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Interim Dividends for 2005
The Board has adopted a policy of paying quarterly dividends. Under this policy it is intended to have a pattern of
three equal interim dividends with a variable fourth interim dividend. It is envisaged that the first interim dividend in
respect of 2005 will be US$0.14 per share. The proposed timetables for the dividends in respect of 2005 are:
Interim dividends for 2005
First Second Third Fourth
Announcement ........................................................ 3 May 2005 1 August 2005 7 November 2005 6 March 2006
ADSs quoted ex-dividend in New York .................. 18 May 2005 17 August 2005 22 November 2005 22 March 2006
Shares quoted ex-dividend in London, Hong Kong
and Bermuda ....................................................... 18 May 2005 17 August 2005 23 November 2005 22 March 2006
Record date and closure of Hong Kong Overseas
Branch Register of shareholders for one day ...... 20 May 2005 19 August 2005 25 November 2005 24 March 2006
Shares quoted ex-dividend in Paris ......................... 23 May 2005 22 August 2005 28 November 2005 27 March 2006
Payment date ........................................................... 6 July 2005 5 October 2005 19 January 2006 11 May 2006
Shareholder Enquiries and Communications
Enquiries
Any enquiries relating to your shareholding, for example transfers of shares, change of name or address, lost share
certificates or dividend cheques, should be sent to the Registrars:
Principal Register Hong Kong Overseas Branch Register: Bermuda Overseas Branch Register:
Computershare Investor Services PLC
PO Box 1064, The Pavilions
Bridgwater Road
Bristol BS99 3FA
UK
Computershare Hong Kong Investor
Services Limited
Hopewell Centre, 46th Floor
183 Queen’ s Road East
Wan Chai
Hong Kong
Corporate Shareholder Services Limited
The Bank of Bermuda Limited
6 Front Street
Hamilton HM 11
Bermuda
Any enquiries relating to ADSs should be sent to the Depositary:
The Bank of New York
101 Barclay Street
Floor 22W
New York, NY 10286
USA
Any enquiries relating to shares held through Euroclear France, the settlement and central depositary system for
Euronext Paris, should be sent to the paying agent:
CCF S.A.
103, avenue des Champs Elysées
75008, Paris
France
Further copies of this Annual Report and Accounts 2004 may be obtained by writing to the following departments.
For those in Europe, the Middle East and
Africa For those in Asia-Pacific: For those in the Americas:
Group Corporate Affairs
HSBC Holdings plc
8 Canada Square
London E14 5HQ
UK
Group Public Affairs
The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking
Corporation Limited
1 Queen’ s Road Central
Hong Kong
Employee Communications
HSBC-North America
2700 Sanders Road
Prospect Heights
Illinois 60070
USA