HSBC Holdings Regulatory News (HSBA)

12 Jan 2007 11:42

HSBC Holdings PLC12 January 2007 BLOCK LISTING SIX MONTHLY RETURN INFORMATION PROVIDED ON THIS FORM MUST BE TYPED OR PRINTED ELECTRONICALLY. To: The FSA Date: 12 January 2007 Name of applicant: HSBC Holdings plc Name of scheme: 1. Employee Share Option Scheme 2. Executive Share Option Scheme 3. Employee SAYE Plan 4. Ongoing obligations to issue shares in connection with the acquisition of HSBC Finance Corporation (formerly Household International. Inc). 5. HSBC Holdings Group Share Option Plan Period of return: From: 30.06.06 to 31.12.06 Balance under scheme from previous return: 1. 122,418 ordinary shares of US$0.50 each 2. 18,056,398 ordinary shares of US$0.50 each 3. 33,763,117 ordinary shares of US$0.50 each 4. 69,639,859 ordinary shares of US$0.50 each 5. 50,524,187 ordinary shares of US$0.50 each The amount by which the block scheme has been 1. 0increased, if the scheme has been increased since the 2. 0date of the last return: 3. 0 4. 0 5. 0 Number of securities issued/allotted under scheme 1. 0during period: 2. 4,012,423 3. 24,476,089 4. 564,206 5. 16,568,475 Balance under scheme not yet issued/allotted at end of 1. 122,418period 2. 14,043,975 3. 9,287,028 4. 69,075,653 5. 33,955,712 Number and class of securities originally 1. 23,391,630 (75p shares) 30.06.93 (500,000 added 05.03.99) equivalent to 70,174,890 US$0.50 shares*listed and the date of admission 2. 19,500,000 (75p shares) 24.11.93 (500,000 deleted 05.03.99) equivalent to 58,500,000 US$0.50 shares*, 15,000,000 US$0.50 shares added on 23.12.03, 20,000,000 US$0.50 shares added on 27.06.05 and 10,000,000 US$0.50 shares added on 18.04.06 3. 30,000,000 (75p shares) 27.04.94 equivalent to 90,000,000 US$0.50 shares*, 10,000,000 US$0.50 shares added on 15.12.00, 10,000,000 US$0.50 shares added on 30.07.02, 15,000,000 US$0.50 shares added on 30.07.03, 30,000,000 US$0.50 shares added on 02.08.04, 35,000,000 US$0.50 shares added on 27.06.05 and 25,000,000 US$0.50 shares added on 18.04.06 4. 127,329,705 US$0.50 listed on 28.03.03 5. 5,000,000 US$0.50 shares listed on 23.12.03, 10,000,000 added on 27.06.05 and 75,000,000 US$0.50 shares added on 18.04.06 * As a result of a share capital reorganisation implemented on 2 July 1999, each ordinary share of 75p each was replaced with three new ordinary shares of US$0.50 each. Total number of securities in issue at the end of the 11,572,207,735period Name of contact: Paul Stafford, Deputy Group Company Secretary Address of contact: 8 Canada Square, London, E14 5HQ Telephone number of contact: 020 7992 1509 SIGNED BY ______________________________________________ Director/company secretary/suitably experienced employee/duly authorisedofficer, for and on behalf of HSBC Holdings plc Name of applicant If you knowingly or recklessly give false or misleading information you may beliable to prosecution. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange