FORM 6
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 May 2009
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-
..............).
The following is the text of an announcement made today by Hang Seng Bank, a
62.14 per cent ow
ned subsidiary of HSBC Holdings plc
.
HANG SENG ANNOUNCES
FIRST INTERIM DIVIDEND FOR 2009
The Board of Directors of Hang Seng Bank today declared a first interim dividend of
HK$1.10 per share in respect of the year ending 31 December 2009.
The first interim dividend will be payable on Thursday, 4 June 2009, to
shareholders whose names appear on the Register of Shareholders of the Bank on
Thursday, 21 May 2009.
The Register of Shareholders of the Bank will be closed for one day on Thursday, 21
May 2009, during which no transfer of shares can be registered. To qualify for the
first interim dividend for 2009, all transfers, accompanied by the relevant share
certificates, must be lodged with the Bank
'
s Registrars, Computershare Hong Kong Investor Services Limited, Rooms 1712-1716,
17th Floor, Hopewell Centre, 183 Queen
'
s Road East, Wanchai,
Hong Kong
, for registration not later than 4:30 pm on Wednesday, 20 May 2009. Shares of the
Bank will be traded ex-dividend as from Tuesday, 19 May 2009.
The results of the Bank for the first half of 2009 will be announced on Monday, 3
August 2009.
The proposed timetables for the second, third and fourth interim dividends in
respect of the year ending 31 December 2009 are:
Second Interim Dividend for 2009
Announcement date -
3 August 2009
Book close and record date -
18 August 2009
Payment date -
2 September 2009
Third Interim Dividend for 2009
Announcement date -
2
November
2009
Book close
and record
date -
17 November 2009
Payment date -
2
December 2009
Fourth Interim Dividend for 2009
Announcement date -
1
March
2010
Book close
and record
date -
16 March 2010
Payment date -
31 March 2010
Founded in 1933, Hang Seng Bank operates over 210 service outlets, of which 106 are
branches serving both personal and business customers. The Bank also maintains a
branch in Shenzhen
for foreign currency wholesale
business, branches in Macau and
Singapore
, and representative offices in
Xiamen
and
Taipei
.
Established on 28 May 2007, wholly owned subsidiary Hang Seng Bank (China) Limited
operates a mainland China network of 34 outlets in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou,
Shenzhen, Dongguan, Fuzhou, Nanjing, Hangzhou, Ningbo, Tianjin and Kunming.
With consolidated assets of HK$762 billion as at 31 December 2008, Hang Seng Bank
reported a profit attributable to shareholders of HK$14,099 million in 2008. Hang
Seng Bank is a principal member of the HSBC Group, one of the world
'
s largest banking and financial services organisations. For further information on
Hang S
eng Bank, please visit the bank'
s website at
www.hangseng.com
.
HSBC Holdings plc, the parent company of the HSBC Group, is headquartered in
London
. The Group serves customers worldwide from around 9,500 offices in 86 countries
and territories in Europe, the Asia-Pacific region, the
Americas
, the Middle East and
Africa
. With assets of US$2,527 billion at 31 December 2008, HSBC is one of the world
'
s largest banking and financial services organisations. HSBC is marketed worldwide
as
'
the world
'
s local bank
'
.
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.
HSBC Holdings plc
By:
Name: P A Stafford
Title: Assistant Group Secretary
Date:
5 May, 2009