Blocklisting Interim Review

20 Jul 2006 10:06

HSBC Holdings PLC20 July 2006 BLOCK LISTING SIX MONTHLY RETURN INFORMATION PROVIDED ON THIS FORM MUST BE TYPED OR PRINTED ELECTRONICALLY. To: The FSA Date: 19 July 2006 Name of applicant: HSBC Holdings plc Name of scheme: 1. Employee Share Option Scheme 2. Executive Share Option Scheme 3. Employee SAYE Plan 4. Ongoing obligations to issue shares in connection with the acquisition of HSBC Finance Corporation (formerly Household International. Inc). 5. HSBC Holdings Group Share Option Plan Period of return: From: 31.12.05 to 30.06.06Balance under scheme from previous return: 1. 122,418 ordinary shares of US$0.50 each 2. 13,811,077 ordinary shares of US$0.50 each 3. 9,622,952 ordinary shares of US$0.50 each 4. 73,143,915 ordinary shares of US$0.50 each 5. 1,773,520 ordinary shares of US$0.50 each The amount by which the block scheme has been 1. 0increased, if the scheme has been increased since the 2. 10,000,000date of the last return: 3. 25,000,000 4. 0 5. 70,000,000 Number of securities issued/allotted under scheme 1. 0during period: 2. 5,754,679 3. 859,835 4. 3,504,056 5. 21,249,333 Balance under scheme not yet issued/allotted at end of 1. 122,418period 2. 18,056,398 3. 33,763,117 4. 69,639,859 5. 50,524,187 Number and class of securities originally 1. 23,391,630 (75p shares) 30.06.93 (500,000 added 05.03.99) equivalent to 70,174,890 US$0.50 shares*listed and the date of admission 2. 19,500,000 (75p shares) 24.11.93 (500,000 deleted 05.03.99) equivalent to 58,500,000 US$0.50 shares*, 15,000,000 US$0.50 shares added on 23.12.03, 20,000,000 US$0.50 shares added on 27.06.05 and 10,000,000 US$0.50 shares added on 18.04.06 3. 30,000,000 (75p shares) 27.04.94 equivalent to 90,000,000 US$0.50 shares*, 10,000,000 US$0.50 shares added on 15.12.00, 10,000,000 US$0.50 shares added on 30.07.02, 15,000,000 US$0.50 shares added on 30.07.03, 30,000,000 US$0.50 shares added on 02.08.04, 35,000,000 US$0.50 shares added on 27.06.05 and 25,000,000 US$0.50 shares added on 18.04.06 4. 127,329,705 US$0.50 listed on 28.03.03 5. 5,000,000 US$0.50 shares listed on 23.12.03, 10,000,000 added on 27.06.05 and 75,000,000 US$0.50 shares added on 18.04.06 * As a result of a share capital reorganisation implemented on 2 July 1999, each ordinary share of 75p each was replaced with three new ordinary shares of US$0.50 each. Total number of securities in issue at the end of the 11,480,841,943period Name of contact: Nicola Black, Assistant Secretary Address of contact: 8 Canada Square, London, E14 5HQ Telephone number of contact: 020 7991 2652 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange