Additional Listing

HSBC Holdings PLC
07 May 2008

                               HSBC HOLDINGS PLC

                        FOURTH INTERIM DIVIDEND FOR 2007

                           SCRIP DIVIDEND ALTERNATIVE

136,165,605 ordinary shares of US$0.50 each have been issued by HSBC Holdings
plc to shareholders who elected to receive the scrip dividend alternative for
the fourth interim dividend for 2007, payable on 7 May 2008.  The shares rank
pari passu with the existing issued ordinary shares of the Company.

Application has been made to the Financial Services Authority for the shares to
be admitted to the Official List and to the London Stock Exchange for the shares
to be admitted to trading.  Dealings are expected to commence on 7 May 2008.



R G Barber

Group Company Secretary

7 May 2008


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