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representing 3.11 per cent of the ordinary shares
in issue at that date.
• Barclays PLC gave notice on 17 April 2007 that
it had an indirect interest on 16 April 2007 in
518,233,657 HSBC Holdings ordinary shares,
representing 4.47 per cent of the ordinary shares
in issue at that date.
• Legal & General Group Plc gave notice on
14 August 2007 that it had a direct interest on
8 August 2007 in 480,363,459 HSBC Holdings
ordinary shares, representing 4.08 per cent of
the ordinary shares in issue at that date.
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 2007 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 has bought, sold or redeemed any
securities of HSBC Holdings during the year
ended 31 December 2007.
Annual General Meeting
The Annual General Meeting of HSBC Holdings
will be held at the Barbican Hall, Barbican Centre,
London EC2 on 30 May 2008 at 11.00am.
An informal meeting of shareholders will be
held at Level 28, 1 Queen’s Road Central, Hong
Kong on Tuesday 27 May 2008 at 4.30pm.
Resolutions to receive the Annual Report
and Accounts, approve the Directors’ Remuneration
Report, re-elect Directors and reappoint 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 KPMG Audit Plc 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 and
the purchase of ordinary shares. In addition,
resolutions will be proposed to amend The HSBC
Share Plan and to seek approval 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
2008 a recording of the proceedings will be available
on www.hsbc.com.
On behalf of the Board
S K Green, Group Chairman 3 March 2008