Director Declaration

28 July 2021

HSBC HOLDINGS PLC

DIRECTOR DECLARATION

In accordance with UK Listing Rule 9.6.14 R(2), HSBC Holdings plc (the 'Company') announces that Pauline van der Meer Mohr, a non-executive director of the Company and Chair of the Group Remuneration Committee, will be appointed as a non-executive director of ASM International NV ('ASM') subject to approval by ASM shareholders. This appointment is expected to take effect from 29 September 2021.

For and on behalf of

HSBC Holdings plc

Aileen Taylor

Group Company Secretary and Chief Governance Officer

Media enquiries to:

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

Notes to editors:

1. The Board of Directors of HSBC Holdings plc as at the date of this announcement is:

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

2. The HSBC Group

HSBC Holdings plc, the parent company of HSBC, is headquartered in London. HSBC serves customers worldwide from offices in 64 countries and territories in its geographical regions: Europe, Asia, North America, Latin America, and Middle East and North Africa. With assets of US$2,959bn at 31 March 2021, HSBC is one of the world's largest banking and financial services organisations.

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