FORM 2 - Corporate Substantial Shareholder Notice
 
Form Serial Number: CS20190821E00321 
1. Date of relevant event: 16/08/2019
(dd/mm/yyyy)
2. Date when the substantial shareholder becomes aware of the relevant event / interest in the shares (if later):
(dd/mm/yyyy)
3. Stock code: 00005
4. Name of listed corporation: HSBC Holdings plc 
5. Class of shares: Ordinary Shares 
6. Number of issued shares in class: 20,583,254,570
7. Name of substantial shareholder: UBS Group AG 
8. Registered office: BAHNHOFSTRASSE 45 8001 ZURICH SWITZERLAND
9. Principal place of business in Hong Kong: 52/F TWO INTERNATIONAL FINANCE CENTRE, 8 FINANCE STREET, CENTRAL, HONG KONG 
15. Exchange on which listed: SIX Swiss Exchange AG
16. Name of listed parent and exchange on which parent is listed:  
17. Details of relevant event:
  Brief description of relevant event Capacity in which shares were/are held Number of shares bought/sold or involved Currency of transaction On Exchange Off Exchange
Before relevant event After relevant event Highest price (per share) Average price (per share) Average consideration (per share) Nature of consideration
Long position
1004You first acquire a notifiable interest because:
you acquired a security interest in the shares
2201Interest of corporation controlled by you
 45,717,703
Short position 
 
 
 		            
18. Total shares immediately before the relevant event:
 Total number of sharesPercentage figure (%)
Long position1,027,112,3944.99
Short position787,468,6733.83
19. Total shares immediately after the relevant event:
 Total number of sharesPercentage figure (%)
Long position1,072,830,0975.21
Short position787,468,6733.83
20. Capacity in which interests disclosed in Box 19 are held:
Capacity codeNumber of shares
2106Person having a security interest in shares
Long position91,653,830
Short position0
2201Interest of corporation controlled by you
Long position981,176,267
Short position787,468,673

21. Further information in respect of derivative interests:
Derivatives codeNumber of shares
4101Listed derivatives - Physically settled
Long position53,597,499
Short position38,597,403
4102Listed derivatives - Cash settled
Long position151,440
Short position18,921,400
4105Unlisted derivatives - Physically settled
Long position28,621,390
Short position68,115,715
4106Unlisted derivatives - Cash settled
Long position40,931,381
Short position45,442,602
22. Further information in relation to interests of corporations controlled by substantial shareholder:
Name of controlled corporationAddress and place of incorporationName of controlling person% controlDirect interest (Y/N)Number of shares
UBS AGBahnhofstrasse 45, Zürich, SwitzerlandUBS Group AG19.00Y
Long position754,794,240
Short position775,503,494
UBS Bank (Canada)154 University Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaUBS Group AG100.00Y
Long position26,405
Short position0
UBS Europe SEBockenheimer Landstrasse 2-4 OpernTurm, Frankfurt am Main GermanyUBS Group AG100.00Y
Long position1,549,096
Short position1,528,991
UBS Financial Services Inc.Corporation Service Company 251 Little Falls Drive, Wilmington, New Castle / DE , USAUBS Group AG100.00Y
Long position1,972,051
Short position0
UBS Gestión S.G.I.I.C., SAMaría de Molina 4-3a, Madrid, SpainUBS Group AG100.00Y
Long position4,500
Short position0
UBS Swiss Financial Advisers AGLowenstrasse 49, Zurich, SwitzerlandUBS Group AG100.00Y
Long position626,059
Short position0
UBS Switzerland AGBahnhofstrasse 45, Zürich, SwitzerlandUBS Group AG100.00Y
Long position21,822,181
Short position0
UBS Asset Management (Americas) Inc.Corporation Service Company, 251 Little Falls Drive, Wilmington, Delaware, USAUBS Group AG100.00Y
Long position109,557
Short position0
UBS Asset Management (Australia) LtdLevel 16, Chifley Tower, 2 Chifley Square, Sydney, AustraliaUBS Group AG100.00Y
Long position2,624,329
Short position0
UBS Asset Management (Deutschland) GmbHBockenheimer Landstrasse 2-4, Frankfurt am Main, GermanyUBS Group AG100.00Y
Long position2,841,959
Short position0
UBS Asset Management (Hong Kong) Ltd43-52 Floors, Two International Finance Centre, 8 Finance Street, Central, Hong KongUBS Group AG100.00Y
Long position9,754,617
Short position0
UBS Asset Management Life Ltd5 Broadgate, London, United KingdomUBS Group AG100.00Y
Long position25,809,046
Short position0
UBS Asset Management (Singapore) LtdOne Raffles Quay, #50-01 North Tower, SingaporeUBS Group AG100.00Y
Long position314,906
Short position12,800
UBS Asset Management Switzerland AGBahnhofstrasse 45, Zürich, SwitzerlandUBS Group AG100.00Y
Long position12,746,932
Short position0
UBS Asset Management Trust CompanyIllinois Corporation Service Company 801 Adlai Stevenson Drive, Springfield, IL, USAUBS Group AG100.00Y
Long position1,228,876
Short position0
UBS Asset Management (UK) Limited5 Broadgate, London, United KingdomUBS Group AG100.00Y
Long position81,769,026
Short position0
UBS Fund Management (Luxembourg) S.A.33A avenue J.F. Kennedy, LuxembourgUBS Group AG100.00Y
Long position28,223,890
Short position1,218,110
UBS Fund Management (Switzerland) AGAeschenplatz 6, Basel, SwitzerlandUBS Group AG100.00Y
Long position25,287,927
Short position0
UBS Third Party Management Company S.A.33A avenue J.F. Kennedy, LuxembourgUBS Group AG100.00Y
Long position307,822
Short position0
UBS Securities LLCCorporation Service Company 251 Little Falls Drive, Wilmington, Delaware, USAUBS Group AG100.00Y
Long position9,362,848
Short position9,205,278

23. Further information in relation to interests held by substantial shareholder jointly with another person:
Name of joint shareholderAddressNumber of shares
 
24. Further information from a trustee, a beneficiary of a trust, or a person who set up a discretionary trust:
Names of trustAddressStatus codeNumber of shares
  
25. Further information from a party to an agreement under Section 317 (Please see Notes for further information required):
Names of other partiesAddressNumber of shares
 
Total number of shares in which a substantial shareholder is interested under sections 317 and 318
26. Details of person(s) in accordance with whose directions the substantial shareholder or its directors are accustomed to act:
NamesAddressRelationship CodePercentage (%)
  
 
27. Supplementary information:
28. Log/Serial Number of the previous form:
29. Number of concert party document(s) under section 317 attached/uploaded:
Date of filing this Form 2: 21/08/2019
(dd/mm/yyyy)