[6-K] HSBC Holdings PLC Current Report (Foreign Issuer)
HSBC Holdings plc announced tender offers to repurchase four series of its outstanding U.S. dollar notes, with aggregate principal outstanding of $2,780,508,000. The launch was expected around 10:00 a.m. New York time on 2 September 2025, with offers expiring at 5:00 p.m. on 8 September 2025 and a planned settlement date of 11 September 2025. Consideration per $1,000 principal will be calculated on the Price Determination Date using a market reference yield plus fixed spreads specified for each series, and accepted notes will receive accrued interest to the settlement date. Accepted notes will be cancelled and retired. HSBC expects to finance the offers with cash on hand and separately expects to launch a proposed new subordinated issuance, though completion is not assured.
HSBC Holdings plc ha annunciato offerte di riacquisto per quattro serie delle sue obbligazioni in dollari statunitensi in circolazione, per un ammontare complessivo di $2,780,508,000. Il lancio era previsto intorno alle 10:00 (ora di New York) del 2 settembre 2025, con scadenza delle offerte alle 17:00 del 8 settembre 2025 e una data di regolamento pianificata per l'11 settembre 2025. Il corrispettivo per ogni $1.000 di capitale sar脿 determinato nella Price Determination Date sulla base di un rendimento di riferimento di mercato maggiorato di spread fissi specificati per ciascuna serie; i titoli accettati avranno diritto agli interessi maturati fino alla data di regolamento. I titoli accettati saranno annullati e ritirati. HSBC prevede di finanziare le offerte con liquidit脿 disponibile e intende inoltre promuovere una nuova emissione subordinata proposta, la cui realizzazione non 猫 comunque certa.
HSBC Holdings plc anunci贸 ofertas de recompra para cuatro series de sus notas en d贸lares estadounidenses en circulaci贸n, por un principal agregado de $2,780,508,000. El lanzamiento estaba previsto alrededor de las 10:00 a. m., hora de Nueva York, del 2 de septiembre de 2025, con vencimiento de las ofertas a las 5:00 p. m. del 8 de septiembre de 2025 y una fecha de liquidaci贸n prevista para el 11 de septiembre de 2025. La contraprestaci贸n por cada $1,000 de principal se calcular谩 en la Price Determination Date utilizando un rendimiento de referencia de mercado m谩s unos m谩rgenes fijos especificados para cada serie; las notas aceptadas recibir谩n los intereses devengados hasta la fecha de liquidaci贸n. Las notas aceptadas ser谩n canceladas y retiradas. HSBC espera financiar las ofertas con efectivo disponible y, adem谩s, tiene previsto lanzar una propuesta de nueva emisi贸n subordinada, cuya ejecuci贸n no est谩 garantizada.
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HSBC Holdings plc a annonc茅 des offres de rachat pour quatre s茅ries de ses titres libell茅s en dollars am茅ricains en circulation, pour un montant principal total de $2,780,508,000. Le lancement 茅tait pr茅vu aux alentours de 10h00, heure de New York, le 2 septembre 2025, les offres devant expirer 脿 17h00 le 8 septembre 2025 et le r猫glement 茅tant planifi茅 au 11 septembre 2025. La contrepartie par tranche de 1 000 $ de principal sera calcul茅e 脿 la Price Determination Date en utilisant un rendement de r茅f茅rence de march茅 major茅 de spreads fixes sp茅cifi茅s pour chaque s茅rie; les titres accept茅s percevront les int茅r锚ts courus jusqu'脿 la date de r猫glement. Les titres accept茅s seront annul茅s et radi茅s. HSBC pr茅voit de financer les offres avec sa tr茅sorerie disponible et envisage par ailleurs de lancer une nouvelle 茅mission subordonn茅e propos茅e, dont l'aboutissement n'est toutefois pas garanti.
