29th Mar 2006 14:37
HSBC Holdings PLC29 March 2006 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES Section 198 - Companies Act 1985 The Company was notified on 28 March 2006 that Lehman Brothers International(Europe) had a notifiable interest as at 24 March 2006 in 349,871,882 ordinaryshares of US$0.50 each in HSBC Holdings plc, representing approximately 3.08% ofthe ordinary shares in issue. A copy of the letter of notification, is quoted below. P A StaffordAssistant Group SecretaryHSBC Holdings plc Letter to HSBC Holdings plc dated 28 March 2004 from Paul MacDonald, ComplianceDepartment - Europe, Lehman Brothers International (Europe) "Dear Sir/Madam, S198 Companies Act 1985 (the "Act") We write to inform you, pursuant to s198 of the Act, that as at the close ofbusiness on 24th March, 2006, Lehman Brothers International (Europe) had aninterest in 349,871,882 ordinary shares of HSBC Holdings Plc (the "Company").This represents 3.08% of the outstanding share capital of the Company. Yours faithfullyFor & on behalf of Lehman Brothers Paul MacDonaldCompliance Department - Europe" This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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