STOCK EXCHANGE ANNOUNCEMENT

For Immediate Release                                                                                       17^TH July 2012

AXA IM STRATEGIES PLC (the "Company")

AXA IM EUROPEAN LOAN FUND (the "Fund")

Re: Change of Name of Listed Share Class

The Directors of the Company wish to announce that with effect from, 17^TH July 2012, the name of the following listed class of the Fund is to be changed as follows;

From:

AXA IM European Loan Fund - Class A EUR Distributing Shares

To: 

AXA IM European Loan Fund - Class I EUR Distribution Shares

Enquiries:

This announcement has been issued through the Companies Announcement Service of

the Irish Stock Exchange.