13 February 2008
The following text is the English translation of a news release issued in Germany by a subsidiary of HSBC Holdings plc.
The Supervisory Board and Management Board of HSBC Trinkaus & Burkhardt AG decided today to propose to the Annual General meeting on 17 June 2008 the payment of a dividend of EUR 2.50 per share (EUR 2.50 per share in 2006). The decision of the Supervisory Board and Management Board is based on the draft results for the financial year ended 31 December 2007.
HSBC Trinkaus & Burkhardt full year results for 2007 are scheduled to be released on 4 April 2008. HSBC Trinkaus & Burkhardt is a 78.6 per cent indirectly owned subsidiary of HSBC Holdings plc.
Media enquiries to:
Rainer Pfuhler
HSBC Trinkaus & Burkhardt AG
Tel: +49 (0)211 910 3761
Neil Brazil
HSBC Holdings plc
Tel: +44 (0)20 7992 1572
HSBC Trinkaus & Burkhardt AG
HSBC Trinkaus is one of the leading private banks in Germany and part of the globally-operating HSBC Group. In addition to the head office in Düsseldorf, HSBC Trinkaus is represented in six locations in Germany with over 1,800 employees and has access to the global network of the HSBC Group. With total assets of €21.8 billion* and €86.3 billion in funds under management and administration*, the bank has a Fitch IBCA rating of AA-. The core target groups are private clients, corporate clients and institutional clients. *(figures as at 30 September 2007)
Copies of all the bank's news releases can be found on the homepage www.hsbctrinkaus.de.