PRESS RELEASE

For Immediate Release - 05/18/2001

AXA Group Executive Committee Member Stan Tulin
to Speak At Lehman Conference

NEW YORK - AXA Group Executive Committee Member Stan Tulin will address The Global Mass Affluent Opportunity on Monday, May 21 at The St. Regis Hotel in New York. Mr. Tulin’s presentation will begin at 11:30 AM EST (5:30 PM in Paris).

Slides from this presentation will be available at www.axa.com and www.axa-financial.com/investorrelations/index.html. An audio replay of the presentation will also be made accessible through www.axa.com. Please call AXA Investor Relations if you have any questions.

About AXA Group

AXA Group is a worldwide leader in financial protection and wealth management. AXA's operations are diverse geographically, with major operations in Western Europe, North America and the Asia/Pacific area. AXA had Euro 893 billion in assets under management as of December 31, 2000 and reported revenues of approximately Euro 80 billion for the full year 2000.

The AXA ordinary share is listed and trades on the Paris Stock Exchange. The AXA American Depositary Share (ADS) is listed on the NYSE under the ticker symbol AXA.

For more information, visit www.axa.com.