30 October 2024
HSBC HOLDINGS PLC
PUBLICATION OF BASE PROSPECTUS
SUPPLEMENT
The following base prospectus supplement has
been approved by the Financial Conduct Authority and is available
for viewing:
Base Prospectus Supplement dated 30 October
2024 to the Base Prospectus dated 27 March 2024 and the supplements
thereto dated 1 May 2024 and 1 August 2024.
To view the full document, please paste the
following URL into the address bar of your browser:
http://www.hsbc.com/investors/fixed-income-investors/issuance-programmes
A copy of the above document has been submitted
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inspection at:
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investorrelations@hsbc.com
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HSBC Holdings plc
HSBC Holdings plc, the parent
company of HSBC, is headquartered in London. HSBC serves customers
worldwide from offices in 60 countries and territories. With assets
of US$3,099bn at 30 September 2024, HSBC is one of the world's
largest banking and financial services organisations.
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be (i) a person other than a U.S. person (as defined in Regulation
S under the Securities Act); or (ii) a QIB that is acquiring the
securities for its own account or for the account of another QIB.
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thereto via electronic publication.
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solicitation in any place where offers or solicitations are not
permitted by law. If a jurisdiction requires that the offering be
made by a licensed broker or dealer and the underwriters or any
affiliate of the underwriters is a licensed broker or dealer in
that jurisdiction, the offering shall be deemed to be made by the
underwriters or such affiliate on behalf of HSBC Holdings plc in
such jurisdiction. Under no circumstances shall the Base Prospectus
Supplement constitute an offer to sell, or the solicitation of an
offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of any Notes issued or to
be issued pursuant to the Base Prospectus and the Base Prospectus
Supplement, in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation
or sale would be unlawful.
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during the process of electronic transmission and consequently none
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or responsibility whatsoever in respect of any difference between
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