# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001089113
**File Stem:** 0001654954-23-000608
**Filing Date:** 2023-1
**Character Count:** 3785
**Document Hash:** b792367c22a8046363077ad2a8aa503a
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## Filing Summary
**0001654954-23-000608.hdr.sgml**: 20230120

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001654954-23-000608

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 6-K

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 1

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20230120

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20230120

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20230120

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** HSBC HOLDINGS PLC
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001089113
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** SAVINGS INSTITUTION, FEDERALLY CHARTERED [6035]
- **IRS NUMBER:** 000000000
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 6-K
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 001-14930
- **FILM NUMBER:** 23538867

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 8 CANADA SQUARE
- **CITY:** LONDON
- **STATE:** X0
- **ZIP:** E145HQ
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 442079913048

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 8 CANADA SQUARE
- **CITY:** LONDON
- **STATE:** X0
- **ZIP:** E14 5HQ

**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 January

 **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 January 2023

 **HSBC HOLDINGS PLC**

 **OUTCOME OF AUDIT TENDER PROCESS**

Following the conclusion of a formal competitive audit tender process, the Board of HSBC Holdings plc (the **Company**) has approved the re-appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as external auditor of the statutory audits of the Company for 2025 and beyond. The audit tender process considered both large and challenger audit firms, and was led by the Group Audit Committee.

As a UK public interest entity, we are required to tender our audit every 10 years and rotate every 20 years. We disclosed in our 2021 Annual Report & Accounts the intention to commence an audit tender, given PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP were initially appointed for the audit of the 2015 Annual Report & Accounts.

Further details of the audit tender process and evaluation criteria will be included in our 2022 Annual Report & Accounts, which is due to be published on 21 February 2023. This appointment is subject to shareholder approval at the Company's 2024 Annual General Meeting.

 **Investor enquiries to:**

Richard O'Connor +44 (0)20 7991 6590 investorrelations@hsbc.com

 **Media enquiries to:**

Kirsten Smart +44 7725 733 311 <u>pressoffice@hsbc.com</u>

 **Note to editors:**

 **HSBC Holdings plc**

HSBC Holdings plc, the parent company of HSBC, is headquartered in London. HSBC serves customers worldwide from offices in 63 countries and territories in its geographical regions: Europe, Asia, North America, Latin America, and Middle East and North Africa. With assets of US$2,992bn at 30 September 2022, HSBC is one of the world's largest banking and financial services organisations.

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 **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 |
| By: |
| Name: Aileen Taylor |
| Title: Group Company Secretary and Chief Governance Officer |
| Date: 20 January 2023 |

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