Overseas Regulatory Announcement

RNS Number : 7534V

HSBC Holdings PLC

25 July 2018

 

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25 July 2018

(Hong Kong Stock Code: 5)

HSBC HOLDINGS PLC

INTERIM RESULTS AND SECOND INTERIM DIVIDEND FOR 2018

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 6 August 2018 (the "Board Meeting") to consider the announcement of the interim results for the six months ended 30 June 2018 and the declaration of a second interim dividend for 2018 on the ordinary shares.

Subject to the approval at the Board Meeting, the second interim dividend for 2018 will be payable on 27 September 2018 to holders of record on 17 August 2018 on the Principal register in the United Kingdom, the Hong Kong Overseas Branch register or the Bermuda Overseas Branch register.

The ordinary shares in London, Hong Kong, Paris and Bermuda and the American Depositary Shares in New York will be quoted ex-dividend on 16 August 2018.

Any person who has acquired ordinary shares registered on the Principal register in the United Kingdom, the Hong Kong Overseas Branch register or the Bermuda Overseas Branch register but who has not lodged the share transfer with the Principal registrar, Hong Kong or Bermuda Overseas Branch registrar should do so before 4.00pm local time on 17 August 2018 in order to receive the dividend.

For and on behalf of

HSBC Holdings plc

Ben J S Mathews

Group Company Secretary

The Board of Directors of HSBC Holdings plc as at the date of this announcement comprises: Mark Tucker*, John Flint, Kathleen Casey^†, Laura Cha^†, Henri de Castries^†, Lord Evans of Weardale^†, Irene Lee^†, Iain Mackay, Heidi Miller^†, Marc Moses, David Nish^†, Jonathan Symonds^†, Jackson Tai^† and Pauline van der Meer Mohr^†.

* Non-executive Group Chairman

^† Independent non-executive Director

 

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