The following is the text of an announcement released to The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited on 18 April 2011 pursuant to rule 13.43 of the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited:
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(Hong Kong Stock Code: 5)
HSBC HOLDINGS PLC
FIRST INTERIM DIVIDEND FOR 2011
Pursuant to Rule 13.43 of the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited, notice is given that a meeting of Directors of HSBC Holdings plc will be held on Tuesday, 3 May 2011 to consider the declaration of a first interim dividend for 2011.
By Order of the Board
R G Barber
Group Company Secretary
18 April 2011
The Board of Directors of HSBC Holdings plc as at the date of this announcement are: D J Flint, S T Gulliver, S A Catz†,
L M L Cha†, V H C Cheng, M K T Cheung†, J D Coombe†, R A Fairhead†, A A Flockhart, J W J Hughes-Hallett†, W S H Laidlaw†, J R Lomax†, I J Mackay, G Morgan†, N R N Murthy†, Sir Simon Robertson†, J L Thornton† and Sir Brian Williamson†.
† Independent non-executive Director