Company: HBCYF
Filing Date: 2025-02-25
Form Type: 424B5
Source: 0001193125-25-034819
Chunk: 135

Company: HSBC HOLDINGS PLC
Filing Date: 2025-02-25
Form: 424B5
Chunk 135
---
ii) with the U.S. Internal Revenue Service, the U.S. government or any governmental or taxation authority in any other jurisdiction. “Final Cancellation Date” means the date, as specified in the Automatic Conversion Settlement Request Notice, on which the Securities in relation to which no Automatic Conversion Settlement Notice has been received by the Conversion Shares Depository on or before the Notice Cut-offDate will be cancelled, which date may be up to 15 business days following the Notice Cut-offDate. “GEM” means the Global Exchange Market, which is the exchange-regulated market of Euronext Dublin. “Governmental Entity” means (i) the UK government, (ii) an agency of the UK government or (iii) a Takeover Person or entity (other than a body corporate) controlled by the UK government or any such agency referred to in clause (ii) of this definition. If we are then organized in another jurisdiction, the references to “UK government” will be read as references to the government of such other jurisdiction. “HSBC Group” means HSBC Holdings plc together with its subsidiary undertakings. S-86

“Indenture” has the meaning given to such term in the second paragraph of this “ Description of the Securities.” “Independent Financial Adviser” means an independent financial institution of international repute or other independent financial adviser experienced in the international capital markets, in each case appointed by us at our own expense. “Initial Interest Rate” has the meaning given to such term under “— Interest— General.” “IP Completion Day” means 11:00 p.m. on December 31, 2020. “Issue Date” has the meaning given to such term under “— Interest—General.” “Junior Securities” means, in respect of the Securities, (i) any of our ordinary shares or our other securities that rank, or are expressed to rank, junior to the Securities in our winding-upor administration as described under “—Subordination” and/or (ii) any securities issued by any other member of the HSBC Group where the terms of such securities benefit from a guarantee or support agreement entered into by us that ranks, or is expressed to rank, junior to the Securities in our winding-upor administration as described under “—Subordination” and/or (iii) any of our capital instruments that qualify as common equity Tier 1 instruments under the Relevant Rules. “LSE” means the London Stock Exchange plc. “Margin” has the meaning given to such term under “— Interest