Additional Listing

HSBC Holdings PLC
20 January 2004


                               HSBC HOLDINGS PLC

                        SECOND INTERIM DIVIDEND FOR 2003

                           SCRIP DIVIDEND ALTERNATIVE

Pursuant to HSBC Holdings plc's second interim dividend for 2003 a total of
35,092,117 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 20 January 2004.



R H Musgrove

Assistant Secretary

0207 992 1504






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