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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 September
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
(Indicate by check
mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained
in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the
Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934).
Yes No
X
(If
"Yes" is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the
registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82-
).
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.
20
September 2017
(Hong
Kong Stock Code: 5)
HSBC HOLDINGS PLC
THIRD 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 3 October
2017 (the "Board Meeting") to consider the declaration of a third
interim dividend for 2017 on the ordinary shares.
Subject
to the approval at the Board Meeting, the third interim dividend
for 2017 will be payable on 22 November 2017 to holders of record
on 13 October 2017 on the Principal register in the United Kingdom,
the Hong Kong Overseas Branch register or the Bermuda Overseas
Branch register.
The
ordinary shares in London, Hong Kong, Paris and Bermuda and the
American Depositary Shares in New York will be quoted ex-dividend
on 12 October 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 13 October 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†, Mark
Tucker† and Pauline
van der Meer Mohr†.
† 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:
Ben J S Mathews
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Title:
Group Company Secretary
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Date:
20 September 2017
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