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Eton Park International LLP: Short Selling Disclosure

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Standard form for disclosing short positions pursuant to the AMF measures
announced on 19 September 2008 in respect of the securities of financial
institutions

Relevant security:

Name:  HSBC Holdings Plc

ISIN code: GB0005405286

Number of shares making up the issued capital: 12,144,570,000

      (Source: Bloomberg)

Legal entity holding the position:

Registered name: Eton Park International LLP on behalf of Eton Park Fund,
L.P. and Eton Park Master Fund, Ltd.

Address: 3rd Floor, 16 St. James's Street, London SW1A 1ER, UK

Net short economic position held:

Number of securities: 29,880,795

Percentage of capital: 0.246 per cent. 

Note: includes rights attributed to pre-existing short position.

Date that the position is held: 24 March 2009

Person filing the disclosure:

Surname, First name: Watkins, Helen

Telephone: +44 (0) 20 7004 3800

Fax: +44 (0) 20 7004 3801

E-mail: helen.watkins@etonpark.com

Company: Eton Park International LLP
25.03.2009  Financial News transmitted by DGAP
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