5th Jul 2007 07:00
HSBC Holdings PLC05 July 2007 HSBC HOLDINGS PLC FIRST INTERIM DIVIDEND FOR 2007 SCRIP DIVIDEND ALTERNATIVE 38,617,708 Ordinary Shares of US$0.50 each have been issued by HSBC Holdings plcto shareholders who elected to receive the scrip dividend alternative for thefirst interim dividend for 2007. The Shares rank pari passu with the existingissued Ordinary Shares of the Company. Application has been made to the Financial Services Authority for the shares tobe admitted to the Official List and to the London Stock Exchange for the sharesto be admitted to trading. Dealings are expected to commence on 5 July 2007. R G BarberGroup Company Secretary020 7991 0588 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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