HSBC Bank Malta plc - Interim Results

On 25 July, HSBC Bank Malta plc published its interim results as at 30 June 2008. The Board of Directors declared an interim gross dividend of €0.119 per share (June 2007: €0.153), payable on 22 August to those shareholders as at close of trading next Friday 1 August. The shares will trade ex-dividend as from Monday 3 August 2008.

During the first six months of 2008, the HSBC Malta Group generated a pre-tax profit of €46.6 million, 21.1% lower than the comparative period last year.

A review of the Interim Results is available here.

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