Resumption of trading in HK

RNS Number : 1337M

HSBC Holdings PLC

10 August 2011

 



10 August 2011

RESUMPTION OF TRADING IN HONG KONG

HSBC Holdings plc (the 'Company') issued an announcement in relation to the sale of its Card and Retail Services Business in the US and published the announcement on the Company's website on 10 August 2011. The headlines and document title were published on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange Website/Bulletin Board on 10 August 2011.

Trading of the Company's securities in Hong Kong was suspended for the afternoon trading session on 10 August 2011 to allow sufficient time for investors to consider the published information following disruption of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange's news services.

Trading of the Company's securities is expected to resume in Hong Kong at 9.00am on 11 August 2011.

By Order of the Board

R G Barber

Group Company Secretary

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The HSBC Group

HSBC Holdings plc, the parent company of the HSBC Group, is headquartered in London. The Group serves customers worldwide from around 7,500 offices in 87 countries and territories in Europe, the Asia-Pacific region, the Americas, the Middle East and Africa. With assets of US$2,691bn at 30 June 2011, HSBC is one of the world's largest banking and financial services organisations. HSBC is marketed worldwide as 'the world's local bank'.

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