7th Nov 2005 11:05
HSBC Holdings PLC07 November 2005 DIVIDEND ANNOUNCEMENT HSBC HOLDINGS PLC THIRD INTERIM DIVIDEND FOR 2005 ON ORDINARY SHARES In accordance with their intention to pay quarterly dividends on the ordinaryshares in a pattern of three equal dividends with a variable fourth interimdividend, and as envisaged in the announcement of the 2005 Interim Results on 1August 2005, the Directors of HSBC Holdings plc have declared a third interimdividend of US$0.14 per ordinary share in respect of the year to 31 December2005. The dividend will be payable on 19 January 2006 to holders of ordinaryshares on the Register on 25 November 2005. The ordinary shares will be quotedex-dividend in London, Hong Kong and Bermuda on 23 November 2005 and in Paris on28 November 2005. The American Depositary Shares will be quoted ex-dividend inNew York on 22 November 2005. Payment on Ordinary Shares The third interim dividend will be payable on 19 January 2006 in cash in USdollars, or in sterling or Hong Kong dollars, or a combination of thesecurrencies, at the forward exchange rates quoted by HSBC Bank plc in London ator about 11.00 am on 9 January 2006, and with a scrip dividend alternative.Particulars of these arrangements will be mailed to holders of ordinary shareson or about 6 December 2005, and elections will be required to be made by 4January 2006. Any person who has acquired ordinary shares registered on the Principal Registerin the United Kingdom but who has not lodged the share transfer with thePrincipal Registrar should do so before 4.00 pm on Friday 25 November 2005 inorder to receive the dividend. The Hong Kong Overseas Branch Register of shareholders will be closed for oneday, on Friday 25 November 2005. Any person who has acquired ordinary sharesregistered on that Branch Register but who has not lodged the share transferwith the Hong Kong Branch Registrar should do so before 4.00 pm on Thursday 24November 2005 in order to receive the dividend. Transfers may not be made to orfrom the Hong Kong Overseas Branch Register while that Branch Register isclosed. Any person who has acquired ordinary shares registered on the Bermuda OverseasBranch Register of shareholders but who has not lodged the share transfer withthe Bermuda Branch Registrar should do so before 4.00 pm on Friday 25 November2005 in order to receive the dividend. Payment on Ordinary Shares held through Euroclear France The dividend will be payable on ordinary shares held through Euroclear France,the settlement and central depositary system for Euronext Paris, on 19 January2006 to the holders of record on 25 November 2005. The dividend will be payablein cash, in euros at the forward exchange rate quoted by HSBC France in Paris ator about 12 noon on 9 January 2006, or as a scrip dividend. Particulars of thesearrangements will be announced through Euronext Paris on 23 November and 30November 2005. Payment on American Depositary Shares The dividend will be payable on American Depositary Shares, each of whichrepresents five ordinary shares, on 19 January 2006 to holders of record on 25November 2005. The dividend of US$0.70 per American Depositary Share will bepayable in cash in US dollars or as a scrip dividend of new American DepositaryShares. Particulars of these arrangements will be mailed to holders on or about5 December 2005, and elections will be required to be made by 22 December 2005.Alternatively, the cash dividend may be invested in additional AmericanDepositary Shares for participants in the dividend reinvestment plan operated bythe depositary. Any person who has acquired American Depositary Shares but who has not lodgedthe transfer documentation with the depositary should do so before 12 noon onFriday 25 November 2005 in order to receive the dividend. DIVIDEND ON 6.20% NON-CUMULATIVE US DOLLAR PREFERENCE SHARES, SERIES A ("SERIESA DOLLAR PREFERENCE SHARES") In September and October 2005 1,450,000 Series A Dollar Preference Shares wereissued for a consideration of US$1,000 each and Series A American DepositaryShares, each of which represents one-fortieth of a Series A Dollar PreferenceShare, were listed on the New York Stock Exchange. A non-cumulative fixed-rate dividend of 6.20 per cent per annum is payablequarterly on the Series A Dollar Preference Shares on 15 December, 15 March, 15June and 15 September at the sole and absolute discretion of the Board of HSBCHoldings plc. The first dividend accrues from 22 September 2005, the date SeriesA Dollar Preference Shares were first issued. Accordingly, the Board of HSBCHoldings plc has declared a dividend for the period 22 September 2005 to 15December 2005. The dividend of US$0.357361 per Series A American DepositaryShare will be payable on 15 December 2005 to holders of record on 1 December2005. Any person who has acquired Series A American Depositary Shares but who has notlodged the transfer documentation with the depositary should do so before 12noon on Thursday 1 December 2005 in order to receive the dividend. FINAL RESULTS FOR 2005 As indicated in the announcement of the 2005 Interim Results, the results forthe year to 31 December 2005 will be announced on Monday 6 March 2006. Inaccordance with new requirements of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong the resultsannouncement will be released at or after 4.15pm in Hong Kong (8.15am in London,9.15am in Paris and 3.15am in New York), when the stock index futures andoptions markets in Hong Kong have closed. It is intended that any fourth interimdividend for 2005 that is announced on that date would be payable on 11 May 2006to holders of ordinary shares on the Register on 24 March 2006. HSBC Holdings'ordinary shares would be quoted ex-dividend in London, Hong Kong and Bermuda on22 March 2006 and in Paris on 27 March 2006. The American Depositary Shareswould be quoted ex-dividend in New York on 22 March 2006. The Directors of HSBC Holdings plc are Sir John Bond, Baroness Dunn*, Sir BrianMoffat+, S K Green, A W Jebson, Lord Butler+, R K F Ch'ien+, J D Coombe+, R AFairhead+, D J Flint, W K L Fung+, M F Geoghegan, S Hintze+, J W JHughes-Hallett+, Sir John Kemp-Welch+, Sir Mark Moody-Stuart+, S W Newton+, HSohmen* and Sir Brian Williamson+. * Non-executive Director + Independent non-executive Director This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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