HSBC : announces pricing terms of its tender offers for nine series of notes

News Release

24 November 2020

HSBC HOLDINGS PLC ANNOUNCES PRICING TERMS

OF ITS TENDER OFFERS FOR NINE SERIES OF NOTES

On November 17, 2020, HSBC Holdings plc (the 'Company,' 'we' or 'us') launched nine separate offers to purchase for cash any and all of the outstanding series of notes listed in the tables below. We refer to the outstanding notes listed in the tables below collectively as the 'Notes' and separately as a 'series' of Notes. We refer to each offer to purchase a series of Notes as an 'Offer', and collectively as the 'Offers.'

The Offers are made upon the terms and are subject to the conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase dated November 17, 2020 relating to the Notes (the 'Offer to Purchase') and the related notice of guaranteed delivery (together with the Offer to Purchase, the 'Offer Documents'), including the Financing Condition (as defined below). The Offer Documents

are available at the following link:

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The Company today announces that on the terms and subject to the conditions in the Offer to Purchase, set forth in the table below is the 'Consideration' for each series of Fixed Rate Notes, as calculated at 11:00am (New York City time) on the date hereof (the 'Price Determination Date') in accordance with the Offer to Purchase. The Consideration for each series of Floating Rate Notes is equal to the applicable 'Fixed Price' specified in the Offer Documents and copied in the table below. References to '$' are to U.S. dollars.

Fixed Rate Notes

Acceptance			Maturity	Principal	Reference	Reference	Fixed	Consideration(4)
Priority	Title of Notes(2)	CUSIP	Amount
Date	Security	Yield	Spread
Level(1)			Outstanding
	4.000% Senior				UST 0.375% due		+10
		March			basis
1	Unsecured Notes due	404280AN9	$2,000,000,000	March 31, 2022	0.140%	$1,050.02
30, 2022	points
	March 2022			(US912828ZG82)
					("bps")
	2.950% Senior		May 25,		UST 2.625% due		+10
2	Unsecured Notes due	404280AY5	$1,541,839,000	May 15, 2021	0.093%	$1,013.39
2021	bps
	May 2021			(US9128284P22)
	2.650% Senior		January				+10
3	Unsecured Notes due	404280BF5	$638,128,000		0.118%	$1,026.64
5, 2022		bps
	January 2022
	4.875% Senior		January				+10
4	Unsecured Notes due	404280AL3	$417,483,000		0.118%	$1,052.17
14, 2022		bps
	January 2022
	3.400% Senior				UST 1.125% due
		March 8,		February 28,
6	Unsecured Notes due	404280AV1	$978,489,000	0.112%	+5 bps	$1,008.81
2021	2021
	March 2021
				(US912828P873)
	5.100% Senior		April 5,		UST 1.250% due
7	Unsecured Notes due	404280AK5	$848,554,000	March 31, 2021	0.110%	+5 bps	$1,017.14
2021
	April 2021			(US912828Q376)

Floating Rate Notes

Acceptance			Maturity	Principal	Fixed	Consideration(4)
Priority	Title of Notes(3)	CUSIP	Amount
Date	Price(3)
Level(1)			Outstanding
5	Floating Rate Senior Unsecured Notes due	404280BG3	January 5,	$755,193,000	$1,015.70	$1,015.70
January 2022	2022

This news release is issued by	Registered Office and Group Head Office:
HSBC Holdings plc	8 Canada Square, London E14 5HQ, United Kingdom
	Web: www.hsbc.com
	Incorporated in England with limited liability. Registered number 617987

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8	Floating Rate Senior Unsecured Notes due May	404280AZ2	May 25, 2021	$570,318,000	$1,008.00	$1,008.00
2021
9	Floating Rate Senior Unsecured Notes due March	404280AX7	March 8, 2021	$511,535,000	$1,006.10	$1,006.10
2021

1. We will accept Notes in the order of their respective Acceptance Priority Level specified in the table above, subject to the satisfaction of the Financing Condition. It is possible that the Financing Condition might not be met with respect to any series of Notes with any Acceptance Priority Level, and such series of Notes will not be accepted for purchase, even if one or more series of Notes with a lower Acceptance Priority Level is accepted for purchase. If any series of Notes is accepted for purchase under the Offers, all Notes of that series that are validly tendered and not validly withdrawn will be accepted for purchase. As a result, no series of Notes accepted for purchase will be prorated.
2. The 3.400% Senior Unsecured Notes due March 2021, the 5.100% Senior Unsecured Notes due April 2021, the 2.950% Senior Unsecured Notes due May 2021, the 2.650% Senior Unsecured Notes due January 2022, the 4.875% Senior Unsecured Notes due January 2022 and the 4.000% Senior Unsecured Notes due March 2022 are collectively referred to as the 'Fixed Rate Notes'.
3. The Floating Rate Senior Unsecured Notes due March 2021, the Floating Rate Senior Unsecured Notes due May 2021 and the Floating Rate Senior Unsecured Notes due January 2022 are collectively refered to as the 'Floating Rate Notes'.
4. Per $1,000 principal amount.

