Trinkaus 2007 Dividend

HSBC Holdings PLC
13 February 2008


The following text is the English translation of a news release issued in
Germany by a subsidiary of HSBC Holdings plc



                          HSBC Trinkaus & Burkhardt AG
                                 2007 Dividend

The Supervisory Board and Management Board of HSBC Trinkaus & Burkhardt AG
decided today to propose to the Annual General meeting on 17 June 2008 the
payment of a dividend of EUR 2.50 per share (EUR 2.50 per share in 2006). The
decision of the Supervisory Board and Management Board is based on the draft
results for the financial year ended 31 December 2007.

HSBC Trinkaus & Burkhardt full year results for 2007 are scheduled to be
released on 4 April 2008. HSBC Trinkaus & Burkhardt is a 78.6 per cent
indirectly owned subsidiary of HSBC Holdings plc.
                            
Note to editors

HSBC Trinkaus & Burkhardt AG
HSBC Trinkaus is one of the leading private banks in Germany and part of the
globally-operating HSBC Group. In addition to the head office in Dusseldorf,
HSBC Trinkaus is represented in six locations in Germany with over 1,800
employees and has access to the global network of the HSBC Group. With total
assets of €21.8 billion* and €86.3 billion in funds under management and
administration*, the bank has a Fitch IBCA rating of AA-. The core target groups
are private clients, corporate clients and institutional clients. *(figures as
at 30 September 2007)

Copies of all the bank's news releases can be found on the homepage
www.hsbctrinkaus.de.






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