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19 April 2021

(Hong Kong Stock Code: 5)

HSBC HOLDINGS PLC

INTERIM DIVIDEND FOR 2020

On 23 February 2021, the Directors of HSBC Holdings plc announced an interim dividend for 2020 of US$0.15 per ordinary share. The dividend is payable on 29 April 2021 to holders of record on 12 March 2021 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.

Dividends payable in cash in Hong Kong dollars or sterling were converted from United States dollars at the forward exchange rates quoted by HSBC Bank plc in London at or about 11.00 am on 19 April 2021 (US$1=HK$7.769024 and £1=US$1.389879). Accordingly, the cash dividend payable on 29 April 2021 will be:

US$0.15 per share;

approximately HK$1.165354 per share; or

approximately £0.107923 per share.

For holders of American Depositary Shares ('ADSs'), each of which represents five ordinary shares, the cash dividend payable will be US$0.75 per ADS. It will be paid on 29 April 2021.

For and on behalf of

HSBC Holdings plc

Aileen Taylor

Group Company Secretary and Chief Governance Officer

The Board of Directors of HSBC Holdings plc as at the date of this announcement comprises: Mark Tucker*, Noel Quinn, Laura Cha† , Henri de Castries† , James Anthony Forese† , Steven Guggenheimer† , Irene Lee† , José Antonio Meade Kuribreña† , Heidi Miller† , Eileen K Murray† , David Nish† , Ewen Stevenson, Jackson Tai† and Pauline van der Meer Mohr† ..

* Non-executive Group Chairman

  • Independent non-executive Director

HSBC Holdings plc

Registered Office and Group Head Office:

8 Canada Square, London E14 5HQ, United Kingdom Web: www.hsbc.com

Incorporated in England with limited liability. Registered in England: number 617987

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