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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 October
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
30 October 2023
Cancellation of Treasury Shares
HSBC Holdings plc (the Company) announces today that it has cancelled the
325,273,407 ordinary shares of US$0.50 (Ordinary
Shares) that it held in
treasury.
Following the cancellation, the Company does not hold any treasury
shares. The Company's issued share capital with voting rights is
19,473,203,852 Ordinary Shares. The Company also has in issue one
non-cumulative series A sterling preference share with a nominal
value of GB£0.01 which does not, in the ordinary course,
contain voting rights at general meetings of the
Company.
Therefore, the total number of voting rights in the Company is
19,473,203,852 and this is the figure which may be used by
shareholders as the denominator for the calculation by which they
will determine whether they are required to notify their interest
in, or a change in their interest in, the Company under the
Financial Conduct Authority's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency
Rules and/or under Part XV of the Hong Kong Securities and Futures
Ordinance. Any such notification should be
sent to investorrelations@hsbc.com and
shareholderquestions@hsbc.com.
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
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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:
30 October 2023
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