Company: HBCYF
Filing Date: 2025-06-02
Form Type: 424B5
Source: 0001193125-25-132352
Chunk: 145

Company: HSBC HOLDINGS PLC
Filing Date: 2025-06-02
Form: 424B5
Chunk 145
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—Subordination.”

“Settlement Date” means (i) with respect to any Security in relation to which an Automatic Conversion Settlement Notice is
received by the Conversion Shares Depository on or before the Notice Cut-off Date, the

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later of (a) the date that is two business days after the end of the relevant Conversion Shares Offer Period and (b) the date that is two business days after the date on which such
Automatic Conversion Settlement Notice has been received by the Conversion Shares Depository and (ii) with respect to any Security in relation to which an Automatic Conversion Settlement Notice is not received by the Conversion Shares
Depository on or before the Notice Cut-off Date, the date on which the Conversion Shares Depository delivers the relevant Conversion Shares or Conversion Shares Offer Consideration, as applicable.

“Solvency Condition” has the meaning given to such term under “—Subordination.”

“Special Event” has the meaning given to such term under “—Redemption—Special Event Redemption.”

“Suspension Date” has the meaning given to such term under “—Automatic Conversion Upon Capital Adequacy Trigger Event—Procedure—Automatic Conversion Procedure.”

“Takeover Event” has the meaning given to such term under
“—Qualifying Takeover Event.”

“Takeover Event Notice” has the meaning given to such term under
“—Qualifying Takeover Event.”

“Takeover Person” includes any individual, company, corporation, firm,
partnership, joint venture, undertaking, association, organization, trust, state or agency of a state (in each case whether or not being a separate legal entity) or other legal entity.

“Tax Event” has the meaning given to such term under “—Redemption—Special Event Redemption.”

“Taxing Jurisdiction” means the UK or any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein having the power to tax.

“Tradable Amount” means the denomination of each book-entry interest in a Security.

“Trust Indenture Act” has the meaning given to such term in the third paragraph of this “Description of the Securities.”

“UK bail-in power” has the meaning given to such term under
“—Agreement with Respect to the Exercise of UK Bail-inPower.”

“UK CRR” means Regulation (EU) No. 575/2013 on prudential requirements for credit institutions and investment firms of the
European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013, as amended or supplemented, as it forms part of domestic law in the