Total Voting Rights

HSBC Holdings plc

Voting Rights and Capital

The following notification is made in accordance with the UK Financial Conduct Authority Disclosure and Transparency Rule 5.6.1.

On 29 September 2015, the issued share capital of HSBC Holdings plc with voting rights was 19,563,172,056 ordinary shares of US$0.50. No shares are held in Treasury.

Therefore, the total number of voting rights in HSBC Holdings plc is 19,563,172,056. The above figure for the total number of voting rights may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, HSBC Holdings plc under the FCA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.

Nickesha Graham-Burrell

Senior Assistant Company Secretary

+44 (0)20 7992 3633