Documents available at the UKLA via NSM

HSBC Holdings plc 2011 Annual Report and Accounts

Pursuant to Listing Rule 9.6.1, copies of the following documents have been submitted to the UK Listing Authority and will shortly be available for inspection at the UK Listing Authority's Document Viewing Facility, via the National Storage Mechanism which is located at: http://www.hemscott.com/nsm.do.

·; Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 31 December 2011;

·; Annual Review for the year ended 31 December 2011;

·; Notice of Annual General Meeting for 2012;

·; Circular to Shareholders dated 27 March 2012 re Scrip Dividend Scheme and payment of dividends in sterling, United States Dollars and Hong Kong Dollars; and

·; Form of Election in respect of the fourth interim dividend for 2011 which includes the Form of Proxy for the 2012 Annual General Meeting.

The Annual Report and Accounts, Annual Review, Notice of Annual General Meeting and Circular to Shareholders are also available on the Company's website www.hsbc.com.