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HSBC HOLDINGS PLC
Report of the Directors: Governance (continued)
Dividends, shareholders and meetings > Dividends 2011 / Communication / Notifiable interests / Dealings in shares / AGM
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to a dividend of US$0.3875 per Series A American
Depositary Share, each of which represents one-
fortieth of a Series A Dollar Preference Share), was
paid on 15 March, 15 June, 15 September and
15 December 2010.
Dividends for 2011
The proposed timetable for interim dividends in
respect of 2011 on the ordinary shares of US$0.50 is
set out in the Shareholder Information section on
page 371.
Quarterly dividends of US$15.50 per Series A
Dollar Preference Share (equivalent to a dividend of
US$0.3875 per Series A American Depositary Share,
each of which represents one-fortieth of a Series A
Dollar Preference Share) and £0.01 per Series A
Sterling Preference Share were declared on 8 February
2011 for payment on 15 March 2011.
Communication with shareholders
Communication with shareholders is given high
priority. Extensive information about our activities is
provided in the Annual Report and Accounts, Annual
Review and the Interim Report to shareholders which
are available on www.hsbc.com. There is regular
dialogue with institutional investors and enquiries
from individuals on matters relating to their
shareholdings and our business are welcomed and
are dealt with in an informative and timely manner.
All shareholders are encouraged to attend the Annual
General Meeting or the informal meeting of
shareholders held in Hong Kong to discuss our
progress.
Notifiable interests in share capital
At 31 December 2010, we had received the following
disclosures (which have not been subsequently
amended or withdrawn) of major holdings of voting
rights pursuant to the requirements of the FSA
Disclosure and Transparency Rule 5:
• Legal & General Group Plc gave notice on
3 March 2010 that it had a direct interest on
2 March 2010 in 696,986,631 HSBC Holdings
ordinary shares, representing 4% of the total
voting rights at that date and gave notice on
9 March 2010 that on 8 March 2010 its holding of
HSBC ordinary shares fell to 3.99% of the total
voting rights at that date.
• BlackRock, Inc. gave notice on 9 December 2009
that it had a direct interest on 7 December 2009 in
1,143,379,437 HSBC Holdings ordinary shares,
representing 6.57% of the total voting rights at
that date.
As at 31 December 2010, according to the
register maintained by HSBC Holdings pursuant to
section 336 of the Securities and Futures Ordinance
of Hong Kong:
• JPMorgan Chase & Co. gave notice on
29 November 2010 that on 23 November
2010 it had the following interests in HSBC
Holdings ordinary shares: a long position of
1,200,117,042 ordinary shares, a short position
of 71,496,203 ordinary shares and a lending
pool of 826,263,258 ordinary shares, each
representing 6.79%, 0.40% and 4.67%
respectively of the ordinary shares in issue at
that date. Since 31 December 2010, JPMorgan
Chase & Co gave notice on 15 February 2011
that on 8 February 2011 it had a long position of
1,250,550,419 ordinary shares, a short position
of 58,458,752 ordinary shares and a lending
pool of 880,975,655 ordinary shares, each
representing 7.06%, 0.33% and 4.98%
respectively of the ordinary shares in issue at
that date.
• BlackRock, Inc. gave notice on 2 December
2010 that on 26 November 2010 it had the
following interests in HSBC Holdings ordinary
shares: a long position of 1,060,061,018
ordinary shares and a short position of
12,888,242 ordinary shares, each representing
5.99% and 0.01% respectively of the ordinary
shares in issue at that date. Since 31 December
2010, Blackrock, Inc. gave notice on 21 January
2011 that on 17 January 2011 it had a long
position of 1,057,501,184 ordinary shares and a
short position of 11,749,901 ordinary shares,
representing 5.97% and 0.07% respectively of
the ordinary shares in issue at that date.
In compliance with the Rules Governing the
Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of
Hong Kong Limited at least 25% of the total issued
share capital has been held by the public at all times
during 2010 and up to the date of this Report.
Dealings in HSBC Holdings shares
Except for dealings as intermediaries by HSBC
Bank, HSBC Financial Products (France) and The
Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation,
which are members of a European Economic Area
exchange, neither we nor any of our subsidiaries has
purchased, sold or redeemed any of our listed
securities during the year ended 31 December 2010.