HSBC issues 537 shares under employee purchase plan

The new Ordinary Shares rank pari passu with the company's existing issued Ordinary Shares.

Rhea-AI Filing Summary

HSBC Holdings plc issued 537 Ordinary Shares of US$0.50 each during September 30 to October 29, 2026, under its existing block listing for the HSBC International Employee Share Purchase Plan. The table lists 1,599,274 unallotted securities remaining under that plan. Issued share capital was 17,135,024,028 Ordinary Shares as of October 29, 2026.

Filing Explained

HSBC issued 537 ordinary shares under the existing plan, and the new shares rank equally with existing shares; their addition increases the share count and reduces existing holders’ percentage ownership absent offsetting changes.

Key Figures

Ordinary Shares issued: 537 shares Ordinary Share denomination: US$0.50 each Unallotted securities remaining: 1,599,274 securities +1 more

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Ordinary Shares issued 537 shares September 30 to October 29, 2026; HSBC International Employee Share Purchase Plan

Ordinary Share denomination US$0.50 each HSBC Ordinary Shares

Unallotted securities remaining 1,599,274 securities HSBC International Employee Share Purchase Plan

Issued share capital 17,135,024,028 Ordinary Shares As of October 29, 2026

Key Terms

block listing, unalloted securities, pari passu, issued share capital

4 terms

block listing technical

"under the Company's existing block listing"

A block listing is a way to move a large chunk of a company’s shares or securities in one go, usually sold or admitted to trading as a single, pre-arranged package to institutional investors. It matters to investors because such concentrated transactions can quickly change the number of shares available, affect the stock’s supply and demand balance, and cause noticeable price moves or shifts in ownership—think of unloading many items at once in a market and suddenly changing its balance.

unalloted securities technical

"Balance of unalloted securties"

pari passu technical

"will rank pari passu with the existing issued Ordinary Shares"

An instruction that different claims, securities, or creditors are treated equally and share rights or payments on the same priority level. For investors, it means their position will be paid or have voting power alongside others in the same class rather than being favored or subordinated—think of several people standing in one bus line who all get on together rather than some cutting ahead. That parity affects expected recovery in reorganizations, dividend order, and relative risk.

issued share capital technical

"the issued share capital of the Company was 17,135,024,028 Ordinary Shares"

Issued share capital is the total value or number of a company's shares that have been created and given to investors, employees or others; think of it as the slices of a cake that have already been cut and distributed. It matters to investors because it determines ownership percentages, potential voting power and how future share sales can dilute existing holdings, affecting share value and control.

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How many shares did HSBC Holdings plc (HSBC) issue under the employee share plan?

HSBC Holdings plc issued 537 Ordinary Shares of US$0.50 each during September 30 to October 29, 2026, for issue under the HSBC International Employee Share Purchase Plan within its existing block listing. The new shares rank pari passu with the company's existing issued Ordinary Shares.

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FORM 6-K

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

Report of Foreign Private Issuer

Pursuant to Rule 13a - 16 or 15d - 16 of

the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the month of October

HSBC Holdings plc

8 Canada Square, London E14 5HQ, England

(Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F).

Form 20-F X Form 40-F  

30 October 2026

HSBC HOLDINGS PLC

Notification of issuance of equity securities under block listing

This notification is being made in accordance with PRM 1.6.4, and covers the period 30 September to 29 October 2026 (the “Period”).

HSBC Holdings plc (the “Company”) issued 537 Ordinary Shares of US$0.50 each (“Ordinary Shares”) during the period for issue under the HSBC International Employee Share Purchase Plan under the Company's existing block listing of shares for this purpose. The balance of the Company’s block listing is detailed below.

The new Ordinary Shares will rank pari passu with the existing issued Ordinary Shares of the Company.

As at 29 October 2026, the issued share capital of the Company was 17,135,024,028 Ordinary Shares.

Block listing summary:

Share Plan	Previous unalloted securities	Change	Balance of unalloted securties
Employee Share Option Scheme	122,418	-	122,418
Executive Share Option Scheme	1,468,459	-	1,468,459
Employee SAYE Plan	16,986,053	-	16,986,053
Ongoing obligations to issue shares in connection with the acquisition of HSBC Finance Corporation (formerly Household International Inc.)	68,325,450	-	68,325,450
HSBC Holdings Group Share Option Plan	19,458,570	-	19,458,570
HSBC Share Plan	824,887	-	824,887
HSBC Share Plan 2011	8,803,969	-	8,803,969
HSBC International Employee Share Purchase Plan	1,599,811	(537)	1,599,274

Lee Davis 

Group Governance

shareholderquestions@hsbc.com

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

HSBC Holdings plc

By:

Name: Angela McEntee

Title: Group Company Secretary

Date: 30 October 2026