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The HSBC Holdings plc (HSBC) SEC filings page provides access to the company’s regulatory disclosures as a foreign private issuer. HSBC files annual reports on Form 20‑F and frequent current reports on Form 6‑K, which together give investors detailed information about its global banking and financial services operations, capital structure, governance, and risk profile.
Form 6‑K filings for HSBC include a variety of disclosures, such as dividend announcements, voting rights and capital updates, board and senior management changes, and information on regulatory matters like Bank of England bank capital stress test results. Other 6‑K submissions cover employee share and incentive plans, including block listing six‑monthly returns and grants of conditional awards under the HSBC International Employee Share Purchase Plan and other share plans.
Filings also document transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities (PDMRs), where HSBC reports acquisitions of ordinary shares through dividend reinvestment or other mechanisms, in line with market abuse regulations. In addition, HSBC uses SEC filings to communicate significant group developments, such as joint announcements related to the proposed privatization of Hang Seng Bank Limited and associated listing withdrawal processes.
On Stock Titan, these filings are updated in near real time from the SEC’s EDGAR system. AI‑powered summaries help explain the content of lengthy documents, highlighting key points from annual reports (Form 20‑F), interim updates, dividend declarations, capital and voting rights notices, and share plan disclosures. Investors can quickly see what has changed, how board and governance announcements may affect oversight, and how share‑based compensation plans impact potential dilution.
Users interested in insider‑related activity can review PDMR transaction notices, while those focused on earnings, capital, and risk can turn to dividend and stress test‑related filings. Together, these documents form an official record of HSBC’s regulatory communications, supporting deeper analysis of HSBC stock.
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
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 reported that Surendra Rosha, Co-Chief Executive for Asia and Middle East, disposed of 308,400 ordinary shares of US$0.50 each on 3 March 2026. The shares were sold in Hong Kong from a nominee account held jointly with his spouse at HK$139.974 per share, for total proceeds of HK$43,167,981.60.
HSBC Holdings plc announced a planned leadership change at key subsidiary HSBC UK Bank plc. Dame Clara Furse will retire as non-executive Chair in the first half of 2026 after nine years in the role. Dame Carolyn Fairbairn, currently Chair of the HSBC Group Remuneration Committee, is expected to become non-executive Chair of HSBC UK Bank plc by the end of the first half of 2026, subject to regulatory approval. She will remain an independent non-executive Director of HSBC Holdings plc and continue to chair the Group Remuneration Committee. At the same time, Group Chairman Brendan Nelson will step down as an independent non-executive Director of HSBC UK Bank plc when Dame Carolyn joins the HSBC UK board.
HSBC Holdings plc has filed its Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended 31 December 2025 with the US Securities and Exchange Commission. The report is available on the company’s investor website and has also been submitted to the UK National Storage Mechanism for public inspection.
HSBC Holdings plc reported share transactions by two senior executives. On 26 February 2026, Group Chief Operating Officer Suzanna White sold 35,000 ordinary shares at £13.766 per share, for a total of £481,810.00, on the London Stock Exchange.
On the same date, Group Chief Information Officer Stuart Riley sold 124,586 ordinary shares at an aggregated price of £13.762 per share, for a total of £1,714,552.53. These disposals were disclosed in line with EU Market Abuse Regulation requirements.
HSBC Holdings plc reported its updated share capital and voting rights. As of 26 February 2026, the company had 17,175,239,862 ordinary shares of US$0.50 in issue and no shares held in treasury. This means the total number of voting rights is also 17,175,239,862. Shareholders can use this figure as the denominator when calculating whether they must notify HSBC and regulators of any interests or changes in their shareholdings under UK and Hong Kong disclosure rules.
HSBC Holdings plc has published a new base prospectus supplement dated 27 February 2026 for its debt issuance programme, updating the base prospectus first dated 28 March 2025 and prior supplements from April, July and October 2025. The supplement has been approved by the UK Financial Conduct Authority and filed with the National Storage Mechanism for public inspection.
The document governs how notes under the programme may be offered, including detailed restrictions under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933. It limits access and distribution mainly to non-U.S. persons under Regulation S or qualified institutional buyers under Rule 144A, and confirms that the notes are not registered under U.S. securities laws.