FORM 6
FORM 6-K
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Report of Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a - 16 or 15d - 16
of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the month of March, 2009
HSBC Holdings plc
42nd Floor, 8 Canada Square, London
E14 5HQ, England
(Indicate by check mark whether the registrant
files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F).
Form 20-F X
Form 40-F
......
(Indicate by check mark whether the registrant
by furnishing the information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the
information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934).
Yes.......
No X
(If "Yes" is marked, indicate below the file
number assigned to the registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82-
..............).
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited and The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong
Limited take no responsibility for the contents of this announcement, make no
representation as to its accuracy or completeness and expressly disclaim any
liability whatsoever for any loss howsoever arising from or in reliance upon the
whole or any part of the contents of this announcement.
Temporary Suspension of Trading and Removals between Registers
At the request of the Board
of Directors of HSBC Holdings plc ("HSBC"), trading in HSBC's ordinary shares on
The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited has been suspended with effect from
9.30am (Hong Kong time) today, Monday 2 March 2009 pending the announcement of a
corporate action. The Board expects to announce the corporate action during
the afternoon trading session at or about the same time as HSBC's Annual Results
for the year ended 31 December 2008 will be announced. Trading in HSBC's ordinary
shares is expected to resume in Hong Kong tomorrow, Tuesday 3 March 2009 at 9.30am
(
Hong Kong
time).
Removals of ordinary shares
to or from the principal register in the
United Kingdom
and/or the overseas
branch registers of shareholders in Hong Kong and Bermuda will be suspended from
the commencement of business on Monday 2 March 2009 in Hong
Kong,
London
and
Bermuda
, respectively. The
announcement referred to above will give details of the period during which such
suspension will apply.
The Board of Directors of HSBC Holdings plc as at the date of this announcement
are: S K Green, M F Geoghegan, S A Catz†, V H C Cheng, M K T Cheung†,
J D Coombe†, J L Durán†, R A Fairhead†, D J Flint, A A
Flockhart, W K L Fung*, S T Gulliver, J W J Hughes-Hallett†, W S H
Laidlaw†, J R Lomax†, Sir Mark Moody-Stuart†, G
Morgan†, N R N Murthy†, S M Robertson†, J L Thornton†
and Sir Brian Williamson†.
† Independent non-executive Director
Incorporated in
England
with limited liability. Registered in
England
: number 617987.
Registered Office and Group
Management
Office:
8 Canada Square,
London
E14 5HQ
,
United Kingdom
.
Media enquiries to: Richard Lindsay on 020 7992 1555 or at
richardlindsay@hsbc.com
HSBC Holdings plc, the parent company of the HSBC Group, is headquartered in
London
. The Group serves customers worldwide from more than 9,500 offices in 85 countries
and territories in Europe, the Asia-Pacific region, the
Americas
, the Middle East and
Africa
. With assets of US$2,547 billion at 30 June 2008, HSBC is one of the world's
largest banking and financial services organisations. HSBC is marketed worldwide as
'the world's local bank'.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
HSBC Holdings plc
By:
Name: P A Stafford
Title: Assistant Group Secretary
Date:
March 2, 2009