REG - HSBC ETFs PLC - Shareholder Notice
14/08/2024 08:15
For best results when printing this announcement, please click on link below: http://newsfile.refinitiv.com/getnewsfile/v1/story?guid=urn:newsml:reuters.com:20240814:nRSN3273Aa&default-theme=true RNS Number : 3273A HSBC ETFs PLC 14 August 2024 14(th) August 2024 HSBC ETFs plc (the "Company") Notice to Shareholders The purpose of this announcement is to notify you of the following proposed changes to the supplements (the "Supplements") for certain sub-funds of the Company as set out in this announcement (the "Funds"). 1. Addition of money market funds as an eligible investment for cash management purposes It is proposed to update the investment policy for the Funds identified in Schedule 1 to this announcement to permit the Funds to invest in money market funds for cash management purposes. This is not a material change to the investment policies of the relevant Funds and any investment in money market funds will be subject to the overall 10% limit on investment in other collective investment schemes provided for in each Supplement. The reason for this change is to provide the Investment Manager with greater flexibility in terms of the cash management tools available to it, particularly as money market funds can provide superior rates, better preserve value and offer operational efficiencies compared to allocating cash to bank deposits. 2. Amendment to the definition of "Dealing Day" It is proposed to amend the definition of "Dealing Day" for the Funds identified in Schedule 2 to this announcement to clarify that the Funds will not be open for dealing on any Business Day prior to a Significant Market being closed. A "Significant Market" is defined in each Supplement as any market and/or exchange or combination of markets and/or exchanges where the value of a Fund's investments in those markets and/or exchanges exceeds 30% of the Net Asset Value of the Fund. As the relevant Funds operate with a Valuation Point that is on each Business Day following a Dealing Day, the purpose of the amendment is to clarify that the Fund will not be open for dealing on the Business Day prior to the Significant Market being closed. 3. Amendment to the settlement time for subscriptions It is proposed to amend the settlement time for subscriptions for the Funds listed below. The proposed amendment reflects the appropriate settlement time taking account of the Fund's underlying geographic exposures and the stock markets in that country or region. Fund ISIN Current settlement time Proposed new settlement time HSBC MSCI INDONESIA UCITS ETF IE00B46G8275 Two Business Days after the Dealing Day Three Business Days after the Dealing Day HSBC MSCI KOREA CAPPED UCITS ETF IE00B3Z0X395 HSBC ASIA PACIFIC EX JAPAN SUSTAINABLE EQUITY UCITS ETF IE00BKY58G26, IE000P1WR081 Three Business Days after the Dealing Day Two Business Days after the Dealing Day HSBC EMERGING MARKET SUSTAINABLE EQUITY UCITS ETF IE00BKY59G90, IE000XYBMEH0 HSBC MSCI AC Asia Pacific ex Japan Climate Paris Aligned UCITS ETF IE000XFORJ80 HSBC MSCI Emerging Markets Climate Paris Aligned UCITS ETF IE000FNVOB27 4. Additional exclusions to applicable Climate Paris Aligned indices The