HSBC Holdings plc Announces a Proposed Offering of Additional Tier 1 Securities to Finance the Redemption of Its US Dollar Preference Shares
Subject to the successful pricing of the Offering of the Securities (which is expected to occur on
The Company has retained
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The Offering is being made pursuant to an effective shelf registration statement on Form F-3 filed with the
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This communication shall not constitute a notice of redemption with respect to the Preference Shares and the ADSs. A notice will be published in due course, to the extent that the Company exercises its redemption option.
This communication, the Prospectus and any other documents or materials relating to the Offering are for distribution only to persons who (i) have professional experience in matters relating to investments and who fall within Article 19(5) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005 (as amended, the ‘Financial Promotion Order’), (ii) are persons falling within Article 49(2)(a) to (d) (high net worth companies, unincorporated associations etc.) of the Financial Promotion Order, (iii) are outside the
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Solely for the purposes of its obligations pursuant to Sections 309B(1)(a) and 309B(1)(c) of the Securities and Futures Act (Chapter 289 of
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investorrelations@hsbc.com
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Ankit Patel
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