Company: HBCYF
Filing Date: 2025-10-09
Form Type: 6-K
Source: 0001654954-25-011593
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Company: HSBC HOLDINGS PLC
Filing Date: 2025-10-09
Form: 6-K
Chunk 24
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 a non-US court for violations of the US securities laws. Further, it may be difficult to compel a non-US company and its affiliates to subject themselves to a US court’s judgement.

The financial information of Hang Seng Bank included in this announcement (if any) has been prepared in accordance with Hong Kong Financial Reporting Standards and/or International Financial Reporting Standards and thus may not be comparable to the financial information of US companies or companies whose financial statements are prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles of the United States.

#### XVIII.

#### TAXATION AND INDEPENDENT ADVICE
Hang Seng Bank Shareholders are recommended to consult their own professional advisers if they are in any doubt as to the taxation implications of the Proposal. It is emphasised that none of HSBC Holdings, HSBC Asia Pacific, Hang Seng Bank, BofA Securities, Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley nor any of their respective directors, officers or associates or any other person involved in the Proposal accepts responsibility (other than in respect of themselves, if applicable) for any taxation effects on, or liabilities of, any persons as a result of the Proposal (including the approval or rejection of the Proposal).

#### XIX.
**PRECAUTIONARY LANGUAGE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This announcement includes certain “forward-looking statements”. These statements are based on the current expectations of the management of HSBC Holdings, HSBC Asia Pacific and/or Hang Seng Bank (as the case may be) and are naturally subject to uncertainty and changes in circumstances. The forward-looking statements contained in this announcement include statements about the expected effects on the HSBC Group and/or Hang Seng Bank Group of the Proposal, the expected timing and scope of the Proposal, and all other statements in this announcement other than historical facts.

Forward-looking statements include, without limitation, statements typically containing words such as “intends”, “expects”, “targets”, “estimates”, “envisages” and words of similar import. By their nature, forward-looking statements involve risk and uncertainty because they relate to events and depend on circumstances that will occur in the future. There are a number of factors that could cause actual results and developments to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. These factors include, but are not limited to, the satisfaction of the conditions to the Proposal, as well as additional factors, such as general, social, economic and political conditions in the countries in which the HSBC Group and/or the Hang Seng Bank Group operate or other countries which have an impact on