28th Nov 2006 16:45
HSBC Holdings PLC28 November 2006 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES Section 198 - Companies Act 1985 The Company was notified on 28 November 2006 that Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. nolonger had a notifiable interest the ordinary shares of US$0.50 each in HSBCHoldings plc. A copy of the letter of the notification is quoted below. P A StaffordDeputy Group Company SecretaryHSBC Holdings plc Letter to HSBC Holdings plc dated 28 November 2006 from - Merrill LynchInternational "Dear Sir Companies Act 1985 ss 198-202 (as amended) We wish to notify you, by reason of the provisions of section 203 of the aboveAct, that the companies, the names and addresses of which are set out in theSchedule to this letter no longer have a notifiable interest as previouslydisclosed by us and we should be grateful if you would treat this letter asmaking such disclosure on its behalf. If you have any queries regarding the contents of this letter, please contactAlasdair Coutts-Britton on 020-7996-3565, Facsimile 020-7996-1174. Yours faithfully (Signed)Duly authorised for and on behalfOf the notifying companies Schedule Part 1 Name AddressBlackRock Investment 33 King William StreetManagement (UK) Limited London EC4R 9AS Part 2 Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. World Financial Center North Tower 250 Vesey Street New York NY 10281-1332" This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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