Company: HBCYF
Filing Date: 2025-06-02
Form Type: 424B5
Source: 0001193125-25-132352
Chunk: 133

Company: HSBC HOLDINGS PLC
Filing Date: 2025-06-02
Form: 424B5
Chunk 133
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“Takeover Event”) us following a Takeover Event.

“Additional Amounts” has the meaning given to such term under
“Description of Contingent Capital Securities—Additional Amounts” in the accompanying prospectus.

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

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

“Approved Entity” means a body corporate which, on the occurrence of the Takeover Event, has in issue Approved Entity Shares.

“Approved Entity Shares” means ordinary shares in the capital of a body corporate that constitutes Equity Share Capital or the
equivalent (or depository or other receipts representing the same) which are listed and admitted to trading on a Recognized Stock Exchange and are not share capital which, if the Securities could convert into such share capital pursuant to the
conditions specified under “—Qualifying Takeover Event,” would cause a Relevant Tax Effect in circumstances where, if the Securities could instead only convert into Ordinary Shares of HSBC Holdings, would not cause a Relevant
Tax Effect. On and after the date of a Qualifying Takeover Event, references herein to “our Ordinary Shares” will be read as references to “Approved Entity Shares to be delivered by the Approved Entity.” In relation to an
Automatic Conversion in respect of which the Conversion Date falls on or after the QTE Effective Date, references herein to “Conversion Shares” will be deemed to be references to “Approved Entity Shares to be delivered by the Approved
Entity.”

“auditors” means (i) our auditors or, if we have joint auditors, any one of such joint auditors or
(ii) in the event their being unable or unwilling to carry out any action requested of them pursuant to the terms of the Securities and the Indenture or in such circumstances and for such purposes as the trustee may approve, either
(x) such other firm of accountants as may be nominated by us and approved by the trustee or (y) failing such nomination and/or approval within three business days of a request by the trustee to us for such nomination, as may be nominated
by the trustee.

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

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

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