indices used for the Funds identified in Schedule 3 to this announcement were amended in November 2023 to introduce additional exclusions relating to companies with exposure to civilian firearms and nuclear weapons. It is proposed to amend the section of each relevant Supplement titled "Index Description" to reflect these additional exclusions which have not resulted in any material change to the Funds. Unless otherwise indicated in this announcement, each of the changes indicated will take effect on the date on which the revised Supplements are noted by the Central Bank, which is expected to be on or around 30 August 2024 (the "Effective Date"). Tax considerations If you are in any doubt as to the tax consequences of these changes, you should contact your financial or tax advisor. SCHEDULE 1 Funds ISIN HSBC Asia Pacific ex Japan Sustainable Equity UCITS ETF IE00BKY58G26, IE000P1WR081 HSBC Developed World Sustainable Equity UCITS ETF IE00BKY59K37, IE000ZGT8JM8 HSBC Emerging Market Sustainable Equity UCITS ETF IE00BKY59G90, IE000XYBMEH0 HSBC EURO STOXX 50 UCITS ETF IE00B4K6B022, IE000MWUQBJ0 HSBC Europe ex UK Sustainable Equity UCITS ETF IE00BKY58625 HSBC Europe Sustainable Equity UCITS ETF IE00BKY55W78, IE000WARATZ3 HSBC FTSE 100 UCITS ETF IE00B42TW061 HSBC FTSE 250 UCITS ETF IE00B64PTF05 HSBC FTSE EPRA NAREIT DEVELOPED CLIMATE PARIS ALIGNED UCITS ETF IE00096S6AV7, IE000SPKU8M9 HSBC FTSE EPRA NAREIT DEVELOPED UCITS ETF IE00B5L01S80, IE000G6GSP88, IE0009YEDMC6 HSBC Hang Seng TECH UCITS ETF IE00BMWXKN31 HSBC Japan Sustainable Equity UCITS ETF IE00BKY55S33, IE000J3F4J90, HSBC MSCI AC ASIA PACIFIC EX JAPAN CLIMATE PARIS ALIGNED UCITS ETF IE000XFORJ80 HSBC MSCI AC FAR EAST ex JAPAN UCITS ETF IE00BBQ2W338, IE00022VXYM7 HSBC MSCI CANADA UCITS ETF IE00B51B7Z02 HSBC MSCI CHINA A UCITS ETF IE00BF4NQ904, IE000Z4OYPZ6 HSBC MSCI CHINA UCITS ETF IE00B44T3H88, IE0007P4PBU1, HSBC MSCI EMERGING MARKETS CLIMATE PARIS ALIGNED UCITS ETF IE000FNVOB27 HSBC MSCI EMERGING MARKETS SMALL CAP ESG UCITS ETF IE000W080FK3 HSBC MSCI EMERGING MARKETS VALUE ESG UCITS ETF IE000NVVIF88 HSBC MSCI EUROPE CLIMATE PARIS ALIGNED UCITS ETF IE00BP2C0316 HSBC MSCI EUROPE UCITS ETF IE00B5BD5K76, IE000ZQOIPB1 HSBC MSCI INDONESIA UCITS ETF IE00B46G8275 HSBC MSCI JAPAN CLIMATE PARIS ALIGNED UCITS ETF IE000UU299V4 HSBC MSCI JAPAN UCITS ETF IE00B5VX7566, IE0006RFB3X2 HSBC MSCI KOREA CAPPED UCITS ETF IE00B3Z0X395 HSBC MSCI PACIFIC ex JAPAN UCITS ETF IE00B5SG8Z57, IE000SGVQIZ9 HSBC MSCI RUSSIA CAPPED UCITS ETF IE00B5LJZQ16 HSBC MSCI TAIWAN CAPPED UCITS ETF IE00B3S1J086 HSBC MSCI USA CLIMATE PARIS ALIGNED UCITS ETF IE00BP2C1S34, IE000O0KDG23 HSBC MSCI USA UCITS ETF IE00B5WFQ436 HSBC MSCI WORLD CLIMATE PARIS ALIGNED UCITS ETF IE00BP2C1V62 HSBC MSCI WORLD SMALL CAP ESG UCITS ETF IE000C692SN6 HSBC MSCI WORLD UCITS ETF IE00B4X9L533, IE000UQND7H4, IE000QMIHY81, IE000WMRNBB0 HSBC MSCI WORLD VALUE ESG UCITS ETF IE000LYBU7X5 HSBC MULTI FACTOR WORLDWIDE EQUITY UCITS ETF IE00BKZGB098, IE0000378O66 HSBC NASDAQ GLOBAL SEMICONDUCTOR UCITS ETF IE000YDZG487 HSBC S&P 500 UCITS ETF IE00B5KQNG97, IE000JZ473P7, IE000WMIYI33 HSBC S&P INDIA TECH UCITS ETF IE0008119MO8 HSBC UK Sustainable Equity UCITS ETF IE00BKY53D40, IE00046S3PW1 HSBC USA