22nd Sep 2005 10:21
HSBC Holdings PLC22 September 2005 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES Section 198 - Companies Act 1985 The Company was notified on 21 September 2005 that Credit Suisse First Boston,through its subsidiaries listed below, had a notifiable interest as at 19September 2005 in 764,824,424 ordinary shares of US$0.50 each in HSBC Holdingsplc, representing approximately 6.77% of the ordinary shares in issue. A copy of the letter of notification is quoted below. P A Stafford Assistant Secretary HSBC Holdings plc Letter to HSBC Holdings plc dated 21 September 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 19 September, following acquisitions, CSFB (asdefined below) holds the following interests in the issued share capital of theCompany: 1. Credit Suisse First Boston (Europe) Limited ("CSFBEL"): 36,599,944 shares. CSFBEL has an interest in 25,560,398 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"): 281,409,126 shares. 3. Credit Suisse First Boston (Hong Kong) Limited ("CSFBHK"): 446,780,159 shares. 4. Credit Suisse First Boston LLC ("CSFBLL): 35,195 shares. CSFB now holds a total interest of 764,824,424 shares being equivalent toapproximately 6.77% of the issued share capital of the Company. CSFBEL, CSFBi, CSFBLLC 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, CSFBLLC and CSFBHK are under the terms of section203 of the Act, each interested by attribution in any shares in which CSFBEL,CSFBi, CSFBLLC 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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