hsba201308116k2.htm
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 July
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- ..............).
 
 

    
 
 


 

 
 
 
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES
 

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer
of existing shares to which voting rights are
attached:
 
HSBC Holdings Plc
2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
Yes
 
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached.
 
  
 
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments
 
  
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
  
 
Other (please specify):
 
    
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the
notification obligation:
Legal & General Group Plc (L&G)
4. Full name of shareholder(s)
 (if different from 3.):
N/A
 
5. Date of the transaction and date on
which the threshold is crossed or
reached:
 
09 July 2013
6. Date on which issuer notified:
10 July 2013
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
 
L&G (Below 3%)
8. Notified details:
 
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of
shares
 
if possible using
the ISIN CODE
Situation previous
to the triggering
transaction
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Number
of
Shares
Number
of
Voting
Rights
 
Number
of shares
Number of voting
rights
% of  voting rights
Direct
Indirect
Direct
Indirect
ORD USD 0.50
 696,851,431
 
(As on 09/03/2010)
Below 3%
 
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
 
Type of financial
instrument
 
Expiration
date
 
Exercise/
Conversion Period
Number of voting
rights that may be
acquired if the
instrument is
exercised/ converted.
 
% of voting
rights
         
 
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
 
Type of financial
instrument
 
 
Exercise price
 
Expiration date
 
Exercise/
Conversion period
 
Number of voting rights instrument refers to
 
 
% of voting rights
 
         
Nominal
Delta
   
 

   
Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights
  
Percentage of voting rights
 
Below 3%
 
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
Legal & General Group Plc (Direct and Indirect) (Group) 
  
Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (LGIMH) (Direct and Indirect) 
  
Legal & General Investment Management Limited (Indirect) (LGIM)
  
Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) (Below 3% = LGAS, LGPL & PMC)
Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (Direct) (LGIMHD)
Legal & General Insurance Holdings Limited (Direct) (LGIH)
 
Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited  (PMC)
Legal & General Assurance Society Limited  (LGAS & LGPL)
 
 
Legal & General Pensions Limited (Direct)  (LGPL)
 
 
 
 
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:
N/A
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease
to hold:
N/A
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold
voting rights:
N/A
 
13. Additional information:
  
Notification using the total voting rights figure of  18,626,630,156
 
14. Contact name and telephone number for queries:
  
Angela Hayter (LGIM)
020 3124 3851
15. Name and signature of duly authorised officer of the listed company responsible for making this notification:
  
Louisa Jenkinson, Senior Assistant Secretary
020 7991 0593
16. Date of notification
  
11 July 2013
                     
 
 

 

 
 
 
 
 
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: 11 July 2013