Saudi crown prince meets banking bosses in London -sources

LONDON, March 8 (Reuters) - Crown Prince Mohammed binSalman, who is visiting Britain this week, met with StandardChartered group chief executive Bill Winters and HSBCgroup CEO John Flint on Thursday in London, two sourcesfamiliar with the matter said.

Flint was due to appear on a panel at a conference onThursday but the panel's moderator, Louis Taylor, directorgeneral of the Department for International trade said Flint hadto meet with Prince Mohammed instead. An HSBC spokeswomandeclined to comment.

One of the sources said Winters also attended the meeting.

Saudi Arabia is looking at listing part of its state oilcompany Saudi Aramco <IPO-ARMO.SE> and banks are vying to winformal mandates for the initial public offering.(Reporting by Dasha Afanasieva and Lawrence White. Editing byJane Merriman)