20th May 2005 09:53
HSBC Holdings PLC20 May 2005 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES Section 198 - Companies Act 1985 The Company was notified on 19 May 2005 that Credit Suisse First Boston, throughits subsidiaries listed below, had a notifiable interest as at 17 May 2005 in684,319,918 ordinary shares of US$0.50 each in HSBC Holdings plc, representingapproximately 6.1% of the ordinary shares in issue. A copy of the letter of notification is quoted below. N S Black Assistant Secretary HSBC Holdings plc Letter to HSBC Holdings plc dated 19 May 2005 from Rob Daborn, Vice President,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 17 May 2005, following acquisitions, CSFB (asdefined below) holds the following interests in the issued share capital of theCompany: 1. Credit Suisse First Boston (Europe) Limited ("CSFBEL"): has an interest in 55,871,394 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"): 297,894,079 shares. 3. Credit Suisse First Boston (Hong Kong) Limited ("CSFBHK"): 330,553,095 shares. 4. Credit Suisse First Boston Capital LLC("CSFBC") 1,350 shares CSFB now holds a total interest of 684,319,918 shares being equivalent toapproximately 6.1% of the issued share capital of the Company. CSFBEL, CSFBI, CSFBC and CSFBHK are members of the investment banking businessof Credit Suisse and reference to CSFB in this letter includes all of thesubsidiaries and affiliates of Credit Suisse operating under the Credit SuisseFirst Boston name. Those CSFB companies, which are direct or indirect holdingcompanies of CSFBEL, CSFBI, CSFBC and CSFBHK are under the terms of section 203of the Act, each interested by attribution in any shares in which CSFBEL,CSFBI,CSFBI, CSFBC and CSFBHK are interested. Yours faithfully Rob Daborn Vice President - Equities Compliance" This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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