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The HSBC Holdings plc (HBCYF) SEC filings page on Stock Titan aggregates the company’s current reports on Form 6‑K and related disclosures, giving investors a structured view of how the parent of the HSBC Group reports under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. These filings often reproduce announcements released to the London and Hong Kong stock exchanges and cover capital, governance and significant group transactions.
Among the key documents available are notifications of voting rights and capital, where HSBC Holdings plc reports the total issued share capital in ordinary shares of US$0.50 each, confirms whether any shares are held in treasury and explains how the total number of voting rights should be used by shareholders when assessing disclosure obligations under UK and Hong Kong rules. Block listing six‑monthly returns detail unallotted securities and issuances under multiple share schemes, including the Employee Share Option Scheme, Executive Share Option Scheme, Employee SAYE Plan, HSBC Holdings Group Share Option Plan, HSBC Share Plan, HSBC Share Plan 2011 and the HSBC International Employee Share Purchase Plan.
Filings also include announcements on conditional awards under the HSBC International Employee Share Purchase Plan, specifying the number of ordinary shares of US$0.50 each subject to awards, the split between London and Hong Kong listed shares, market prices on the grant date, vesting periods and the overall plan limit expressed as a percentage of ordinary share capital. Governance‑focused 6‑Ks report board changes and director retirements, referencing the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited and confirming that no additional information needs to be brought to shareholders’ attention.
In addition, joint announcements filed on Form 6‑K describe proposals involving group entities such as Hang Seng Bank Limited, including a scheme of arrangement for privatisation and a proposed withdrawal of listing of Hang Seng Bank shares, subject to court and regulatory conditions. Stock Titan enhances access to these filings with tools that surface the most relevant sections, helping users quickly locate information on share capital, employee share plans, governance changes and major Hong Kong‑related transactions within HSBC’s regulatory record.
HSBC Holdings plc reported that deferred share awards granted under its variable pay plans for performance years 2023 and 2024 vested on 11 and 12 March. Senior executives, including the Group Chief Risk and Compliance Officer, Co-Chief Executives for Asia and Middle East, the Group Chief Information Officer, the Chief Executive of HSBC Bank plc and Corporate and Institutional Banking, and the Group Chief Operating Officer, received ordinary shares of US$0.50 each as part of these awards.
Some of the vested shares were sold on the London Stock Exchange mainly to cover withholding tax. For example, Richard Blackburn vested 9,408 shares and disposed of 4,422 shares at about £11.97 per share, while Stuart Riley vested 49,805 shares and disposed of 23,409 shares at about £12.70 per share. The value of the vestings was calculated using a closing share price of £12.80.
HSBC Holdings plc reported that multiple deferred, long-term incentive and buyout share awards to senior executives vested on 10 March 2026, with related transactions on the London Stock Exchange. The awards relate to performance years 2018 to 2022 and long-term plans covering 2022–2024 and 2023–2025.
Shares were valued using the 9 March 2026 closing price of £12.51, and some were sold on 10–11 March at a volume-weighted average price of about £12.80 mainly to cover withholding tax. Group Chief Executive Georges Elhedery had 201,593 shares vest and disposed of 94,749 shares. Group Chief Financial Officer Pam Kaur had 174,395 shares vest and disposed of 81,967 shares.
Several other PDMRs, including the Group Chief Operating Officer and regional and business line heads, also saw awards vest, portions lapse based on performance outcomes, and some shares sold. Key executives are required to retain vested shares net of tax for 12 months from each original vesting date.
HSBC Holdings plc is updating how it presents results for its four business lines and Corporate Centre following the transition of certain clients, mainly from the Hong Kong and UK segments to Corporate and Institutional Banking, effective from 1 January 2026.
HSBC has released an unaudited data pack that re-presents selected quarterly and full-year financial information for 2024 and 2025 on this new basis. The changes affect only segment presentation and have no impact on the Group’s consolidated financial results or financial position.
The Group, with assets of US$3,233bn as at 31 December 2025, reiterates its use of International Financial Reporting Standards and constant currency non-GAAP measures, and includes detailed cautionary statements on forward-looking information.
