FORM 6-K
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Report of Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a - 16 or 15d - 16 of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the month of March, 2006
HSBC Holdings plc
42nd Floor, 8 Canada
Square, London E14 5HQ, England
(Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual
reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F).
Form 20-F X Form 40-F ......
(Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information
contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the
Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934).
Yes....... No X
(If "Yes" is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant
in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82- ..............)
NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES
Section 198 - Companies Act 1985
The Company was notified on 28 March 2006 that Barclays PLC, had a notifiable
interest as at 23 March 2006 in 480,621,192 ordinary shares of US$0.50 each in
HSBC Holdings plc, representing approximately 4.23% 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.
P A Stafford
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 23 March 2006 Barclays PLC, through the legal
entities listed on the attached schedule, has a notifiable interest in the
capital 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. 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."
LEGAL ENTITY REPORT
HSBC HLDGS SEDOL : 0540528
As at 23 March 2006 Barclays PLC, through the legal entities listed below, had a
notifiable interest in 480,621,192 ORD USD0.50(UK REG) representing 4.23% of the
issued share capital of 11,370,039,863 units
Legal Entity Holding Percentage Held
Barclays Private Bank and Trust Ltd 6,564 0.0001
Barclays Life Assurance Co Ltd 19,444,516 0.1710
Barclays Global Fund Advisors 32,385,975 0.2848
Barclays Global Investors Ltd 145,165,146 1.2767
Barclays Bank PLC 110,000,000 0.9675
Barclays Bank Trust Company Ltd 272,687 0.0024
Barclays Capital Securities Ltd 4,148,668 0.0365
Barclays Private Bank Ltd 2,344,833 0.0206
Barclays Global Investors, N.A. 126,815,875 1.1154
Gerrard Ltd 16,826,668 0.1480
Barclays Private Bank and Trust Ltd 631,356 0.0056
Barclays Private Bank and Trust Ltd 10,600 0.0001
Barclays Global Investors Canada Ltd 751,668 0.0066
Barclays Private Bank and Trust Ltd 17,343 0.0002
Barclays Global Investors Japan Ltd 4,512,127 0.0397
Barclays Global Investors Australia Ltd 4,352,168 0.0383
Barclays 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 notifiable interest 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 172,606
BANK OF IRELAND 426360 75,747
BANK OF NEW YORK 797,946
Barclays Bank PLC (Singapore) 6,564
BARCLAYS CAPITAL NOMINEES LIMITED 295,591,962
BARCLAYS CAPITAL NOMINEES LIMITED -294,835,528
BARCLAYS CAPITAL NOMINEES LIMITED 7,177,524
BARCLAYS CAPITAL NOMINEES LIMITED -6,942,710
BARCLAYS CAPITAL NOMINEES LIMITED 110,000,000
Barclays Capital Securities Ltd. 3,157,420
Barclays Global Investors Canada 751,668
Barclays Trust Co & Others 20,961
BARCLAYS TRUST CO AS EXEC/ADM C 000000000000000000 10,956
Barclays Trust Co DMC69 C 000000000000000000 32,400
Barclays Trust Co E99 C 000000000000000000 16,000
Barclays Trust Co R69 C 000000000000000000 192,370
BNP PARIBAS 612,853
CHASE NOMINEES LTD 16376 5,899,097
CHASE NOMINEES LTD 20947 47,754,703
CHASE NOMINEES LTD 28270 786,918
CHASE NOMINEES LTD 28270 3,595,924
CIBC MELLON GLOBAL SECURITIES 406,534
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 3025101 5,600
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 32349601 7,589
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 32401801 2,078
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 32408501 3,700
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 32449201 21,638
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 49699401 7,500
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 52051801 11,719
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 59396501 3,141
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 59419801 1,237
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 59441401 14,665
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 59553401 4,769
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 59571201 2,186
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 59580101 3,859
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 59710301 2,105
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 59732401 7,045
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 59737501 6,478
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 59738301 8,192
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 59744801 4,121
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 60741901 3,000
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 63919101 2,430
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 63921301 1,725
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 64544201 5,749
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 65136101 2,307
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 66860401 1,980
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 67940101 30,974
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 68640801 8,200
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 69108801 2,795
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 69238601 6,967
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 69296301 9,300
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 69303001 5,319
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 69326901 7,000
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 69340401 2,000
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 69390001 3,191
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 69402801 1,794
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 69447801 4,635
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 69451601 2,910
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 69720501 2,000
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 69721301 2,700
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 69732901 18,754
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 69738801 2,244
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 69751501 3,048
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 69766301 13,992
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 69770101 2,007
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 69771001 58,410
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 69772801 58,410
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 70295001 2,234
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 70314001 2,258
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 70331001 2,075
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 70335301 4,720
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 70339601 2,814
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 70387601 2,009
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 70388401 2,890
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 70391401 2,022
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 80750701 12,509
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 80766301 2,807
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 83011801 3,214
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 86680501 2,918
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 88608301 2,633
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 88736501 2,730
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 100146401 500
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 120010601 11,665
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 120142001 16,389
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 300000001 3,114
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 310007101 5,776
