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HANG SENG BANK
FIRST INTERIM DIVIDEND FOR 2015
The Board of Directors of Hang Seng Bank Limited (the 'Bank') today declared a first interim dividend in respect of the year ending 31 December 2015 of HK$1.10 per share, which will be payable on Tuesday, 9 June 2015, to shareholders whose names appear on the Register of Shareholders of the Bank on Thursday, 21 May 2015.
The dividend as declared should not be taken as an indication of the level of profit or dividend for the full year of the Bank.
Register of Shareholders
The Register of Shareholders of the Bank will be closed for one day on Thursday, 21 May 2015, during which no transfer of shares can be registered. To qualify for the first interim dividend for 2015, all transfers, accompanied by the relevant share certificates, must be lodged with the Bank's registrar, Computershare Hong Kong Investor Services Limited, Shops 1712-1716, 17th Floor, Hopewell Centre, 183 Queen's Road East, Wanchai, Hong Kong, for registration not later than 4:30pm on Wednesday, 20 May 2015. Shares of the Bank will be traded ex-dividend as from Tuesday, 19 May 2015.
Directors
As at the date hereof, the Board of Directors of the Bank comprises Dr Raymond K F Ch'ien* (Chairman), Ms Rose W M Lee (Vice-Chairman and Chief Executive), Dr John C C Chan*, Mr Nixon L S Chan, Dr Henry K S Cheng*, Ms L Y Chiang*, Mr Andrew H C Fung, Dr Fred Zuliu Hu*, Ms Irene Y L Lee*, Ms Sarah C Legg#, Dr Eric K C Li*, Dr Vincent H S Lo#, Mr Kenneth S Y Ng#, Mr Richard Y S Tang*, Mr Peter T S Wong# and Mr Michael W K Wu*.
* Independent Non-executive Directors
# Non-executive Directors
By Order of the Board
C C Li
Secretary
Hong Kong, 5 May 2015
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