FORM 6

FORM 6-K

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

Report of Foreign Private Issuer

Pursuant to Rule 13a - 16 or 15d - 16 of

the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

For the month of  March 2010

HSBC Holdings plc

42nd Floor, 8 Canada Square, London E14 5HQ, England

 

(Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F).

Form 20-F   X              Form 40-F ......

(Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934).

Yes.......          No    X

(If "Yes" is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82- ..............).

 

 

Financial Services Authority

 

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES
   

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer
of existing shares to which voting rights are
attached:

 

HSBC Holdings Plc

2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

Yes

 

An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached.

 

  

 

An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments

 

  

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

  

 

Other (please specify):

 

    

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the
notification obligation:

Legal & General Group Plc (L&G)

4. Full name of shareholder(s)
 (if different from 3.):

Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited (PMC)

 

5. Date of the transaction and date on
which the threshold is crossed or
reached:

 

08 March 2010

6. Date on which issuer notified:

09 March 2010

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or
reached:

 

L&G (From 4% to 3%)
         


 

8. Notified details:

 

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of
shares


if possible using
the ISIN CODE

Situation previous
to the triggering
transaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number
of
Shares

Number
of
Voting
Rights

 

Number
of shares

Number of voting
rights

% of  voting rights
     

Direct

Indirect

Direct

Indirect

Ordinary 50p

  696,986,631

 

(As on 03/03/2010)

 696,851,431

 696,851,431

 

3.99%

  
 

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

 

Type of financial
instrument

 

Expiration
date

 

Exercise/
Conversion Period

Number of voting
rights that may be
acquired if the
instrument is
exercised/ converted.

 

% of voting
rights
         
 

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

 

Type of financial
instrument

 

 

Exercise price

 

Expiration date

 

Exercise/
Conversion period

 

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

 

 

% of voting rights

 
       

 

 

Nominal

Delta
   
 

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

 

 696,851,431

 

3.99%
                                 


 

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:


Legal & General Group Plc (Direct and Indirect) (Group) 

 

Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (LGIMH) (Direct and Indirect) 

 

Legal & General Investment Management Limited (Indirect) (LGIM)

 

Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) ( 696,851,431 - 3.99%= LGAS, LGPL & PMC)

Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (Direct) (LGIMHD) ( 594,905,992 - 3.41%= PMC) 

Legal & General Insurance Holdings Limited (Direct) (LGIH)

Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited  (PMC) ( 594,905,992 - 3.41%= PMC) 

Legal & General Assurance Society Limited  (LGAS & LGPL)

 

Legal & General Pensions Limited (Direct)  (LGPL)
     


Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

N/A

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease
to hold:

N/A

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold
voting rights:

N/A
 

13. Additional information:

Notification using the total voting rights figure of  17,422,917,493

 

14. Contact name and telephone number for queries:

Helen Lewis (LGIM)
020 3124 3851

15. Name and signature of duly authorised officer of the listed company responsible for making this notification:

Louisa Jenkinson, Senior Assistant Secretary
020 7991 0593

16. Date of notification

09 March 2010
     


 

 

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

HSBC Holdings plc

                                                                                                       By:       

                                                                                                                          Name: P A Stafford

                                                                                                                                            Title: Assistant Group Secretary

                                                                                                                                                                                                       Date: 09 March, 2010