HSBC Holdings PLCLSE: HSBA

HSBC Holdings: Block Listing

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Summary by 6ix AI

HSBC Holdings plc has applied to the London Stock Exchange for a block listing of 5,000,000 Ordinary Shares of US$0.50 each, to be issued under the HSBC Share Plan 2011. A block listing lets a company pre-list shares that it will issue over time.

Key details

  • The new Ordinary Shares will rank pari passu, meaning equally, with the existing issued Ordinary Shares.
  • Upon admission, the balance of unallotted securities under the HSBC Share Plan 2011 will be 13,780,353, up from 8,780,353.
  • Balances under the company's other share plans are unchanged, including 68,325,450 shares for ongoing obligations to issue shares in connection with the acquisition of HSBC Finance Corporation (formerly Household International Inc.).

What’s still pending

  • The shares are expected to be admitted to the Official List and to trading on the London Stock Exchange on November 13, 2026.

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HSBC Holdings PLC
11 November 2026

11 November 2026

HSBC HOLDINGS PLC

BLOCK LISTING

Application has been made to the London Stock Exchange for a block listing of 5,000,000 Ordinary Shares of US$0.50 each for issue under the HSBC Share Plan 2011 to be admitted to the Official List and to trading upon issue.

The new Ordinary Shares will rank pari passu with the existing issued Ordinary Shares of the Company.

The shares are expected to be admitted to The Official List and to trading on The London Stock Exchange on 13 November 2026.

Block listing summary upon admission:

Share Plan

Previous unalloted securities

Change

Balance of unalloted securties

Employee Share Option Scheme

122,418

-

122,418

Executive Share Option Scheme

1,468,459

-

1,468,459

Employee SAYE Plan

16,986,053

-

16,986,053

Ongoing obligations to issue shares in connection with the acquisition of HSBC Finance Corporation (formerly Household International Inc.)

68,325,450

-

68,325,450

HSBC Holdings Group Share Option Plan

19,458,570

-

19,458,570

HSBC Share Plan

824,887

-

824,887

HSBC Share Plan 2011

8,780,353

5,000,000

13,780,353

HSBC International Employee Share Purchase Plan

1,599,274

-

1,599,274

For and on behalf of

HSBC Holdings plc

Angela McEntee

Group Company Secretary

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