up to 31 August 2010, we do not expect any further material
liabilities to arise. At the time AIA-B was transferred to the AIA Group, AIRCO, the former owner
of AIA-B, provided AIA with an uncapped
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indemnification for losses with respect to claims made before 11 November 2010, arising from
underwriting activities of the Bermuda office of AIA-B prior to 28 February 2009.
As of 31 August 2010, we have issued capital guarantees and guarantees of indebtedness of
approximately US$1.8 million and minimum guaranteed rates of return ranging from 0% to 5% to
holders of units of pension funds that have an accumulation value of approximately US$1,298 million
(US$1,272 million as of 30 November 2007; US$1,232 million as of 30 November 2008; US$1,260 million
as of 30 November 2009; and US$1,282 million as of 31 May 2010). We have the ability to reduce the
guaranteed rates of return, subject to obtaining approvals of applicable regulators.
The status of our licences is reviewed from time to time by our regulators in light of a
number of factors including the legal structure of the AIA Group.
The section headed Financial Information Property Interests is updated by this Supplement
Number 1 with the following new paragraph:
The table below sets forth the reconciliation of aggregate amounts of the property interests
of the AIA Group as of 31 August 2010 to their value as of 31 May 2010 as per the property
valuation report set forth in Appendix IV to this prospectus:
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Movements for the three months ended 31 August 2010 |
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Valuation surplus as of 31 August 2010 |
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Valuation as of 31 August 2010 as per the valuation report set forth in Appendix V to this
prospectus |
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The
sections headed Summary Dividend Policy and Financial Information Dividend Policy
are updated by this Supplement Number 1 as follows:
In accordance with the Articles, we may, upon ordinary resolution of our shareholders,
declare dividends, but any such dividend may not exceed the amount recommended by the Board. The
Board will recommend the declaration of dividends, if any, after considering various factors,
including:
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possible effects on our creditworthiness; |
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fluctuations of the respective functional currencies of our local operating units against
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We will declare dividends, if any, on a per Share basis in U.S. dollars. Shareholders will
have the option to receive cash dividends in Hong Kong dollars or U.S. dollars. AIA Group Limited
will not pay a dividend before 2011. The Board will consider the factors set forth above in
establishing a semi-annual dividend commencing for the interim period ending 1H 2011.
AIG has given the Insurance Authority an undertaking that, for so long as AIG directly or
indirectly holds a legal or beneficial interest in AIA Group Limited in excess of 10% of the
outstanding or issued share capital of AIA Group Limited or AIG directly or indirectly is entitled
to exercise or control the exercise of 10% or more of the voting power at any general meeting of
AIA Group Limited, AIG will ensure that no member of the AIG Group that holds AIGs interest in AIA
Group Limited and that is controlled by AIG will vote its shares in any shareholder vote for the
approval of a dividend distribution to AIA Group Limiteds shareholders. For more information
concerning this undertaking given by AIG, see the section headed Supervision and Regulation
Regulatory Framework Hong Kong Section 35 Orders in this prospectus.
l. Underwriting
The first six sub-sections of the section headed Underwriting are updated by this Supplement
Number 1 as follows:
HONG KONG UNDERWRITERS
The Hong Kong underwriters are:
Joint Lead Managers
Citigroup Global Markets Asia Limited
Deutsche Bank AG, Hong Kong Branch
Goldman Sachs (Asia) L.L.C.
Morgan Stanley Asia Limited
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Barclays Capital Asia Limited
Merrill Lynch Far East Limited
CIMB Securities (HK) Ltd.
Credit Suisse (Hong Kong) Limited
ICBC International Securities Limited
J.P. Morgan Securities (Asia Pacific) Limited
UBS AG, Hong Kong Branch
Co-Lead Managers
BNP Paribas Capital (Asia Pacific) Limited
BOCI Asia Limited
CCB International Capital Limited
Daiwa Capital Markets Hong Kong Limited
DBS Asia Capital Limited
Macquarie Capital Securities Limited
Nomura International (Hong Kong) Limited
Standard Chartered Securities (Hong Kong) Limited
Co-Managers
ABCI Securities Company Limited
Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited, Hong Kong Branch
ING Bank N.V., London branch
Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Ltd.
Lloyds TSB Bank plc
Loop Capital Markets, LLC
Mizuho Securities Asia Limited
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Natixis
Piper Jaffray Asia Securities Limited
Samuel A. Ramirez and Company, Inc.
Societe Generale
The Bank of Nova Scotia, Hong Kong Branch
The Royal Bank of Scotland N.V., Hong Kong Branch
The Williams Capital Group, L.P.
Wells Fargo Securities, LLC
INTERNATIONAL UNDERWRITERS
The International Underwriters are expected to be:
Joint Lead Managers
Citigroup Global Markets Limited
Deutsche Bank AG, Hong Kong Branch
Goldman Sachs (Asia) L.L.C.
Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc
Barclays Bank PLC
Merrill Lynch International
CIMB Securities (HK) Ltd.
Credit Suisse (Hong Kong) Limited
ICBC International Securities Limited
J.P. Morgan Securities Ltd.
UBS AG, Hong Kong Branch
Co-lead Managers
BNP Paribas Capital (Asia Pacific) Limited
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BOCI Asia Limited
CCB International Capital Limited
Daiwa Capital Markets Hong Kong Limited
DBS Asia Capital Limited
Macquarie Capital Securities Limited
Nomura International (Hong Kong) Limited
Standard Chartered Securities (Hong Kong) Limited
Co-Managers
ABCI Securities Company Limited
Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited, Hong Kong Branch
ING Bank N.V., London branch
Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Ltd.
Lloyds TSB Bank plc
Loop Capital Markets, LLC
Mizuho Securities Asia Limited
National Australia Bank Limited
Natixis
Piper Jaffray Asia Securities Limited
PNC Capital Markets LLC
RBC Dominion Securities Inc
Samuel A. Ramirez and Company, Inc.
Sanford C. Bernstein & Co., LLC
Societe Generale
The Bank of Nova Scotia, Hong Kong Branch
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The Royal Bank of Scotland N.V., Hong Kong Branch
The Williams Capital Group, L.P.
UniCredit Bank AG
Wells Fargo Securities, LLC
UNDERWRITING ARRANGEMENTS AND EXPENSES
Hong Kong Public Offering
Hong Kong Underwriting Agreement
The Hong Kong Underwriting Agreement was entered into on 15 October 2010. As described in the
Hong Kong Underwriting Agreement, the Selling Shareholder is offering, through AIA Aurora LLC, the
Hong Kong Offer Shares for purchase on the terms and subject to the conditions of this prospectus
and the Application Forms at the Offer Price. Subject to the Listing Committee granting the listing
of, and permission to deal in, our Shares in issue as mentioned herein, and to certain other
conditions set out in the Hong Kong Underwriting Agreement, the Hong Kong Underwriters have agreed
severally to purchase or procure purchasers for the Hong Kong Offer Shares which are being offered
but are not taken up under the Hong Kong Public Offer on the terms and subject to the conditions of
this prospectus and the Application Forms.
The Selling Shareholder has granted to the Hong Kong Underwriters the Offer Size Adjustment
Option, exercisable by the Joint Global Coordinators on behalf of the Hong Kong Underwriters, on or
before the Price Determination Date, to require the Selling Shareholder to sell up to an aggregate
of 1,171,482,600 additional Shares at the Offer Price to cover additional market demand, if any.
The Hong Kong Underwriting Agreement is conditional upon and subject to the International
Placing Agreement having been signed and becoming unconditional and not having been terminated in
accordance with its terms.
Since the Company is a regulated entity in a number of jurisdictions, the Hong Kong
Underwriting Agreement contains provisions which delay the obligation of the Selling Shareholder to
transfer such number of Hong Kong Offer Shares to any of the Hong Kong Underwriters where the
transfer of such number of Hong Kong Offer Shares would require regulatory approval (but does not
delay their obligation to pay for those Hong Kong Offer Shares) until such time as the required
regulatory approvals are obtained which can be no longer than 12 months from the date of the Hong
Kong Underwriting Agreement.
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Grounds for Termination
The respective obligations of the Hong Kong Underwriters to purchase or procure purchasers for
the Hong Kong Offer Shares will be subject to termination with immediate effect by notice in
writing from the Joint Global Coordinators, for themselves and on behalf of the Hong Kong
Underwriters, to the Company, the Selling Shareholder and the Hong Kong Underwriters, if any of the
following events occur prior to 8:00 am on the Listing Date:
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the development, occurrence or coming into effect of any event or series of events,
matters or circumstances concerning or relating to: |
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any new law or any change or development involving a prospective change in existing
laws or any change in the interpretation or application thereof by any court or other
competent authority in the United States, the United Kingdom, Japan, Hong Kong, China,
Korea, Thailand, Singapore or Malaysia (the Relevant Jurisdictions); |
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any change or development, or any event or series of events reasonably expected to
result in any change or development, or prospective change or development, in local,
regional, national or international financial, political, legal, military, industrial,
economic, fiscal, regulatory, currency or market conditions (including, without
limitation, conditions in stock and bond markets, money and foreign exchange markets and
inter-bank markets) or equity securities or stock or other financial market conditions or
any monetary or trading settlement system (including but not limited to a change in the
system under which the value of the Hong Kong currency is linked to that of the United
States) in or affecting any of the Relevant Jurisdictions; |
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any major disruption or general moratorium in commercial banking or securities
settlement, payment or clearing services or procedures in any of the Relevant
Jurisdictions; |
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the imposition of any moratorium, suspension or restriction on trading in securities
generally on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, the New York Stock Exchange, the NASDAQ Global
Market, the London Stock Exchange or the Tokyo Stock Exchange, by any of the said
exchanges or by such system or by order of any regulatory or governmental authority; |
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any event or a series of events, in the nature of force majeure, including but not
limited to any act of God, war, riot, public disorder, civil commotion, economic
sanctions, fire, flood, earthquake, explosion, epidemic, outbreak of an infectious
disease, terrorism (whether or not responsibility has been claimed), labour dispute,
strike or lock-out and any local, national, regional or international outbreak or
escalation of hostilities (whether or not war is or has been declared) or other state of
emergency or calamity or crisis (whether or not covered by insurance) or political or
social crisis involving or affecting any of the Relevant Jurisdictions; or |
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any litigation of material importance being threatened or instigated against the Company
or any of its subsidiaries; which in the sole opinion of Joint Global Coordinators (for
themselves and on behalf of the Hong Kong Underwriters): |
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is or will be or is likely to be materially adverse to, or will or is likely to
materially or prejudicially affect, the general affairs, management, business, financial,
trading or other condition or prospects of the Company and its subsidiaries and the
branches (taken as a whole); or |
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has or will have or is likely to have a material adverse effect on the success of the
Hong Kong Public Offer or the Global Offering or the level of Offer Shares being applied
for, accepted, sold or purchased or the distribution of Offer Shares or dealings in the
Shares; or |
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makes it inadvisable or impracticable to proceed with the Global Offering or the
delivery of the Offer Shares on the terms and in the manner contemplated in the
Prospectus; or |
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there has come to the notice of the Joint Global Coordinators (for themselves and on behalf of
the Hong Kong Underwriters) after the date of the Hong Kong Underwriting Agreement: |
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that any of the warranties and undertakings given by the Company and/or the Selling
Shareholder in the Hong Kong Underwriting Agreement are untrue, incorrect, inaccurate or
misleading when given or repeated; |
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any material breach by the Company or the Selling Shareholder of any of its obligations
under the Hong Kong Underwriting Agreement or the International Placing Agreement; |
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any matter has arisen or has been discovered which, not having been disclosed in this
prospectus, would, had it arisen or been discovered immediately before the date of this
prospectus, have constituted a material omission therefrom; |
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any statement contained in this prospectus, the Application Forms, the formal notice and
any announcements in the agreed form issued by the Company in connection with the Hong Kong
Public Offer, was or has become or been discovered to be untrue, incorrect or misleading in
any material respect unless such untrue, incorrect or misleading statement is immaterial in
the context of the Global Offering and has been properly rectified by the Company in a timely
manner; |
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the occurrence of any event, act or omission which gives or is likely to give rise to any
liability of the Company and/or the Selling Shareholder pursuant to certain of the indemnities
referred to the Hong Kong Underwriting Agreement which liability has a material adverse effect
on the business or financial trading position of the Company and its subsidiaries and the
branches, as a whole; or |
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any material adverse change, or development involving a material adverse change or
prospective material adverse change, in the condition, business, financial or otherwise
in the earnings, business affairs, business prospects or trading prospects of the Company
or any of its subsidiaries or branches, including any litigation, claim or arbitral
proceedings of material importance being threatened or instigated against the Company or
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then, the Joint Global Coordinators, in their absolute discretion, may, for themselves and
on behalf of the Hong Kong Underwriters, upon giving notice in writing to the Company,
terminate the Hong Kong Underwriting Agreement with immediate effect.
