13th Oct 2006 11:49
HSBC Holdings PLC13 October 2006 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES Section 198 - Companies Act 1985 The Company was notified on 12 October 2006 that Lehman Brothers International(Europe) had a notifiable interest as at 10 October 2006 in 366,310,443 ordinaryshares of US$0.50 each in HSBC Holdings plc, representing approximately 3.19% ofthe ordinary shares in issue. A copy of the letter of notification, is quoted below. N S BlackAssistant SecretaryHSBC Holdings plc Letter to HSBC Holdings plc dated 12 October 2006 from Paul MacDonald,Compliance Department - 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 10th October 2006, Lehman Brothers International (Europe) had aninterest in 366,310,443 ordinary shares of HSBC Holdings Plc (the "Company").This represents 3.19% 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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