Corporate Substantial Shareholder Notice

FORM 2

CORPORATE SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDER NOTICE

Notice pursuant to s. 324 of Part XV of the Securities and Futures Ordinance (Cap. 571)

Form for use by a corporation giving notice of : (i) First acquiring an interest in 5% or more of the shares of a listed corporation (I.e. first becoming a substantial shareholder); (ii) Changes in the percentage level, or nature, of its interest or its short position in such shares; and (iii) Ceasing to have an interest of 5% in such shares (complete Boxes 1 to 19 and 27 only).

This Form must be completed in accordance with the directions and instructions in the Notes to Form 2.

1. Name of listed corporation HSBC Holdings plc

2. Stock code 5 4. Number of issued shares in class 3. Class of shares Ordinary Shares 18,564,451,544

5. Name of substantial shareholder 8. Business registration number JPMorgan Chase & Co. N/A

9. Place of incorporation Certificate of Incorporation No. United States 13-2624428 (Tax ID#)

6. Registered office 10. Contact person 270 Park Avenue, New York 10017, USA Grace Poh

11. Daytime tel. No. 12. e-mail address 6568821234 [email protected]

7. Principal place of business in Hong Kong 13. Exchange on which listed N/A New York Stock Exchange

14. Name of listed parent and exchange on which parent is listed N/A

16. Date when the substantial shareholder became aware 15. Date of relevant event of the relevant event/ interest in the shares (if later) 05 04 2013 08 04 2013 (day) (month) (year) (day) (month) (year)

17. Details of relevant event Relevant event Code describing capacity in which Number of shares Currency of On Exchange Off Exchange code describing shares were/are held bought/sold or transaction Highest price per Average price per Average Consideration circumstances (see Table 2) involved share share consideration per Code (see Table 1) Before relevant After relevant share (see Table 3) event event Long position 117 13 205 4 205 4 8,686,196 HKD 0 82.240 81.550 81.350 - Select -0 Short position - Select -0 - Select -0 - Select -0 1 18. Total shares immediately before the relevant event 19. Total shares immediately after the relevant event Total number of shares Percentage figure (%) Total number of shares Percentage figure (%) Long position 1,290,799,101 6.95 Long position 1,299,485,297 7.00 Short position 50,912,868 0.27 Short position 52,725,968 0.28 Lending pool 1,009,280,225 5.44 Lending pool 1,009,369,757 5.44

20. Capacity in which interests disclosed in Box 19 are held 21. Further information in respect of derivative interests

Code describing capacity Number of shares Code describing derivatives Number of shares (see Table 2) Long position Short position (see Table 4) Long position Short position

201 2 115,390,280 52,725,968 401 2 3,560,800 4,998,000

202 3 174,724,639 0 402 3 748,000 6,228,520

207 7 621 0 403 4 9,411,658 8,388,685

208 8 1,009,369,757 0 404 5 3,496,000 24,044,288

- Select - 0 - Select - 0

22. Further information in relation to interests of corporations controlled by substantial shareholder Direct Name of controlled Name of controlling % Number of shares Address and place of incorporation interest corporation shareholder control (Y/N) Long position Short Position JPMorgan Chase Bank, 1111 Polaris Parkway, Columbus, Ohio (United States) JPMorgan Chase & Co. 100.00 Y 1,019,853,288 0 N.A.

J.P. Morgan Securities plc 25 Bank Street Canary Wharf London E14 5JP J.P. Morgan Chase 98.95 Y 81,157,677 17,410,658 International Holdings Limited J.P. Morgan Chase 25 Bank Street Canary Wharf London E14 5JP J.P. Morgan Chase (UK) 100.00 N 81,157,677 17,410,658 International Holdings Holdings Limited Limited J.P. Morgan Chase (UK) 25 Bank Street Canary Wharf London E14 5JP J.P. Morgan Capital 100.00 N 81,157,677 17,410,658 Holdings Limited Holdings Limited

