Additional Listing

HSBC Holdings PLC
09 October 2002



HSBC Holdings plc.


Pursuant to the above-named Company's first Interim Dividend for 2002 a total of
14,434,840 Ordinary Shares of US$0.50 each have been issued. Accordingly,
application has been made to The UK Listing 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. Dealings are expected to commence on 9 October 2002.


Copies of this announcement are available from the office of Cazenove & Co. Ltd
for the period of 2 business days from the date hereof.


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