Company: HBCYF
Filing Date: 2025-11-03
Form Type: 424B5
Source: 0001193125-25-261738
Chunk: 173

Company: HSBC HOLDINGS PLC
Filing Date: 2025-11-03
Form: 424B5
Chunk 173
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BC Holdings must have used such reasonable efforts as it considers appropriate in the circumstances (in its discretion) to trace the relevant holder. HSBC Holdings may then sell the ordinary shares if it does not receive any response from the holders of those ordinary shares within three months of sending the notice. After selling the ordinary shares, the net proceeds of the sale will be forfeited and will belong to HSBC Holdings. HSBC Holdings will not be liable in any respect to the person who would have been entitled to the ordinary shares by law for the proceeds of sale. HSBC Holdings may use the money for such good causes as the board from time to time thinks fit. Transfer of Ordinary Shares The ordinary shares may be transferred by an instrument in any usual form or in any other form approved by the board. The board may refuse to register a transfer, unless:

| • |     | the ordinary shares are fully paid (provided that the board will not refuse to register a transfer of                                                                         
 partly paid ordinary shares which are listed on the London Stock Exchange if to do so would prevent dealing in the ordinary shares taking place on an open and proper basis); |

| • |     | it is duly stamped (if required); |

| • |     | it is duly presented for registration at the prescribed place together with the relevant share certificate and                                                                                       
 other evidence of title as the board reasonably require (except in the case of a transfer by a recognised person where a certificate has not been issued or in the case of an uncertificated share); |

| • |     | it is in respect of only one class of ordinary shares; |

| • |     | it is in favor of a single transferee or not more than four joint transferees; and |

| • |     | HSBC Holdings has no lien on the ordinary shares. |

The board may refuse to register a transfer of uncertificated ordinary shares in such other circumstances as may be permitted or required by the Regulations and the relevant system. Moreover, a transfer of ordinary shares will not be registered if the holder has failed to provide the required particulars as described under “ Disclosure of Interests in Ordinary shares.” The transferor will remain the holder of the ordinary shares concerned until the name of the transferee is entered in the share register in respect of the transfer. If the board refuses to register a transfer of an ordinary share, it must inform the transferee of its refusal within two months of receiving the transfer request, together with the reasons for the refusal. The board must return the refused instrument of transfer