Slaughter and May is advising Credit Suisse (Hong Kong) Limited - secondary placing and sale of shares in New China Life Company Limited

Slaughter and May, Hong Kong, is advising Credit Suisse (Hong Kong) Limited, as placing agent, in relation to the US$555 million secondary placing and sale of shares in New China Life Company Limited held by The Great Eastern Life Assurance Company Limited, The Overseas Assurance Corporation Limited and The Great Eastern Trust Private Limited. The placing and sale of shares was undertaken by way of an accelerated bookbuilding process to institutional investors.