| {"doc_id": "005aacd571beb24be3b338afc1e2b852", "text": "6-K 1 a7608l.htm TRANSACTION IN OWN SHARES & CONCLUSION OF BUY-BACK a7608l FORM 6-K SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 Report of Foreign Private Issuer Pursuant to Rule 13a - 16 or 15d - 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 For the\nmonth of April HSBC Holdings plc 42nd\nFloor, 8 Canada Square, London E14 5HQ, England (Indicate\nby check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual\nreports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F). Form\n20-F X Form 40-F HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 23 April 2024 Transaction in own shares and conclusion of buy-back HSBC Holdings plc (\" HSBC \" or the \" Company \") announces that it has purchased for\ncancellation the following number of its ordinary shares of US$0.50\nfrom Merrill Lynch International (\" Merrill\nLynch \") as part of its\nbuy-back announced on 22 February 2024. UK Venues Date of purchase: 23 April 2024 Number of ordinary shares of US$0.50 each purchased: 1,225,000 Highest price paid per share: £6.6960 Lowest price paid per share: £6.6380 Volume weighted average price paid per share: £6.6678 All repurchases on the London Stock Exchange, Cboe Europe Limited\n(through the BXE and CXE order books) and/or Turquoise\n(\" UK\nVenues \") are implemented as \"on\nExchange\" transactions (as such term is defined in the rules of the\nLondon Stock Exchange) and as \"market purchases\" for the purposes\nof the Companies Act 2006. Hong Kong Stock Exchange Date of purchase: 23 April 2024 Number of ordinary shares of US$0.50 each purchased: 1,285,200 Highest price paid per share: HK$64.6500 Lowest price paid per share: HK$64.0500 Volume weighted average price paid per share: HK$64.3006 All repurchases on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited\n(\" Hong Kong\nStock Exchange \") are \"off\nmarket\" for the purposes of the Companies Act 2006 but are\ntransactions which occur \"on Exchange\" for the purposes of the\nRules Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of\nHong Kong Limited and which constitute an \"on-market share\nbuy-back\" for the purposes of the Codes on Takeovers and Mergers\nand Share Buy-backs. Following the cancellation of the shares repurchased on the UK\nVenues, the Company's issued ordinary share capital will consist\nof 18,877,015,995 ordinary shares\nwith voting rights. There are no ordinary shares held in treasury.\nCancellation of the shares repurchased on the Hong Kong Stock\nExchange takes longer than those repurchased on the UK Venues and a\nfurther announcement of total voting rights will be made once those\nshares have been cancelled. The above figure of 18,877,015,995 may\nbe used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by\nwhich they will determine if they are required to notify their\ninterest in, or a change to their interest in, the Company under\nthe Financial Conduct Authority's Disclosure Guidance and\nTransparency Rules. The Company announces that, following the purchase of these shares,\nthe buy-back has concluded. Since the commencement of the buy-back,\nthe Company has repurchased for cancellation 127,570,463 ordinary\nshares on the UK Venues at a volume weighted average price of\n£6.2034 per ordinary share, and 127,412,800 ordinary shares on\nthe Hong Kong Stock Exchange at a volume weighted average price of\nHK$61.3458 per ordinary share, for a total consideration of\napproximately US$2bn. In accordance with Article 5(1)(b) of the Market Abuse Regulation\n(EU) No 596/2014 (as it forms part of domestic law of the United\nKingdom by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018), a\nfull breakdown of the individual trades made by Merrill Lynch on\nbehalf of the Company is available via the link below. http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/7602L_1-2024-4-23.pdf This announcement will also be available on HSBC's website\nat www.hsbc.com/sea Enquiries to: Lee Davis Corporate\nGovernance & Secretariat +44 (0) 207 991 3048 SIGNATURE Pursuant\nto the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the\nregistrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf\nby the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized. HSBC\nHoldings plc By: Name:\nAileen Taylor Title:\nGroup Company Secretary and Chief Governance Officer Date:\n23 April 2024", "source": "edgar", "stratum": "edgar", "fetch_date": "", "url": "https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1089113/000165495424004916/a7608l.htm"} |