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 19,924,19,46 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 5 8 216 (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 4 bought/sold or involved 556,178,8 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 (%) 1,35,367,28 6.55 1,35,367,28 8,478,94.4 8,478,94 Lending pool Lending pool 6.55.4 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 1,35,367,28 8,478,94 Code describing derivatives (see Table 4) 44 5 4,44,89 8,478,94 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 26,551,421 Management, LLC 129 Orange Street, Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware 1981, United Trident Merger, LLC 1. Y 26,551,421 BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. 129 Orange Street, Wilmington DE 1981, United BlackRock, Inc. 1. N 1,278,815,67 8,478,94 129 Orange Street, Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware 1981, United BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. 1. N 1,265,52,94 8,478,94 129 Orange Street, Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware 1981, United BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. 1. Y 13,312,667 BlackRock Holdco 4, LLC 129 Orange Street, Wilmington DE 1981, United 1. N 497,458,127 3,364,38 BlackRock Holdco 6, LLC 129 Orange Street, Wilmington DE 1981, United BlackRock Holdco 4, LLC 1. N 497,458,127 3,364,38 BlackRock Delaware Holdings Inc. 129 Orange Street, Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware 1981, United BlackRock Holdco 6, LLC 1. N 497,458,127 3,364,38 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 9 8 216 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 317,54,167 3,364,38 BlackRock Fund Advisors 4 Howard Street San Francisco, CA 9415, United States (California, USA) BlackRock Delaware Holdings Inc. 1. Y 179,953,96 BlackRock Capital Holdings, Inc. 129 Orange Street, Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware 1981, United 1. N 42,738,365 16,793 BlackRock Advisors, LLC 129 Orange Street, Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware 1981, United BlackRock Capital Holdings, Inc. 1. Y 42,738,365 16,793 BlackRock International Holdings, Inc. 129 Orange Street, Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware 1981, United 1. N 725,36,448 5,96,993 13 Castle Street, St. Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands JE4 5UT (Jersey) BlackRock International Holdings, Inc. 86. N 725,36,448 5,96,993 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 28,18,48 BlackRock Cayco 1. N 28,18,48 BlackRock Japan Holdings GK Marunouchi Trust Tower Main, 1-8-3 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 1-8217 (Japan) BlackRock Trident Holding Company 1. N 28,18,48 BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd. Marunouchi Trust Tower Main, 1-8-3 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 1-8217 (Japan) BlackRock Japan Holdings GK 1. Y 28,18,48 BlackRock Canada Holdings LP 161 Bay Street, Suite 25, Toronto, Ontario M5J 2S1, Canada (Ontario, Canada) 99.9 N 8,943,86 BlackRock Canada Holdings ULC 161 Bay Street, Suite 25, Toronto, Ontario M5J 2S1, Canada (Ontario, Canada) BlackRock Canada Holdings LP 1. N 8,943,86 Canada 161 Bay Street, Suite 25, Toronto, Ontario M5J 2S1, Canada (Ontario, Canada) BlackRock Canada Holdings ULC 1. Y 8,943,86 BlackRock Australia Holdco Pty. Ltd. Level 26, 11 Collins Street Melbourne VIC 3 Australia (Victoria, Australia) 1. N 6,227,428 Management (Australia) Level 26, 11 Collins Street Melbourne VIC 3 Australia (Victoria, Australia) BlackRock Australia Holdco Pty. Ltd. 1. Y 6,227,428 BlackRock (Singapore) Holdco Pte. Ltd. 2 Anson Road #18-1 79912 Singapore (Singapore) 1. N 64,75,378 BlackRock Asia-Pac Holdco, LLC 129 Orange Street, Wilmington DE 1981, United States (Delaware, USA) BlackRock (Singapore) Holdco Pte. Ltd. 1. N 63,597,597 BlackRock HK Holdco 13th Floor, One Pacific Place, 88 Queensway, Hong Kong (Hong Kong) BlackRock Asia-Pac Holdco, LLC 1. N 63,597,597 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 35,489,117 BlackRock Group 9. N 646,6,556 5,96,993 BlackRock (Netherlands) B.V. Rembrandt Tower, 17th floor, Amstelplein, Amsterdam Netherlands (Amsterdam, Netherlands) BlackRock Group 1. Y 3,643,369 BlackRock Advisors (UK) BlackRock Group 1. Y 72,695,289 BlackRock International Exchange Place One, 1 Semple Street, Edinburgh, EH3 8BL, United Kingdom (Scotland, United Kingdom) BlackRock Group 1. N 247,225,22 BlackRock International Exchange Place One, 1 Semple Street, Edinburgh, EH3 8BL, United Kingdom (Scotland, United Kingdom) BlackRock Group 1. Y 2,685,717 277,724 BlackRock Luxembourg Holdco 35 A, avenue J.F. Kennedy L-1855 Luxembourg BlackRock Group 1. N 118,389,531 3,838,12 Management Ireland Holdings JP Morgan House, International Financial Services Centre, Dublin 1, Ireland (Ireland) BlackRock Luxembourg Holdco 1. N 1,554,681 Ireland JP Morgan House, International Financial Services Centre, Dublin 1, Ireland (Ireland) Management Ireland Holdings 1. Y 1,554,681 Copy of HSBC_Holdings_58216_CINOI.xls Box22 1
BLACKROCK (Luxembourg) S.A. 35 A, avenue J.F. Kennedy L-1855 Luxembourg BlackRock Luxembourg Holdco 1. Y 17,83,729 3,838,12 BlackRock Group 1. N 147,335,587 919,222 BlackRock Group 1. Y 54,85,843 61,927 Deutschland AG Max-Joseph-Straße 6, D-8333, München, Germany (Germany) 1. N 8,933,21 Deutschland AG Max-Joseph-Straße 6, D-8333, München, Germany (Germany) 1. Y 15,221,771 BlackRock Fund Managers 1. Y 123,18,66 919,222 BlackRock Life BlackRock International 1. Y 247,225,22 ishares (DE) I Max-Joseph-Straße 6, 8333 Munich Germany (Germany) Investmentaktiengesellschaft mit Teilgesellschaftsvermögen Deutschland AG 1. Y 8,933,21 BlackRock (Singapore) 2 Anson Road #18-1 79912 Singapore (Singapore) BlackRock (Singapore) Holdco Pte. Ltd. 1. Y 477,781 BlackRock UK Holdco BlackRock Luxembourg Holdco 1. N 751,121 (Schweiz) AG Bahnhofstrasse 39 81 Zurich, Switzerland (Switzerland) BlackRock UK Holdco 1. Y 95,49 BlackRock Channel Islands Holdco 4th Floor, One Waverley Place, Union Street, St. Helier, JE1 BR (Jersey) BlackRock UK Holdco 1. N 655,631 BlackRock (Channel Islands) 4th Floor, One Waverley Place, Union Street, St. Helier, JE1 BR (Jersey) BlackRock Channel Islands Holdco 1. Y 655,631 Copy of HSBC_Holdings_58216_CINOI.xls Box22 2