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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

BLOCK LISTING SIX MONTHLY RETURN

INFORMATION PROVIDED ON THIS FORM MUST BE TYPED OR PRINTED ELECTRONICALLY AND PROVIDED TO AN RIS.

Date: 10 January 2018

HSBC Holdings plc

Name of scheme:

1.

Employee Share Option Scheme

2.

Executive Share Option Scheme

3.

Employee SAYE Plan

4.

Ongoing obligations to issue shares in

connection with the acquisition of HSBC

Finance Corporation (formerly Household

International Inc.)

5.

HSBC Holdings Group Share Option Plan

6.

HSBC Share Plan

7.

HSBC Share Plan 2011

8.

HSBC International Employee Share

Purchase Plan

Period of return:

From:Plus: The amount by which the block scheme(s) has been increased since the date of the last return (if any increase has been applied for):

01.07.2017

To:

31.12.2017

  • 1. 122,418 ordinary shares of US$0.50 each

  • 2. 1,468,459 ordinary shares of US$0.50 each

  • 3. 14,907,624 ordinary shares of US$0.50 each

  • 4. 68,325,450 ordinary shares of US$0.50 each

  • 5. 19,458,570 ordinary shares of US$0.50 each

  • 6. 824,887 ordinary shares of US$0.50 each

  • 7. 35,441,720 ordinary shares of US$0.50 each

  • 8. 1,264,591 ordinary shares of US$0.50 each

  • 1. 0

  • 2. 0

  • 3. 0

  • 4. 0

  • 5. 0

  • 6. 0

  • 7. 66,000,000

8.

0

  • 1. 0

  • 2. 0

LR3.5.7G):

  • 3. 8,270,803

  • 4. 0

  • 5. 0

  • 6. 0

  • 7. 2,089,744

  • 8. 606,228

Equals: Balance under scheme(s) not yet issued/allotted at end of period:

1.

122,418

  • 2. 1,468,459

  • 3. 6,636,821

  • 4. 68,325,450

  • 5. 19,458,570

  • 6. 824,887

  • 7. 99,351,976

  • 8. 658,363

Name of contact:

JJ Williams, Assistant Group Company Secretary

Telephone number of contact:

020 3268 3568

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