Company: HBCYF
Filing Date: 2025-10-09
Form Type: 6-K
Source: 0001654954-25-011593
Chunk: 18

Company: HSBC HOLDINGS PLC
Filing Date: 2025-10-09
Form: 6-K
Chunk 18
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 Shares on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in accordance with Rule 6.15(2) of the Hong Kong Listing Rules, subject to the Scheme becoming effective. The expected timetable will be included in the Scheme Document.**

#### XII.
**IF THE SCHEME IS NOT APPROVED OR THE PROPOSAL LAPSES

Subject to the requirements under the Takeovers Code, the Proposal and the Scheme will lapse if any of the Conditions are not satisfied or (if applicable) waived on or before the Conditions Long Stop Date. The listing of the Hang Seng Bank Shares on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange will not be withdrawn if the Scheme is not approved or does not become effective, or the Proposal otherwise lapses.

If the Scheme is withdrawn or not approved or the Proposal otherwise lapses, there are restrictions under the Takeovers Code on making subsequent offers, to the effect that neither HSBC Asia Pacific nor any person who acted in concert with it in the course of the Proposal (nor any person who is subsequently acting in concert with it) may, within 12 months from the date on which the Scheme is withdrawn or not approved or the Proposal otherwise lapses, announce an offer or possible offer for Hang Seng Bank, except with the consent of the Executive.

Pursuant to Rule 2.3 of the Takeovers Code, if the Scheme is not approved and the Proposal is not recommended by the Hang Seng Bank IBC or is not recommended as fair and reasonable by the Hang Seng Bank IFA, all costs and expenses incurred by Hang Seng Bank in connection with the Scheme will be borne by HSBC Asia Pacific.**

#### XIII.
**SCHEME SHARES, THE HANG SENG BANK COURT MEETING AND THE HANG SENG BANK GENERAL MEETING

As at the time of the publication of this announcement:

(a) HSBC Asia Pacific (through Wayfoong Nominees Limited) holds 1,188,057,371 Hang Seng Bank Shares (representing approximately 63.34% of the total issued share capital of Hang Seng Bank) (i.e the HSBC Asia Pacific Non-Scheme Shares), which will not form part of the Scheme Shares and will therefore not be cancelled and extinguished upon the

Scheme becoming effective; and

(b) HSBC Asia Pacific Concert Parties hold an aggregate of 318,000 Hang Seng Bank Shares (representing approximately 0.02% of the total issued share capital of Hang Seng Bank). For the avoidance of doubt, this shareholding by HS