Annual Financial Report - 52 of 55

RNS Number : 0609I

HSBC Holdings PLC

20 March 2015

 



Shareholder information
Fourth interim dividend for 2014	458
Interim dividends for 2015	458
Shareholder profile	458
2014 Annual General Meeting	459
Interim Management Statements and Interim Results	459
Shareholder enquiries and communications	460
Stock symbols	461
Investor relations	461
Where more information about HSBC is available		461
Simplified structure chart		462
Taxation of shares and dividends		463
Abbreviations		466
Glossary and Index		470

Fourth interim dividend for 2014

The Directors have declared a fourth interim dividend for 2014 of US$0.20 per ordinary share. Information on the scrip dividend scheme and currencies in which shareholders may elect to have the cash dividend paid will be sent to shareholders on or about 20 March 2015. The timetable for the dividend is:

Announcement		23 February 2015
ADSs quoted ex-dividend in New York		4 March 2015
Shares quoted ex-dividend in London, Hong Kong, Paris and Bermuda		5 March 2015
Record date - London, Hong Kong, New York, Paris, Bermuda1		6 March 2015
Mailing of Annual Report and Accounts 2014 and/or Strategic Report 2014, Notice of Annual General Meeting and dividend documentation		20 March 2015
Final date for receipt by registrars of forms of election, Investor Centre electronic instructions and revocations of standing instructions for scrip dividends		16 April 2015
Exchange rate determined for payment of dividends in sterling and Hong Kong dollars		20 April 2015
Payment date: dividend warrants, new share certificates or transaction advices and notional tax vouchers mailed and shares credited to stock accounts in CREST		30 April 2015

1   Removals to and from the Overseas Branch register of shareholders in Hong Kong will not be permitted on this date.

Interim dividends for 2015

The Board has adopted a policy of paying quarterly interim dividends on the ordinary shares. Under this policy it is intended to have a pattern of three equal interim dividends with a variable fourth interim dividend. It is envisaged that the first interim dividend in respect of 2015 will be US$0.10 per ordinary share.

Dividends are declared in US dollars and, at the election of the shareholder, paid in cash in one of, or in a combination of, US dollars, sterling and Hong Kong dollars, or, subject to the Board's determination that a scrip dividend is to be offered in respect of that dividend, may be satisfied in whole or in part by the issue of new shares in lieu of a cash dividend.

Shareholder profile

At 31 December 2014 the share register recorded the following details:

		Number of shareholders		Total ordinary shares held
1 ‑ 100		37,254		1,086,273
101 ‑ 400		28,970		7,109,335
401 ‑ 500		7,269		3,294,206
501 ‑ 1,000		30,675		22,589,447
1,001 ‑ 5,000		70,515		166,806,864
5,001 ‑ 10,000		18,455		130,271,174
10,001 ‑ 20,000		10,964		152,651,126
20,001 ‑ 50,000		6,616		203,096,923
50,001 ‑ 200,000		3,229		296,665,889
200,001 ‑ 500,000		713		223,855,824
500,001 and above		1,092		18,010,447,199
Total		215,752		19,217,874,260

2014 Annual General Meeting

All resolutions considered at the 2014 Annual General Meeting held at 11.00am on 23 May 2014 at The Barbican Centre, London EC2 were passed on a poll as follows:

