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FORM
6-K
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
Report
of Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant
to Rule 13a - 16 or 15d - 16 of
the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the
month of November
HSBC
Holdings plc
42nd
Floor, 8 Canada Square, London E14 5HQ, England
(Indicate by check
mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under
cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F).
Form
20-F X Form 40-F ......
(Indicate by check
mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained
in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the
Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934).
Yes....... No
X
(If
"Yes" is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the
registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82-
...............).
HSBC
HOLDINGS PLC
ISSUANCE
OF SENIOR NOTES
On 23
November 2016, HSBC Holdings plc issued US$1,500,000,000
Subordinated Notes due 2026 pursuant to its subordinated debt
indenture dated 12 March 2014 (as amended or supplemented from time
to time), as amended and supplemented by a third supplemental
indenture dated 23 November 2016 (the 'New Notes').
Application
has been made to list the New Notes on the New York Stock
Exchange.
Notes to editors:
HSBC Holdings plc
HSBC
Holdings plc, the parent company of the HSBC Group, is
headquartered in London. The Group serves customers worldwide from
around 4,400 offices in 71 countries and territories in Europe,
Asia, North and Latin America, and the Middle East and North
Africa. With assets of US$2,557bn at 30 September 2016, HSBC
is one of the world's largest banking and financial services
organisations.
This announcement does not constitute or form part of any offer for
sale or subscription of or
solicitation of any offer to buy or
subscribe for any securities in the United States. Under the US
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, securities may not be offered or
sold in the United States absent
registration or an exemption from registration. Any public offering of
securities to be made in the
United States will be made by means of a
prospectus that
may be obtained from the Company and that
will contain detailed information about the
Company and its management, as well as
financial statements.
ends/all
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the
requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant
has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
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HSBC
Holdings plc
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By:
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Name:
Ben J S Mathews
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Title:
Group Company Secretary
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Date:
22 November 2016
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