Pre-close Conference Call

26 May 2006 11:12

HSBC Holdings PLC26 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 conductinga trading update with analysts and fund managers on Tuesday, 30 May 2006 aheadof its close period for the half-year ending 30 June 2006. The meeting will takeplace 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 onMonday, 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 5061US: +1 866 432 7186Hong Kong: +852 800 933 370 A recording of the conference call will be available for seven days on HSBC'swebsite by following this link http://www.hsbc.com/precloseupdate from shortlyafter the live event. 1. Forward-looking statementsThis presentation and subsequent discussion may contain certain forward-lookingstatements with respect to the financial condition, results of operations andbusiness of the Group. These forward-looking statements represent the Group'sexpectations or beliefs concerning future events and involve known and unknownrisks and uncertainties that could cause actual results, performance or eventsto differ materially from those expressed or implied in such statements.Additional detailed information concerning important factors that could causeactual results to differ materially is available in our Annual Report. 2. The HSBC GroupHSBC Holdings plc is headquartered in the UK. The HSBC Group serves over 125million customers worldwide from more than 9,500 offices in 76 countries andterritories in Europe, the Asia-Pacific region, the Americas, the Middle Eastand Africa. With assets of US$1,502 billion at 31 December 2005, HSBC is one ofthe world's largest banking and financial services organisations. HSBC ismarketed worldwide as 'the world's local bank'. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange