FORM 6-K
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Report of Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a - 16 or 15d - 16 of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the
month of April
HSBC Holdings plc
42nd
Floor, 8 Canada Square, London E14 5HQ, England
(Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual
reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F).
Form
20-F X Form 40-F
The following is the text
of an announcement released to the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong
Limited on 18 April 2024 pursuant to rule 13.43 of the Rules
Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong
Kong Limited:
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited and The Stock Exchange of
Hong Kong Limited take no responsibility for the contents of this
document, make no representation as to its accuracy or completeness
and expressly disclaim any liability whatsoever for any loss
howsoever arising from or in reliance upon the whole or any part of
the contents of this document.
18 April 2024
(Hong
Kong Stock Code: 5)
HSBC HOLDINGS PLC
EARNINGS RELEASE FOR FIRST QUARTER 2024 AND CONSIDERATION OF
PAYMENT OF FIRST INTERIM DIVIDEND FOR 2024 AND SPECIAL
DIVIDEND
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 a committee of the Board of Directors of
HSBC Holdings plc will be held on 30 April 2024 (the "Board
Meeting") to consider the announcement of the Earnings Release for
the First Quarter 2024 (the "Results") and to consider (i) the
payment of a first interim dividend for 2024 on the ordinary
shares; and (ii) the payment of a special dividend on the ordinary
shares (together the "Dividend").
Subject to the approval and confirmation at the Board Meeting, the
Dividend will be payable on 21 June 2024 to holders of record on 10
May 2024 on the Principal register in the United Kingdom, the Hong
Kong Overseas Branch register, the Bermuda Overseas Branch register
and for holders of American Depositary Shares in New
York.
Further details of the Dividend will be detailed in the Results
announcement if approved at the Board Meeting.
For and on behalf of
HSBC Holdings plc
Aileen Taylor
Group Company Secretary and Chief Governance Officer
The Board of Directors of HSBC Holdings plc as at the date of this
announcement comprises:
Mark Edward Tucker*, Noel Paul Quinn, Geraldine Joyce
Buckingham†,
Rachel Duan†,
Georges Bahjat Elhedery, Dame Carolyn Julie
Fairbairn†,
James Anthony Forese†,
Ann Frances Godbehere†,
Steven Craig Guggenheimer†,
Dr José Antonio Meade Kuribreña†,
Kalpana Jaisingh Morparia†,
Eileen K Murray†,
Brendan Robert Nelson†,
David Thomas Nish† and
Swee Lian Teo†.
* Non-executive Group Chairman
† Independent
non-executive Director
SIGNATURE
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
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HSBC
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By:
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Name:
Aileen Taylor
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Title:
Group Company Secretary and Chief Governance Officer
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Date:
18 April 2024
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