Company: HBCYF
Filing Date: 2025-05-13
Form Type: 8-A12B
Source: 0001193125-25-118867
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Company: HSBC HOLDINGS PLC
Filing Date: 2025-05-13
Form: 8-A12B
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 Branch as trustee, and HSBC Bank USA, National Association, as paying agent, registrar and calculation agent (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Registrant’s Form 6-K 
 (File No. 001-14930) dated May 13, 2025).                                                                                                                                                               |

| 9. | 5.240% Fixed Rate/Floating Rate Senior Unsecured Notes due 2031 (global registered form). |

| 10. | 5.790% Fixed Rate/Floating Rate Senior Unsecured Notes due 2036 (global registered form). |

| 11. | Floating Rate Senior Unsecured Notes due 2031 (global registered form). |

| 12. | Resolutions of the Board of Directors of the Registrant providing for the issuance of the Senior Unsecured                                    
 Notes (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 11 to the Registrant’s Form 8-A (File No. 001-14930) dated March 4, 2024) dated January 25, 2024. |

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SIGNATURE Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized.

| Registrant: HSBC Holdings plc |     |                                 |
| By:                           |     | /s/ James Murphy                |
| Name:                         |     | James Murphy                    |
| Title:                        |     | Global Head of Markets Treasury |

Date: May 13, 2025 [ Signature Page to Form 8-ARelating to the Senior Issuance]