OREANDA-NEWS. October 09, 2012. HSBC Holdings plc notes the announcements made by the European Banking Authority and the Financial Services Authority regarding the final assessment of the capital exercise and fulfilment of the EBA December 2011 Recommendation, which shows the following result for HSBC Holdings plc., reported the press-centre of HSBC. 

HSBC's consolidated Core Tier 1 ('CT1') ratio under the EBA's published capital definitions and prescribed approach was 11.3% as at 30 June 2012. Accordingly HSBC meets the 9% Core Tier 1 ratio including the sovereign buffer as stated in the EBA December  2011 recommendation.

The appendices, via the link below and also available at http://www.hsbc.com/1/2/capitalposition, provide further details, based on positions as at 31 December 2011 and 30 June 2012 of: (A) the composition of CT1 capital based on EBA's published capital definitions and prescribed approach; (B) risk-weighted assets; and (C) European Sovereign exposures – central, regional and local government in the EEA.

HSBC will issue an Interim Management Statement for the third quarter of 2012 on 5 November 2012.