HSBC HOLDINGS PLC and THE BANK OF NEW YORK As Depositary and HOLDERS AND BENEFICIAL OWNERS OF AMERICAN DEPOSITARY RECEIPTS AMENDED AND RESTATED DEPOSIT AGREEMENT Dated as March 22, 2001 Amended and Restated as of March 27, 2001Deposit Agreement • March 26th, 2003 • HSBC Holdings PLC • Savings institution, federally chartered • New York
AMENDED AND RESTATED DEPOSIT AGREEMENT, dated as of March 22, 2001, as further amended and restated as of March 27, 2001, as further amended and restated as of __________, 2003 (as herein defined) among HSBC Holdings Plc, a company incorporated under the laws of England and Wales (the “Company”), The Bank of New York, a New York banking corporation, as Depositary (the “Depositary”), and all Holders and Beneficial Owners from time to time of American Depositary Receipts issued hereunder.