HSBC Holdings plc hat Angebotsank盲ufe f眉r vier Serien seiner ausstehenden US-Dollar-Anleihen angek眉ndigt, mit einem zusammengefassten ausstehenden Nennbetrag von $2,780,508,000. Der Start war f眉r etwa 10:00 Uhr New Yorker Zeit am 2. September 2025 vorgesehen, die Angebote sollten am 8. September 2025 um 17:00 Uhr auslaufen und das geplante Abwicklungsdatum ist der 11. September 2025. Die Verg眉tung je $1.000 Nennwert wird am Price Determination Date auf Basis einer marktbezogenen Referenzrendite zuz眉glich f眉r jede Serie festgelegter fester Spreads berechnet; angenommene Schuldverschreibungen erhalten bis zum Abwicklungsdatum aufgelaufene Zinsen. Angenommene St眉cke werden annulliert und ausgebucht. HSBC erwartet, die Angebote aus vorhandenen Barmitteln zu finanzieren, und plant au脽erdem die Emission einer vorgeschlagenen neuen nachrangigen Anleihe, deren Durchf眉hrung jedoch nicht gesichert ist.
- Aggregate repurchase targets $2,780,508,000 of outstanding notes, demonstrating a material and decisive liability reduction
- Accepted notes will be cancelled and retired, simplifying the capital structure and resolvability profile
- Offers expected to be financed with cash on hand, reducing immediate refinancing pressure
- Notes no longer qualify as UK CRR Tier 2 capital, indicating a regulatory/capital treatment setback
- Completion of the proposed new subordinated issuance is not assured, so replacement financing is uncertain
- Offers and allocations are at the company's sole discretion, creating execution and allocation uncertainty for holders
Insights
TL;DR: HSBC is repurchasing $2.78bn of outstanding notes to address resolvability and capital classification issues, funded from cash on hand.
The Offers target four USD note series with specified fixed spreads and market-based pricing, indicating a standard liability management exercise to reduce outstanding subordinated instruments that no longer qualify as UK CRR Tier 2 capital. The scheduled Price Determination Date and formulaic present-value calculation follow market practice and limit execution risk to standard tender-offer mechanics. Financing with cash on hand reduces near-term refinancing risk but will modestly reduce liquidity buffers depending on final take-up. The linkage to a proposed new subordinated issuance suggests replacement of instruments on updated terms, but that issuance is not a condition to the Offers.
TL;DR: The repurchase addresses resolvability concerns after notes lost Tier 2 recognition under UK CRR.
HSBC explicitly states the notes are no longer counted as tier 2 capital and earlier 2022 exchange and cash offers left some notes outstanding. These Offers are a targeted remedy to remove instruments that could complicate resolution planning. Cancellation and retirement of accepted notes will reduce outstanding subordinated obligations and simplify the capital structure. The company retains full discretion over offer timing, acceptance and allocation, and links allocation of any new subordinated issuance to tender participation, creating potential preferential allocation dynamics for participating investors.
HSBC Holdings plc ha annunciato offerte di riacquisto per quattro serie delle sue obbligazioni in dollari statunitensi in circolazione, per un ammontare complessivo di $2,780,508,000. Il lancio era previsto intorno alle 10:00 (ora di New York) del 2 settembre 2025, con scadenza delle offerte alle 17:00 del 8 settembre 2025 e una data di regolamento pianificata per l'11 settembre 2025. Il corrispettivo per ogni $1.000 di capitale sar脿 determinato nella Price Determination Date sulla base di un rendimento di riferimento di mercato maggiorato di spread fissi specificati per ciascuna serie; i titoli accettati avranno diritto agli interessi maturati fino alla data di regolamento. I titoli accettati saranno annullati e ritirati. HSBC prevede di finanziare le offerte con liquidit脿 disponibile e intende inoltre promuovere una nuova emissione subordinata proposta, la cui realizzazione non 猫 comunque certa.
HSBC Holdings plc anunci贸 ofertas de recompra para cuatro series de sus notas en d贸lares estadounidenses en circulaci贸n, por un principal agregado de $2,780,508,000. El lanzamiento estaba previsto alrededor de las 10:00 a. m., hora de Nueva York, del 2 de septiembre de 2025, con vencimiento de las ofertas a las 5:00 p. m. del 8 de septiembre de 2025 y una fecha de liquidaci贸n prevista para el 11 de septiembre de 2025. La contraprestaci贸n por cada $1,000 de principal se calcular谩 en la Price Determination Date utilizando un rendimiento de referencia de mercado m谩s unos m谩rgenes fijos especificados para cada serie; las notas aceptadas recibir谩n los intereses devengados hasta la fecha de liquidaci贸n. Las notas aceptadas ser谩n canceladas y retiradas. HSBC espera financiar las ofertas con efectivo disponible y, adem谩s, tiene previsto lanzar una propuesta de nueva emisi贸n subordinada, cuya ejecuci贸n no est谩 garantizada.
