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 2,192,189,818 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 23 2 217 (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 4 bought/sold or involved 99,838,877 Currency of transaction Highest price per share On Exchange Average price per share Average consideration per share Off Exchange Consideration Code (see Table 3) 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 (%) 1,311,98,59 6.49 1,311,98,59 11,237,47.6 11,237,47 Lending pool Lending pool 6.49.6 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 1,311,98,59 11,237,47 Code describing derivatives (see Table 4) 44 5 5,86,611 8,366,831 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 26,529,626 Management, LLC 129 Orange Street, Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware 1981, United Trident Merger, LLC 1. Y 26,529,626 BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. 129 Orange Street, Wilmington DE 1981, United BlackRock, Inc. 1. N 1,284,568,883 11,237,47 129 Orange Street, Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware 1981, United BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. 1. N 1,272,332,963 11,237,47 129 Orange Street, Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware 1981, United BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. 1. Y 12,235,92 BlackRock Holdco 4, LLC 129 Orange Street, Wilmington DE 1981, United 1. N 521,648,645 3,92,839 BlackRock Holdco 6, LLC 129 Orange Street, Wilmington DE 1981, United BlackRock Holdco 4, LLC 1. N 521,648,645 3,92,839 BlackRock Delaware Holdings Inc. 129 Orange Street, Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware 1981, United BlackRock Holdco 6, LLC 1. N 521,648,645 3,92,839 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 27 2 217 28. Number of continuation sheets 1 Form 2. (day) (month) (year) 29. Number of attachments 4
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 315,536,11 3,92,839 BlackRock Fund Advisors 4 Howard Street San Francisco, CA 9415, United States (California, USA) BlackRock Delaware Holdings Inc. 1. Y 26,112,634 BlackRock Capital Holdings, Inc. 129 Orange Street, Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware 1981, United 1. N 35,19,733 76,271 BlackRock Advisors, LLC 129 Orange Street, Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware 1981, United BlackRock Capital Holdings, Inc. 1. Y 35,19,733 76,271 BlackRock International Holdings, Inc. 129 Orange Street, Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware 1981, United 1. N 715,664,585 7,437,937 13 Castle Street, St. Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands JE4 5UT (Jersey) BlackRock International Holdings, Inc. 86. N 715,664,585 7,437,937 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 27,866,65 BlackRock Cayco 1. N 27,866,65 BlackRock Japan Holdings GK Marunouchi Trust Tower Main, 1-8-3 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 1-8217 (Japan) BlackRock Trident Holding Company 1. N 27,866,65 BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd. Marunouchi Trust Tower Main, 1-8-3 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 1-8217 (Japan) BlackRock Japan Holdings GK 1. Y 27,866,65 BlackRock Canada Holdings LP 161 Bay Street, Suite 25, Toronto, Ontario M5J 2S1, Canada (Ontario, Canada) 99.9 N 1,99,622 BlackRock Canada Holdings ULC 161 Bay Street, Suite 25, Toronto, Ontario M5J 2S1, Canada (Ontario, Canada) BlackRock Canada Holdings LP 1. N 1,99,622 Canada 161 Bay Street, Suite 25, Toronto, Ontario M5J 2S1, Canada (Ontario, Canada) BlackRock Canada Holdings ULC 1. Y 1,99,622 BlackRock Australia Holdco Pty. Ltd. Level 26, 11 Collins Street Melbourne VIC 3 Australia (Victoria, Australia) 1. N 7,166,56 Level 26, 11 Collins Street Melbourne VIC 3 Australia Management (Australia) (Victoria, Australia) BlackRock Australia Holdco Pty. Ltd. 1. Y 7,166,56 BlackRock (Singapore) Holdco Pte. Ltd. 2 Anson Road #18-1 79912 Singapore (Singapore) 1. N 62,35,524 BlackRock Asia-Pac Holdco, LLC 129 Orange Street, Wilmington DE 1981, United States (Delaware, USA) BlackRock (Singapore) Holdco Pte. Ltd. 1. N 61,828,4 BlackRock HK Holdco 13th Floor, One Pacific Place, 88 Queensway, Hong Kong (Hong Kong) BlackRock Asia-Pac Holdco, LLC 1. N 61,828,4 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 33,961,975 BlackRock Group 9. N 636,93,383 7,437,937 BlackRock (Netherlands) B.V. Rembrandt Tower, 17th floor, Amstelplein, Amsterdam Netherlands (Amsterdam, Netherlands) BlackRock Group 1. Y 3,115,252 BlackRock Advisors (UK) BlackRock Group 1. Y 38,96,657 BlackRock International Exchange Place One, 1 Semple Street, Edinburgh, EH3 8BL, United Kingdom (Scotland, United Kingdom) BlackRock Group 1. N 252,863,629 BlackRock International Exchange Place One, 1 Semple Street, Edinburgh, EH3 8BL, United Kingdom (Scotland, United Kingdom) BlackRock Group 1. Y 1,45,113 244,747 BlackRock Luxembourg Holdco 35 A, avenue J.F. Kennedy L-1855 Luxembourg BlackRock Group 1. N 125,31,224 2,89,686 Management Ireland Holdings JP Morgan House, International Financial Services Centre, Dublin 1, Ireland (Ireland) BlackRock Luxembourg Holdco 1. N 111,238,874 13,34 Ireland JP Morgan House, International Financial Services Centre, Dublin 1, Ireland (Ireland) Management Ireland Holdings 1. Y 111,238,874 13,34 Copy of HSBC_Holdings_232217_CINOI.xls Box22 1
BLACKROCK (Luxembourg) S.A. 35 A, avenue J.F. Kennedy L-1855 Luxembourg BlackRock Luxembourg Holdco 1. Y 13,956,976 2,796,652 BlackRock Group 1. N 159,446,646 4,259,467 BlackRock Group 1. Y 54,955,862 124,37 Deutschland AG Max-Joseph-Straße 6, D-8333, München, Germany (Germany) 1. N 11,846,2 Deutschland AG Max-Joseph-Straße 6, D-8333, München, Germany (Germany) 1. Y 16,464,582 BlackRock Fund Managers 1. Y 131,135,864 4,259,467 BlackRock Life BlackRock International 1. Y 252,863,629 ishares (DE) I Max-Joseph-Straße 6, 8333 Munich Germany (Germany) Investmentaktiengesellschaft mit Teilgesellschaftsvermögen Deutschland AG 1. Y 11,846,2 BlackRock (Singapore) 2 Anson Road #18-1 79912 Singapore (Singapore) BlackRock (Singapore) Holdco Pte. Ltd. 1. Y 477,484 BlackRock UK Holdco BlackRock Luxembourg Holdco 1. N 15,374 (Schweiz) AG Bahnhofstrasse 39 81 Zurich, Switzerland (Switzerland) BlackRock UK Holdco 1. Y 15,374 Copy of HSBC_Holdings_232217_CINOI.xls Box22 2