The following is the text of an announcement released to the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited on 19 April 2023 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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19 April 2023
(Hong Kong Stock Code: 5)
HSBC HOLDINGS PLC
EARNINGS RELEASE FOR FIRST QUARTER 2023 AND CONSIDERATION OF PAYMENT OF FIRST INTERIM DIVIDEND FOR 2023
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 a committee of the Board of Directors of HSBC Holdings plc will be held on 2 May 2023 (the "Board Meeting") to consider the announcement of the Earnings Release for the First Quarter 2023 (the "Results") and to consider the payment of a first interim dividend for 2023 on the ordinary shares (the "Dividend").
Subject to the approval and confirmation at the Board Meeting, the Dividend will be payable on 23 June 2023 to holders of record on 12 May 2023 on the Principal register in the United Kingdom, the Hong Kong Overseas Branch register, the Bermuda Overseas Branch register and for holders of American Depositary Shares in New York.
Further details of the Dividend will be detailed in the Results announcement if approved at the Board Meeting.
For and on behalf of
HSBC Holdings plc
Aileen Taylor
Group Company Secretary and Chief Governance Officer
The Board of Directors of HSBC Holdings plc as at the date of this announcement
comprises
:
Mark Tucker*,
Noel Quinn, Geraldine Buckingham
†
,
Rachel Duan
†
, Georges Elhedery, Carolyn Julie Fairbairn
†
, James Anthony Forese†, Steven Guggenheimer†, JoséAntonio Meade Kuribreña†, Kalpana Morparia†, Eileen K Murray†,
David Nish
†
and
Jackson Tai†.
* Non-executive Group Chairman
† Independent non-executive Director