[6-K] HSBC Holdings PLC Current Report (Foreign Issuer)
HSBC Holdings plc reports purchases and cancellations of its ordinary shares under the buy-back announced 31 July 2025. Since the programme began the company has repurchased 59,596,989 ordinary shares for approximately US$751.8 million. On 21 August 2025 HSBC purchased and cancelled 2,292,789 shares on UK venues at an average price of 拢9.6416 and 1,414,400 shares on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange at an average price of HK$100.6947. Following cancellation of the UK-repurchase tranche, HSBC's issued ordinary share capital comprises 17,359,051,883 ordinary shares with voting rights; Hong Kong-cancelled shares will be reflected once cancellation completes.
The announcement confirms the trades were made on Exchange or as market purchases under applicable rules and provides a link to a full breakdown of individual trades executed by Merrill Lynch International on HSBC鈥檚 behalf.
HSBC Holdings plc comunica gli acquisti e le cancellazioni delle proprie azioni ordinarie nell'ambito del programma di buy-back annunciato il 31 luglio 2025. Dall'avvio del programma la societ脿 ha riacquistato 59.596.989 azioni ordinarie per un controvalore di circa US$751,8 milioni. Il 21 agosto 2025 HSBC ha acquistato e cancellato 2.292.789 azioni su sedi del Regno Unito al prezzo medio di 拢9,6416 e 1.414.400 azioni alla Borsa di Hong Kong al prezzo medio di HK$100,6947. Dopo la cancellazione del lotto riacquistato nel Regno Unito, il capitale sociale ordinario in circolazione con diritto di voto 猫 pari a 17.359.051.883 azioni ordinarie; le azioni cancellate a Hong Kong verranno aggiornate una volta completata la procedura di cancellazione.
L'annuncio precisa che le operazioni sono state eseguite in Borsa o come acquisti di mercato secondo le norme applicabili e fornisce un collegamento al dettaglio delle singole transazioni effettuate da Merrill Lynch International per conto di HSBC.
HSBC Holdings plc informa sobre las compras y cancelaciones de sus acciones ordinarias en el marco del programa de recompra anunciado el 31 de julio de 2025. Desde el inicio del programa la compa帽铆a ha recomprado 59.596.989 acciones ordinarias por aproximadamente US$751,8 millones. El 21 de agosto de 2025 HSBC compr贸 y cancel贸 2.292.789 acciones en mercados del Reino Unido a un precio medio de 拢9,6416 y 1.414.400 acciones en la Bolsa de Hong Kong a un precio medio de HK$100,6947. Tras la cancelaci贸n del tramo recomprado en el Reino Unido, el capital social ordinario emitido con derecho a voto asciende a 17.359.051.883 acciones ordinarias; las acciones canceladas en Hong Kong se reflejar谩n una vez se complete su cancelaci贸n.
El comunicado confirma que las operaciones se realizaron en Bolsa o como compras en mercado conforme a las normas aplicables y facilita un enlace con el desglose completo de las transacciones individuales ejecutadas por Merrill Lynch International en nombre de HSBC.
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HSBC Holdings plc annonce les achats et annulations de ses actions ordinaires dans le cadre du programme de rachat annonc茅 le 31 juillet 2025. Depuis le lancement du programme, le groupe a rachet茅 59 596 989 actions ordinaires pour environ 751,8 millions de dollars US. Le 21 ao没t 2025, HSBC a achet茅 et annul茅 2 292 789 actions sur des places britanniques au prix moyen de 拢9,6416 et 1 414 400 actions 脿 la Bourse de Hong Kong au prix moyen de HK$100,6947. Apr猫s l'annulation de la tranche rachet茅e au Royaume-Uni, le capital social ordinaire 茅mis avec droit de vote s'茅l猫ve 脿 17 359 051 883 actions ordinaires ; les actions annul茅es 脿 Hong Kong seront enregistr茅es une fois la proc茅dure d'annulation termin茅e.
