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 August, 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 29 August 2006 that Barclays PLC had a notifiable
interest, as at 23 August 2006, in 420,891,667 ordinary shares of US$0.50 each
in HSBC Holdings plc, representing approximately 3.65% 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, Barclays Compliance,
Barclays PLC
"Dear Sir
Companies Act 1985 ("The Act") - Part VI
I hereby inform you that as at 23 August 2006 Barclays PLC, through the legal
entities listed on the attached schedule, has a notifiable interest in the
capital of your Company of 3.65%.
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 11,524,059,418 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 August 2006 Barclays PLC, through the legal entities listed below, had
a notifiable interest in 420,891,667 ORD USD0.50(UK REG) representing 3.65% of
the issued share capital of 11,524,059,418 units
Legal Entity Holding Percentage
Held
Barclays Global Investors Japan Trust & Banking 12,903,337 0.1120
Barclays Global Investors Ltd 121,040,100 1.0503
Barclays Bank Trust Company Ltd 240,387 0.0021
Barclays Global Investors, N.A. 117,844,209 1.0226
Barclays Global Fund Advisors 37,080,000 0.3218
Barclays Global Investors Canada Ltd 804,017 0.0070
Barclays Life Assurance Co Ltd 18,908,505 0.1641
Barclays Private Bank Ltd 2,216,927 0.0192
Gerrard Ltd 16,734,388 0.1452
Barclays Global Investors Australia Ltd 3,941,518 0.0342
Barclays Private Bank and Trust Ltd 10,600 0.0001
Barclays Private Bank and Trust Ltd 12,891 0.0001
Barclays Private Bank and Trust Ltd 14,379 0.0001
Barclays Capital Securities Ltd 70,314,840 0.6102
Barclays Global Investors Japan Ltd 4,400,480 0.0382
Barclays Capital Inc 13,871,633 0.1204
Barclays Private Bank and Trust Ltd 553,456 0.0048
Group Holding 420,891,667 3.6524
REGISTERED HOLDERS REPORT
HSBC HLDGS SEDOL: 0540528
As at 23 August 2006 Barclays PLC, through the registered holders listed below,
had a notifiable interest in 420,891,667 ORD USD0.50(UK REG) representing 3.65%
of the issued share capital of 11,524,059,418 units.
Registered Holder Account Holding
Designation
BANK OF IRELAND 426353 217,406
BANK OF IRELAND 426360 121,008
BANK OF NEW YORK 804,003
Barclays Bank PLC (Singapore) 12,891
BARCLAYS CAPITAL NOMINEES LIMITED 9,568,422
BARCLAYS CAPITAL NOMINEES LIMITED 59,476,808
BARCLAYS CAPITAL NOMINEES LIMITED 13,534,483
Barclays Capital Securities Ltd. 1,269,610
Barclays Capital Securities Ltd. 337,150
Barclays Global Investors Canada 804,017
Barclays Trust Co & Others 19,510
BARCLAYS TRUST CO AS EXEC/ADM C 000000000000000000 2,948
Barclays Trust Co DMC69 C 000000000000000000 32,400
Barclays Trust Co E99 C 000000000000000000 4,245
Barclays Trust Co R69 C 000000000000000000 181,284
BNP PARIBAS 463,068
CHASE NOMINEES LTD 16376 5,583,093
CHASE NOMINEES LTD 20947 40,394,033
CHASE NOMINEES LTD 28270 3,763,808
CHASE NOMINEES LTD 28270 685,144
CIBC MELLON GLOBAL SECURITIES 353,616
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 3025101 5,600
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 32349601 6,207
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 32449201 16,545
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 52051801 11,719
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 59396501 2,187
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 59419801 941
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 59441401 11,551
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 59553401 3,845
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 59571201 1,646
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 59710301 1,573
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 59732401 5,246
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 59737501 5,081
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 59738301 6,662
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 59744801 3,246
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 60741901 3,000
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 63919101 2,430
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 63921301 1,725
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 64544201 4,709
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 65136101 1,772
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 66860401 1,428
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 67940101 24,471
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 68640801 8,200
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 69108801 2,795
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 69238601 6,099
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 69296301 9,300
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 69326901 7,000
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 69340401 3,000
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 69390001 3,191
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 69447801 57,635
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 69451601 2,910
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 69720501 2,000
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 69721301 2,700
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 69732901 16,517
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 69738801 1,341
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 69751501 3,048
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 69771001 58,410
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 69772801 58,410
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 69829501 2,867
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 69830901 10,500
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 70295001 1,804
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 70314001 1,659
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 70331001 2,075
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 70335301 3,370
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 70339601 2,290
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 70387601 1,631
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 70388401 2,400
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 70391401 1,427
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 80750701 10,509
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 80766301 2,145
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 83011801 2,587
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 86680501 2,432
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 88608301 1,946
