Blocklisting Interim Review

HSBC Holdings PLC
01 August 2005


                        BLOCK LISTING SIX MONTHLY RETURN

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

To: The FSA

Date: 1 August 2005


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
    Household International. Inc (now HSBC Finance Corporation).
 5. HSBC Holdings Group Share Option Plan



Period of return:

From: 31.12.04 To: 30.06.05

Balance under scheme from previous return:

 1. 122,418 ordinary shares of US0.50 each
 2. 5,016,960 ordinary shares of US0.50 each
 3. 4,310,930 ordinary shares of US0.50 each
 4. 74,346,865 ordinary shares of US0.50 each
 5. 3,537,601 ordinary shares of US0.50 each



The amount by which the block scheme has

been increased, if the scheme has been

increased since the date of the last return:

 1. 0
 2. 20,000,000
 3. 35,000,000
 4. 0
 5. 10,000,000



Number of securities issued/allotted under

scheme during period:

 1. 0
 2. 3,927,172
 3. 1,889,458
 4. 561,516
 5. 1,313,962



Balance under scheme not yet issued/allotted at end of period

 1. 122,418
 2. 21,089,788
 3. 37,421,472
 4. 73,785,349
 5. 12,223,639






Number and class of securities originally

listed and the date of admission

 1. 23,391,630 (75p shares) 30.06.93 (500,000 added 05.03.99) equivalent to
    70,174,890 US$0.50 shares*

 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 and
    20,000,000 added on 27.06.05

 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 and 35,000,000 added on 27.06.05

 4. 127,329,705 US$0.50 shares on 28.03.03

 5. 5,000,000 US$0.50 shares listed on 23.12.03 and 10,000,000 added on 27.06.05

* 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 period

11,221,854,144




Name of contact:

Nicola Black, Assistant Secretary

Address of contact:

8 Canada Square, London, E14 5HQ

Telephone number of contact:

020 7991 2652

SIGNED BY ______________________________________________

Director/company secretary/suitably experienced employee/duly authorised

officer, for and on behalf of

_______________________________________________

Name of applicant

If you knowingly or recklessly give false or misleading information you may be
liable to prosecution.


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