FORM 6-K
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Report of Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a - 16 or 15d - 16
of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the month of July
HSBC Holdings plc
42nd Floor, 8 Canada Square, London E14 5HQ, England
(Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F).
Form 20-F X Form 40-F ......
(Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934).
Yes....... No X
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The following is the text of an announcement released to The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong
Limited on 13 July 2009 pursuant to rule 13.43 of the Rules Governing the Listing of
Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited:
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited and The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited take
no responsibility for the contents of this document, make no representation as to its
accuracy or completeness and expressly disclaim any liability whatsoever for any loss
howsoever arising from or in reliance upon the whole or any part of the contents of this
document.
(Hong Kong Stock Code: 5)
HSBC HOLDINGS PLC
INTERIM RESULTS AND SECOND INTERIM DIVIDEND FOR 2009
Pursuant to Rule 13.43 of the Rules
Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited and as
announced on 2 March 2009, notice is given that a meeting of Directors of HSBC Holdings plc
will be held on Monday, 3 August 2009 to consider the announcement of the interim results
for the six months to 30 June 2009 and the declaration of the second interim dividend for
2009.
By Order of the Board
R G Barber
Group Company Secretary
13 July 2009
The Board of Directors of HSBC Holdings plc as at the date of this announcement are: S K Green, M F Geoghegan, S A Catz† , V H C Cheng, M K T Cheung† , J D Coombe† , J L Durán† , R A Fairhead† , D J Flint, A A Flockhart, W K L Fung*, S T Gulliver, J W J Hughes-Hallett† , W S H Laidlaw† , J R Lomax† , Sir Mark Moody-Stuart† , G Morgan† , N R N Murthy† , S M Robertson† , J L Thornton† and Sir Brian Williamson† .
† Independent non-executive Director
* Non-executive Director
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
HSBC Holdings plc
By:
Name: P A Stafford
Title: Assistant Group Secretary
Date: 13 July, 2009