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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portioned 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 after having become payable may be invested or otherwise made use of by the board for
the benefit of HSBC Holdings until claimed and HSBC Holdings is not constituted as a trustee over such unclaimed dividends. Any dividend unclaimed for a period of 12 years after having become due for payment (if the board so resolves) may be
forfeited and revert to HSBC Holdings. No dividends or other monies payable on or in respect of a share shall bear interest against HSBC Holdings.

On a return of capital, whether in a winding-up or otherwise, the ordinary shares will rank equally in
all respects and the preference shares in HSBC Holdings will be entitled to the rights attaching to them on issue.

Liquidation Rights

Subject to applicable insolvency laws and the Articles of Association, on a winding-up of HSBC
Holdings, holders of the dollar preference shares, sterling preference shares and euro preference shares have the right to receive out of assets available for distribution to members, in priority to any payment to holders of ordinary shares and any
other class of shares (other than other preference shares that rank pari passu or in priority as regards repayment of capital), a sum equal to any unpaid dividend on the relevant shares and the amount paid up on the relevant shares