The following is the text of an announcement released to The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited on 24 April 2013 pursuant to rule 13.43 of the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited:
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HSBC HOLDINGS PLC
FIRST INTERIM DIVIDEND FOR 2013
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 Tuesday, 7 May 2013 to consider the declaration of a first interim dividend for 2013.
By Order of the Board
R G Barber
Group Company Secretary
24 April 2013
The Board of Directors of HSBC Holdings plc as at the date of this announcement are: D J Flint, S T Gulliver, S A Catz†,
L M L Cha†, M K T Cheung†, J B Comey†, J D Coombe†, J Faber†, R A Fairhead†, R Fassbind†, J W J Hughes-Hallett†,
W S H Laidlaw†, J P Lipsky†, J R Lomax†, I J Mackay, Sir Simon Robertson† and J L Thornton†.
† Independent non-executive Director
Hong Kong Stock Code: 5