UNDERTAKINGS
Undertakings to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange pursuant to the Listing Rules
Undertakings by the Company
Pursuant to Rule 10.08 of the Listing Rules, the Company will not, at any time within six
months from the Listing Date, issue any Shares or other securities convertible into equity
securities of the Company or enter into any agreement or arrangement to issue such shares or
securities (whether or not such issue of shares or securities will be completed within six months
from the Listing Date), except pursuant to the Global Offering or for the circumstances prescribed
by Rule 10.08 of the Listing Rules.
Undertakings by AIG and AIA Aurora LLC
Pursuant to Rule 10.07 of the Listing Rules, each of AIG and AIA Aurora LLC has irrevocably
undertaken to us and the Hong Kong Stock Exchange that subject to the lock up waiver granted by the
Hong Kong Stock Exchange (the Lock-up Waiver) (see the section headed Waivers from compliance
with the Listing Rules and exemptions from the Hong Kong Companies Ordinance Waiver in relation
to the non-disposal of Shares by AIG and AIA Aurora LLC in this prospectus), each of AIG and AIA
Aurora LLC shall not and shall procure that each of the registered holders of our Shares that are
controlled by them shall not:
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dispose of, or enter into any agreement to dispose of, or otherwise create any options,
rights, interests or encumbrances (save pursuant to a pledge or charge as security in favour
of an authorised institution (as defined in the Hong Kong Banking Ordinance) for a bona fide
commercial loan) in respect of, any of the Shares in respect of which it is shown by this
prospectus to be the beneficial owner(s) (the Relevant Securities) from the Listing Date
until the six month anniversary of the Listing Date (the End Date) (the First Six-Month
Period); and |
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dispose of, or enter into any agreement to dispose of, or otherwise create any options,
rights, interests or encumbrances (save pursuant to a pledge or charge as security in favour
of an authorised institution (as defined in the Hong Kong Banking Ordinance) for a bona fide
commercial loan) in respect of the Relevant Securities if, immediately following such disposal
or upon the exercise or enforcement of such options, rights, interests or encumbrances, it
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shareholder (as defined in the Listing Rules) of the Company, in each case, at any time,
during a period of six months commencing on the End Date (the Second Six-Month Period).
The First Six-Month Period and the Second Six-Month Period are collectively referred to
as the Lock-up Period. |
In accordance with Note 3 to Rule 10.07(2) of the Listing Rules, each of AIG and AIA Aurora
LLC has also irrevocably undertaken to us and the Hong Kong Stock Exchange that subject to the
Lock-up Waiver, from the Listing Date until the 12 month anniversary of the Listing Date, each of
AIG and AIA Aurora LLC shall:
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when it or any of the registered holders controlled by it pledges or charges any
securities of the Company beneficially owned by it in favour of an authorised institution (as
defined in the Hong Kong Banking Ordinance), immediately inform us in writing of such pledge
or charge together with the number of securities so pledged or charged; and |
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when it or any of the registered holders receives indications, either verbal or written,
from the pledge or charge that any of the pledged or charged securities of the Company shall
be disposed of, immediately inform us in writing of such indications. |
The Shares beneficially held, directly or indirectly, by AIG as well as the shares in all the
intermediate holding companies through which it holds its interests in the Company (other than the
preferred units of AIA Aurora LLC held by the FRBNY or the U.S. Treasury Department as the case may
be) (collectively, including such preferred units of AIA Aurora LLC, the Intermediate Shares) are
accordingly subject to lock-up during the Lock-up Period except to the extent permitted under the
Lock-up Waiver.
The Lock-up Waiver grants a waiver from Rule 10.07 in respect of (i) any and all transfers,
exchanges, sales and purchases of the Intermediate Shares; and (ii) additionally in respect of the
preferred units of AIA Aurora LLC received by the FRBNY only, any and all extinguishments (the
Restructuring Transfers) within members of the AIG Group (which for the present purpose includes
members that do not exist at present and which may be created subsequent to the Listing Date), and
between members of the AIG Group, on the one hand, and/or the FRBNY, the U.S. Government (including
the U.S. Treasury Department), the AIG Credit Facility Trust and/or one or more legal entities
(wholly-owned directly or indirectly by one or more other AIG Stakeholders) that do not exist at
present and which may be created subsequent to the Listing Date which may hold Intermediate Shares
on behalf of U.S. taxpayers generally (collectively, the AIG Stakeholders), on the other hand.
The Lock-up Waiver granted by the Hong Kong Stock Exchange is subject to the conditions that:
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prior to any Restructuring Transfer from a member of the AIG Group to an AIG
Stakeholder during the First Six-Month Period, the AIG Stakeholder will execute an
undertaking to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange not to dispose of any Intermediate Shares
acquired under such Restructuring Transfer for the remainder of the First Six-Month
Period of the Lock-up Period; |
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the AIG Group will maintain, directly or indirectly, at least a 30% shareholding interest
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except for any Restructuring Transfer, neither the AIG Group nor any AIG
Stakeholders will dispose of any of their interests in the Company during the First
Six-Month Period of the Lock-up Period. |
Undertakings pursuant to the Hong Kong Underwriting Agreement
Undertakings by the Company
Pursuant to the Hong Kong Underwriting Agreement, the Company has undertaken to each of the
Joint Global Coordinators and the Hong Kong Underwriters (and is expected to undertake to the
International Underwriters), and AIG has agreed to procure (and is expected to agree with the
International Underwriters to procure) that, except pursuant to the Global Offering (including
pursuant to the exercise of the Over-Allotment Option and/or the Offer Size Adjustment Option and
the vesting of any RSU Awards granted pursuant to the RSU Scheme (or any similar incentive scheme)
and the exercise of any Options granted pursuant to the Share Option Scheme (or any similar
incentive scheme)) or with the prior written consent of the Joint Global Coordinators (on behalf of
the Hong Kong Underwriters) and unless in compliance with the Listing Rules, at any time after the
date of the Hong Kong Underwriting Agreement and until the expiry of the First Six-month Period,
the Company will not:
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offer, pledge, charge, allot, issue, sell, contract to allot, issue or sell, sell any
option or contract to purchase, purchase any option or contract to sell, grant or agree to
grant any option, right or warrant to purchase or subscribe for, lend or otherwise transfer or
dispose of, either directly or indirectly, or repurchase, any of its share capital or, any
interest therein (including, but not limited to any securities convertible into or exercisable
or exchangeable for or that represent the right to receive such capital or securities or any
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enter into any swap or other arrangement that transfers to another, in whole or in part,
any of the economic consequences of ownership of such share capital, whether any of the
foregoing transactions is to be settled by delivery of share capital or such other securities,
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offer to or agree to do any of (i) or (ii) above or announce any intention to enter into
any such transaction, whether any such transaction described in (i) or (ii) above is to be
settled by delivery of Shares or other securities, in cash or otherwise. |
The Company has further agreed that, in the event of any transaction relating to the Shares or
any interest therein as described above within six months after the expiry of the First Six-Month
Period, the Company will take all reasonable steps to ensure that such an issue or disposal will
not create a disorderly or false market for the Shares.
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Undertakings by AIG and AIA Aurora LLC
AIG agrees and undertakes to the Company, the Joint Global Coordinators and the Hong Kong
Underwriters (and is expected to undertake to the International Underwriters), that it will not
directly or indirectly, including through AIA Aurora LLC, subject to the carve out set forth in the
last paragraph of this Underwriting Undertakings pursuant to the Hong Kong Underwriting
Agreement Undertakings by AIG and AIA Aurora LLC section and save as pursuant to the Global
Offering, the Offer Size Adjustment Option, the Over-Allotment Option or the stock borrowing
arrangement (that may be entered into with the Stabilising Manager or any person acting for it),
without the prior written consent of the Joint Global Coordinators (on behalf of the Hong Kong
Underwriters) and unless in compliance with the Listing Rules:
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date which is twelve months from the date of this prospectus: |
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offer, pledge, charge, sell, contract to sell, sell any option or contract to
purchase, purchase any option or contract to sell, grant or agree to grant any option,
right or warrant to purchase or subscribe for, lend, or otherwise transfer or dispose
of, either directly or indirectly, any share capital or other securities of the Company
or any interest therein (including, but not limited to any securities that are
convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for, or that represent the right to
receive any such capital or securities or any interest therein); |
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enter into any swap or other arrangement that transfers to another, in whole or in
part, any of the economic consequences of ownership of any such capital or securities or
any interest therein; or |
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offer to or agree to do any of (a) or (b) above or announce any intention to enter
into any such transaction, whether any such transaction described in (a) or (b) above is
to be settled by delivery of Shares or other securities, in cash or otherwise; and |
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thereafter, up to and including the date which is eighteen months from the date of this
prospectus, it will not enter into any of the foregoing transactions in paragraphs (i)(a) or
(b) above or offer to or agree to do any of the foregoing transactions in paragraphs (i)(a) or
(b) or announce any intention to enter into any such transactions if it would result in the
AIG Group holding less than 50% of the Shares it holds immediately after the closing of the
Global Offering (including the exercise (if any) of the Offer Size Adjustment Option and the
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The foregoing undertaking by AIG to the Company, the Joint Global Coordinators, the Hong Kong
Underwriters and the International Underwriters (if applicable) shall not in any way restrict or
prevent AIG or AIA Aurora LLC from (a) entering into and implementing the AIG Recapitalisation (as
described in the section headed Summary The AIG Events and Certain Shareholder Arrangements
AIG Recapitalisation in this prospectus and the Form 8-K furnished to the U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission by AIG on 30 September 2010) and any Restructuring Transfer made pursuant to
the Lock-up Waiver; or (b) entering into and consummating any private and strategic transactions in
relation to the Shares provided that each transferee of the Shares pursuant to such transaction(s)
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agrees to comply with the restrictions set forth in paragraph (i) of this Underwriting
Undertakings pursuant to the Hong Kong Underwriting Agreement Undertakings by AIG and AIA
Aurora LLC section for the period up to and including the date which is eighteen months from the
date of this prospectus. For the avoidance of doubt, any such transaction shall not require the
prior written consent of the Joint Global Coordinators, the Hong Kong Underwriters and the
International Underwriters (if applicable).
