0001654954-21-012758.txt : 20211201 0001654954-21-012758.hdr.sgml : 20211201 20211201134251 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001654954-21-012758 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 6-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20211201 FILED AS OF DATE: 20211201 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20211201 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: HSBC HOLDINGS PLC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001089113 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SAVINGS INSTITUTION, FEDERALLY CHARTERED [6035] IRS NUMBER: 000000000 FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 6-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-14930 FILM NUMBER: 211462351 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 8 CANADA SQUARE CITY: LONDON STATE: X0 ZIP: E145HQ BUSINESS PHONE: 442079913048 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 8 CANADA SQUARE CITY: LONDON STATE: X0 ZIP: E14 5HQ 6-K 1 a2832u.htm TRANSACTION IN OWN SHARES a2832u
 
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 December
 
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  
 
(Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934).
 
Yes  No X
 
(If "Yes" is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82-   ).
 
 
 
  
 HSBC HOLDINGS PLC
 
1 December 2021
 
Transaction in own shares
 
 
HSBC Holdings plc (the "Company") announces that it has purchased for cancellation the following number of its ordinary shares of US$0.50 from Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc ("Morgan Stanley") as part of its buy-back announced on 26 October 2021.
 
 
Date of purchase:
1 December 2021
Number of ordinary shares of US$0.50 each purchased:
362,831
Highest price paid per share:
£4.2930
Lowest price paid per share:
£4.2095
Volume weighted average price paid per share:
£4.2596
 
 
All repurchases by the Company are "on Exchange" transactions (as such term is defined in the rules of the London Stock Exchange) and "on market" for the purposes of the Companies Act 2006.
 
Following the cancellation of the repurchased shares, the Company will have 20,667,596,186 ordinary shares in issue, including 325,273,407 ordinary shares which are held in treasury. Therefore the total voting rights in the Company will be 20,342,322,779. This figure for the total number of voting rights may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, the Company under the Financial Conduct Authority's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules.
 
In accordance with Article 5(1)(b) of the Market Abuse Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 as it forms part of domestic law of the United Kingdom by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018, a full breakdown of the individual trades made by Morgan Stanley on behalf of the Company is attached to this announcement.
 
 
http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/2819U_1-2021-12-1.pdf
 
 
This announcement will also be available on HSBC's website at www.hsbc.com/sea  
 
Enquiries to:
 
Lee Davis
Corporate Governance & Secretariat
+44 (0) 207 991 3048
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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: Aileen Taylor
 
Title: Group Company Secretary and Chief Governance Officer
 
 
 
Date: 01 December 2021