Company: HBCYF
Filing Date: 2025-06-02
Form Type: 424B5
Source: 0001193125-25-132352
Chunk: 144

Company: HSBC HOLDINGS PLC
Filing Date: 2025-06-02
Form: 424B5
Chunk 144
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 and/or quotation by the LSE, the principal stock exchange or securities market by which our Ordinary Shares are then admitted to listing, trading and/or quotation, and (ii) in respect of any securities other than
our Ordinary Shares, the principal stock exchange or securities market on which the Approved Entity Shares or such securities, as applicable, are then admitted to listing, trading and/or quotation.

“Relevant Supervisory Consent” means, in relation to any redemption or purchase of the Securities, any permission of the Relevant
Regulator for such redemption or purchase, that is required therefor under the Relevant Rules.

“Relevant Tax Effect” means a
circumstance, as on the date hereof or at any time thereafter, that interest payments (or our funding costs as recognised in our accounts) under or with respect to the Securities are not or would not be deductible for UK corporation tax purposes
(whether for us, or for companies with which we are grouped for UK tax purposes).

“relevant UK resolution authority” has the
meaning given to such term under “—Agreement with Respect to the Exercise of UK Bail-inPower.”

“Reset Date” has the meaning given to such term under “—Interest—General.”

“Reset Determination Date” has the meaning given to such term under “—Interest—General.”

“Reset Period” has the meaning given to such term under “—Interest—General.”

“Risk Weighted Assets” means, as of any date, the aggregate amount, expressed in U.S. dollars, of the risk weighted assets of the
HSBC Group as of such date, as calculated by us on a consolidated basis in accordance with the Relevant Rules applicable to the HSBC Group as of such date, but without applying any relevant transitional provisions then in effect under the Relevant
Rules (unless the Relevant Rules otherwise require or permit (explicitly or without restricting) that such transitional provisions are applied for these purposes) (which calculation will be binding on the trustee, the paying agent and the
securityholders). For the purposes of this definition, the term “risk weighted assets” means the risk weighted assets or total risk exposure amount, as determined by us in accordance with the Relevant Rules applicable to the HSBC Group as
of such date.

“Securities” means the 7.050% Perpetual Subordinated Contingent Convertible Securities (Callable During Any
Optional Redemption Period).

“securityholders” means holders of the Securities.

“Senior Creditors” has the meaning given to such term under “