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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 , Sam Laidlaw , Irene Lee , John Lipsky , Rachel Lomax , Iain Mackay, Heidi Miller , Marc Moses, David Nish , Jonathan Symonds , Jackson Tai , Pauline van der Meer Mohr and Paul Walsh .

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 21 October 2016 that BlackRock, Inc had released an announcement to The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited on 20 October 2016, pursuant to s.324 of Part XV of the Securities and Futures Ordinance (Cap. 571).

To view the announcements please click here:

http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/2062N_-2016-10-21.pdf

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