6th May 2005 12:51
HSBC Holdings PLC06 May 2005 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES Section 198 - Companies Act 1985 The Company was notified yesterday that Credit Suisse First Boston, through itssubsidiaries listed below, had a notifiable interest as at 3 May 2005 in660,894,690 ordinary shares of US$0.50 each in HSBC Holdings plc, representingapproximately 5.90% 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 5 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 03 May 2005, following disposals, CSFB (as definedbelow) holds the following interests in the issued share capital of the Company: 1. Credit Suisse First Boston (Europe) Limited ("CSFBEL"): 33,233,346 shares. CSFBEL is interested in 30,823,905 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"): 218,691,360 shares. 3. Credit Suisse First Boston (Hong Kong) Limited ("CSFBHK"): 408,505,519 shares. 4. Credit Suisse First Boston LLC ("CSFBLLC"): 464,465 shares. CSFB now holds a total interest of 660,894,690 shares being equivalent toapproximately 5.90% of the issued share capital of the Company. CSFBi, CSFBHK, CSFBLLC, and CSFBEL are members of the Credit Suisse First Bostongroup of companies. Those group companies which are direct or indirect holdingcompanies of CSFBi, CSFBHK, CSFBLLC, and CSFBEL are each interested byattribution in any shares in which CSFBi, CSFBHK , CSFBLLC, and CSFBEL areinterested. 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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