THE INTERNATIONAL PLACING
In connection with the International Placing, the Agent Preferential Offer and the Employee
Preferential Offer, it is expected that we and the Selling Shareholder will enter into the
International Placing Agreement with the Joint Global Coordinators and the representatives of the
International Underwriters. Under the International Placing Agreement, the International
Underwriters would, subject to certain conditions set forth therein, severally agree to purchase
the International Placing Shares being offered pursuant to the International Placing, the Agent
Preferential Offer and the Employee Preferential Offer, or procure purchasers for such
International Placing Shares. The Agent Reserved Shares and the Employee Reserved Shares, being
offered pursuant to the Agent Preferential Offer and the Employee Preferential Offer respectively,
are being offered out of the International Placing Shares.
The Selling Shareholder is expected to grant to the International Underwriters the
Over-Allotment Option, exercisable by the Joint Global Coordinators on behalf of the International
Underwriters at any time during the 30 day period from the last date for lodging applications under
the Hong Kong Public Offer, the Agent Preferential Offer and the Employee Preferential Offer to
require the Selling Shareholder to sell up to 15% of the total number of Offer Shares under the
Global Offering, including the Offer Shares offered under the Offer Size Adjustment Option, if any,
at the Offer Price, which will be equal to 1,054,334,400 additional Shares, assuming the full
exercise of the Offer Size Adjustment Option, or 878,612,000 additional Shares, assuming the Offer
Size Adjustment Option is not exercised, to, among other things, cover over-allocations in the
International Placing, if any.
It is expected that the International Placing Agreement may be terminated on similar grounds
as the Hong Kong Underwriting Agreement. Potential investors should note that if the International
Placing Agreement is not entered into, or is terminated, the Global Offering will not proceed.
COMMISSION AND EXPENSES
Under the terms and conditions of the Hong Kong Underwriting Agreement, the Hong Kong
Underwriters will receive a gross underwriting commission of 1.75% on the aggregate Offer Price
payable for the Hong Kong Offer Shares initially offered under the Hong Kong Public Offering, out
of which they will pay any sub-underwriting commission. For unsold Hong Kong Offer Shares
reallocated to the International Placing, the Selling Shareholder will pay an underwriting
commission at the rate applicable to the International Placing and such commission will be paid to
the relevant International Underwriters (but not the Hong Kong Underwriters). The Selling
Shareholder may also in its sole discretion pay all or certain members of the Underwriters an
additional incentive fee of up to 0.25% on the aggregate sale proceeds of the Offer Shares under
the Global Offering.
Assuming the Offer Size Adjustment Option and the Over-Allotment Option are not exercised at
all and based on an Offer Price of HK$19.03 per Share (being the mid-point of
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the Offer Price range of HK$18.38 to HK$19.68 per Share), the aggregate commissions and fees
(excluding any discretionary incentive fee described in the immediately preceding paragraph),
together with the Hong Kong Stock Exchange listing fees, the SFC transaction levy, the Hong Kong
Stock Exchange trading fee, legal and other professional fees and printing and other expenses
relating to the Global Offering are estimated to amount to approximately HK$2,389.5 million
(US$308.0 million) in aggregate. All costs and expenses incurred in connection with the sale of the
Offer Shares, including underwriting fees, will be wholly borne by the AIG Group, except for
certain expenses related to the Global Offering, such as the conversion to IFRS, that are
considered to be of continuing benefit to the AIA Group (such expenses will be borne equally by the
AIG Group and the AIA Group).
m. Structure of the Global Offering
The section headed Structure of the Global Offering is updated by this Supplement Number 1
as follows:
THE GLOBAL OFFERING
This prospectus is published in connection with the Hong Kong Public Offer, the Agent
Preferential Offer and the Employee Preferential Offer as part of the Global Offering. Citigroup
Global Markets Asia Limited, Deutsche Bank AG, Hong Kong Branch, Goldman Sachs (Asia) L.L.C., and
Morgan Stanley Asia Limited are the Joint Global Coordinators and Joint Sponsors of the Global
Offering. The Global Offering comprises:
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Adjustment Option as mentioned below) in Hong Kong as described below in The Hong Kong
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the Agent Preferential Offer of 20,384,000 Shares to Eligible Agents as described below
in The Agent Preferential Offer in this section. The Agent Reserved Shares are being
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the Employee Preferential Offer of 7,324,000 Shares to Eligible Employees as described
below in The Employee Preferential Offer in this section. The Employee Reserved Shares
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the International Placing of an aggregate of 5,243,964,200 Shares (subject to adjustment,
the Offer Size Adjustment Option and the Over-Allotment Option as mentioned below), being the
aggregate number of International Placing Shares less the aggregate number of Agent Reserved
Shares and less the aggregate number of Employee Reserved Shares, each of which are being
offered out of the International Placing Shares respectively, outside the United States
(including to professional and institutional investors within Hong Kong) in offshore
transactions in reliance on Regulation S (including Offer Shares to be offered under a public
offering without listing in Japan), and in the United States to QIBs. The International
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Up to 1,171,482,600 additional Shares may be offered pursuant to the exercise of the Offer
Size Adjustment Option as set forth in Offer Size Adjustment Option in this
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section. Furthermore, up to 1,054,334,400 additional Shares, assuming the full exercise of the
Offer Size Adjustment Option, may be offered pursuant to the exercise of the Over-Allotment Option
as set forth in Over-Allotment Option in this section.
Investors may either:
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The Offer Shares will represent approximately 48.6% of the issued share capital of the Company
immediately after the completion of the Global Offering, without taking into account the exercise
of the Offer Size Adjustment Option or the Over-Allotment Option. If the Offer Size Adjustment
Option and the Over-Allotment Option are exercised in full, the Offer Shares will represent
approximately 67.1% of the issued share capital immediately after the completion of the Global
Offering and the exercise of the Offer Size Adjustment Option and the Over-Allotment Option.
References in this prospectus to applications, Application Forms, application monies or the
procedure for applications relate solely to the Hong Kong Public Offer, the Agent Preferential
Offer and/or the Employee Preferential Offer (as the case may be).
THE HONG KONG PUBLIC OFFER
Number of Offer Shares initially offered
The Selling Shareholder is initially offering 585,741,600 Hong Kong Offer Shares for purchase
by the public in Hong Kong at the Offer Price, representing approximately 10% of the total number
of Offer Shares initially available under the Global Offering. Subject to any reallocation of Offer
Shares between the International Placing and the Hong Kong Public Offer, the initial Hong Kong
Offer Shares will represent approximately 4.9% of the Companys issued share capital immediately
after completion of the Global Offering.
The Hong Kong Public Offer is open to members of the public in Hong Kong as well as to
institutional and professional investors. Professional investors generally include brokers,
dealers, companies (including fund managers) whose ordinary business involves dealing in shares and
other securities and corporate entities that regularly invest in shares and other securities.
Completion of the Hong Kong Public Offer is subject to the conditions as set forth in
Conditions of the Global Offering in this section.
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Allocation
Allocation of Offer Shares to investors under the Hong Kong Public Offer will be based solely
on the level of valid applications received under the Hong Kong Public Offer. The basis of
allocation may vary, depending on the number of Hong Kong Offer Shares validly applied for by
applicants. Such allocation could, where appropriate, consist of balloting, which could mean that
some applicants may receive a higher allocation than others who have applied for the same number of
Hong Kong Offer Shares, and those applicants who are not successful in the ballot may not receive
any Hong Kong Offer Shares.
The total number of Hong Kong Offer Shares available under the Hong Kong Public Offer (after
taking account of any reallocation referred to below) is to be divided into two pools for
allocation purposes: pool A and pool B. The Hong Kong Offer Shares in pool A will consist of
292,870,800 Shares and will be allocated on an equitable basis to applicants who have applied for
Hong Kong Offer Shares with an aggregate price of HK$5 million (excluding the brokerage, the SFC
transaction levy and the Hong Kong Stock Exchange trading fee payable) or less. The Hong Kong Offer
Shares in pool B will consist of 292,870,800 Shares and will be allocated on an equitable basis to
applicants who have applied for Hong Kong Offer Shares with an aggregate price of more than HK$5
million (excluding the brokerage, the SFC transaction levy and the Hong Kong Stock Exchange trading
fee payable).
Investors should be aware that applications in pool A and applications in pool B may receive
different allocation ratios. If any Hong Kong Offer Shares in one (but not both) of the pools are
unsold, the surplus Hong Kong Offer Shares will be transferred to the other pool to satisfy demand
in that other pool and be allocated accordingly. For the purpose of this paragraph only, the
price for Hong Kong Offer Shares means the price payable on application therefor (without regard
to the Offer Price as finally determined). Applicants can only receive an allocation of Hong Kong
Offer Shares from either pool A or pool B and not from both pools. Multiple or suspected multiple
applications under the Hong Kong Public Offer and any application for more than 292,870,800 Hong
Kong Offer Shares, being the number of Hong Kong Offer Shares initially allocated to each pool, are
liable to be rejected.
Reallocation
The allocation of the Offer Shares between the Hong Kong Public Offer and the International
Placing is subject to adjustment under the Listing Rules. We have applied for, and the Hong Kong
Stock Exchange has granted, a waiver from strict compliance with the clawback requirements set out
in paragraph 4.2 of Practice Note 18 to the Listing Rules on the following basis. If the number of
Offer Shares validly applied for under the Hong Kong Public Offer represents (i) 15 times or more
but less than 50 times, (ii) 50 times or more but less than 100 times, and (iii) 100 times or more
of the number of Offer Shares initially available under the Hong Kong Public Offer, then Offer
Shares will be reallocated to the Hong Kong Public Offer from the International Placing. As a
result of such reallocation, the total number of Offer Shares available under the Hong Kong Public
Offer will be increased to 878,612,400 Offer Shares (in the case of (i)), 1,171,482,800 Offer
Shares (in the case of (ii)) and 1,464,353,600 Offer Shares (in the case of (iii)), representing
approximately 15%, 20% and 25% of the Offer Shares initially available under the Global Offering,
respectively (before any exercise of the Offer Size Adjustment Option or the Over-Allotment
Option). In each case, the additional Offer Shares reallocated to the Hong Kong Public Offer will
be allocated between pool A and pool B and the number of Offer Shares allocated to the
International Placing will be correspondingly reduced in such manner as the Joint Global
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Coordinators deem appropriate. In addition, the Joint Global Coordinators may reallocate Offer
Shares from the International Placing to the Hong Kong Public Offer to satisfy valid applications
under the Hong Kong Public Offer.
If the Hong Kong Public Offer is not fully subscribed for, the Joint Global Coordinators have
the authority to reallocate all or any unsold Hong Kong Offer Shares to the International Placing,
in such proportions as the Joint Global Coordinators deem appropriate.
Neither the Agent Reserved Shares nor the Employee Reserved Shares will be subject to the
clawback arrangement between the International Placing and the Hong Kong Public Offer described
above.
Applications
Each applicant under the Hong Kong Public Offer will be required to give an undertaking and
confirmation in the application submitted by him that he and any person(s) for whose benefit he is
making the application has not applied for or taken up, or indicated an interest for, and will not
apply for or take up, or indicate an interest for, any International Placing Shares under the
International Placing, and such applicants application is liable to be rejected if the said
undertaking and/or confirmation is breached and/or untrue (as the case may be) or it has been or
will be placed or allocated International Placing Shares under the International Placing.
