Eton Park International LLP
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: 12,104,670,000
      (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: 36,287,260
Percentage of capital: 0.30 per cent. 

Date that the position is held: 31 October 2008

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
03.11.2008  Financial News transmitted by DGAP
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