BLOCK LISTING SIX MONTHLY RETURN

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Date: 10 January 2018

HSBC Holdings plc

Name of scheme:

1.

Employee Share Option Scheme

2.

Executive Share Option Scheme

3.

Employee SAYE Plan

4.

Ongoing obligations to issue shares in

connection with the acquisition of HSBC

Finance Corporation (formerly Household

International Inc.)

5.

HSBC Holdings Group Share Option Plan

6.

HSBC Share Plan

7.

HSBC Share Plan 2011

8.

HSBC International Employee Share

Purchase Plan

Period of return:

From:Plus: The amount by which the block scheme(s) has been increased since the date of the last return (if any increase has been applied for):

01.07.2017

To:

31.12.2017

  • 1. 122,418 ordinary shares of US$0.50 each

  • 2. 1,468,459 ordinary shares of US$0.50 each

  • 3. 14,907,624 ordinary shares of US$0.50 each

  • 4. 68,325,450 ordinary shares of US$0.50 each

  • 5. 19,458,570 ordinary shares of US$0.50 each

  • 6. 824,887 ordinary shares of US$0.50 each

  • 7. 35,441,720 ordinary shares of US$0.50 each

  • 8. 1,264,591 ordinary shares of US$0.50 each

  • 1. 0

  • 2. 0

  • 3. 0

  • 4. 0

  • 5. 0

  • 6. 0

  • 7. 66,000,000

8.

0

  • 1. 0

  • 2. 0

LR3.5.7G):

  • 3. 8,270,803

  • 4. 0

  • 5. 0

  • 6. 0

  • 7. 2,089,744

  • 8. 606,228

Equals: Balance under scheme(s) not yet issued/allotted at end of period:

1.

122,418

  • 2. 1,468,459

  • 3. 6,636,821

  • 4. 68,325,450

  • 5. 19,458,570

  • 6. 824,887

  • 7. 99,351,976

  • 8. 658,363

Name of contact:

JJ Williams, Assistant Group Company Secretary

Telephone number of contact:

020 3268 3568

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