4 Apr 2006 14:54
4 April 2006 HSBC INFRASTRUCTURE COMPANY LIMITED (Incorporated in Guernsey with registered number 44185) PORTFOLIO UPDATE In accordance with Listing Rule 15.4.11(2), HSBC Infrastructure Company Limited(the "Company") announces that the following list represents the 10 largest*investments** of the Company and its subsidiaries (the "Group") as at 31 March2006. This list includes all of the Group's investments with a value greaterthan 5% of the Group's total assets:ProjectHome Office Headquarters Dutch High Speed Rail Link Colchester Garrison Bishop Auckland Hospital Central Middlesex Hospital*** Health & Safety Laboratory*** West Middlesex Hospital Blackburn Hospital Barnet Hospital Stoke Mandeville Hospital Contact:Nigel MasseyKleinwort Benson (Channel Islands) Fund Services LimitedCompany Secretary01481 727111Points to note:* Outstanding subscription obligations that the Group is obliged to make inrespect of a project have been included for the purpose of calculating thevalue of that project.** The Group's investments comprise investments in the equity and debt of theproject company (and/or the project company's holding company) responsible forthe projects listed.*** For the purpose of this announcement it has been assumed that completion inrespect of the Group's acquisition of interests in Central Middlesex Hospitaland Health & Safety Laboratory pursuant to a Sale and Purchase Agreemententered into with HSBC Infrastructure Fund and HSBC Infrastructure Limited on23 March 2006 has taken place. Completion is expected in the near future.Any forward-looking statements in this announcement reflect the Company's viewswith respect to future events as at the date of this announcement and aresubject to these and other risks, uncertainties and assumptions.ENDHSBC INFRASTRUCTURE COMPANY LTD