HSBC HOLDINGS PLC
ISSUANCE OF SENIOR UNSECURED NOTES

On 27 March 2017, HSBC Holdings plc issued EUR1,500,000,000 Floating Rate Senior Unsecured Notes due 2022 under its Debt Issuance Programme (the 'New Notes').

Application has been made to list the New Notes on the Official List of the UK Listing Authority and to trading on the London Stock Exchange.

Investor enquiries to:

Rebecca Self                     investorrelations@hsbc.com

Note to editors:

HSBC Holdings plc

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

serves customers worldwide from around 4,000 offices in 70 countries and territories in Europe, Asia, North and Latin America, and the Middle East and North Africa. With assets of US$2,375bn at

31 December 2016, HSBC is one of the world's largest banking and financial services organisations.

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