China Life Insurance Company Limited announced that at the AGM held on September 25, 2025, the company will distribute an interim dividend for the first half of 2025 (the "Interim Dividend") of RMB 0.238 per share (equivalent to HKD 0.26024 per share) (inclusive of tax) to holders of H Shares whose names appear on the H Share register of members of the Company on 16 October 2025. According to the Articles of Association of the Company, the Interim Dividend will be denominated and declared in Renminbi, and the Interim Dividend on H Shares will be paid in Hong Kong dollars. The relevant exchange rate is RMB 0.914540: HKD 1.00, being the average closing rate of Renminbi to Hong Kong dollars as announced by the People's Bank of China for the week prior to the date of declaration of the Interim Dividend by the EGM.
The H Share register of members of the company will be closed from 11 October 2025 to 16 October 2025 (both days inclusive), during which period no transfer of H Shares will be registered. In order to be entitled to the Interim Dividend, holders of H Shares should ensure that all transfer documents, accompanied by the relevant share certificates, are lodged with the Company's H Share registrar, Computershare Hong Kong Investor Services Limited, at Shops 1712-1716, 17th Floor, Hopewell Centre, 183 Queen's Road East, Wanchai, Hong Kong, not later than 4:30 p.m. on 10 October 2025. The Interim Dividend is expected to be paid on Friday, 21 November 2025 to the investors of H Shares via the Hong Kong Stock Connect Program.
