8 November 2016

HSBC HOLDINGS PLC

BASE PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT DATED 8 NOVEMBER 2016

A Base Prospectus Supplement dated 8 November 2016 to the Base Prospectus dated 4 March 2016 relating to the Debt Issuance Programme prepared by HSBC Holdings plc has been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at http://www.hemscott.com/nsm.do.

To view the Base Prospectus Supplement, please paste the following URL into the address bar of your browser:

http://www.hsbc.com/investor-relations/fixed-income-securities/issuance-programmes

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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, HSBC is one of the world's largest banking and financial services organisations.

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