Le communiqu茅 pr茅cise que les op茅rations ont 茅t茅 r茅alis茅es en Bourse ou comme achats de march茅 conform茅ment aux r猫gles applicables et fournit un lien vers la r茅partition compl猫te des transactions individuelles ex茅cut茅es par Merrill Lynch International pour le compte de HSBC.
HSBC Holdings plc berichtet 眉ber K盲ufe und Streichungen eigener Stammaktien im Rahmen des am 31. Juli 2025 angek眉ndigten R眉ckkaufprogramms. Seit Beginn des Programms hat das Unternehmen 59.596.989 Stammaktien f眉r rund US$751,8 Millionen zur眉ckgekauft. Am 21. August 2025 erwarb und strich HSBC 2.292.789 Aktien an britischen Handelspl盲tzen zum Durchschnittspreis von 拢9,6416 sowie 1.414.400 Aktien an der Hongkonger B枚rse zum Durchschnittspreis von HK$100,6947. Nach der Streichung der in Gro脽britannien zur眉ckgekauften Tranche bel盲uft sich das ausgegebene stimmberechtigte Stammkapital auf 17.359.051.883 Stammaktien; die in Hongkong gestrichenen Aktien werden nach Abschluss der L枚schungsformalit盲ten ausgewiesen.
Die Mitteilung stellt klar, dass die Trades an der B枚rse oder als Marktauftr盲ge gem盲脽 den einschl盲gigen Regeln ausgef眉hrt wurden, und enth盲lt einen Link zur vollst盲ndigen Aufschl眉sselung der einzelnen Transaktionen, die Merrill Lynch International im Auftrag von HSBC ausgef眉hrt hat.
- Repurchased 59,596,989 shares demonstrating active capital return to shareholders
- Total consideration ~US$751.8M, indicating significant buy-back scale
- Issued share count updated to 17,359,051,883, providing clarity for shareholding thresholds
- Full trade breakdown link provided, supporting regulatory transparency
- None.
Insights
TL;DR: HSBC executed a sizeable buy-back, repurchasing ~59.6M shares for ~US$751.8M, reducing issued share count and returning capital to shareholders.
The buy-back is material in absolute terms and signals management's willingness to deploy surplus capital to reduce share count. The announced cancellations on UK venues immediately lower the issued share base to 17,359,051,883, which increases remaining shareholders' proportional ownership. Transactions were executed across London and Hong Kong markets with specified average prices, and Merrill Lynch International acted as the broker. The disclosure complies with market rules and references a full trade breakdown link, supporting transparency. Impact on EPS or capital ratios is not provided in the filing.
TL;DR: The repurchase program follows regulatory processes and includes timely disclosure of cancellations and voting-rights denominator.
HSBC clarifies legal treatment of UK and Hong Kong trades and provides the updated denominator for disclosure thresholds (17,359,051,883). The company states there are no shares held in treasury. The filing notes Hong Kong cancellations take longer and a further announcement will follow once completed, showing governance attention to record-keeping and shareholder notification obligations. The report contains no commentary on funding source, impact on regulatory capital, or future buy-back pacing.
HSBC Holdings plc comunica gli acquisti e le cancellazioni delle proprie azioni ordinarie nell'ambito del programma di buy-back annunciato il 31 luglio 2025. Dall'avvio del programma la societ脿 ha riacquistato 59.596.989 azioni ordinarie per un controvalore di circa US$751,8 milioni. Il 21 agosto 2025 HSBC ha acquistato e cancellato 2.292.789 azioni su sedi del Regno Unito al prezzo medio di 拢9,6416 e 1.414.400 azioni alla Borsa di Hong Kong al prezzo medio di HK$100,6947. Dopo la cancellazione del lotto riacquistato nel Regno Unito, il capitale sociale ordinario in circolazione con diritto di voto 猫 pari a 17.359.051.883 azioni ordinarie; le azioni cancellate a Hong Kong verranno aggiornate una volta completata la procedura di cancellazione.
L'annuncio precisa che le operazioni sono state eseguite in Borsa o come acquisti di mercato secondo le norme applicabili e fornisce un collegamento al dettaglio delle singole transazioni effettuate da Merrill Lynch International per conto di HSBC.
