Commission File Number 001-31914
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
Report of Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
December 28, 2006
China Life Insurance Company Limited
(Translation of registrant’s name into English)
16 Chaowai Avenue
Chaoyang District
Beijing 100020, China
Tel: (86-10) 8565-9999
(Address of principal executive offices)
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Commission File Number 001-31914
China Life Insurance Company Limited issued an announcement on December 25, 2006, a copy of which is attached as Exhibits 99.1 hereto.
EXHIBIT LIST
| Exhibit | Description | |
| 99.1 | Announcement, dated December 25, 2006 | |
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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, thereunto duly authorized.
| China Life Insurance Company Limited | ||||||||
| (Registrant) | ||||||||
| By: | /s/ Wu Yan | |||||||
| December 28, 2006 |
(Signature) | |||||||
| Name: | Wu Yan | |||||||
| Title: | Director and President | |||||||
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EXHIBIT 99.1
This announcement does not constitute, or form part of, an offer or invitation, or solicitation or inducement of an offer, to subscribe for or purchase any of the A Shares or other securities of the Company, nor is this announcement calculated to invite offers for any shares or other securities of the Company.
This announcement is not an offer of securities for sale and not for distribution 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. Any public offering of securities to be made in the United States will be made by means of a prospectus that may be obtained from the issuer or selling security holder and that will contain detailed information about the company and management, as well as financial statements.
CHINA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED
(a joint stock limited company incorporated in the People’s Republic of China with limited liability)
(Stock Code: 2628)
DETERMINATION OF INDICATIVE PRICE RANGE FOR THE A SHARE ISSUE
| The indicative price range for the A Share Issue has been set at RMB18.16 per share to RMB18.88 per share. |
Reference is made to the announcements of the Company dated 28 August 2006, 11 December 2006 and 18 December 2006 in respect of the proposed A Share Issue and the circular of the Company dated 1 September 2006.
Following completion of preliminary price consultation among 131 institutions which meet the requirements of the relevant PRC laws and regulations, conducted from 19 December 2006 to 22 December 2006 in the PRC as required by the PRC laws and regulations, the Company and the joint lead underwriters for the A Share Issue have set an indicative price range for the A Share Issue at RMB18.16 per share to RMB18.88 per share.
An announcement regarding the indicative price range of the A Share Issue was published in the newspapers in the PRC, such as the China Securities Journal, Shanghai Securities News, Securities Times and Securities Daily on 25 December 2006.
The indicative price range was determined based on factors including results of preliminary price consultation and market conditions, taking into consideration the Company’s specific circumstances, the industry’s situations and the valuations of comparable companies as well as by referring to the recent share prices of the Company’s H Shares. It is estimated by the Company that it shall publish an announcement as soon as practicable regarding the offer price and offer size for the A Share Issue.
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DEFINITIONS
In this announcement, unless the context otherwise requires, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
| “A Shares” |
the Domestic Shares, which are proposed to be listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange | |
| “A Share Issue” |
the proposed issue of not more than 1.5 billion A Shares to strategic, institutional and public investors as approved by the CSRC, through issue of new shares and/or such other manner as shall be approved by the Relevant Authorities, which are proposed to be listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange | |
| “Company” |
China Life Insurance Company Limited, a company incorporated in the PRC and shares of which are listed on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited | |
| “CSRC” |
China Securities Regulatory Commission (
 ) | |
| “Domestic Shares” |
the ordinary shares of RMB1.00 each issued by the Company, which are subscribed for or credited as fully paid up in RMB | |
| “H Shares” |
overseas listed foreign shares of RMB1.00 each in the share capital of the Company which are listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange | |
| “PRC” |
the People’s Republic of China, excluding, for the purpose of this announcement only, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Macau Special Administrative Region, and Taiwan Region | |
| “Relevant Authorities” |
relevant authorities in the PRC including the CSRC | |
| “RMB” |
Renminbi, the lawful currency of the PRC | |
| “Shares” |
Domestic Shares, H Shares and A Shares | |
| By Order of the Board of |
| China Life Insurance Company Limited |
| Heng Kwoo Seng |
| Company Secretary |
As at the date of this announcement, the Board comprises the following members:
Executive Directors: Yang Chao, Wu Yan, Wan Feng
Non-executive Directors: Shi Guoqing, Zhuang Zuojin
Independent non-executive Directors: Long Yongtu, Sun Shuyi, Ma Yongwei, Chau Tak Hay, Cai Rang
Hong Kong, 25 December 2006