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This Annual Report and Accounts, and other
information on HSBC, may be viewed on our web
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US Investors may read and copy this Annual
Report, and other reports, statements or information
that HSBC Holdings files at the Securities Exchange
Commission’ s public reference room in Washington
D.C., which is located at Judiciary Plaza, 450 Fifth
Street, N.W., Room 1024, Washington, D.C. 20549.
These documents will also be available at the
Commission’ s regional offices located at The
Woolworth Building, 233 Broadway, New York, New
York 10279 and at Citicorp Center, 500 West
Madison Street, Suite 1400, Chicago, Illinois 60661.
Investors should call the Commission at 1-800-SEC-
0330 for further information on the operation of the
public reference rooms. Investors can request copies
of these documents upon payment of a duplicating fee,
by writing to the Commission at 450 Fifth Street,
N.W., Washington, D.C. 20549. In addition, the
deposit agreement requires HSBC Holdings to deliver
to ADS holders, or to the depositary for forwarding to
ADS holders, copies of all reports that HSBC
Holdings files with the Commission without charge to
these holders. Investors may also obtain the reports
and other information HSBC Holdings files at the
offices of the New York Stock Exchange, Inc., 20
Broad Street, New York, New York 10005.
Nature of trading market
HSBC Holdings has listings on the London Stock
Exchange, the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, Euronext
Paris and the New York Stock Exchange. HSBC
Holdings maintains its principal share register in
London and an overseas branch share register in Hong
Kong (collectively, the ‘share register’ ).
As at 31 December 2001, there were a total of
184,701 holders of record of US$0.50 ordinary shares.
As at 31 December 2001, a total of 5,603,177 of
the US$0.50 ordinary shares were registered in the
HSBC Holdings share register in the name of 670
holders of record with addresses in the United States.
These shares represented 0.06 per cent of the total
US$0.50 ordinary shares in issue.
As at 31 December 2001, there were 1,574
holders of record of ADSs holding approximately
29.71 million ADSs, representing approximately
148.6 million US$0.50 ordinary shares. All of these
holders had addresses in the United States. As at 31
December 2001, approximately 1.59 per cent of the
US$0.50 ordinary shares were represented by ADSs
held by holders of record with addresses in the United
States.
The following table shows, for the years,
calendar quarters and months indicated, the highest
and lowest prices for the US$0.50 ordinary shares and
ADSs. These are based on mid-market prices at close
of business on the London Stock Exchange, the Hong
Kong Stock Exchange, Euronext Paris and the New
York Stock Exchange.
Share prices have not been given for the 75p
ordinary shares listed on the Hong Kong Stock
Exchange until 2 July 1999 since on many days, the
75p shares had little or no turnover in Hong Kong.
Past share price performance should not be
regarded as a guide to future performance.