J.P. Morgan Capital 25 Bank Street Canary Wharf London E14 5JP J.P. Morgan International 100.00 N 81,157,677 17,410,658 Holdings Limited Finance Limited

J.P. Morgan International 500 Stanton Christiana Road, Newark, Delaware 19713, Bank One International 100.00 N 102,899,989 47,840,493 Finance Limited USA (United States) Holdings Corporation

Bank One International 1 Bank One Plaza, Chicago, Illinois J.P. Morgan International 100.00 N 102,899,989 47,840,493 Holdings Corporation Inc

J.P. Morgan International 270 Park Avenue, New York, N.Y.10017 (United States) JPMorgan Chase Bank, 100.00 N 102,899,989 47,840,493 Inc. N.A.

23. Further information in relation to interests held by substantial shareholder jointly with another person Number of shares Name of joint shareholder Address Long position Short Position

2 24. Further information from a trustee, or beneficiary of a trust, or a founder of a Discretionary Trust

Status Code Number of shares Name of Trust Address (see Table 5) Long position Short position

N.A N.A 501 1 621 0

- Select -0

25. Further information from a party to an agreement under Section 317 ( Please see Notes for further information required) Names of other parties Address Number of shares

Total number of shares in which substantial shareholder is interested under section 317 and 318

26. Details of person(s) in accordance with whose directions the substantial shareholder or its directors are accustomed to act Names Address Relationship Code (see Table 6) Percentage (%)

- Select - 0

27. Date of filing this Form 2 10 04 2013 28. Number of continuation sheets 1 (day) (month) (year) Form 2. 29. Number of attachments 3 Continuation Sheet

22. Further information in relation to interests of corporations controlled by substantial shareholder Direct Name of controlled Name of controlling % Number of shares Address and place of incorporation interest corporation shareholder control (Y/N) Long position Short position JPMorgan Chase Bank, 1111 Polaris Parkway, Columbus, Ohio (United JPMorgan Chase & Co. 100.00 N 102,899,989 47,840,493 N.A. States)

J.P. Morgan Whitefriars 500 Stanton Christiana Road, Newark, Delaware, J.P. Morgan Overseas 100.00 Y 20,357,617 29,952,808 Inc. USA (United States) Capital Corporation

J.P. Morgan Overseas 500 Stanton Christiana Road, Newark, Delaware, J.P. Morgan International 100.00 N 21,742,312 30,429,835 Capital Corporation USA (United States) Finance Limited

JF Asset Management 21st Floor Chater House 8 Connaught Road Central JPMorgan Asset 100.00 Y 27,193,394 0 Limited Hong Kong (Hong Kong) Management (Asia) Inc.

JPMorgan Asset 270 Park Avenue New York (United States) JPMorgan Asset 100.00 N 27,543,425 0 Management (Asia) Inc. Management Holdings Inc.

JPMorgan Asset 270 Park Avenue New York (United States) JPMorgan Chase & Co. 100.00 N 162,837,883 0 Management Holdings Inc.

JPMorgan Asset 25 Bank Street Canary Wharf London E14 5JP JPMorgan Asset 100.00 Y 70,732,443 0 Management (UK) Limited Management Holdings (UK) Limited JPMorgan Asset 25 Bank Street Canary Wharf London E14 5JP JPMorgan Asset 100.00 N 70,732,443 0 Management Holdings Management International (UK) Limited Limited JPMorgan Asset 25 Bank Street Canary Wharf London E14 5JP JPMorgan Asset 100.00 N 70,732,443 0 Management International Management Holdings Inc. Limited

J.P. Morgan Investment 245 Park Avenue, New York (United States) JPMorgan Asset 100.00 Y 64,562,015 0 Management Inc. Management Holdings Inc.

