BSX app HSBC shares listing

HSBC Holdings PLC
18 February 2004

The following is the text of an announcement issued by the Bermuda Stock
Exchange.

        BSX APPROVES LISTING OF UP TO 11,100,243,743 ORDINARY SHARES OF
                                HSBC HOLDINGS PLC.

Hamilton, Bermuda, 18 February 2004 - The Listing Committee of the Bermuda Stock
Exchange (BSX) today announced the approval of the listing of up to
11,100,243,743 Ordinary Shares of HSBC Holdings plc.

HSBC Holdings plc was incorporated under the laws of England and Wales on
January 1st, 1959. The Ordinary Shares began trading on the London Stock
Exchange (LSE) on 8th April 1991. The BSX listing is a secondary listing and is
effective from 18 February 2004. The ticker symbol on the BSX will be HSBC BH.

With over 9,500 offices in 79 countries and territories, and assets of US$983
billion at 30 June 2003, the HSBC Group is one of the world's largest banking
and financial services organizations.

"We are extremely pleased to welcome HSBC Holdings plc to listing on the BSX. We
are excited to have the opportunity to support the most recent listing and
trading venue for the company's shares", said Mr. James S. McKirdy, Chief
Compliance Officer of the BSX.

"We are delighted that HSBC has been accepted for listing on the Bermuda Stock
Exchange and that we are able to demonstrate further our commitment to Bermuda",
said Mr. Ralph Barber, Group Company Secretary for HSBC Holdings plc.

For further information on HSBC Holdings plc, please visit the Company's website
at: www.hsbc.com or contact Richard Beck/Karen Ng at [phone]/0655.

For more information on the Bermuda Stock Exchange (BSX), contact Christopher
Dill at [phone] or [e-mail]. Information is also available at
www.bsx.com, on Bloomberg at BSX , and on Reuters at THE BSX.

The BSX was founded in 1971 and is the world's leading fully electronic offshore
securities market. The BSX lists equities, mutual funds and bonds, as well as
depository receipts. The Exchange is recognized by the SEC as a "DOSM"
(Designated Offshore Securities Market) and is a full member of the World
Federation of Exchanges.



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