Company: HBCYF
Filing Date: 2025-02-20
Form Type: 20-F
Source: 0001089113-25-000040
Chunk: 495

Company: HSBC HOLDINGS PLC
Filing Date: 2025-02-20
Form: 20-F
Chunk 495
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 Hong Kong: – BlackRock, Inc. gave notice on 24 December 2024 that on 19 December 2024 it had the following interests in HSBC Holdings ordinary shares: a long position of 1,615,527,141 shares and a short position of 4,231,678 shares, representing 8.99% and 0.02%, respectively, of the ordinary shares in issue at that date. – Ping An Asset Management Co., Ltd. gave notice on 10 May 2024 that on 7 May 2024 it had a long position of 1,502,584,731 in HSBC Holdings ordinary shares, representing 7.98% of the ordinary shares in issue at that date. Between 31 December 2024 and 14 February 2025, the following notification was received: – BlackRock, Inc. gave notice on 31 January 2025 that on 28 January 2025 it had the following interests in HSBC Holdings ordinary shares: a long position of 1,601,449,305 shares and a short position of 5,961,010 shares, representing 8.97% and 0.03%, respectively, of the ordinary shares in issue at that date. Sufficiency of float In compliance with the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited, at least 25% of the total issued share capital has been held by the public at all times during 2024 and up to the date of this report. Dealings in HSBC Holdings listed securities The Group has policies and procedures that, except where permitted by statute and regulation, prohibit specified transactions in respect of its securities listed on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited. Except for dealings as intermediaries or as trustees by subsidiaries of HSBC Holdings, and purchases by HSBC Holdings under the share buy-backs, neither HSBC Holdings nor any of its subsidiaries has purchased, sold or redeemed any of its securities listed on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited during the year ended 31 December 2024.

Directors’ interests Pursuant to the requirements of the UK Listing Rules and according to the register of Directors’ interests maintained by HSBC Holdings pursuant to section 352 of the Securities and Futures Ordinance of Hong Kong, the Directors of HSBC Holdings at 31 December 2024 had certain interests, all beneficial unless otherwise stated, in the shares or debentures of HSBC Holdings and its associated corporations. Save as stated in the