JPMorgan Asset Tokyo Building, 7-3, Marunouchi 2-chome Chiyoda- JPMorgan Asset 100.00 Y 8,800 0 Management (Japan) ku, Tokyo 100-6432 (Japan) Management (Asia) Inc. Limited

J.P. Morgan Securities 270 Park Avenue New York N.Y. 10017, USA JPMorgan Securities 100.00 Y 309,856 0 LLC Holdings LLC

JPMorgan Securities 270 Park Avenue New York, N.Y. 10017, USA JPMorgan Chase & Co. 100.00 N 309,856 0 Holdings LLC

JPMorgan Asset 3/F.,No.65 and 17/F, No. 65, 67and 69 Tun Hwa S. JPMorgan Asset 100.00 Y 337,610 0 Management (Taiwan) Road Sec. 2 Taipei (Taiwan) Management (Asia) Inc. Limited

J.P. Morgan International 25 Bank Street Canary Wharf London E14 5JP J.P. Morgan Overseas 100.00 Y 1,384,695 0 Bank Limited Capital Corporation.

J.P. Morgan Whitefriars 25 Bank Street Canary Wharf London E14 5JP J.P. Morgan Whitefriars 99.99 Y 0 477,027 (UK) Inc.

J.P. Morgan Whitefriars 500 Stanton Christiana Road, Newark, Delaware, J.P. Morgan Overseas 100.00 N 0 477,027 Inc. USA (United States) Capital Corporation

J.P. Morgan International 270 Park Avenue JPMorgan Chase Bank, 100.00 Y 19,151 0 Inc. New York (United States) N.A.

JPMorgan Chase Bank, 1111 Polaris Parkway JPMorgan Chase & Co. 100.00 N 19,151 0 N.A. Columbus, Ohio (United States)

JF International Palm Grove House, P.O. Box 438, Road Town, JPMorgan Asset 100.00 Y 3,621 0 Management Inc. Tortola (British Virgin Islands) Management (Asia) Inc.

J.P. Morgan Clearing Corp Three Chase MetroTech Center, Brooklyn, New York J.P. Morgan Securities 100.00 Y 13,565,130 4,885,475 11245, United States LLC

J.P. Morgan Securities 383 Madison Avenue, New York 10179, United J.P. Morgan Broker- 100.00 N 13,565,130 4,885,475 LLC States Dealer Holdings Inc

J.P. Morgan Broker- 270 Park Avenue, New York 10017, United States JPMorgan Chase & Co. 100.00 N 13,565,130 4,885,475 Dealer Holdings Inc

HSBC 20130405 Box22 1 FORM 2

CORPORATE SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDER NOTICE

Notice pursuant to s. 324 of Part XV of the Securities and Futures Ordinance (Cap. 571)

This Form must be completed in accordance with the directions and instructions in the Notes to Form 2.

1. Name of listed corporation HSBC Holdings plc

2. Stock code 5 4. Number of issued shares in class 3. Class of shares Ordinary Shares 18,484,651,931

5. Name of substantial shareholder 8. Business registration number JPMorgan Chase & Co. N/A

9. Place of incorporation Certificate of Incorporation No. United States 13-2624428 (Tax ID#)

6. Registered office 10. Contact person 270 Park Avenue, New York 10017, USA Grace Poh

11. Daytime tel. No. 12. e-mail address 6568821234 [email protected]

7. Principal place of business in Hong Kong 13. Exchange on which listed N/A New York Stock Exchange

14. Name of listed parent and exchange on which parent is listed N/A

16. Date when the substantial shareholder became aware 15. Date of relevant event of the relevant event/ interest in the shares (if later) 04 04 2013 05 04 2013 (day) (month) (year) (day) (month) (year)

17. Details of relevant event Relevant event Code describing capacity in which Number of shares Currency of On Exchange Off Exchange code describing shares were/are held bought/sold or transaction Highest price per Average price per Average Consideration circumstances (see Table 2) involved share share consideration per Code (see Table 1) Before relevant After relevant share (see Table 3) event event Long position 117 13 205 4 205 4 8,844,472 GBP 16 7.050 6.950 0.000 - Select -0 Short position - Select -0 - Select -0 - Select -0 1 18. Total shares immediately before the relevant event 19. Total shares immediately after the relevant event Total number of shares Percentage figure (%) Total number of shares Percentage figure (%) Long position 1,299,643,573 7.03 Long position 1,290,799,101 6.98 Short position 50,910,868 0.28 Short position 50,912,868 0.28 Lending pool 1,016,438,183 5.50 Lending pool 1,009,280,225 5.46