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 100146401 500
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 120010601 11,665
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 120142001 16,389
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 120172201 4,543
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 300000001 2,195
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 310007101 4,422
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 310042001 2,720
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 310092601 6,333
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 310128001 2,987
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 310186801 1,901
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 310205801 1,564
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 310231701 1,776
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 310246501 23,859
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 310254601 3,724
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 310255401 20,741
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 310266001 1,258
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 310311901 2,308
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 310589801 1,300
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 310590101 1,158
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 310594401 2,043
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 700009301 2,320
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 700066201 2,031
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 700083201 1,512
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 700106501 2,026
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0225 59579802 3,534
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0225 67355102 966
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0225 70160102 4,055
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0225 70383302 9,481
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0225 87093402 2,350
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0225 120147102 453
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0325 70309403 1,877
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0325 87093403 1,283
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 5,500
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 10,800
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 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 10,300
Gerrard Nominees Limited 770101 21,590
Gerrard Nominees Limited 774160 1,400
Gerrard Nominees Limited 781271 7,000
Greig Middleton Nominees Limited (GM1) 1,317,166
Greig Middleton Nominees Ltd (GM3) 126066DA 3,100
Greig Middleton Nominees Ltd (GM3) 220805DN 208,683
Greig Middleton Nominees Ltd (GM3) 523475DN 220,000
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 98,160
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 1,934,249
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 2,953,867
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 77,015
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 89,302
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 1,048,649
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 7,562,157
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 2,584,545
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 178,762
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 11,594,740
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 615,456
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 17,705,553
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 1,214,777
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 54,953,459
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 2,952,234
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 725,040
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 792,560
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 321,774
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 28,480,496
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 337,456
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 3,470,440
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 16331 2,851,605
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 16338 686,111
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 16341 6,263,245
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 16341 1,595,088
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 16342 1,457,169
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 16344 527,399
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 16345 882,396
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 16400 74,235,337
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 17011 196,540
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 18408 489,223
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK 371,523
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK 1,005,419
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK 2,936,099
JPMorgan Chase Bank 11,971
JPMorgan Chase Bank 6,174,305
JPMorgan Chase Bank 1,219,384
JPMorgan Chase Bank 1,533,332
JPMorgan Chase Bank 92,770
JPMorgan Chase Bank 1,110,586
JPMorgan Chase Bank 580,644
JPMorgan Chase Bank 105,763
JPMorgan Chase Bank 1,649,932
JPMorgan Chase Bank 58,973
JPMorgan Chase Bank 55,450
JPMorgan Chase Bank 310,227
JPMorgan Chase Bank 62,238
JPMorgan Chase Bank 111,652
JPMorgan Chase Bank 567,605
JPMorgan Chase Bank 65,525
JPMorgan Chase Bank 1,247,480
JPMorgan Chase Bank 80,097
JPMorgan Chase Bank 1,138,731
JPMorgan Chase Bank 694,404
Master Trust Bank 71,561
Mellon Trust - US CUSTODIAN / 801,476
Mellon Trust - US CUSTODIAN / 454,658
MELLON TRUST OF NEW ENGLAND 482,406
Mitsubishi Trust International 49,572
Mitsui Asset 189,747
NORTHERN TRUST BANK - BGI SEPA 258,810
NORTHERN TRUST BANK - BGI SEPA 1,001,363
NORTHERN TRUST BANK - BGI SEPA 1,203,738
R C Greig Nominees Limited 9,466,000
R C Greig Nominees Limited a/c AK1 3,021,354
R C Greig Nominees Limited a/c BL1 640,290
R C Greig Nominees Limited a/c BL1 RES 465
R C Greig Nominees Limited a/c CM1 293,515
R C Greig Nominees Limited GP1 876,422
R C Greig Nominees Limited SA1 463,323
Reflex Nominees Limited 7,977
Reflex Nominees Limited 6,402
STATE STREET BANK & TRUST - WI 912,141
STATE STREET BOSTON 861,101
STATE STREET BOSTON 5,861,768
STATE STREET TRUST OF CANADA - 813,958
The Northern Trust Company - U 575,181
Trust & Custody Services Bank 114,570
Trust & Custody Services Bank 7,298
UBS (Master) 14,708
ZEBAN NOMINEES LIMITED 2,216,927
Total 420,891,667
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: 30 August 2006