Holding(s) in Company

HSBC Holdings PLC
06 June 2005

NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

Section 198 - Companies Act 1985

The Company was notified on 3 June 2005 that Barclays PLC, had a notifiable
interest as at 31 May 2005 in 351,871,399 ordinary shares of US$0.50 each in
HSBC Holdings plc, representing approximately 3.14% of the ordinary shares in
issue.


A copy of the letter of notification, including a list of the registered holders
of the shares where known, is quoted below.

N S Black

Assistant Secretary

HSBC Holdings plc



Letter to HSBC Holdings plc from Geoff Smith, Manager, Secretarial Services,
Group Corporate Secretariat, Barclays PLC

"Dear Sir

Companies Act 1985 ("The Act") - Part VI

I hereby inform you that as at 31 May 2005 Barclays PLC, through the legal
entities listed on the attached schedule, has a notifiable interest in the
capital of your Company of 3.14%.

Details of this interest, together with a breakdown between registered holders
(as required by Section 202(3) of the Act), are enclosed.

The issued capital of 11,219,186,628 is the latest figure available to us. If
this is incorrect please let me know.

If you have any questions arising from this letter, please contact me on 020
7116 2913.

Yours faithfully

Geoff Smith

Enc."




                                REGISTERED HOLDERS REPORT
     HSBC HLDGS                                                SEDOL: 0540528

As at 31 May 2005 Barclays PLC, through the registered holders listed below, had
a notifiable interest in 351,871,399 ORD USD0.50(UK REG) representing 3.14% of
the issued share capital of 11,219,186,628 units.

Registered Holder                                              Holding

Barclays Global Investors Ltd                                  158,246,613
Barclays Private Bank and Trust Ltd                                569,689
Gerrard Ltd                                                      2,254,446
Barclays Private Bank and Trust Ltd                                  8,600
Barclays Bank Trust Company Ltd                                    269,094
Barclays Life Assurance Co Ltd                                  14,807,017
Barclays Global Investors Japan Ltd                              4,933,816
Barclays Capital Inc                                                 6,495
Barclays Global Fund Advisors                                   25,657,779
Barclays Global Investors Japan Trust & Banking                 13,860,667
Barclays Global Investors, N.A.                                120,475,193
Barclays Capital Securities Ltd                                  4,040,753
Barclays Private Bank Ltd                                        3,005,457
Barclays Private Bank and Trust Ltd                                 20,450
Barclays Global Investors Australia Ltd                          3,715,330
Group Holding                                                  351,871,399






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