Company: HBCYF
Filing Date: 2025-02-25
Form Type: 424B5
Source: 0001193125-25-034819
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Company: HSBC HOLDINGS PLC
Filing Date: 2025-02-25
Form: 424B5
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 advised
that this document has been prepared in reliance on section 3A.3 of National Instrument 33-105 Underwriting Conflicts (“NI 33-105”). Pursuant to section
3A.3 of NI 33-105, this document is exempt from the requirement that the issuer provide Canadian investors with certain conflicts of interest disclosure as would otherwise be required pursuant to subsection
2.1(1) of NI 33-105.

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We are not a member institution of the Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation. The liability
incurred by us through the issuance and sale of the Securities is not a deposit. We are not regulated as a financial institution in Canada.

Each Canadian investor confirms its express wish that all documents evidencing or relating to the sale of the Securities and all other
contracts and related documents be drafted in the English language. Chaque investisseur canadien confirme sa volonté expresse que tous les documents attestant de la vente des titres ou s’y rapportant ainsi que tous les autres contrats et documents s’y rattachant soient rédigés en langue anglaise.

Important Notice to Prospective Investors Pursuant to Paragraph 21 of the Hong Kong SFC Code of Conduct

Prospective investors should be aware that certain intermediaries in the context of this
offering of the Securities, including certain underwriters, are “capital market intermediaries” (“CMIs”) subject to Paragraph 21 of the Code of Conduct for Persons Licensed by or Registered with the Securities and Futures
Commission (the “SFC Code”). This notice to prospective investors is a summary of certain obligations the SFC Code imposes on such CMIs, which require the attention and cooperation of prospective investors. Certain CMIs may also be acting
as “overall coordinators” (“OCs”) for this offering and are subject to additional requirements under the SFC Code.

Prospective investors who are the directors, employees or major shareholders of HSBC Holdings, a CMI or its group companies would be
considered under the SFC Code as having an association (“Association”) with HSBC Holdings, the CMI or the relevant group company. Prospective investors associated with HSBC Holdings or any CMI (including its group companies) should
specifically disclose this when placing an order for the Securities and should disclose, at the same time, if such orders may negatively impact the price discovery process in relation to this offering. Prospective investors who do not disclose their
Associations are hereby deemed not to