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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
11 September 2023
HSBC HOLDINGS PLC
SECOND INTERIM DIVIDEND FOR 2023
On 1
August 2023, the Directors of HSBC Holdings plc approved a second
interim dividend in
respect of the financial year ending 31 December
2023 of US$0.10 per
ordinary share. The dividend is payable on 21 September 2023 to
holders of record on 11 August 2023 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.
Dividends
payable in cash in Hong Kong dollars or sterling were converted
from United States dollars at the forward exchange rates
quoted by HSBC Bank plc in London at or about 11.00 am on 11
September 2023 (US$1=HK$7.832018 and £1=US$1.253445).
Accordingly, the cash dividend payable on 21 September
2023 will be:
US$0.10 per
share;
approximately HK$0.783202 per share; or
approximately £0.079780 per
share.
For holders of
American Depositary Shares ('ADSs'), each of which represents five
ordinary shares, the cash dividend payable will be US$0.50 per ADS.
It will be paid on 21 September 2023.
For and on
behalf of
HSBC Holdings plc
Aileen
Taylor
Group
Company Secretary and Chief Governance Officer
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
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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:
11 September 2023
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