6th Jul 2005 07:30
HSBC Holdings PLC06 July 2005 HSBC HOLDINGS PLC FIRST INTERIM DIVIDEND FOR 2005 SCRIP DIVIDEND ALTERNATIVE Pursuant to HSBC Holdings plc's first interim dividend for 2005 a total of42,694,641 Ordinary Shares of US$0.50 each have been issued. Accordingly,application has been made to The UK Listing Authority for these shares to beadmitted to the Official List and to the London Stock Exchange for these sharesto be admitted to trading. The Shares rank pari passu with the existing issuedshares of the Company. Dealings are expected to commence on 6 July 2005. Nicola Black Assistant Secretary 020 7991 2652 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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