hsba201503186k1.htm
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 March
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
 
(If "Yes" is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82- ..............).
 



 
 
The following is the text of an announcement released to The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited on 18 March 2015 pursuant to rule 13.51(4) of the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited:
 
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited and The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited take no responsibility for the contents of this document, make no representation as to its accuracy or completeness and expressly disclaim any liability whatsoever for any loss howsoever arising from or in reliance upon the whole or any part of the contents of this document.
 
 
18 March 2015
 
(Hong Kong Stock Code: 5)
 
HSBC HOLDINGS PLC
 
Change in auditor
 
The Board of HSBC Holdings plc (the 'Company') announces the resignation of KPMG Audit Plc ('KPMG') as the Company's auditor from 31 March 2015. The Board will appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP ('PwC') as the Company's auditor to fill the vacancy following the resignation of KPMG. The appointment of PwC will be put to shareholders at the Company's 2015 annual general meeting to be held on 24 April.
 
KPMG has confirmed that the circumstances connected with its ceasing to hold office are the holding of a competitive tender for the audit, in which KPMG was unsuccessful in retaining the audit. KPMG has confirmed that there are no other matters that need to be brought to the attention of the shareholders.
 
For and on behalf of HSBC Holdings plc Ben JS Mathews
 
Group Company Secretary
 
The Board of Directors of HSBC Holdings plc as at the date of this announcement are: Douglas Flint, Stuart Gulliver, Phillip Ameen†, Kathleen Casey†, Safra Catz†, Laura Cha†, Lord Evans of Weardale†, Joachim Faber†, Rona Fairhead†, Sam Laidlaw†, John Lipsky†, Rachel Lomax†, Iain Mackay, Heidi Miller†, Marc Moses, Sir Simon Robertson† and Jonathan Symonds†.
 
† Independent non-executive Director
 
 
 
 
 
 


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.
 
 HSBC Holdings plc
 
 
 
 
 
                                                       By:
 
                                                                                       Name: Ben J S Mathews
 
                                                                                                 Title: Group Company Secretary
                     
                                                                                    Date: 18 March 2015