20. Capacity in which interests disclosed in Box 19 are held 21. Further information in respect of derivative interests

Code describing capacity Number of shares Code describing derivatives Number of shares (see Table 2) Long position Short position (see Table 4) Long position Short position

201 2 107,235,895 50,912,868 401 2 3,520,800 4,890,000

202 3 174,282,360 0 402 3 1,022,800 4,542,920

207 7 621 0 403 4 9,411,658 8,388,685

208 8 1,009,280,225 0 404 5 3,496,000 24,044,288

- Select - 0 - Select - 0

J.P. Morgan Securities plc 25 Bank Street Canary Wharf London E14 5JP J.P. Morgan Chase 98.95 Y 80,720,386 17,302,658 International Holdings Limited J.P. Morgan Chase 25 Bank Street Canary Wharf London E14 5JP J.P. Morgan Chase (UK) 100.00 N 80,720,386 17,302,658 International Holdings Holdings Limited Limited J.P. Morgan Chase (UK) 25 Bank Street Canary Wharf London E14 5JP J.P. Morgan Capital 100.00 N 80,720,386 17,302,658 Holdings Limited Holdings Limited

J.P. Morgan Capital 25 Bank Street Canary Wharf London E14 5JP J.P. Morgan International 100.00 N 80,720,386 17,302,658 Holdings Limited Finance Limited

J.P. Morgan International 500 Stanton Christiana Road, Newark, Delaware 19713, Bank One International 100.00 N 102,634,365 46,046,893 Finance Limited USA (United States) Holdings Corporation

Bank One International 1 Bank One Plaza, Chicago, Illinois J.P. Morgan International 100.00 N 102,634,365 46,046,893 Holdings Corporation Inc

J.P. Morgan International 270 Park Avenue, New York, N.Y.10017 (United States) JPMorgan Chase Bank, 100.00 N 102,634,365 46,046,893 Inc. N.A.

23. Further information in relation to interests held by substantial shareholder jointly with another person Number of shares Name of joint shareholder Address Long position Short Position

2 24. Further information from a trustee, or beneficiary of a trust, or a founder of a Discretionary Trust

Status Code Number of shares Name of Trust Address (see Table 5) Long position Short position

N.A N.A 501 1 621 0

- Select -0

25. Further information from a party to an agreement under Section 317 ( Please see Notes for further information required) Names of other parties Address Number of shares

Total number of shares in which substantial shareholder is interested under section 317 and 318

26. Details of person(s) in accordance with whose directions the substantial shareholder or its directors are accustomed to act Names Address Relationship Code (see Table 6) Percentage (%)

- Select - 0

27. Date of filing this Form 2 09 04 2013 28. Number of continuation sheets 1 (day) (month) (year) Form 2. 29. Number of attachments 3 Continuation Sheet

22. Further information in relation to interests of corporations controlled by substantial shareholder Direct Name of controlled Name of controlling % Number of shares Address and place of incorporation interest corporation shareholder control (Y/N) Long position Short position JPMorgan Chase Bank, 1111 Polaris Parkway, Columbus, Ohio (United JPMorgan Chase & Co. 100.00 N 102,634,365 46,046,893 N.A. States)

J.P. Morgan Whitefriars 500 Stanton Christiana Road, Newark, Delaware, J.P. Morgan Overseas 100.00 Y 20,515,486 28,267,208 Inc. USA (United States) Capital Corporation

J.P. Morgan Overseas 500 Stanton Christiana Road, Newark, Delaware, J.P. Morgan International 100.00 N 21,913,979 28,744,235 Capital Corporation USA (United States) Finance Limited

JF Asset Management 21st Floor Chater House 8 Connaught Road Central JPMorgan Asset 100.00 Y 26,962,194 0 Limited Hong Kong (Hong Kong) Management (Asia) Inc.

