Sam Laidlaw - new directorship

HSBC HOLDINGS PLC

NEW DIRECTORSHIP HELD BY A DIRECTOR

IN ANY OTHER PUBLICLY QUOTED COMPANY

Pursuant to Listing Rule 9.6.14 (2), this is to notify that Sam Laidlaw, an independent non-executive Director of HSBC Holdings plc, has today been appointed as a non-executive director of Rio Tinto plc, which is listed on the London Stock Exchange, and Rio Tinto Limited, which is listed on the Australian Securities Exchange.

Ben J S Mathews

Group Company Secretary

HSBC Holdings plc

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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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