Doc re. Pricing Supplement

HSBC Holdings PLC
24 October 2003

Pricing Supplement


Issuer:                         HSBC Holdings plc

Series Number                   4

Description:                    EUR 1,400,000,000

Currency/ Principal Amount:     Euro

Issue Price:                    100 per cent

Specified Denomination          EUR 10,000,000

Issue Date:                     24 October 2003

Maturity Date:                  24 December 2043

ISIN:                           XS0178900006

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