HSBC 2003 Annual Report Download - page 376

HSBC HOLDINGS PLC
Shareholder Information (continued)
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Dividends on the ordinary shares of
HSBC Holdings
HSBC Holdings has paid dividends on its ordinary
shares every year without interruption since it
became the HSBC Group holding company by a
scheme of arrangement in 1991. The 75p ordinary
shares and HK$10 ordinary shares were entitled to
equal rights, including the right to a dividend, and all
dividends were declared and paid with respect to
both classes of shares. The dividends declared, per
ordinary share, for each of the last five years were:
First
interim
Second
interim
Third
interim1Total
2
0031US$........ 0.240 0.120 0.240 0.600
£............. 0.146 0.065 0.134 0.345
HK$....... 1.860 0.931 1.863 4.654
2
002 US$........ 0.205 0.325 0.530
£............. 0.130 0.202 0.332
HK$ ....... 1.600 2.534 4.134
2
001 US$........ 0.190 0.290 0.480
£............. 0.129 0.200 0.329
HK$ ....... 1.482 2.261 3.743
2
000 US$........ 0.150 0.285 0.435
£............. 0.103 0.191 0.294
HK$ ....... 1.170 2.223 3.393
1999 US$........ 0.133 0.207 0.340
£............. 0.081 0.131 0.212
HK$ ....... 1.033 1.612 2.645
1The third interim dividend for 2003 of US$0.24 per share
has been translated into pounds sterling and Hong Kong
dollars at the closing rate on 31 December 2003. The
dividend will be paid on 5 May 2004.
Dividends are declared in US dollars and, at the
election of the shareholder, paid in cash in one of, or
in a combination of, US dollars, sterling and Hong
Kong dollars, or satisfied in whole or in part by the
issue of new shares in lieu of a cash dividend.
Memorandum and Articles
of Association
The discussion under the caption ‘Memorandum and
Articles of Association’ contained in HSBC
Holdings Annual Reports on Form 20-F for the years
ended 31 December 2000 and 2001 is incorporated
by reference herein.