HSBC HOLDINGS PLC
2013 INTERIM RESULTS
CLARIFICATION ANNOUNCEMENT
Reference is made to page 2 of the 2013 Interim Results announcement which was released today. The increase in the profit attributable to ordinary shareholders for the first half of 2013 as compared with the first half of 2012 should read US$1.8bn and not US$1.8m.
The correct statement on page 2 of the announcement should read as follows:
'Profit attributable to ordinary shareholders was US$10.0bn, an increase of US$1.8bn or 23% compared with the first half of 2012.'
Note to editors:
The HSBC Group
HSBC Holdings plc, the parent company of the HSBC Group, is headquartered in London. The Group serves customers worldwide from around 6,600 offices in 80 countries and territories in Europe, the Asia-Pacific region, North and Latin America, and the Middle East and North Africa. With assets of US$2,645bn at 30 June 2013, the HSBC Group is one of the world's largest banking and financial services organisations.
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