[6-K] HSBC Holdings PLC Current Report (Foreign Issuer)
HSBC Holdings plc continued the buy-back it announced on 31 July 2025 by purchasing on 1 August 2025 a total of 4,919,774 ordinary shares for cancellation. Purchases were split between UK venues (2,494,974 shares, VWAP 拢9.1864, high 拢9.2800, low 拢9.0880) and the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (2,424,800 shares, VWAP HK$95.5792, high HK$95.95, low HK$95.05). Aggregate consideration for the programme to date is approximately US$59.7 million.
HSBC also cancelled 18,336,400 shares previously awaiting cancellation. Following today鈥檚 repurchases and cancellations, issued ordinary share capital falls to 17,399,874,813 voting shares, with no shares held in treasury. Additional voting-rights disclosure will follow once Hong Kong鈥搗enue shares are cancelled.
The action modestly reduces the share count (鈮�0.15%) and underscores management鈥檚 intent to return excess capital to shareholders while maintaining regulatory compliance across both UK and Hong Kong markets.
HSBC Holdings plc ha proseguito il programma di riacquisto annunciato il 31 luglio 2025, acquistando il 1掳 agosto 2025 un totale di 4.919.774 azioni ordinarie da annullare. Gli acquisti sono stati suddivisi tra i mercati del Regno Unito (2.494.974 azioni, VWAP 拢9,1864, massimo 拢9,2800, minimo 拢9,0880) e la Borsa di Hong Kong (2.424.800 azioni, VWAP HK$95,5792, massimo HK$95,95, minimo HK$95,05). Il valore complessivo del programma fino ad oggi 猫 di circa 59,7 milioni di dollari USA.
HSBC ha inoltre annullato 18.336.400 azioni precedentemente in attesa di cancellazione. Dopo i riacquisti e le cancellazioni odierne, il capitale sociale ordinario emesso scende a 17.399.874.813 azioni con diritto di voto, senza azioni detenute in portafoglio. Ulteriori comunicazioni sui diritti di voto seguiranno una volta che le azioni del mercato di Hong Kong saranno cancellate.
L鈥檕perazione riduce leggermente il numero di azioni in circolazione (鈮�0,15%) e sottolinea l鈥檌ntenzione del management di restituire capitale in eccesso agli azionisti, mantenendo al contempo la conformit脿 regolamentare sia nei mercati del Regno Unito che di Hong Kong.
HSBC Holdings plc continu贸 con el programa de recompra anunciado el 31 de julio de 2025, adquiriendo el 1 de agosto de 2025 un total de 4.919.774 acciones ordinarias para su cancelaci贸n. Las compras se dividieron entre los mercados del Reino Unido (2.494.974 acciones, VWAP 拢9,1864, m谩ximo 拢9,2800, m铆nimo 拢9,0880) y la Bolsa de Valores de Hong Kong (2.424.800 acciones, VWAP HK$95,5792, m谩ximo HK$95,95, m铆nimo HK$95,05). La consideraci贸n total del programa hasta la fecha es aproximadamente 59,7 millones de d贸lares estadounidenses.
HSBC tambi茅n cancel贸 18.336.400 acciones que estaban pendientes de cancelaci贸n. Tras las recompras y cancelaciones de hoy, el capital social ordinario emitido se reduce a 17.399.874.813 acciones con derecho a voto, sin acciones en tesorer铆a. Se proporcionar谩 informaci贸n adicional sobre los derechos de voto una vez que se cancelen las acciones en el mercado de Hong Kong.
La acci贸n reduce modestamente el n煤mero de acciones en circulaci贸n (鈮�0,15%) y subraya la intenci贸n de la direcci贸n de devolver el capital excedente a los accionistas, manteniendo el cumplimiento normativo tanto en los mercados del Reino Unido como de Hong Kong.
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HSBC Holdings plc a poursuivi le programme de rachat annonc茅 le 31 juillet 2025 en achetant, le 1er ao没t 2025, un total de 4 919 774 actions ordinaires destin茅es 脿 锚tre annul茅es. Les achats ont 茅t茅 r茅partis entre les places britanniques (2 494 974 actions, VWAP 拢9,1864, plus haut 拢9,2800, plus bas 拢9,0880) et la Bourse de Hong Kong (2 424 800 actions, VWAP HK$95,5792, plus haut HK$95,95, plus bas HK$95,05). La contrepartie globale du programme 脿 ce jour s'茅l猫ve 脿 environ 59,7 millions de dollars US.
HSBC a 茅galement annul茅 18 336 400 actions pr茅c茅demment en attente d'annulation. Apr猫s les rachats et annulations d'aujourd'hui, le capital social ordinaire 茅mis s'茅l猫ve 脿 17 399 874 813 actions avec droit de vote, sans actions d茅tenues en tr茅sorerie. Une divulgation suppl茅mentaire des droits de vote sera faite une fois les actions du march茅 de Hong Kong annul茅es.
