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HSBC Holdings PLC29 March 2006 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES Section 198 - Companies Act 1985 The Company was notified on 28 March 2006 that Barclays PLC, had a notifiableinterest as at 23 March 2006 in 480,621,192 ordinary shares of US$0.50 each inHSBC Holdings plc, representing approximately 4.23% of the ordinary shares inissue. A copy of the letter of notification, including a list of the registered holdersof the shares where known, is quoted below. P A StaffordAssistant SecretaryHSBC 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 23 March 2006 Barclays PLC, through the legalentities listed on the attached schedule, has a notifiable interest in thecapital of your Company of 4.23%. 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 11,370,039,863 is the latest figure available to us. Ifthis is incorrect please let me know. If you have any questions arising from this letter, please contact me on 0207116 2913. Yours faithfully Geoff Smith Enc." LEGAL ENTITY REPORT HSBC HLDGS SEDOL : 0540528 As at 23 March 2006 Barclays PLC, through the legal entities listed below, had a notifiableinterest in 480,621,192 ORD USD0.50(UK REG) representing 4.23% of the issued share capital of11,370,039,863 units Legal Entity Holding Percentage Held Barclays Private Bank and Trust Ltd 6,564 0.0001Barclays Life Assurance Co Ltd 19,444,516 0.1710Barclays Global Fund Advisors 32,385,975 0.2848Barclays Global Investors Ltd 145,165,146 1.2767Barclays Bank PLC 110,000,000 0.9675Barclays Bank Trust Company Ltd 272,687 0.0024Barclays Capital Securities Ltd 4,148,668 0.0365Barclays Private Bank Ltd 2,344,833 0.0206Barclays Global Investors, N.A. 126,815,875 1.1154Gerrard Ltd 16,826,668 0.1480Barclays Private Bank and Trust Ltd 631,356 0.0056Barclays Private Bank and Trust Ltd 10,600 0.0001Barclays Global Investors Canada Ltd 751,668 0.0066Barclays Private Bank and Trust Ltd 17,343 0.0002Barclays Global Investors Japan Ltd 4,512,127 0.0397Barclays Global Investors Australia Ltd 4,352,168 0.0383Barclays Global Investors Japan Trust & Banking 12,934,998 0.1138 Group Holding 480,621,192 4.2273 REGISTERED HOLDERS REPORT HSBC HLDGS SEDOL: 0540528 As at 23 March 2006 Barclays PLC, through the registered holders listed below, had a notifiableinterest in 480,621,192 ORD USD0.50(UK REG) representing 4.23% of the issued share capital of 11,370,039,863 units. Registered Holder Account Designation Holding BANK OF IRELAND 426353 172,606BANK OF IRELAND 426360 75,747BANK OF NEW YORK 797,946Barclays Bank PLC (Singapore) 6,564BARCLAYS CAPITAL NOMINEES LIMITED 295,591,962BARCLAYS CAPITAL NOMINEES LIMITED -294,835,528BARCLAYS CAPITAL NOMINEES LIMITED 7,177,524BARCLAYS CAPITAL NOMINEES LIMITED -6,942,710BARCLAYS CAPITAL NOMINEES LIMITED 110,000,000Barclays Capital Securities Ltd. 3,157,420Barclays Global Investors Canada 751,668Barclays Trust Co & Others 20,961BARCLAYS TRUST CO AS EXEC/ADM C 000000000000000000 10,956Barclays Trust Co DMC69 C 000000000000000000 32,400Barclays Trust Co E99 C 000000000000000000 16,000Barclays Trust Co R69 C 000000000000000000 192,370BNP PARIBAS 612,853CHASE NOMINEES LTD 16376 5,899,097CHASE NOMINEES LTD 20947 47,754,703CHASE NOMINEES LTD 28270 786,918CHASE NOMINEES LTD 28270 3,595,924CIBC MELLON GLOBAL SECURITIES 406,534Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 3025101 5,600Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 32349601 7,589Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 32401801 2,078Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 32408501 3,700Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 32449201 21,638Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 49699401 7,500Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 52051801 11,719Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 59396501 3,141Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 59419801 1,237Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 59441401 14,665Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 59553401 4,769Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 59571201 2,186Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 59580101 3,859Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 59710301 2,105Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 59732401 7,045Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 59737501 6,478Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 59738301 8,192Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 59744801 4,121Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 60741901 3,000Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 63919101 2,430Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 63921301 1,725Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 64544201 5,749Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 65136101 2,307Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 66860401 