HSBC IFRS Conference Call

HSBC Holdings PLC
01 July 2005


        HSBC HOLDINGS PLC - 2004 IFRS COMPARATIVE FINANCIAL INFORMATION

The European Union ('EU') requires that listed European companies prepare their
2005 financial statements in accordance with EU-endorsed International Financial
Reporting Standards ('IFRS').

HSBC Holdings plc ('HSBC') will be conducting a conference call with analysts
and fund managers on 5 July 2005 from 10:45am until 11:45am local time in London
to discuss the contents of its '2004 IFRS Comparative Financial Information'
document.

HSBC's '2004 IFRS Comparative Financial Information' document and a slide
presentation will be available to download from HSBC's website shortly before
the conference call by following this link: www.hsbc.com/hsbc/investor_centre/
financial-results.

Conference call details

The conference call will be hosted by Douglas Flint, Group Finance Director. It
can be accessed by dialling:

UK:         [phone]
US:         [phone]
Hong Kong:  [phone]

A recording of the conference call will be available via archived webcast from
HSBC's website shortly after the live event. It can be accessed by following
this link: www.hsbc.com/2004_results_ifrs.

HSBC's results for the half-year ended 30 June 2005, prepared in accordance with
EU-endorsed IFRS, will be announced on Monday, 1 August 2005.

Notes to editors:
1. Forward-looking statements
This presentation and subsequent discussion may contain certain forward-looking
statements with respect to the financial condition, results of operations and
business of the Group. These forward-looking statements represent the Group's
expectations or beliefs concerning future events and involve known and unknown
risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results, performance or events
to differ materially from those expressed or implied in such statements.
Additional detailed information concerning important factors that could cause
actual results to differ materially is available in our Annual Report.

2. The HSBC Group
HSBC Holdings plc is headquartered in the UK. The HSBC Group serves over 110
million customers worldwide from over 9,800 offices in 77 countries and
territories in Europe, the Asia-Pacific region, the Americas, the Middle East
and Africa. With assets of US$1,277 billion at 31 December 2004, HSBC is one of
the world's largest banking and financial services organisations. HSBC is
marketed worldwide as 'the world's local bank'.




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