Holding(s) in Company

HSBC Holdings PLC
03 June 2005

NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

Section 198 - Companies Act 1985

The Company was notified on 2 June 2005 that Credit Suisse First Boston, through
its subsidiaries listed below, had a notifiable interest as at 31 May 2005 in
667,748,348 ordinary shares of US$0.50 each in HSBC Holdings plc, representing
approximately 5.95% 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 2 June 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 the
Companies Act 1985 (the "Act").

We hereby notify you that on 31 May 2005, following acquisitions, CSFB (as
defined below) holds the following interests in the issued share capital of the
Company:

 1. Credit Suisse First Boston (Europe) Limited ("CSFBEL"): 21,838,830 shares.
    CSFBEL has an interest in 19,269,783 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"): 259,249,367 shares.

 3. Credit Suisse First Boston (Hong Kong) Limited ("CSFBHK"): 386,190,496
    shares.

 4. Credit Suisse First Boston LLC("CSFBLL") 17,150 shares.

 5. Credit Suisse First Boston Capital LLC ("CSFBC"): 452,515 shares.

CSFB now holds a total interest of 667,748,348 shares being equivalent to
approximately 5.95% of the issued share capital of the Company.

CSFBEL, CSFBI, CSFBC, CSFBLLC and CSFBHK are members of the investment banking
business of Credit Suisse and reference to CSFB in this letter includes all of
the subsidiaries and affiliates of Credit Suisse operating under the Credit
Suisse First Boston name. Those CSFB companies, which are direct or indirect
holding companies of CSFBEL, CSFBI, CSFBC, CSFBLLC and CSFBHK are under the
terms of section 203 of the Act, each interested by attribution in any shares in
which CSFBEL,CSFBI, CSFBI, CSFBC, CSFBLLC and CSFBHK are interested.

Yours faithfully

Rob Daborn

Vice President - Equities Compliance"






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