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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

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22 November 2017

HSBC HOLDINGS PLC ISSUANCE OF SENIOR UNSECURED NOTES

HSBC Holdings plc has today issued US$1,000,000,000 3.033% Fixed Rate/Floating Rate Senior Unsecured Notes due 2023 pursuant to an indenture dated

26 August 2009 (as amended or supplemented from time to time and as most recently amended and supplemented by a fifth supplemental indenture dated 22 November 2017) (the 'New Notes').

Application will be made to list the New Notes on the New York Stock Exchange.

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matthew.payne@hsbc.com

Note to editors: HSBC Holdings plc

HSBC Holdings plc, the parent company of the HSBC Group, is headquartered in London. The Group serves customers worldwide from around 3,900 offices in 67 countries and territories in Europe, Asia, North and Latin America, and the Middle East and North Africa. With assets of US$2,526bn at

30 September 2017, HSBC is one of the world's largest banking and financial services organisations.

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