The listing of the Offer Shares on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange is sponsored by the Joint
Sponsors. Applicants under the Hong Kong Public Offer, the Agent Preferential Offer and/or the
Employee Preferential Offer are required to pay, on application, the maximum price of HK$19.68 per
Offer Share in addition to the brokerage, the SFC transaction levy and the Hong Kong Stock Exchange
trading fee payable on each Offer Share amounting to a total of HK$3,975.68 for one board lot of
200 Shares. If the Offer Price, as finally determined in the manner described in Pricing and
Allocation in this section, is less than the maximum price of HK$19.68 per Offer Share,
appropriate refund payments (including the brokerage, the SFC transaction levy and the Hong Kong
Stock Exchange trading fee attributable to the surplus application monies) will be made to
successful applicants, without interest. Further details are set forth below in the section headed
How to Apply for Hong Kong Offer Shares, Agent Reserved Shares and Employee Reserved Shares in
this prospectus.
THE AGENT PREFERENTIAL OFFER
In order to enable our Eligible Agents to participate in the Global Offering on a preferential
basis as to allocation only, Eligible Agents are being invited to apply for an aggregate of
20,384,000 Agent Reserved Shares (representing approximately 0.3% of the Offer Shares initially
being offered under the Global Offering and approximately 0.2% of the share capital of the Company
upon completion of the Global Offering) (and any Employee Reserved Shares that may be reallocated
from the Employee Preferential Offer to the Agent Preferential Offer, as described below, totalling
up to an aggregate of 27,708,000 Offer Shares) in the Agent Preferential Offer subject to the terms
and conditions set out in this prospectus, the designated website of the Online Agent Preferential
Offer service (www.eipo.com.hk) and the blue Application Form. The Agent Reserved Shares are being
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offered out of the International Placing Shares but are not subject to the clawback mechanism as
set forth in The Hong Kong Public Offer Reallocation in this section, the Offer Size
Adjustment Option or the Over-allotment Option.
As of 31 August 2010, there were a total of 7,567 Eligible Agents eligible to apply for Agent
Reserved Shares under the Agent Preferential Offer, of which 2,625 were Tier 1 Agents and 4,942
were Tier 2 Agents.
Eligible Agents are permitted to apply for a number of Agent Reserved Shares which is greater
than, less than or equal to their Assured Agent Entitlement under the Agent Preferential Offer but
applications in excess of 27,708,000 Agent Reserved Shares, being the number of Agent Reserved
Shares allocated to the Agent Preferential Offer plus the total number of Offer Shares that may be
reallocated from the Employee Preferential Offer to the Agent Preferential Offer, on blue
Application Forms or through the Online Agent Preferential Offer service, will be rejected. A valid
application in respect of a number of Agent Reserved Shares less than or equal to an Eligible
Agents Assured Agent Entitlement will be accepted in full, subject to the terms and conditions set
out in this prospectus, the designated website of the Online Agent Preferential Offer service
(www.eipo.com.hk) and the blue Application Form. Where an Eligible Agent applies for a number of
Agent Reserved Shares which is greater than his Assured Agent Entitlement, his Assured Agent
Entitlement will be satisfied in full, subject as mentioned above, but the excess portion of such
application will be met fully or in part only to the extent that there are sufficient remaining
Agent Reserved Shares resulting from other Eligible Agents declining to take up all or some of
their Assured Agent Entitlements and Employee Reserved Shares resulting from Eligible Employees
declining to take up all or some of their Assured Employee Entitlements. Such remaining Agent
Reserved Shares and Employee Reserved Shares, if sufficient, will be allocated to such applicants
on a pro-rata basis in proportion (as nearly as possible without involving portions of a board lot)
to the level of outstanding valid applications received from Eligible Agents, or balloted if such
remaining Agent Reserved Shares and Employee Reserved Shares are not sufficient. If balloting is
conducted, some Eligible Agents may be allocated more Agent Reserved Shares than others who have
applied for the same number of Agent Reserved Shares.
No allocation preference will be given to Eligible Agents who apply for a large number of
Agent Reserved Shares. Allocation of the Agent Reserved Shares to applications made on blue
Application Forms will be based on the allocation guidelines contained in Practice Note 20 to the
Listing Rules and will not be based on the work performance of an Eligible Agent. However, based on
their level of seniority and their length of service, Tier 1 Agents will receive a greater Assured
Agent Entitlement than Tier 2 Agents. See the section headed Agent Preferential Offer and Employee
Preferential Offer in this prospectus. Any Agent Reserved Shares not purchased by Eligible Agents
in connection with the Agent Preferential Offer may be allocated, at the discretion of the Joint
Global Coordinators, to the International Placing.
In addition to any application for Agent Reserved Shares via the Online Agent Preferential
Offer service or a blue Application Form, each Eligible Agent will be entitled to either:
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Eligible Agents will receive no preference as to entitlement or allocation in respect of such
further application or indication of interest for Offer Shares under the Hong Kong Public Offer or
the International Placing.
Assured Agent Entitlements of Eligible Agents to Agent Reserved Shares are not transferable
and there will be no trading in nil-paid entitlements on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
THE EMPLOYEE PREFERENTIAL OFFER
In order to enable our Eligible Employees to participate in the Global Offering on a
preferential basis as to allocation only, Eligible Employees are being invited to apply for an
aggregate of 7,324,000 Employee Reserved Shares (representing approximately 0.1% of the Offer
Shares initially being offered under the Global Offering and approximately 0.1% of the share
capital of the Company upon completion of the Global Offering), in the Employee Preferential Offer
subject to the terms and conditions set out in this prospectus, the designated website of the
Online Employee Preferential Offer service (www.eipo.com.hk) and the pink Application Form. The
Employee Reserved Shares are being offered out of the International Placing Shares but are not
subject to the clawback mechanism as set out in The Hong Kong Public Offer Reallocation in
this section, the Offer Size Adjustment Option or the Over-allotment Option.
As of 31 August 2010, there were a total of 1,831 Eligible Employees eligible to apply for
Employee Reserved Shares under the Employee Preferential Offer.
Eligible Employees are permitted to apply for a number of Employee Reserved Shares which is
less than or equal to their Assured Employee Entitlement under the Employee Preferential Offer.
Applications in excess of an Assured Employee Entitlement will be accepted only to the extent of
the Assured Employee Entitlement. Any applications in excess of 7,324,000 Employee Reserved Shares,
being the number of Employee Reserved Shares allocated to the Employee Preferential Offer, will be
rejected. A valid application in respect of a number of Employee Reserved Shares less than or equal
to an Eligible Employees Assured Employee Entitlement will be accepted in full, subject to the
terms and conditions set out in this prospectus, the designated website of the Online Employee
Preferential Offer service (www.eipo.com.hk) and the pink Application Form. A valid application in
respect of a number of Employee Reserved Shares in excess of an Eligible Employees Assured
Employee Entitlement will be accepted, but no Shares in excess of the Assured Employee Entitlement
will be allocated.
No allocation preference will be given to Eligible Employees who apply for a large number of
Employee Reserved Shares. Allocation of the Employee Reserved Shares to applications made on pink
Application Forms will be based on the allocation guidelines contained in Practice Note 20 to the
Listing Rules and will not be based on the seniority or the length of service or the work
performance of an Eligible Employee. Any Employee Reserved Shares not purchased by Eligible
Employees in connection with the Employee Preferential Offer may be allocated to Eligible Agents in
accordance with the terms and conditions set out in this prospectus. Any Employee Reserved Shares
not purchased by Eligible Agents may be allocated, at the discretion of the Joint Global
Coordinators, to the International Placing.
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In addition to any application for Employee Reserved Shares via the Online Employee
Preferential Offer service or a pink Application Form, each Eligible Employee will be entitled to
either:
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Eligible Employees will receive no preference as to entitlement or allocation in respect of
such further application or indication of interest for Offer Shares under the Hong Kong Public
Offer or the International Placing.
Assured Employee Entitlements of Eligible Employees to Employee Reserved Shares are not
transferable and there will be no trading in nil-paid entitlements on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
NO OVERSEAS REGISTRATION
The documents to be issued in connection with the Hong Kong Public Offer, the Agent
Preferential Offer and the Employee Preferential Offer will not be registered under applicable
securities legislation of any jurisdiction other than Hong Kong. Accordingly, no Agent Reserved
Shares are being offered to Overseas Agents under the Agent Preferential Offer, no Employee
Reserved Shares are being offered to Overseas Employees under the Employee Preferential Offer and
no Application Forms will be sent to such persons. Applications will not be accepted from Overseas
Agents or Overseas Employees or persons who are acting for the benefit of Overseas Agents or
Overseas Employees.
THE INTERNATIONAL PLACING
Number of Offer Shares initially offered
The International Placing will consist of an initial offering of 5,243,964,200 Shares and
representing approximately 89.5% of the total number of Offer Shares initially available under the
Global Offering.
Allocation
The International Placing will include selective marketing of Offer Shares to QIBs in the
United States, as well as institutional and professional investors and other investors anticipated
to have a sizeable demand for such Offer Shares in Hong Kong and other jurisdictions outside the
United States in reliance on Regulation S (including Offer Shares to be offered under a public
offering without listing in Japan). Professional investors generally include brokers, dealers,
companies (including fund managers) whose ordinary business involves dealing in shares and other
securities and corporate entities that regularly invest in shares and other securities. The
International Placing will also include a public offering
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without listing of the Offer Shares in Japan. Allocation of Offer Shares pursuant to the
International Placing will be effected in accordance with the book-building process described in
Pricing and Allocation in this section and based on a number of factors, including the level
and timing of demand, the total size of the relevant investors invested assets or equity assets in
the relevant sector and whether or not it is expected that the relevant investor is likely to buy
further Shares, and/or hold or sell its Shares, after the listing of our Shares on the Hong Kong
Stock Exchange. Such allocation is intended to result in a distribution of our Shares on a basis
which would lead to the establishment of a solid professional and institutional shareholder base to
the benefit of the Company and its shareholders as a whole.
The Joint Global Coordinators (on behalf of the Underwriters) may require any investor who has
been offered Offer Shares under the International Placing and who has made an application under the
Hong Kong Public Offer, to provide sufficient information to the Joint Global Coordinators so as to
allow them to identify the relevant applications under the Hong Kong Public Offer and to ensure
that they are excluded from any allotment of Offer Shares under the Hong Kong Public Offer.
Reallocation
The total number of International Placing Shares to be transferred pursuant to the
International Placing may change as a result of the clawback arrangement described in The Hong
Kong Public Offer Reallocation in this section, the exercise of the Offer Size Adjustment Option
or the Over-Allotment Option in whole or in part and/or any reallocation of unsold Offer Shares
originally included in the Hong Kong Public Offer, the Agent Preferential Offer or the Employee
Preferential Offer.
OFFER SIZE ADJUSTMENT OPTION
In connection with the Global Offering, the Selling Shareholder has granted the Offer Size
Adjustment Option to the Hong Kong Underwriters under the Hong Kong Underwriting Agreement. The
Offer Size Adjustment Option provides flexibility to increase the number of Offer Shares available
for purchase under the Global Offering to cover additional market demand, if any. The Offer Size
Adjustment Option is exercisable by the Joint Global Coordinators on behalf of the Hong Kong
Underwriters on or before the Price Determination Date, and will lapse immediately thereafter.
