28th Nov 2007 11:00
HSBC Holdings PLC28 November 2007 HSBC HOLDINGS PLC THIRD INTERIM DIVIDEND FOR 2007 SCRIP DIVIDEND ALTERNATIVE On 5 November 2007, the Directors of HSBC Holdings plc declared a third interimdividend for 2007 of US$0.17 per ordinary share payable on 16 January 2008 toshareholders on the Register on 23 November 2007. The dividend is payable incash in United States dollars, sterling or Hong Kong dollars, or a combinationof these currencies, with a scrip dividend alternative. The 'Market Value' forthe issue of new shares under the scrip dividend alternative is: US$16.821 for each new share The 'Market Value' is the United States dollar equivalent of £8.132 being theaverage of the middle market quotations for the ordinary shares on the LondonStock Exchange as derived from the Daily Official List for the five businessdays beginning on 21 November 2007 (the day on which the shares were firstquoted ex-dividend). Dividends payable in cash in sterling or Hong Kong dollars on 16 January 2007will be converted from United States dollars at the forward exchange ratesquoted by HSBC Bank plc in London at or about 11.00am on 7 January 2008. Theseexchange rates will be announced to the London, Hong Kong, New York, Paris andBermuda stock exchanges. Particulars of the dividend arrangements will be mailed to shareholders on orabout 5 December 2007, and elections must be received by the Registrars by 2January 2008. R G BarberGroup Company SecretaryHSBC Holdings plc Note to editors: HSBC Holdings plcHSBC Holdings plc serves over 125 million customers worldwide through around10,000 offices in 83 countries and territories in Europe, the Asia-Pacificregion, the Americas, the Middle East and Africa. With assets of some US$2,150billion at 30 June 2007, HSBC is one of the world's largest banking andfinancial services organisations. HSBC is marketed worldwide as 'the world'slocal bank'. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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