HSBC HOLDINGS PLC - INTERIM RESULTS FOR 2021 AND CONSIDERATION OF PAYMENT OF AN INTERIM DIVIDEND FOR 2021 HALF YEAR

Hamilton, Bermuda —21^st, July 2021 – In a filing with the Bermuda Stock Exchange (“BSX”), HSBC Holdings plc (Ticker: HSBC.BH) announces the Interim Results for 2021 and the Consideration of Payment of an Interim Dividend for 2021 Half Year.  The filing stated:

HSBC HOLDINGS PLC

INTERIM RESULTS FOR 2021 AN CONSIDERATION OF PAYMENT OF AN INTERIM DIVIDEND FOR 2021 HALF YEAR

Pursuant to Rule 13.43 of the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited, notice is given that a meeting of a committee of the Board of Directors of HSBC Holdings plc will be held on 2 August 2021 to consider the announcement of the interim results for the six month period ended 30 June 2021 and to consider the payment of an interim dividend on the ordinary shares for the 2021 half year.

For and on behalf of

HSBC Holdings plc

Aileen Taylor

Group Company Secretary and Chief Governance Officer

The Board of Directors of HSBC Holdings plc as at the date of this announcement comprises: Mark Tucker*, Noel Quinn, James Anthony Forese^†, Steven Guggenheimer^†, Irene Lee^†, José Antonio Meade Kuribreña^†, Eileen K Murray^†, David Nish^†, Ewen Stevenson, Jackson Tai^† and Pauline van der Meer Mohr^†.

* Non-executive Group Chairman

† Independent non-executive Director

HSBC Holdings plc

Registered Office and Group Head Office:

8 Canada Square, London E14 5HQ, United Kingdom

Web: w ww .hsbc.com

Incorporated in England with limited liability. Registered in England: number 617987

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