HSBC Holdings plc電� 氙疙檾 響滌嫓 旮绊暅攵毂� 4臧� 鞁滊Μ歃堨棎 雽頃� 瓿店皽毵れ垬(鞛Г鞛�) 鞝滌晥鞚� 氚滍憸頄堨溂氅�, 齑� 鞗愱笀 鞛旍暋鞚 $2,780,508,000鞛呺媹雼�. 瓿店皽毵れ垬 臧滌嫓電� 2025雲� 9鞗� 2鞚� 雺挫殨 鞁滉皠 鞓れ爠 10鞁滉步鞙茧 鞓堨爼霅橃棃瓿�, 鞝滌晥 毵堦皭 鞁滍暅鞚 2025雲� 9鞗� 8鞚� 鞓ろ泟 5鞁滌澊氅�, 鞓堨爼 瓴办牅鞚检潃 2025雲� 9鞗� 11鞚�鞛呺媹雼�. $1,000雼� 雽臧電� Price Determination Date鞐� 鞁滌灔 旮办 靾橃澋毳犾棎 臧� 鞁滊Μ歃堧硠搿� 鞝曧暣歆� 瓿犾爼 鞀ろ攧霠堧摐毳� 雿旐暣 靷办爼霅橂┌, 鞚胳垬霅� 毂勱秾鞐愲姅 瓴办牅鞚缄箤歆鞚� 氙胳旮� 鞚挫瀽臧 歆旮夒惄雼堧嫟. 鞚胳垬霅� 毂勱秾鞚 旆唽 氚� 靻岅皝霅╇媹雼�. HSBC電� 氤挫湢 順勱笀鞙茧 鞚措矆 瓿店皽毵れ垬毳� 鞛愱笀 臁半嫭頃� 鞓堨爼鞚措┌, 氤勲弰搿� 靸堧鞖� 頉勳垳鞙� 毂勱秾 氚滍枆鞚� 鞝滌晥頃� 瓿勴殟鞚措倶 氚滍枆 鞕勲電� 頇曥爼霅橃 鞎婌晿鞀惦媹雼�.
HSBC Holdings plc a annonc茅 des offres de rachat pour quatre s茅ries de ses titres libell茅s en dollars am茅ricains en circulation, pour un montant principal total de $2,780,508,000. Le lancement 茅tait pr茅vu aux alentours de 10h00, heure de New York, le 2 septembre 2025, les offres devant expirer 脿 17h00 le 8 septembre 2025 et le r猫glement 茅tant planifi茅 au 11 septembre 2025. La contrepartie par tranche de 1 000 $ de principal sera calcul茅e 脿 la Price Determination Date en utilisant un rendement de r茅f茅rence de march茅 major茅 de spreads fixes sp茅cifi茅s pour chaque s茅rie; les titres accept茅s percevront les int茅r锚ts courus jusqu'脿 la date de r猫glement. Les titres accept茅s seront annul茅s et radi茅s. HSBC pr茅voit de financer les offres avec sa tr茅sorerie disponible et envisage par ailleurs de lancer une nouvelle 茅mission subordonn茅e propos茅e, dont l'aboutissement n'est toutefois pas garanti.
HSBC Holdings plc hat Angebotsank盲ufe f眉r vier Serien seiner ausstehenden US-Dollar-Anleihen angek眉ndigt, mit einem zusammengefassten ausstehenden Nennbetrag von $2,780,508,000. Der Start war f眉r etwa 10:00 Uhr New Yorker Zeit am 2. September 2025 vorgesehen, die Angebote sollten am 8. September 2025 um 17:00 Uhr auslaufen und das geplante Abwicklungsdatum ist der 11. September 2025. Die Verg眉tung je $1.000 Nennwert wird am Price Determination Date auf Basis einer marktbezogenen Referenzrendite zuz眉glich f眉r jede Serie festgelegter fester Spreads berechnet; angenommene Schuldverschreibungen erhalten bis zum Abwicklungsdatum aufgelaufene Zinsen. Angenommene St眉cke werden annulliert und ausgebucht. HSBC erwartet, die Angebote aus vorhandenen Barmitteln zu finanzieren, und plant au脽erdem die Emission einer vorgeschlagenen neuen nachrangigen Anleihe, deren Durchf眉hrung jedoch nicht gesichert ist.