EX-4.3







    Exhibit 4.3



 



    




    HSBCH OLDINGS
    SUBSCRIPTION AND INSTRUCTION FORMInvestor ID NumberTHIS
    SUBSCRIPTION AND INSTRUCTION FORM, N I CLUDING THE ACCOMPANYING
    INSTRUCTIONS, SHOULD BE READCAREFULLY BEFORE THIS FORM S I
    COMPLETED.HSBC Holdings plc has granted o t holders of t i s
    American Depositary Shares “ ( ADS”) as of March13,
    2009 (th e “Record Date”) if ve rights (“ADS
    Rights) f o r each 12 ADSs held on the RecordDate. Each ADS
    Right entit e l s the holder o t purchase one new ADS at the
    U.S. dollar equivalentof  each. Al entitlements are o r unded
    down o t h t e nearest whole ADS Right. No f r actional ADS
    Rights will be distributed. Holders wishing o t exercise ADS
    Rights must deposit $19.53 pernew ADS ( t he D “ eposit
    Amount”) t o account o f r possible exchange rate
    fluctuations,applicable U.K. stamp duty e r serve tax of 1.5%
    payable by the ADS holder exercising his/her ADSrights and
    applicable currency conversion expenses. Any surplus u f nds wil
    be e r funded. If thereshould be a deficiency, you will be e r
    quired t o pay it before you receive your new ADSs.For a more
    complete description of the t e rms and conditions of h t e
    Rights Of ering, pleaserefer o t h t e Prospectus dated March
    17, 2009 (the “Prospectus”), which is in corporated
    here inby r e ference. Copies of the Prospectus are available
    upon e r quest r f om BNY Mellon ShareownerServices (to ll r f
    ee (866) 208-3310).I hereby r i revocably give t h e instructio
    ns indicated on h t is f o rm upon h t e e t rms andconditions
    specified in h t e Prospectus. Receipt of h t e Prospectu s s i
    hereby acknowledged.PLEASE CERTI FY YOUR TAXPAYER ID ENTIFICAT O
    I NNUMBER ( T IN ) BYCOMPLETING THE INFORMATION IN BOX NUMB ER F
    ONTHE REVERSE SIDE.SEE N I STRUCTIONSON THE REVERSE SIDEB NUMBER
    OF NEW ADSsSU BSCRIBED FORWHOLE ADSsA Sig nature: This form must
    be signed by h t e e r gistered holder(s ) exac tly as t heir
    name(s)appears on the certif icate(s) C NUMBER OF ADS RIGHTS or
    by person(s) aut horize d t o sign on behaf l of t h e
    registered hol der(s ) by documen ts r t an smit e t d herewith.
    SURRENDERED FOR DELIVERYOF UNDER LYINGORDIN ARY WHOLEADSs
    RIGHTSXSH ARE RIGHTS Signature of ADS holder Date Daytime
    Telephone #NUMBER OF ADS RIGHTSTO B E D OFFERED FOR SALEX
    Signature of ADS holder Date Daytime Telephon e # WHOLE ADS
    RIGHTSOPTION 4 ABOVE EX PIRESAT5 :00 P .M., NEW YORKCITY TIME,O
    N MARCH3 0,2009. ESUBSCRIPTION CERTIFICATE NUMBER
    CUSIP NUMBERNEW ADSs TO SUBSCRIBE            ADS
    RIGHTS            RECORD DATE ADSsHSBC HOLDINGS ADSRIGHTS
    OFFERINGA. Number of New ADSs subscribed for : New ADSsB. Tota l
    Deposit Amount (li ne A multip lie d by $19.53): $ C. Meth od of
    Payment.(1) Certifi ed or Cashier’s check or money orderp
    ayable to BNYM ellon Shareowner Services(acting on behalf of The
    Bank ofN ew York Mellon).A personal checkw ill notb e
    accepted.HOW TO CONTACT BNY MELLON SHAREOWNER SERVIC ESBy
    Telephone - 9 a.m.t o 6 p.m. NewY ork Time, Monday through
    Friday,exceptf or bank holidays:From wit hin the U.S., Canada or
    Puerto Rico 1-866-208-3310 (T oll Free) From outside the
    U.S.1-201-680-6579 (C olle ct)SUBSCRIP TION TO PURCHASEN EW ADSs
    OF HSBC HOLDIN GSRETURN TO: THE BANKO FN EW YORK MELLON C/O BNYM
    ELLON SHAREOWNER SERVICESWHERE TOF ORWARDY OUR SUBSCRIP TIO N
    MATERIALSByM ail : By Overnight Couriero r By Hand:BNYM ellon
    Share owner Serv ices BNYM ellonS hareowner Services Attn :C
    orporateActio n Dept., 27 th Floor Attn : Corporate ActionD
    ept., 27  thFlo or P.O. Box 3301 480W ashingto n Boulevard
    SouthH ackensack, NJ 07606JerseyC ity ,N J0 7310THIS ADS RIGHTS
    OFFERIN G EXPIRES AT 5:00 P.M.,N EW YORK CITYT IME, ON MARCH 31,
    2009 AND THISSUBSCRIPTION CERTIFICATE S I V OIDT HEREAFTER. YOUR
    SUBSCRIPTION MATERIALS MUST BE RECEIVEDB YTHESE DATES IN ORDER
    TO BE VALID. 














