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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 April
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
HSBC HOLDINGS PLC
RESIGNATION OF DIRECTOR
HSBC
Holdings plc ('the Company') announces that non-executive Director,
Paul Walsh, who joined the Board on 1 January 2016, has today
informed the Company that he has resigned from the Board with
immediate effect to focus on other commitments. He will therefore
not be seeking re-election by shareholders at the Annual General
Meeting of the Company to be held on 28 April 2017.
The
Board of HSBC Holdings would like to express their gratitude to
Paul for his important contribution during his tenure.
There
are no matters relating to the resignation of Paul Walsh that need
to be brought to the attention of shareholders of the
Company.
For and
on behalf of
HSBC Holdings plc
B J S Mathews
Group Company Secretary
Media enquiries to:
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Morgan
Bone
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+44 20
7991 1898
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morgan.bone@hsbc.com
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Heidi
Ashley
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+44 20
7992 2045
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heidi.ashley@hsbc.com
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Notes to editors:
1. The Board of Directors of HSBC Holdings plc as at the date of
this announcement is:
Douglas
Flint, Stuart Gulliver, Phillip Ameen*, Kathleen Casey*, Laura
Cha*, Henri de Castries*, Lord Evans of Weardale*, Joachim Faber*,
Sam Laidlaw*, Irene Lee*, John Lipsky*, Rachel Lomax*, Iain Mackay,
Heidi Miller*, Marc Moses, David Nish*, Jonathan Symonds*, Jackson
Tai* and Pauline van der Meer Mohr*.
*Independent
non-executive Director
2. HSBC Holdings plc
HSBC
Holdings plc, the parent company of the HSBC Group, is
headquartered in London. The Group
serves
customers worldwide from around 4,000 offices in 70 countries and
territories in Europe, Asia, North and Latin America, and the
Middle East and North Africa. With assets of US$2,375bn
at
31
December 2016, HSBC is one of the world's largest banking and
financial services organisations.
ends/all
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.
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HSBC
Holdings plc
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By:
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Name:
Ben J S Mathews
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Title:
Group Company Secretary
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Date:
21 April 2017
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