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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 May
2018
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-
).
24 May
2018
HSBC HOLDINGS PLC
FIRST INTERIM DIVIDEND FOR 2018
SCRIP DIVIDEND ALTERNATIVE
On 4
May 2018, the Directors of HSBC Holdings plc declared a first
interim dividend for 2018 of US$0.10 per ordinary share. The first
interim dividend will be payable on 5 July 2018 to holders of
record on 18 May 2018 on the Principal Register in the United
Kingdom, the Hong Kong Overseas Branch Register or the Bermuda
Overseas Branch Register. The dividend is payable in cash in United
States dollars, sterling or Hong Kong dollars, or a combination of
these currencies, with a scrip dividend alternative.
The
'Market Value' for the issue of new shares under the scrip dividend
alternative is:
US$9.8461 for each new share
The
'Market Value' is the United States dollar equivalent of
£7.3734 being the average of the middle market quotations for
the ordinary shares on the London Stock Exchange as derived from
the Daily Official List for the five business days beginning on 17
May 2018.
Dividends
payable in cash in sterling or Hong Kong dollars on 5 July 2018
will be converted from United States dollars at the forward
exchange rates quoted by HSBC Bank plc in London at or about
11.00am on 25 June 2018. These exchange rates will be announced to
the London, Hong Kong, New York, Paris and Bermuda stock
exchanges.
Particulars
of the dividend arrangements will be sent to shareholders on or
about 31 May 2018 and elections must be received by the Registrar
by 21 June 2018.
For and
on behalf of
HSBC Holdings plc
Ben J S
Mathews
Group
Company Secretary
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
Holdings plc
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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:
24 May 2018
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