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Block listing Interim Review
HSBC Holdings plc has provided a six-monthly return for its block listing, detailing the balances of unallotted securities under various share schemes as of December 31, 2025. The largest remaining balance is 68,325,450 shares under obligations related to the acquisition of HSBC Finance Corporation. During the period from July 1, 2025, to December 31, 2025, a total of 93,727 shares were issued under the HSBC Share Plan 2011 and 118,316 shares under the HSBC International Employee Share Purchase Plan, with no increases to the overall block scheme sizes reported. Disclaimer*
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n \n \n HSBC HOLDINGS PLC\n \n BLOCK LISTING SIX MONTHLY RETURN\n \n Date: 5 January 2026\n \nAll securities below are HSBC Holdings plc ordinary shares of US$0.50 each.\n \n \n\n\n\n\nName of applicant:\n\n\nHSBC Holdings plc\n\n\n\n\nName of scheme:\n\n\n1. Employee Share Option Scheme\n2. Executive Share Option Scheme\n3. Employee SAYE Plan\n4. Ongoing obligations to issue shares in connection with the acquisition of HSBC Finance Corporation (formerly Household International Inc.)\n5. HSBC Holdings Group Share Option Plan\n6. HSBC Share Plan\n7. HSBC Share Plan 2011\n8. HSBC International Employee Share Purchase Plan\n\n\n\n\nPeriod of return:\n\n\nFrom:\n\n\n01.07.2025\n\n\nTo:\n\n\n31.12.2025\n\n\n\n\nBalance of unallotted securities under scheme(s) from previous return:\n \n \n\n\n1. 122,418\n2. 1,468,459\n3. 16,986,053\n4. 68,325,450\n5. 19,458,570\n6. 824,887\n7. 17,234,631\n8. 1,821,923\n\n\n\n\nPlus: The amount by which the block scheme(s) has been increased since the date of the last return (if any increase has been applied for):\n\n\n1. 0\n2. 0\n3. 0\n4. 0\n5. 0\n6. 0\n7. 0\n8. 0\n\n\n\n\nLess: Number of securities issued/allotted under scheme(s) during period (see UKLR 20.6.7G):\n\n\n1. 0\n2. 0\n3. 0\n4. 0\n5. 0\n6. 0\n7. 93,727\n8. 118,316\n\n\n\n\nEquals: Balance under scheme(s) not yet issued/allotted at end of period:\n\n\n1. 122,418\n2. 1,468,459\n3. 16,986,053\n4. 68,325,450\n5. 19,458,570\n6. 824,887\n7. 17,140,904\n8. 1,703,607\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nName of contact:\n\n\nLee Davis, Head of Shareholder Governance\n\n\n\n\nContact details:\n\n\[email protected]\n\n\n\n\n \n\n","length":7324,"tagName":"div"}]