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RNS Number : 1960S  HSBC Holdings PLC  07 March 2023

7 March 2023

 

HSBC HOLDINGS PLC

ISSUANCE OF PERPETUAL SUBORDINATED CONTINGENT CONVERTIBLE SECURITIES

 

HSBC Holdings plc (the 'Company') is pleased to announce that all of the
conditions precedent under the securities terms agreement between the Company
and the underwriters listed therein dated 28 February 2023 (the 'Securities
Terms Agreement') in relation to the Company's previously announced issuance
of perpetual subordinated contingent convertible securities have been
satisfied (or where permitted, waived). The US$2,000,000,000 8.000% Perpetual
Subordinated Contingent Convertible Securities (Callable During Any Optional
Redemption Period) (ISIN US404280DT33) (the 'Securities') were issued on 7
March 2023 in accordance with the terms of the Securities Terms Agreement.

 

Application has been made to The Irish Stock Exchange plc trading as Euronext
Dublin ('Euronext Dublin') for the Securities to be admitted to the Official
List and to trading on the Global Exchange Market of Euronext Dublin.

 Investor enquiries to:
 Greg Case               Tel: +44 (0) 20 7992 3825  e-mail: investorrelations@hsbc.com

 Media enquiries to:
 Gillian James           Tel: +44 (0) 20 7992 0516  e-mail: gillian.james@hsbcib.com

 

Disclaimers

 

The offering was made pursuant to an effective shelf registration statement on
Form F-3 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the 'SEC'). The
offering was made solely by means of a prospectus supplement and accompanying
prospectus which have been filed with the SEC. You may obtain these documents
for free by visiting EDGAR on the SEC website at www.sec.gov or by writing or
telephoning us at either of the following addresses:

 

Group Company Secretary

HSBC Holdings plc

8 Canada Square

London E14 5HQ

United Kingdom

Tel: +44 20 7991 8888

HSBC Holdings plc

c/o HSBC Bank USA, National Association

452 Fifth Avenue

New York, New York, 10018

Attn: Company Secretary

Tel: +1 212 525 5000

The distribution of this announcement in certain jurisdictions may be
restricted by law. Persons into whose possession this announcement comes are
required to inform themselves about and to observe any such restrictions.

 

This announcement does not constitute an offer or an invitation to subscribe
or purchase any of the Securities. No action has been taken in any
jurisdiction to permit a public offering of the Securities where such action
is required other than in the US. The offer and sale of the Securities may be
restricted by law in certain jurisdictions.

 

The Securities are complex financial instruments. They are not a suitable or
appropriate investment for all investors, especially retail investors. In some
jurisdictions, regulatory authorities have adopted or published laws,
regulations or guidance with respect to the offer or sale of securities such
as the Securities. Potential investors in the Securities should inform
themselves of, and comply with, any applicable laws, regulations or regulatory
guidance with respect to any resale of the Securities (or any beneficial
interests therein).

a.         In the United Kingdom ('UK'), the UK Financial Conduct
Authority ('FCA') Conduct of Business Sourcebook ('COBS') requires, in
summary, that the Securities should not be offered or sold to retail clients
(as defined in COBS 3.4, and each, a 'retail client') in the UK.

b.         Some or all of the underwriters are required to comply with
COBS.

c.         By purchasing, or making or accepting an offer to purchase,
any Securities (or a beneficial interest in such Securities) from the Company
and/or the underwriters, each prospective investor represents, warrants,
agrees with and undertakes to the Company and each of the underwriters that:

i.    it is not a retail client in the UK; and

ii.    it will not sell or offer the Securities (or any beneficial
interests therein) to retail clients in the UK or communicate (including the
distribution of the Prospectus Supplement or the accompanying Base Prospectus)
or approve an invitation or inducement to participate in, acquire or
underwrite the Securities (or any beneficial interests therein) where that
invitation or inducement is addressed to or disseminated in such a way that it
is likely to be received by a retail client in the UK.

d.         In selling or offering Securities or making or approving
communications relating to the Securities, it may not rely on the limited
exemptions set out in COBS.

e.         Potential investors in the Securities should also inform
themselves of, and comply with, any applicable laws, regulations or regulatory
guidance with respect to any resale of the Securities (or any beneficial
interests therein).

