Additional Listing

HSBC Holdings PLC
27 November 2006

HSBC Holdings plc

Pursuant to the issuance of 3,035,950 ordinary shares of US$0.50 each in
connection with an Employee Share Plan for HSBC (France) Plan d'Epargne, an
application has been made to The UK Listing Authority for these shares to be
admitted to the Official List and to the London Stock Exchange for these shares
to be admitted to trading. The shares will rank pari passu with the existing
issued shares of the Company.



Copies of this announcement are available from the registered office of HSBC
Holdings plc for the period of 2 business days from the date hereof.



HSBC Holdings plc

8 Canada Square

London

E14 5HQ


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