2013 Interim Results - clarification

RNS Number : 9847K

HSBC Holdings PLC

05 August 2013

 



HSBC HOLDINGS PLC

2013 INTERIM RESULTS

CLARIFICATION ANNOUNCEMENT

Reference is made to page 2 of the 2013 Interim Results announcement which was released today. The increase in the profit attributable to ordinary shareholders for the first half of 2013 as compared with the first half of 2012 should read US$1.8bn and not US$1.8m. 

The correct statement on page 2 of the announcement should read as follows:

'Profit attributable to ordinary shareholders was US$10.0bn, an increase of US$1.8bn or 23% compared with the first half of 2012.'

Note to editors:

The HSBC Group

HSBC Holdings plc, the parent company of the HSBC Group, is headquartered in London. The Group serves customers worldwide from around 6,600 offices in 80 countries and territories in Europe, the Asia-Pacific region, North and Latin America, and the Middle East and North Africa. With assets of US$2,645bn at 30 June 2013, the HSBC Group is one of the world's largest banking and financial services organisations.

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