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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 November
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-
...............).
30
November 2016
HSBC
HOLDINGS PLC
THIRD
INTERIM DIVIDEND FOR 2016
The
Directors of HSBC Holdings plc (the "Company") have declared the
third interim dividend for 2016 of US$0.10 per ordinary share. The
dividend is payable on 6 December 2016 to holders of record on 21
October 2016 on the Principal Register in the United Kingdom or the
Bermuda Overseas Branch Register and to holders of record on 24
October 2016[1] on the Hong Kong
Overseas Branch Register.
122,620,319
ordinary shares of US$0.50 each will be allotted and issued on 6
December 2016 by the Company to those shareholders who elected to
receive the scrip dividend alternative.
The
shares will rank pari passu with the existing issued ordinary
shares of the Company. Application will be made to the Financial
Conduct Authority for the shares to be admitted to the Official
List and to the London Stock Exchange for the shares to be admitted
to trading.
Dealings are
expected to commence on 6 December 2016.
For and
on behalf of
HSBC Holdings plc
Ben J S
Mathews
Group
Company Secretary
[1] Record date on the
Hong Kong Overseas Branch Register changed in accordance with
Practice Note 8 to the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on
The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited due to raising of typhoon
signal no.8 in Hong Kong on 21 October 2016.
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:
30 November 2016
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