Blocklisting Interim Review

HSBC Holdings PLC
20 July 2006

                        BLOCK LISTING SIX MONTHLY RETURN

INFORMATION PROVIDED ON THIS FORM MUST BE TYPED OR PRINTED ELECTRONICALLY.

To: The FSA

Date: 19 July 2006

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: 31.12.05 to 30.06.06
Balance under scheme from previous return:              1. 122,418 ordinary shares of US$0.50 each
                                                        2. 13,811,077 ordinary shares of US$0.50 each
                                                        3. 9,622,952 ordinary shares of US$0.50 each
                                                        4. 73,143,915 ordinary shares of US$0.50 each
                                                        5. 1,773,520 ordinary shares of US$0.50 each

The amount by which the block scheme has been           1. 0
increased, if the scheme has been increased since the   2. 10,000,000
date of the last return:                                3. 25,000,000
                                                        4. 0
                                                        5. 70,000,000

Number of securities issued/allotted under scheme       1. 0
during period:                                          2. 5,754,679
                                                        3. 859,835
                                                        4. 3,504,056
                                                        5. 21,249,333

Balance under scheme not yet issued/allotted at end of  1. 122,418
period                                                  2. 18,056,398
                                                        3. 33,763,117
                                                        4. 69,639,859
                                                        5. 50,524,187



Number and class of securities originally               1. 23,391,630 (75p shares) 30.06.93 (500,000 added
                                                           05.03.99) equivalent to 70,174,890 US$0.50 shares*
listed and the date of admission                        2. 19,500,000 (75p shares) 24.11.93 (500,000 deleted
                                                           05.03.99) equivalent to 58,500,000 US$0.50 shares*,
                                                           15,000,000 US$0.50 shares added on 23.12.03,
                                                           20,000,000 US$0.50 shares added on 27.06.05 and
                                                           10,000,000 US$0.50 shares added on 18.04.06
                                                        3. 30,000,000 (75p shares) 27.04.94 equivalent to
                                                           90,000,000 US$0.50 shares*, 10,000,000 US$0.50
                                                           shares added on 15.12.00, 10,000,000 US$0.50 shares
                                                           added on 30.07.02, 15,000,000 US$0.50 shares added
                                                           on 30.07.03, 30,000,000 US$0.50 shares added on
                                                           02.08.04, 35,000,000 US$0.50 shares added on
                                                           27.06.05 and 25,000,000 US$0.50 shares added on
                                                           18.04.06
                                                        4. 127,329,705 US$0.50 listed on 28.03.03
                                                        5. 5,000,000 US$0.50 shares listed on 23.12.03,
                                                           10,000,000 added on 27.06.05 and 75,000,000 US$0.50
                                                           shares added on 18.04.06



                                                       * As a result of a share capital reorganisation
                                                       implemented on 2 July 1999, each ordinary share of 75p
                                                       each was replaced with three new ordinary shares of
                                                       US$0.50 each.

Total number of securities in issue at the end of the  11,480,841,943
period


Name of contact:                                       Nicola Black, Assistant Secretary

Address of contact:                                    8 Canada Square, London, E14 5HQ

Telephone number of contact:                           020 7991 2652








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