HSBC Bank plc Pre Stabilisation Notice (6981Z)

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RNS Number : 6981Z

HSBC Bank plc

21 May 2019

21(st) May 2019

HSBC Holdings plc

Pre Stabilisation Notice

HSBC (contact: 'synd manager'; telephone: [phone]) hereby gives notice, as Stabilisation Coordinator, that the Stabilisation Manager(s) named below may stabilise the offer of the following securities

 
 The securities: 
 Issuer:                     HSBC Holdings plc 
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 Guarantor (if any):         na 
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 Aggregate nominal           GBP Benchmark 
  amount: 
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 Description:                Fixed due May 2030 (call date May 2029) 
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 Offer price:                tbc 
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 Other offer terms: 
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 Stabilisation: 
 Stabilising Manager(s):     HSBC Bank 
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 Stabilisation period        21(st) May 2019 
  expected to start 
  on: 
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 Stabilisation period        28(th) June 2019 
  expected to end no 
  later than: 
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 Existence, maximum          5% of the aggregate nominal amount 
  size & conditions 
  of use of over-allotment 
  facility[1]: 
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 Stabilisation Venue(s)      Over the counter (OTC) 
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In connection with the offer of the above securities, the Stabilisation Manager(s) may over-allot the securities or effect transactions with a view to supporting the market price of the securities at a level higher than that which might otherwise prevail. However, there is no assurance that the Stabilisation Manager(s) will take any stabilisation action and any stabilisation action, if begun, may be ended at any time. Any stabilisation action or over-allotment shall be conducted in accordance with all applicable laws and rules.

This announcement is for information purposes only and does not constitute an invitation or offer to underwrite, subscribe for or otherwise acquire or dispose of any securities of the Issuer in any jurisdiction.

In addition, if and to the extent that this announcement is communicated in, or the offer of the securities to which it relates is made in, any EEA Member State that has implemented Directive 2003/71/EC, as amended (together with any applicable implementing measures in any Member State, the "Prospectus Directive") before the publication of a prospectus in relation to the securities which has been approved by the competent authority in that Member State in accordance with the Prospectus Directive (or which has been approved by a competent authority in another Member State and notified to the competent authority in that Member State in accordance with the Prospectus Directive), this announcement and the offer are only addressed to and directed at persons in that Member State who are qualified investors within the meaning of the Prospectus Directive (or who are other persons to whom the offer may lawfully be addressed) and must not be acted on or relied on by other persons in that Member State.

This announcement and the offer of the securities to which it relates are only addressed to and directed at persons outside the United Kingdom and persons in the United Kingdom who have professional experience in matters related to investments or who are high net worth persons within article 12(5) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005 and must not be acted on or relied on by other persons in the United Kingdom.

[1] Please note that the existence and the maximum size of any greenshoe option, the exercise period of the greenshoe option and any conditions for exercise of the greenshoe option must also be disclosed, if such option exists. In addition, the exercise of the greenshoe option must be disclosed to the public promptly, together with all appropriate details, including in particular the date of exercise and the number and nature of securities involved

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