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There are no notifiable interests in the equity
share capital recorded in the register maintained
under section 336 of the Securities and Futures
Ordinance of Hong Kong.
In compliance with the Rules Governing the
Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of
Hong Kong Limited at least 25 per cent of the total
issued share capital of HSBC Holdings has been held
by the public at all times during 2006 and up to the
date of this Report.
Dealings in HSBC Holdings shares
Except for dealings as intermediaries by HSBC
Bank, HSBC Financial Products (France) and The
Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation,
which are members of a European Economic Area
exchange, neither HSBC Holdings nor any
subsidiary undertaking has bought, sold or redeemed
any securities of HSBC Holdings during the year
ended 31 December 2006.
Annual General Meeting
The Annual General Meeting of HSBC Holdings
will be held at the Barbican Hall, Barbican Centre,
London EC2 on Friday 25 May 2007 at 11.00am.
Resolutions to receive the Annual Report
and Accounts and to approve the Directors’
Remuneration Report, the re-election of Directors
and the reappointment of KPMG Audit Plc as
Auditor will be submitted to the Annual General
Meeting. KPMG Audit Plc has expressed its
willingness to continue in office and the Group
Audit Committee and the Board have recommended
that they be reappointed. Resolutions will also be
submitted to the Annual General Meeting to renew
the authorities for the allotment of shares, the
disapplication of pre-emption rights, the purchase of
ordinary shares, the scrip dividend alternative,
political donations and expenditure, and to seek
approval for shareholder electronic communications
pursuant to the Companies Act 2006 and for changes
to the articles of association.
A live webcast of the Annual General Meeting
will be available on www.hsbc.com. From shortly
after the conclusion of the Meeting until 30 June
2007 a recording of the proceedings will be available
on www.hsbc.com.
On behalf of the Board
S K Green, Group Chairman 5 March 2007