Company: HBCYF
Filing Date: 2025-07-30
Form Type: 6-K
Source: 0001654954-25-008629
Chunk: 27

Company: HSBC HOLDINGS PLC
Filing Date: 2025-07-30
Form: 6-K
Chunk 27
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 that may be adopted by countries, including in the markets where the Group operates), increased volatility in interest rates and inflation levels and other macroeconomic risks, geopolitical tensions such as the Russia-Ukraine war and the conflict in the Middle East and the continuation or escalation thereof, specific economic developments, such as the uncertain performance of the commercial real estate sectors in mainland China and Hong Kong, or as a result of data limitations and changes in applicable methodologies in relation to ESG related matters).

Any such forward-looking statements are based on the beliefs, expectations and opinions of the Group at the date the statements are made, and the Group does not assume, and hereby disclaims, any obligation or duty to update, revise or supplement them if circumstances or management's beliefs, expectations or opinions should change. For these reasons, recipients should not place reliance on, and are cautioned about relying on, any forward-looking statements. No representations or warranties, expressed or implied, are given by or on behalf of the Group as to the achievement or reasonableness of any projections, estimates, forecasts, targets, commitments, ambitions, prospects or returns contained herein.

Additional detailed information concerning important factors, including but not limited to ESG related factors, that could cause actual results to differ materially from this news release is available in our Annual Report and Accounts for the fiscal year ended 31 December 2024 filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (the 'SEC') on Form 20-F on 20 February 2025, our 1Q 2025 Earnings Release furnished to the SEC on Form 6-K on 29 April 2025 and our Interim Report 2025 for the six months ended 30 June 2025 which we expect to furnish to the SEC on Form 6-K on or around 30 July 2025.

16 Use of alternative performance measures

Our reported results are prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board ('IFRS Accounting Standards') as detailed in the interim condensed consolidated financial statements starting on page 77 of the Interim Report 2025.

To measure our performance, we supplement our IFRS Accounting Standards figures with non-IFRS Accounting Standards measures, which constitute alternative performance measures under European Securities and Markets Authority guidance and non-GAAP financial measures defined in and presented in accordance with US Securities and Exchange Commission rules and regulations. These measures include those derived from our reported results that eliminate factors that distort period-on-period comparisons. The 'constant currency performance' measure used in this report is described