7th Nov 2005 11:09
HSBC Holdings PLC07 November 2005 HANG SENG ANNOUNCES THIRD INTERIM DIVIDEND FOR 2005 The Board of Directors of Hang Seng Bank today declared a third interim dividendof HK$1.10 per share in respect of the year ending 31 December 2005. The third interim dividend will be payable on Wednesday, 4 January 2006, toshareholders on the Register of Shareholders as at Wednesday, 21 December 2005. The results for the year to 31 December 2005 will be announced on Monday, 6March 2006. It is intended that any fourth interim dividend for 2005 that isannounced on that date would be payable on Friday, 31 March 2006 to shareholderson the Register on Tuesday, 21 March 2006. The Register of Shareholders of the Bank will be closed for one day onWednesday, 21 December 2005, during which no transfer of shares can beregistered. To qualify for the third interim dividend for 2005, all transfers,accompanied by the relevant share certificates, must be lodged for registrationnot later than 4:00pm on Tuesday, 20 December 2005, with the Bank's Registrars,Computershare Hong Kong Investor Services Limited, at Shops 1712-1716, 17thFloor, Hopewell Centre, 183 Queen's Road East, Wanchai, Hong Kong. Notes to editors: 1. Hang Seng BankFounded in 1933, Hang Seng Bank is a principal member of the HSBC Group. Itoperates 156 branches and automated banking centres in Hong Kong; a branch inMacau; and a network of 12 mainland China outlets, including six branches (inBeijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Fuzhou and Nanjing), four sub-branches(three in Shanghai and one in Shenzhen) and two representative offices (inXiamen and Dongguan). The bank also has a representative office in Taipei. With consolidated assets of HK$569.7 billion as at 30 June 2005, the bankreported a profit attributable to shareholders of HK$6,045 million for the firstsix months of 2005, and HK$11.40 billion in 2004. For further information onHang Seng, please visit the bank's website at www.hangseng.com. 2. The HSBC GroupHSBC Holdings plc serves over 110 million customers worldwide through over 9,700offices in 77 countries and territories in Europe, the Asia-Pacific region, theAmericas, the Middle East and Africa. With assets of US$1,467 billion at 30 June2005, HSBC is one of the world's largest banking and financial servicesorganisations. HSBC is marketed worldwide as 'the world's local bank'. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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