JPMorgan Asset 270 Park Avenue New York (United States) JPMorgan Asset 100.00 N 27,312,225 0 Management (Asia) Inc. Management Holdings Inc.

JPMorgan Asset 270 Park Avenue New York (United States) JPMorgan Chase & Co. 100.00 N 162,413,958 0 Management Holdings Inc.

JPMorgan Asset 25 Bank Street Canary Wharf London E14 5JP JPMorgan Asset 100.00 Y 70,763,164 0 Management (UK) Limited Management Holdings (UK) Limited JPMorgan Asset 25 Bank Street Canary Wharf London E14 5JP JPMorgan Asset 100.00 N 70,763,164 0 Management Holdings Management International (UK) Limited Limited JPMorgan Asset 25 Bank Street Canary Wharf London E14 5JP JPMorgan Asset 100.00 N 70,763,164 0 Management International Management Holdings Inc. Limited

J.P. Morgan Investment 245 Park Avenue, New York (United States) JPMorgan Asset 100.00 Y 64,338,569 0 Management Inc. Management Holdings Inc.

JPMorgan Asset Tokyo Building, 7-3, Marunouchi 2-chome Chiyoda- JPMorgan Asset 100.00 Y 8,800 0 Management (Japan) ku, Tokyo 100-6432 (Japan) Management (Asia) Inc. Limited

J.P. Morgan Securities 270 Park Avenue New York N.Y. 10017, USA JPMorgan Securities 100.00 Y 309,856 0 LLC Holdings LLC

JPMorgan Securities 270 Park Avenue New York, N.Y. 10017, USA JPMorgan Chase & Co. 100.00 N 309,856 0 Holdings LLC

JPMorgan Asset 3/F.,No.65 and 17/F, No. 65, 67and 69 Tun Hwa S. JPMorgan Asset 100.00 Y 337,610 0 Management (Taiwan) Road Sec. 2 Taipei (Taiwan) Management (Asia) Inc. Limited

J.P. Morgan International 25 Bank Street Canary Wharf London E14 5JP J.P. Morgan Overseas 100.00 Y 1,398,493 0 Bank Limited Capital Corporation.

J.P. Morgan Whitefriars 25 Bank Street Canary Wharf London E14 5JP J.P. Morgan Whitefriars 99.99 Y 0 477,027 (UK) Inc.

J.P. Morgan Whitefriars 500 Stanton Christiana Road, Newark, Delaware, J.P. Morgan Overseas 100.00 N 0 477,027 Inc. USA (United States) Capital Corporation

J.P. Morgan International 270 Park Avenue JPMorgan Chase Bank, 100.00 Y 19,151 0 Inc. New York (United States) N.A.

JPMorgan Chase Bank, 1111 Polaris Parkway JPMorgan Chase & Co. 100.00 N 19,151 0 N.A. Columbus, Ohio (United States)

JF International Palm Grove House, P.O. Box 438, Road Town, JPMorgan Asset 100.00 Y 3,621 0 Management Inc. Tortola (British Virgin Islands) Management (Asia) Inc.

J.P. Morgan Clearing Corp Three Chase MetroTech Center, Brooklyn, New York J.P. Morgan Securities 100.00 Y 5,690,167 4,865,975 11245, United States LLC

J.P. Morgan Securities 383 Madison Avenue, New York 10179, United J.P. Morgan Broker- 100.00 N 5,690,167 4,865,975 LLC States Dealer Holdings Inc

J.P. Morgan Broker- 270 Park Avenue, New York 10017, United States JPMorgan Chase & Co. 100.00 N 5,690,167 4,865,975 Dealer Holdings Inc

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