Pre-close Conference Call

HSBC Holdings PLC 26 May 2006 HSBC HOLDINGS PLC - PRE-CLOSE TRADING UPDATE Following the statement given this morning by Sir John Bond, Group Chairman, HSBC Holdings plc (HSBC), at the Annual General Meeting, HSBC will be conducting a trading update with analysts and fund managers on Tuesday, 30 May 2006 ahead of its close period for the half-year ending 30 June 2006. The meeting will take place by conference call from 10:00 am until 11:00 am local time in London. HSBC's results for the half-year ending 30 June 2006 will be announced on Monday, 31 July 2006. Conference call details The conference call is being hosted by Douglas Flint, Group Finance Director, and will be accessible by dialling: UK: +44 (0)20 7947 5061 US: +1 866 432 7186 Hong Kong: +852 800 933 370 A recording of the conference call will be available for seven days on HSBC's website by following this link http://www.hsbc.com/precloseupdate from shortly after the live event. 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 125 million customers worldwide from more than 9,500 offices in 76 countries and territories in Europe, the Asia-Pacific region, the Americas, the Middle East and Africa. With assets of US$1,502 billion at 31 December 2005, HSBC is one of the world's largest banking and financial services organisations. HSBC is marketed worldwide as 'the world's local bank'. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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