				Votes
Resolution				For1		%		Against		%		Total		%2		Withheld3
1		To receive the Annual Report and Accounts 2013		9,757,667,883		98.77		121,991,215		1.23		9,879,659,098		51.81		67,631,467
2		To approve the Directors' remuneration policy		7,762,051,505		79.35		2,019,902,686		20.65		9,781,954,191		51.29		167,509,544
3		To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report		8,180,579,271		83.95		1,563,541,883		16.05		9,744,121,154		51.10		205,528,859
4		To approve the variable pay cap		9,722,737,304		98.01		197,867,631		1.99		9,920,604,935		52.06		29,824,365
5		To elect or re-elect the following as Directors:
		(a) . Kathleen Casey		9,919,351,912		99.90		9,703,995		0.10		9,929,055,907		52.07		22,579,886
		(b) . Safra Catz		9,907,586,080		99.79		21,027,161		0.21		9,928,613,241		52.06		22,549,669
		(c) .. Laura Cha		9,780,982,617		99.65		34,767,318		0.35		9,815,749,935		51.47		134,402,361
		(d) . Marvin Cheung		9,896,844,476		99.68		32,093,388		0.32		9,928,937,864		52.07		22,444,096
		(e) . Sir Jonathan Evans (now Lord Evans of Weardale)		9,919,562,434		99.90		9,445,023		0.10		9,929,007,457		52.07		22,647,584
		(f) .. Joachim Faber		9,777,856,091		99.57		41,751,739		0.43		9,819,607,830		51.49		130,404,838
		(g) . Rona Fairhead		9,850,526,539		99.23		75,986,608		0.77		9,926,513,147		52.05		23,410,104
		(h) . Renato Fassbind		8,877,803,961		89.45		1,047,345,520		10.55		9,925,149,481		52.05		26,491,483
		(i) .. Douglas Flint		9,648,640,713		97.44		253,257,525		2.56		9,901,898,238		51.92		49,764,237
		(j) .. Stuart Gulliver		9,901,917,449		99.73		27,013,216		0.27		9,928,930,665		52.07		22,318,409
		(k) . Sam Laidlaw		9,905,841,880		99.76		23,398,827		0.24		9,929,240,707		52.07		22,425,383
		(l) .. John Lipsky		9,916,726,269		99.88		11,952,583		0.12		9,928,678,852		52.06		22,478,974
		(m) Rachel Lomax		9,907,427,658		99.78		21,476,877		0.22		9,928,904,535		52.07		22,307,009
		(n) . Iain Mackay		9,896,296,230		99.67		32,591,433		0.33		9,928,887,663		52.06		22,328,752
		(o) . Marc Moses		9,903,345,079		99.76		24,023,003		0.24		9,927,368,082		52.06		22,605,039
		(p) . Sir Simon Robertson		8,879,523,428		89.43		1,049,218,853		10.57		9,928,742,281		52.06		22,459,665
		(q) . Jonathan Symonds		9,909,069,564		99.80		19,845,278		0.20		9,928,914,842		52.07		22,747,741
6		To reappoint KPMG Audit Plc as auditor to the Company		9,858,281,428		99.29		70,691,207		0.71		9,928,972,635		52.07		22,181,297
7		To authorise the Group Audit Committee to determine the auditor's remuneration		9,899,311,128		99.70		30,047,667		0.30		9,929,358,795		52.07		22,178,082
8		To authorise the Directors to allot shares		8,960,671,117		90.89		898,368,702		9.11		9,859,039,819		51.70		92,477,179
9		To disapply pre-emption rights		9,782,952,816		98.97		101,914,263		1.03		9,884,867,079		51.83		66,129,918
10		To authorise the Directors to allot repurchased shares		9,397,626,368		95.18		475,964,720		4.82		9,873,591,088		51.77		77,459,228
11		To authorise the Company to purchase its own ordinary shares		9,785,002,326		99.58		41,076,933		0.42		9,826,079,259		51.53		123,932,000
12		To authorise the Directors to allot equity securities in relation to Contingent Convertible Securities		9,558,599,010		97.49		246,293,361		2.51		9,804,892,371		51.41		142,376,638
13		To disapply pre-emption rights in relation to the issue of Contingent Convertible Securities		8,915,406,730		89.85		1,007,452,174		10.15		9,922,858,904		52.03		25,542,467
14		To approve general meetings (other than annual general meetings) being called on a minimum of 14 clear days' notice		8,798,744,951		88.64		1,127,707,377		11.36		9,926,452,328		52.05		23,437,179

1   Includes discretionary votes.

2   Percentage of Issued Share Capital voted.

3   A 'vote withheld' is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the votes 'For' and 'Against' the resolution.

Interim Management Statements and Interim Results

Interim Management Statements are expected to be issued on or around 5 May 2015 and 2 November 2015. The Interim Results for the six months to 30 June 2015 are expected to be issued on 3 August 2015.

Shareholder enquiries and communications

Enquiries

Any enquiries relating to shareholdings on the share register, for example transfers of shares, change of name or address, lost share certificates or dividend cheques, should be sent to the Registrars at the address given below. The Registrars offer an online facility, Investor Centre, which enables shareholders to manage their shareholding electronically.

Principal Register:		Hong Kong Overseas Branch Register:		Bermuda Overseas Branch Register:
Computershare Investor Services PLC The Pavilions Bridgwater Road Bristol BS99 6ZZ United Kingdom Telephone: [phone] Email via website: www.investorcentre.co.uk/contactus		Computershare Hong Kong Investor    Services Limited Rooms 1712-1716, 17th Floor Hopewell Centre 183 Queen's Road East Hong Kong Telephone: [phone] Email: [e-mail]		Investors Relations Team HSBC Bank Bermuda Limited 6 Front Street Hamilton HM 11 Bermuda Telephone: [phone] Email: [e-mail]
Investor Centre: www.investorcentre.co.uk		Investor Centre: www.investorcentre.com/hk		Investor Centre: www.investorcentre.com/bm

