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HSBC Holdings plc - Results Of General Meeting
London, UK - 19 March, 2009 - At the General Meeting of HSBC Holdings plc (HSBC) held on Thursday 19 March 2009 in connection with its 5 for 12 rights issue (the Rights Issue) all the Resolutions proposed in the circular to shareholders dated 3 March 2009 were passed on a poll.
The results of the poll on each Resolution are set out below:
|
Resolution |
Total Votes For (%) |
Total Votes Against (%) |
Withheld* |
|
1. To increase the authorised ordinary share capital |
5,254,691,415 (99.40%) |
31,694,321 (0.60%) |
12,356,062 |
|
2. To give the Directors the authority to allot the New Ordinary Shares in connection with the Rights Issue |
5,213,207,317 (99.05%) |
50,209,768 (0.95%) |
27,846,336 |
|
3. To disapply pre-emption rights, where necessary, in connection with the Rights Issue (Special Resolution) |
4,883,607,464 (92.91%) |
372,863,036 (7.09%) |
34,828,118 |
· A €˜Vote Withheld' is not a vote in law and is not counted towards the proportion of votes €˜For' or €˜Against' a resolution
The total number of Ordinary Shares entitling the Shareholders to attend and vote for or against the Resolutions at the General Meeting was 12,144,573,757 Ordinary Shares. The scrutineers of the poll were Electoral Reform Services Limited and Computershare Investor Services PLC.
Resolutions submitted to the UK Listing Authority
Copies of the Resolutions passed at the General Meeting have been submitted to the UK Listing Authority, and will shortly be available for inspection at the UK Listing Authority's Document Viewing Facility situated at:
The Financial Services Authority
25 The North Colonnade
Canary Wharf
London E14 5HS
Despatch of Provisional Allotment Letters
It is expected that Provisional Allotment Letters in relation to the New Ordinary Shares to be issued pursuant to the Rights Issue will be posted to Qualifying Non-CREST Shareholders, Qualifying Non-CCASS Shareholders and Qualifying Bermuda Shareholders later today.
Lifting of suspension of removals between registers
The suspension of removals of Ordinary Shares to or from the principal register in the United Kingdom and/or overseas branch registers of shareholders in Hong Kong and Bermuda will be lifted from 8.00 a.m. (UK time) on Friday 20 March 2009 in London, 9.00 a.m. (Bermuda time) on Friday 20 March 2009 in Bermuda and from 4.30 p.m. (Hong Kong time) on Friday 20 March 2009 in Hong Kong.
Unless otherwise defined in this announcement, capitalised terms shall have the meaning given to them in the Prospectus.
For further information please contact:
HSBC Holdings plc:
London: Hong Kong:
Richard Beck +44 (0)20 7991 0633 David Hall +8522822 1133
Director of Group Communications Head of Group Public Affairs (Asia)
Goldman Sachs International:
Matthew Westerman +44 (0)20 7552 3549
Todd Leland +44 (0)20 7552 9135
J.P. Morgan Cazenove:
Naguib Kheraj +44 (0)20 7588 2828
Ian Hannam +44 (0)20 7588 2828
HSBC Bank plc:
Russell Julius +44 (0)20 7991 8888