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 September
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-
).
The
following is the text of an announcement released to the Stock
Exchange of Hong Kong Limited on 22 September 2017 pursuant to rule
17.06A 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.
22
September 2017
(Hong
Kong Stock Code: 5)
HSBC HOLDINGS PLC
GRANT OF SHARE OPTIONS
This
announcement is made pursuant to rule 17.06A of the Rules Governing
the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong
Limited.
On 21 September 2017 HSBC Holdings plc (the "Company") granted
share options ("Options") to employees to subscribe for a total
of 10,447,272 ordinary shares
of US$0.50 each of the Company under the HSBC Holdings
Savings-Related Share Option Plan. The following are the details of
the grant:
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Price
at which the Options granted
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Option
Period
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Number
of shares under Option
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GBP
5.9640
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3
years
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8,212,324
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5
years
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2,234,948
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Total
number of options granted
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10,447,272
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Closing
price of the ordinary shares on the date of grant
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GBP
7.2160
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Validity period of
the Options
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3
years, exercisable from 1 November 2020 to 30 April
2021
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5
years, exercisable from 1 November 2022 to 30 April
2023
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There
were no options granted to any director of the
Company.
For and
on behalf of
HSBC Holdings plc
Ben J S
Mathews
Group
Company Secretary
The
Board of Directors of HSBC Holdings plc as at the date of this
announcement are: Douglas Flint, Stuart Gulliver, Phillip
Ameen†, Kathleen
Casey†, Laura
Cha†, Henri de
Castries†, Lord Evans of
Weardale†,
Joachim Faber†, Irene
Lee†, John
Lipsky†, Iain Mackay,
Heidi Miller†, Marc Moses,
David Nish†, Jonathan
Symonds†, Jackson
Tai†, Mark
Tucker† and Pauline
van der Meer Mohr†.
† Independent non-executive Director
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:
Ben J S Mathews
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Title:
Group Company Secretary
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Date:
22 September 2017
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