Documents for Inspection

HSBC Holdings PLC
31 March 2005

HSBC Holdings plc

Copies of the following documents have been submitted to the UK Listing
Authority, and will shortly be available for inspection at the UK Listing
Authority's Document Viewing Facility at the address shown below:

  • Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 31 December 2004
  • Annual Review for the year ended 31 December 2004
  • Notice of Annual General Meeting for 2005
  • Form of Proxy for the 2005 Annual General Meeting
  • Letter to Shareholders dated 31 March 2005 re Scrip Dividend Scheme and
    payment of dividends in sterling, United States Dollars and Hong Kong
    Dollars
  • Form of Election and Entitlement Advice in respect of the fourth interim
    dividend for 2004



The Annual Report and Accounts, Annual Review, Notice of Annual General Meeting
for 2005 and Letter to Shareholders are also available on the Company's website
www.hsbc.com



UK Listing Authority, Document Viewing Facility:

Financial Services Authority
25 The North Colonnade
Canary Wharf
London E14 5HS

Telephone no. (0)20 7676 1000


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