HSBC : Block Listing 27 June 2017 - Announcement made to the HK stock exchange (2-page PDF 52KB)

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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† , Irene Lee† , John Lipsky† , Iain Mackay, Heidi Miller† , Marc Moses, David Nish† , Jonathan Symonds† , Jackson Tai† and Pauline van der Meer Mohr† .

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

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

27 June 2017

Application has been made to the Financial Conduct Authority and the London Stock Exchange for a block listing of 10,000,000 Ordinary Shares of US$0.50 each for issue under the Employee SAYE Plan to be admitted to the Official List and to trading upon issue.

The new Ordinary Shares will rank pari passu with the existing issued Ordinary Shares of the Company.

For and on behalf of

Ben J S Mathews

Group Company Secretary