Sustainable Equity UCITS ETF IE00BKY40J65, IE000YFGN231 HSBC World ESG Biodiversity Screened Equity UCITS ETF IE0002UTLE51 SCHEDULE 2 Funds ISIN HSBC Asia Pacific ex Japan Sustainable Equity UCITS ETF IE00BKY58G26, IE000P1WR081 HSBC Bloomberg Global Sustainable Aggregate 1-3 Year Bond UCITS ETF IE000XGNMWE1 HSBC Developed World Sustainable Equity UCITS ETF IE00BKY59K37, IE000ZGT8JM8 HSBC Emerging Market Sustainable Equity UCITS ETF IE00BKY59G90, IE000XYBMEH0 HSBC FTSE EPRA NAREIT DEVELOPED CLIMATE PARIS ALIGNED UCITS ETF IE00096S6AV7, IE000SPKU8M9 HSBC FTSE EPRA NAREIT DEVELOPED ISLAMIC UCITS ETF IE000U679IT9 HSBC FTSE EPRA NAREIT DEVELOPED UCITS ETF IE00B5L01S80, IE000G6GSP88, IE0009YEDMC6 HSBC Hang Seng TECH UCITS ETF IE00BMWXKN31 HSBC Japan Sustainable Equity UCITS ETF IE00BKY55S33, IE000J3F4J90, HSBC MSCI AC ASIA PACIFIC EX JAPAN CLIMATE PARIS ALIGNED UCITS ETF IE000XFORJ80 HSBC MSCI AC FAR EAST ex JAPAN UCITS ETF IE00BBQ2W338, IE00022VXYM7 HSBC MSCI CHINA A UCITS ETF IE00BF4NQ904, IE000Z4OYPZ6 HSBC MSCI CHINA UCITS ETF IE00B44T3H88, IE0007P4PBU1, HSBC MSCI EMERGING MARKETS CLIMATE PARIS ALIGNED UCITS ETF IE000FNVOB27 HSBC MSCI EMERGING MARKETS ISLAMIC ESG UCITS ETF IE0009BC6K22 HSBC MSCI EMERGING MARKETS SMALL CAP ESG UCITS ETF IE000W080FK3 HSBC MSCI EMERGING MARKETS VALUE ESG UCITS ETF IE000NVVIF88 HSBC MSCI INDONESIA UCITS ETF IE00B46G8275 HSBC MSCI JAPAN CLIMATE PARIS ALIGNED UCITS ETF IE000UU299V4 HSBC MSCI JAPAN ISLAMIC ESG UCITS ETF IE0001XCFC82 HSBC MSCI JAPAN UCITS ETF IE00B5VX7566, IE0006RFB3X2 HSBC MSCI KOREA CAPPED UCITS ETF IE00B3Z0X395 HSBC MSCI PACIFIC ex JAPAN UCITS ETF IE00B5SG8Z57, IE000SGVQIZ9 HSBC MSCI TAIWAN CAPPED UCITS ETF IE00B3S1J086 HSBC MSCI WORLD CLIMATE PARIS ALIGNED UCITS ETF IE00BP2C1V62 HSBC MSCI WORLD ISLAMIC ESG UCITS ETF IE000X9FTI22 HSBC MSCI WORLD SMALL CAP ESG UCITS ETF IE000C692SN6 HSBC MSCI WORLD UCITS ETF IE00B4X9L533, IE000UQND7H4, IE000QMIHY81, IE000WMRNBB0 HSBC MSCI WORLD VALUE ESG UCITS ETF IE000LYBU7X5 HSBC MULTI FACTOR WORLDWIDE EQUITY UCITS ETF IE00BKZGB098, IE0000378O66 HSBC NASDAQ GLOBAL SEMICONDUCTOR UCITS ETF IE000YDZG487 HSBC S&P INDIA TECH UCITS ETF IE0008119MO8 HSBC World ESG Biodiversity Screened Equity UCITS ETF IE0002UTLE51 SCHEDULE 3 Funds ISIN HSBC MSCI AC ASIA PACIFIC EX JAPAN CLIMATE PARIS ALIGNED UCITS ETF IE000XFORJ80 HSBC MSCI EMERGING MARKETS CLIMATE PARIS ALIGNED UCITS ETF IE000FNVOB27 HSBC MSCI EUROPE CLIMATE PARIS ALIGNED UCITS ETF IE00BP2C0316 HSBC MSCI JAPAN CLIMATE PARIS ALIGNED UCITS ETF IE000UU299V4 HSBC MSCI USA CLIMATE PARIS ALIGNED UCITS ETF IE00BP2C1S34, IE000O0KDG23 HSBC MSCI WORLD CLIMATE PARIS ALIGNED UCITS ETF IE00BP2C1V62 A copy of the Circular will be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism where it is available for inspection at: https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism (https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism) Further Information: HSBC ETFs plc 3 Dublin Landings, North Wall Quay, Dublin 1 Ireland +353 1 635 6000* J&E Davy (Sponsor) +353 1 679 6363* Brian Garrahy * Calls may be recorded This information is provided by RNS, the news service of the London Stock Exchange. 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