The following is the text of an announcement released to the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited on 17 October 2024 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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17 October 2024
(Hong Kong Stock Code: 5)
HSBC HOLDINGS PLC
EARNINGS RELEASE FOR THIRD QUARTER 2024 AND CONSIDERATION OF PAYMENT OF THIRD INTERIM DIVIDEND FOR 2024
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 29 October 2024 (the "Board Meeting") to consider the announcement of the Earnings Release for the Third Quarter 2024 (the "Results") and to consider the payment of a third interim dividend for 2024 on the ordinary shares (the "Dividend").
Subject to the approval and confirmation at the Board Meeting, the Dividend will be payable on 19 December 2024 to holders of record on 8 November 2024 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
Company Secretary
The Board of Directors of HSBC Holdings plc as at the date of this announcement comprises:
Sir Mark Edward Tucker*, Georges Bahjat Elhedery, Geraldine Joyce Buckingham†, Rachel Duan†, Dame Carolyn Julie Fairbairn†, James Anthony Forese†, Ann Frances Godbehere†, Steven Craig Guggenheimer†, Dr José Antonio Meade Kuribreña†, Kalpana Jaisingh Morparia†, Eileen K Murray†, Brendan Robert Nelson† and Swee Lian Teo†.
* Non-executive Group Chairman
† Independent non-executive Director