FACTBOX-The world's largest capital raisings

March 5 (Reuters) - China's Ping An Insurance (Group) Co
(2318.HK: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) (601318.SS: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz), the country's second-largest life
underwriter, is seeking shareholder approval to raise more than
$17 billion through the issue of Shanghai-listed shares as well
as convertible bonds with warrants.

If Ping An were to conduct the capital raising in full, it
would rank as the world's 6th largest ever fund-raising in the
public markets, according to Thomson Financial data.
Year Country Issuer Type Size
1987 Japan NTT (9432.T: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) Follow-on* $36.8 bln
2006 China ICBC (1398.HK: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz)(601398.SS: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) IPO $22 bln
2000 Japan NTT Follow-on $20.4 bln
2007 Belgium Fortis (FOR.BR: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz)(FOR.AS: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) Follow-on $19.3 bln
1998 Japan NTT DoCoMo (9437.T: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) IPO $18 bln
1999 Italy Enel (ENEI.MI: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) IPO $16.6 bln
2003 France France Telecom (FTE.PA: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) Follow-on $16.4 bln
2001 France France Telecom Bonds $16.3 bln
1999 Japan NTT Follow-on $15 bln
2000 Germany Deutsche Telekom (DTEGn.DE: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) Notes $14.5 bln
* A follow-on is a share sale by a company that is already
listed.
(Source: Thomson Financial)
(Reporting by Tony Munroe)