Under the Offer Size Adjustment Option, the Selling Shareholder may be required to sell any
number of Shares up to an aggregate of 1,171,482,600 additional Offer Shares at the Offer Price.
These additional Offer Shares, if any, will be allocated so as to maintain the proportionality
between the Hong Kong Public Offer and the International Placing following the application of the
clawback arrangements described in Reallocation in this section. The Offer Size Adjustment
Option will not be used for price stabilisation purposes and will not be subject to the provisions
of the Securities and Futures (Price Stabilisation) Rules. The Offer Size Adjustment Option will be
in addition to the Over-Allotment Option. As no new Shares will be issued under the Offer Size
Adjustment Option (as all Offer Shares being offered will be existing Shares), there will be no
dilution effect on investors potential shareholding, nor will any additional proceeds be raised by
the Company.
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The Company will disclose in its allotment results announcement if and to what extent the
Offer Size Adjustment Option has been exercised, or will confirm that if the Offer Size Adjustment
Option has not been exercised by the Price Determination Date, it will lapse and cannot be
exercised at any future date.
OVER-ALLOTMENT OPTION
In connection with the Global Offering, the Selling Shareholder is expected to grant the
Over-Allotment Option to the International Underwriters, exercisable by the Joint Global
Coordinators on behalf of the International Underwriters.
Pursuant to the Over-Allotment Option, the International Underwriters have the right,
exercisable by the Joint Global Coordinators on behalf of the International Underwriters at any
time during the 30 day period from the last date for lodging applications under the Hong Kong
Public Offer, to require the Selling Shareholder to sell up to 15% of the total number of the Offer
Shares under the Global Offering, including the Offer Shares offered under the Offer Size
Adjustment Option, if any, at the Offer Price under the International Placing to, among other
things, cover over-allocations in the International Placing, if any.
If the Over-Allotment Option is exercised in full, the additional International Placing Shares
to be sold pursuant thereto will represent approximately 8.8% of our issued share capital (assuming
the exercise of the Offer Size Adjustment Option in full) or 7.3% of our issued share capital
(assuming the Offer Size Adjustment Option is not exercised), in each case immediately following
the completion of the Global Offering. In the event that the Over-Allotment Option is exercised, an
announcement will be made.
STABILISATION
Stabilisation is a practice used by underwriters in some markets to facilitate the
distribution of securities. To stabilise, the Underwriters may bid for, or purchase, the securities
in the secondary market, during a specified period of time, to retard and, if possible, prevent a
decline in the initial public market price of the securities below the offer price. Such
transactions may be effected in all jurisdictions where it is permissible to do so, in each case in
compliance with all applicable laws and regulatory requirements, including those of Hong Kong. In
Hong Kong, the price at which stabilisation is effected is not permitted to exceed the offer price.
In connection with the Global Offering, the Stabilising Manager, or any person acting for it,
on behalf of the Underwriters, may over-allocate or effect transactions with a view to stabilising
or supporting the market price of our Shares at a level higher than that which might otherwise
prevail for a limited period after the Listing Date. However, there is no obligation on the
Stabilising Manager or any persons acting for it, to conduct any such stabilising action. Such
stabilising action, if taken, will be conducted at the absolute discretion of the Stabilising
Manager or any person acting for it and may be discontinued at any time, and is required to be
brought to an end within 30 days of the last day for lodging applications under the Hong Kong
Public Offer, the Agent Preferential Offer and the Employee Preferential Offer.
Stabilisation action permitted in Hong Kong pursuant to the Securities and Futures (Price
Stabilising) Rules of the SFO includes (i) over-allocating for the purpose of preventing or
minimising any reduction in the market price of our Shares, (ii) selling or agreeing to sell
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our Shares so as to establish a short position in them for the purpose of preventing or minimizing
any reduction in the market price of our Shares, (iii) purchasing, or agreeing to purchase, our
Shares pursuant to the Over-Allotment Option in order to close out any position established under
(i) or (ii) above, (iv) purchasing, or agreeing to purchase, any of our Shares for the sole purpose
of preventing or minimising any reduction in the market price of our Shares, (v) selling or
agreeing to sell any Shares in order to liquidate any position established as a result of those
purchases and (vi) offering or attempting to do anything as described in (ii), (iii), (iv) or (v)
above.
Specifically, prospective applicants for and investors in the Offer Shares should note that:
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there is no certainty as to the extent to which and the time or period for which the
Stabilising Manager or any person acting for it, will maintain such a long position; |
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no stabilising action can be taken to support the price of our Shares for longer than the
stabilisation period, which will begin on the Listing Date, and is expected to expire on 20
November 2010, being the 30th day after the last date for lodging applications under the Hong
Kong Public Offer, the Agent Preferential Offer and the Employee Preferential Offer. After
this date, when no further stabilising action may be taken, demand for our Shares, and
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stabilising bids or transactions effected in the course of the stabilising action may be
made at any price at or below the Offer Price and can, therefore, be done at a price below the
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The Company will ensure or procure that an announcement in compliance with the Securities and
Futures (Price Stabilising) Rules of the SFO will be made within seven days of the expiration of
the stabilisation period.
Over-allocation
Following any over-allocation of Shares in connection with the Global Offering, the
Stabilising Manager or any person acting for it may cover such over-allocations by (among other
methods) exercising the Over-Allotment Option in full or in part, by using Shares purchased by the
Stabilising Manager or any person acting for it in the secondary market at prices that do not
exceed the Offer Price, or through the stock borrowing arrangement as detailed below or a
combination of these means.
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STOCK BORROWING ARRANGEMENT
In order to facilitate the settlement of over-allotments in connection with the Global
Offering, the Stabilising Manager or any person acting for it may choose to borrow up to
1,054,334,400 Shares (being the maximum number of Shares which may be sold upon exercise of the
Over-Allotment Option) from AIA Aurora LLC pursuant to the Stock Borrowing Agreement expected to be
entered into between the Stabilising Manager or any person acting for it and AIG and AIA Aurora LLC
on or about 22 October 2010 or acquire Shares from other sources, including exercising the
Over-Allotment Option or by making purchases in the secondary market at prices that do not exceed
the Offer Price.
If such stock borrowing arrangement with AIG and AIA Aurora LLC is entered into, it will only
be effected by the Stabilising Manager or any person acting for it for settlement of
over-allocation in the International Placing and such arrangement is not subject to the
restrictions of Rule 10.07(1)(a) of the Listing Rules provided that the requirements set forth in
Rule 10.07(3) of the Listing Rules, being that the Stock Borrowing Agreement will be for the sole
purpose of covering any short position prior to the exercise of the Over-Allotment Option in
connection with the International Placing, are complied with. The same number of Shares so borrowed
must be returned to AIA Aurora LLC or its nominees, as the case may be, on or before the third
business day following the earlier of (i) the last day for exercising the Over-Allotment Option,
and (ii) the day on which the Over-Allotment Option is exercised in full. The stock borrowing
arrangement will be effected in compliance with all applicable laws, rules and regulatory
requirements. No payment will be made to AIG and AIA Aurora LLC by the Stabilising Manager or any
person acting for it in relation to such stock borrowing arrangement.
OFFER SIZE
The table below sets out a summary of the total number of Hong Kong Offer Shares and
International Placing Shares being offered in the Global Offering under a series of scenarios,
depending on (i) whether a reallocation pursuant to the clawback arrangement under any of the three
potential scenarios described in The Hong Kong Public Offer Reallocation in this section occurs
and (ii) whether either or both of the Offer Size Adjustment Option and the Over-Allotment Option
is or are not exercised at all or exercised in full.
The allocation and total number of Offer Shares under the Global Offering will be determined
in the following manner. The allocation of shares between the International Placing and the Hong
Kong Offer will first be subject to a reallocation adjustment depending on the number of Offer
Shares applied for under the Hong Kong Public Offer. See The Hong Kong Public Offer
Reallocation in this section. Following reallocation, in the event that the Offer Size Adjustment
Option is exercised in full, the additional Offer Shares made available as a result, representing
20% of the total Offer Shares initially offered in the Global Offering, will be allocated so as to
maintain the proportionality between the Hong Kong Public Offer and the International Placing on a
post-clawback basis. The Offer Size Adjustment Option will lapse if not exercised by the Price
Determination Date. See Offer Size Adjustment Option in this section. The number of Offer
Shares to be made available under the International Placing may be further increased in the event
that the Over-Allotment Option is exercised. The maximum number of additional International Placing
Shares to be offered pursuant to the exercise of the Over-Allotment Option will represent
approximately 15% of the total Offer Shares offered under the Global Offering, after any adjustment
by clawback and the exercise of the Offer Size Adjustment Option as described in this paragraph.
See Over-Allotment Option in this section.
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The Agent Reserved Shares and Employee Reserved Shares are not subject to any clawback
reallocation, the Offer Size Adjustment Option or the Over-Allotment Option.
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Total number of Offer Shares
before exercise of the Offer Size
Adjustment Option and Over-
Allotment Option
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Hong Kong
Offer Shares
5,271,672,200
International
Placing Shares
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878,612,400
Hong Kong
Offer Shares
4,978,801,400
International
Placing
Shares
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1,171,482,800
Hong Kong
Offer Shares
4,685,931,000
International
Placing
Shares
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1,464,353,600
Hong Kong
Offer Shares
4,393,060,200
International
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the exercise in full of the Offer
Size Adjustment Option only
(the Over-Allotment Option is not
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702,890,000
Hong Kong
Offer Shares
6,326,006,400
International
Placing Shares
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Hong Kong
Offer Shares
5,974,561,600
International
Placing
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1,405,779,600
Hong Kong
Offer Shares
5,623,116,800
International
Placing
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1,757,224,400
Hong Kong
Offer Shares
5,271,672,000
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the exercise in full of the Over-
Allotment Option only
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Option is not exercised)
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Hong Kong
Offer Shares
6,150,284,200
International
Placing Shares
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878,612,400
Hong Kong
Offer Shares
5,857,413,400
International
Placing
Shares
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1,171,482,800
Hong Kong
Offer Shares
5,564,543,000
International
Placing
Shares
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1,464,353,600
Hong Kong
Offer Shares
5,271,672,200
International
Placing
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the exercise in full of the Offer
Size Adjustment Option and the
Over-Allotment Option
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Hong Kong
Offer Shares
7,380,340,800
International
Placing Shares
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1,054,334,800
Hong Kong
Offer Shares
7,028,896,000
International
Placing
Shares
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1,405,779,600
Hong Kong
Offer Shares
6,677,451,200
International
Placing
Shares
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Hong Kong
Offer Shares
6,326,006,400
International
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PRICING AND ALLOCATION
Pricing for the Offer Shares for the purpose of the various offerings under the Global
Offering will be fixed on the Price Determination Date, which is expected to be on or around 22
October 2010, by agreement among the Joint Global Coordinators, on behalf of the Underwriters, the
Selling Shareholder and the Company, and the number of Offer Shares to be allocated under the
various offerings will be determined shortly thereafter.
