Holding(s) in Company

HSBC Holdings PLC
08 December 2003


NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

Section 198 - Companies Act 1985


The Company was notified today by Barclays PLC, that as at 2 December 2003,
Barclays PLC no longer has a notifiable interest in the share capital of HSBC
Holdings plc.


Letter to: HSBC Holdings plc from Geoff Smith, Manager, Secretarial Services,
Group Corporate Secretariat, Barclays PLC

Companies Act 1985 (The Act") - Part VI

I refer to our previous correspondence and now inform you that as at 2 December
2003 Barclays PLC no longer has a notifiable interest of the capital of your
Company.

END


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