Result of AGM

HSBC Holdings PLC
27 May 2005

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 
At the Annual General Meeting of HSBC Holdings plc held on 27 May 2005, all
resolutions were passed on a poll.

The following table shows the votes cast for and against each resolution:

                                                                              
  Resolution              Total Votes For*       Total Votes        Abstain   
                                 (%)               Against                    
                                                     (%)                      
  1. To receive the         4,188,264,091         6,118,493        88,050,257 
  Report and Accounts          (99.85)              (0.15)                    
  for 2004                                                                    


  2. (a) To re-elect        4,087,518,427         35,336,901      158,770,790 
  Sir John Bond a              (99.14)              (0.86)                    
  Director                                                                    

  (b) To re-elect R K F     4,119,809,500         32,967,572      128,710,109 
  Ch'ien a Director            (99.21)              (0.79)                    

  (c) To re-elect J D       4,273,656,415         7,019,850         926,894   
  Coombe a Director            (99.84)              (0.16)                    

  (d) To re-elect The       4,254,966,533         26,192,450        444,808   
  Baroness Dunn a              (99.39)              (0.61)                    
  Director                                                                    

  (e) To re-elect D J       4,269,214,839         11,740,518        651,058   
  Flint a Director             (99.73)              (0.27)                    

  (f) To re-elect J W J     4,273,852,389         7,090,408         648,766   
  Hughes-Hallett a             (99.83)              (0.17)                    
  Director                                                                    

  (g) To re-elect Sir       4,272,730,719         8,065,251         883,817   
  Brian Moffat a               (99.81)              (0.19)                    
  Director                                                                    

  (h) To re-elect S W       4,273,404,835         7,323,052         898,632   
  Newton a Director            (99.83)              (0.17)                    

  (i) To re-elect H         4,259,449,879         13,998,760       8,208,565  
  Sohmen a Director            (99.67)              (0.33)                    


  3. To reappoint the       4,189,566,522         34,267,063       58,565,560 
  Auditor at                   (99.19)              (0.81)                    
  remuneration to be                                                          
  determined by the                                                           
  Group Audit Committee                                                       


  4. To approve the         4,042,390,563        238,935,100       1,001,043  
  Directors'                   (94.42)              (5.58)                    
  Remuneration Report                                                         
  for 2004                                                                    


  5. To authorise the       4,248,533,662         34,530,610        775,383   
  Directors to allot           (99.19)              (0.81)                    
  shares                                                                      


  6. To disapply            4,237,314,079         45,636,207        807,662   
  pre-emption rights           (98.93)              (1.07)                    
  (Special Resolution)                                                        


  7. To authorise the       4,277,201,897         5,720,170         890,586   
  Company to purchase          (99.87)              (0.13)                    
  its own Ordinary                                                            
  Shares                                                                      


  8. To amend the HSBC      4,256,919,733         21,915,186       4,695,692  
  Holdings                     (99.49)              (0.51)                    
  Savings-Related Share                                                       
  Option Plan                                                                 


  9. To amend the HSBC      4,256,986,127         21,917,140       4,613,955  
  Holdings                     (99.49)              (0.51)                    
  Savings-Related Share                                                       
  Option Plan:                                                                
  International                                                               


  10. To approve the        4,252,360,655         26,756,715       4,402,810  
  HSBC US Employee             (99.37)              (0.63)                    
  Stock Plan                                                                  


  11. To approve The        4,139,629,417        125,440,646       17,238,305 
  HSBC Share Plan              (97.06)              (2.94)                    


  12. To alter the          4,276,758,493         4,704,696        1,642,885  
  Articles of                  (99.89)              (0.11)                    
  Association (Special                                                        
  Resolution)                                                                 


* Includes discretionary votes


The total number of ordinary shares of US$0.50 each eligible to be voted at
the Annual General Meeting was 11,219,345,624. No shareholders were subject
to any restrictions under the Listing Rules of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange
in exercising their votes at the Annual General Meeting. The scrutineers of
the poll were Electoral Reform Services Limited and Computershare Investor
Services PLC.


At the conclusion of the Annual General Meeting, D G Eldon retired as a
Director. There are no matters relating to the retirement of D G Eldon that
need to be brought to the attention of the shareholders of the Company. The
current Directors of HSBC Holdings plc are Sir John Bond, Lord Butler+, R K F
Ch'ien+, J D Coombe+, The Baroness Dunn*, R A Fairhead+, D J Flint, W K L
Fung+, S K Green, M F Geoghegan, S Hintze+, J W J Hughes-Hallett+, A W
Jebson, Sir John Kemp-Welch+, Sir Brian Moffat+, Sir Mark Moody-Stuart+, S W
Newton+, H Sohmen* and Sir Brian Williamson+.  


*     Non-executive Director
+     Independent non-executive Director


Copies of the special business resolutions passed at the Annual General
Meeting have been submitted for publication through the Document Viewing
Facility of the UK Listing Authority at the address shown below in accordance
with paragraph 9.31 of the Listing Rules.

UK Listing Authority, Document Viewing Facility: 
Financial Services Authority
25 The North Colonnade
Canary Wharf
London E14 5HS

Nicola Black
Assistant Secretary
020 7991 2652
 
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