The Offer Price will not be more than HK$19.68 per Offer Share and is expected to be not less
than HK$18.38 per Offer Share unless otherwise announced, as further explained below, not later
than the morning of the last day for lodging applications under the Hong Kong Public Offer, the
Agent Preferential Offer and the Employee Preferential Offer. Applicants under the Hong Kong Public
Offer, the Agent Preferential Offer and/or the Employee Preferential Offer must pay, on
application, the maximum price of HK$19.68 per
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Offer Share plus 1% brokerage, 0.003% SFC transaction levy and 0.005% Hong Kong Stock Exchange
trading fee, amounting to a total of HK$3,975.68 for one board lot of 200 Shares. Prospective
investors should be aware that the Offer Price to be determined on the Price Determination Date may
be, but is not expected to be, lower than the Offer Price range stated in this prospectus.
The International Underwriters will be soliciting from prospective investors indications of
interest in acquiring Offer Shares in the International Placing. Prospective professional and
institutional investors will be required to specify the number of Offer Shares under the
International Placing they would be prepared to acquire either at different prices or at a
particular price. This process, known as book-building, is expected to continue up to, and to
cease on or around, the last day for lodging applications under the Hong Kong Public Offer, the
Agent Preferential Offer and the Employee Preferential Offer.
The Joint Global Coordinators, on behalf of the Underwriters, may, where considered
appropriate, based on the level of interest expressed by prospective professional and institutional
investors during the book-building process, and with the consent of the Company, reduce the number
of Offer Shares and/or the Offer Price range below that stated in this prospectus at any time on or
prior to the morning of the last day for lodging applications under the Hong Kong Public Offer, the
Agent Preferential Offer and the Employee Preferential Offer. In such a case, we will, as soon as
practicable following the decision to make such reduction, and in any event not later than the
morning of the day which is the last day for lodging applications under the Hong Kong Public Offer,
the Agent Preferential Offer and the Employee Preferential Offer, cause there to be published in
The South China Morning Post (in English) and the Hong Kong Economic Times (in Chinese) notices of
the reduction. Upon issue of such a notice, the revised Offer Price range and/or number of Offer
Shares will be final and conclusive and the Offer Price, if agreed upon by the Joint Global
Coordinators, on behalf of the Underwriters, the Selling Shareholder and the Company, will be fixed
within such revised offer price range. Before submitting applications for the Hong Kong Offer
Shares, Agent Reserved Shares and/or Employee Reserved Shares, applicants should have regard to the
possibility that any announcement of a reduction in the number of Offer Shares and/or the Offer
Price range may not be made until the day which is the last day for lodging applications under the
Hong Kong Public Offer, the Agent Preferential Offer and the Employee Preferential Offer. Such
notice will also include confirmation or revision, as appropriate, of the profit forecast for the
fiscal year ending 30 November 2010 and the Global Offering statistics as currently set out in this
prospectus, and any other financial information which may change as a result of any such reduction.
Before submitting applications for the Hong Kong Offer Shares, Agent Reserved Shares and/ or the
Employee Reserved Shares, applicants under the Hong Kong Public Offer, the Agent Preferential Offer
and/or the Employee Preferential Offer should note that in no circumstances can applications be
withdrawn once submitted, even if the number of Offer Shares and/or the offer price range is so
reduced. In the absence of any such notice so published, the number of Offer Shares will not be
reduced and/or the Offer Price, if agreed upon with the Company, the Selling Shareholder and the
Joint Global Coordinators on behalf of the Underwriters, will under no circumstances be set outside
the Offer Price range as stated in this prospectus.
The net proceeds from the Global Offering to the Selling Shareholder from the sale of Offer
Shares (after deduction of underwriting fees and estimated expenses (other than any discretionary
incentive fee that may be paid to the Underwriters) payable by AIA Aurora LLC in relation to the
Global Offering, assuming the Offer Size Allotment Option and the
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Over-Allotment Option are not exercised) are estimated to be approximately HK$109,077.1 million
(US$14,061.2 million), assuming an Offer Price of HK$19.03 per Offer Share, the midpoint of the
Offer Price range.
The final Offer Price, an indication of the level of interest in the International Placing,
the basis of allotment of Offer Shares available under the Hong Kong Public Offer, the Agent
Preferential Offer and the Employee Preferential Offer and the Hong Kong identity card/
passport/Hong Kong business registration numbers of successful applicants under the Hong Kong
Public Offer, the Agent Preferential Offer and the Employee Preferential Offer are expected to be
made available in a variety of channels in the manner described in the section headed How to Apply
for Hong Kong Offer Shares, Agent Reserved Shares and Employee Reserved Shares
Despatch/Collection of Share Certificates and Refund Monies in this prospectus.
UNDERWRITING AGREEMENTS
The Hong Kong Public Offer is fully underwritten by the Hong Kong Underwriters under the terms
of the Hong Kong Underwriting Agreement and is subject to the Company, the Selling Shareholder and
the Joint Global Coordinators, on behalf of the Underwriters, agreeing on the Offer Price.
We expect to enter into the International Placing Agreement relating to the International
Placing and the underwriting of the Agent Reserved Shares and the Employee Reserved Shares, on the
Price Determination Date.
These underwriting arrangements, and the Hong Kong Underwriting Agreement and the
International Placing Agreement, are summarised in the section headed Underwriting in this
prospectus.
CONDITIONS OF THE GLOBAL OFFERING
Acceptance of all applications for Offer Shares are conditional on:
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Shares in issue (including new Shares underlying any RSU Awards which may be granted pursuant
to the RSU Scheme and Shares to be issued pursuant to the exercise of any Options which may be
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and the obligations of the International Underwriters under the International Placing
Agreement becoming unconditional and not having been terminated in accordance with the terms
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in each case on or before the dates and times specified in the Hong Kong Underwriting Agreement
and/or the International Placing Agreement, as the case may be (unless and to
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the extent such conditions are validly waived on or before such dates and times) and in any event
not later than 29 October 2010.
If, for any reason, the Offer Price is not agreed between the Company, the Selling Shareholder
and the Joint Global Coordinators (on behalf of the Underwriters) on or before 27 October 2010, the
Global Offering will not proceed and will lapse.
The consummation of each of the Hong Kong Public Offer, the Agent Preferential Offer, the
Employee Preferential Offer and the International Placing is conditional upon, among other things,
each other offering becoming unconditional and not having been terminated in accordance with its
respective terms.
If the above conditions are not fulfilled or waived prior to the times and dates specified,
the Global Offering will lapse and the Hong Kong Stock Exchange will be notified immediately.
Notice of the lapses of the Hong Kong Public Offer, the Agent Preferential Offer and the Employee
Preferential Offer will be published by the Company in the South China Morning Post (in English)
and the Hong Kong Economic Times (in Chinese) on the next day following such lapse. In such
situation, all application monies will be returned, without interest, on the terms set forth in the
section headed How to Apply for Hong Kong Offer Shares, Agent Reserved Shares and Employee
Reserved Shares Despatch/Collection of Share Certificates and Refund Monies in this prospectus.
In the meantime, all application monies will be held in separate bank account(s) with the receiving
banks or other bank(s) in Hong Kong licensed under the Hong Kong Banking Ordinance.
DEALING
Assuming that the Hong Kong Public Offer becomes unconditional at or before 8:00 a.m. in Hong
Kong on 29 October 2010 it is expected that dealings in our Shares on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange
will commence at 9:30 a.m. on 29 October 2010.
The Shares will be traded in board lots of 200 Shares each and the stock code of the Shares
will be 1299.
n. Accountants Report
Note 41. Related party transactions in the Accountants Report set forth in Appendix II to the
Hong Kong Prospectus attached to the Preliminary Offering Circular is updated by this Supplement
Number 1 as follows:
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o. Actuarial Consultants Report
Section 7.2 of the Actuarial Consultants Report set forth in Appendix III to the Hong Kong
Prospectus attached to the Preliminary Offering Circular is updated by this Supplement Number 1 as
follows:
7.2 Valuation assumptions
The operating assumptions used to determine the EV as at 31 May 2010 and VONB for the twelve
months preceding 31 May 2010 have been selected by the relevant Business Unit
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having regard to past, current and expected future operating experience. The economic assumptions
have been set with regard to economic conditions as at the valuation date. Our review involved an
assessment of each Business Units compliance with assumption setting guidelines established by AIA
Group, whether the operating assumptions selected were reasonable given the results of underlying
experience investigations and in light of the future outlook and the materiality of each individual
Business Units results in the context of the overall EV and VONB for AIA Group. Our scope did not
include a review of the assumptions used to determine the VONB for the six month period 1 December
2008 to 31 May 2009 and for the three month period 1 June 2010 to 31 August 2010 although we note
that the economic and operating assumptions used for the VONB for the six months to 31 May 2009 are
the same as those used to determine the VONB for the six months to 30 November 2009.
Although the Business Units have developed the financial projections with a view as to most
probable future experience within each of their territories, it should be recognised that actual
future results will vary from those projected. Consequently, we recommend that readers of this
report examine the sensitivity test results provided in order to assess the significance of each
assumption and the potential impact on value that would result from the use of alternative
assumptions.
p. Appendix VI Summary of the Articles of Association
Appendix VI, Summary of the Articles of Association, is updated by this Supplement Number 1 as
follows:
The Articles were approved and adopted pursuant to a shareholders resolution passed on 12
October 2010 to be effective from the Listing Date. The following is a summary of certain
provisions of the Articles.
CHANGES IN CAPITAL
The Company may exercise any powers conferred or permitted by the Hong Kong Companies
Ordinance or any other ordinance from time to time to purchase or otherwise acquire its own shares
and warrants (including any redeemable shares) at any price or to give, directly or indirectly, by
means of a loan, guarantee, the provision of security or otherwise, financial assistance for the
purpose of or in connection with a purchase or other acquisition made or to be made by any person
of any shares or warrants in the Company. Should the Company purchase or otherwise acquire its own
shares or warrants, neither the Company nor the Board shall be required to select the shares or
warrants to be purchased or otherwise acquired rateably or in any other particular manner as
between the holders of shares or warrants of the same class or as between them and the holders of
shares or warrants of any other class or in accordance with the rights as to dividends or capital
conferred by any class of shares, provided always that, (i) purchases not made through the stock
market or by tender shall be limited to a maximum price; and (ii) if purchases are by tender,
tenders shall be available to all members of the Company alike and provided further that any such
purchase or other acquisition or financial assistance shall only be made or given in accordance
with any relevant rules or regulations issued by the Hong Kong Stock Exchange or the SFC from time
to time in force.
The Company may, from time to time, by ordinary resolution increase its authorised share
capital by such sum divided into shares of such amounts as the resolution prescribes.
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The Company may from time to time by ordinary resolution:
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or agreed to be taken by any person and diminish the amount of its authorised share capital by
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subdivide its existing shares or any of them into shares of smaller amount than is fixed
by the Memorandum of Association, provided that in the subdivision of an existing share, the
proportion between the amount paid and the amount (if any) unpaid an each reduced share shall
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deferred, qualified or special rights, privileges or conditions, subject to the provisions of
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The Company may by special resolution reduce its share capital, any capital redemption reserve
fund or any share premium account in any manner allowed by law.
MODIFICATION OF RIGHTS
All or any of the special rights attached to the shares or any class of shares (if the capital
is divided into different classes of shares) may, unless otherwise provided for by the terms of
issue of the shares or the shares of that class and subject to the provisions of the Hong Kong
Companies Ordinance in force at any time, be altered or abrogated either with the consent in
writing of the holders of not less than three-fourths in nominal value of the issued shares or
issued shares of that class (if the capital is divided into different classes of shares) or with
the sanction of a special resolution passed at a separate general meeting of the holders of the
shares or at a separate general meeting of the holders of shares of that class (if the capital is
divided into different classes of shares). The provisions of the Articles relating to general
meetings shall apply mutatis mutandis to every such separate general meeting, but so that the
necessary quorum is not less than two persons holding or representing by proxy one-third in nominal
value of the issued shares of that class and that any holder of the shares of the class present in
person or by proxy, may demand a poll.
