Issuance of senior notes

HSBC HOLDINGS PLC

ISSUANCE OF SENIOR NOTES

On 17 November 2011, HSBC Holdings plc issued US$900,000,000 4.875% Senior Unsecured Notes due January 2022 and US$750,000,000 6.100% Senior Unsecured Notes due January 2042 pursuant to its senior indenture dated 26 August 2009 (the 'New Notes').

Application has been made to list the New Notes on the New York Stock Exchange.

Investor enquires to:

Nick Turnor +44 (0)20 7992 5501

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Brendan McNamara +44 (0)20 7991 0655

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The HSBC Group

HSBC Holdings plc, the parent company of the HSBC Group, is headquartered in London. The Group serves customers worldwide from around 7,500 offices in over 80 countries and territories in Europe, the Asia-Pacific region, North and Latin America, and the Middle East and Africa. With assets of US$2,716bn at 30 September 2011, HSBC is one of the world's largest banking and financial services organisations.