HSBC Holdings plc details share-based compensation and related transactions for senior management for the 2025 performance year. Long-term incentive awards in ordinary shares of US$0.50 each were granted to Executive Directors and other PDMRs, based on an average share price of £12.82, with a three-year performance period from 1 January 2026 to 31 December 2028 and vesting beginning in March 2029.
The Group also granted annual incentive awards under the HSBC Share Plan 2011, split between immediately vested and deferred shares. Immediately vested awards were subject to sales of a portion of shares, generally around £12.44 per share, to cover income tax and social security liabilities, with the remaining shares subject to a 12‑month retention period. Deferred awards vest in four equal annual tranches starting in March 2027. Detailed EU Market Abuse Regulation disclosures show each PDMR’s acquisitions under the plan and corresponding tax-related disposals on 9 March 2026 on the London Stock Exchange.
HSBC Holdings plc has granted conditional share awards over 35,019,686 ordinary shares under its HSBC Share Plan 2011 to directors, employees and former employees. Director Georges Elhedery received awards over 842,628 shares and director Manveen (Pam) Kaur received awards over 491,419 shares, both with a purchase price of GBP 0 per share.
For these directors, half of the 2025 annual incentive is delivered in immediately vested shares with a 12‑month retention period, while a 2026‑2028 long‑term incentive vests in five equal instalments from the third anniversary, each followed by a 12‑month retention period and subject to performance outcomes.
Other employees and former employees received awards over 33,685,639 shares, generally vesting over three years under HSBC’s deferral policy, with some subject to longer vesting or project completion. Long‑term incentive awards use performance measures based on average return on tangible equity with a CET1 underpin, relative total shareholder return, and environmental metrics, and all awards are subject to clawback. The plan remains within overall 10% and 5% share capital limits for future issuance.
HSBC Holdings plc submitted a Form 6-K as a foreign private issuer, primarily to incorporate specific documents into its existing registration statement with file number 333-277306. This is an administrative step tying new legal documentation to a previously filed securities registration.
The filing lists a Thirty-eighth Supplemental Indenture to the Senior Securities Indenture dated March 10, 2026, along with two legal opinions from Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP acting as special US and English counsel. The report is signed on behalf of HSBC by James Murphy, Global Head of Markets Treasury.
HSBC Holdings plc has issued four new US dollar senior unsecured notes to global investors. The bank sold US$2,000,000,000 4.398% Fixed/Floating Notes due 2030, US$2,000,000,000 4.675% Fixed/Floating Notes due 2032, US$2,750,000,000 5.279% Fixed/Floating Notes due 2037 and US$1,250,000,000 Floating Rate Notes due 2032.
These notes were issued under an existing shelf registration on Form F-3 and an amended indenture, and application will be made to list them on the New York Stock Exchange. HSBC notes it is one of the world’s largest banking groups, with assets of US$3,233bn as of 31 December 2025.
HSBC Holdings PLC has voluntarily withdrawn the listing and registration of its 4.300% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2026 from the New York Stock Exchange. The Exchange and the issuer state the withdrawal complies with the procedures of 17 CFR 240.12d2-2 and related Exchange rules.
HSBC Holdings plc is offering four series of senior unsecured notes: $2.0B 4.398% fixed-to-floating notes due 2030, $2.0B 4.675% fixed-to-floating notes due 2032, $2.75B 5.279% fixed-to-floating notes due 2037 and $1.25B floating-rate notes due 2032.
The notes pay fixed interest initially and convert to SOFR-based compounded daily floating rates after specified fixed periods, include issuer redemption features (make-whole and par redemptions), and contain provisions consenting to the possible exercise of UK bail-in powers and benchmark transition mechanisms.
HSBC Holdings plc is offering multiple series of senior unsecured notes, including fixed-to-floating and floating-rate tranches. The preliminary prospectus supplement is subject to completion dated March 5, 2026 and describes interest mechanics tied to compounded daily SOFR, optional make-whole and par redemptions, potential redemption upon certain tax or Loss Absorption Disqualification Events, and consent to the exercise of UK bail-in powers by the relevant UK resolution authority.
The Notes will be issued under HSBC’s existing indenture and are intended to be listed on the New York Stock Exchange, with trading expected to begin within 30 days of initial delivery.