Board Meeting

HSBC Holdings PLC
23 October 2007




                               HSBC HOLDINGS PLC

                                 BOARD MEETING


Pursuant to Rule 13.43 of the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on The
Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited, there will be a meeting of the Directors of
HSBC Holdings plc on Monday, 5 November 2007 to consider the declaration of the
third interim dividend for 2007.


By Order of the Board
R G Barber
Group Company Secretary

23 October 2007


The Board of Directors of HSBC Holdings plc as at the date of this announcement
are: S K Green, Baroness Dunn*, Sir Brian Moffat*, M F Geoghegan, Lord Butler*,
J D Coombe+, R A Fairhead+, D J Flint, W K L Fung*, J W J Hughes-Hallett+, Sir
Mark Moody-Stuart+, G Morgan+, S W Newton+, S M Robertson+ and Sir Brian
Williamson+.


*  Non-executive Director
+  Independent non-executive Director



Stock Code: 5





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