hsba201204266k3.htm
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).
 
Form 20-F   X              Form 40-F ......
 
(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
 
(If "Yes" is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82- ..............).
 
 
 
 

The following is the text of an announcement released to The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited on 26 April 2012 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 24 April 2012 HSBC Holdings plc (the "Company") granted share options ("Options") to employees to subscribe for a total of 44,868,386 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
 
      1 year
                4,813,389
GBP4.4621
      3 years
              19,686,283
 
      5 years
                4,776,196
     
 
      1 year
                   278,371
EUR5.3532
      3 years
                   443,691
 
      5 years
                   105,770
     
 
      1 year
                5,319,347
HKD55.4701
      3 years
                5,971,576
 
      5 years
                   807,389
     
 
      1 year
                  314,110
USD7.1456
      3 years
               1,491,085
 
      5 years
                  389,899
     
USD7.5922
      1 year
                 471,280
     
 
      1 year
             11,196,497
Total number of options granted
      3 years
             27,592,635
 
      5 years
               6,079,254
   
             44,868,386
     
Closing price of the ordinary shares on the date of grant

£5.535
 
Validity period of the Options
1 year, exercisable from 1 Aug 2013  to 31 Oct 2013
3 years, exercisable from 1 Aug 2015  to 31 Jan 2016
5 years, exercisable from 1 Aug 2017  to 31 Jan 2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Included in the above are options  granted to a director of the Company as follows:
 
Name                                 Position                      No. of Options          Price                 Option Period
Douglas Jardine Flint      Group Chairman        2,016                           GBP4.4621        3 years
 
 
 
 
By Order of the Board
R G Barber
Group Company Secretary
26 April 2012
 
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†, J Faber†, R A Fairhead†, A A Flockhart,    J W J Hughes-Hallett†,
W S H Laidlaw†, J P Lipsky†, J R Lomax†, I J Mackay, G Morgan†, N R N Murthy†, Sir Simon Robertson†, J L Thornton† and Sir Brian Williamson†.
 
† 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 2012