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 November, 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 21 November that Barclays PLC, had a notifiable
interest as at 15 November 2006 in 484,637,615 ordinary shares of US$0.50 each
in HSBC Holdings plc, representing approximately 4.19% 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 15 November 2006 Barclays PLC, through the legal
entities listed on the attached schedule, has a notifiable interest in the
capital of your Company of 4.19%.
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 11,567,218,700 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."
Registered Holder Account Designation Holding
BANK OF IRELAND 426353 272,803
BANK OF IRELAND 426360 131,030
BANK OF NEW YORK 817,793
Barclays Bank PLC (Singapore) 38,452
BARCLAYS CAPITAL NOMINEES LIMITED 33,714,475
BARCLAYS CAPITAL NOMINEES LIMITED 82,989,104
BARCLAYS CAPITAL NOMINEES LIMITED 19,993,701
Barclays Capital Securities Ltd. 5,546,070
Barclays Capital Securities Ltd. 4,912,575
Barclays Global Investors Canada 862,746
Barclays Trust Co & Others 16,851
BARCLAYS TRUST CO AS EXEC/ADM C 000000000000000000 31,675
Barclays Trust Co DMC69 C 32,604
000000000000000000
Barclays Trust Co E99 C 000000000000000000 3,990
Barclays Trust Co R69 C 000000000000000000 189,849
BNP PARIBAS 476,723
CHASE NOMINEES LTD 16376 5,886,245
CHASE NOMINEES LTD 20947 38,332,232
CHASE NOMINEES LTD 28270 668,282
CHASE NOMINEES LTD 28270 3,853,173
CIBC MELLON GLOBAL SECURITIES 353,135
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 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 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 70314001 1,659
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 120142001 16,389
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 HGB0225 310594402 560
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 602394 3,300
Gerrard Nominees Limited 603216 1,000
Gerrard Nominees Limited 603856 1,250
Gerrard Nominees Limited 607205 1,200
Gerrard Nominees Limited 608459 300
Gerrard Nominees Limited 610720 1,000
Gerrard Nominees Limited 615411 1,000
Gerrard Nominees Limited 620404 600
Gerrard Nominees Limited 622124 1,500
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 1,520
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) 1,311,059
Greig Middleton Nominees Ltd (GM3) 126066DA 4,140
Greig Middleton Nominees Ltd (GM3) 220805DN 208,683
Greig Middleton Nominees Ltd (GM3) 523475DN 220,000
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 1,097,096
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 3,144,771
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 3,567,871
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 785,232
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 31,237,998
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 327,658
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 501,354
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 90,181
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 195,039
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 94,955
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 1,212,457
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 7,755,200
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 2,928,482
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 627,933
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 18,974,111
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 2,509,107
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 61,549
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 50,842,728
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 1,968,012
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 3,874,868
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 1,074,545
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 11,728,176
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 16331 575,928
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 16331 2,823,595
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 16338 681,086
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 16341 1,550,643
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 16341 6,272,131
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 16342 1,510,891
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 16344 527,399
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 16345 882,396
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 16400 70,619,448
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 17011 196,540
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 18408 910,985
JPMorgan Chase Bank 157,166
JPMorgan Chase Bank 588,999
JPMorgan Chase Bank 1,145,781
JPMorgan Chase Bank 1,566,577
JPMorgan Chase Bank 6,320,066
JPMorgan Chase Bank 11,714
JPMorgan Chase Bank 55,450
JPMorgan Chase Bank 310,227
JPMorgan Chase Bank 1,246,152
JPMorgan Chase Bank 95,329
JPMorgan Chase Bank 1,679,917
JPMorgan Chase Bank 58,973
JPMorgan Chase Bank 65,525
JPMorgan Chase Bank 698,014
JPMorgan Chase Bank 113,392
JPMorgan Chase Bank 80,097
JPMorgan Chase Bank 1,138,731
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK 3,011,502
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK 990,665
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK 379,336
Master Trust Bank 71,561
Master Trust Bank 49,572
Master Trust Bank 567,605
Mellon Trust - US CUSTODIAN / 820,954
Mellon Trust - US CUSTODIAN / 445,235
MELLON TRUST OF NEW ENGLAND 486,369
Mitsui Asset 201,404
NORTHERN TRUST BANK - BGI SEPA 1,010,901
NORTHERN TRUST BANK - BGI SEPA 1,235,723
R C Greig Nominees Limited 9,513,096
R C Greig Nominees Limited a/c AK1 3,000,275
R C Greig Nominees Limited a/c BL1 616,281
R C Greig Nominees Limited a/c BL1 RES 465
R C Greig Nominees Limited a/c CM1 300,374
R C Greig Nominees Limited GP1 859,121
R C Greig Nominees Limited SA1 474,827
Reflex Nominees Limited 6,413
Reflex Nominees Limited 7,977
STATE STREET BANK & TRUST - WI 383,861
STATE STREET BANK & TRUST - WI 897,801
STATE STREET BOSTON 5,412,696
STATE STREET BOSTON 880,081
STATE STREET TRUST OF CANADA - 836,171
The Northern Trust Company - U 587,540
Trust & Custody Services Bank 1,233,836
Trust & Custody Services Bank 7,536
Trust & Custody Services Bank 91,733
Trust & Custody Services Bank 89,613
ZEBAN NOMINEES LIMITED 2,059,684
Total 484,637,615
Legal Entity Holding Percentage Held
Barclays Private Bank Ltd 2,059,684 0.0178
Barclays Life Assurance Co Ltd 19,542,064 0.1692
Barclays Global Investors Australia Ltd 4,002,167 0.0346
Barclays Bank Trust Company Ltd 274,969 0.0024
Barclays Global Investors Ltd 116,152,743 1.0054
Barclays Global Investors Canada Ltd 862,746 0.0075
Barclays Private Bank and Trust Ltd 10,600 0.0001
Barclays Capital Securities Ltd 107,895,380 0.9339
Barclays Global Investors, N.A. 118,961,662 1.0297
Barclays Private Bank and Trust Ltd 524,742 0.0045
Barclays Private Bank and Trust Ltd 38,452 0.0003
Barclays Global Investors Japan Ltd 4,408,619 0.0382
Gerrard Ltd 16,730,521 0.1448
Barclays Global Fund Advisors 40,661,980 0.3520
Barclays Private Bank and Trust Ltd 14,390 0.0001
Barclays Global Investors Japan Trust & 13,236,351 0.1146
Banking
Barclays Capital Inc 39,260,545 0.3398
Group Holding 484,637,615 4.1949
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: 22 November 2006