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Overview Operating & Financial Review Governance Financial Statements Shareholder Information
Annual General Meeting
Our Annual General Meeting will be held at the
Barbican Hall, Barbican Centre, London EC2 on
27 May 2011 at 11.00am.
An informal meeting of shareholders will be
held at 1 Queen’s Road Central, Hong Kong on
Thursday 19 May 2011 at 4.30pm.
Resolutions to receive the Annual Report and
Accounts, approve the Directors’ Remuneration
Report, re-elect Directors and reappoint KPMG
Audit Plc as Auditor will be submitted to the Annual
General Meeting. KPMG Audit Plc has expressed
its willingness to continue in office and the Group
Audit Committee and the Board has recommended
that KPMG Audit Plc be reappointed. Resolutions
will also be submitted to the Annual General
Meeting to renew the authorities for the allotment of
shares and the disapplication of pre-emption rights
and seek approval to increase the fees payable to
non-executive Directors; and approve general
meetings (other than Annual General Meetings)
being called on 14 days’ notice.
The Remuneration Committee is consulting with
major shareholders about how HSBC can continue to
improve the alignment between shareholders and
senior management with regard to incentivising
long-term sustainable performance. If any material
changes to our approach result from this
consultation, a resolution will be submitted to the
Annual General Meeting.
A live webcast of the Annual General Meeting
will be available on www.hsbc.com. From shortly
after the conclusion of the Annual General Meeting
until 30 June 2011 a recording of the proceedings
will be available on www.hsbc.com.
On behalf of the Board
D J Flint, Group Chairman 28 February 2011
HSBC Holdings plc
Registered number 617987