HSBC Bank Malta p l c : Information to the Market

Date: 30 November 2022

COMPANY ANNOUNCEMENT

The following is a Company Announcement by HSBC Bank Malta p.l.c. in compliance with the Capital Markets Rules issued by the Malta Financial Services Authority.

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HSBC Bank Malta p.l.c. (the 'Bank') has been notified that on 30 November 2022, HSBC Europe B.V. ('HEBV') transferred its direct shareholding in the Bank to HSBC Continental Europe ('HBCE'). As a result of this transaction, HBCE holds a direct shareholding of 70.0295% in the Bank equivalent to 252,320,580 voting rights. Regulatory approval for this transaction has been obtained.

This transaction triggered the notifications required by Capital Markets Rule 5.176 (attached to this Company Announcement).

As had been announced by the Bank in Company Announcement HSBC391 dated 10 December 2021, the transaction occurred in the context of a corporate restructuring by the HSBC Group to comply with the obligation under Article 21(b) of Directive (EU) 2019/878 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 May 2019 amending Directive 2013/36/EU as regards exempted entities, financial holding companies, mixed financial holding companies, remuneration, supervisory measures and powers and capital conservation measures (CRD V) for non- EU headquartered banking groups like the HSBC Group to have an intermediate parent undertaking ('EU IPU') in the EU by 30 December 2023. In this regard, HBCE, HSBC's principal French subsidiary and hub for continental Europe has been designated by the HSBC Group as its EU IPU. As a result, as one of HSBC's relevant subsidiaries, the Bank has become owned by the HSBC Group through HBCE as the EU IPU.

The transaction will not involve any change in the day-to-day business of the Bank and its subsidiaries (the 'HSBC Malta Group'). Ultimate control of the HSBC Malta Group will not change and will remain vested in HSBC Holdings plc.

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Dr Paula Mamo LL.D.

Company Secretary

This Company Announcement is issued by

HSBC Bank Malta p.l.c.

Company Secretary Tel: [phone]

HSBC Bank Malta p.l.c.

Registered in Malta number C3177.

Registered Office: 116, Archbishop Street, Valletta VLT 1444, Malta.

HSBC Bank Malta p.l.c. is authorised by the Malta Financial Services Authority to provide investment services under the Investment Services Act 1994.

HSBC Bank Malta p.l.c. is enrolled as a tied insurance intermediary for HSBC Life Assurance (Malta) Ltd under the Insurance Distribution Act (Cap. 487 of the Laws of Malta)

Date: 22 October 2015

ESMA/2015/1597

Standard form for notification of major holdings

NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS (to be sent to the relevant issuer andto the competent authority)i

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attachedii:

HSBC Bank Malta p.l.c. with registered address at 116, Archbishop Street, Valletta VLT 1444, Malta. LEI: 549300X34UUBDEUL1Z91

2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):

[X] An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

[ ] An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments [ ] An event changing the breakdown of voting rights [ ] Other (please specify)iii:

3. Details of person subject to the notification obligationiv :

Name: HSBC Continental Europe	City and country of registered office (if applicable): Paris, France

1. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)v:
   Same as in 3.
2. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reachedvi:
   30 November 2022
3. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:

	% of voting rights at-	% of voting rights		Total number of
	through financial instru-	Total of both in %
	tached to shares (to-	voting rights of is-
	ments	(7.A + 7.B)
	tal of 7.A)	suervii
	(total of 7.B.1 + 7.B.2)
Resulting situation
on the date on which	70.0295%	N/A	70.0295%	360,306,099
threshold was
crossed or reached
Position of previous
notification (if appli-	N/A	N/A	N/A
cable)

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7. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reachedviii:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of	Number of voting rightsix	% of voting rights
shares
Direct	Indirect	Direct	Indirect
ISIN code (if possi-
(Art 9 of Directive	(Art 10 of Directive	(Art 9 of Directive	(Art 10 of Directive
ble)
2004/109/EC)	2004/109/EC)	2004/109/EC)	2004/109/EC)
Ordinary Shares	252,320,580	N/A	70.0295%	N/A
ISIN Code:
MT0000030107

SUBTOTAL A

252,320,580

70.0295%

B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) of Directive 2004/109/EC

			Number of voting rights
Type of financial in-	Expiration	Exercise/	that may be acquired if	% of voting rights
strument	datex	Conversion Periodxi	the instrument is exer-
			cised/ converted.
N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

SUBTOTAL B.1

N/A

B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to Art. 13(1)(b) of Directive 2004/109/EC

Type of financial	Expiration	Exercise/	Physical or cash	Number of
Conversion Pe-	% of voting rights
instrument	datex	settlementxii	voting rights
riod xi
N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

SUBTOTAL B.2 N/A

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8. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation (please tick the applicable box):

[ ] Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled by any natural person or legal entity and does not control any other undertaking(s) holding directly or indirectly an interest in the (under- lying) issuer.xiii

[X] Fullchain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the

financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entityxiv:

	% of voting rights if	% of voting rights
	through financial in-	Total of both if it equals
	it equals or is
Namexv	struments if it equals	or is higher than the no-
higher than the no-
	or is higher than the	tifiable threshold
	tifiable threshold
	notifiable threshold
HSBC Holdings plc (refer to	70.0293%	N/A	70.0293%
section 10 below)*
HSBC Bank plc	70.0291%	N/A	70.0291%
HSBC UK Bank plc	0.0002%	N/A	0.0002%
Canada Square Nominees	0.0002%	N/A	0.0002%
(UK) Limited
HSBC Continental Europe	70.0295%	N/A	70.0295%

9. In case of proxy voting: [name of the proxy holder] will cease to hold [% and number] voting rights as of [date]

N/A

10. Additional informationxvi:

On 30November 2022 HSBC Europe B.V. transferred its 70.0295% shareholding in HSBC Bank Malta p.l.c. (the "Is- suer") to HSBC Continental Europe.

As a result of the transfer, HSBC Continental Europe holds 70.0295% of the share capital and voting rights in the Issuer whilst HSBC Europe B.V. no longer holds a shareholding in the Issuer. Griffin International Limited and Midcorp Limited being shareholders in HSBC Europe B.V. as a result, no longer form part of the shareholding structure of the Issuer and thus no longer hold an indirect shareholding in the Issuer. HSBC Holdings plc, HSBC Bank plc, HSBC UK Bank plc and Canada Square Nominees (UK) Limited hold an indirect shareholding in the Issuer (as shown above), via HSBC Continental Europe.

*HSBC Holding plc's indirect holding of 70.0293% in the Issuer is held as follows:

1. 70.0291% is held through HSBC Holding plc's 100% shareholding in HSBC Bank plc which in turn holds 99.99944% in HSBC Continental Europe, which in turn holds 70.0295% in the Issuer (as disclosed above); and
2. 0.0002% is held through HSBC Holding plc's 100% shareholding in HSBC UK Bank plc which in turn holds 100% in Canada Square Nominees (UK) Limited, which in turn owns 0.00028% in HSBC Continental Europe, which in turn holds 70.0295% in the Issuer (as disclosed above).

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Done at Paris, France on ___30 November 2022.

Signature:

Name: Andrew Wild

Position: CEO

For and on behalf of HSBC Continental Europe

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