Our strong financial performance in 2025 enabled us to deliver an \u201cexcellent\u201d total return to shareholders, Group Chairman Brendan Nelson told our informal shareholders\u2019 meeting (ISM) in Hong Kong.<\/p>\n
The meeting, held at the Hopewell Hotel in Wan Chai, is an annual opportunity for our senior leadership to engage with retail shareholders in the city.<\/p>\n
In his first ISM as Group Chairman, Brendan said: \u201cOur 2025 performance was strong, generating significant profits.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis enabled us to reward you with a higher dividend, which, in addition to the increase in the share price, delivered an excellent total shareholder return for the year.\u201d<\/p>\n
He said that our strategy, aimed at delivering \u201cfocused sustainable growth\u201d, is working, and thanked shareholders for their continued trust and loyalty.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Board and the management team are fully aligned in our shared commitment to ensure that the strong financial performance and returns for you, our loyal shareholders, continue in the years to come,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
On stage alongside Brendan were Group CEO Georges Elhedery; Peter Wong, Chairman of The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation; David Liao, our Co-CEO, Asia and Middle East; and Maggie Ng, HSBC Hong Kong CEO.<\/p>\n
Other topics covered at the meeting<\/p>\n
Brendan paid tribute to his predecessor, Sir Mark Tucker, for his \u201cstrong leadership and exemplary commitment to the Group\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cFor my part, I am privileged to be part of this remarkable institution and to have this opportunity to be with you in Hong Kong – our spiritual home,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
He reflected on our US$13.7 billion investment in the privatisation of Hang Sang Bank, describing it as a \u201csignificant milestone in our history\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have brought together two seminal institutions that have served Hong Kong for generations. We are absolutely committed to building on that valued legacy.\u201d<\/p>\n
Turning to our financial performance, he said that, in total, we had returned US$18.9 billion to shareholders in respect of 2025, through dividends and buybacks.<\/p>\n
\u201cDividends paid in 2025, together with a more than 49% increase in the share price, delivered a total shareholder return for the year of more than 57%,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
In addressing the Iran conflict and the impact on the Gulf and broader region, Brendan said: \u201cAs the international bank with the longest and deepest heritage in the Middle East, with roots going back 135 years, our thoughts are with all those who are affected.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are confident in the Gulf States, in the long-term strength, resilience and promise of the region, and we remain invested in its future and in the opportunities that lie ahead for its people, businesses, and economies.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Our strong financial performance in 2025 enabled us to deliver an \u201cexcellent\u201d total return to shareholders, Group Chairman…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":43499,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[20667],"tags":[21652,1772,9881,20953],"class_list":["post-43498","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-hsbc","tag-financial-performance","tag-hong-kong","tag-hsbc","tag-shareholders"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@UnitedKingdom\/116611209162543476","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43498","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=43498"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43498\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/43499"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=43498"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=43498"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=43498"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}