hsba201102036k3.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 February
 
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- ..............).
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 



                The following notification reflects the transfer of ownership of the Barclays Global Investors business from Barclays Plc to BlackRock, Inc in December 2009.
 
 
 
 
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi
   
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer
of existing shares to which voting rights are
attached: ii
HSBC HOLDINGS PLC
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
X
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: iii
 
BlackRock, Inc.
4. Full name of shareholder(s)
 (if different from 3.):iv
N/A
5. Date of the transaction and date on
which the threshold is crossed or
reached: v
7th December 2009
6. Date on which issuer notified:
9th December 2009
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or
reached: vi, vii
Holding has gone above 5%
         

 
8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix
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 x
Direct
Direct xi
Indirect xii
Direct
Indirect
 
 
GB0005405286
 
 
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
1,142,439,457
N/A
6.56%
 
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial
instrument
Expiration
date xiii
Exercise/
Conversion Period xiv
Number of voting
rights that may be
acquired if the
instrument is
exercised/ converted.
% of voting
rights
Preference Stock
31/12/2049
  
705,100
0.0041%
 
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial
instrument
Exercise price
Expiration date xvii
Exercise/
Conversion period xviii
Number of voting rights instrument refers to
 
% of voting rights xix, xx
 
CFD
N/A
N/A
N/A
 
234,880
 
Nominal
Delta
0.0013%
  
 
Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights
Percentage of voting rights
1,143,379,437
6.57%
                               

 
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi
 
On 1 December 2009, the Barclays Global Investors (BGI) business was acquired by BlackRock, Inc. The combined holdings of BlackRock, Inc. following this acquisition triggered this disclosure requirement.
 
 
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited - 1,143,379,437 (6.57%)
 
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:
  
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease
to hold:
  
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold
voting rights:
  
 
 
13. Additional information:
 
 
BlackRock Compliance Disclosures Team
14. Contact name:
Stuart Watchorn
020 7743 5741
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
3 February 2011
     
 
 



 
 
 
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: 03 February 2011