HSBC Holdings plc will hold a committee meeting of its Board on October 27, 2026, to consider announcing its Third Quarter 2026 earnings release and paying a third interim dividend for 2026. Subject to approval and confirmation at the meeting, the dividend will be payable on December 17, 2026, to holders of record on November 6, 2026.
HSBC Holdings plc granted employees conditional awards for 274,530 ordinary shares on October 9, 2026 under its International Employee Share Purchase Plan, including 142,260 LSE-listed shares and 132,270 HKSE-listed shares. The awards have a GBP 0 purchase price and a two-year vesting period, with no performance conditions or clawback provisions.
The plan limits shares committed to be issued under awards to 10% of ordinary share capital in issue immediately before the relevant day, taking account of shares issued or committed under the Plan or other employee share plans in the previous 10 years. 1,102,270,815 shares were available under this limit.
HSBC Holdings plc cancelled 6,918,800 ordinary shares of US$0.50 each on October 6, 2026. The shares had been repurchased under the company’s buy-back announced on August 5, 2026.
After cancellation, HSBC had 17,135,023,491 ordinary shares in issue, no shares held in treasury and 17,135,023,491 total voting rights. Shareholders may use the voting-rights figure as the denominator for calculations to determine whether they must notify an interest or a change in interest under the Financial Conduct Authority’s Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules and/or Part XV of the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Ordinance.
HSBC Holdings plc is the issuer in a notice naming Sergio Tony Cardoso da Silva, identified as an heir and investor, as the person for whose account a proposed sale of HSBC ADRs is reported. Each ADR represents 5 ordinary shares. HSBC Bank plc is named in the sale details, the securities are identified as listed on the NYSE, and the acquisition nature is recorded as “Heritage.”
HSBC Holdings plc reported 17,141,942,291 issued ordinary shares of US$0.50 each as of September 29, 2026, with no shares held in treasury. The company reported the same number of total voting rights, which shareholders may use as the denominator when determining whether they must notify an interest or a change in an interest under applicable UK and Hong Kong disclosure rules.
HSBC Holdings plc issued 103,796 ordinary shares under its International Employee Share Purchase Plan from September 1 through September 29, 2026, using its existing block listing. The plan’s unallotted balance was 1,599,811 securities, compared with 1,703,607 previously. HSBC had 17,141,942,291 issued ordinary shares as of September 29, 2026; the newly issued shares rank pari passu with its existing ordinary shares.
HSBC Holdings plc concluded its buy-back announced on August 5, 2026, having repurchased for cancellation 48,657,102 ordinary shares for approximately US$998.0 million. On September 28, 2026, HSBC purchased 911,200 ordinary shares of US$0.50 each from BNP Paribas Financial Markets SNC on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. The volume weighted average price was HK$159.5951 per share, with a high of HK$160.7000 and a low of HK$158.0000.
Across the buy-back, HSBC repurchased 31,735,502 shares on UK venues at a volume weighted average price of £15.1909 per share, and 16,921,600 shares on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange at HK$161.2887 per share.
HSBC Holdings plc reported that David Liao, Co-Chief Executive, Asia and Middle East, acquired 4,504 US$0.50 ordinary shares, and Barry O’Byrne, Chief Executive, International Wealth and Premier Banking, acquired 9 US$0.50 ordinary shares on September 25, 2026. Both acquisitions resulted from the automatic reinvestment of the second interim dividend for 2026, at a stated price of £15.19792 per share. The reported transaction values were £68,451.43 for David Liao and £136.78 for Barry O’Byrne.
HSBC Holdings plc will redeem in whole US$2,500,000,000 of its 2.251% Fixed Rate/Floating Rate Senior Unsecured Notes due 2027. The redemption price is US$1,000 per US$1,000 principal amount, plus accrued unpaid interest from and including May 22, 2026, to but excluding November 22, 2026; that interest is payable to holders of record on November 7, 2026. Subject to any conditions and/or the limited circumstances in the Twenty-Third Supplemental Indenture, the redemption price and interest payment become due on the Redemption Date. Since November 22 is not a Business Day, HSBC will pay on Monday, November 23, 2026. Interest on the securities ceases to accrue on and after the scheduled Redemption Date.
HSBC Holdings plc purchased for cancellation 871,200 ordinary shares of US$0.50 each from BNP Paribas Financial Markets SNC on September 25, 2026, as part of the buy-back announced on August 5, 2026. The highest price paid was HK$157.9000 per share, the lowest was HK$155.7000, and the volume weighted average price was HK$156.7755.
Since commencement of the buy-back, HSBC had repurchased 47,745,902 shares for approximate total consideration of US$979.4 million. Issued ordinary share capital and total voting rights were 17,141,942,291 following cancellation of shares repurchased on UK venues; there are no ordinary shares held in treasury. Cancellation of the Hong Kong purchases takes longer than cancellation of UK venue purchases, and HSBC said it will announce updated total voting rights once those shares are cancelled.