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Filed pursuant to Rule 433
Registration No. 333-158065
November 14, 2011
(HSBC LOGO)
HSBC Holdings plc
Pricing Term Sheet:
     
Issuer:
  HSBC Holdings plc
 
   
Lead Manager:
  HSBC Securities (USA) Inc.
 
   
Co-Managers:
  ANZ Securities, Inc.
 
  BMO Capital Markets Corp.
 
  BNY Mellon Capital Markets, LLC
 
  CIBC World Markets Corp.
 
  Citigroup Global Markets Inc.
 
  Comerica Securities, Inc.
 
  Danske Markets Inc.
 
  Fifth Third Securities, Inc.
 
  ING Financial Markets LLC
 
  Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated
 
  nabSecurities, LLC
 
  PNC Capital Markets LLC
 
  RBC Capital Markets, LLC
 
  Scotia Capital (USA) Inc.
 
  US Bancorp Investment, Inc.
 
  Wells Fargo Securities, LLC
 
   
Structure:
  Global Fixed Rate Senior Unsecured Notes
         
Ratings:
  Aa2 (neg) /AA- (stable) /AA (stable)*   Aa2 (neg) /AA- (stable) /AA (stable)*
 
       
Pricing Date:
  November 14, 2011   November 14, 2011
 
       
Settlement Date:
  November 17, 2011 (T+3)   November 17, 2011 (T+3)
 
       
Maturity Date:
  January 14, 2022   January 14, 2042
 
       
Form of Offering:
  SEC Registered Global   SEC Registered Global
Transaction Details:
         
Principal Amount:
  $900,000,000    $750,000,000 
 
       
Benchmark Treasury:
  UST 2.00% due Nov 2021   UST 3.75% due August 2041
 
       
Treasury Yield:
  2.035%    3.054% 
 
       
Treasury Price:
  99-22    113-17 
 
       
Re-offer Spread:
  UST + 285 basis points   UST + 305 basis points
 
       
Coupon:
  4.875%    6.100% 
 
       
Re-offer Yield:
  4.885%    6.104% 
 
       
Issue Price:
  99.909%    99.927% 
 
       
Gross Fees:
  0.40%    0.875% 

 


 

         
Net Price:
  99.509%    99.052% 
 
       
Total Proceeds to Issuer:
  $895,581,000    $742,890,000 
 
       
Interest Payment Dates:
  Semi-annual on each January 14 and July 14, commencing July 14, 2012. (Long first Coupon).   Semi-annual on each January 14 and July 14, commencing July 14, 2012. (Long first Coupon).
 
       
Call Features:
  NCL   NCL
 
       
Day Count Convention:
  30/360   30/360
 
       
Minimum Denominations:
  $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 thereafter   $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 thereafter
 
       
Listing:
  NYSE   NYSE
 
       
Principal Paying Agent:
  HSBC Bank USA, N.A.   HSBC Bank USA, N.A.
 
       
CUSIP:
  404280 AL3   404280 AM1
 
       
ISIN:
  US404280AL34   US404280AM17
 
*   A security rating is not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold securities and may be subject to revision or withdrawal at any time by the assigning rating organization. Each rating should be evaluated independently of any other rating.
The issuer has filed a registration statement (including a prospectus) with the SEC for the offering to which this communication relates. Before you invest, you should read the prospectus in the registration statement and other documents the issuer has filed with the SEC for more complete information about the issuer and this offering. You may get these documents for free by visiting EDGAR on the SEC Web site at www.sec.gov. Alternatively, the issuer, any underwriter or any dealer participating in the offering will arrange to send you the prospectus if you request it by calling toll-free 1-866-811-8049.