Director Shareholding

HSBC Holdings PLC
16 May 2005


                                     SCHEDULE 11

                  NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED 
                                       PERSONS


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

     HSBC HOLDINGS PLC     

2)   NAME OF DIRECTOR

     S K GREEN

3)   Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of
     holding of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a
     non-beneficial interest or in the case of an individual holder
     if it is a holding of that person's spouse or children under the
     age of 18 or in respect of an non-beneficial interest

     IN RESPECT OF THE DIRECTOR (16,956 SHARES) AND DIRECTOR'S SPOUSE (269
     SHARES)

4)   Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the
     number of shares held by each of them. (If notified)

     HSBC TRINKAUS & BURKHARDT (INTERNATIONAL) SA 16,077
     ABACUS CORPORATE TRUSTEE LIMITED  785,721
     COMPUTERSHARE TRUSTEES LIMITED ACCOUNT SIP  702
     JAMES CAPEL (NOMINEES) LIMITED 228, 602
     STEPHEN KEITH GREEN & JANIAN GREEN  45,355


5)   Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected
     with the Director named in 2 above and identify the connected person(s)

     IN RESPECT OF THE DIRECTOR AND HIS SPOUSE ( MRS JANIAN GREEN)

6)   Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions
     please indicate whether general/single co PEP and if discretionary/non
     discretionary

     i.   ACQUISITION / SCRIP DIVIDEND ON SPOUSE'S HOLDING (269 SHARES)

    ii.   ACQUISITION / SCRIP DIVIDEND ON CONDITIONAL AWARDS UNDER RESTRICTED
          SHARE PLAN AND THE HSBC SHARE PLAN (13,127)

    iii.  ACQUISITION / INVESTMENT OF DIVIDEND ON HSBC HOLDINGS UK SHARE 
          OWNERSHIP PLAN HOLDING  (11 SHARES)

    iv.   ACQUISITION / SCRIP DIVIDEND (3,818 SHARES)


7)   Number of shares/amount of
     stock acquired

     17,225

8)   Percentage of issued Class

     DE MINIMIS

9)   Number of shares/amount
     of stock disposed


10)  Percentage of issued Class

     

11)  Class of security

     ORDINARY SHARES OF US$0.50 EACH

12)  Price per share

     i)  US$15.8923

    ii)  US$15.8923

    iii) £8.50

    iv)  US$15.8923


13)  Date of transaction

     4 MAY 2005 (DIRECTOR WAS MADE AWARE OF THESE TRANSACTIONS ON 16 MAY 2005)

14)  Date company informed

     16 MAY 2005

15)  Total holding following this notification

     1,076,457

16)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

      DE MINIMIS

     IF A DIRECTOR HAS BEEN GRANTED OPTIONS BY THE COMPANY PLEASE
                    COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING BOXES

17)  Date of grant



18)  Period during which or date on which exercisable



19)  Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option



20)  Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number.



21)  Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price
     is to be fixed at time of exercise



22)  Total number of shares or debentures over which options held
     following this notification



23)  Any additional information



24)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

     NICOLA BLACK,  ASSISTANT SECRETARY, 020 7991 2652

25)  Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for
     making this notification

     AS IN 24) ABOVE


     Date of Notification                                 

     16 MAY 2005




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