FORM 6
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, 2008
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-
..............).
The
following is the text of an announcement made today by Hang Seng Bank, a 62.14
per cent owned subsidiary of the HSBC Group.
THIRD INTERIM DIVIDEND FOR 2008
The Board of Directors of Hang Seng Bank today declared a third interim dividend of
HK$1.10 per share in respect of the year ending 31 December 2008.
The third interim dividend will be payable on Wednesday, 10 December 2008, to
shareholders on the Register of Shareholders on Thursday, 20 November 2008.
The results for the year ending 31 December 2008 will be announced on Monday, 2
March 2009. It is intended that any fourth interim dividend for 2008 that is
announced on that date would be payable on Tuesday, 31 March 2009 to shareholders
on the Register of Shareholders on Wednesday, 18 March 2009.
The Register of Shareholders of the Bank will be closed
for one day
on Thursday, 20 November 2008, during which no transfer of shares can be
registered. To qualify for the
third interim dividend for 2008, all transfers, accompanied by the relevant share
certificates, must be lodged with the Bank's Registrars, Computershare Hong Kong
Investor Services Limited, Rooms 1712-1716, 17th Floor, Hopewell Centre, 183
Queen's Road East, Wanchai,
Hong Kong
, for registration not later than 4:30 pm on Wednesday, 19 November 2008. Shares of
the Bank will be traded ex-dividend as from Tuesday, 18 November 2008.
Founded in 1933, Hang Seng Bank operates over 210 service outlets, of which 106 are
branches serving both personal and business customers. The Bank also maintains a
branch in Shenzhen for foreign currency wholesale business, branches in Macau
and
Singapore
, and representative offices in
Xiamen
and
Taipei
.
Established on 28 May 2007, wholly-owned subsidiary Hang Seng Bank (China) Limited
operates a mainland China network of 33 outlets in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou,
Shenzhen, Dongguan, Fuzhou, Nanjing, Hangzhou, Ningbo, Tianjin and Kunming.
With consolidated assets of HK$747.9 billion as at 30 June 2008, Hang Seng Bank
reported a profit attributable to shareholders of HK$9,064 million for the first
six months of 2008 and HK$18.24 billion for the year 2007. Hang Seng Bank is a
principal member of the HSBC Group, one of the world's largest banking and
financial services organisations. For further information on Hang Seng Bank, please
visit the Bank's website at
www.hangseng.com
.
Media enquires to Brendan McNamara on +44 (0) 20 7991 0655 or
at
brendan.mcnamara@hsbc.com
HSBC Holdings plc, the parent company of the HSBC Group, is headquartered
in
London
. The Group serves customers worldwide from more than 9,500 offices in 85
countries and territories in Europe, the Asia-Pacific region, the
Americas
, the Middle East and
Africa
. With assets of US$2,547 billion at 30 June 2008, HSBC is one of the world's
largest banking and financial services organisations. HSBC is marketed
worldwide as 'the world's local bank'.
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
By:
Name: P A Stafford
Title: Assistant Group Secretary
Date:
November 3, 2008