23rd Mar 2005 17:04
HSBC Holdings PLC23 March 2005 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES Section 198 - Companies Act 1985 The Company was notified today that Credit Suisse First Boston, through itssubsidiaries listed below, had a notifiable interest as at 21 March 2005 in612,842,998 ordinary shares of US$0.50 each in HSBC Holdings plc, representingapproximately 5.48% of the ordinary shares in issue. A copy of the letter of notification is quoted below. P A Stafford Assistant Group Secretary HSBC Holdings plc Letter to HSBC Holdings plc dated 23 March 2005 from Andrew Veasey, Director,Equities Compliance, Credit Suisse First Boston (Europe) Limited "Dear Sirs HSBC Holdings plc (the "Company") This notification relates to the ordinary shares of the Company (the "shares")and is given in fulfilment of the obligations imposed under Section 198 of theCompanies Act 1985 (the "Act"). We hereby notify you that on 21 March 2005, following disposals, CSFB (asdefined below) holds the following interests in the issued share capital of theCompany: 1. Credit Suisse First Boston (Europe) Limited ("CSFBEL"): 65,375,166 shares. CSFBEL is interested in 60,009,004 of these shares under section 208(5) of the act by virtue of the right to redelivery of equivalent securities under stock lending arrangements. 2. Credit Suisse First Boston International ("CSFBi"): 199,137,210 shares. 3. Credit Suisse First Boston (Hong Kong) Limited ("CSFBHK"): 347,965,662 shares. 4. Credit Suisse First Boston LLC ("CSFBLLC"): 363,660 shares. 5. Credit Suisse First Boston Capital LLC ("CSFBC"): 1,300 shares CSFB now holds a total interest of 612,842,998 shares being equivalent toapproximately 5.48% of the issued share capital of the Company. CSFBi, CSFBHK, CSFBLLC, CSFBC and CSFBEL are members of the Credit Suisse FirstBoston group of companies. Those group companies which are direct or indirectholding companies of CSFBi, CSFBHK, CSFBLLC, CSFBC and CSFBEL are eachinterested by attribution in any shares in which CSFBi, CSFBHK , CSFBLLC, CSFBCand CSFBEL are interested. Yours faithfully Andrew Veasey Director - Equities Compliance " This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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