Blocklisting Interim Review

Name of applicant:

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:

01.07.2015

To:

31.12.2015

Balance of unallotted securities under scheme(s) from previous return:

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

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

3. 26,834,164 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. 854,357 ordinary shares of US$0.50 each

7. 49,774,075 ordinary shares of US$0.50 each

8. 1,487,667 ordinary shares of US$0.50 each

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):

1. 0

2. 0

3. 3,000,000

4. 0

5. 0

6. 0

7. 45,000,000

8.

Less:  Number of securities issued/allotted under scheme(s) during period (see LR3.5.7G):

1. 0

2. 0

3. 19,340,434

4. 0

5. 0

6. 17,337

7. 8,198,244

8. 33,900

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

1. 122,418

2. 1,468,459

3. 10,493,730

4. 68,325,450

5. 19,458,570

6. 837,020

7. 86,575,831

8. 1,453,767

Name of contact:

Mark Chambers, Deputy Group Company Secretary

Telephone number of contact:

020 7991 2080