HSBC Holdings plc
8 Canada Square
London E14 5HQ
United Kingdom
August 22, 2022
VIA ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION
United States Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporate Finance
Office of Finance
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549-7561
| Re: | HSBC Holdings plc |
Registration Statement on Form F-4
Filed August 2, 2022
File Number 333-266456
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to Rule 461 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, on behalf of HSBC Holdings plc, we hereby request that the Commission takes appropriate action to cause the above-referenced Registration Statement on Form F-4 to become effective at 12:00 p.m. Eastern Standard time on August 24, 2022, or as soon thereafter as possible.
Please contact David I. Gottlieb of Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP at +44 20 7614 2200 or dgottlieb@cgsh.com for any questions you may have. Please notify David I. Gottlieb when this request for acceleration has been granted.
| Very truly yours, |
| /s/ Ewen Stevenson |
| Ewen Stevenson |
| Group Chief Financial Officer |
| HSBC Holdings plc |
| cc: |
David I. Gottlieb |