Company: HBCYF
Filing Date: 2025-02-27
Form Type: 424B5
Source: 0001193125-25-039401
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Company: HSBC HOLDINGS PLC
Filing Date: 2025-02-27
Form: 424B5
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 securities commission or similar regulatory authority in Canada has reviewed or in any way
passed upon this prospectus supplement or on the merits of the Notes and any representation to the contrary is an offense.

The Notes may
be offered or sold only to purchasers purchasing, or deemed to be purchasing, as principal that are accredited investors (as defined in National Instrument 45-106 Prospectus Exemptions (“NI 45-106”) or subsection 73.3(1) of the Securities Act (Ontario)) that are also permitted clients (as defined in National Instrument 31-103 Registration Requirements, Exemptions and Ongoing Registrant Obligations)and that are not a person created or used solely to purchase or hold securities as an accredited investor as described in paragraph (m) of the definition of
“accredited investor.” Any resale of the Notes must be made in accordance with an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the prospectus requirements of applicable securities laws.

Securities legislation in certain provinces or territories of Canada may provide a purchaser with remedies for rescission or damages if this
prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus (including any amendment hereto or thereto) contains a misrepresentation; providedthat the remedies for rescission or damages are exercised by the purchaser within the time limit
prescribed by the securities legislation of the purchaser’s province or territory. The purchaser should refer to any applicable provisions of the securities legislation of the purchaser’s province or territory for particulars of these
rights or consult with a legal advisor.

Canadian purchasers are 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.

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

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Each Canadian investor confirms its express wish that all documents evidencing or relating
to the sale of the Notes 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