HSBC Holdings plc (HSBC) will implement a series of Board committee changes effective 05 August 2026.

Key leadership moves • Richard Henry Meddings becomes Chair of the Group Audit Committee, succeeding Brendan Robert Nelson, who steps down from that role and relinquishes his seat on the Group Risk Committee following his appointment as Group Chairman. • Meddings is also appointed to the Group Technology and Operations Committee. • Geraldine Joyce Buckingham joins the Group Remuneration Committee.

Reconstituted committee line-ups • Group Audit Committee: Richard Henry Meddings (Chair); Geraldine Joyce Buckingham; Rachel Duan; James Anthony Forese. • Group Risk Committee: James Anthony Forese (Chair); Wei Sun Christianson; Dame Carolyn Julie Fairbairn; Steven Craig Guggenheimer; Richard Henry Meddings; Swee Lian Teo. • Group Remuneration Committee: Dame Carolyn Julie Fairbairn (Chair); Geraldine Joyce Buckingham; Rachel Duan; Dr José Antonio Meade Kuribreña; Kalpana Jaisingh Morparia; Eileen K Murray. • Group Technology and Operations Committee: Eileen K Murray (Chair); Steven Craig Guggenheimer; Richard Henry Meddings; Kalpana Jaisingh Morparia; Swee Lian Teo.

Corporate context Headquartered in London, HSBC operated in 56 countries and territories and reported total assets of US$3,306.00 billion as of 31 March 2026.