01 July 2005
The European Union requires that listed European companies prepare their 2005 financial statements in accordance with EU-endorsed International Financial Reporting Standards.
HSBC Holdings plc will be conducting a conference call with analysts and fund managers on 5 July 2005 from 10:45am until 11:45am local time in London to discuss the contents of its '2004 IFRS Comparative Financial Information' document.
HSBC’s '2004 IFRS Comparative Financial Information' document and a slide presentation will be available to download from www.hsbc.com/hsbc/investor_centre/financial-results shortly before the conference call.
Conference call details
The conference call is being hosted by Douglas Flint, Group Finance Director, and will be accessible by dialling:
UK: +44 (0)20 8515 2306
US: +1 303 262 2140
Hong Kong: +852 3009 3050
A recording of the conference call will be available via an archived webcast www.hsbc.com/2004_results_ifrs shortly after the live event.
HSBC’s results for the half-year ended 30 June 2005, prepared in accordance with EU-endorsed IFRS, will be announced on Monday, 1 August 2005.
For further information, contact:
Investor relations
Patrick McGuinness
+44 (0)20 7992 1938
Media relations
Richard Lindsay
+44 (0)20 7992 1555