19th Jan 2006 07:05
HSBC Holdings PLC19 January 2006 HSBC HOLDINGS PLC THIRD INTERIM DIVIDEND FOR 2005 SCRIP DIVIDEND ALTERNATIVE Pursuant to HSBC Holdings plc's third interim dividend for 2005 a total of24,184,953 Ordinary Shares of US$0.50 each have been issued. Accordingly,application has been made to the Financial Services Authority for these sharesto be admitted to the Official List and to the London Stock Exchange for theseshares to be admitted to trading. The Shares rank pari passu with the existingissued ordinary shares of the Company. Dealings are expected to commence on 19January 2006. R G Barber Group Company Secretary 020 7991 0588 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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