Report of Foreign Issuer Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 (6-k)
June 09 2021 - 11:35AM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
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 June
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-
).
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 9 June 2021 to the Base Prospectus
dated 30 March 2021.
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 to the National Storage
Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection
at: https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism
Investor enquiries
to:
Greg Case +44 (0) 20
7992 3825
investorrelations@hsbc.com
Media enquiries
to:
Ankit Patel +44 (0) 20
7991 9813
ankit.patel@hsbc.com
Note to editors:
HSBC Holdings plc
HSBC Holdings plc, the parent company of HSBC, is headquartered in
London. HSBC 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$2,959bn at 31 March 2021, HSBC is one of
the world's largest banking and financial services
organisations.
DISCLAIMER - INTENDED ADDRESSEES
IMPORTANT: You must read the
following before continuing: The following applies to the Base
Prospectus Supplement available by clicking on the link above, and
you are therefore advised to read this carefully before reading,
accessing or making any other use of the Base Prospectus
Supplement. In accessing the Base Prospectus Supplement, you agree
to be bound by the following terms and conditions, including any
modifications to them, any time you receive any information from us
as a result of such access.
THE BASE PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT MAY NOT BE FORWARDED OR DISTRIBUTED
OTHER THAN AS PROVIDED BELOW AND MAY NOT BE REPRODUCED IN ANY
MANNER WHATSOEVER. THE BASE PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT MAY ONLY BE
DISTRIBUTED OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES TO PERSONS THAT ARE
NOT U.S. PERSONS AS DEFINED IN, AND IN RELIANCE ON,
REGULATION S UNDER THE U.S. SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS
AMENDED (THE "SECURITIES
ACT") OR WITHIN THE UNITED
STATES TO QIBs (AS DEFINED BELOW) IN ACCORDANCE WITH RULE 144A
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT ("RULE 144A"). ANY FORWARDING, DISTRIBUTION OR REPRODUCTION
OF THE BASE PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT IN WHOLE OR IN PART IS
PROHIBITED. FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THIS NOTICE MAY RESULT IN A
VIOLATION OF THE SECURITIES ACT OR THE APPLICABLE LAWS OF OTHER
JURISDICTIONS.
NOTHING IN THIS ELECTRONIC PUBLICATION CONSTITUTES AN OFFER OF
SECURITIES FOR SALE IN ANY JURISDICTION WHERE IT IS UNLAWFUL TO DO
SO. ANY NOTES ISSUED OR TO BE ISSUED PURSUANT TO THE BASE
PROSPECTUS RELATING TO THE HSBC HOLDINGS PLC DEBT ISSUANCE
PROGRAMME (THE "BASE
PROSPECTUS") AND THE BASE
PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT HAVE NOT BEEN, AND WILL NOT BE, REGISTERED
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE
OF THE UNITED STATES OR ANY OTHER JURISDICTION. ANY NOTES
ISSUED OR TO BE ISSUED PURSUANT TO THE BASE PROSPECTUS AND THE BASE
PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD, PLEDGED OR
OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT (1) IN ACCORDANCE WITH RULE 144A UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT TO PERSONS REASONABLY BELIEVED TO BE QUALIFIED
INSTITUTIONAL BUYERS (EACH A "QIB") WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 144A OR (2) IN AN
OFFSHORE TRANSACTION TO A PERSON THAT IS NOT
A U.S. PERSON IN ACCORDANCE WITH RULE 903 OR RULE 904 OF
REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT.
Please note that the information contained in the Base Prospectus
Supplement may be addressed to and/or targeted at persons who are
residents of particular countries (specified in the Base
Prospectus) only and is not intended for use and should not be
relied upon by any person outside these countries and/or to whom
the offer contained in the Base Prospectus is not addressed. Prior
to relying on the information contained in the Base Prospectus and
the Base Prospectus Supplement you must ascertain from the Base
Prospectus whether or not you are part of the intended addressees
of the information contained therein.
Confirmation of your Representation: In order to be eligible to view the Base
Prospectus Supplement or make an investment decision with respect
to any Notes issued or to be issued pursuant to the Base Prospectus
and the Base Prospectus Supplement, you must 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. By accessing the
Base Prospectus Supplement, you shall be deemed to have represented
that you and any customers you represent are not
a U.S. person or that you are a QIB, and that you
consent to delivery of the Base Prospectus Supplement and any
supplements thereto via electronic publication.
You are reminded that the Base Prospectus Supplement has been made
available to you on the basis that you are a person into whose
possession the Base Prospectus Supplement may be lawfully delivered
in accordance with the laws of the jurisdiction in which you are
located and you may not, nor are you authorised to, deliver the
Base Prospectus Supplement to any other person.
The Base Prospectus Supplement does not constitute, and may not be
used in connection with, an offer or 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.
The Base Prospectus Supplement has been made available to you in an
electronic form. You are reminded that documents transmitted via
this medium may be altered or changed during the process of
electronic transmission and consequently none of HSBC Holdings plc,
its advisers, any person who controls HSBC Holdings plc or any
director, officer, employee nor agent of HSBC Holdings plc or
affiliate of any such person accepts any liability or
responsibility whatsoever in respect of any difference between the
Base Prospectus Supplement made available to you in electronic
format and the hard copy version available to you on request from
HSBC Holdings plc.
ends/all
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.
HSBC
Holdings plc
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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:
09 June
2021
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