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 April
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).
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(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
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The following is the text of an announcement released to The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited on 26 April 2010 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 announcement, 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 announcement.
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 April 2010 HSBC Holdings plc granted share options ("Options") to employees to subscribe for a total of 22,017,216 ordinary shares of US$0.50 each of the Company under the savings-related share option plans adopted on 27 May 2005. The following are the details of the grant:
|
Price at which the Options granted |
Option Period |
Number of shares under Option |
|
GBP5.4573 |
1 year |
4,855,376 |
|
3 years |
6,042,388 |
|
|
5 years |
2,871,133 |
|
|
EUR6.0657 |
1 year |
216,485 |
|
3 years |
249,136 |
|
|
5 years |
90,182 |
|
|
HKD62.9770 |
1 year |
3,017,668 |
|
3 years |
1,573,724 |
|
|
5 years |
565,737 |
|
|
USD8.1232 |
1 year |
350,623 |
|
3 years |
1,236,768 |
|
|
5 years |
313,833 |
|
|
USD8.6309 |
1 year |
634,163 |
|
Total number of options granted |
1 year |
9,074,315 |
|
3 years |
9,102,016 |
|
|
5 years |
3,840,885 |
|
|
22,017,216 |
||
|
Closing price of the ordinary shares on the date of grant |
₤6.82
|
|
|
Validity period of the Options |
1 year, exercisable from 1 August 2011 to 31 Oct 2011 3 years, exercisable from 1 August 2013 to 31 Jan 2014 5 years, exercisable from 1 August 2015 to 31 Jan 2016 |
|
By Order of the Board
R G Barber
Group Company Secretary
26 April 2010
The Board of Directors of HSBC Holdings plc as at the date of this announcement are: S K Green, M F Geoghegan, S A Catz†, V H C Cheng, M K T Cheung†, J D Coombe†, J L Durán†, R A Fairhead†, D J Flint,
A A Flockhart, W K L Fung*, S T Gulliver, J W J Hughes-Hallett†, W S H Laidlaw†, J R Lomax†, Sir Mark Moody-Stuart†, G Morgan†, N R N Murthy†, S M Robertson†, J L Thornton† and Sir Brian Williamson†.
* Non-executive Director
† Independent non-executive Director
Hong Kong Stock Code: 5
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
By:
Name: P A Stafford
Title: Assistant Group Secretary
Date: 26 April, 2010