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 310042001 3,430
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 310092601 7,537
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 310128001 3,807
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 310186801 2,352
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 310205801 2,264
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 310231701 2,368
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 310246501 21,750
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 310254601 4,635
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 310255401 20,741
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 310266001 1,920
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 310311901 3,172
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 310589801 1,300
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 310590101 1,523
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 310594401 3,000
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 700009301 3,208
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 700066201 2,931
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 700069701 18,860
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 700083201 2,112
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 700106501 2,575
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0225 48401502 4,821
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0225 59579802 4,273
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0225 59727802 21,951
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0225 67355102 966
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0225 69396002 3,157
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0225 70160102 5,261
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0225 70383302 11,884
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0225 87093402 3,537
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0225 120147102 453
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0325 70309403 2,291
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0325 87093403 2,137
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0625 100376906 5,000
Gerrard Nominees Limited 602133 1,250
Gerrard Nominees Limited 603216 1,000
Gerrard Nominees Limited 603856 1,250
Gerrard Nominees Limited 608459 300
Gerrard Nominees Limited 610720 1,000
Gerrard Nominees Limited 611717 6,500
Gerrard Nominees Limited 615411 1,000
Gerrard Nominees Limited 620404 600
Gerrard Nominees Limited 622124 1,500
Gerrard Nominees Limited 629038 350
Gerrard Nominees Limited 630871 1,000
Gerrard Nominees Limited 631118 17,200
Gerrard Nominees Limited 633484 1,200
Gerrard Nominees Limited 635860 1,800
Gerrard Nominees Limited 637739 600
Gerrard Nominees Limited 639311 2,000
Gerrard Nominees Limited 639353 900
Gerrard Nominees Limited 640824 7,900
Gerrard Nominees Limited 642367 6,300
Gerrard Nominees Limited 642686 600
Gerrard Nominees Limited 643975 4,500
Gerrard Nominees Limited 647291 2,300
Gerrard Nominees Limited 650668 4,000
Gerrard Nominees Limited 652198 19,500
Gerrard Nominees Limited 653035 3,300
Gerrard Nominees Limited 654151 2,000
Gerrard Nominees Limited 658574 2,500
Gerrard Nominees Limited 658729 1,400
Gerrard Nominees Limited 659442 1,750
Gerrard Nominees Limited 659481 800
Gerrard Nominees Limited 659792 1,370
Gerrard Nominees Limited 660137 1,640
Gerrard Nominees Limited 660302 3,500
Gerrard Nominees Limited 660318 48,000
Gerrard Nominees Limited 660430 1,040
Gerrard Nominees Limited 660632 2,100
Gerrard Nominees Limited 660758 16,500
Gerrard Nominees Limited 660851 14,000
Gerrard Nominees Limited 660968 9,630
Gerrard Nominees Limited 768557 9,000
Gerrard Nominees Limited 770101 21,590
Gerrard Nominees Limited 774160 1,400
Gerrard Nominees Limited 781271 7,000
Greig Middleton Nominees Limited (GM1) 1,225,113
Greig Middleton Nominees Ltd (GM3) 126066DA 3,100
Greig Middleton Nominees Ltd (GM3) 220805DN 255,000
Greig Middleton Nominees Ltd (GM3) 523475DN 220,000
Greig Middleton Nominees Ltd (GM3) 562979DN 25,500
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 77,574
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 167,071
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 12,120,006
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 3,293,411
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 111,691
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 2,591,250
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 180,877
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 105,376
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 2,039,513
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 1,055,019
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 20,527,355
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 678,842
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 8,414,125
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 249,424
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 345,156
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 57,800,620
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 26,152,120
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 321,190
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 2,452,840
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 643,440
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 2,816,385
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 16331 3,082,954
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 16338 674,823
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 16341 1,816,569
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 16341 6,237,382
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 16342 1,432,033
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 16344 607,390
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 16345 1,019,990
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 16400 90,747,094
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 17011 190,533
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 18408 515,899
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK 1,051,677
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK 3,300,491
JPMorgan Chase Bank 106,784
JPMorgan Chase Bank 1,530,289
JPMorgan Chase Bank 76,769
JPMorgan Chase Bank 64,258
JPMorgan Chase Bank 1,219,107
JPMorgan Chase Bank 578,384
JPMorgan Chase Bank 92,806
JPMorgan Chase Bank 313,726
JPMorgan Chase Bank 1,161,699
JPMorgan Chase Bank 1,616,058
JPMorgan Chase Bank 6,162,329
JPMorgan Chase Bank 12,789
JPMorgan Chase Bank 705,510
JPMorgan Chase Bank 75,244
JPMorgan Chase Bank 115,286
JPMorgan Chase Bank 1,193,489
JPMorgan Chase Bank 1,247,849
JPMorgan Chase Bank 657,587
JPMorgan Chase Bank 86,885
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK 358,571
Master Trust Bank 89,564
Mellon Trust - US CUSTODIAN / 985,848
Mellon Trust - US CUSTODIAN / 880,279
MELLON TRUST OF NEW ENGLAND 978,246
Mitsubishi Trust International 56,941
Mitsui Asset 145,321
NORTHERN TRUST BANK - BGI SEPA 339,961
NORTHERN TRUST BANK - BGI SEPA 1,318,643
NORTHERN TRUST BANK - BGI SEPA 1,455,732
R C Greig Nominees Limited 9,649,385
R C Greig Nominees Limited a/c AK1 3,041,273
R C Greig Nominees Limited a/c BL1 622,365
R C Greig Nominees Limited a/c BL1 RES 465
R C Greig Nominees Limited a/c CM1 257,308
R C Greig Nominees Limited GP1 869,692
R C Greig Nominees Limited SA1 424,397
Reflex Nominees Limited 9,366
Reflex Nominees Limited 7,977
STATE STREET BANK & TRUST - WI 1,029,233
STATE STREET BOSTON 6,307,017
STATE STREET TRUST OF CANADA - 926,765
Sumitomo TB 28,115
The Northern Trust Company - U 660,937
Trust & Custody Services Bank 110,336
ZEBAN NOMINEES LIMITED 2,344,833
Total 480,621,192
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
HSBC Holdings plc
By:
Name: P A Stafford
Title: Assistant Group Secretary
Date: 29 March, 2006