FORM 6-K
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Report of Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a - 16 or 15d - 16 of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the
month of August
HSBC Holdings plc
42nd
Floor, 8 Canada Square, London E14 5HQ, England
(Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual
reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F).
Form
20-F X Form 40-F
(Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information
contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information
to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934).
Yes
No X
(If
"Yes" is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the
registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82-
).
News
Release
17
August 2021
HSBC HOLDINGS PLC
ISSUANCE OF SENIOR UNSECURED NOTES
HSBC
Holdings plc has today issued US$1,500,000,000 0.732% Fixed
Rate/Floating Rate Senior Unsecured Notes due 2024 (the '2024
Notes') and US$2,000,000,000 2.206% Fixed Rate/Floating Rate Senior
Unsecured Notes due 2029 (the '2029 Notes' and, together with the
2024 Notes, the 'Notes') pursuant to an indenture dated 26 August
2009 (as amended or supplemented from time to time and as most
recently amended and supplemented by a twenty-second supplemental
indenture dated 17 August 2021).
Application
will be made to list the Notes on the New York Stock
Exchange.
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Investor
enquiries to:
Media
enquiries to:
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.
This
document is 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
United Kingdom ('UK'), or (iv) are persons to whom an invitation or
inducement to engage in investment activity (within the meaning of
section 21 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 ('FSMA')
in connection with the issue or sale of any securities may
otherwise lawfully be communicated or caused to be communicated
(all such persons together being referred to as "relevant
persons"). This document is directed only at relevant persons and
must not be acted on or relied on by persons who are not relevant
persons. Any investment or investment activity to which this
document relates is available only to relevant persons and will be
engaged in only with relevant persons.
EU
PRIIPs REGULATION/PROHIBITION OF SALES TO EEA RETAIL INVESTORS. The
Notes 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 European Economic Area
('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 Directive 2014/65/EU (as amended, 'MiFID II');
or (ii) a customer within the meaning of Directive (EU) 2016/97 (
the 'IDD'), 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 'EU PRIIPs Regulation') for
offering or selling the Notes or otherwise making them available to
retail investors in the EEA has been prepared and therefore
offering or selling the Notes or otherwise making them available to
any retail investor in the EEA may be unlawful under the EU PRIIPs
Regulation.
UK
PRIIPS REGULATION-PROHIBITION OF SALES TO UK RETAIL INVESTORS. The
Notes 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 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 Notes or otherwise making them available to
retail investors in the UK has been prepared and therefore offering
or selling the Notes 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 64 countries and territories in its
geographical regions: Europe, Asia, North America, Latin America,
and Middle East and North Africa. With assets of US$2,976bn at
30 June 2021, 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 is: Mark Tucker*, Noel Quinn, James Anthony
Forese†,
Steven Guggenheimer†,
Irene Lee†,
José Antonio Meade Kuribreña†,
Eileen K Murray†,
David Nish†,
Ewen Stevenson, Jackson Tai† and
Pauline van der Meer Mohr†.
* Non-executive Group Chairman
† Independent
non-executive Director
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
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HSBC
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By:
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Name:
Aileen Taylor
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Title:
Group Company Secretary and Chief Governance Officer
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Date:
17 August 2021
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