Business Context and Reporting Period
HSBC Holdings plc filed a Form 6-K for September 2026 regarding a transaction in its own shares. On 25 September 2026, HSBC purchased ordinary shares for cancellation under the buy-back programme announced on 5 August 2026.
Transaction and Key Metrics
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Exchange | Hong Kong Stock Exchange |
| Shares purchased | 871,200 ordinary shares |
| Highest price paid | HK$157.9000 per share |
| Lowest price paid | HK$155.7000 per share |
| Volume-weighted average price | HK$156.7755 per share |
| Cumulative shares repurchased since 5 August 2026 | 47,745,902 |
| Approximate cumulative consideration | US$979.4 million |
| Issued ordinary share capital and voting rights | 17,141,942,291, following cancellation of shares repurchased on UK venues |
Material Changes and Other Information
- The filing reports the latest purchase and cumulative progress under the 5 August 2026 buy-back programme.
- No repurchases occurred on the London Stock Exchange, Aquis Exchange, Cboe Europe Limited or Turquoise.
- Shares repurchased on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange take longer to cancel. HSBC will issue a further total-voting-rights announcement after those shares have been cancelled.
- There are no ordinary shares held in treasury.
Outlook, Risks and Unusual Items
The filing provides no earnings guidance, operating outlook, revenue, profit, cash flow, margin, debt or liquidity information. The principal items requiring attention are the execution and cancellation of the repurchased shares, the resulting change in voting-rights denominators, and compliance with applicable buy-back and market-abuse regulations.
Investor Verification Points
- Verify the cumulative buy-back consideration and share count against HSBC’s subsequent announcements.
- Confirm the post-cancellation issued share capital and voting-rights figure once the Hong Kong purchases are cancelled.
- Review the full individual-trade breakdown made available through the referenced regulatory announcement.
- Assess the effect of the buy-back programme on shares outstanding, voting rights and capital allocation.