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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 13F

FORM 13F COVER PAGE

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Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: 09-30-2018
Check here if Amendment    Amendment Number:
This Amendment (Check only one.):    is a restatement.
   adds new holdings entries.
Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report:
Name: HSBC HOLDINGS PLC
Address: 8 CANADA SQUARE
LONDON, X0  E14 5HQ
Form 13F File Number: 028-03140

The institutional investment manager filing this report and the person by whom it is signed hereby represent that the person signing the report is authorized to submit it, that all information contained herein is true, correct and complete, and that it is understood that all required items, statements, schedules, lists, and tables, are considered integral parts of this form.

Person Signing this Report on Behalf of Reporting Manager:
Name: Alistair Bogle
Title: Head of NCCR
Phone: 00440207 992 5166
Signature, Place, and Date of Signing:
AB LondonX0 11-13-2018
[Signature] [City, State] [Date]
Report Type (Check only one.):
X 13F HOLDINGS REPORT. (Check here if all holdings of this reporting manager are reported in this report.)
   13F NOTICE. (Check here if no holdings reported are in this report, and all holdings are reported by other reporting manager(s).)
   13F COMBINATION REPORT. (Check here if a portion of the holdings for this reporting manager are reported in this report and a portion are reported by other reporting manager(s).)
Form 13F Summary Page
Report Summary:
Number of Other Included Managers: 15
Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 7,151
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: 62,157,422
(thousands)
List of Other Included Managers:
Provide a numbered list of the name(s) and Form 13F file number(s) of all institutional investment managers with respect to which this report is filed, other than the manager filing this report.
[If there are no entries in this list, state “NONE” and omit the column headings and list entries.]
No. Form 13F File Number Name
1 028-15552 HSBC Bank USA, N.A.
2 028-15530 HSBC Global Asset Management (Hong Kong) Ltd
3 028-15532 HSBC International Trustee Ltd
4 028-15540 HSBC Global Asset Management (UK) Ltd
5 028-15545 HSBC GLOBAL ASSET MANAGEMENT (FRANCE)
6 028-15539 HSBC Global Asset Management (Canada) LTD
7 028-15546 HSBC Trinkaus & Burkhardt AG, Germany
8 028-18048 Hang Seng Investment Management Ltd
9 028-15555 HSBC PRIVATE BANK (SUISSE) LTD
10 028-15975 Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corp Ltd / ASP
11 028-15563 HSBC BANK PLC
12 028-18663 HSBC GLOBAL ASSET MANAGEMENT (MEXICO), SA DE CV, SOCIEDAD OPERADORA DE FONDOS DE INVERSION, GRUPO FINANCIERO HSBC
13 028-15547 HSBC GLOBAL ASSET MANAGEMENT (DEUTSCHLAND) GMBH
14 028-15544 HSBC Bank Bermuda Ltd
15 028-17084 HSBC SECURITIES USA INC