Notification of major shareholding
Notification of Major Shareholding by HSBC Holdings plc
The company received notification on 4 September 2015 by HSBC Holdings plc that, following an acquisition of voting rights on 2 September 2015, through a chain of controlled undertakings it held indirectly voting rights in the company through ordinary shares over 97,230,668 ordinary shares. This amounts to 6.267% of the company’s total voting rights.
Peter David
Company Secretary