Transactions by HSBC HOLDINGS PLC (5) in the last 6 months

The shareholders of HSBC Holdings plc (LSE:HSBA) authorized a share repurchase program at its Annual General Meeting on May 24, 2013. Under the program, the company will repurchase up to 1,856,400,000 ordinary shares, representing 10% of its issued share capital as of March 21, 2013. The minimum price (exclusive of expenses) which may be paid for each ordinary share is $0.5 (or the equivalent in the relevant currency in which the purchase is effected calculated by reference ... to the spot rate of exchange for the purchase of United States dollars with such other currency was quoted by HSBC Bank plc in the London Foreign Exchange Market at or about 11.00 am (London time) on the business day (being a day on which banks are ordinarily open for the transaction of normal banking business in London) prior to the date on which the ordinary share is contracted to be purchased, in each case such rate to be the rate as conclusively certified by an officer of HSBC Bank plc) and the maximum price (exclusive of expenses) which may be paid for each ordinary share is the lower of 105% of the average of the middle market quotations for the ordinary share (as derived from the Daily Official List of London Stock Exchange plc) for the five dealing days immediately preceding the day on which the ordinary share is contracted to be purchased or 105% of the average of the closing prices of the ordinary share on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited for the five dealing days immediately preceding the day on which the ordinary share is contracted to be purchased, in each case converted(where relevant) into the relevant currency in which the purchase is effected calculated by reference to the spot rate of exchange for the purchase of such currency with the currency in which the quotation and/or price is given as quoted by HSBC Bank plc in the London Foreign Exchange Market at or about 11.00 am (London time) on the business day prior to the date on which the ordinary share is contracted to be purchased, in each case such rate to be the rate as conclusively certified by an officer of HSBC Bank plc. The shares repurchased will be held in treasury and the company currently holds no treasury shares. The repurchases will be funded from the funds legally available for such purposes in accordance with Memorandum and Articles of association of the company. The share repurchase program is valid until the next Annual General Meeting in 2014. As of March 21, 2013, the company has 18,564,001,123 shares in issue.
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