Conversion of C Shares

10 January 2011

HSBC Infrastructure Company Limited

Conversion of C Shares

HSBC Infrastructure Company Limited ("HICL" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that, following admission of the C Shares to the Official List and to trading on the London Stock Exchange on 15 December 2010, the assets attributable to the C Shares have now been invested. In accordance with the terms of the C Shares, the Directors have determined that the Calculation Time for the conversion of the C Shares into Ordinary Shares is 7 January 2011 and, therefore, the conversion will be made on the basis of the respective net asset values of the C Shares and Ordinary Shares as at the close of business on 7 January 2011.

The expected timetable for conversion is as follows:

Further details of the conversion and rights attaching to the C Shares are set out in the Company's prospectus in relation to the placing, open offer and offer for subscription dated 17 November 2010 (the "Prospectus"). Terms defined in the Prospectus have the same meaning in this announcement unless otherwise defined.

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