TRANSFERS OF SHARES
The instrument of transfer of any shares in the Company shall be effected in writing in the
usual common form or in such other form as the Board may accept and may be under hand only or, if
the transferor or the transferee is a recognised clearing house within the meaning of the SFO or
its nominee(s), by hand or by machine imprinted signature or such other manner of execution as the
Board may approve from time to time and shall be executed by or on behalf of the transferor and
transferee. The transferor shall remain the holder of the shares concerned until the name of the
transferee is entered in the register in
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respect thereof. All instruments of transfer must be lodged at the registered office of the
Company for registration or at such other place as the Board may appoint for such purpose.
The Board may, subject to section 69 of the Hong Kong Companies Ordinance, at any time in its
absolute discretion and without assigning any reason therefor, refuse to register a transfer of any
share (not being a fully paid up share) and may also refuse to register any transfer of a share in
favor of more than four joint holders. The Board may also decline to recognise any instrument of
transfer unless:
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the instrument of transfer is accompanied by the certificate of the shares to which
it relates, and such other evidence as the Board may reasonably require to show the right
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such other conditions as the Directors may from time to time impose for the
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No transfer of shares may be made to an infant or to a person of unsound mind or under other
legal disability.
GENERAL MEETINGS
The Company shall in each year hold a general meeting as its annual general meeting in
addition to any other meetings in that year. The annual general meeting shall be held at such time
(within a period of not more than fifteen months, or such longer period as the Registrar of
Companies may authorise in writing, after the holding of the last preceding annual general meeting)
and place as may be determined by the Directors. All other general meetings shall be called
extraordinary general meetings. The Directors may wherever they think fit, and shall on requisition
in accordance with the Hong Kong Companies Ordinance, proceed to convene an extraordinary general
meeting.
NOTICE OF GENERAL MEETINGS
Subject to section 116C of the Hong Kong Companies Ordinance, an annual general meeting and a
meeting called for the passing of a special resolution shall be called by not less than twenty-one
days notice in writing, and any other general meeting shall be called by not less than fourteen
days notice in writing. The notice shall specify the place, date and time of meeting, and, in the
case of special business, the general nature of that business. The notice convening an annual
general meeting shall specify the meeting as such, and the notice convening a meeting to pass a
special resolution shall specify the intention to propose the resolution as a special
resolution. There shall appear on every such notice with
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reasonable prominence a statement that a member entitled to attend and vote is entitled to appoint
one or more proxies to attend and vote instead of him and that a proxy need not be a member of the
Company.
Notwithstanding that a meeting of the Company is called by shorter notice than that specified
in these Articles or required by the Hong Kong Companies Ordinance, it shall be deemed to have
been duly called if it is so agreed (a) in the case of a meeting called as the annual general
meeting, by all the members entitled to attend and vote thereat; and (b) in the case of any other
meeting, by a majority in number of the members having the right to attend and vote at the
meeting, being a majority together holding not less than 95 per cent. in nominal value of the
shares giving that right.
The accidental omission to give notice of a meeting or (in cases where instruments of proxy
are sent out with the notice) the accidental omission to send such instrument of proxy to, or the
non-receipt of notice of a meeting or such instrument of proxy by, any person entitled to receive
such notice shall not invalidate the proceedings at that meeting.
VOTING AT GENERAL MEETINGS
Subject to the voting rights of proxies or representatives of clearing houses and to any
special rights, privileges or restrictions as to voting for the time being attached to any class
or classes of shares, at any general meeting every member who (being an individual) is present in
person or who (being a corporation) is present by a representative duly authorised under Section
115 of the Hong Kong Companies Ordinance shall be entitled, on a show of hands, to one vote only,
and on a poll every member present in person or by proxy or (being a corporation) by its duly
authorised representative has one vote for every share of which he is the holder which is fully
paid up or credited as fully paid up.
A member, being a recognised clearing house within the meaning of the SFO may authorise such
person or persons as it thinks fit to act as its proxy (or proxies) or representative (or
representatives) at any meeting of the Company or at any members meeting of any class of members
of the Company provided that, if more than one person is so authorised, the proxy form or
authorisation shall specify the number and class of shares in respect of which each such person is
so authorised. A person so authorised shall be entitled to exercise the same powers on behalf of
such recognised clearing house which he represents as that clearing house (or its nominees) could
exercise as an individual member of the Company and on a show of hands, each such person shall be
entitled to a separate vote.
Where any member is, under the Listing Rules, required to abstain from voting on any
particular resolution or restricted to voting only for or only against any particular resolution,
any votes cast by or on behalf of such member in contravention of such requirement or restriction
shall not be counted.
PROCEDURES FOR DEMANDING VOTING BY POLL
At any general meeting, a resolution put to the vote of the meeting shall be decided on a
show of hands unless a poll is (before or on the declaration of the results of the show of hands
or on the withdrawal of any other demand for a poll) demanded:
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by any member or members present in person (or in the case of a member being a
corporation, by its duly authorised representative) or by proxy and representing not less
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by any member or members present in person (or in the case of a member being a
corporation, by its duly authorised representative) or by proxy and holding shares in the
Company conferring a right to attend and vote at the meeting being shares on which an
aggregate sum has been paid up equal to not less than one-tenth of the total sum paid up
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QUALIFICATION OF DIRECTORS
No person is required to vacate office or ineligible for re-election or re-appointment as a
Director, and no person is ineligible for appointment as a Director, by reason only of his having
attained any particular age. No Director is required to hold any shares in the Company by way of
qualification.
BORROWING POWERS
The Board may exercise all the powers of the Company to borrow money and to mortgage or charge
all or any part of the undertaking, property and assets (present and future) and uncalled capital
of the Company and to issue debentures, debenture stocks, bonds, guarantees and other securities,
whether outright or as collateral security for any debt, liability or obligation of the Company or
of any third party. Debentures, debenture stocks, bonds and other securities of the Company may be
made assignable free from any equities between the Company and the person to which the same may be
issued, and may be issued at a discount, premium or otherwise and with any special privileges as to
redemption, surrender, drawings, allotment of shares, attending and voting at general meetings of
the Company, appointment of Directors and otherwise.
DIRECTORS REMUNERATION
The Directors shall be paid out of the funds of the Company by way of fees for their services
as directors such sums (if any) as the Directors may from time to time determine (not exceeding in
aggregate an annual sum). This sum excludes other amounts payable under any other provision of
these Articles and shall (unless otherwise directed by the resolution) be divided amongst the
Directors in such proportions and in such manner as the Board may agree, or failing agreement,
equally, except that in such event any Director holding office for less than the whole of the
relevant period in respect of which the remuneration is paid shall only receive such sum in
proportion to the time for which he has held office.
The Directors are also entitled to be repaid all travelling, hotel and other expenses
reasonably incurred by them respectively in or about the performance of their duties as Directors,
including their expenses of travelling to and from board meetings, committee
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meetings or general meetings or otherwise incurred whilst engaged on the business of the Company or
on the discharge of their duties as Directors.
Any Director who is appointed to any executive office or who serves on any committee or who
devotes special attention to the business of the Company, or who otherwise performs services which
in the opinion of the Board are outside the scope of the ordinary duties of a Director, may be paid
such extra remuneration by way of salary, percentage of profits or otherwise as the Board may
determine.
DIRECTORS INTERESTS
A Director or any of his associates may be directly or indirectly interested in a contract,
transaction or arrangement or proposed contract, transaction or arrangement with the Company. Where
a Director or any of his associates is/are so interested, the Director shall declare the nature of
his interest or the interest of any of his associates at the earliest meeting of the Board at which
it is practicable for him to disclose such interest.
A Director may hold any other office or place of profit with the Company (except that of
auditor) and he or any firm of which he is a member may act in a professional capacity for the
Company in conjunction with his office of Director for such period and upon such terms (as to
remuneration or otherwise), as the Board may determine. A Director may also be or become a director
or other officer of, or otherwise interested in, any company promoted by the Company or any other
company in which the Company may be interested as a vendor, shareholder or otherwise, and shall not
be liable to account to the Company for any remuneration, profit or other benefit received by him
as a director or officer of or from his interest in such other company. A Director or his firm may
not act as auditor of the Company. The Board may also use the voting power conferred by the shares
in any other company held or owned by the Company to be exercised in such manner in all respects as
it thinks fit. This includes the exercise thereof in favour of any resolution appointing any of the
Directors to be directors or officers of such other company, or voting or providing for the payment
of remuneration to the directors or officers of such other company.
Subject to the Hong Kong Companies Ordinance, no Director or intended Director shall be
disqualified by his office from contracting with the Company. Nor shall any such contract or
arrangement entered into by or on behalf of the Company with any Director or any firm or company in
which any Director is in any way interested be liable to be avoided, nor any Director so
contracting or being so interested be liable to account to the Company for any remuneration, profit
or other benefits realised by any such contract or arrangement by reason only of such Director
holding that office or of the fiduciary relationship thereby established. This is provided that
such Director shall disclose the nature of his interest in any contract or arrangement in which he
is interested, whether directly or indirectly, at the meeting of the Board at which the question of
entering into the contract or arrangement is first taken into consideration, if he knows his
interest then exists. In any other case at the first meeting of the Board after he knows that he is
or has become so interested.
A Director shall not vote or be counted in the quorum present at the meeting on any resolution
of the Board approving any contract or arrangement or proposal in which he or his associate(s)
is/are to their knowledge materially interested, and if he does so his vote will not be counted.
This prohibition does not apply to:
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them at the request of or for the benefit of the Company or any of our subsidiaries, or
(b) to a third party in respect of a debt or obligation of the Company or any of our
subsidiaries for which the Director or his associate(s) has himself/themselves assumed
responsibility in whole or in part and whether alone or jointly under a guarantee or
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any proposal concerning an offer of shares or debentures or other securities of or
by the Company or any other company which the Company may promote or be interested in for
subscription or purchase where the Director or his associate(s) is/ are or is/are to be
interested as a participant in the underwriting or sub-underwriting of the offer; |
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any proposal concerning any other company in which the Director or his
associate(s) is/are interested only, whether directly or indirectly, as an officer or
executive or shareholder or in which the Director or his associate(s) is/are beneficially
interested in shares of that company, other than a company in which he and any of his
associates is/are in aggregate beneficially interested in 5% or more of the issued shares
of any class of such company (or of any third company through which his interest or that
of his associate(s) is derived) or of the voting rights; |
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any proposal or arrangement for the benefit of employees of the Company or its
subsidiaries including the adoption, modification or operation of a pension fund or
retirement, death or disability benefits scheme which relates both to Directors, his
associate(s) and employees of the Company or any of our subsidiaries and does not provide
in respect of any Director or his associate(s), as such any privilege or advantage not
generally accorded to the class of persons to which such scheme or fund relates; |
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any proposal or arrangement concerning the adoption, modification or operation of
any employees incentive scheme involving the issue or grant of options over shares or
other securities, or the conditional right to obtain shares or other securities, by the
Company to, or for the benefit of, the employees of the Company or its subsidiaries under
which the Director or any of his associates may benefit; |
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any contract or arrangement for the giving by the Company of any security or
indemnity to the Director or any of his associates in respect of money lent or
obligations incurred or undertaken by him or any of them at the request of or for the
benefit of the Company or any of its subsidiaries; and |
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any contract or arrangement for the giving by the Company of any security to a
third party in respect of a debt or obligation of the Company or any of its subsidiaries
for which the Director or any of his associates has assumed responsibility in whole or in
part and whether alone or jointly under a guarantee or indemnity or by the giving of
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DIVIDENDS
No dividend shall be payable except out of the profits or other distributable reserves of the
Company. No dividend shall bear interest as against the Company.
