Overseas Regulatory Announcement - Grant of Awards

HSBC Holdings PLC
23 August 2023
 

 

The following is the text of an announcement released to the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited on 23 August 2023 pursuant to rules 17.06A, 17.06B and 17.06C of the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited:

 

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23 August 2023

(Hong Kong Stock Code: 5)

 

HSBC HOLDINGS PLC

GRANT OF CONDITIONAL AWARDS

This announcement is made pursuant to Rules 17.06A, 17.06B and 17.06C of the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited`.

 

On 11 January 2023, 14 March 2023, 13 April 2023 and 11 July 2023, HSBC Holdings plc (the "Company") granted conditional awards ("Awards") to employees to subscribe for a total of 1,638,448 ordinary shares of US$0.50 each of the Company under the HSBC International Employee Share Purchase Plan (the "Plan").

 

The following are the details of the grants:

 

Grant date

11 January 2023

Category of grantee

Employees

Number of shares under Awards

 288,546 LSE listed shares

 301,397 HKSE listed shares

Closing market price of the ordinary shares on the London Stock Exchange and the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on the date of grant

 GBP 5.696

 HK$ 53.65

Purchase price of Awards granted

 GBP 0

Vesting period of the Awards

2 years 9 months

Performance Targets and Clawback

Grants of Awards under the Plan do not have performance conditions or clawback provisions due to the all-employee nature of the Plan

Arrangements for  the Company or a subsidiary to provide financial assistance to the grantees

None

Number of shares available for future grant under the plan mandate

The Plan is subject to a limit on the number of Shares committed to be issued under all Plan Awards:

10% of the ordinary share capital of the Company in issue immediately before that day, when added to the number of Shares which have been issued, or committed to be issued, to satisfy Awards under the Plan, or options or awards under any other employee share plan operated by the Company granted in the previous 10 years. The number of Shares available to issue under this limit is 1,038,765,968.

 

 

Grant date

14 March 2023

Category of grantee

Employees

Number of shares under Awards

 42 LSE listed shares

Closing market price of the ordinary shares on the London Stock Exchange and the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on the date of grant

 GBP 5.77

Purchase price of Awards granted

 GBP 0

Vesting period of the Awards

2 years 7 months

Performance Targets and Clawback

Grants of Awards under the Plan do not have performance conditions or clawback provisions due to the all-employee nature of the Plan

Arrangements for  the Company or a subsidiary to provide financial assistance to the grantees

None

Number of shares available for future grant under the plan mandate

The Plan is subject to a limit on the number of Shares committed to be issued under all Plan Awards:

10% of the ordinary share capital of the Company in issue immediately before that day, when added to the number of Shares which have been issued, or committed to be issued, to satisfy Awards under the Plan, or options or awards under any other employee share plan operated by the Company granted in the previous 10 years. The number of Shares available to issue under this limit is 1,004,579,418.

 

 

Grant date

13 April 2023

Category of grantee

Employees

Number of shares under Awards

 277,730 LSE listed shares

 284,890 HKSE listed shares

 

Closing market price of the ordinary shares on the London Stock Exchange and the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on the date of grant

 GBP 5.673

 HK$ 55.25

Purchase price of Awards granted

 GBP 0

Vesting period of the Awards

2 years 6 months

Performance Targets and Clawback

Grants of Awards under the Plan do not have performance conditions or clawback provisions due to the all-employee nature of the Plan

Arrangements for  the Company or a subsidiary to provide financial assistance to the grantees

None

Number of shares available for future grant under the plan mandate

The Plan is subject to a limit on the number of Shares committed to be issued under all Plan Awards:

10% of the ordinary share capital of the Company in issue immediately before that day, when added to the number of Shares which have been issued, or committed to be issued, to satisfy Awards under the Plan, or options or awards under any other employee share plan operated by the Company granted in the previous 10 years. The number of Shares available to issue under this limit is 1,030,741,033.

 

 

 

Grant date

11 July 2023

Category of grantee

Employees

Number of shares under Awards

 237,748 LSE listed shares

 248,095 HKSE listed shares

 

Closing market price of the ordinary shares on the London Stock Exchange and the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on the date of grant

 GBP 6.009

 HK$ 60.75

Purchase price of Awards granted

 GBP 0

Vesting period of the Awards

2 years 3 months

Performance Targets and Clawback

Grants of Awards under the Plan do not have performance conditions or clawback provisions due to the all-employee nature of the Plan

Arrangements for  the Company or a subsidiary to provide financial assistance to the grantees

None

Number of shares available for future grant under the plan mandate

 The Plan is subject to a limit on the number of Shares committed to be issued under all Plan Awards:

10% of the ordinary share capital of the Company in issue immediately before that day, when added to the number of Shares which have been issued, or committed to be issued, to satisfy Awards under the Plan, or options or awards under any other employee share plan operated by the Company granted in the previous 10 years. The number of Shares available to issue under this limit is 1,016,655,682.

 

 

For and on behalf of

HSBC Holdings plc

 

Aileen Taylor

Group Company Secretary and Chief Governance Officer

 

The Board of Directors of HSBC Holdings plc as at the date of this announcement comprises: Mark Tucker*, Noel Quinn, Geraldine Buckingham, Rachel Duan, Georges Elhedery, Carolyn Julie Fairbairn, James Anthony Forese, Steven Guggenheimer, José Antonio Meade Kuribreña, Kalpana Morparia, Eileen K Murray and David Nish.

 

*  Non-executive Group Chairman

  Independent non-executive Director

 

HSBC Holdings plc

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