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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 March
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-
...............).
2 March
2017
HSBC HOLDINGS PLC
FOURTH INTERIM DIVIDEND FOR 2016
SCRIP DIVIDEND ALTERNATIVE
On 21
February 2017, the Directors of HSBC Holdings plc declared a fourth
interim dividend for 2016 of US$0.21 per ordinary share. The fourth
interim dividend will be payable on 6 April 2017 to holders of
record on 24 February 2017 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$8.0636 for each new share
The
'Market Value' is the United States dollar equivalent of
£6.5160 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 23
February 2017.
Dividends
payable in cash in sterling or Hong Kong dollars on 6 April 2017
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 27 March 2017. 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 8 March 2017 and elections must be received by the Registrar
by 23 March 2017.
For and
on behalf of
HSBC Holdings plc
Ben J S
Mathews
Group
Company Secretary
Note to editors:
HSBC Holdings plc
HSBC
Holdings plc, the parent company of the HSBC Group, is
headquartered in London. The Group serves customers worldwide from
around 4,000 offices in 70 countries and territories in Europe,
Asia, North and Latin America, and the Middle East and North
Africa. With assets of US$2,375bn at 31 December 2016, HSBC is one
of the world's largest banking and financial services
organisations.
ends/all
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
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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:
02 March 2017
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