Delisting of Share Class

HSBC ETFs PLC

13 March 2026

 

HSBC ETFs plc (the "Company")

70 Sir John Rogerson's Quay
Dublin 2, Ireland

This letter is important and requires your immediate attention. If you are in doubt as to the content of this letter you should seek advice from your stockbroker, bank manager, solicitor, accountant or other independent financial adviser.

This letter has not been reviewed by the Central Bank of Ireland (the "Central Bank") and it is possible that changes may be necessary to meet the Central Bank's requirements. The board of directors of the Company (the "Directors") accepts responsibility for the information contained in this letter.

Capitalised terms used in this letter and not defined shall have the meaning given to those terms in the Prospectus.

13 March 2026

Dear Shareholder,

We refer to the HSBC Europe Screened Equity UCITS ETF (the "Fund"), a sub-fund of the Company, of which you are a Shareholder in the EUR Dist share class ISIN: IE000WARATZ3 (the "Class").

Notice of Delisting and Share Class Closure

The purpose of this letter is to advise you of the decision taken to compulsorily redeem all Shareholders in the Class and close the Class to further subscription on 14 April 2026 (the "Closure Date").

This follows a regular review by the Directors and the Investment Manager, which identified low assets under management and low trading volumes on the London Stock Exchange for this Class. As a result, the Directors believe that closing this Class is in the best interests of shareholders.

Please note, this closure applies only to the Class specified in this notice. Other share classes and sub-funds within the Company are not affected.

Procedure for Closure

For secondary market orders the last day for trading on each relevant stock exchange on which Shares in the Class are listed is 10 April 2026 (the "Final Exchange Trading Date").

For primary market orders, the last day (the 'Final Dealing Date') on which applications for subscriptions and redemptions for shares in the Class by Authorised Participants may be made is 13 April 2026 (the "Final Dealing Date").

The share class will be de-listed from the stock exchange on which the share classes is listed on 17 April 2026 (the "Delisting Date").

Registered in Ireland as an open ended umbrella fund, with segregated liability between sub funds.
Registration Number: 467896
Directors: Eve Finn, Feargal Dempsey, Peter Blessing, Olga Maria De Tapia Visiedo (Spanish), Suzanne Williams
(British), Xavier Baraton (French)
The Company is regulated by the Central Bank of Ireland.

On the Closure Date all Shares in the Class will be compulsorily redeemed in accordance with the terms of the Prospectus and redemption proceeds, calculated as of the Closure Date, will be paid to Shareholders within 10 Business Days.

Investors buying and selling shares in the Class through a broker or market maker/Authorised Participant and/or investors who hold shares in the Class through a nominee and/or clearing agent, may not appear in the Company's register of Shareholders. Such investors should deal directly with the relevant broker, market maker/Authorised Participant, nominee or clearing agent (as relevant) in respect of their investment.

Costs

Shareholders are advised that all legal and administrative costs in relation to the closure of the Class of Shares will be borne by HSBC Global Asset Management Limited and not the Fund.

If you have any queries regarding the content of this letter, please contact your sales representative or your professional adviser.

Tax considerations

If you are in any doubt as to the tax consequences, you should contact your financial or tax advisor.

Further Information:

Should you have any questions relating to the content of this Document, you should contact your sales representative or your professional adviser or the Administrator or, alternatively, you should contact your investment consultant and/or legal adviser, as appropriate.

Additional information relating to the Share Class and its fund are available by choosing your local website at www.global.assetmanagement.hsbc.com or from the registered office.

HSBC ETFs plc	70 Sir John Rogerson's Quay, Dublin 2, D02 R296, Ireland	[phone]*
J&E Davy (Sponsor)	Brian Garrahy	[phone]*

Appendix

Exchange	Final Exchange Trading Date	Delisting Date
London Stock Exchange	10 April 2026	17 April 2026

Fund Name	ISIN	Delistings
		Exchange	Ticker	Trading Currency
HSBC Europe Screened Equity UCITS ETF EUR (Dist)	IE000WARATZ3	London Stock Exchange	HSED LN Equity	USD
			HSES LN Equity	GBP

 

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