30th Nov 2005 11:02
HSBC Holdings PLC30 November 2005 HSBC HOLDINGS PLC THIRD INTERIM DIVIDEND FOR 2005 SCRIP DIVIDEND ALTERNATIVE On 7 November 2005, the Directors of HSBC Holdings plc declared a third interimdividend for 2005 of US$0.14 per ordinary share payable on 19 January 2006 toshareholders on the Register on 25 November 2005. The dividend is payable incash in United States dollars, sterling or Hong Kong dollars, or a combinationof these currencies, with a scrip dividend alternative. The "Market Value" forthe issue of new shares under the scrip dividend alternative is: US$16.2150 for each new share The "Market Value" is the United States dollar equivalent of £9.40 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 23 November 2005 (the day on which the shares were firstquoted ex-dividend). Dividends payable in cash in sterling or Hong Kong dollars on 19 January 2006will be converted from United States dollars at the forward exchange ratesquoted by HSBC Bank plc in London at or about 11.00 am on 9 January 2006. Theseexchange rates will be announced to the London, Hong Kong, New York, Paris andBermuda stock exchanges. Particulars of the dividend arrangements will be mailed to shareholders on orabout 6 December 2005, and elections must be received by the Registrars by 4January 2006. R G Barber Group Company Secretary HSBC Holdings plc 30 November 2005 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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