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Household acquisition: Second Supplementary Listing Particulars

27 March 2003

HSBC has today published Second Supplementary Listing Particulars in connection with its proposed acquisition of Household International, Inc. ("Household").  The Second Supplementary Listing Particulars contain:

(i) the Household Annual Report for the year ended 31 December 2002 which was published and filed on Form 10-K with the SEC on 25 March 2003; and
(ii) an unaudited restatement of Household's income statement and balance sheet to conform to HSBC's UK GAAP basis of presentation and a report from KPMG Audit Plc regarding the reconciliations.

Copies of the Second Supplementary Listing Particulars have been submitted to the UK Listing Authority and will shortly be available for inspection at the UKLA Document Viewing Facility at:

The Financial Services Authority
25 The North Colonnade
Canary Wharf
London E14 5HS