Blocklisting Interim Review

HSBC Holdings PLC
06 February 2006

                        BLOCK LISTING SIX MONTHLY RETURN

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

To: The FSA

Date: 6 February 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: 30.06.05 To: 31.12.05

Balance under scheme from previous return:

 1. 122,418 ordinary shares of US0.50 each
 2. 21,089,788 ordinary shares of US0.50 each
 3. 37,421,472 ordinary shares of US0.50 each
 4. 73,785,349 ordinary shares of US0.50 each
 5. 12,223,639 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. 0
 3. 0
 4. 0
 5. 0



Number of securities issued/allotted under

scheme during period:

 1. 0
 2. 7,278,711
 3. 27,798,520
 4. 641,434
 5. 10,450,119



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

 1. 122,418
 2. 13,811,077
 3. 9,622,952
 4. 73,143,915
 5. 1,773,520






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

11,333,603,942




Name of contact:

Nicola Black, Assistant Secretary

Address of contact:

8 Canada Square, London, E14 5HQ

Telephone number of contact:

020 7991 2652



Person making return:

Name: Nicola Black

Position: Assistant Secretary


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