Company: HBCYF
Filing Date: 2025-02-20
Form Type: 6-K
Source: 0001654954-25-001695
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Company: HSBC HOLDINGS PLC
Filing Date: 2025-02-20
Form: 6-K
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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
<div align='center'>For the month of February</div>

#### HSBC Holdings plc
<div align='center'>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</div>

20 February 2025

### HSBC HOLDINGS PLC SHARE BUY-BACK
HSBC Holdings plc (" HSBC ") announces that, as outlined in its announcement on 19 February 2025, it will commence a share buy-back of HSBC's ordinary shares of US$0.50 each (" Ordinary Shares ") for up to a maximum consideration of US$2,000,000,000 (two billion) (the " Buy-back "). The purpose of the Buy-back is to reduce HSBC's outstanding Ordinary Shares.

HSBC has entered into irrevocable, non-discretionary buy-back agreements with Merrill Lynch International (" Merrill Lynch ") to enable the purchase of Ordinary Shares by Merrill Lynch, acting as principal, during the period running from 21 February 2025 and ending no later than 25 April 2025 (subject to regulatory approval remaining in place), for an aggregate purchase price of up to US$2,000,000,000 (two billion) and the simultaneous on-sale of such Ordinary Shares by Merrill Lynch to HSBC.

Merrill Lynch will make trading decisions in relation to the Buy-back independently of HSBC. Any purchases of Ordinary Shares will be carried out on the London Stock Exchange, Cboe Europe Limited (through the BXE and CXE order books) and/or Turquoise (together, the " UK Venues ") and/or The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (" Hong Kong Stock Exchange ").

The repurchases on the UK Venues will be implemented as "on Exchange" transactions (as such term is defined in the rules of the London Stock Exchange) and will be "market purchases" for the purposes of the Companies Act 2006. The repurchases on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange will be "off-market" for the purposes of the