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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 , 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

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 was notified on 23 May 2017 that BlackRock, Inc. had released an announcement to The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited on 22 May 2017 pursuant to s.324 of Part XV of the Securities and Futures Ordinance (Cap. 571).

To view the announcement please click here:

http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/0084G_-2017-5-23.pdf

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