The obligations set out above are in addition to the need to comply at all
times with other applicable laws, regulations and regulatory guidance (whether
inside or outside the European Economic Area ('EEA') or the UK) relating to
the promotion, offering, distribution and/or sale of the Securities (or any
beneficial interests therein), whether or not specifically mentioned in the
Prospectus Supplement (including (without limitation) any requirements under
MiFID II or the UK FCA Handbook as to determining the appropriateness and/or
suitability of an investment in the Securities (or any beneficial interests
therein) for investors in any relevant jurisdiction. By purchasing, or making
or accepting an offer to purchase, any Securities (or a beneficial interest in
such Securities) from the Company and/or the underwriters each prospective
investor represents, warrants, agrees with and undertakes to the Company that
it will comply at all times with all such other applicable laws, regulations
and regulatory guidance.

Where acting as agent on behalf of a disclosed or undisclosed client when
purchasing, or making or accepting an offer to purchase, any Securities (or
any beneficial interests therein) from the Company and/or the underwriters the
foregoing representations, warranties, agreements and undertakings will be
given by and be binding upon both the agent and its underlying client.

PRIIPS Regulation-Prohibition of sales to EEA retail investors - The
Securities are not intended to be offered, sold or otherwise made available to
and should not be offered, sold or otherwise made available to any retail
investor in the EEA. For these purposes, a retail investor means a person who
is one (or more) of: (i) a retail client as defined in point (11) of Article
4(1) of MiFID II; or (ii) a customer within the meaning of Directive (EU)
2016/97, where that customer would not qualify as a professional client as
defined in point (10) of Article 4(1) of MiFID II. Consequently, no key
information document required by Regulation (EU) No 1286/2014 (as amended, the
'PRIIPs Regulation') for offering or selling the Securities or otherwise
making them available to retail investors in the EEA has been prepared and
therefore offering or selling the Securities or otherwise making them
available to any retail investor in the EEA may be unlawful under the PRIIPs
Regulation.

UK PRIIPS Regulation-Prohibition of sales to UK retail investors - The
Securities are not intended to be offered, sold or otherwise made available to
and should not be offered, sold or otherwise made available to any retail
investor in the UK. For these purposes, a retail investor means a person who
is one (or more) of: (i) a retail client as defined in point (8) of Article 2
of Regulation (EU) No 2017/565 as it forms part of UK domestic law by virtue
of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018, as amended (the 'EUWA'); (ii) a
customer within the meaning of the provisions of the Financial Services and
Markets Act 200, as amended (the 'FSMA') and any rules or regulations made
under the FSMA to implement Directive (EU) 2016/97, where that customer would
not qualify as a professional client, as defined in point (8) of Article 2(1)
of Regulation (EU) No 600/2014 as it forms part of UK domestic law by virtue
of the EUWA. Consequently, no key information document required by the
Regulation (EU) No 1286/2014 as it forms part of UK domestic law by virtue of
the EUWA (the 'UK PRIIPs Regulation') for offering or selling the Securities
or otherwise making them available to retail investors in the UK has been
prepared and therefore offering or selling the Securities or otherwise making
them available to any retail investor in the UK may be unlawful under the UK
PRIIPs Regulation.

 

For and on behalf of

HSBC Holdings plc

Aileen Taylor

Group Company Secretary and Chief Governance Officer

 

Notes to editors

 

1. HSBC Holdings plc

HSBC Holdings plc, the parent company of the HSBC Group, is headquartered in
London. The HSBC Group serves customers worldwide from offices in 62 countries
and territories in its geographical regions: Europe, Asia, North America,
Latin America, and Middle East and North Africa. With assets of US$2,967bn at
31 December 2022, HSBC is one of the world's largest banking and financial
services organisations.

 

2. The Board of Directors of HSBC Holdings plc as at the date of this
announcement comprises:

Mark Tucker*, Noel Quinn, Georges Elhedery, Geraldine Buckingham(†), Rachel
Duan(†), Dame Carolyn Julie Fairbairn(†), James Anthony Forese(†),
Steven Guggenheimer(†), José Antonio Meade Kuribreña(†), Kalpana
Morparia(†), Eileen K Murray(†), David Nish(†) and Jackson Tai(†).

* Non-executive Group Chairman

(†) Independent non-executive Director

 

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