HSBC Holdings plc - Cancellation of listing of subordinated note - Announcement made to the HK stock exchange

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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† , Safra Catz† , Laura Cha† , Lord Evans of Weardale† , Joachim Faber† , Rona Fairhead† , Sam Laidlaw† , Irene Lee† , John Lipsky† , Rachel Lomax† , Iain Mackay, Heidi Miller† , Marc Moses, Sir Simon Robertson† and Jonathan Symonds† .

† 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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30 June 2015

HSBC HOLDINGS PLC Cancellation of Listing of Subordinated Note HSBC Capital Funding (Sterling 1) L.P. (the 'Limited Partnership') Cancellation of Listing of Non-cumulative Step-up Perpetual Preferred Securities

Application has been made under Listing Rule 5.2.8R to cancel the listing of the 8.208 per cent. Subordinated Step-Up Cumulative Notes due 2040 (ISIN: XS0110630711) (the 'Note'), issued by HSBC Holdings plc and listed on the London Stock Exchange, with effect from 31 July 2015. The principal amount of the Note was redeemed in full on 30 June 2015, together with interest accrued to that date.
The Non-cumulative Step-up Perpetual Preferred Securities (Reg S ISIN: XS0110560165 and Rule 144A ISIN: XS0110560835) (the "Preferred Securities") issued by the Limited Partnership and listed on the Luxembourg Stock Exchange were cancelled on 30 June 2015. The principal amount of the Preferred Securities was redeemed in full on 30 June 2015, together with interest accrued to that date.

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heidi.ashley@hsbc.com

Note to editors: The HSBC Group

HSBC Holdings plc, the parent company of the HSBC Group, is headquartered in London. The Group

serves customers worldwide from over 6,100 offices in 73 countries and territories in Asia, Europe, North and Latin America, and the Middle East and North Africa. With assets of US$2,670bn at 31

March 2015, HSBC is one of the world's largest banking and financial services organisations.

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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 number 617987

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