Open a Stocks and Shares ISA

Why is this important?

By agreeing to the declarations below, you are entering into a contract to open an HL Stocks and Shares ISA for the tax year 2025/26. This declaration will also cover any future tax years that you choose to make a subscription to your HL Stocks and Shares ISA.

Declarations

To open an HL Stocks and Shares ISA with us, you must read and agree to the following declarations. If you do not agree with any of the declarations below, you should not proceed with opening a HL Stocks and Shares ISA.

You declare that:

• You are 18 years of age or older;
• All subscriptions made, or to be made, belong to you;
• You have not, and will not subscribe, more than the overall subscription limit (the £20,000 annual ISA limit) in total to any combination of permitted ISAs in the same tax year; and
• You are a resident in the United Kingdom for tax purposes, or, if you are not a UK resident:


• you perform duties which, by virtue of Section 28 of Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003 (Crown employees serving overseas), are treated as being performed in the United Kingdom; or
• you are married to, or in a civil partnership with, a person who performs such duties.
  
  (Please note that you must notify us if you cease to be a UK resident or to perform such duties or be married to, or in a civil partnership with, a person who performs such duties. By completing this application, you agree to notify us if this changes).

Your authorisation

We also require the following authorisation from you to manage your account operationally. By continuing with the HL Stocks and Shares ISA application process, you authorise us to:

• Hold on your behalf your cash subscriptions, ISA investments, interest, dividends and any other rights or proceeds in respect of those investments and any other cash;
• Make on your behalf any claims to relief from tax in respect of ISA investments; and
• Create and maintain a written record of your application.

A quick reminder

Please make sure that all the information you provide in this application is accurate to the best of your knowledge, as it will form the basis of the contract between you and HL. By completing this application, you confirm that the information provided is correct to the best of your knowledge and belief.

Your personal data will remain confidential and will not be passed to any other organisation unless required to do so by law.