Company: HBCYF
Filing Date: 2025-06-02
Form Type: 424B5
Source: 0001193125-25-132352
Chunk: 134

Company: HSBC HOLDINGS PLC
Filing Date: 2025-06-02
Form: 424B5
Chunk 134
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“Automatic Conversion Settlement Notice” has the meaning given to such term under
“—Automatic Conversion Upon Capital Adequacy Trigger Event—Procedure—Settlement Procedure.”

“Automatic Conversion Settlement Request Notice” has the meaning given to such term under “—Automatic Conversion Upon Capital Adequacy Trigger Event—Procedure—Settlement Procedure.” “Balance Sheet Condition” has the meaning given to such term under “—Subordination.”

“Banking Act” means the Banking Act 2009, as amended.

“business day” means a day on which commercial banks and foreign exchange markets settle payments and are open for general business
(including dealings in foreign exchange and foreign currency deposits) in London, England, and in New York City, United States; and in the case of surrender (or, in the case of part payment only, endorsement) of any Securities in definitive form,
any day on which banks are open for general business (including dealings in foreign exchange and foreign currency deposits) in the place in which the Securities in definitive form are surrendered (or, as the case may be, endorsed).

“Cancellation Date” means (i) with respect to any Security for which an Automatic Conversion Settlement Notice is received by
the Conversion Shares Depository on or before the Notice Cut-off Date, the applicable Settlement Date and (ii) with respect to any Security for which an Automatic Conversion Settlement Notice is not
received by the Conversion Shares Depository on or before the Notice Cut-off Date, the Final Cancellation Date.

“Capital Adequacy Trigger Event” has the meaning given to such term under “—Automatic Conversion Upon Capital Adequacy Trigger Event—Automatic Conversion.”

“Capital Disqualification Event” has the meaning given to such term under
“—Redemption—Special Event Redemption.”

“Cash Dividend” means any dividend or distribution in
respect of our Ordinary Shares to our Ordinary Shareholders which is to be paid or made in cash (in whatever currency), however described and whether payable out of share premium account, profits, retained earnings or any other capital or revenue
reserve or account and including a distribution or payment to our Ordinary Shareholders upon or in connection with a reduction of capital.

“CET1 Capital” means, as of any date, the sum, expressed in U.S. dollars, of all amounts that constitute common equity Tier 1
capital of the HSBC Group as of such date, less any deductions from common equity Tier 1 capital of the HSBC Group required to be made as of such date, in