Issuance of senior unsecured notes

HSBC HOLDINGS PLC

ISSUANCE OF SENIOR UNSECURED NOTES

On 5 December 2016, HSBC Holdings plc issued CAD1,000,000,000 3.196% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2023 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.

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HSBC Holdings plc

HSBC Holdings plc, the parent company of the HSBC Group, is headquartered in London. The Group serves customers worldwide from around 4,400 offices in 71 countries and territories in Europe, Asia, North and Latin America, and the Middle East and North Africa. With assets of US$2,557bn at 30 September 2016, HSBC is one of the world's largest banking and financial services organisations.

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