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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 August
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
HSBC HOLDINGS PLC
2 August 2023
Voting Rights and Capital
On 2 August 2023, 12,544,400 ordinary shares of US$0.50 each in
HSBC Holdings plc (the "Company") were cancelled. These ordinary
shares were awaiting cancellation having previously been
repurchased on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange under the Company's
buy-back announced on 9 May 2023.
Following cancellation of those shares, the Company has
20,046,341,121 ordinary shares in issue, including 325,273,407
ordinary shares of US$0.50 each which are held in Treasury. Voting
rights on treasury shares are not exercisable. Therefore, the total
number of voting rights in the Company is
19,721,067,714.
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, HSBC Holdings plc under the UK
Financial Conduct Authority's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency
Rules. Any such notification should be
sent to investorrelations@hsbc.com and
shareholderquestions@hsbc.com.
Jenna te Brake
Corporate Governance & Secretariat
+ 44 (0) 207 991 7353
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
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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:
02 August 2023
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