Company: HBCYF
Filing Date: 2025-10-09
Form Type: 6-K
Source: 0001654954-25-011593
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Company: HSBC HOLDINGS PLC
Filing Date: 2025-10-09
Form: 6-K
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 cancelled and extinguished together with all other Scheme Shares in consideration of the Scheme Consideration (less the Dividend Adjustment Amount, if any) per Scheme Share. As the Hang Seng Bank ADSs are governed by the Hang Seng Bank ADS Deposit Agreement and not governed by Hong Kong law, the terms of the Proposal do not provide for the cancellation of the Hang Seng Bank ADSs.

As at 7 October 2025, being the latest practicable date prior to the time of the publication of this announcement for the purpose of ascertaining information in this paragraph, there were 4,147,222 Hang Seng Bank ADSs outstanding, with each Hang Seng Bank ADS representing one Hang Seng Bank Share.

Further information for holders of the Hang Seng Bank ADSs in relation to the Proposal will be set out in the Scheme Document.

#### VI.

#### SHAREHOLDING STRUCTURE OF HANG SENG BANK
As at the time of the publication of this announcement, other than the issued share capital of 1,875,737,536 Hang Seng Bank Shares (including the Hang Seng Bank Shares underlying the Hang Seng Bank ADSs), there are no other relevant securities issued by Hang Seng Bank.

In addition, as at the time of the publication of this announcement, a total of 2,800,000 Hang Seng Bank Shares repurchased under the Hang Seng Bank Share Buy-back Programme are pending cancellation by Hang Seng Bank. It is expected that the 2,800,000 Hang Seng Bank Shares will be cancelled by Hang Seng Bank on or before the publication of the Scheme Document, such that all of such Hang Seng Bank Shares will not form part of the Scheme Shares to be cancelled under the Scheme.

In compliance with the restrictions under the Takeovers Code on dealings in Hang Seng Bank’s securities, the purchases of Hang Seng Bank Shares by the appointed independent broker under the Hang Seng Bank Share Buy-back Programme have ceased with immediate effect from the publication of this announcement and such cessation will continue during the offer period.

On the basis of and assuming that: (i) the 2,800,000 Hang Seng Bank Shares repurchased under the Hang Seng Bank Share Buy-back Programme which are pending cancellation as at the time of the publication of this announcement are subsequently cancelled on or before the publication of the Scheme Document; and (ii) there is no other change in the number of Hang Seng Bank Shares and no other change in the holdings of Hang