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HSBC HOLDINGS PLC
Report of the Directors: Corporate Governance (continued)
Appendix > Other required disclosures > Share capital / Directors’ interests
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Sterling Preference Shares
The Sterling Preference Shares carry the same rights and obligations under the Articles of Association as the Dollar
Preference Shares, save in respect of certain rights and obligations that attach to Sterling Preference Shares to be
determined by the Board prior to allotment of the relevant preference shares and the timing and payment of proceeds
from the redemption of each class of share. The one Sterling Preference Share in issue at 4 March 2013 carries the
same rights and obligations as the Dollar Preference Shares in issue at 4 March 2013 to the extent described in the
section above save as follows:
1. the holder of the Sterling Preference Share is not entitled to attend or vote at general meetings;
2. the Sterling Preference Share may be redeemed in whole on any date as may be determined by the Board; and
3. the exceptions to the circumstances in which a dividend will not be declared or paid do not apply.
A dividend of £0.04 per annum is payable on the Sterling Preference Share in issue at 4 March 2013. The
dividend is paid at the rate of £0.01 per quarter at the sole and absolute discretion of the Board.
Euro Preference Shares
The Euro Preference Shares carry the same rights and obligations under the Articles of Association as the Dollar
Preference Shares, save in respect of certain rights and obligations that attach to Euro Preference Shares which are to
be determined by the Board prior to allotment of the relevant preference shares and the timing and payment of
proceeds from the redemption of each class of share.
Share capital during 2012
The following events occurred during the year in relation to the ordinary share capital of HSBC Holdings:
Scrip dividends
HSBC Holdings ordinary shares Market value
Issued in lieu of In Number US$ £
Third interim dividend for 2011 ..................................... January 2012 96,994,187 7.4224 4.7461
Fourth interim dividend for 2011 ................................... May 2012 28,357,393 9.1170 5.7466
First interim dividend for 2012 ...................................... July 2012 91,127,385 8.2065 5.2022
Second interim dividend for 2012 .................................. October 2012 87,820,228 8.9127 5.6560
Third interim dividend for 2012 ..................................... December 2012 65,036,059 9.8255 6.1138
All-Employee share plans
Number Exercise price
from to
HSBC Holdings savings-related share option plans
HSBC ordinary shares issued in £ .................................................. 37,422,697 £ 3.3116 6.1760
HSBC ordinary shares issued in HK$ ............................................. 21,684,534 HK$ 37.8797 63.9864
HSBC ordinary shares issued in US$ ............................................. 3,440,522 US$ 4.8876 8.7225
HSBC ordinary shares issued in € .................................................. 1,407,390 € 3.6361 6.0657
Options over HSBC ordinary shares lapsed ........................................ 21,626,648
Options over HSBC ordinary shares granted in response to
approximately 53,000 applications from HSBC employees
in over 60 countries and territories on 24 April 2012 ..................... 44,868,386
Plan d’Epargne Entreprise
HSBC ordinary shares issued for the benefit of non-UK resident
employees of HSBC France and its subsidiaries ............................ 2,274,523 € 5.695
Discretionary share incentive plans
HSBC ordinary Exercise price Options
shares issued (£) lapsed
Options exercised under:
The HSBC Holdings Group Share Option Plan ............... 1,606,032 6.0216 32,018,464