Any enquiries relating to ADSs should be sent to the depositary:

The Bank of New York Mellon

Depositary Receipts

PO Box 43006

Providence, RI 02940-3006

USA

Telephone (US): 1 877 283 5786

Telephone (International): 1 201 680 6825

Email: [e-mail]

Website: www.bnymellon.com/shareowner

Any enquiries relating to shares held through Euroclear France, the settlement and central depositary system for NYSE Euronext Paris, should be sent to the paying agent:

HSBC France

103, avenue des Champs Elysées

75419 Paris Cedex 08

France

Telephone: [phone]

Email: [e-mail]

Website: www.hsbc.fr

If you have been nominated to receive general shareholder communications directly from HSBC Holdings, it is important to remember that your main contact for all matters relating to your investment remains the registered shareholder, or perhaps custodian or broker, who administers the investment on your behalf. Therefore any changes or queries relating to your personal details and holding (including any administration thereof) must continue to be directed to your existing contact at your investment manager or custodian. HSBC Holdings cannot guarantee dealing with matters directed to it in error.

Further copies of this Annual Report and Accounts 2014 may be obtained by writing to the following departments:

For those in Europe, the Middle East and Africa:		For those in Asia-Pacific:		For those in the Americas:
Global Communications HSBC Holdings plc 8 Canada Square London E14 5HQ United Kingdom		Communications (Asia) The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited 1 Queen's Road Central Hong Kong		Global Publishing Services HSBC - North America SC1 Level, 452 Fifth Avenue New York, NY 10018 USA

Electronic communications

Shareholders may at any time choose to receive corporate communications in printed form or to receive notifications of their availability on HSBC's website. To receive future notifications of the availability of a corporate communication on HSBC's website by email, or revoke or amend an instruction to receive such notifications by email, go to www.hsbc.com/ecomms. If you provide an email address to receive electronic communications from HSBC, we will also send notifications of your dividend entitlements by email. If you received a notification of the availability of this document on HSBC's website and would like to receive a printed copy or, if you would like to receive future corporate communications in printed form, please write or send an email (quoting your shareholder reference number) to the appropriate Registrars at the address given above. Printed copies will be provided without charge.

Chinese translation

A Chinese translation of this Annual Report and Accounts 2014 is available upon request after 20 March 2015 from the Registrars:

Computershare Hong Kong Investor Services Limited Rooms 1712-1716, 17th Floor Hopewell Centre 183 Queen's Road East Hong Kong

Computershare Investor Services PLC The Pavilions Bridgwater Road Bristol BS99 6ZZ United Kingdom

Please also contact the Registrars if you wish to receive Chinese translations of future documents or if you have received a Chinese translation of this document and do not wish to receive such translations in future.

Stock symbols

HSBC Holdings ordinary shares trade under the following stock symbols:

London Stock Exchange	HSBA	Euronext Paris	HSB
Hong Kong Stock Exchange	5	Bermuda Stock Exchange	HSBC.BH
New York Stock Exchange (ADS)	HSBC

Investor relations

Enquiries relating to HSBC's strategy or operations may be directed to:

Senior Manager Investor Relations HSBC Holdings plc 8 Canada Square London E14 5HQ United Kingdom		SVP Investor Relations HSBC North America Holdings Inc. 26525 N Riverwoods Boulevard, Suite 100 Mettawa, Illinois 60045 USA		Head of Investor Relations, Asia The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited 1 Queen's Road Central Hong Kong
Telephone: [phone]    44 020 7991 8041		1 224 880 8008		852 2822 4908
Email: [e-mail]		[e-mail]		[e-mail]

Where more information about HSBC is available

This Annual Report and Accounts 2014, and other information on HSBC, may be viewed on HSBC's website: www.hsbc.com.

Reports, statements and information that HSBC Holdings files with the Securities and Exchange Commission are available at www.sec.gov. Investors can also request hard copies of these documents upon payment of a duplicating fee by writing to the SEC at the Office of Investor Education and Advocacy, 100 F Street N.E., Washington, DC 20549-0123 or by emailing [e-mail]. Investors should call the Commission at [phone] if they require further assistance. Investors may also obtain the reports and other information that HSBC Holdings files at www.nyse.com (telephone number (1) 212 656 3000).

HM Treasury has transposed the requirements set out under CRD IV and issued the Capital Requirements Country-by-Country Reporting Regulations 2013, effective 1 January 2014. The legislation will require HSBC Holdings to publish additional information, in respect of the year ended 31 December 2014, by 31 December 2015. This information will be available at the time on HSBC's website: www.hsbc.com.

 

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