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 January
HSBC Holdings plc
42nd
Floor, 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
The
following is the text of an announcement released to The Stock
Exchange of Hong Kong Limited on 13 January 2026 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:
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited and The Stock Exchange of
Hong Kong Limited take no responsibility for the contents of this
document, make no representation as to its accuracy or completeness
and expressly disclaim any liability whatsoever for any loss
howsoever arising from or in reliance upon the whole or any part of
the contents of this document.
13 January 2026
(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 12 January 2026, HSBC Holdings plc (the
"Company") granted conditional awards
("Awards")
to employees to subscribe for a total of 351,143.02986 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:
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Grant
date
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12 January 2026
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Category
of grantee
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Employees
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Number
of shares under Awards
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184,203.44037 LSE listed shares
166,939.58949 HKSE listed shares
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Closing
market price of the ordinary shares on the London Stock Exchange
and the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on the date of grant
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GBP 12.024
HKD 124.10
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Purchase
price of Awards granted
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GBP 0
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Vesting
period of the Awards
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2
years 9 months
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Performance
Targets and Clawback
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Grants
of Awards under the Plan do not have performance conditions or
clawback provisions due to the all-employee nature of the
Plan
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Arrangements
for the Company or a subsidiary to provide financial assistance to
the grantees
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None
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Number
of shares available for future grant under the plan
mandate
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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 1,083,646,594.
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For
and on behalf of
HSBC Holdings plc
Angela
McEntee
Group
Company Secretary
The Board of Directors of HSBC Holdings plc as at the date of this
announcement comprises:
Brendan Robert Nelson*, Georges Bahjat Elhedery,
Geraldine Joyce Buckingham†,
Wei Sun Christianson†,
Rachel Duan†,
Dame Carolyn Julie Fairbairn†,
James Anthony Forese†,
Ann Frances Godbehere†,
Steven Craig Guggenheimer†,
Manveen (Pam) Kaur, Dr José Antonio Meade
Kuribreña†,
Kalpana Jaisingh Morparia†,
Eileen K Murray† and
Swee Lian Teo†.
* Independent
non-executive Chair
† Independent
non-executive Director
HSBC Holdings plc
Registered Office and Group Head Office:
8 Canada Square, London E14 5HQ,
United Kingdom Web: www.hsbc.com
Incorporated in England and Wales with limited liability.
Registration number 617987
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.
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HSBC
Holdings plc
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By:
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Name:
Aileen Taylor
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Title:
Group Company Secretary and Chief Governance Officer
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Date:
13 January 2026
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