| {"doc_id": "202f889a239851ce6caac4a04f55dcf2", "text": "6-K 1 a5887i.htm TRANSACTION IN OWN SHARES a5887i 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 March 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\nPLC 27 March 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 22 February 2024. UK Venues Date of purchase: 27 March 2024 Number of ordinary shares of US$0.50 each purchased: 2,746,387 Highest price paid per share: £6.2060 Lowest price paid per share: £6.1250 Volume weighted average price paid per share: £6.1690 All repurchases on the London Stock Exchange, Cboe Europe Limited\n(through the CXE and BXE 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: 27 March 2024 Number of ordinary shares of US$0.50 each purchased: 4,448,800 Highest price paid per share: HK$61.7500 Lowest price paid per share: HK$61.2500 Volume weighted average price paid per share: HK$61.4664 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 22 February\n2024, the Company has repurchased 147,456,457 ordinary\nshares for a total consideration of approximately\nUS$1,131.3m. On 27 March 2024, 22,310,800 of\nthe ordinary shares of US$0.50 each which were awaiting\ncancellation having been repurchased on the Hong Kong Stock\nExchange previously were cancelled. Following cancellation of those\nshares and following the cancellation of shares repurchased on the\nUK Venues, the Company's issued ordinary share capital will consist\nof 18,958,678,001 ordinary\nshares with voting rights. There are no ordinary shares held in\ntreasury. Cancellation of the shares repurchased today on the Hong\nKong Stock Exchange takes longer than those repurchased on the UK\nVenues and a further announcement of total voting rights will be\nmade once those shares have been cancelled. The above figure of 18,958,678,001 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/5880I_1-2024-3-27.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:\n27 March 2024", "source": "edgar", "stratum": "edgar", "fetch_date": "", "url": "https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1089113/000165495424003724/a5887i.htm"} |