Exhibit 99.1 AXA FINANCIAL, INC. RECONCILIATION OF THE CONTRIBUTION TO AXA FRENCH GAAP UNDERLYING EARNINGS TO AXA FINANCIAL'S CONSOLIDATED US GAAP NET EARNINGS (in millions) YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, ------------------------- 2003 2004 --------- --------- CONTRIBUTION TO AXA FRENCH GAAP UNDERLYING EARNINGS PER AXA PRESS RELEASE IN EURO AXA Equitable 575 587 MONY - 56 ---------- ---------- US Life & Savings 575 643 Asset Management- Alliance Capital 70 207 AXA Financial Holding Company (54) (62) ---------- ---------- TOTAL CONTRIBUTION TO AXA FRENCH GAAP UNDERLYING EARNINGS 592 788 Total After-tax Capital Gains (losses), net (46) 32 ---------- ---------- TOTAL CONTRIBUTION TO AXA FRENCH GAAP ADJUSTED EARNINGS IN EURO 546 821 Average exchange rate US$1.00 = 0.884 0.804 IN US$ 617 1,021 Reconciling items: (A) Prior Period adjustment - Deferred Tax Liability (27) (B) GMIB/DB Reserves, Reinsurance Assets & Hedge (60) (21) (C) Investment income & capital gains (losses) 2 51 (D) Interest rate swap contracts 6 (13) (E) AXF Holding - reduction of state tax on DLJ sale 53 (F) Alliance amortization of intangible assets (29) (32) (G) MONY amortization of intangible assets (6) (H) MONY integration employee Severance (30) (I) Employee stock based compensation (50) (14) (J) MONY integration write off of software (21) (K) Software amortizaton 12 5 (L) Impact of SOP 03-01 (7) Other (14) (24) ------------------------- Total Reconciling items (160) (59) ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- CONSOLIDATED US GAAP NET EARNINGS $ 457 $ 962 ========== ========== (A) Reflects decrease in Deferred Tax Liability related to periods subsequent to the acquisition of Registrant by AXA. (B) Reflects the accounting for reinsurance contracts ceding variable annuity Guaranted Minimum Income Benefit ("GMIB") risks and the program to hedge certain risks associated with Guaranteed Minimum Death Benefit ("GMDB") and GMIB features as derivative contracts at fair value under US GAAP vs. ceded reinsurance reserves and derivative contracts qualifying for hedge accounting, respectively, under French GAAP. (C) Primarily reflects accounting for certain equity investments on the equity method of accounting under US GAAP vs. historical cost less cash distributions and valuation allowances under French GAAP. (D) Reflects the accounting for interest rate swaps contracts as derivative contracts at fair value under US GAAP vs. derivative contracts qualifying for hedge accounting under French GAAP. (E) Reflects the earnings impact of the reduction of state tax liabilities associated with the 2000 sale of DLJ, treated as a "one off item" and excluded from AXA French GAAP Adjusted Earnings. (F&G) Reflects amortization of acquisition related intangible assets excluded from AXA French GAAP Adjusted Earnings. (H) Represents severance paid to AXA Equitable employees as part of the reduction in force associated with the MONY integration. Under French GAAP, treated as an additional cost of the purchase. (I) Primarily reflects variable plan accounting of Stock Appreciation Rights under US GAAP vs. fixed plan accrual accounting under French GAAP. (J) Reflects the write-off of AXA Equitable capitalized software replaced as a result of the MONY integration under US GAAP. Under French GAAP, it was treated as a cost of the purchase. (K) Under US GAAP, software is capitalized and amortized over the life of the assets, whereas prior to 1/1/03 in French GAAP, it was amortized over 5 years. (L) Effective 1/1/04, AXA Financial adopted SOP 03-01, "Accounting and Reporting by Insurance Enterprises for Certain Nontraditional Long-Duration Contracts and for Separate Accounts", for US GAAP requiring a change in our policies relating to 1) general account interests in separate accounts, 2) assets and liabilities associated with market-value adjusted annuities, 3) liabilities related to group pension participating contracts, and 4) liabilities related to certain mortality and annuitization