Total Voting Rights

HSBC Holdings PLC
19 January 2007


HSBC Holdings plc


Voting Rights and Capital


The following notification is made in accordance with transitional provision 6
to the Disclosure and Transparency Rules implementing the EU Transparency
Directive.


On 18 January 2007, the issued share capital of HSBC Holdings plc with voting
rights is 11,584,914,490 ordinary shares of US$0.50.  No shares are held in
Treasury.


Therefore, the total number of voting rights in HSBC Holdings plc is
11,584,914,490.


The above figure for the total number of voting rights (11,584,914,490) may be
used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they will
determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their
interest in, HSBC Holdings plc under the FSA's Disclosure and Transparency
Rules.


Paul Stafford

Deputy Group Company Secretary

0207 992 1509


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