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1 IMPORTANT: This document is important and requires your immediate attention. If you are in any doubt as to the action you should take, you should immediately consult your stockbroker, bank manager, solicitor, accountant or financial adviser. HSBC GLOBAL INVESTMENT FUNDS «Société d'investissement à Capital Variable» Registered Office: 16, Boulevard d Avranches, L-1160 Luxembourg, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting (the Meeting ) of HSBC Global Investment Funds (the Company ) will be held at the registered office of the Company on: Friday, 31 July 2015 at a.m. (Central European Time) for the purpose of considering and voting upon the following matters: Agenda 1. Presentation of the Report of the Board of Directors for the accounting year ended 31 March Presentation of the Report of the Auditors for the accounting year ended 31 March Approval of the Financial Statements for the accounting year ended 31 March Discharge to be granted to the Directors in respect of their duties carried out for the accounting year ended 31 March Re-Election of Mrs Eimear Cowhey and of Messrs Michael Boehm, Jean de Courrèges, Peter Dew, George Efthimiou, Dean Lam and John Li as Directors, to serve as such until the Annual General Meeting to approve the Financial Statements for the accounting year ending on 31 March Election of Mrs Joanna Munro as a Director, to serve as such until the Annual General Meeting to approve the Financial Statements for the accounting year ending on 31 March A short biography for Mrs Munro is included below. 7. Subject to the approval by the Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (the "CSSF"), election of PricewaterhouseCoopers, Société coopérative as Auditors of the Company until the Annual General Meeting to approve the Financial Statements for the accounting year ending on 31 March Allocation of the results for the accounting year ended 31 March Approval of Directors Fees, as disclosed in the Audited Financial Statements for the accounting year ended as at 31 March Consideration of such other business as may properly come before the Meeting. Financial Statements A copy of the Financial Statements for the accounting year ended 31 March 2015, which includes the Reports to be presented at Items 1 and 2 above, is available upon request by shareholders from the registered office of the Company or the Hong Kong Representative 15 days prior to the Meeting. Voting The majority at the Meeting shall be determined according to the shares issued and outstanding at midnight (Luxembourg time) five days prior to the Meeting, i.e. 24 July 2015 (referred to as Record Date ). There will be no requirement as to the quorum in order for the Meeting to validly deliberate and decide on the matters listed in the agenda; resolutions will be passed by the simple majority of the votes cast. At the Meeting, each share entitles to one vote. The rights of the shareholders to attend the Meeting and to exercise the voting right attached to their shares are determined in accordance with the shares held at the Record Date. Voting Arrangements If you intend to vote on the above-mentioned matters, please complete the enclosed Proxy Form and return it to us at Level 22, HSBC Main Building, 1 Queen s Road Central, Hong Kong on or before 4.00 p.m. (Hong Kong time) on 27 July HSBC Global Asset Management Holdings (Bahamas) Limited is holding your investment in the Company on your behalf and will vote on your behalf following receipt of your completed Proxy Form. If you have any queries, please direct these to your bank or financial adviser or alternatively you should contact the Hong Kong Representative at Level 22, HSBC Main Building, 1 Queen s Road Central, Hong Kong (telephone number: (852) ). HSBC Investment Funds (Hong Kong) Limited Hong Kong Representative of HSBC Global Investment Funds 30 June 2015 The Hong Kong Representative accepts responsibility for the accuracy of the contents of this document at the date of publication.

2 Election of Directors Mrs Joanna Munro appointment as a Director of the Company approved by the Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier in December Mrs Munro is currently Global Head of Fiduciary Governance for HSBC Global Asset Management and has been with HSBC since Mrs Munro has been in the asset management industry for over twenty-five years, in roles on the investment, sales and product side at international financial institutions. Most recently Mrs Munro has been the CEO for the Asia Pacific business of HSBC Global Asset Management, responsible for around 90bn USD of assets under management with offices in Australia, HK, India, Japan, Singapore and Taiwan as well as a joint venture in Shanghai. Mrs Munro has been a director on a number of asset management boards, as well as a director of the Chartered Financial Analyst Institute (UK). Mrs Munro was educated at Cambridge and the London School of Economics and has an MBA from Stanford University.

