Additional Listing

HSBC Holdings PLC
8 August 2001


HSBC Holdings plc

Pursuant to the above-named Company's Employee Share Plan -
Credit Commercial De France, Plan D'Epargne options over
2,923,113 Ordinary Shares of US$0.50 each have been exercised.
Accordingly, application has been made to The Financial
Services Authority for these shares to be admitted to the
Official List and to the London Stock Exchange for these
shares to be admitted to trading.  The Shares rank pari passu
with the existing issued shares of the Company.

Copies of this announcement are available from the office of
Cazenove & Co. Ltd for the period of 2 business days from the
date hereof.