Each Offer will expire at 5:00pm (New York City time) today, unless extended or earlier terminated by the Company in its sole discretion (such date and time with respect to an Offer, as the same may be extended, the 'Expiration Time'). Notes tendered for purchase may be validly withdrawn at any time at or prior to 5:00pm (New York City time) today (such date and time with respect to an Offer, as the same may be extended, the 'Withdrawal Date'), but not thereafter, unless extended or earlier terminated with respect to an Offer by the Company in its sole discretion. The settlement date is expected to be the third business day after the Expiration Time, or November 30, 2020, unless extended or earlier terminated in respect of an Offer by the Company in its sole discretion (such date with respect to an Offer, as the same may be extended, the 'Settlement Date').

Each Offer is independent of the other Offers, and we may terminate, modify or waive the conditions of any Offer without terminating, modifying or waiving the conditions of any other Offer.

Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Offer Documents, holders who (i) validly tender Notes at or prior to the Expiration Time or (ii) validly tender Notes at or prior to the Guaranteed Delivery Date pursuant to the Guaranteed Delivery Procedures (each as defined in the Offer Documents), and whose Notes (i) have not been validly withdrawn at or prior to the Withdrawal Date and (ii) are accepted for purchase by us, will receive the Consideration specified in the tables above for each $1,000 principal amount of such Notes, which will be payable in cash on the Settlement Date as described below.

In the case of the Fixed Rate Notes validly tendered and accepted by us pursuant to the Offers, the Consideration has been determined in accordance with the formula set forth in the Offer to Purchase and with standard market practice, using the applicable 'Offer Yield,' which is equal to the sum of: (x) the applicable 'Reference Yield' specified in the table above that corresponds to the bid-side yield of the applicable 'Reference Security' specified in the table above for such series of Notes on the Bloomberg reference page PX3 or PX4, plus (y) the 'Fixed Spread' specified in the table above for such series of Notes.

Accordingly, the Consideration payable by us for each $1,000 principal amount of each series of Fixed Rate Notes accepted by us is equal to:

1. the present value on the Settlement Date of $1,000 principal amount of such Fixed Rate Notes due on the maturity date of such Fixed Rate Notes and all scheduled interest payments on such $1,000 principal amount of such Fixed Rate Notes to be made from (but excluding) the Settlement Date up to and including such maturity date, discounted to the Settlement Date at a discount rate equal to the applicable Offer Yield, minus
2. the Accrued Interest per $1,000 principal amount of such Fixed Rate Notes;

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such total amount being rounded to the nearest cent per $1,000 principal amount of such Notes, and the above calculation has been made in accordance with standard market practice as described by the formula set forth in the Offer to Purchase.

In addition to the Consideration, holders whose Notes of a given series are accepted for purchase will also be paid a cash amount equal to accrued and unpaid interest on such Notes from, and including, the last interest payment date for such Notes to, but not including, the Settlement Date, rounded to the nearest cent (such amount in respect of a series of Notes, 'Accrued Interest'). Accrued Interest will be payable on the Settlement Date. For the avoidance of doubt, interest will cease to accrue on the Settlement Date for all Notes accepted in the Offers. Under no circumstances will any interest be payable to holders because of any delay on the part of Global Bondholder Services Corporation, as depositary, The Depository Trust Company ('DTC') or any other party in the transmission of funds to holders.

The Offers are subject to the terms and conditions described in the Offer Documents. In particular, the Company's obligation to complete an Offer with respect to a particular series of Notes is conditioned on satisfaction of the 'Financing Condition', meaning (1) the proposed new issuance of senior unsured debt securities that priced on November 17, 2020 has been successfully completed on terms and conditions satisfactory to the Company in its sole discretion and (2) the 'Total Available Amount' of $2,000,000,000 is sufficient to fund the sum of (a) the Consideration (excluding Accrued Interest) for all validly tendered and not validly withdrawn Notes of such series plus (b) the aggregate Consideration (excluding Accrued Interest) for all validly tendered and not validly withdrawn Notes of each series having a higher 'Acceptance Priority Level' (as specified in the above table, with 1 being the highest Acceptance Priority Level and 9 being the lowest Acceptance Priority Level), other than Excluded Notes (as defined below).

Notwithstanding any other provision in the Offer to Purchase to the contrary, if the Financing Condition is not satisfied for a particular series of Notes, at any time at or prior to the Expiration Time, then (1) we will not be obligated to accept for purchase such series of Notes and will terminate the Offer with respect to such series of Notes (such series of Notes, 'Excluded Notes'), and (2) if there is any series of Notes having a lower Acceptance Priority Level for which the Financing Condition is satisfied, meaning the Total Available Amount is equal to or greater than the sum of:

1. the Consideration necessary to purchase all validly tendered and not validly withdrawn Notes of such series (excluding Accrued Interest), plus
2. the aggregate Consideration necessary to purchase all validly tendered and not validly withdrawn Notes of all series having a higher Acceptance Priority Level than such series of Notes, other than the Excluded Notes (in each case, excluding Accrued Interest),

then all Notes of such series having a lower Acceptance Priority Level will be accepted for purchase, and the Financing Condition will be applied at each subsequent Acceptance Priority Level until there is no series of Notes with a lower Acceptance Priority Level to be considered for purchase for which the Financing Condition is met.

