| {"doc_id": "0de63f2a4e5328328a0d39bdd8ee61bd", "text": "6-K 1 a7310q-hsbcedgar.htm TRANSACTION IN OWN SHARES a7310q-hsbcedgar 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 October 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 19 October 2023 Transaction in own shares 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 2 August 2023. UK Venues Date of purchase: 19 October 2023 Number of ordinary shares of US$0.50 each purchased: 2,788,906 Highest price paid per share: £6.4330 Lowest price paid per share: £6.3860 Volume weighted average price paid per share: £6.4048 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: 19 October 2023 Number of ordinary shares of US$0.50 each purchased: 700,000 Highest price paid per share: HK$61.4500 Lowest price paid per share: HK$60.6500 Volume weighted average price paid per share: HK$61.1096 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. Since the commencement of the buy-back announced on 2 August 2023,\nthe Company has repurchased 246,762,851 ordinary shares for a total\nconsideration of approximately US$1,908.9m. Following the cancellation of the shares repurchased on the UK\nVenues, the Company will have 19,808,053,198 ordinary shares in\nissue, including 325,273,407 ordinary shares of US$0.50 each which\nare held in treasury. Therefore, the total voting rights in the\nCompany will be 19,482,779,791. Cancellation of the shares\nrepurchased on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange takes longer than those\nrepurchased on the UK Venues and a further announcement of total\nvoting rights will be made once those shares have been\ncancelled. This figure for the total number of voting rights may be used by\nshareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they\nwill determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or\na change to their interest in, the Company under the Financial\nConduct Authority's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency\nRules. 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/7302Q_1-2023-10-19.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:\n19 October 2023", "source": "edgar", "stratum": "edgar", "fetch_date": "", "url": "https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1089113/000165495423013144/a7310q-hsbcedgar.htm"} |