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protect HSBC staff, buildings, assets and
information are appropriate for the level of threat.
Communication with shareholders
Communication with shareholders is given high
priority. Extensive information about HSBC’s
activities is provided in the Annual Report and
Accounts, Annual Review and the Interim Report
which are sent to shareholders and are available on
www.hsbc.com. There is regular dialogue with
institutional investors and enquiries from individuals
on matters relating to their shareholdings and the
business of HSBC are welcomed and are dealt with
in an informative and timely manner. All
shareholders are encouraged to attend the Annual
General Meeting or the informal meeting of
shareholders held in Hong Kong to discuss the
progress of HSBC.
Directors’ interests
According to the registers of Directors’ interests
maintained by HSBC Holdings pursuant to section
325 of the Companies Act 1985 and section 352 of
the Securities and Futures Ordinance of Hong Kong,
the Directors of HSBC Holdings at the year-end had
the following interests, all beneficial unless
otherwise stated, in the shares and loan capital of
HSBC and its associated corporations:
HSBC Holdings ordinary shares of US$0.50
At 31 December 2005
At
1 January
2005
Beneficial
owner
Child
under 18
or spouse Trustee
Jointly
with
another
person Other
Total
interests1
Percentage
of ordinary
shares
in issue
Sir John Bond ...... 451,531 389,897 3,743 121,160 514,800 0.00
R K F Ch’ien ....... 47,796 49,835 49,835 0.00
J D Coombe ......... 40,65926,000 – 36,1953 – 42,195 0.00
Baroness Dunn .... 164,411 141,560 28,6503 – 170,210 0.00
D J Flint ............... 81,271 54,726 27,000 81,726 0.00
W K L Fung ........ 328,000 328,000 328,000 0.00
M F Geoghegan ... 37,795 73,536 73,536 0.00
S K Green ............ 243,659 233,434 16,359 – 45,355 – 295,148 0.00
S Hintze ............... 2,037 2,037 2,037 0.00
J W J Hughes-
Hallett ............... 3,053,9832 – 2,119,2293 – 2,119,229 0.02
A W Jebson ......... 83,628 108,099 108,099 0.00
Sir John Kemp-
Welch . .............. 96,800 127,300 7,000 6,0003 – 140,300 0.00
Sir Brian Moffat 11,157 11,632 11,632 0.00
Sir Mark
Moody-Stuart .... 10,840 5,000 840 5,0003 – 10,840 0.00
S W Newton ........ 5,170 5,391 5,391 0.00
H Sohmen ............ 3,270,147 1,302,274 – 2,067,87343,370,147 0.03
Sir Brian
Williamson ....... 15,865 16,543 16,543 0.00
1Details of executive Directors’ other interests in HSBC Holdings ordinary shares of US$0.50 arising from share option plans, The
HSBC Share Plan and the HSBC Holdings Restricted Share Plan 2000 are set out in the Directors Remuneration Report on pages 215
to 232.
2Interests at 1 March 2005 – date of appointment.
3Non-beneficial.
4Interests held by private investment companies.
Sir John Bond has an interest as beneficial
owner in £290,000 of HSBC Capital Funding
(Sterling 1) L.P. 8.208 per cent Non-cumulative
Step-up Perpetual Preferred Securities, which he
held throughout the year.
S K Green has an interest as beneficial owner in
€75,000 of HSBC Holdings plc 5½ per cent
Subordinated Notes 2009 which he held throughout
the year. During the year he ceased to have an
interest in £100,000 of HSBC Bank plc 9 per cent
Subordinated Notes 2005.
J W J Hughes-Hallett has a non-beneficial
interest as Trustee in £4,700,000 of HSBC Capital
Funding (Sterling 1) L.P. 8.208 per cent Non-
cumulative Step-up Perpetual Preferred Securities,
which he acquired during the year.
During the year, H Sohmen ceased to have a
corporate interest in £1,200,000 of HSBC Bank plc
9 per cent Subordinated Notes 2005.