Result of AGM

HSBC Holdings PLC
26 May 2006

                             ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

At the Annual General Meeting of HSBC Holdings plc held on 26 May 2006, all
resolutions were passed on a poll.

The following table shows the votes cast on each resolution:

Resolution                                                Total Votes For*     Total Votes Against         Votes

                                                                 (%)                   (%)                Withheld

1. To receive the Report and Accounts for 2005              4,480,852,415          21,235,648           107,249,007

                                                               (99.53)                (0.47)

2. To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report for        4,428,404,417          154,287,152           70,543,557
2005
                                                               (96.63)               (3.37)

3. (a) To re-elect The Baroness Dunn a Director             4,612,655,769          36,639,677            2,104,416

                                                               (99.21)               (0.79)

   (b)   To re-elect M F Geoghegan a Director               4,636,745,575          12,088,015            2,185,789

                                                               (99.74)               (0.26)

   (c)   To re-elect S K Green a Director                   4,536,123,455          96,828,783            18,179,417

                                                               (97.91)               (2.09)

   (d)   To re-elect Sir Mark Moody-Stuart a                4,626,583,848          22,231,763            2,202,512
      Director
                                                               (99.52)               (0.48)

   (e)   To re-elect S M Robertson a Director               4,635,200,010          11,818,080            2,264,832

                                                               (99.75)               (0.25)

   (f)    To re-elect H Sohmen a Director                   4,625,766,106          22,794,084            2,617,684

                                                               (99.51)               (0.49)

   (g)   To re-elect Sir Brian Williamson a Director        4,637,388,477          11,612,586            2,204,044

                                                               (99.75)               (0.25)

4.   To reappoint the Auditor at remuneration to be         4,581,736,221          25,270,259            46,246,917
determined by the Group Audit Committee
                                                               (99.45)               (0.55)

5.  To authorise the Directors to allot shares              4,588,458,934          60,705,949            6,033,860

                                                               (98.69)               (1.31)

6.    To disapply pre-emption rights (Special               4,593,975,127          54,420,754            6,831,574
Resolution)
                                                               (98.83)               (1.17)

7.    To authorise the Company to purchase its own          4,620,218,288          15,470,061            9,882,035
Ordinary Shares
                                                               (99.67)               (0.33)

8.    To increase the fees payable to each                  4,601,744,353          29,609,584            13,995,048
non-executive Director to £65,000 p.a.
                                                               (99.36)               (0.64)

* Includes discretionary votes

Copies of the special business resolutions passed at the Annual General Meeting
have been submitted to the UK Listing Authority, and will shortly be available
for inspection at the UK Listing Authority's Document Viewing Facility at the
address shown below:

UK Listing Authority, Document Viewing Facility:

Financial Services Authority
25 The North Colonnade
Canary Wharf
London E14 5HS

Telephone no. (0)20 7676 1000



Nicola Black

Assistant Secretary

020 7991 2652


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