 











    




    F SUBSTITUTE FORM
    W-9 - Department of the Treasury, w Internal Revenue Service
    Payer’sRequest for Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN)FILL
    IN t h espace below. CREST Participant ID:Pa r t 1 -PLEAS E
    PROVI DE Y OU R TAX PAYE R ID ENT F I ICATIO N NUMBER (“TIN
    “ ) I N THE BOXAT TH E RI GHT AND CERTIF Y BYS I G NING
    ANDDATING BELOWCREST MemberA ccount ID:Under penalties
    ofperjury. I certify h tat:1. The number shown on this form is
    EXEMPT PAYEE Full Name of CRESTA ccount:my correct taxpayer
    identification numb er(or I am wait ing for a number to be
    issuedto me), andPlea se check appropriate box:Individ ual/ Sole
    proprie o t r U.K. Receiving BrokerN ame:2. I am not subject to
    backu p wit hholdingbecause: ( a ) I am Corp ora tio n Part
    nership exempt from backup withholding, or ( b )Ihave not
    beenLim ited liabilit y company U.K. Receiving BrokerC onta
    ct:notified by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) that Iam
    subject to backup withholding as a result of a Enterth e tax cla
    ss ficatio i n D=disregarded entit y f ailu re to report all
    inte rest ordividends, o r (c) t h e I RS has Receiv ing Broker
    PhoneN umber: notified me t hat I am no longer C=corp or atio
    nP=partners hip subject to backup withholding, andOther U.S.
    BrokerN ame:3. I am a U.S.citizen or otherU.S. person(including
    a U.S. er sident alien).U.S. BrokerC ontact:Signature
    Date U.S. BrokerP honeN umber:COMPLETE ALL APPLICABLE SECTIONS
    OF THIS FORM USING THE INSTRUCTIONS BELOW.A Sig n and date Box
    1a ndi nclude your day time phonen umber.B Place an X in the box
    and fill int hen umber of whole New ADSy ou wish to subscribe
    forC Pla ce an X in the box and fil in the number of whole ADS
    Rights you wish to surrender fordelivery of underlying ordinary
    share rights andc omplete the deliv ery instruction box in 7
    below.D Pla ce an X n i the box and fill in the number of ADS
    Rights you wisht o offer for s ale. PLEASENOTE, IF YOU SELECT
    THISOPTION, YOU MUST ENSURE DELIVERY OF THIS SUBSCRIPTION FORM
    TO THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON BY NOLATTER THAN5 :00P .M., NEWY
    ORK CITY TIME ONM ARCH 30, 2009.E Rights carda nd calculation
    section for determ inin g your total deposit amount.F PLEASE
    SIGN INB OX 6 TO CERTIFY YOUR TAXPAYER ID OR SOCIA L SECURITY
    NUMBER fi you are a U.S.Taxpayer.If the Taxpayer D I or Social
    Securit y Number is incorrect or blank, insert or write th
    ecorrected number in Box 6 and sign to certify. You must
    cross-out item 2 therein if you have beennotified by the Inte
    rnal Revenue Service that you are currently subject to backup
    with holdingbecause you havef ailed to report all in e t rest
    and dividends ony our tax return. Please notethat BNY Mellon
    Shareowner Services may with hold 28% of your proceeds as
    required by the IRS ifthe Taxpayer ID or Social Security Number
    is not certi if ed on our records. If youa re a non - U.S
    . Taxpayer, please complete and return form W-8BEN or other
    appli cablew ithholding form. w Ify ouare surrendering ADS
    Rights for delivery of underl ying ordinary share rights, please
    comple e t Box 7 with details of a U.K. securi it es account o t
    which those share rights can be delivered. Inorder not to delay
    the credit of rights into your CREST account, please provid e
    receive instr uctions to CREST o t accept a deliv ery of rights
    from BO011 for the quantity of rights subscribed.THIS ADS RIGHTS
    OFFERING HAS BEEN QUALIFIED OR IS BELIEVED TO BE EXEMPT FROM
    QUALIFICATION ONLYUNDER THE FEDERAL LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES
    AND THE LAWS OF THE STATES IN THE UNITED STATES.RESIDENTSO F
    OTHER JURIS DICTIONS MAY NOT PURCHASE THE SECURITIES OFFERED
    HEREBY UNLESS THEYCERTIFY THAT THEIR PURCHASES OF SUCH
    SECURITIES ARE EFFECTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE APPLICABLE LAWSOF
    SUCH JURISDICTIONS.OPTION 4 ABOVE EXPIRES AT 5:00 P.M.,N EWY ORK
    CITY TIME, ON MARCH 30, 2009.THIS ADS RIGHTS OFFERING EXPIRES AT
    5:00 P.M., NEW YORK CITY TIME, ON MARCH 31, 2009 AND
    THISSUBSCRIPTION CERTIFICATE