HSBC to sell shares to pay staff bonuses - reports

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HSBC is preparing to sell new shares to pay senior staff bonuses of more than £50,000, under a new pay structure, according to reports.

The pay deal has been agreed with the Financial Services Authority, which sees it as a way for banks to bolster their capital base while continuing to pay staff bonuses, the Telegraph reports. The amount of new shares issued will cause a "miniscule" amount of dilution, according to a Telegraph source, who said it would equal less than 0.1% of the bank's outstanding share capital. Under the arrangement, an executive director HSBC employee earning worth £1m would receive 60% of the payout in the form of share deferred over three years. The £400,000 non-deferred component would be pai...

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