FORM 2 CORPORATE SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDER NOTICE Notice pursuant to s. 324 of Part XV of the Securities and Futures Ordinance (Cap. 571) Form for use by a corporation giving notice of : (i) First acquiring an interest in 5% or more of the shares of a listed corporation (I.e. first becoming a substantial shareholder); (ii) Changes in the percentage level, or nature, of its interest or its short position in such shares; and (iii) Ceasing to have an interest of 5% in such shares (complete Boxes 1 to 19 and 27 only). This Form must be completed in accordance with the directions and instructions in the Notes to Form 2. 1. Name of listed corporation HSBC Holdings plc 2. Stock code 5 3. Class of shares Ordinary Shares 4. Number of issued shares in class 2,65,742,738 5. Name of substantial shareholder BlackRock, Inc. 8. Business registration number N/A 9. Place of incorporation Delaware, USA Certificate of Incorporation No. 41922 6. Registered office 1. Contact person 129 Orange Street, Wilmington DE 1981 Beth Moore 11. Daytime tel. No. 12. e-mail address 169282986 GroupUSThresholds@blackrock.com 7. Principal place of business in Hong Kong N/A 13. Exchange on which listed New York Stock Exchange 14. Name of listed parent and exchange on which parent is listed N/A 1
15. Date of relevant event 18 1 216 (day) (month) (year) 16. Date when the substantial shareholder became aware of the relevant event/ interest in the shares (if later) (day) (month) (year) 17. Details of relevant event Relevant event code describing circumstances (see Table 1) Code describing capacity in which shares were/are held (see Table 2) Before relevant event 16 6 25 4 25 After relevant event bought/sold or involved Currency of transaction Highest price per share On Exchange Average price per share Average consideration per share Off Exchange Consideration Code (see Table 3) 4 63,276,646 HKD 18. Total shares immediately before the relevant event 19. Total shares immediately after the relevant event Total number of shares Percentage figure (%) Total number of shares Percentage figure (%) 1,296,148,83 6.46 1,296,148,83.8 Lending pool Lending pool 6.46.8 2. Capacity in which interests disclosed in Box 19 are held 21. Further information in respect of derivative interests Code describing capacity (see Table 2) 25 5 1,296,148,83 Code describing derivatives (see Table 4) 44 5 4,673,148 12,513,775 2
22. Further information in relation to interests of corporations controlled by substantial shareholder Name of controlled corporation Trident Merger, LLC Address and place of incorporation 129 Orange Street, Wilmington DE 1981, United Name of controlling shareholder BlackRock, Inc. Direct % interest control (Y/N) 1. N Short Position 26,987,289 Management, LLC 129 Orange Street, Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware 1981, United Trident Merger, LLC 1. Y 26,987,289 BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. 129 Orange Street, Wilmington DE 1981, United BlackRock, Inc. 1. N 1,269,161,541 129 Orange Street, Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware 1981, United BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. 1. N 1,255,543,78 129 Orange Street, Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware 1981, United BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. 1. Y 13,617,833 BlackRock Holdco 4, LLC 129 Orange Street, Wilmington DE 1981, United 1. N 52,427,997 4,79,357 BlackRock Holdco 6, LLC 129 Orange Street, Wilmington DE 1981, United BlackRock Holdco 4, LLC 1. N 52,427,997 4,79,357 BlackRock Delaware Holdings Inc. 129 Orange Street, Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware 1981, United BlackRock Holdco 6, LLC 1. N 52,427,997 4,79,357 23. Further information in relation to interests held by substantial shareholder jointly with another person Name of joint shareholder Address Short Position 3
24. Further information from a trustee, or beneficiary of a trust, or a founder of a Discretionary Trust Name of Trust Address Status Code (see Table 5) 25. Further information from a party to an agreement under Section 317 ( Please see Notes for further information required) Names of other parties Address Total number of shares in which substantial shareholder is interested under section 317 and 318 26. Details of person(s) in accordance with whose directions the substantial shareholder or its directors are accustomed to act Names Address Relationship Code (see Table 6) Percentage (%) 27. Date of filing this Form 2 2 1 216 28. Number of continuation sheets 1 Form 2. (day) (month) (year) 29. Number of attachments 4