HSBC Holdings plc informa sobre las compras y cancelaciones de sus acciones ordinarias en el marco del programa de recompra anunciado el 31 de julio de 2025. Desde el inicio del programa la compa帽铆a ha recomprado 59.596.989 acciones ordinarias por aproximadamente US$751,8 millones. El 21 de agosto de 2025 HSBC compr贸 y cancel贸 2.292.789 acciones en mercados del Reino Unido a un precio medio de 拢9,6416 y 1.414.400 acciones en la Bolsa de Hong Kong a un precio medio de HK$100,6947. Tras la cancelaci贸n del tramo recomprado en el Reino Unido, el capital social ordinario emitido con derecho a voto asciende a 17.359.051.883 acciones ordinarias; las acciones canceladas en Hong Kong se reflejar谩n una vez se complete su cancelaci贸n.
El comunicado confirma que las operaciones se realizaron en Bolsa o como compras en mercado conforme a las normas aplicables y facilita un enlace con el desglose completo de las transacciones individuales ejecutadas por Merrill Lynch International en nombre de HSBC.
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HSBC Holdings plc annonce les achats et annulations de ses actions ordinaires dans le cadre du programme de rachat annonc茅 le 31 juillet 2025. Depuis le lancement du programme, le groupe a rachet茅 59 596 989 actions ordinaires pour environ 751,8 millions de dollars US. Le 21 ao没t 2025, HSBC a achet茅 et annul茅 2 292 789 actions sur des places britanniques au prix moyen de 拢9,6416 et 1 414 400 actions 脿 la Bourse de Hong Kong au prix moyen de HK$100,6947. Apr猫s l'annulation de la tranche rachet茅e au Royaume-Uni, le capital social ordinaire 茅mis avec droit de vote s'茅l猫ve 脿 17 359 051 883 actions ordinaires ; les actions annul茅es 脿 Hong Kong seront enregistr茅es une fois la proc茅dure d'annulation termin茅e.
Le communiqu茅 pr茅cise que les op茅rations ont 茅t茅 r茅alis茅es en Bourse ou comme achats de march茅 conform茅ment aux r猫gles applicables et fournit un lien vers la r茅partition compl猫te des transactions individuelles ex茅cut茅es par Merrill Lynch International pour le compte de HSBC.
HSBC Holdings plc berichtet 眉ber K盲ufe und Streichungen eigener Stammaktien im Rahmen des am 31. Juli 2025 angek眉ndigten R眉ckkaufprogramms. Seit Beginn des Programms hat das Unternehmen 59.596.989 Stammaktien f眉r rund US$751,8 Millionen zur眉ckgekauft. Am 21. August 2025 erwarb und strich HSBC 2.292.789 Aktien an britischen Handelspl盲tzen zum Durchschnittspreis von 拢9,6416 sowie 1.414.400 Aktien an der Hongkonger B枚rse zum Durchschnittspreis von HK$100,6947. Nach der Streichung der in Gro脽britannien zur眉ckgekauften Tranche bel盲uft sich das ausgegebene stimmberechtigte Stammkapital auf 17.359.051.883 Stammaktien; die in Hongkong gestrichenen Aktien werden nach Abschluss der L枚schungsformalit盲ten ausgewiesen.
Die Mitteilung stellt klar, dass die Trades an der B枚rse oder als Marktauftr盲ge gem盲脽 den einschl盲gigen Regeln ausgef眉hrt wurden, und enth盲lt einen Link zur vollst盲ndigen Aufschl眉sselung der einzelnen Transaktionen, die Merrill Lynch International im Auftrag von HSBC ausgef眉hrt hat.
FAQ
How many shares has HSBC (HSBC) repurchased under the buy-back announced 31 July 2025?
What is the total consideration HSBC paid for the repurchased shares?
What is HSBC鈥檚 updated issued ordinary share capital after UK cancellations?
Which venues were used for the repurchases and how were they treated legally?
Who executed the trades for HSBC and where can I find the full trade breakdown?
