Exhibit 99.1


                               AXA FINANCIAL, INC.
          CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350, AS ADOPTED
            PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

     In connection with the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended
September 30, 2002 of AXA Financial, Inc. (the "Company") as filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I,
Christopher M. Condron, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify,
pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

     (1)    The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or
            15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

     (2)    The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all
            material respects, the financial condition and results of operations
            of the Company.



                                           /s/ Christopher M. Condron
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                                           Christopher M. Condron
                                           President and Chief Executive Officer

Date: November 12, 2002