Additional Listing

HSBC Holdings PLC
11 May 2006

                               HSBC HOLDINGS PLC

                        FOURTH INTERIM DIVIDEND FOR 2005

                           SCRIP DIVIDEND ALTERNATIVE

91,685,145 Ordinary Shares of US$0.50 each have been issued by HSBC Holdings plc
to shareholders who elected to receive the scrip dividend alternative for the
fourth interim dividend for 2005.  The Shares rank pari passu with the existing
issued Ordinary Shares of the Company.

Application has been made to the Financial Services Authority for the shares to
be admitted to the Official List and to the London Stock Exchange for the shares
to be admitted to trading.  Dealings are expected to commence on 11 May 2006.



R G Barber

Group Company Secretary

020 7991 0588


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