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Subject to the rights of persons, if any, entitled to shares with special rights as to
dividend, all dividends will be apportioned and paid according to the amounts paid or credited as
paid up on the shares in respect whereof the dividend is paid, but no amount paid up or credited as
paid up on a share in advance of calls will for this purpose be treated as paid up on the share.
The Board may retain any dividends or other monies payable on or in respect of a share upon which
the Company has a lien, and may apply the same in or towards satisfaction of the debts, liabilities
or engagements in respect of which the lien exists. The Board may deduct from any dividend or bonus
payable to any member all sums of money (if any) presently payable by him to the Company on account
of calls, instalments or otherwise.
In respect of any dividend which the Board or the Company in general meeting have resolved be
paid or declared, the Board may further resolve either (a) that such dividend be satisfied wholly
or in part in the form of an allotment of shares credited as fully paid up on the basis that the
shares so allotted shall be of the same class or classes as the class or classes already held by
the allottee, provided that the members entitled thereto will be entitled to elect to receive such
dividend (or part thereof) in cash in lieu of such allotment, or (b) that shareholders entitled to
such dividend shall be entitled to elect to receive an allotment of shares credited as fully paid
up in lieu of the whole or such part of the dividend as the Directors may think fit on the basis
that the shares so allotted shall be of the same class or classes as the class or classes of shares
already held by the allottee. The Company may upon the recommendation of the Board by ordinary
resolution resolve in respect of any particular dividend of the Company that it may be satisfied
wholly in the form of an allotment of shares credited as fully paid up without offering any right
to shareholders to elect to receive such dividend in cash in lieu of such allotment.
Whenever the Board or the Company in a General Meeting has resolved that a dividend be paid or
declared the Board may further resolve that such dividend be satisfied wholly or in part by the
distribution of specific assets of any kind and in particular of paid up shares, debentures or
warrants to subscribe securities of the Company or any other company, or in any one or more of such
ways, with or without offering any rights to members to elect to receive such dividend in cash.
All dividends or bonuses unclaimed for one year after having become payable may be invested or
otherwise made use of by the Board for the benefit of the Company until claimed. The Company will
not be constituted as a trustee in respect thereof. All dividends or bonuses unclaimed for six
years after having become payable may be forfeited by the Board and will revert to the Company.
WINDING UP
Subject to the rights of the holders of any shares which may be issued on special terms or
conditions, if the Company shall be wound up, the surplus assets remaining after payment to all
creditors shall be divided among the members in proportion to the capital paid up on the shares
held by them respectively, and if such surplus assets shall be insufficient to repay the whole of
the paid-up capital, they shall be distributed so that, as nearly as may be, the losses shall be
borne by the members in proportion to the capital paid upon on the shares held by them
respectively.
If the Company shall be wound up, the liquidator (whether voluntary or official) may, with the
sanction of a special resolution, divide among the members in specie or kind the
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whole or any part of the assets of the Company or vest any part of the assets of the Company in
trustees upon such trusts for the benefit of the members or any of them as the resolution shall
provide. Any such resolution may provide for and sanction a distribution of any specific assets
amongst different classes of members otherwise than in accordance with their existing rights, but
each member shall in that event have a right of dissent and other ancillary rights in the same
manner as if such resolution were a special resolution passed pursuant to section 237 of the Hong
Kong Companies Ordinance.
In the event of a winding-up of the Company in Hong Kong, every member of the Company who is
not for the time being in Hong Kong shall be bound, within fourteen days after the passing of an
effective resolution to wind up the Company voluntarily, or within the like period after the making
of an order for the winding up of the Company, to serve notice in writing on the Company appointing
some person resident in Hong Kong upon whom all summonses, notices, processes, orders and
judgements in relation to or under the winding up of the Company may be served and, in default of
such nomination, the liquidator of the Company shall be at liberty on behalf of such member to
appoint some such person, and service upon any such appointee shall be deemed to be a good personal
service on such member for all purposes, and where the liquidator makes any such appointment he
shall, with all convenient speed, give notice thereof to such member by advertising in such English
language daily newspaper circulating in Hong Kong as he shall deem appropriate or by a registered
letter sent through the post and addressed to such member at his address as appearing in the
Register, and such notice shall be deemed to be served on the day on which the advertisement
appears or the letter is posted.
UNTRACEABLE SHAREHOLDERS
Without prejudice to the rights of the Company, the Company may cease sending such cheques for
dividend entitlements or dividend warrants by post if such cheques or warrants have been left
uncashed on two consecutive occasions. However, the Company may exercise the power to cease sending
cheques for dividend entitlements or dividend warrants after the first occasion on which such a
cheque or warrant is returned undelivered.
The Company shall have the power to sell, in such manner as the Board thinks fit, any shares
of a shareholder who is untraceable, but no such sale shall be made unless:
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payable in cash to the holder of such shares in respect of them sent during the relevant
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so far as it is aware at the end of the relevant period, the Company has not at any
time, during the relevant period received any indication of the existence of the
shareholder who is the holder of such shares or of a person entitled to such shares by
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the Company has caused an advertisement to be inserted in English in one English
language daily newspaper and in Chinese in one Chinese language daily newspaper
advertising its intention to sell such shares and a period of three months has elapsed
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For the purpose of the foregoing, relevant period means the period commencing twelve years
before the date of publication of the advertisement referred to in paragraph (iii) above and
ending at the expiry of the period referred to in that paragraph.
To give effect to any such sale, the Board may authorise any person to transfer the said
shares and the instrument of transfer signed or otherwise executed by or on behalf of such person
shall be as effective as if it had been executed by the registered holder or the person entitled by
transmission to such shares, and the purchaser shall not be bound to see to the application of the
purchase money nor shall his title to the shares be affected by any irregularity or invalidity in
the proceedings relating to the sale. The net proceeds of the sale will belong to the Company and,
upon receipt by the Company of such proceeds, it shall become indebted to the former shareholder by
carrying all moneys in respect thereof to a separate account for an amount equal to such net
proceeds. No trusts shall be created in respect of such debt and no interest shall be payable in
respect of it and the Company shall not be required to account for any money earned from the net
proceeds which may be employed in the business of the Company or as it thinks fit.
III. The Preliminary Offering Circular is further updated by the following:
a. Use of Proceeds
The last paragraph of the section headed Use of Proceeds in the Preliminary Offering
Circular is updated by this Supplement Number 1 as follows:
An increase (decrease) from an assumed Offer Price of HK$19.03 per Offer Share (being the
midpoint of the Offer Price range) to the highest (lowest) point of the Offer Price range (which is
an increase (decrease) of approximately 3.4% from such assumed Offer Price) would increase
(decrease) the net proceeds from the Global Offering by approximately HK$3,732.8 million (US$481.2
million, converted based on the October 1, 2010 exchange rate of HK$7.7573 to US$1.00), after
deducting the estimated underwriting commissions (other than any discretionary incentive fee that
may be paid to the Underwriters) and the estimated expenses payable by AIA Aurora LLC and assuming
no exercise of the Offer Size Adjustment Option or the Over-Allotment Option and no other change to
the number of Offer Shares offered by the Selling Shareholder as set forth on the cover page of
this Offering Circular.
b. Notice to Investors Deemed Representations
The section headed Notice to Investors Deemed Representations in the Preliminary Offering
Circular is updated by this Supplement Number 1 as follows:
In purchasing the Offer Shares under this Global Offering, each purchaser is deemed by making
a purchase to have represented to us, the Selling Shareholder, the International Underwriters and
the Hong Kong Underwriters that:
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you and your ultimate beneficial owners are not Directors or the chief executive of
the Company or existing legal or beneficial owners of any Shares, or directors or chief
executives or existing legal or beneficial owners of any shares of any entity within the
AIA Group; |
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the AIA Group, any Underwriter, any Corporate Investor, or any of their respective associates
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you and your ultimate beneficial owners are not making, have not made and will not make
offers or sales to any connected person (as such term is defined in the Listing Rules) of the
AIA Group at the time of completion of the Global Offering; |
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you and your ultimate beneficial owners are not affiliated with or acting on behalf of or
acting in concert with any entity within the AIA Group, and are not accustomed to taking
instructions from a connected person (as such term is defined in the Listing Rules); |
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you and your ultimate beneficial owners are not directly or indirectly funded or backed by
any entity of the AIA Group, any directors, chief executives, substantial shareholders or
connected persons (as such term is defined in the Listing Rules) of any entity within the AIA
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you will require any person for whose accounts you are purchasing Offer Shares and any person
to whom you may offer or sell any Offer Shares to comply with the provisions of this section; |
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if you are a Hong Kong Underwriter, your business involves the acquisition and disposal, or
the holding, of securities (whether as principal or as agent) and you fall within the category
of persons described as professional investors under the SFO of Hong Kong and its relevant
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you have received a copy of this Offering Circular and have not relied on any information,
representation or warranty provided or made by or on behalf of the Joint Global Coordinators,
the International Underwriters, us, or any other party involved in this International Placing
other than information contained in this Offering Circular, and none of the Joint Global
Coordinators, the International Underwriters, their respective affiliates, and their
respective officers, agents and employees will be liable for any information in or omission
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you will comply with all laws, regulations and restrictions (including the selling
restrictions contained in this Offering Circular) which may be applicable in your jurisdiction
and any requirements imposed by any regulators (including insurance regulators) in any of the
jurisdictions in which we operate and you have obtained or will obtain any consent, approval
or authorization required for you to subscribe for and accept delivery of the Offer Shares and
you acknowledge and agree that none of the Company, its affiliates, and the International
Underwriters and their affiliates shall have any responsibility in this regard; |
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you are not a legal person or a natural person in the PRC (other than Hong Kong, Macau or
Taiwan), unless approved by the competent PRC authorities; |
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on placings to connected clients (as such term is defined in the Placing Guidelines in the
Listing Rules, as amended or interpreted from time to time); and will provide all information
as may be required by the regulatory bodies, including without limitation the Hong Kong Stock
Exchange and the SFC and, in particular, the details set out in the Placing Guidelines in the
Listing Rules. You acknowledge that failure to provide information required by these
regulatory bodies may subject you to prosecution, and you undertake to fully indemnify the
Joint Global Coordinators, the International Underwriters and us for any non-compliance by you
with the Listing Rules and all applicable laws; |
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you will on demand indemnify and keep indemnified the Company, its affiliates, officers,
agents and employees, and the Joint Global Coordinators, the International Underwriters and
their respective affiliates, officers, agents and employees, for all losses or liabilities
incurred by any of the foregoing arising out of or in connection with any breach of either the
selling restrictions, or your agreement to subscribe for or acquire your allocated Shares, or
any other breach of your obligations hereunder; |
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you had at all material times and still have full power and authority to enter into the
contract to subscribe for or purchase International Offer Shares for your own account or for
the account of one or more persons for whom you exercise investment discretion, and your
agreement to do so constitutes your valid and legally binding obligation and is enforceable in
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