HSBC corrects share count to 17.16bn after buy-backs
HSBC Holdings plc (HSBC) filed an amendment to correct the figure for its issued ordinary share capital and total voting rights after recent share buy-backs.
Rhea-AI Filing Summary
HSBC Holdings plc (HSBC) filed an amendment to correct the figure for its issued ordinary share capital and total voting rights after recent share buy-backs. The number is adjusted from 34,320,144,366 to 17,160,062,183, reflecting cancellations of shares repurchased on UK venues and the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
On September 4, 2026, HSBC repurchased for cancellation 10,000 ordinary shares of US$0.50 on UK venues at a volume weighted average price of £15.7087 and 409,200 ordinary shares on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange at a volume weighted average price of HK$166.7935. Since the buy-back began on August 5, 2026, HSBC has repurchased 26,035,414 shares for approximately US$536.4 million, and 5,991,600 previously repurchased Hong Kong shares have now been cancelled.
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Filing Explained
HSBC’s corrected voting-rights denominator is 17,160,062,183, but 409,200 Hong Kong shares bought September 4 remain pending cancellation.
The amended report's corrected total of 17,160,062,183 represents issued ordinary share capital and total voting rights after cancellation of previously repurchased Hong Kong shares and the shares bought on UK venues on September 4, 2026; the 409,200 Hong Kong shares bought that day still await cancellation.
No ordinary shares are held in treasury, and HSBC says the reported total may be used as the denominator for shareholders' disclosure calculations. A further total-voting-rights announcement will follow cancellation of the pending Hong Kong shares.
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