Continuation Sheet 22. Further information in relation to interests of corporations controlled by substantial shareholder Name of controlled corporation BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association Address and place of incorporation Name of controlling shareholder 1225 17th Street, Suite 3, Denver, CO 822 (Colorado, USA) BlackRock Delaware Holdings Inc. % control Direct interest (Y/N) 1. Y 32,56,487 4,79,357 BlackRock Fund Advisors 4 Howard Street San Francisco, CA 9415, United States (California, USA) BlackRock Delaware Holdings Inc. 1. Y 182,371,51 BlackRock Capital Holdings, Inc. 129 Orange Street, Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware 1981, United 1. N 42,73,153 1,652,837 BlackRock Advisors, LLC 129 Orange Street, Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware 1981, United BlackRock Capital Holdings, Inc. 1. Y 42,73,153 1,652,837 BlackRock International Holdings, Inc. 129 Orange Street, Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware 1981, United 1. N 71,385,558 9,493,75 13 Castle Street, St. Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands JE4 5UT (Jersey) BlackRock International Holdings, Inc. 86. N 71,385,558 9,493,75 BlackRock Cayco BlackRock Trident Holding Company c/o Walkers SPV, P.O. Box 98GT, Walker House, Mary Street, George Town, British West Indies, Cayman Islands (Cayman Islands) Taney Hall, Eglington Terrace, Dundrum, Dublin 14, Ireland (Ireland) BlackRock HK Holdco 1. N 28,638,794 BlackRock Cayco 1. N 28,638,794 BlackRock Japan Holdings GK Marunouchi Trust Tower Main, 1-8-3 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 1-8217 (Japan) BlackRock Trident Holding Company 1. N 28,638,794 BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd. Marunouchi Trust Tower Main, 1-8-3 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 1-8217 (Japan) BlackRock Japan Holdings GK 1. Y 28,638,794 BlackRock Canada Holdings LP 161 Bay Street, Suite 25, Toronto, Ontario M5J 2S1, Canada (Ontario, Canada) 99.9 N 9,358,217 BlackRock Canada Holdings ULC 161 Bay Street, Suite 25, Toronto, Ontario M5J 2S1, Canada (Ontario, Canada) BlackRock Canada Holdings LP 1. N 9,358,217 Canada 161 Bay Street, Suite 25, Toronto, Ontario M5J 2S1, Canada (Ontario, Canada) BlackRock Canada Holdings ULC 1. Y 9,358,217 BlackRock Australia Holdco Pty. Ltd. Level 26, 11 Collins Street Melbourne VIC 3 Australia (Victoria, Australia) 1. N 7,168,6 Management (Australia) Level 26, 11 Collins Street Melbourne VIC 3 Australia (Victoria, Australia) BlackRock Australia Holdco Pty. Ltd. 1. Y 7,168,6 BlackRock (Singapore) Holdco Pte. Ltd. 2 Anson Road #18-1 79912 Singapore (Singapore) 1. N 64,551,49 BlackRock Asia-Pac Holdco, LLC 129 Orange Street, Wilmington DE 1981, United States (Delaware, USA) BlackRock (Singapore) Holdco Pte. Ltd. 1. N 64,66,92 BlackRock HK Holdco 13th Floor, One Pacific Place, 88 Queensway, Hong Kong (Hong Kong) BlackRock Asia-Pac Holdco, LLC 1. N 64,66,92 North Asia 15/F, 16/F, 17/F Champion Tower & 17/F ICBC Tower, 3 Garden Road, Central, Hong Kong BlackRock HK Holdco 1. Y 35,428,18 BlackRock Group 9. N 629,37,926 9,493,75 BlackRock (Netherlands) B.V. Rembrandt Tower, 17th floor, Amstelplein, Amsterdam Netherlands (Amsterdam, Netherlands) BlackRock Group 1. Y 3,692,753 BlackRock Advisors (UK) BlackRock Group 1. Y 52,954,85 BlackRock International Exchange Place One, 1 Semple Street, Edinburgh, EH3 8BL, United Kingdom (Scotland, United Kingdom) BlackRock Group 1. N 249,275,423 BlackRock International Exchange Place One, 1 Semple Street, Edinburgh, EH3 8BL, United Kingdom (Scotland, United Kingdom) BlackRock Group 1. Y 2,177,213 28,785 BlackRock Luxembourg Holdco 35 A, avenue J.F. Kennedy L-1855 Luxembourg BlackRock Group 1. N 118,425,931 5,23,449 Management Ireland Holdings JP Morgan House, International Financial Services Centre, Dublin 1, Ireland (Ireland) BlackRock Luxembourg Holdco 1. N 11,157,767 3,135 HSBC_Holdings_181216_CINOI.xls Box22 1
Ireland JP Morgan House, International Financial Services Centre, Dublin 1, Ireland (Ireland) Management Ireland Holdings 1. Y 11,157,767 3,135 BLACKROCK (Luxembourg) S.A. 35 A, avenue J.F. Kennedy L-1855 Luxembourg BlackRock Luxembourg Holdco 1. Y 16,686,74 5,227,314 Management (UK) BlackRock Group 1. N 149,961,533 3,82,844 Management (UK) BlackRock Group 1. Y 52,82,988 16,997 Deutschland AG Max-Joseph-Straße 6, D-8333, München, Germany (Germany) Management (UK) 1. N 9,886,279 Deutschland AG Max-Joseph-Straße 6, D-8333, München, Germany (Germany) Management (UK) 1. Y 15,145,27 BlackRock Fund Managers Management (UK) 1. Y 124,93,47 3,82,844 BlackRock Life BlackRock International 1. Y 249,275,423 ishares (DE) I Investmentaktiengesellschaft mit Teilgesellschaftsvermögen Max-Joseph-Straße 6, 8333 Munich Germany (Germany) Deutschland AG 1. Y 9,886,279 BlackRock (Singapore) 2 Anson Road #18-1 79912 Singapore (Singapore) BlackRock (Singapore) Holdco Pte. Ltd. 1. Y 484,57 BlackRock UK Holdco BlackRock Luxembourg Holdco 1. N 582,9 (Schweiz) AG Bahnhofstrasse 39 81 Zurich, Switzerland (Switzerland) BlackRock UK Holdco 1. Y 92,64 BlackRock Channel Islands Holdco 4th Floor, One Waverley Place, Union Street, St. Helier, JE1 BR (Jersey) BlackRock UK Holdco 1. N 489,486 BlackRock (Channel Islands) 4th Floor, One Waverley Place, Union Street, St. Helier, JE1 BR (Jersey) BlackRock Channel Islands Holdco 1. Y 489,486 HSBC_Holdings_181216_CINOI.xls Box22 2