HSBC Holdings plc Voting Rights and Capital 28 August 2015

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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

HSBC Holdings plc Voting Rights and Capital

The following notification is made in accordance with the UK Financial
Conduct Authority Disclosure and Transparency Rule 5.6.1.
On 27 August 2015, the issued share capital of HSBC Holdings plc with voting rights was 19,561,782,154 ordinary shares of US$0.50. No shares are held in Treasury.
Therefore, the total number of voting rights in HSBC Holdings plc is
19,561,782,154. The above figure for the total number of voting rights may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, HSBC Holdings plc under the FCA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.
Nickesha Graham-Burrell
Senior Assistant Company Secretary
+44 (0)20 7992 3633
28 August 2015

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