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The</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="15">transaction was subject to</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="16">regulatory approvals. HH was a</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="17">unit of HSBC Holdings PLC's</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="18">HSBC Finance Nederland BV</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="19">subsidiary.</sdc:value></sdc:n_SYNOPSIS><sdc:n_synopsis2><sdc:value>PHILIPPINES - Global Payments Asia Pacific Ltd, a 56:44 joint venture between Global Payments Inc and Hong Kong &amp; Shanghai Banking Corp Ltd (HK), a unit of the HSBC Asia Holdings BV subsidiary of HSBC Holdings BV's (HH) HSBC Asia Pacific Holdings (UK) Ltd unit, agreed to acquire the merchant card processing business of HK, for 492.005 mil Philippine pesos (87.831 mil Hong Kong dollars/$11.2 mil US) in cash. The transaction was subject to regulatory approvals. HH was a unit of HSBC Holdings PLC's HSBC Finance Nederland BV subsidiary.</sdc:value></sdc:n_synopsis2><sdc:n_synopsis3><sdc:value sdc:p="0">PHILIPPINES - Global Payments Asia Pacific Ltd, a 56:44 joint venture between Global</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="1">Payments Inc and Hong Kong &amp; Shanghai Banking Corp Ltd (HK), a unit of the HSBC Asia</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="2">Holdings BV subsidiary of HSBC Holdings BV's (HH) HSBC Asia Pacific Holdings (UK) Ltd</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="3">unit, agreed to acquire the merchant card processing business of HK, for 492.005 mil</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="4">Philippine pesos (87.831 mil Hong Kong dollars/$11.2 mil US) in cash. The transaction was</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="5">subject to regulatory approvals. 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GP was to contribute</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="8">224.415 mil British pounds</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="9">($439 mil US) in cash. Upon</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="10">completion GP was to own 51%</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="11">and HSBC the remaining 49% of</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="12">the joint venture.</sdc:value></sdc:n_SYNOPSIS><sdc:n_synopsis2><sdc:value>UK - Global Payments Inc (GP) of the US agreed to acquire the merchant acquiring business of London-based HSBC Bank PLC (HSBC), in the formation of a joint venture to be named HSBC Merchant Services. GP was to contribute 224.415 mil British pounds ($439 mil US) in cash. Upon completion GP was to own 51% and HSBC the remaining 49% of the joint venture.</sdc:value></sdc:n_synopsis2><sdc:n_synopsis3><sdc:value sdc:p="0">UK - Global Payments Inc (GP) of the US agreed to acquire the merchant acquiring business</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="1">of London-based HSBC Bank PLC (HSBC), in the formation of a joint venture to be named HSBC</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="2">Merchant Services. GP was to contribute 224.415 mil British pounds ($439 mil US) in cash.</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="3">Upon completion GP was to own 51% and HSBC the remaining 49% of the joint venture.</sdc:value></sdc:n_synopsis3><sdc:n_synopsis4><sdc:value sdc:p="0">UK - Global Payments Inc (GP) of the US agreed to acquire the merchant acquiring business of London-based HSBC Bank PLC (HSBC), in the formation of a joint venture to be named HSBC Merchant Services.</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="1">GP was to contribute 224.415 mil British pounds ($439 mil US) in cash. 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