Annual Report and Accounts

HSBC Holdings plc 2009 Annual Report and Accounts

The Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 31 December 2009 is now available on the Company's website, www.hsbc.com

Copies of the document have been submitted to the UK Listing Authority, and will shortly be available for inspection at the UK Listing Authority's Document Viewing Facility, which is situated at:

Financial Services Authority 25 The North Colonnade Canary Wharf London E14 5HS

Telephone no. (0)20 7676 1000

The printed copies of the Annual Report and Accounts are expected to be mailed to shareholders on 30 March 2010.