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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 August
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-
).
23
August 2018
HSBC HOLDINGS PLC
SECOND INTERIM DIVIDEND FOR 2018
SCRIP DIVIDEND ALTERNATIVE
On 6
August 2018, the Directors of HSBC Holdings plc declared a second
interim dividend for 2018 of US$0.10 per ordinary share. The second
interim dividend will be payable on 27 September 2018 to holders of
record on 17 August 2018 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$8.9716 for each new share
The
'Market Value' is the United States dollar equivalent of
£6.9574 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 16
August 2018.
Dividends
payable in cash in sterling or Hong Kong dollars on 27 September
2018 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 17 September 2018. 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 29 August 2018 and elections must be received by the
Registrar by 13 September 2018.
For and
on behalf of
HSBC Holdings plc
Ben J S
Mathews
Group
Company Secretary
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:
23 August
2018
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