benefits, such as the no lapse guarantee feature contained in variable and universal life contracts. AXA FINANCIAL, INC. RECONCILIATION OF THE CONTRIBUTION TO AXA FRENCH GAAP NET INCOME - GROUP SHARE TO AXA FINANCIAL'S CONSOLIDATED US GAAP NET EARNINGS (in millions) YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, --------------------------- 2003 2004 ------------- ------------ CONTRIBUTION TO AXA FRENCH GAAP NET INCOME - GROUP SHARE PER AXA PRESS RELEASE IN EURO US Life & Savings 433 525 Asset Management- Alliance Capital (89) 170 AXA Financial Holding Company (57) (21) -------- -------- TOTAL CONTRIBUTION TO AXA FRENCH GAAP NET INCOME - GROUP SHARE IN EURO 288 674 Average exchanage rate US$1.00 = 0.884 0.804 IN US$ 326 839 Reconciling items: (A) Prior Period adjustment - Deferred Tax Liability (222) (B) GMIB/DB Reserves, Reinsurance Assets & Hedge (60) (21) (C) Investment income & capital gains (losses) 2 51 (D) Interest rate swap contracts 6 (13) (E) Alliance amortization of intangible assets (29) (32) (F) MONY integration employee Severance (30) (G) Employee stock based compensation (50) (14) (H) MONY integration write off of software (21) (I) Software amortizaton 12 5 (J) Impact of SOP 03-01 (7) (K) AXA Goodwill Amortization 486 751 (L) Bernstein put option gains (522) Other (14) (24) ------------------------ Total Reconciling items 131 123 -------- -------- -------- -------- CONSOLIDATED US GAAP NET EARNINGS $ 457 $ 962 ======== ======== (A) Reflects decrease in Deferred Tax Liability related to periods subsequent to the acquisition of Registrant by AXA. (B) Reflects the accounting for reinsurance contracts ceding variable annuity Guaranted Minimum Income Benefit ("GMIB") risks and the program to hedge certain risks associated with Guaranteed Minimum Death Benefit ("GMDB") and GMIB features as derivative contracts at fair value under US GAAP vs. ceded reinsurance reserves and derivative contracts qualifying for hedge accounting, respectively, under French GAAP. (C) Primarily reflects accounting for certain equity investments on the equity method of accounting under US GAAP vs. historical cost less cash distributions and valuation allowances under French GAAP. (D) Reflects the accounting for interest rate swaps contracts as derivative contracts at fair value under US GAAP vs. derivative contracts qualifying for hedge accounting under French GAAP. (E) Reflects amortization of acquisition related intangible assets excluded from AXA French GAAP Adjusted Earnings. (F) Represents severance paid to AXA Equitable employees as part of the reduction in force associated with the MONY integration. Under French GAAP, treated as an additional cost of the purchase. (G) Primarily reflects variable plan accounting of Stock Appreciation Rights under US GAAP vs. fixed plan accrual accounting under French GAAP. (H) Reflects the write-off of AXA Equitable capitalized software replaced as a result of the MONY integration under US GAAP. Under French GAAP, it was treated as a cost of the purchase. (I) Under US GAAP, software is capitalized and amortized over the life of the assets, whereas prior to 1/1/03 in French GAAP, it was amortized over 5 years. (J) Effective 1/1/04, AXA Financial adopted SOP 03-01, "Accounting and Reporting by Insurance Enterprises for Certain Nontraditional Long-Duration Contracts and for Separate Accounts", for US GAAP requiring a change in our policies relating to 1) general account interests in separate accounts, 2) assets and liabilities associated with market-value adjusted annuities, 3) liabilities related to group pension participating contracts, and 4) liabilities related to certain mortality and annuitization benefits, such as the no lapse guarantee feature contained in variable and universal life contracts. (K) Under US GAAP, Goodwill is no longer amortized but is tested for impairment. (L) Represents release of provision established under French GAAP, but not US GAAP, for put options granted to former Bernstein shareholders.