Company: HBCYF
Filing Date: 2025-05-12
Form Type: 424B5
Source: 0001193125-25-117014
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Company: HSBC HOLDINGS PLC
Filing Date: 2025-05-12
Form: 424B5
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 impact the price discovery process in relation to this offering.

Prospective investors should be aware that certain information may be disclosed by CMIs (including private banks) which is personal
and/or confidential in nature to the prospective investor. By placing an order, prospective investors are deemed to have understood and consented to the collection, disclosure, use and transfer of such information by the underwriter and/or any other
third parties as may be required by the SFC Code, including to HSBC Holdings, any OCs, relevant regulators and/or any other third parties as may be required by the SFC Code, it being understood and agreed that such information shall only be used for
the purpose of complying with the SFC Code, during the bookbuilding process for this offering. Failure to provide such information may result in that order being rejected.

S-4

CERTAIN DEFINITIONS AND PRESENTATION OF FINANCIAL AND OTHER DATA

Definitions

As used in
this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus, the terms “HSBC Holdings”, “we”, “us” and “our” refer to HSBC Holdings plc. “HSBC Group” and “HSBC” mean HSBC Holdings together
with its subsidiary undertakings.

As used in this prospectus supplement: (i) “Fixed/Floating Rate Notes” means either the 2031
Fixed/Floating Rate Notes or the 2036 Fixed/Floating Rate Notes, as applicable; (ii) a “Floating Rate Interest Period” means any of a 2031 Fixed/Floating Rate Notes Floating Rate Interest Period, a 2036 Fixed/Floating Rate Notes
Floating Rate Interest Period or a Floating Rate Notes Interest Period, as applicable; (iii) a “Floating Rate Period” means either the 2031 Fixed/Floating Rate Notes Floating Rate Period or the 2036 Fixed/Floating Rate Notes Floating
Rate Period, as applicable; (iv) a “Floating Rate Period Interest Payment Date” means either a 2031 Fixed/Floating Rate Notes Floating Rate Period Interest Payment Date or a 2036 Fixed/Floating Rate Notes Floating Rate Period Interest
Payment Date, as applicable; (v) the “Initial Interest Rate” means either the 2031 Fixed/Floating Rate Notes Initial Interest Rate or the 2036 Fixed/Floating Rate Notes Initial Interest Rate, as applicable; (vi) an “Interest
Payment Date” means any of a 2031 Fixed/Floating Rate Notes Interest Payment Date, a 2036 Fixed/Floating Rate Notes