The Prudential Insurance Company of America ({PICA}, founded in 1875, is one of the largest life insurance companies in the United States, and is a member of Prudential Financial, Inc. (PFI),* one of the largest financial services companies in the United States, with US$631 billion in assets under management as of March 31, 2008, and US$ 2.6 trillion of life insurance in force worldwide as of December 31, 2007. In China and certain other parts of the world outside of the United States, PFI conducts business under the Pramerica Financial brand name.

Pramerica Finanancial serves individual and institututional investors in approximately 30 countries as of December 31, 2005. Pramerica Financial offers a variety of financial products and services, including life insurance, mutual funds and annuities, pension and retirement related services and administration, asset management, banking and trust services, real estate brokerage franchises and relocation services and securities brokerage in the form of joint venture.

Pramerical Financial has been an active participant in China's economy. Its Investment Management subsidiary has joined force with Everbright Securities Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of China Everbright Group, to set up Everbright Pramerica asset management Company. Everbright Pramerica offers a range of investment options to Chinese customers to meet their financial goals.

PICA is looking forward to playing an active role in China’s life insurance market and has had a representative office in China since September 1998.

Pramerica Financial entered the Chinese life insurance market in 2005 by joining a consortium of investors led by the Carlyle Group to invest in China Pacific Life, and at the beginning of 2007 this investment was converted to China Pacific Group together with Carlyle investment constortium.

PICA and Pramerica Financial are committed to supporting and participating in the long-term growth and prosperity of China’s economy. The company looks forward to working with China’s regulators, industry leaders and citizens to help further develop and enhance the financial security of the Chinese people into the future.

PICA and Pramerica Financial are headquartered in Newark, New Jersey, USA. Visit the Headquarter’s web site at www.prudential.com.

* Prudential Financial, Inc. and The Prudential Insurance Company of America of the United States are not affiliated with Prudential plc, which is headquartered in the United Kingdom.

Beijing Representative Office
The Prudential lnsurance Company of America
29th Floor, China Merchants Tower, 118 Jian Guo Lu Chao Yang district, 100022 China
Tel: (8610) 6566-9800　　
Fax: (8610) 6566-9801
E-mail: cynthia.bi@prudential.com