Temporary suspension of tradi

RNS Number : 0880O

HSBC Holdings PLC

02 March 2009

 

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited and The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited take no responsibility for the contents of this announcement, make no representation as to its accuracy or completeness and expressly disclaim any liability whatsoever for any loss howsoever arising from or in reliance upon the whole or any part of the contents of this announcement. 

2 March 2009

Temporary Suspension of Trading and Removals between Registers

At the request of the Board of Directors of HSBC Holdings plc ("HSBC"), trading in HSBC's ordinary shares on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited has been suspended with effect from 9.30am (Hong Kong time) today, Monday 2 March 2009 pending the announcement of a corporate action.  The Board expects to announce the corporate action during the afternoon trading session at or about the same time as HSBC's Annual Results for the year ended 31 December 2008 will be announced. Trading in HSBC's ordinary shares is expected to resume in Hong Kong tomorrow, Tuesday 3 March 2009 at 9.30am (Hong Kong time).

Removals of ordinary shares to or from the principal register in the United Kingdom and/or the overseas branch registers of shareholders in Hong Kong and Bermuda will be suspended from the commencement of business on Monday 2 March 2009 in Hong Kong, London and Bermuda, respectively. The announcement referred to above will give details of the period during which such suspension will apply.

By Order of the Board

R G Barber

Group Company Secretary

Hong Kong, 2 March 2009

The Board of Directors of HSBC Holdings plc as at the date of this announcement are: S K Green, M F Geoghegan, S A Catz†, V H C Cheng, M K T Cheung†, J D Coombe†, J L Durán†, R A Fairhead†, D J Flint, A A Flockhart, W K L Fung*, S T Gulliver, J W J Hughes-Hallett†, W S H Laidlaw†, J R Lomax†, Sir Mark Moody-Stuart†, G Morgan†, N R N Murthy†, S M Robertson†, J L Thornton† and Sir Brian Williamson†. 

† Independent non-executive Director 

* Non-executive Director

HSBC Holdings plc

Incorporated in England with limited liability. Registered in England: number 617987.

Registered Office and Group Management Office: 8 Canada Square, London E14 5HQ, United Kingdom.

Web: www.hsbc.com

Hong Kong Stock code: 5

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The HSBC Group 

HSBC Holdings plc, the parent company of the HSBC Group, is headquartered in London. The Group serves customers worldwide from more than 9,500 offices in 85 countries and territories in Europe, the Asia-Pacific region, the Americas, the Middle East and Africa. With assets of US$2,547 billion at 30 June 2008, 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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