Overseas Regulatory Announcement - Grant of Awards

HSBC Holdings PLC

10 October 2024

 

The following is the text of an announcement released to the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited on 10 October 2024 pursuant to rules 17.06A, 17.06B and 17.06C of the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited:

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited and The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited take no responsibility for the contents of this document, make no representation as to its accuracy or completeness and expressly disclaim any liability whatsoever for any loss howsoever arising from or in reliance upon the whole or any part of the contents of this document.

10 October 2024

(Hong Kong Stock Code: 5)

HSBC HOLDINGS PLC

GRANT OF CONDITIONAL AWARDS

This announcement is made pursuant to Rules 17.06A, 17.06B and 17.06C of the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited.

On 9 October 2024, HSBC Holdings plc (the "Company") granted conditional awards ("Awards") to employees to subscribe for a total of 444,419.31691 ordinary shares of US$0.50 each of the Company under the HSBC International Employee Share Purchase Plan (the "Plan").

The following are the details of the grants:

Grant date	9 October 2024
Category of grantee	Employees
Number of shares under Awards	213,425.07453 LSE listed shares  230,994.24238 HKSE listed shares
Closing market price of the ordinary shares on the London Stock Exchange and the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on the date of grant	GBP 6.694  HKD 67.80
Purchase price of Awards granted	GBP 0
Vesting period of the Awards	2 years
Performance Targets and Clawback	Grants of Awards under the Plan do not have performance conditions or clawback provisions due to the all-employee nature of the Plan
Arrangements for the Company or a subsidiary to provide financial assistance to the grantees	None
Number of shares available for future grant under the plan mandate	The Plan is subject to a limit on the number of Shares committed to be issued under all Plan Awards: 10% of the ordinary share capital of the Company in issue immediately before that day, when added to the number of Shares which have been issued, or committed to be issued, to satisfy Awards under the Plan, or options or awards under any other employee share plan operated by the Company granted in the previous 10 years. The number of Shares available to issue under this limit is 948,232,476.

For and on behalf of

HSBC Holdings plc

Aileen Taylor

Company Secretary

The Board of Directors of HSBC Holdings plc as at the date of this announcement comprises:

Sir Mark Edward Tucker*, Georges Bahjat Elhedery, Geraldine Joyce Buckingham^†, Rachel Duan^†, Dame Carolyn Julie Fairbairn^†, James Anthony Forese^†, Ann Frances Godbehere^†, Steven Craig Guggenheimer^†, Dr José Antonio Meade Kuribreña^†, Kalpana Jaisingh Morparia^†, Eileen K Murray^†, Brendan Robert Nelson^† and Swee Lian Teo^†.

*  Non-executive Group Chairman

†  Independent non-executive Director

HSBC Holdings plc

Registered Office and Group Head Office:

8 Canada Square, London E14 5HQ, United Kingdom Web: www.hsbc.com

Incorporated in England with limited liability. Registered in England: number 617987

 

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