Company: HBCYF
Filing Date: 2025-09-10
Form Type: 8-A12B
Source: 0001193125-25-200040
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Company: HSBC HOLDINGS PLC
Filing Date: 2025-09-10
Form: 8-A12B
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 Prospectusand the Prospectus Supplement, respectively). The Prospectus and the Prospectus Supplement are incorporated herein by reference to the extent set forth below.

| Item 1. | Description of Registrant’s Securities to be Registered. |

Reference is made to the information set forth on pages 11 through 30 (under “Description of Debt Securities”) of the Prospectus and pages 50 through 60 (under “Taxation”) of the Prospectus, page S-27(under “Risk Factors—Risks Relating to the Notes—We may issue securities senior to, or pari passuwith, the Notes”) of the Prospectus Supplement, pages S-40through S-53(under “Description of the Notes”) of the Prospectus Supplement and page S-55(under “Taxation”) of the Prospectus Supplement, all of which information is incorporated by reference in this registration statement.

| Item 2. | Exhibits. |

The following exhibits shall be, or have been, filed with the New York Stock Exchange, Inc. or the Commission:

| 1. | Indenture dated as of March 12, 2014 by and among the Registrant, The Bank of New York Mellon, as trustee,                                                                                              
 and HSBC Bank USA, National Association, as paying agent, registrar and exchange rate agent (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.1(a) to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form F-3) 
 (File No. 333-180288).                                                                                                                                                                                  |

| 2. | First Supplemental Indenture dated as of March 12, 2014 by and among the Registrant, The Bank of New York                                                                                                                                 
 Mellon, as trustee, and HSBC Bank USA, National Association, as paying agent, registrar and exchange rate agent (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Registrant’s Form 6-K (File No. 001-14930) dated March 12, 2014). |

| 3. | Second Supplemental Indenture dated as of August 18, 2015 by and among the Registrant, The Bank of New                                                                                                        
 York Mellon, London Branch, as trustee, and HSBC Bank USA, National Association, as paying agent, registrar and exchange rate agent (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Registrant’s Form 
 6-K (File No. 001-14930) dated August