6-K 1 a6543d.htm RESULT OF AGM a6543d
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 May
 
HSBC Holdings plc
 
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  
 
 
 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.
 
   
8 May 2026
(Hong Kong Stock Code: 5)
 
HSBC Holdings plc
 
Poll results of 2026 Annual General Meeting
and
Changes to Board and Committee Composition
 
1.        Poll Results
 
Following its Annual General Meeting ("AGM") held today, HSBC Holdings plc (the "Company") announces the results of the poll vote for each of the resolutions set out in the Notice of AGM.
 
Resolutions 1 to 7, 10 and 13 were passed as ordinary resolutions and resolutions 8, 9, 11, 12, 14 and 15 were passed as special resolutions.
 
In line with the Board's recommendation, shareholder-requisitioned resolutions 16 and 17 failed.
 
The table below shows the votes cast on each resolution.
 
Votes cast on each resolution
 
 
VOTESFOR
% OF VOTES CAST
VOTESAGAINST
% OF VOTES CAST
VOTESTOTAL
% OF ISC VOTED*
 
VOTESWITHHELD
1.  To receive the Annual Report and Accounts 2025
 
9,352,267,376
 
99.25
71,071,843
0.75
9,423,339,219
54.84%
15,039,501
2. To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report
 
9,110,413,542
96.57
323,952,392
3.43
9,434,365,934
54.90%
3,688,841
 
3. (a) To elect Wei Sun Christianson as a Director
 
9,383,396,726
99.46
50,818,523
0.54
9,434,215,249
54.90%
3,961,511
 
3. (b) To re-elect Geraldine Buckingham as a Director
 
9,263,343,716
98.19
171,213,916
1.81
9,434,557,632
54.90%
3,514,326
 
3. (c) To re-elect Rachel Duan as a Director
 
9,368,067,422
99.30
66,499,082
0.70
9,434,566,504
54.90%
3,541,969
 
3. (d) To re-elect Georges Elhedery as a Director
 
9,399,389,308
99.62
35,729,210
0.38
9,435,118,518
54.91%
2,997,787
 
3. (e) To re-elect Dame Carolyn Fairbairn as a Director
 
9,392,370,895
99.55
42,639,462
0.45
9,435,010,357
54.91%
3,111,787
 
3.(f) To re-elect James Forese as a Director
 
8,651,535,493
91.94
758,035,542
8.06
9,409,571,035
54.76%
28,499,994
 
3.(g)  To re-elect Steven Guggenheimer as a Director
 
9,398,284,753
99.62
36,312,755
0.38
9,434,597,508
54.90%
3,570,258
 
3.(h)   To re-elect Manveen (Pam) Kaur as a Director
 
9,387,532,646
99.50
47,043,595
0.50
9,434,576,241
54.90%
3,464,675
 
3.(i) To re-elect Dr José Antonio Meade Kuribreña as a Director
 
9,368,852,101
99.30
65,652,891
0.70
9,434,504,992
54.90%
3,578,043
3.(j) To re-elect Kalpana Morparia as a Director
 
9,356,603,367
99.17
77,879,065
0.83
9,434,482,432
54.90%
3,589,734
3.(k)   To re-elect Eileen Murray as a Director
 
9,397,292,345
99.60
37,284,636
0.40
9,434,576,981
54.90%
3,510,168
3.(l) To re-elect Brendan Nelson as a Director
 
8,699,120,727
92.26
730,000,615
7.74
9,429,121,342
54.87%
8,979,231
3.(m) To re-elect Swee Lian Teo as a Director
 
9,224,761,321
97.78
209,703,921
2.22
9,434,465,242
54.90%
3,572,199
4.    To re-appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditor of the Company
 
9,091,694,668
96.36
343,512,650
3.64
9,435,207,318
54.91%
3,092,352
5.    To authorise the Group Audit Committee to determine the remuneration of the Auditor
 
9,257,604,031
98.11
177,973,124
1.89
9,435,577,155
54.91%
2,796,720
6.    To authorise the Company to make political donations
 
9,275,981,112
98.33
157,525,885
1.67
9,433,506,997
54.90%
4,778,627
7.    To authorise the Directors to allot shares
 
