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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 comprises: Mark Tucker*, 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 .

* Non-executive Group Chairman 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

HSBC Holdings plc 2017 Annual Report and Accounts and Strategic Report

The HSBC Holdings plc Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 31 December 2017 and the Strategic Report, are now available on the Company's website:www.hsbc.com.

Copies of these documents have been submitted to the UK Listing Authority and will shortly be available for inspection at the UK Listing Authority's Document Viewing Facility via the National Storage Mechanism which is located at:http://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM.

Printed copies of the HSBC Holdings plc Annual Report and Accounts and the Strategic Report are expected to be mailed to shareholders on 7 March 2018.

HSBC Holdings plc published this content on 21 February 2018 and is solely responsible for the information contained herein.
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