| Annual Report and Accounts |
| Shareholders may obtain a hardcopy of the Annual Report and Accounts for 2007 free of charge. Copies may be obtained from: Group Communications, HSBC Holdings plc, 8 Canada Square, London E14 5HQ, United Kingdom; Group Communications (Asia), The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited, 1 Queen’s Road Central, Hong Kong; InternalCommunications, HSBC North America 26525 N. Riverwoods Boulevard Mettawa IL 60045 USA; HSBC France, Direction de la Communication, 103 avenue des Champs Elysées, 75419 Paris Cedex 08, France. |
| HSBC Group Head Office | |
| Registered Address: | HSBC Holdings plc 8 Canada Square London, E14 5HQ United Kingdom |
| Registered Number: | 617987 |
| Telephone: | 44 (0) 20 7991 8888 |
| Fax: | 44 (0) 20 7992 4880 |
| Group Company Secretary | |
| Telephone: | 44 (0) 20 7991 0590 |
| Fax: | 44 (0) 20 7991 4639 |
| Senior Manager Investor Relations | |
| Telephone: | 44 (0) 20 7991 8041 |
| Fax: | 44 (0) 20 7991 4663 |
| Email: | investorrelations@hsbc.com |
| Investor Relations in the United States of America | |
| Address: | HSBC North America Holdings Inc. 26525 N. Riverwoods Boulevard, Mettawa IL 60045 USA |
| Telephone: | 1 224-544-4400 |
| Fax: | 1 224-552-4400 |
| Email: | investor.relations.usa@us.hsbc.com |
| Investor Relations in Hong Kong | |
| Address: | The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited 1 Queen's Road, Central Hong Kong |
| Telephone: | 852 2822 4929 |
| Fax: | 852 2845 0113 |
| Email: | investorrelations@hsbc.com.hk |
| Company Registrars | |
| Principal Company Register | |
| Address: | Computershare Investor Services PLC PO Box 1064, The Pavilions Bridgwater Road Bristol BS99 3FA United Kingdom |
| Telephone: | 44 (0) 870 702 0137 |
| Email: | web.queries@computershare.co.uk |
| Hong Kong Overseas Branch Register | |
| Address: | Computershare Hong Kong Investor Services Limited Room 1806 - 1807 Hopewell Centre 18th Floor 183 Queen's Road East Wan Chai Hong Kong |
| Telephone: | 852 2862 8555 |
| Email: | hkinfo@computershare.com.hk |
| Bermuda Overseas Branch Register | |
| Address: | Corporate Shareholder Services The Bank of Bermuda Limited 6 Front Street Hamilton HM11 Bermuda |
| Telephone: | 1 441 299 6737 |
| Email: | bob.bda.shareholder.services@bob.hsbc.com |
| ADR Depositary | |
| Address: | BNY Mellon Shareowner Services PO Box 358516 Pittsburgh PA 15252 - 8516 USA |
| Telephone: | 1 877 283 5786 (US) |
| Telephone: | 001 201 680 6825 (International) |
| Email: | shrrelations@bnymellon.com |
| Paying agent (France) | |
| Address: | HSBC France 103 avenue des Champs-Elysées 75419 Paris Cedex 08 France |
| Telephone: | 33 140 702 256 |
| Stockbrokers | |
| Address: | HSBC Bank plc 8 Canada Square London, E14 5HQ United Kingdom |
| Address: | Goldman Sachs Peterborough Court 133 Fleet Street London, EC4A 2BB United Kingdom |