Company: HBCYF
Filing Date: 2025-06-02
Form Type: 424B5
Source: 0001193125-25-132352
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Company: HSBC HOLDINGS PLC
Filing Date: 2025-06-02
Form: 424B5
Chunk 12
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 in paragraph (m) of the definition of “accredited investor”. Any resale of the Securities must be made in
accordance with an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the prospectus requirements of applicable securities laws.

Securities legislation in certain provinces or territories of Canada may provide a purchaser with remedies for rescission or damages if this
prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus (including any amendment hereto or thereto) contains a misrepresentation; provided that the remedies for rescission or damages are exercised by the purchaser within the time limit
prescribed by the securities legislation of the purchaser’s province or territory. The purchaser should refer to any applicable provisions of the securities legislation of the purchaser’s province or territory for particulars of these
rights or consult with a legal advisor.

Canadian purchasers are advised that this document has been prepared in reliance on section 3A.3
of National Instrument 33-105 Underwriting Conflicts (“NI 33-105”). Pursuant to section 3A.3 of NI 33-105, this
document is exempt from the requirement that the issuer provide Canadian investors with certain conflicts of interest disclosure as would otherwise be required pursuant to subsection 2.1(1) of NI 33-105.

We are not a member institution of the Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation. The liability incurred by us through the issuance and sale of the
Securities is not a deposit. We are not regulated as a financial institution in Canada.

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Each Canadian investor confirms its express wish that all documents evidencing or relating
to the sale of the Securities and all other contracts and related documents be drafted in the English language. Chaque investisseur canadien confirme sa volonté expresse que tous les documents attestant de la vente des titres ou s’y rapportant ainsi que tous les autres contrats et documents s’y rattachant soient rédigés en langue anglaise.

Important Notice to Prospective Investors Pursuant to Paragraph 21 of the Hong Kong SFC Code of Conduct

Prospective investors should be aware that
certain intermediaries in the context of this offering of the Securities, including certain underwriters, are “capital market intermediaries” (“CMIs”) subject to Paragraph 21 of the Code of Conduct for Persons Licensed by or
Registered with the Securities and Futures Commission (the “SFC Code”). This notice to prospective investors is a summary of certain obligations the SFC Code imposes on such CMIs, which require the attention