REG — HSBC Holdings PLC — Overseas Regulatory Announcement — Grant of Options

06C of the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited: Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited and The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited take no responsibility for the contents of this document, make no representation as to its accuracy or completeness and expressly disclaim any liability whatsoever for any loss howsoever arising from or in reliance upon the whole or any part of the contents of this document. 06C of the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited. 50 each of the Company (“Shares”) under the HSBC Holdings Savings-Related Share Option Plan (UK) (the "Plan").

146 the date of grant Vesting period of the Options 3 years, exercisable from 1 November 2029 to 30 April 2030 5 ye ar s, ex er ci sa bl e fr om 3 No ve mb er 20 31 to 30 Ap ri l 20 32 Exercise period of the Options No later than six months from the vesting date of the Options Performance Targets and Clawback Grants of Options under the Plan do not include performance conditions or clawback provisions due to the requirements of the UK tax legislation relevant to the Plan Arrangements for the Company or a subsidiary to provide financial assistance None to the grantees Number of shares available for future grant under the plan mandate The Plan is subject to three limits on the number of Shares committed to be issued under Options: 1.

10% of the ordinary share capital of the Company in issue immediately before that day, when added to the number of Shares which have been issued, or committed to be issued, to satisfy Options under the Plan, or options or awards under any other employee share plan operated by the Company granted in the previous 10 years. The number of Shares available to issue under this limit is 1,109,351,532. 2. 2,036,512,211 (being 10% of the Shares in issue (excluding treasury shares) on the date of shareholder approval of the numerical limit under the Plan) Shares issued under the Plan as well Options currently outstanding that were granted after last shareholder approval.

The number of Shares available to issue under this limit is 1,994,024,719. 3. 4,675,000,000 Shares may be allocated for subscription under the Plan and put under option (including all outstanding Options). The number of Shares available to use under this limit is 4,144,906,399.

For and on behalf of HSBC Holdings plc Angela McEntee Group Company Secretary The Board of Directors of HSBC Holdings plc as at the date of this announcement comprises: Brendan Robert Nelson*, Georges Bahjat Elhedery, Geraldine Joyce Buckingham†, Wei Sun Christianson†, Rachel Duan†, Dame Carolyn Julie Fairbairn†, James Anthony Forese†, Steven Craig Guggenheimer†, Manveen (Pam) Kaur, Dr José Antonio Meade Kuribreña†, Richard Henry Meddings†, Kalpana Jaisingh Morparia†, Eileen K Murray† and Swee Lian Teo†.

* Independent non-executive Chairman † Independent non-executive Director HSBC Holdings plc Registered Office and Group Head Office: 8 Canada Square, London E14 5HQ, United Kingdom Web: Incorporated in England and Wales with limited liability. Registration number: 617987 This information is provided by RNS, the news service of the London Stock Exchange. RNS is approved by the Financial Conduct Authority to act as a Primary Information Provider in the United Kingdom. Terms and conditions relating to the use and distribution of this information may apply.

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