Director Declaration

HSBC HOLDINGS PLC

NEW DIRECTORSHIP HELD BY A DIRECTOR

IN ANY OTHER PUBLICLY QUOTED COMPANY

6 December 2018

Pursuant to the Financial Conduct Authority's Listing Rule 9.6.14 (2), this is to notify that Mark Edward Tucker, non-executive Group Chairman of HSBC Holdings plc, has been appointed as non-executive Chairman of Discovery Limited with effect from 1 March 2019. Discovery Limited is a South Africa-based financial services group that is listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange.

Ben J S Mathews

Group Company Secretary

HSBC Holdings plc

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Heidi Ashley +44 (0) 20 7992 2045 heidi.ashley@hsbc.com

Note to Editors:

HSBC Holdings plc, the parent company of the HSBC Group, is headquartered in London. The Group serves customers worldwide from around 3,800 offices in 66 countries and territories in Europe, Asia, North and Latin America, and the Middle East and North Africa. With assets of US$2,603bn at 30 September 2018, HSBC is one of the world's largest banking and financial services organisations.