Additional Listing

HSBC Holdings PLC
31 August 2001

Pursuant  to  the  issuance and allotment of  24,007  Ordinary
shares  of $0.50 in connection with an Employee Share Plan  of
Credit Commercial de France (Plan d'Epargne). 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.