Additional Listing

HSBC Holdings PLC
13 August 2003


HSBC Holdings plc.


Pursuant to the issuance of 4,039,938 Ordinary shares of $0.50 each in
connection with an Employee Share Plan for Credit Commercial de France (Plan
d'Epargne). 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.


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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