It is possible that any series of Notes with any Acceptance Priority Level will fail to meet the Financing Condition and therefore will not be accepted for purchase even if one or more series with a lower Acceptance Priority Level is accepted for purchase. If any series of Notes is accepted for purchase under the Offers, all Notes of that series that are validly tendered and not validly withdrawn will be accepted for purchase. As a result, no series of Notes accepted for purchase will be prorated.

The Company reserves the right to amend or waive any of the conditions of the Offers, in whole or in part, at any time or from time to time, in its sole discretion, subject to applicable law. If any of the conditions are not satisfied at the Expiration Time with respect to an Offer, the Company may, in its sole discretion and without giving any notice, subject to applicable law, (a) terminate such Offer, (b) extend such Offer, on the same or amended terms, and thereby delay acceptance of any validly tendered Notes, or (c) continue to accept tenders.

Holders of Notes are advised to read carefully the Offer to Purchase for full details of and information on the procedures for participating in the Offers.

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The Company has retained HSBC Bank plc as Dealer Manager for the Offers (the 'Dealer Manager'). Questions and requests for assistance related to the Offers may be directed to the Dealer Manager at UK: [phone], US: [phone] (Collect) or +1 (888) HSBC-4LM (Toll Free), or by email at [e-mail].

Global Bondholder Services Corporation is acting as the information agent (the 'Information Agent'). Questions or requests for assistance related to the Offers or for additional copies of the Offer Documents may be directed to the Information Agent at [phone] (toll free) or

1. 430-3774(banks and brokers). You may also contact your broker, dealer, custodian bank, trust company or other nominee for assistance concerning the Offers.

If the Company terminates an Offer, all Notes tendered pursuant to such Offer will be returned promptly to the tendering holders thereof.

Holders of Notes are advised to check with any bank, securities broker or other intermediary through which they hold Notes as to when such intermediary would need to receive instructions from a beneficial owner in order for that beneficial owner to be able to participate in, or withdraw their instruction to participate in, an Offer before the deadlines specified herein and in the Offer to Purchase. The deadlines set by any such intermediary and DTC for the submission and withdrawal of tender instructions will also be earlier than the relevant deadlines specified herein and in the Offer to Purchase.

This announcement is for informational purposes only and does not constitute an offer to purchase or sell, or a solicitation of an offer to purchase or sell, any security. No offer, solicitation, or sale will be made in any jurisdiction in which such an offer, solicitation, or sale would be unlawful. The Offers are only being made pursuant to the Offer to Purchase. Holders of the Notes are urged to carefully read the Offer to Purchase before making any decision with respect to the Offers.

United Kingdom. This communication and any other documents or materials relating to the Offers are not being made and such documents and/or materials have not been approved by an authorized person for the purposes of section 21 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000. Accordingly, this communication and such documents and/or materials are not being distributed to, and must not be passed on to, persons in the United Kingdom other than

1. to those persons in the United Kingdom falling within the definition of investment professionals (as defined in Article 19(5) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005 (the 'Financial Promotion Order')), (ii) to those persons who are within Article 43(2) of the Financial Promotion Order, including existing members and creditors of HSBC Holdings, (iii) to those persons who are outside the United Kingdom, or (iv) to any other persons to whom it may otherwise lawfully be made under the Financial Promotion Order (all such persons together being referred to as 'Relevant Persons') and the transactions contemplated by the Offer to Purchase will be available only to, and engaged in only with, Relevant Persons. Any person who is not a Relevant Person should not act on or rely on this communication or any of its contents.

Belgium. Neither this communication nor any other documents or materials relating to the Offers have been submitted to or will be submitted for approval or recognition to the Financial Services and Markets Authority ('Autorité des services et marches financiers / Autoriteit financiële diensten en markten') and, accordingly, the Offers may not be made in Belgium by way of a public offering, as defined in Articles 3 and 6 of the Belgian Law of 1 April 2007 on public takeover bids (the 'Belgian Takeover Law') as amended or replaced from time to time. Accordingly, the Offers may not be advertised and the Offers will not be extended, and neither this communication nor any other documents or materials relating to the Offers (including any memorandum, information circular, brochure or any similar documents) has been or shall be distributed or made available, directly or indirectly, to any person in Belgium other than (i) to 'qualified investors' in the sense of Article 10 of the Belgian Law of 16 June 2006 on the public offer of placement instruments and the admission to trading of placement instruments on regulated markets, acting on their own account or (ii) in any circumstances set out in Article 6, §4 of the Belgian Takeover Law. This communication has been issued only for the personal use of the above qualified investors and exclusively for the purpose of the