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HSBC Holdings PLC28 March 2007 HSBC HOLDINGS PLC FOURTH INTERIM DIVIDEND FOR 2006 SCRIP DIVIDEND ALTERNATIVE On 5 March 2007, the Directors of HSBC Holdings plc declared a fourth interimdividend for 2006 of US$0.36 per ordinary share payable on 10 May 2007 toshareholders on the Register on 23 March 2007. The dividend is payable in cashin United States dollars, sterling or Hong Kong dollars, or a combination ofthese currencies, with a scrip dividend alternative. The 'Market Value' for theissue of new shares under the scrip dividend alternative is: US$17.4801 for each new share The 'Market Value' is the United States dollar equivalent of £8.898 being theaverage of the middle market quotations for the ordinary shares on the LondonStock Exchange as derived from the Daily Official List for the five businessdays beginning on 21 March 2007 (the day on which the shares were first quotedex-dividend). Dividends payable in cash in sterling or Hong Kong dollars on 10 May 2007 willbe converted from United States dollars at the forward exchange rates quoted byHSBC Bank plc in London at or about 11.00 am on 30 April 2007. These exchangerates will be announced to the London, Hong Kong, New York, Paris and Bermudastock exchanges. Particulars of the dividend arrangements will be mailed to shareholders on orabout 3 April 2007, and elections must be received by the Registrars by 26 April2007. R G BarberGroup Company SecretaryHSBC Holdings plc Note to editors: HSBC Holdings plcHSBC Holdings plc serves over 125 million customers worldwide through around10,000 offices in 82 countries and territories in Europe, the Asia-Pacificregion, the Americas, the Middle East and Africa. With assets of some US$1,861billion at 31 December 2006, HSBC is one of the world's largest banking andfinancial services organisations. HSBC is marketed worldwide as 'the world'slocal bank'. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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