1,980Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 67940101 30,974Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 68640801 8,200Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 69108801 2,795Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 69238601 6,967Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 69296301 9,300Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 69303001 5,319Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 69326901 7,000Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 69340401 2,000Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 69390001 3,191Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 69402801 1,794Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 69447801 4,635Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 69451601 2,910Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 69720501 2,000Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 69721301 2,700Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 69732901 18,754Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 69738801 2,244Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 69751501 3,048Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 69766301 13,992Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 69770101 2,007Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 69771001 58,410Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 69772801 58,410Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 70295001 2,234Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 70314001 2,258Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 70331001 2,075Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 70335301 4,720Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 70339601 2,814Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 70387601 2,009Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 70388401 2,890Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 70391401 2,022Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 80750701 12,509Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 80766301 2,807Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 83011801 3,214Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 86680501 2,918Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 88608301 2,633Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 88736501 2,730Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 100146401 500Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 120010601 11,665Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 120142001 16,389Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 300000001 3,114Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 310007101 5,776Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 310042001 3,430Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 310092601 7,537Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 310128001 3,807Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 310186801 2,352Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 310205801 2,264Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 310231701 2,368Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 310246501 21,750Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 310254601 4,635Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 310255401 20,741Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 310266001 1,920Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 310311901 3,172Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 310589801 1,300Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 310590101 1,523Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 310594401 3,000Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 700009301 3,208Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 700066201 2,931Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 700069701 18,860Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 700083201 2,112Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 700106501 2,575Clydesdale Nominees HGB0225 48401502 4,821Clydesdale Nominees HGB0225 59579802 4,273Clydesdale Nominees HGB0225 59727802 21,951Clydesdale Nominees HGB0225 67355102 966Clydesdale Nominees HGB0225 69396002 3,157Clydesdale Nominees HGB0225 70160102 5,261Clydesdale Nominees HGB0225 70383302 11,884Clydesdale Nominees HGB0225 87093402 3,537Clydesdale Nominees HGB0225 120147102 453Clydesdale Nominees HGB0325 70309403 2,291Clydesdale Nominees HGB0325 87093403 2,137Clydesdale Nominees HGB0625 100376906 5,000Gerrard Nominees Limited 602133 1,250Gerrard Nominees Limited 603216 1,000Gerrard Nominees Limited 603856 1,250Gerrard Nominees Limited 608459 300Gerrard Nominees Limited 610720 1,000Gerrard Nominees Limited 611717 6,500Gerrard Nominees Limited 615411 1,000Gerrard Nominees Limited 620404 600Gerrard Nominees Limited 622124 1,500Gerrard Nominees Limited 629038 350Gerrard Nominees Limited 630871 1,000Gerrard Nominees Limited 631118 17,200Gerrard Nominees Limited 633484 1,200Gerrard