The following is the text of an announcement released to The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited on
23 September 2013 pursuant to rule 17.06A of the Rules Governing the Listing Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited:
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23 September 2013
(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 20 September 2013 HSBC Holdings plc (the "Company") granted share options ("Options") to employees to subscribe for a total of 8,679,304 ordinary shares of US$0.50 each of the Company under the savings-related share option plan 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 |
GBP 5.4738 |
3 years |
6,676,966 |
|
5 years |
2,002,338 |
Total number of options granted |
8,679,304 |
|
|
Closing price of the ordinary shares on the date of grant |
GBP6.892 |
Validity period of the Options |
3 years, exercisable from 1 November 2016 to 1 May 2017 5 years, exercisable from 1 November 2018 to 1 May 2019 |
There were no options granted to any director of the Company.
By Order of the Board
Ben J S Mathews
Group Company Secretary
The Board of Directors of HSBC Holdings plc as at the date of this announcement are: D J Flint, S T Gulliver,
S A Catz†, L M L Cha†, M K T Cheung†, J D Coombe†, Sir Jonathan Evans†, J Faber†, R A Fairhead†,
R Fassbind†, J W J Hughes-Hallett†, W S H Laidlaw†, J P Lipsky†, J R Lomax†, I J Mackay
and Sir Simon Robertson†.
† Independent non-executive Director
