Holding(s) in Company

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuerof existing shares to which voting rights areattached: ii

DEXION ABSOLUTE LIMITED

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

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

X

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 thenotification obligation: iii

HSBC Holdings plc

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

5. Date of the transaction and date onwhich the threshold is crossed orreached: v

14th May 2013

6. Date on which issuer notified:

17th May 2013

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed orreached: vi, vii

Below 20%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix

Class/type ofshares

if possible usingthe ISIN CODE

Situation previousto the triggeringtransaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

NumberofShares

NumberofVotingRights

Numberof shares

Number of votingrights

% of voting rights x

Direct xi

Indirect xii

Direct

Indirect

GB00B0FXL332

111,669

111,669

110,896

NA

110,896

NA

0.0796%

GB00B0FXK920

24,733

24,733

24,733

NA

24,733

NA

0.017%

GB0032287020

32,632,593

32,632,593

26,256,916

NA

26,256,916

NA

18.841%

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financialinstrument

Expirationdate xiii

Exercise/Conversion Period xiv

Number of votingrights that may beacquired if theinstrument isexercised/ converted.

% of votingrights

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financialinstrument

Exercise price

Expiration date xvii

Exercise/Conversion period xviii

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

% of voting rights xix, xx

Nominal

Delta

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

26,392,545

18.939%

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

NA

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

NA

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will ceaseto hold:

NA

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

NA

13. Additional information:

None

14. Contact name:

Baljeet Gill

15. Contact telephone number:

0207 991 6555

([email protected])