Company: HBCYF
Filing Date: 2025-09-25
Form Type: 6-K
Source: 0001654954-25-011084
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Company: HSBC HOLDINGS PLC
Filing Date: 2025-09-25
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 September</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 undercover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F).

Form 20-F X Form 40-F</div>

The following is the text of an announcement released to the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited on 25 September 2025 pursuant to rules 17.06A, 17.06B and 17.06C 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 document, 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 document.

25 September 2025

(Hong Kong Stock Code: 5)

### HSBC HOLDINGS PLC

### GRANT OF SHARE OPTIONS
This announcement is made pursuant to Rules 17.06A, 17.06B and 17.06C of the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited.

On 24 September 2025, HSBC Holdings plc (the " Company ") granted share options (" Options ") to employees to subscribe for a total of 11,900,815 ordinary shares of US$0.50 each of the Company (" Shares ") under the HSBC Holdings Savings-Related Share Option Plan (UK) (the " Plan "). The following are the details of the grant:

| Exercise Price at                                     
 which the Options were granted                        |                                                       Option Period | Number                  
 of shares under Options |
| GBP 7.611                                             |                                                             3 years 
                                                             5 years | 8,624,318               
 3,276,497               |
| Total                                                 
 number of Options granted                             |                                                          11,900,815 |                         |
| Closing market                                        
 price of the ordinary shares on the