HSBC Holdings plc released details of equity-based compensation granted on 9 March 2026 to persons discharging managerial responsibilities (PDMRs), covering both long-term incentive (LTI) awards for the 2026-2028 performance cycle and annual incentive awards for the 2025 financial year.
Long-Term Incentive Awards • Total LTI shares granted: 1.54 million, based on a reference price of £12.82 per share and representing an indicative value of about £19.70 million. • Executive Directors received 1.11 million shares—702,028 to Group Chief Executive Georges Elhedery and 409,516 to Group Chief Financial Officer Pam Kaur. • Seven other PDMRs were awarded a combined 0.43 million shares. • Vesting is performance-linked over 2026-2028; Executive Director awards will vest in five equal annual tranches from March 2029, while other PDMRs will receive 75 % in March 2029 and 25 % in March 2030, each followed by a one-year retention period.
Annual Incentive Share Awards (i) Immediately vested component • 0.67 million shares vested immediately, equal to roughly £8.59 million. • A 12-month retention period applies.
(ii) Deferred component • 0.25 million shares (worth about £3.16 million) will vest in four equal instalments from March 2027 to March 2030.
Share Plan Transactions on 9 March 2026 • PDMRs acquired 2.45 million shares under the HSBC Share Plan 2011 at £12.82 per share, with a notional value of £31.45 million. • To cover income-tax and social-security liabilities, 0.26 million shares were disposed of at £12.44 per share, realising £3.27 million.
Largest individual transactions • Georges Elhedery: acquired 842,628 shares (£10.80 million) and disposed of 66,082 shares (£0.82 million). • Pam Kaur: acquired 491,419 shares (£6.30 million) and disposed of 38,495 shares (£0.48 million). • Stuart Riley: acquired 250,096 shares (£3.21 million) and disposed of 47,019 shares (£0.58 million).
All disclosures were made in accordance with the UK version of the EU Market Abuse Regulation 596/2014.
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