3 HSBC GLOBAL INVESTMENT FUNDS «Société d'investissement à Capital Variable» Registered Office: 16, Boulevard d Avranches, L-1160 Luxembourg, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg PROXY FORM (for use at the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders of HSBC Global Investment Funds on Friday, 31 July 2015 or at any adjournment thereof) I/We (name) of (address) account number holding through HSBC Global Asset Management Holdings (Bahamas) Limited (the Nominee ) (number) of Shares of hereby authorise the Nominee to appoint the Chairman of the Meeting (the Proxyholder ) for the purpose of representing me/us, through the Nominee, to vote on my/our behalf at the Annual General Meeting to be held on 31 July 2015 and at adjournment thereof. I/we instruct the Proxyholder to vote on the items contained in the Notice of the said Annual General Meeting as follows: In favour of** Against** Abstain** 1. Presentation of the Report of the Board of Directors for the accounting year ended 31 March Presentation of the Report of the Auditors for the accounting year ended 31 March Approval of the Financial Statements for the accounting year ended 31 March Discharge to be granted to the Directors in respect of their duties carried out for the accounting year ended 31 March Re-Election of Mrs Eimear Cowhey and of Messrs Michael Boehm, Jean de Courrèges, Peter Dew, George Efthimiou, Dean Lam and John Li as Directors, to serve as such until the Annual General Meeting to approve the Financial Statements for the accounting year ending on 31 March Election of Mrs Joanna Munro as a Director, to serve as such until the Annual General Meeting to approve the Financial Statements for the accounting year ending on 31 March Subject to the approval by the CSSF, election of PricewaterhouseCoopers, Société coopérative as Auditors of the Company until the Annual General Meeting to approve the Financial Statements for the accounting year ending on 31 March Allocation of the results for the accounting year ended 31 March Approval of Directors Fees, as disclosed in the Audited Financial Statements for the accounting year ended as at 31 March Consideration of such other business as may properly come before the Meeting. Failing any specific instruction, the Proxyholder will vote at his/her complete discretion. Signature Dated this day of 2015 * Please indicate the name of the sub-fund of HSBC GLOBAL INVESTMENT FUNDS of which you are an investor ** Please indicate with an in the spaces provided above. If you want to instruct the Proxyholder to vote for you in the meeting, please complete and return this Proxy Form (and the power of attorney or other authority, if any, under which they are signed or a notarially certified copy thereof) to the Hong Kong Representative, HSBC Investment Funds (Hong Kong) Limited at Level 22, HSBC Main Building, 1 Queen s Road Central, Hong Kong so as to arrive no later than 27 July 2015, 4 p.m. Hong Kong time. HSBC Global Asset Management Holdings (Bahamas) Limited (the Nominee ) is holding your investment in the Company on your behalf and will vote on your behalf following receipt of your completed Proxy Form.

4 重要提示 : 此乃重要文件, 務須閣下即時垂注如閣下對須採取的行動有任何疑問, 應立即諮詢閣下的股票經紀銀行經理律師會計師或財務顧問滙豐環球投資基金 «可變資本投資公司» 註冊辦事處 : 16, Boulevard d Avranches, L-1160 Luxembourg, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg 股東週年大會會議通知茲通告滙豐環球投資基金 ( 本公司 ) 的股東週年大會 ( 大會 ) 將於 : 2015 年 7 月 31 日星期五上午 11 時 ( 中歐時間 ) 於本公司的註冊辦事處舉行, 審議下列事項及就此進行投票 : 議程 1. 表呈截至 2015 年 3 月 31 日會計年度之董事會報告 2. 表呈截至 2015 年 3 月 31 日會計年度之核數師報告 3. 通過截至 2015 年 3 月 31 日會計年度之財務報告 4. 就 2015 年 3 月 31 日會計年度解除各董事之職務 5. 重選 Eimear Cowhey 女士及 Michael Boehm Jean de Courrèges Peter Dew George Efthimiou Dean Lam 及 John Li 先生為本公司之董事, 任期直至審批截至 2016 年 3 月 31 日會計年度財務報告之股東週年大會為止 6. 選舉 Joanna Munro 女士為董事直至審批截至 2016 年 3 月 31 日會計年度財務報告之股東週年大會為止請參閱下文有關 Munro 女士的傳記 7. 在取得 Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier ( CSSF ) 批准的條件下, 選舉 PricewaterhouseCoopers, Société coopérative 為本公司之核數師, 任期直至審批截至 2016 年 3 月 31 日會計年度財務報告之股東週年大會為止 8. 就 2015 年 3 月 31 日會計年度的業績分配 9. 通過於截至 2015 年 3 月 31 日會計年度之經審核財務報告披露的董事酬金 10. 考慮其他可能於大會經適當程序提呈之事項財務報告 2015 年 3 月 31 日止會計年度之財務報告副本 ( 包括上述項目 1 及 2 所表呈的報告 ) 在會議 15 日前於本公司之註冊辦事處或香港代表供股東索取投票大會上的大多數會按在大會前五天, 即 2015 年 7 月 24 日 ( 稱為記錄日期 ), 的午夜 ( 盧森堡時間 ) 已發行及未被註銷的股份決定大會有效地考慮及決定議程上的事項並沒有法定人數的要求, 通過議案須取得與會股東的簡單大多數票贊成在大會上, 每一股份有一票投票權股東參與大會的權利及運用其股份附有之權利按其在記錄日期持有的股份決定投票安排如閣下擬就上述事項作出投票, 請於 2015 年 7 月 27 日香港時間下午 4 時正前填妥隨附的代表委任表格及將之交回我們位於香港皇后大道中 1 號滙豐總行大廈 22 樓的辦事處 HSBC Global Asset Management Holdings (Bahamas) Limited 代表閣下持有閣下在本公司的投資, 並將在收到閣下填妥的代表委任表格後代表閣下投票閣下如有任何疑問, 請向閣下的銀行或財務顧問查詢或聯絡香港代表, 地址為香港皇后大道中 1 號滙豐總行大廈 22 樓 ( 電話號碼 :(852) ) 滙豐投資基金 ( 香港 ) 有限公司滙豐環球投資基金香港代表 2015 年 6 月 30 日香港代表對本文件內容於刊發日期的準確性承擔責任

