| {"doc_id": "044811f9fcd310240141d2fbe7773cbb", "text": "6-K 1 a1607b.htm TRANSACTION IN OWN SHARES a1607b 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 month of August 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 20 August 2024 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 1 August 2024. UK Venues Date of purchase: 20 August 2024 Number of ordinary shares of US$0.50 each purchased: 3,021,597 Highest price paid per share: £6.6170 Lowest price paid per share: £6.5170 Volume weighted average price paid per share: £6.5396 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: 20 August 2024 Number of ordinary shares of US$0.50 each purchased: 3,436,000 Highest price paid per share: HK$67.0500 Lowest price paid per share: HK$66.6000 Volume weighted average price paid per share: HK$66.7696 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 1 August 2024,\nthe Company has repurchased 73,687,378 ordinary\nshares for a total consideration of approximately\nUS$605.9m. Following the cancellation of the shares repurchased on the UK\nVenues, the Company's issued ordinary share capital will consist of\n18,453,178,638 ordinary\nshares with voting rights. There are no ordinary shares held in\ntreasury. Cancellation of the shares repurchased on the Hong Kong\nStock Exchange takes longer than those repurchased on the UK Venues\nand a further announcement of total voting rights will be made once\nthose shares have been cancelled. The above figure of 18,453,178,638 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. 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/1600B_1-2024-8-20.pdf This announcement will also be available on HSBC's website\nat www.hsbc.com/sea Enquiries to: Lee Davis Corporate Governance & Secretariat shareholderquestions@hsbc.com +44 (0)20 7991 8888 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: 20 August 2024", "source": "edgar", "stratum": "edgar", "fetch_date": "", "url": "https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1089113/000165495424010939/a1607b.htm"} |