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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 April
2018
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-
).
20
April
2018
HSBC Holdings plc
HSBC Board Change of Responsibilities
On 22 February 2018, HSBC
Holdings plc (the "Company" or "HSBC") announced
that Phillip Ameen, Joachim Faber and John Lipsky will retire from
the Board of HSBC at the conclusion of the Annual General Meeting
later today ("2018 AGM").
As a consequence of their retirement, the Board has approved the
following changes to the composition of its principal committees
which will take effect from the conclusion of the 2018
AGM:
· Pauline
van der Meer Mohr and Jonathan Symonds will be appointed as
additional members of the Group Risk Committee;
· Irene
Lee will be appointed as an additional member of the Group
Remuneration Committee;
· Kathleen
Casey will retire from the Financial System Vulnerabilities
Committee to be succeeded by Laura Cha; and
· All
of the independent non-executive Directors will become members of
the Nomination & Corporate Governance Committee.
Accordingly, at the conclusion of the 2018 AGM, the composition of
the principal Board committees will be as follows:
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Group Audit Committee
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Group Risk Committee
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Group Remuneration Committee
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Nomination & Corporate Governance Committee*
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Financial System Vulnerabilities Committee**
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Jonathan
Symonds (Chairman)
Kathleen
Casey
David
Nish
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Jackson
Tai (Chairman)
Heidi
Miller
Jonathan
Symonds
Pauline
van der Meer Mohr
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Pauline
van der Meer Mohr (Chairman)
Henri
de Castries
David
Nish
Irene
Lee
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Mark
Tucker (Chairman)
Laura
Cha
Jonathan
Symonds
Pauline
van der Meer Mohr
Kathleen
Casey
Henri
de Castries
Lord
Evans of Weardale
Irene
Lee
Heidi
Miller
David
Nish
Jackson
Tai
*formerly
Nomination Committee
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Lord
Evans of Weardale (Chairman)
Jackson
Tai
Laura
Cha
**plus
advisers, who are non-director members
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For and on behalf of the Board
Ben J S Mathews
Group Company Secretary
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:
20 April 2018
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