Company: HBCYF
Filing Date: 2025-06-02
Form Type: 424B5
Source: 0001193125-25-132352
Chunk: 140

Company: HSBC HOLDINGS PLC
Filing Date: 2025-06-02
Form: 424B5
Chunk 140
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 Group” means HSBC Holdings together with its subsidiary undertakings. “HSBC Holdings” means HSBC Holdings plc. “Indenture” has the meaning given to such term in the second paragraph of this “ Description of the Securities.” “Independent Financial Adviser” means an independent financial institution of international repute or other independent financial adviser experienced in the international capital markets, in each case appointed by us at our own expense. “Initial Interest Rate” has the meaning given to such term under “— Interest— General.” “IP Completion Day” means 11:00 p.m. on December 31, 2020. “Issue Date” has the meaning given to such term under “— Interest—General.” “Junior Obligations” means, in respect of the Securities, (i) any of our Ordinary Shares, our other securities or our other obligations (including any guarantee, support agreement or similar undertaking) that rank, or are expressed to rank, junior to the Securities in our winding-upor administration as described under “— Subordination” and/or (ii) any of our capital instruments that qualify as common equity Tier 1 instruments under the Relevant Rules. “LSE” means the London Stock Exchange plc. “Margin” has the meaning given to such term under “— Interest— General.” “Maximum Distributable Amount” means any applicable maximum distributable amount relating to us required to be calculated in accordance with (i) Rule 4.3(2) of Chapter 4; or (ii) any analogous restrictions arising in respect of failure to meet capital adequacy, loss absorbing capacity, leverage or buffer requirements under the Relevant Rules. “Monetary Judgment” has the meaning given to such term under “— Defaults and Remedies—Limited Remedies for Breach of Obligations (Other than Non -payment).” “New Conversion Condition” means the condition that will be satisfied if by not later than seven business days following the completion of a Takeover Event where the Acquirer is an Approved Entity, we have entered into arrangements to our satisfaction with the Approved Entity pursuant to which the Approved Entity irrevocably undertakes to the trustee, for the benefit of the securityholders, to (i) deliver the Approved Entity Shares to the Conversion Shares Depository upon a conversion of the Securities and (ii) ensure that, for so long as the Securities are outstanding, its ordinary share capital shall continue to constitute Approved Entity Shares, pursuant to, and subject to the conditions specified under, “— Qualifying Takeover