5 January 2018
The following amendment has been made to the 'Block Listing' announcement released on 18 December 2017 at 16:30 under RNS No 6877Z.
The block listing is to be used for the HSBC Share Plan 2011 and not the Employee SAYE Plan.
All other details remain unchanged.
The full amended text is shown below.
HSBC HOLDINGS PLC
BLOCK LISTING
Application has been made to the Financial Conduct Authority and the London Stock Exchange for a block listing of 66,000,000 Ordinary Shares of US$0.50 each for issue under the HSBC Share Plan 2011 to be admitted to the Official List and to trading upon issue.
The new Ordinary Shares will rank pari passu with the existing issued Ordinary Shares of the Company.
For and on behalf of
HSBC Holdings plc
Ben J S Mathews
Group Company Secretary
