Today HSBC pays out to its shareholders 7.5421p.
What is the cost of this to HSBC to meet its July shareholder dividend payment ?
The share capital of HSBC is 19,812,661,988 shares.
Thus:-
19,812,661,988 x £0.07421 = £1,470,297,646
That is £1,470 Million = £1.47 Billion cash leaving HSBC today to its shareholders.