Company: HBCYF
Filing Date: 2025-02-20
Form Type: 20-F
Source: 0001089113-25-000040
Chunk: 559

Company: HSBC HOLDINGS PLC
Filing Date: 2025-02-20
Form: 20-F
Chunk 559
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 of the reporting period) has been applied as when calculating the defined benefit asset recognised in the balance sheet. The methods and types of assumptions used in preparing the sensitivity analysis did not change compared with the prior period. Directors’ emoluments Details of Directors’ emoluments, pensions and their interests are disclosed in the Directors’ remuneration report on page 309 .

| 6 | Auditor’s remuneration |

|                            |  2024 |  2023 | 2022 |
|                            |    $m |    $m |   $m |
| Audit fees payable to PwC1 | 102.8 | 109.8 | 97.6 |
| Other audit fees payable   |   1.6 |   2.2 |  1.6 |
| Year ended 31 Dec          | 104.4 | 112.0 | 99.2 |

| Fees payable by HSBC to PwC              |       |       |       |
|                                          |  2024 |  2023 |  2022 |
|                                          |    $m |    $m |    $m |
| Fees for HSBC Holdings’ statutory audit2 |  22.0 |  24.1 |  21.9 |
| Fees for other services provided to HSBC | 124.6 | 131.8 | 126.2 |
| –  audit of HSBC’s subsidiaries          |  80.8 |  85.7 |  75.7 |
| –  audit-related assurance services3     |  25.0 |  26.0 |  26.4 |
| –  other assurance services4,5           |  18.8 |  20.1 |  24.1 |
| Year ended 31 Dec                        | 146.6 | 155.9 | 148.1 |

1 Audit fees payable to PwC in 2024 included adjustments made to the prior year audit fee after finalisation of the 2023 financial statements. 2 Fees payable to PwC for the statutory audit of the consolidated financial statements of HSBC and the separate financial statements of HSBC Holdings. They include amounts payable for services relating to the consolidation returns of HSBC Holdings’ subsidiaries, which are clearly identifiable as being in support of the Group audit opinion. 3 Including services for assurance and other services that relate to statutory and regulatory