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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 UNSECURED NOTES
HSBC
Holdings plc has today issued US$1,000,000,000 3.033% Fixed
Rate/Floating Rate Senior Unsecured Notes due 2023 pursuant to an
indenture dated 26 August 2009 (as amended or
supplemented from time to time and as most recently amended and
supplemented by a fifth supplemental indenture dated 22 November
2017) (the 'New Notes').
Application
will be made to list the New Notes on the New York Stock
Exchange.
Note 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 3,900 offices in 67 countries and territories in Europe,
Asia, North and Latin America, and the Middle East and North
Africa. With assets of US$2,526bn at 30 September 2017, HSBC
is one of the world's largest banking and financial services
organisations.
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 2017
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