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HSBC HOLDINGS PLC
Notes on the Financial Statements (continued)
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3 The interest margin on the €800m and US$450m callable subordinated floating rate notes 2016 increases by 0.5 per cent from March
2011 and July 2011, respectively.
4 The interest rate on the 4.75 per cent callable subordinated notes 2020 changes in September 2015 to three-month sterling LIBOR plus
0.82 per cent.
5 The distributions on the trust preferred securities change in November 2015 to three-month dollar LIBOR plus 1.926 per cent.
6 The interest rate on the 5.375 per cent callable subordinated step-up notes 2030 changes in November 2025 to three month sterling
LIBOR plus 1.50 per cent.
7 The interest rate on the callable subordinated variable coupon notes 2017 is fixed at 5.75 per cent until June 2012. Thereafter, the rate
per annum is the sum of the gross redemption yield of the then prevailing five-year UK gilt plus 1.70 per cent.
8 The interest rate on the 5 per cent callable subordinated notes 2023 changes in March 2018 to become the rate per annum which is the
sum of the gross redemption yield of the prevailing five-year UK gilt plus 1.80 per cent.
9 The interest rate on the 4.25 per cent callable subordinated notes changes in March 2011 to three-month EURIBOR plus 1.05 per cent.
10 The interest margin on the callable subordinated floating notes 2020 increases by 0.5 per cent from September 2015.
11 The 7.65 per cent subordinated notes 2025 are repayable at the option of each of the holders in May 2007.
12 The interest rate on the 8.625 per cent step-up updated subordinated notes changes in December 2007 to become, for each successive
five year period, the rate per annum which is the sum of the yield on the then five year benchmark UK gilt plus 1.87 per cent.
Footnotes 3 to 12 (excluding footnote 11) all relate to notes that are repayable at the option of the borrower on the date of the change of
the interest rate, and at subsequent interest rate reset dates and interest payment dates in some cases, subject to the prior consent of the
Financial Services Authority and, where relevant, the local banking regulator.
Step-up Perpetual Preferred Securities
(a) Guaranteed by HSBC Holdings
The seven issues of Non-cumulative Step-up Perpetual Preferred Securities (footnote 1) were made by Jersey
limited partnerships and are guaranteed, on a subordinated basis, by HSBC Holdings. The proceeds of the issues
were on-lent to HSBC Holdings by the limited partnerships by issue of subordinated notes. The Preferred
Securities qualify as innovative tier 1 capital for HSBC. The Preferred Securities, together with the guarantee,
are intended to provide investors with rights to income and capital distributions and distributions upon
liquidation of HSBC Holdings that are equivalent to the rights that they would have had if they had purchased
non-cumulative perpetual preference shares of HSBC Holdings.
The Preferred Securities are perpetual, but redeemable in 2014, 2010, 2013, 2016, 2015, 2030 and 2012
respectively at the option of the general partner of the limited partnerships. If not redeemed, the distributions
payable step-up and become floating rate or, for the sterling issue, for each successive five-year period the sum
of the then five-year benchmark UK gilt plus a margin. There are limitations on the payment of distributions if
prohibited under UK banking regulations or other requirements, if a payment would cause a breach of HSBC’s
capital adequacy requirements, or if HSBC Holdings has insufficient distributable reserves (as defined).
HSBC Holdings has covenanted that if it is prevented under certain circumstances from paying distributions on
the Preferred Securities in full, it will not pay dividends or other distributions in respect of its ordinary shares, or
effect repurchase or redemption of its ordinary shares, until after a distribution has been paid in full.
If (i) HSBC’s total capital ratio falls below the regulatory minimum ratio required, or (ii) the Directors expect
that, in view of the deteriorating financial condition of HSBC Holdings, (i) will occur in the near term, then the
Preferred Securities will be substituted by Preference Shares of HSBC Holdings having economic terms which
are in all material respects equivalent to those of the Preferred Securities and the guarantee taken together.
(b) Guaranteed by HSBC Bank
The two issues of Non-cumulative Step-up Perpetual Preferred Securities (footnote 2) were made by Jersey
limited partnerships and are guaranteed, on a subordinated basis, by HSBC Bank. The proceeds of the issues
were on-lent to HSBC Bank by the limited partnerships by issue of subordinated notes. The Preferred Securities
qualify as innovative tier 1 capital for HSBC and for HSBC Bank on a solo and consolidated basis and, together
with the guarantee, are intended to provide investors with rights to income and capital distributions and
distributions upon liquidation of HSBC Bank that are equivalent to the rights they would have had if they had
purchased non-cumulative perpetual preference shares of HSBC Bank.
The two issues of Preferred Securities are perpetual, but redeemable in 2031 and 2020, respectively, at the option
of the general partner of the limited partnerships. If not redeemed the distributions payable step-up and become
floating rate. The same limitations on the payment of distributions apply to HSBC Bank as to HSBC, as
described above. HSBC Bank has provided a similar covenant to that provided by HSBC Holdings, also as
described above.