HSBC HOLDINGS PLC

ISSUANCE OF SENIOR AND SUBORDINATED UNSECURED BONDS

On 15 September 2022, HSBC Holdings plc issued JPY 44,700,000,000 1.478% Senior Unsecured Callable Bonds - Seventh Series (2022) due September 2026, ¥41,500,000,000 1.958% Senior Unsecured Callable Bonds - Eighth Series (2022) due September 2028, ¥13,900,000,000 2.250% Senior Unsecured Callable Bonds - Ninth Series (2022) due September 2032 and ¥11,900,000,000 2.500% Subordinated Unsecured Callable Bonds - First Series (2022) due September 2032 (together, the "Bonds").

Application will be made to list the Bonds on the Official List of the Irish Stock Exchange plc, trading as Euronext Dublin and to trade the Notes on its Global Exchange Market.

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HSBC Holdings plc

HSBC Holdings plc, the parent company of the HSBC Group, is headquartered in London. HSBC serves customers worldwide from offices in 63 countries and territories in our geographical regions: Europe, Asia, North America, Latin America, and Middle East and North Africa. With assets of US$2,985bn at 30 June 2022, HSBC is one of the world's largest banking and financial services organisations.

The Bonds have not been and will not be registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), or any state securities laws and, unless so registered, may not be offered or sold within the United States or to, or for the account or the benefit of, U.S. persons, as defined in Regulation S under the Securities Act, except pursuant to an exemption from or in a transaction not subject to the registration requirements of the Securities Act and in compliance with any applicable state securities laws.

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