Nominees Limited 635860 1,800Gerrard Nominees Limited 637739 600Gerrard Nominees Limited 639311 2,000Gerrard Nominees Limited 639353 900Gerrard Nominees Limited 640824 7,900Gerrard Nominees Limited 642367 6,300Gerrard Nominees Limited 642686 600Gerrard Nominees Limited 643975 4,500Gerrard Nominees Limited 647291 2,300Gerrard Nominees Limited 650668 4,000Gerrard Nominees Limited 652198 19,500Gerrard Nominees Limited 653035 3,300Gerrard Nominees Limited 654151 2,000Gerrard Nominees Limited 658574 2,500Gerrard Nominees Limited 658729 1,400Gerrard Nominees Limited 659442 1,750Gerrard Nominees Limited 659481 800Gerrard Nominees Limited 659792 1,370Gerrard Nominees Limited 660137 1,640Gerrard Nominees Limited 660302 3,500Gerrard Nominees Limited 660318 48,000Gerrard Nominees Limited 660430 1,040Gerrard Nominees Limited 660632 2,100Gerrard Nominees Limited 660758 16,500Gerrard Nominees Limited 660851 14,000Gerrard Nominees Limited 660968 9,630Gerrard Nominees Limited 768557 9,000Gerrard Nominees Limited 770101 21,590Gerrard Nominees Limited 774160 1,400Gerrard Nominees Limited 781271 7,000Greig Middleton Nominees Limited (GM1) 1,225,113Greig Middleton Nominees Ltd (GM3) 126066DA 3,100Greig Middleton Nominees Ltd (GM3) 220805DN 255,000Greig Middleton Nominees Ltd (GM3) 523475DN 220,000Greig Middleton Nominees Ltd (GM3) 562979DN 25,500INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 77,574INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 167,071INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 12,120,006INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 3,293,411INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 111,691INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 2,591,250INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 180,877INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 105,376INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 2,039,513INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 1,055,019INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 20,527,355INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 678,842INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 8,414,125INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 249,424INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 345,156INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 57,800,620INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 26,152,120INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 321,190INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 2,452,840INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 643,440INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 2,816,385JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 16331 3,082,954JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 16338 674,823JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 16341 1,816,569JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 16341 6,237,382JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 16342 1,432,033JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 16344 607,390JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 16345 1,019,990JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 16400 90,747,094JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 17011 190,533JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 18408 515,899JPMORGAN CHASE BANK 1,051,677JPMORGAN CHASE BANK 3,300,491JPMorgan Chase Bank 106,784JPMorgan Chase Bank 1,530,289JPMorgan Chase Bank 76,769JPMorgan Chase Bank 64,258JPMorgan Chase Bank 1,219,107JPMorgan Chase Bank 578,384JPMorgan Chase Bank 92,806JPMorgan Chase Bank 313,726JPMorgan Chase Bank 1,161,699JPMorgan Chase Bank 1,616,058JPMorgan Chase Bank 6,162,329JPMorgan Chase Bank 12,789JPMorgan Chase Bank 705,510JPMorgan Chase Bank 75,244JPMorgan Chase Bank 115,286JPMorgan Chase Bank 1,193,489JPMorgan Chase Bank 1,247,849JPMorgan Chase Bank 657,587JPMorgan Chase Bank 86,885JPMORGAN CHASE BANK 358,571Master Trust Bank 89,564Mellon Trust - US CUSTODIAN / 985,848Mellon Trust - US CUSTODIAN / 880,279MELLON TRUST OF NEW ENGLAND 978,246Mitsubishi Trust International 56,941Mitsui Asset 145,321NORTHERN TRUST BANK - BGI SEPA 339,961NORTHERN TRUST BANK - BGI SEPA 1,318,643NORTHERN TRUST BANK - BGI SEPA 1,455,732R C Greig Nominees Limited 9,649,385R C Greig Nominees Limited a/c AK1 3,041,273R C Greig Nominees Limited a/c BL1 622,365R C Greig Nominees Limited a/c BL1 RES 465R C Greig Nominees Limited a/c CM1 257,308R C Greig Nominees Limited GP1 869,692R C Greig Nominees Limited SA1 424,397Reflex Nominees Limited 9,366Reflex Nominees Limited 7,977STATE STREET BANK & TRUST - WI 1,029,233STATE STREET BOSTON 6,307,017STATE STREET TRUST OF CANADA - 926,765Sumitomo TB 28,115The Northern Trust Company - U 660,937Trust & Custody Services Bank 110,336ZEBAN NOMINEES LIMITED 2,344,833 Total 480,621,192 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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