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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 filed a six‑monthly update on its block listings, covering activity in several employee and share‑based schemes for the period from 1 July 2025 to 31 December 2025. All securities reported are ordinary shares of US$0.50 each.
During this period, 93,727 shares were issued or allotted under the HSBC Share Plan 2011 and 118,316 shares under the HSBC International Employee Share Purchase Plan. No shares were issued under the other listed schemes, which include various employee and executive option plans and obligations linked to the acquisition of HSBC Finance Corporation. The filing also lists the remaining balances of shares that are authorised but not yet issued for each scheme.
HSBC Holdings plc reports its updated share capital and voting rights. On 29 December 2025, the company had 17,175,239,862 ordinary shares with a nominal value of US$0.50 each in issue, and no shares were held in treasury. Because there are no treasury shares, the total number of voting rights is also 17,175,239,862. Shareholders can use this figure as the denominator when working out whether they must disclose any interest or change in interest under UK and Hong Kong disclosure rules.
HSBC Holdings plc has announced that Ann Godbehere, its Senior Independent Director, will step down as a Director and retire from the Board at the Company's 2026 AGM. Until her retirement, she will continue to receive fees for her various HSBC roles, but she will not receive any payments for loss of office.
The company states there are no matters relating to her retirement that need to be brought to shareholders’ attention. As context, HSBC serves customers in 57 countries and territories and reported assets of US$3,234bn as of 30 September 2025, making it one of the world's largest banking and financial services organisations.
HSBC Holdings plc reported routine share transactions by senior executives following its third interim dividend for 2025. On 18 December 2025, additional US$0.50 ordinary shares were added to their vested share plan interests through automatic dividend reinvestment at a price of £11.43115 per share.
Co-Chief Executive for Asia and Middle East David Liao acquired 4,862 shares, with a total value of about £55,578 based on a price of £11.43 per share. Barry O’Byrne, Chief Executive for International Wealth and Premier Banking, acquired 12 shares, with a total value of about £137 at the same price. These acquisitions took place on the London Stock Exchange Main Market and are disclosed in line with UK Market Abuse Regulation requirements.
HSBC Holdings plc reported a change in its company secretarial roles. The company stated that Aileen Taylor and Hannah Ashdown will both step down as joint company secretary with effect from the end of 31 December 2025. Aileen Taylor will continue in her role as Group Chief People and Governance Officer.
As previously announced on 8 October 2025, Angela McEntee has been appointed as Group Company Secretary with effect from 1 January 2026. The announcement also lists the current Board of Directors, including independent non-executive directors and the independent non-executive Chair.
HSBC Holdings plc announced a third interim dividend for the 2025 financial year of US$0.10 per ordinary share, approved on 28 October 2025. The dividend will be paid on 18 December 2025 to shareholders who were on the register on 7 November 2025.
Shareholders can receive the dividend in US dollars, sterling or Hong Kong dollars. Using exchange rates set on 8 December 2025, the dividend equals approximately HK$0.777722 or approximately £0.075079 per ordinary share. Holders of American Depositary Shares, each representing five ordinary shares, will receive US$0.50 per ADS, also payable on 18 December 2025 to holders of record on 7 November 2025.
HSBC Holdings plc has appointed Brendan Nelson as Group Chair, confirming him in the role after he served as interim Group Chair since 1 October 2025. Nelson joined the Board in September 2023 and brings a long financial services background, including leading KPMG’s Global Financial Services Practice and serving on the boards of BP, RBS and HSBC.
The Board states that his appointment follows a robust process that reviewed both internal and external candidates. Nelson will continue as Chairman of the Group Audit Committee until the publication of HSBC’s 2025 results expected in February 2026, after which the company plans to update the market on his audit committee succession.
HSBC, headquartered in London, serves customers in 57 countries and territories and reported assets of US$3,234bn as of 30 September 2025, making it one of the world’s largest banking and financial services groups.
HSBC Holdings plc has issued a brief update noting that the Bank of England has published the results of its 2025 Bank Capital Stress Test (BCST). Full details of the stress test outcomes are available directly from the Bank of England's website, rather than in this report. HSBC provides investor contact details in London and Hong Kong for any follow-up questions. The company also reiterates its global scale, stating that it had US$3,234bn of assets as of 30 September 2025, underscoring its position as one of the largest banking and financial services organisations worldwide.
HSBC Holdings plc has issued EUR1,250,000,000 of 3.608% Fixed to Floating Rate Senior Unsecured Notes due 2033 under its Debt Issuance Programme. These Notes pay a fixed interest rate initially and then switch to a floating rate later in their life, and rank as senior unsecured obligations of the company.
HSBC plans to list the Notes on the Official List of the UK Financial Conduct Authority and to have them traded on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange. The Notes are being offered outside the United States in compliance with the U.S. Securities Act restrictions. HSBC highlights its global scale, with assets of US$3,234bn as of 30 September 2025, underscoring that this is a funding transaction for one of the world’s largest banking groups.
HSBC Holdings plc reports that, as of 27 November 2025, its issued share capital consists of 17,175,239,862 ordinary shares of US$0.50 each, with no shares held in treasury. Because there are no treasury shares, shareholders have the same total number of voting rights as the number of shares in issue.
The company confirms that the total number of voting rights in HSBC Holdings plc is 17,175,239,862. Shareholders can use this figure as the denominator when calculating whether they must notify their ownership interest, or any change in that interest, under UK and Hong Kong disclosure rules.