Company: HBCYF
Filing Date: 2025-02-20
Form Type: 20-F
Source: 0001089113-25-000040
Chunk: 639

Company: HSBC HOLDINGS PLC
Filing Date: 2025-02-20
Form: 20-F
Chunk 639
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 hadbeen deposited for issuance of ADSs |
| Any other charges incurred by the depositary or its agents for servicing shares or othersecurities deposited                                                                                | As applicable                                                                                                                                             |

The depositary may generally refuse to provide fee-attracting services until its fees for those services are paid. The depositary has agreed to reimburse us for expenses we incur, and to pay certain out-of-pocket expenses and waive certain fees, in connection with the administration, servicing and maintenance of our ADS programme. There are limits on the amount of expenses for which the depositary will reimburse us. During the year ended 31 December 2024, the depositary reimbursed, paid and/or waived fees and expenses totalling $1.769,264.44 in connection with the administration, servicing and maintenance of the programme.

Nature of trading market HSBC Holdings ordinary shares are listed or admitted to trading on the London Stock Exchange (‘LSE’), the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (‘HKSE’), the Bermuda Stock Exchange and on the New York Stock Exchange (‘NYSE’) in the form of ADSs. HSBC Holdings maintains its principal share register in England and overseas branch share registers in Hong Kong and Bermuda (collectively, the ‘share register’). As at 31 December 2024, there were a total of 165,963 holders of record of HSBC Holdings ordinary shares on the share register. As at 31 December 2024, approximately 16.2m HSBC Holdings ordinary shares were registered in the HSBC Holdings’ share register in the name of 13,733 holders of record with addresses in the US. These shares represented approximately 0.09% of the total HSBC Holdings ordinary shares in issue. As at 31 December 2024, there were 4,475 holders of record of ADSs holding approximately 83.77m ADSs, representing approximately 418.85m HSBC Holdings ordinary shares, 4.402 of these holders had addresses in the US, holding approximately 83.75m ADSs, representing approximately 418.73m HSBC Holdings ordinary shares. As at 31 December 2024, approximately 2.33% of the HSBC Holdings ordinary shares were represented by ADSs held by holders of record with addresses in the US.

Memorandum and Articles of Association The disclosure under the caption ‘Memorandum and Articles of Association’ contained in Form 20-F for the years ended 31 December 2000, 2001, 201