Company: HBCYF
Filing Date: 2025-02-20
Form Type: 20-F
Source: 0001089113-25-000040
Chunk: 496

Company: HSBC HOLDINGS PLC
Filing Date: 2025-02-20
Form: 20-F
Chunk 496
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 Rule 6.6.1 and other disclosures The disclosures required by UKLR 6.6.1, and other regulations, are set out on the following pages:

| Content                                 |      Page references |
| Long-term incentives                    |                  329 |
| Dividends and Dividend waivers          |                  350 |
| Share buy-back                          |                  349 |
| Emissions                               |                   40 |
| Energy Efficiency                       |             40,43-44 |
| Principal activities of HSBC            |      14,29,94-95,427 |
| Business review and future developments | 14-38,40,145,167,452 |
| Risk Review                             |        36-38,145-265 |

Board governance Appointment and re-election of Directors A rigorous selection process is followed for the appointment of Directors. Appointments are made on merit and candidates are considered against objective criteria, and with regard to the benefits of a diverse Board. Appointments are made in accordance with HSBC Holdings’ Articles of Association. The Board may at any time appoint any person as a Director or secretary, either to fill a vacancy or as an additional officer. The Board may appoint any Director or secretary to hold any employment or executive office and may revoke or terminate any such appointment. Non-executive Directors are appointed for an initial three-year term and, subject to continued satisfactory performance based upon an assessment by the Group Chairman and the Nomination & Corporate Governance Committee, are proposed for re-election by shareholders at each AGM. They typically serve two three-year terms, with any individual’s appointment beyond six years to be for a rolling one-year term and subject to thorough review and challenge with reference to the needs of the Board. Where non-executive Directors are appointed beyond six years, an explanation will be provided in the Annual Report and Accounts. Shareholders vote at each AGM on whether to elect and re-elect individual Directors. All Directors that stood for election and re- election at the 2024 AGM were elected and re-elected by shareholders. Joint Company Secretary Aileen Taylor is the Group Company Secretary and Group Chief People & Governance Officer. Hannah Ashdown (48) was appointed as Deputy Group Secretary in December 2021 and for administrative purposes, in October 2022, was appointed as Joint Company Secretary. She is a Fellow of the Chartered Governance Institute UK and Ireland. Hannah has over 20 years’ governance and regulatory experience across multiple sectors including financial services, asset management, energy, leisure and retail.