Holding(s) in Company

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

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

HSBC Infrastructure Company Limited

2. Reason for the notification (yes/no):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights 

X

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

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights 

Other (please specify) - Change in issued share capital following C Share conversion

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

Schroders PLC

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

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

17th October 2008

6. Date on which issuer notified:

20th October 2008 

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

Above 5%

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

GB00B0T4LH64

20,592,911

16,565,521

22,021,413

N/A

18,338,087

N/A

5.48%

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Expiration Date

Exercise/Conversion Period/ Date

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

% of voting rights

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights

% of voting rights

18,338,087

5.48%

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

Schroder Investment Management Limited 17,394,133 5.20%

Schroder & Co Limited 943,954 0.28% 

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

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

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

13. Additional information:

The shares referred to in Section 9 are held in portfolios managed by those firms on a discretionary basis for clients under investment management agreements.

14. Contact name:

Andrea Rowe

15. Contact telephone number:

020 7658 2521