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HSBC Holdings

HSBC is an international banking and financial-services group serving retail, wealth, business, corporate and institutional customers across a global network, with major franchises in the UK and Asia.

Companies House 00617987Checked 11 September 2026

Legal and market record

Legal nameHSBC HOLDINGS PLC
RegistryPublic limited Company · ActiveIncorporated 1 January 1959 · 8 Canada Square, London, E14 5HQ
ListingHSBA · Main MarketISIN GB0005405286 · FTSE 100
Companies House SIC70100 — Activities of head offices

Ownership and control

HSBC Holdings PLC is the listed parent of the HSBC group. The holding-company registry identifies the legal entity, while current economic ownership sits across public shareholders and should be followed through major-holdings and shareholder disclosures.

A public-company profile is not a real-time shareholder register. Briefed separates the legal entity record from market ownership so a stale or incomplete registry field is not presented as the whole ownership picture.

Primary sources3

registryCompanies House company recordOpen primary recordexchangeLondon Stock Exchange issuer pageOpen primary recordissuerHSBC group overviewOpen primary record

Published by BriefedData checked 11 September 2026

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