27th May 2005 11:20
HSBC Holdings PLC27 May 2005 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 31 May 2005 ahead of itsclose period for the half-year ending 30 June 2005. The meeting will take placeby conference call from 10:00 am until 11:00 am local time in London. HSBC's results for the half-year ending 30 June 2005 will be announced onMonday, 1 August 2005. Conference call detailsThe conference call is being hosted by Douglas Flint, Group Finance Director,and will be accessible by dialling: UK: +44 (0)20 8901 6947US: +1 303 262 2140Hong Kong: +852 3009 3050 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. Notes to editors: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 110million customers worldwide from over 9,800 offices in 77 countries andterritories in Europe, the Asia-Pacific region, the Americas, the Middle Eastand Africa. With assets of US$1,277 billion at 31 December 2004, 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 ExchangeRelated Shares:
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