Blocklisting Interim Review

HSBC Holdings PLC
28 January 2008

                        BLOCK LISTING SIX MONTHLY RETURN

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Date: 28 January 2008

Name of applicant:                                     HSBC Holdings plc

Name of scheme:                                         1. Employee Share Option Scheme
                                                        2. Executive Share Option Scheme
                                                        3. Employee SAYE Plan
                                                        4. Ongoing obligations to issue shares in connection
                                                           with the acquisition of HSBC Finance Corporation
                                                           (formerly Household International. Inc).
                                                        5. HSBC Holdings Group Share Option Plan

Period of return:                                      From: 01.07.07 to 31.12.07

Balance of unallotted securities under schemes from     1. 122,418 ordinary shares of US$0.50 each
previous return:                                        2. 12,352,434 ordinary shares of US$0.50 each
                                                        3. 8,497,147 ordinary shares of US$0.50 each
                                                        4. 68,953,072 ordinary shares of US$0.50 each
                                                        5. 28,957,679 ordinary shares of US$0.50 each

Plus: The amount by which the block schemes have been   1. 0
increased since the date of the last return (if any     2. 0
increase has been applied for):                         3. 75,000,000
                                                        4. 0
                                                        5. 0

Less: Number of securities issued/allotted under        1. 0
schemes during period (see LR3.5.7G):                   2. 1,686,355
                                                        3. 17,161,409
                                                        4. 562,424
                                                        5. 3,353,616




Equals: Balance under schemes not yet issued/allotted    1. 122,418
at end of period                                         2. 10,666,079
                                                         3. 66,335,738
                                                         4. 68,390,648
                                                         5. 25,604,063



Name of contact:                                       Nicola Black, Assistant Secretary

Telephone number of contact:                           020 7991 2652



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