Director Shareholding

HSBC Holdings PLC
03 March 2005

                                  SCHEDULE 11

          NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS


    1) Name of company

    HSBC Holdings plc

    2) Name of director

    A W Jebson

    3) Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of
    holding of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a
    non-beneficial interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a
    holding of that person's spouse or children under the age of 18 or in
    respect of a non-beneficial interest

    In respect of the Director

    4) Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the
    number of shares held by each of them (if notified)

    Abacus Corporate Trustees Limited 615,627

    A W Jebson 84,268


    5) Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected
    with the Director named in 2 above and identify the connected person(s)

    In respect of the Director

    6) Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions
    please indicate whether general/single co PEP and if discretionary/non
    discretionary

    Award of Performance Shares under the HSBC Share Plan, which is subject to
    approval by shareholders at the AGM on 27 May 2005.


    7) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired

    162,155


    8) Percentage of issued class

    De minimis


    9) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed


    10) Percentage of issued class


    11) Class of security

    Ordinary Shares of US$0.50 each


    12) Price per share

    Nil


    13) Date of transactions

    28 February 2005

    14) Date company informed

    2 March 2005

    15) Total holding following this notification

    699,895


    16) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

    De minimis

    If a director has been granted options by the company please complete the
    following boxes

    17) Date of grant

    18) Period during which or date on which exercisable

    19) Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option

    20) Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number

    21) Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price
    is to be fixed at time of exercise

    22) Total number of shares or debentures over which options held
    following this notification

    24) Name of contact and telephone number for queries

    Nicola Black, Assistant Secretary 020 7991 2652

    25) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for
    making this notification

    As in 24) above

    Date of Notification 3 March 2005



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