5 選舉董事 Joanna Munro 女士於 2014 年 12 月獲 Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier 批准獲委任為本公司董事 Munro 女士目前是滙豐環球投資管理的環球受信責任管治主管及已從 2005 年起加入滙豐 Munro 女士在資產管理行業已有超過 25 年經驗, 參與國際金融機構投資銷售及產品方面的職責 Munro 女士最近曾是滙豐環球投資管理的行政總裁, 負責於澳洲香港印度日本新加坡及台灣以及在上海合資公司的辦事處約 900 億美元的管理資產 Munro 女士曾是一些資產管理董事局及 Chartered Financial Analyst Institute ( 英國 ) 的董事 Munro 女士於劍橋及倫敦經濟學院接受教育及是史丹福大學的工商管理碩士

6 滙豐環球投資基金 «可變資本投資公司» 註冊辦事處 : 16, Boulevard d Avranches, L-1160 Luxembourg, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg 代表委任表格 ( 適用於 2015 年 7 月 31 日的滙豐環球投資基金股東週年大會或任何大會的任何延會 ) 本人 / 我們 ( 姓名 ) 居於 / 位於 ( 地址 ) 賬戶號碼為透過 HSBC Global Asset Management Holdings (Bahamas) Limited ( 代名人 ) 持有股 ( 股數 ) 滙豐環球投資基金的股份, 所持有之附屬基金為茲授權代名人委任大會主席 ( 代表委任表格持有人 ) 代表本人 / 我們, 透過代名人, 於 2015 年 7 月 31 日舉行的股東週年大會及任何大會的任何延會上投票本人 / 我們現指示代表委任表格持有人就上述股東週年大會之各項議程按以下指示投票 : 1. 表呈截至 2015 年 3 月 31 日會計年度之董事會報告 2. 表呈截至 2015 年 3 月 31 日會計年度之核數師報告 3. 通過截至 2015 年 3 月 31 日會計年度之財務報告 4. 就 2015 年 3 月 31 日會計年度解除各董事之職務 5. 重選 Eimear Cowhey 女士及 Michael Boehm Jean de Courrèges Peter Dew George Efthimiou Dean Lam 及 John Li 先生為本公司之董事, 任期直至審批截至 2016 年 3 月 31 日會計年度財務報告之股東週年大會為止 6. 選舉 Joanna Munro 女士為董事直至審批截至 2016 年 3 月 31 日會計年度財務報告之股東週年大會為止請參閱下文有關 Munro 女士的傳記 7. 在取得 CSSF 批准的條件下, 選舉 PricewaterhouseCoopers, Société coopérative 為本公司之核數師, 任期直至審批截至 2016 年 3 月 31 日會計年度財務報告之股東週年大會為止 8. 就 2015 年 3 月 31 日會計年度的業績分配 9. 通過於截至 2015 年 3 月 31 日會計年度之經審核財務報告披露的董事酬金 10. 考慮其他可能於大會經適當程序提呈之事項如無作出任何具體指示, 則該代表可全權酌情投票贊成 ** 反對 ** 棄權 ** 簽署 : 日期 : 2015 年月日 * 請列出持有的滙豐環球投資基金附屬基金名稱 ** 請於適當位置加號若閣下擬指示代表委任表格持有人在大會上代閣下投票, 請於 2015 年 7 月 27 日香港時間下午 4 時正前填妥本代表委任表格 ( 及其簽署所依據的授權書或其他權限文件 ( 如有 ) 或其經公證核證的副本 ), 並將其交回香港代表滙豐投資基金 ( 香港 ) 有限公司, 地址為香港皇后大道中 1 號滙豐總行大廈 22 樓 HSBC Global Asset Management Holdings (Bahamas) Limited ( 代名人 ) 代表閣下持有閣下在本公司的投資, 並將在收到閣下填妥的代表委任表格後代表閣下投票

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Luxembourg, [XXXX] 2008 Société d Investissement à Capital Variable Tel : (+352) 341 342 202 Fax : (+352) 341 342 342 IMPORTANT: This letter is important and requires your immediate attention. If you have any questions about