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HSBC Holdings plc Overseas Regulatory Announcement

The attached announcement has been released to the other stock exchanges on which HSBC Holdings plc is listed.

The Board of Directors of HSBC Holdings plc as at the date of this announcement are: 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† , Pauline van der Meer Mohr† and Paul Walsh† .

† Independent non-executive Director Hong Kong Stock Code: 5

HSBC Holdings plc

Registered Office and Group Head Office:

8 Canada Square, London E14 5HQ, United Kingdom Web: www.hsbc.com

Incorporated in England with limited liability. Registered in England: number 617987

BLOCK LISTING SIX MONTHLY RETURN

INFORMATION PROVIDED ON THIS FORM MUST BE TYPED OR PRINTED ELECTRONICALLY AND PROVIDED TO AN RIS.

Date: 10 January 2017

Name of applicant:

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:

01.07.2016

To:

31.12.2016

Balance of unallotted securities under scheme(s) from previous return:

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

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

  3. 9,111,559 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. 23,976,357 ordinary shares of US$0.50 each

  8. 1,407,704 ordinary shares of US$0.50 each

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):

1. 0

2. 0

3. 0

4. 0

5. 0

6. 0

7. 78,000,000

8. 0

Less: Number of securities issued/allotted under scheme(s) during period (see LR3.5.7G):

1. 0

2. 0

3. 2,971,852

4. 0

5. 0

6. 0

7. 2,119,170

8. 56,189

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

1. 122,418

2. 1,468,459

3. 6,139,707

4. 68,325,450

5. 19,458,570

6. 824,887

7. 99,857,187

8. 1,351,515

Name of contact:

Loren Wulfsohn, Assistant Group Company Secretary

Telephone number of contact:

020 7991 818

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