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HSBC AGREES TO SELL ITS BUSINESS IN JORDAN

20 January 2014

London, U.K. – 20 January, 2014 - HSBC Bank Middle East Limited, an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of HSBC Holdings plc (Ticker: HSBC.BH), has entered into an agreement to sell its banking business in Jordan (the ‘Business’) to Arab Jordan Investment Bank plc (‘AJIB’). All employees in the Business, with a very small number of exceptions, are expected to transfer to AJIB as part of the sale. At 30 September 2013, the Business comprised four branches with gross assets of approximately USD$1,203m.

The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions and is expected to complete during the first half of 2014. It represents further progress in the execution of HSBC Group strategy.

Media enquiries to:

Ahmad Othman

Tel: + 971 4 423 5628 ahmadothman@hsbc.com

Saadia McGlinchey

Tel: + 971 4 423 5237 saadia.mcglinchey@hsbc.com

Brendan McNamara

Tel: + 44 20 7991 0655 brendan.mcnamara@hsbc.com

Investor Relations enquiries to:

Alexander MacDonald-Vitale

Tel: + 971 5 668 25047 alex.macdonaldvitale@hsbc.com

Guy Lewis

Tel: + 44 20 7992 1938 guylewis@hsbc.com

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HSBC Holdings plc

HSBC Holdings plc, the parent company of the HSBC Group, is headquartered in London. The Group serves customers worldwide from around 6,600 offices in 80 countries and territories in Europe, Hong Kong, Rest of Asia-Pacific, North and Latin America, and the Middle East and North Africa. With assets of US$2,723bn at 30 September 2013, the HSBC Group is one of the world’s largest banking and financial services organisations.