HSBC 2001 Annual Report Download - page 274

HSBC HOLDINGS PLC
Shareholder Information
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Financial Calendar 2002
Publication of Annual Report and Accounts
online 4 March
Mailing of Annual Report and Accounts and /or
Annual Review, Notice of Annual General Meeting
and dividend information 3 April
2001 second interim dividend payable 7 May
Annual General Meeting 31 May
Announcement of interim results 5 August
Proposed dates for first interim dividend for 2002:
Shares quoted ex-dividend in London and
Hong Kong and ADSs quoted ex-dividend
in New York 21 August
Record date 23 August
Shares quoted ex-dividend in Paris 26 August
Payment date 9 October
Annual General Meeting
The 2002 Annual General Meeting will be held at the
Barbican Hall, Barbican Centre, London EC2 on 31
May 2002 at 11 am.
Second Interim Dividend for 2001
The Directors have declared a second interim dividend
of US$0.29 per ordinary share (in lieu of a final
dividend) which, together with the first interim
dividend of US$0.19 already paid, will make a total
distribution for the year of US$0.48 per share, an
increase of 10 per cent on 2000. Information on the
scrip dividend scheme and currencies in which the
cash dividend may be paid will be sent to shareholders
on or about 3 April 2002.
Postal Share-Dealing Service
For shareholders on the UK register, a low-cost postal
share-dealing service for buying and selling HSBC
Holdings shares is available from HSBC Bank plc
Stockbrokers. Details are available from:
HSBC Bank plc Stockbrokers
Mariner House, Pepys Street
London EC3N 4DA
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: 020 7260 7556
Shareholder Enquiries
Any matters relating to your shareholding, for
example transfer of shares, change of name or address,
lost share certificates and dividend cheques, should be
sent in writing to the registrars:
UK Computershare Investor Services PLC
PO Box 435, Owen House
8 Bankhead Crossway North
Edinburgh EH11 4BR
or
Hong Kong Central Registration Hong Kong Limited
Rooms 1901-1905, Hopewell Centre
183 Queen’ s Road East, Hong Kong
Investor Relations
Enquiries may be directed to:
Senior Manager Investor Relations
HSBC Holdings plc
10 Lower Thames Street
London EC3R 6AE
UK
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
Annual Report and Accounts 2001
Further copies may be obtained by writing to the
following departments.
For those in Europe, the Middle East and Africa:
Group Corporate Affairs
HSBC Holdings plc
10 Lower Thames Street
London EC3R 6AE
UK
For those in Asia-Pacific:
Group Public Affairs
The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation
Limited
1 Queen’ s Road Central
Hong Kong
For those in the Americas:
Group Public Affairs
HSBC Bank USA
452 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10018
USA
Chinese translation
A Chinese translation of this Annual Report and
Accounts is available on request after 3 April 2002
from: