Hang Seng 1st Int Div 2007

HSBC Holdings PLC
03 May 2007


                              HANG SENG ANNOUNCES
                        FIRST INTERIM DIVIDEND FOR 2007

The Board of Directors of Hang Seng Bank today declared a first interim dividend
of HK$1.10 per share in respect of the year ending 31 December 2007.

The first interim dividend will be payable on Tuesday, 5 June 2007, to
shareholders on the Register of Shareholders as at Tuesday, 22 May 2007.

The Register of Shareholders of the Bank will be closed for one day on Tuesday,
22 May 2007, during which no transfer of shares can be registered. To qualify
for the first interim dividend for 2007, all transfers, accompanied by the
relevant share certificates, must be lodged for registration not later than 
4:30pm  on Monday, 21 May 2007, with the Bank's Registrars, Computershare Hong 
Kong Investor Services Limited, at Shops 1712-1716, 17th Floor, Hopewell Centre, 
183 Queen's Road East, Wanchai, Hong Kong.

The results for the first half of 2007 will be announced on Monday, 30 July
2007.

The proposed timetables for the second, third and fourth interim dividends in
respect of 2007 are:

Second interim dividend for 2007
Announcement                     30 July 2007
Book close and record date       21 August 2007
Payment date                     30 August 2007

Third interim dividend for 2007
Announcement                     5 November 2007
Book close and record date       27 November 2007
Payment date                     11 December 2007
                                                                     
Fourth interim dividend for 2007
Announcement                     3 March 2008
Book close and record date       18 March 2008
Payment date                     28 March 2008

                                   
Note to editors:

Hang Seng Bank
Founded in 1933, Hang Seng Bank is a principal member of the HSBC Group. It
operates around 150 branches and automated banking centres and 13 business
banking centres in Hong Kong; a branch in Macau; and a network of 17 mainland
outlets, including seven branches (in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Dongguan,
Shenzhen, Fuzhou and Nanjing), nine sub-branches (six in Shanghai, two in
Guangzhou and one in Shenzhen) and one representative office (in Xiamen). The
Bank also has a representative office in Taipei.

With consolidated assets of HK$669.1 billion at the end of 2006, the Bank
reported a profit attributable to shareholders of HK$12.04 billion for 2006. For
further information on Hang Seng, please visit the Bank's website at
www.hangseng.com and the mainland website at www.hangseng.com.cn.

                                    





                      This information is provided by RNS
            The company news service from the London Stock Exchange