Cette op茅ration r茅duit modestement le nombre d'actions en circulation (鈮�0,15 %) et souligne l'intention de la direction de restituer le capital exc茅dentaire aux actionnaires tout en respectant la r茅glementation sur les march茅s du Royaume-Uni et de Hong Kong.
HSBC Holdings plc setzte das am 31. Juli 2025 angek眉ndigte R眉ckkaufprogramm fort und erwarb am 1. August 2025 insgesamt 4.919.774 Stammaktien zur Vernichtung. Die K盲ufe verteilten sich auf britische Handelspl盲tze (2.494.974 Aktien, VWAP 拢9,1864, Hoch 拢9,2800, Tief 拢9,0880) und die B枚rse in Hongkong (2.424.800 Aktien, VWAP HK$95,5792, Hoch HK$95,95, Tief HK$95,05). Die bisherige Gesamtsumme des Programms bel盲uft sich auf etwa 59,7 Millionen US-Dollar.
HSBC stornierte zudem 18.336.400 zuvor zur Vernichtung vorgemerkte Aktien. Nach den heutigen R眉ckk盲ufen und Stornierungen sinkt das ausgegebene Stammkapital auf 17.399.874.813 stimmberechtigte Aktien, wobei keine Aktien im Bestand gehalten werden. Weitere Angaben zu den Stimmrechten erfolgen, sobald die Hongkonger Aktien storniert sind.
Die Ma脽nahme reduziert die Aktienanzahl leicht (鈮�0,15%) und unterstreicht die Absicht des Managements, 眉bersch眉ssiges Kapital an die Aktion盲re zur眉ckzugeben und dabei die regulatorischen Anforderungen in Gro脽britannien und Hongkong einzuhalten.
- Capital return: US$59.7 m deployed toward shareholder buy-backs, reinforcing commitment to distribute excess capital.
- Share cancellation: 26.8 m shares removed from circulation (repurchased plus prior backlog), marginally improving EPS and ROE metrics.
- No treasury shares outstanding: Simplifies capital structure and eliminates overhang risk.
- Scale is immaterial: Reduction of ~0.15% in share count delivers negligible earnings accretion.
- Ongoing dilution risk remains: With 17.4 bn shares still outstanding, further buy-backs required for meaningful impact.
Insights
TL;DR: Modest buy-back shows capital flexibility; impact on EPS immaterial today but signals ongoing shareholder returns.
HSBC spent US$59.7 m to buy back 4.9 m shares鈥攁bout 0.03% of its 拢60 bn market cap. While the absolute EPS uplift is negligible, steady daily repurchases indicate unused capital buffers after the 2025 stress tests. Cancellation of 18.3 m previously repurchased shares lowers dilution risk and cleans up the share register. The absence of treasury stock simplifies future capital metrics. Overall direction is shareholder-friendly but not transformational.
TL;DR: Positive signal; scale too small to change valuation, but confirms HSBC鈥檚 capital-return path.
The reduced float (鈮�26 m shares cancelled and bought) trims shares outstanding by less than 0.15%, a rounding error against 17.4 bn shares. Nonetheless, continuation of the programme could absorb daily market liquidity and lend price support around 拢9/HK$96. Importantly, management is executing across both jurisdictions without creating treasury overhang. I view the disclosure as marginally positive, mainly for sentiment.
HSBC Holdings plc ha proseguito il programma di riacquisto annunciato il 31 luglio 2025, acquistando il 1掳 agosto 2025 un totale di 4.919.774 azioni ordinarie da annullare. Gli acquisti sono stati suddivisi tra i mercati del Regno Unito (2.494.974 azioni, VWAP 拢9,1864, massimo 拢9,2800, minimo 拢9,0880) e la Borsa di Hong Kong (2.424.800 azioni, VWAP HK$95,5792, massimo HK$95,95, minimo HK$95,05). Il valore complessivo del programma fino ad oggi 猫 di circa 59,7 milioni di dollari USA.
HSBC ha inoltre annullato 18.336.400 azioni precedentemente in attesa di cancellazione. Dopo i riacquisti e le cancellazioni odierne, il capitale sociale ordinario emesso scende a 17.399.874.813 azioni con diritto di voto, senza azioni detenute in portafoglio. Ulteriori comunicazioni sui diritti di voto seguiranno una volta che le azioni del mercato di Hong Kong saranno cancellate.
L鈥檕perazione riduce leggermente il numero di azioni in circolazione (鈮�0,15%) e sottolinea l鈥檌ntenzione del management di restituire capitale in eccesso agli azionisti, mantenendo al contempo la conformit脿 regolamentare sia nei mercati del Regno Unito che di Hong Kong.
HSBC Holdings plc continu贸 con el programa de recompra anunciado el 31 de julio de 2025, adquiriendo el 1 de agosto de 2025 un total de 4.919.774 acciones ordinarias para su cancelaci贸n. Las compras se dividieron entre los mercados del Reino Unido (2.494.974 acciones, VWAP 拢9,1864, m谩ximo 拢9,2800, m铆nimo 拢9,0880) y la Bolsa de Valores de Hong Kong (2.424.800 acciones, VWAP HK$95,5792, m谩ximo HK$95,95, m铆nimo HK$95,05). La consideraci贸n total del programa hasta la fecha es aproximadamente 59,7 millones de d贸lares estadounidenses.
HSBC tambi茅n cancel贸 18.336.400 acciones que estaban pendientes de cancelaci贸n. Tras las recompras y cancelaciones de hoy, el capital social ordinario emitido se reduce a 17.399.874.813 acciones con derecho a voto, sin acciones en tesorer铆a. Se proporcionar谩 informaci贸n adicional sobre los derechos de voto una vez que se cancelen las acciones en el mercado de Hong Kong.
La acci贸n reduce modestamente el n煤mero de acciones en circulaci贸n (鈮�0,15%) y subraya la intenci贸n de la direcci贸n de devolver el capital excedente a los accionistas, manteniendo el cumplimiento normativo tanto en los mercados del Reino Unido como de Hong Kong.
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HSBC電� 霕愴暅 鞚挫爠鞐� 靻岅皝 雽�旮� 欷戩澊雿� 18,336,400欤茧ゼ 靻岅皝頄堨姷雼堧嫟. 鞓る姌鞚� 鞛Г鞛� 氚� 靻岅皝 鞚错泟, 氚滍枆霅� 氤错喌欤� 鞛愲掣鞚� 17,399,874,813 韴憸甓� 欤检嫕鞙茧 臧愳唽頄堨溂氅�, 鞛愳偓欤茧姅 氤挫湢頃橁碃 鞛堨 鞎婌姷雼堧嫟. 頇嶌僵 鞁滌灔 欤检嫕鞚� 靻岅皝霅橂┐ 於旉皜 韴憸甓� 瓿奠嫓臧� 鞚措（鞏挫 鞓堨爼鞛呺媹雼�.
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HSBC Holdings plc a poursuivi le programme de rachat annonc茅 le 31 juillet 2025 en achetant, le 1er ao没t 2025, un total de 4 919 774 actions ordinaires destin茅es 脿 锚tre annul茅es. Les achats ont 茅t茅 r茅partis entre les places britanniques (2 494 974 actions, VWAP 拢9,1864, plus haut 拢9,2800, plus bas 拢9,0880) et la Bourse de Hong Kong (2 424 800 actions, VWAP HK$95,5792, plus haut HK$95,95, plus bas HK$95,05). La contrepartie globale du programme 脿 ce jour s'茅l猫ve 脿 environ 59,7 millions de dollars US.
HSBC a 茅galement annul茅 18 336 400 actions pr茅c茅demment en attente d'annulation. Apr猫s les rachats et annulations d'aujourd'hui, le capital social ordinaire 茅mis s'茅l猫ve 脿 17 399 874 813 actions avec droit de vote, sans actions d茅tenues en tr茅sorerie. Une divulgation suppl茅mentaire des droits de vote sera faite une fois les actions du march茅 de Hong Kong annul茅es.
Cette op茅ration r茅duit modestement le nombre d'actions en circulation (鈮�0,15 %) et souligne l'intention de la direction de restituer le capital exc茅dentaire aux actionnaires tout en respectant la r茅glementation sur les march茅s du Royaume-Uni et de Hong Kong.
HSBC Holdings plc setzte das am 31. Juli 2025 angek眉ndigte R眉ckkaufprogramm fort und erwarb am 1. August 2025 insgesamt 4.919.774 Stammaktien zur Vernichtung. Die K盲ufe verteilten sich auf britische Handelspl盲tze (2.494.974 Aktien, VWAP 拢9,1864, Hoch 拢9,2800, Tief 拢9,0880) und die B枚rse in Hongkong (2.424.800 Aktien, VWAP HK$95,5792, Hoch HK$95,95, Tief HK$95,05). Die bisherige Gesamtsumme des Programms bel盲uft sich auf etwa 59,7 Millionen US-Dollar.
HSBC stornierte zudem 18.336.400 zuvor zur Vernichtung vorgemerkte Aktien. Nach den heutigen R眉ckk盲ufen und Stornierungen sinkt das ausgegebene Stammkapital auf 17.399.874.813 stimmberechtigte Aktien, wobei keine Aktien im Bestand gehalten werden. Weitere Angaben zu den Stimmrechten erfolgen, sobald die Hongkonger Aktien storniert sind.
Die Ma脽nahme reduziert die Aktienanzahl leicht (鈮�0,15%) und unterstreicht die Absicht des Managements, 眉bersch眉ssiges Kapital an die Aktion盲re zur眉ckzugeben und dabei die regulatorischen Anforderungen in Gro脽britannien und Hongkong einzuhalten.
FAQ
How many HSBC (HSBC) shares were repurchased on 1 August 2025?
What prices did HSBC pay in the latest buy-back?
How has the buy-back affected HSBC鈥檚 share count?
What is the total value spent on HSBC鈥檚 current buy-back programme?
Will there be further updates on voting rights?
