UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM6-K
Report of Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the month of March 2020
Commission File Number:001-14930
HSBC Holdings plc
42nd Floor, 8 Canada Square, London E14 5HQ, England
(Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form20-F or Form40-F).
Form 20-F ☒ Form40-F ☐
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form6-K in paper as permitted by RegulationS-T Rule 101(b)(1): ☐
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This Report on Form6-K is hereby incorporated by reference in the following HSBC Holdings plc
registration statement: file number333-223191
HSBC Holdings plc (the “Registrant”) hereby incorporates by reference the following exhibits to this report on Form6-K into its registration statement: file number333-223191.
Exhibit No. | Description of Document | |
4.1 | Fifteenth Supplemental Indenture to the Senior Securities Indenture, dated March 31, 2020. | |
5.1 | Opinion of Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP, special US counsel to the Registrant, dated March 31, 2020. | |
5.2 | Opinion of Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP, special English counsel to the Registrant, dated March 31, 2020. |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
HSBC Holdings plc | ||
By: | /s/ Ewen Stevenson | |
Name: Ewen Stevenson | ||
Title: Group Chief Financial Officer |
Date: March 31, 2020