Company: HBCYF
Filing Date: 2025-02-25
Form Type: 424B5
Source: 0001193125-25-034819
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Company: HSBC HOLDINGS PLC
Filing Date: 2025-02-25
Form: 424B5
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 given to such term
under “—Interest—General.”

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

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

“Risk Weighted Assets” means, as of any date, the aggregate amount, expressed
in U.S. dollars, of the risk weighted assets of the HSBC Group as of such date, as calculated by us on a consolidated basis and without applying the transitional provisions set out in Part Ten of UK CRR (or in any successor provisions thereto or any
equivalent provisions of the Relevant Rules which replace or supersede such provisions) in accordance with the Relevant Rules applicable to us as of such date (which calculation will be binding on the trustee, the paying agent and the
securityholders). For the purposes of this definition, the term “risk weighted assets” means the risk weighted assets or total risk exposure amount, as calculated by us in accordance with the Relevant Rules applicable to us as of such
date.

“Securities” means the 6.950% Perpetual Subordinated Contingent Convertible Securities (Callable During Any Optional
Redemption Period).

“securityholders” means holders of the Securities.

“Senior Creditors” has the meaning given to such term under “—Subordination.”

“Settlement Date” means (i) with respect to any Security in relation to which an Automatic Conversion Settlement Notice is
received by the Conversion Shares Depository on or before the Notice Cut-off Date, the later of (a) the date that is two business days after the end of the relevant Conversion Shares Offer Period and
(b) the date that is two business days after the date on which such Automatic Conversion Settlement Notice has

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been received by the Conversion Shares Depository and (ii) with respect to any Security in relation to which an Automatic Conversion Settlement Notice is not received by the Conversion
Shares Depository on or before the Notice Cut-off Date, the date on which the Conversion Shares Depository delivers the relevant Conversion Shares or Conversion Shares Offer Consideration, as applicable.

“Solvency Condition” has the meaning given to such term under “—Subordination.”

“Special Event” has the meaning given to such term under “—Redemption—Special Event Redemption.”

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

“Takeover Event”