The following is the text of an announcement released to The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited on 22 April 2015 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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22 April 2015
(Hong Kong Stock Code: 5)
HSBC HOLDINGS PLC
FIRST INTERIM DIVIDEND FOR 2015
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, 5 May 2015 to declare a first interim dividend for 2015.
By order of the Board
Ben J S Mathews
Group Company Secretary
The Board of Directors of HSBC Holdings plc as at the date of this announcement are: Douglas Flint,
Stuart Gulliver, Phillip Ameen†, Kathleen Casey†, Safra Catz†, Laura Cha†, Lord Evans of Weardale†, Joachim Faber†, Rona Fairhead†, Sam Laidlaw†, John Lipsky†, Rachel Lomax†, Iain Mackay,
Heidi Miller†, Marc Moses, Sir Simon Robertson† and Jonathan Symonds†.
† Independent non-executive Director