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 May, 2005
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- ..............)
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
At the Annual General Meeting of HSBC Holdings plc held on 27 May 2005, all
resolutions were passed on a poll.
The following table shows the votes cast for and against each resolution:
Resolution Total Votes For* Total Votes Abstain
(%) Against
(%)
1. To receive the 4,188,264,091 6,118,493 88,050,257
Report and Accounts (99.85) (0.15)
for 2004
2. (a) To re-elect 4,087,518,427 35,336,901 158,770,790
Sir John Bond a (99.14) (0.86)
Director
(b) To re-elect R K F 4,119,809,500 32,967,572 128,710,109
Ch'ien a Director (99.21) (0.79)
(c) To re-elect J D 4,273,656,415 7,019,850 926,894
Coombe a Director (99.84) (0.16)
(d) To re-elect The 4,254,966,533 26,192,450 444,808
Baroness Dunn a (99.39) (0.61)
Director
(e) To re-elect D J 4,269,214,839 11,740,518 651,058
Flint a Director (99.73) (0.27)
(f) To re-elect J W J 4,273,852,389 7,090,408 648,766
Hughes-Hallett a (99.83) (0.17)
Director
(g) To re-elect Sir 4,272,730,719 8,065,251 883,817
Brian Moffat a (99.81) (0.19)
Director
(h) To re-elect S W 4,273,404,835 7,323,052 898,632
Newton a Director (99.83) (0.17)
(i) To re-elect H 4,259,449,879 13,998,760 8,208,565
Sohmen a Director (99.67) (0.33)
3. To reappoint the 4,189,566,522 34,267,063 58,565,560
Auditor at (99.19) (0.81)
remuneration to be
determined by the
Group Audit Committee
4. To approve the 4,042,390,563 238,935,100 1,001,043
Directors' (94.42) (5.58)
Remuneration Report
for 2004
5. To authorise the 4,248,533,662 34,530,610 775,383
Directors to allot (99.19) (0.81)
shares
6. To disapply 4,237,314,079 45,636,207 807,662
pre-emption rights (98.93) (1.07)
(Special Resolution)
7. To authorise the 4,277,201,897 5,720,170 890,586
Company to purchase (99.87) (0.13)
its own Ordinary
Shares
8. To amend the HSBC 4,256,919,733 21,915,186 4,695,692
Holdings (99.49) (0.51)
Savings-Related Share
Option Plan
9. To amend the HSBC 4,256,986,127 21,917,140 4,613,955
Holdings (99.49) (0.51)
Savings-Related Share
Option Plan:
International
10. To approve the 4,252,360,655 26,756,715 4,402,810
HSBC US Employee (99.37) (0.63)
Stock Plan
11. To approve The 4,139,629,417 125,440,646 17,238,305
HSBC Share Plan (97.06) (2.94)
12. To alter the 4,276,758,493 4,704,696 1,642,885
Articles of (99.89) (0.11)
Association (Special
Resolution)
* Includes discretionary votes
The total number of ordinary shares of US$0.50 each eligible to be voted at
the Annual General Meeting was 11,219,345,624. No shareholders were subject
to any restrictions under the Listing Rules of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange
in exercising their votes at the Annual General Meeting. The scrutineers of
the poll were Electoral Reform Services Limited and Computershare Investor
Services PLC.
At the conclusion of the Annual General Meeting, D G Eldon retired as a
Director. There are no matters relating to the retirement of D G Eldon that
need to be brought to the attention of the shareholders of the Company. The
current Directors of HSBC Holdings plc are Sir John Bond, Lord Butler+, R K F
Ch'ien+, J D Coombe+, The Baroness Dunn*, R A Fairhead+, D J Flint, W K L
Fung+, S K Green, M F Geoghegan, S Hintze+, J W J Hughes-Hallett+, A W
Jebson, Sir John Kemp-Welch+, Sir Brian Moffat+, Sir Mark Moody-Stuart+, S W
Newton+, H Sohmen* and Sir Brian Williamson+.
* Non-executive Director
+ Independent non-executive Director
Copies of the special business resolutions passed at the Annual General
Meeting have been submitted for publication through the Document Viewing
Facility of the UK Listing Authority at the address shown below in accordance
with paragraph 9.31 of the Listing Rules.
UK Listing Authority, Document Viewing Facility:
Financial Services Authority
25 The North Colonnade
Canary Wharf
London E14 5HS
Nicola Black
Assistant Secretary
020 7991 2652
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: 27 May 2005