Holding(s) in Company

HSBC Holdings PLC
22 June 2005


NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

Section 198 - Companies Act 1985

The Company was notified on 21 June 2005 that Credit Suisse First Boston,
through its subsidiaries listed below, had a notifiable interest as at 17 June
2005 in 543,518,504 ordinary shares of US$0.50 each in HSBC Holdings plc,
representing approximately 4.84% 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 21 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 17 June 2005, following disposals, CSFB (as defined
below) holds the following interests in the issued share capital of the Company:

 1. Credit Suisse First Boston (Europe) Limited ("CSFBEL"): 42,185,445 shares.
    CSFBEL has an interest in 29,654,178 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"): 186,374,445 shares.
 3. Credit Suisse First Boston (Hong Kong) Limited ("CSFBHK"): 314,711,699
    shares.
 4. Credit Suisse First Boston LLC ("CSFBLL): 201,965 shares.
 5. Credit Suisse First Boston Capital LLC ("CSFBC"): 44,950 shares.

CSFB now holds a total interest of 543,518,504 shares being equivalent to
approximately 4.84% 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, CSFBC, CSFBLLC and CSFBHK are interested.

Yours faithfully

Rob Daborn

Vice President - Equities Compliance"


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