Company: HBCYF
Filing Date: 2025-09-04
Form Type: 424B5
Source: 0001193125-25-195127
Chunk: 154

Company: HSBC HOLDINGS PLC
Filing Date: 2025-09-04
Form: 424B5
Chunk 154
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 towards paying up the amounts, if any, for the time being unpaid on any ordinary shares held by them,
or in paying up in full unissued shares or debentures of HSBC Holdings of a nominal amount equal to that amount, and allot the shares or debentures to those holders of ordinary shares.

The dollar preference shares, sterling preference shares and euro preference shares carry the right in priority to the payment of any dividend
to the holders of ordinary shares and any other class of shares (other than other preference shares that rank pari passu or in priority as regards income) to a non-cumulative preference dividend payable at
such rate and on such terms as the board may determine prior to the allotment of such shares.

A dividend will not be declared or paid on
the dollar preference shares, sterling preference shares or euro preference shares if payment of the dividend would cause HSBC Holdings not to meet the applicable capital adequacy requirements of the PRA or if the profits of HSBC Holdings available
for distribution, in the opinion of the board, are not sufficient to enable it to pay in full both dividends on those preference shares and on any other shares scheduled to be paid on the same date and that have an equal right to dividends.

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All dividends shall be apportioned and paid proportionately to the percentage of the nominal
amount paid up on the shares during any portion(s) of the period in respect of which the dividend is paid, save that if any share is issued on terms providing that it shall rank for dividend as from a particular date, it shall rank for dividend
accordingly. Subject to the rights attaching to any shares, any dividend or other monies payable in respect of a share may be paid in such currency as the board may determine. If and whenever the shares on which a dividend is declared are
denominated in different currencies, the dividend shall be declared in a single currency (which may be any currency).

If HSBC Holdings
exercises the power of sale in respect of any ordinary share held by an untraced holder of that share, as described under “Untraced Holders of Ordinary Shares” below, any dividend or other sum payable in respect of that
share outstanding at the time of the exercise of the power of sale will be forfeited and revert to HSBC Holdings when such share is sold. HSBC Holdings may use such forfeited dividend or other sums for such good causes as HSBC Holdings from time to
time thinks fit.

Any dividend unclaimed for 12 months