8,935,473,732
94.71
499,066,007
5.29
9,434,539,739
54.90%
3,744,260
8.    To disapply pre-emption rights (special resolution)
 
9,328,507,195
98.89
104,250,412
1.11
9,432,757,607
54.89%
5,451,361
9.    To further disapply pre-emption rights for acquisitions (special resolution)
 
9,328,998,960
98.90
104,105,590
1.10
9,433,104,550
54.90%
5,131,145
10.  To authorise the Directors to allot any repurchased shares
 
9,402,864,808
99.69
28,947,230
0.31
9,431,812,038
54.89%
6,346,566
11.  To authorise the Company to purchase its own ordinary shares (special resolution)
 
9,421,642,524
99.88
11,269,982
0.12
9,432,912,506
54.89%
5,453,795
12. To approve the form of share repurchase contract (special resolution)
 
9,421,583,660
99.89
10,265,033
0.11
9,431,848,693
54.89%
6,445,841
13.  To authorise the Directors to allot equity securities in relation to the issue of Contingent Convertible Securities
 
9,392,529,084
99.56
41,436,871
0.44
9,433,965,955
54.90%
4,330,007
14.  To disapply pre-emption rights in relation to the issue of Contingent Convertible Securities (special resolution)
 
9,375,497,716
99.39
57,895,092
0.61
9,433,392,808
54.90%
4,902,375
15. To call general meetings (other than an AGM) on 14 clear days' notice (special resolution)
 
8,983,238,425
95.21
451,830,712
4.79
9,435,069,137
54.91%
3,320,271
16. Shareholder requisitioned resolution: Midland Clawback Campaign 1 (special resolution)
 
368,772,377
3.92
9,042,765,063
96.08
9,411,537,440
54.77%
26,712,918
17. Shareholder requisitioned resolution: Midland Clawback Campaign 2 (special resolution)
 
378,937,083
4.02
9,037,226,680
95.98
9,416,163,763
54.80%
22,098,904
* based on total issued share capital (the "ISC") as at 12.01am (London time) on Thursday 7 May 2026. The Company held no ordinary shares in treasury.
 
2.         Changes to Board and Committee Composition
 
Changes to the Board and Committee composition, which took effect from the conclusion of the AGM, were announced on 6 May 2026.
 
3.         Other
 
●       Computershare Investor Services PLC, the Company's Share Registrar, acted as scrutineer of the poll on all resolutions.
 
●       A copy of the resolutions passed at the AGM (other than resolutions concerning ordinary business) has been submitted to the UK Financial Conduct Authority for publication, and will shortly be available for inspection via the National Storage Mechanism which is located at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism.
 
●       As at 12.01am (London time) on Thursday 7 May 2026, the total number of issued ordinary shares of US$0.50 each entitling the holders to attend and vote on all the resolutions at the AGM was 17,183,563,842. The Company held no ordinary shares in treasury. A vote 'withheld' is not a vote in law and is therefore not counted in the                calculation of the proportion of the votes 'for' and 'against' a resolution.
 
●       In accordance with Rule 13.39(5A) of the Hong Kong Listing Rules all Directors attended the AGM.
 
●       In accordance with Rule 13.40 of the Hong Kong Listing Rules there were no shares entitling the holder to attend and abstain from voting in favour of any of the resolutions. No shareholder was required under the Hong Kong Listing Rules to abstain from voting.
 
 
As at the time of this announcement, the following are Directors of the Company: Brendan Robert Nelson*, Georges Bahjat Elhedery, Geraldine Joyce Buckingham†, Wei Sun Christianson†, Rachel Duan†, Dame Carolyn Julie Fairbairn†, James Anthony Forese†, Steven Craig Guggenheimer†, Manveen (Pam) Kaur, Dr José Antonio Meade Kuribreña†, Richard Henry Meddings†, Kalpana Jaisingh Morparia†, Eileen K Murray† and Swee Lian Teo†.
 
* Independent non-executive Chairman
† Independent non-executive Director
 
 
For and on behalf of
HSBC Holdings plc
 
Angela McEntee
Group Company Secretary
 
 
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: Angela McEntee
 
Title: Group Company Secretary
 
 
 
Date: 08 May 2026