HSBC Holdings PLC Overseas Regulatory Announcement (4820L)

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RNS Number : 4820L

HSBC Holdings PLC

19 July 2017

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19 July 2017

(Hong Kong Stock Code: 5)

HSBC HOLDINGS PLC

INTERIM RESULTS AND SECOND INTERIM DIVIDEND FOR 2017

Pursuant to Rule 13.43 of the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited, notice is given that a meeting of Directors of HSBC Holdings plc will be held on 31 July 2017 (the "Board Meeting") to consider the announcement of the interim results for the six months ended 30 June 2017 and the declaration of a second interim dividend for 2017 on the ordinary shares.

Subject to the approval at the Board Meeting, the second interim dividend for 2017 will be payable on 20 September 2017 to holders of record on 4 August 2017 on the Principal register in the United Kingdom, the Hong Kong Overseas Branch register or the Bermuda Overseas Branch register.

The ordinary shares will be quoted ex-dividend in London, Hong Kong, Paris and Bermuda on 3 August 2017. The American Depositary Shares will be quoted ex-dividend in New York on 2 August 2017.

Any person who has acquired ordinary shares registered on the Principal register in the United Kingdom, the Hong Kong Overseas Branch register or the Bermuda Overseas Branch register but who has not lodged the share transfer with the Principal registrar, Hong Kong or Bermuda Overseas Branch registrar should do so before 4.00pm local

time on           4 August 2017 in order to receive the dividend. 

For and on behalf of

HSBC Holdings plc

Ben J S Mathews

Group Company Secretary

The Board of Directors of HSBC Holdings plc as at the date of this announcement are: Douglas Flint, Stuart Gulliver, Phillip Ameen , Kathleen Casey , Laura Cha , Henri de Castries , Lord Evans of Weardale ,

Joachim Faber , Irene Lee , John Lipsky , Iain Mackay, Heidi Miller , Marc Moses, David Nish , Jonathan Symonds , Jackson Tai and Pauline van der Meer Mohr .

Independent non-executive Director

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