10. Dividends Six months ended Year ended 30th June 31st December 2023 2022 2022 HK$M HK$M HK$M First interim dividend declared on 10th August 2023 of HK$0.33 per share (2022 first interim dividend paid on 6th October 2022: HK$0.32) 1,931 1,872 1,872 Second interim dividend paid on 4th May 2023 of HK$0.68 per share – – 3,978 1,931 1,872 5,850 The first interim dividend is not accounted for in the condensed interim financial statements because it had not been declared at the period end date. The Directors have declared a first interim dividend of HK$0.33 (2022: HK$0.32) per share for the year ending 31st December 2023. The first interim dividend, which totals HK$1,931 million (2022: HK$1,872 million), will be paid on Thursday, 12th October 2023 to shareholders registered at the close of business on the record date, being Friday, 8th September 2023. Shares of the Company will be traded ex-dividend as from Wednesday, 6th September 2023. The register of members will be closed on Friday, 8th September 2023, during which day no transfer of shares will be effected. In order to qualify for entitlement to the first interim dividend, all transfer forms accompanied by the relevant share certificates must be lodged with the Company’s share registrars, Computershare Hong Kong Investor Services Limited, 17th Floor, Hopewell Centre, 183 Queen’s Road East, Hong Kong, for registration not later than 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, 7th September 2023. 65
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