Director/PDMR Shareholding

1

Name of the issuer

HSBC Holdings plc

2

Name of the person discharging managerial responsibilities or, where applicable, the name of the person connected with a person discharging managerial responsibilities

S K Green, a person discharging managerial responsibilities

3

Description of shares (including class), debentures, derivatives or any other financial instruments relating to shares

US$0.50 ordinary shares

4

State the nature of the transaction

i) Acquisition / scrip dividend on conditional awards under the HSBC Share Plan

ii) Acquisition / reinvestment of scrip dividend on HSBC Holdings UK Share Ownership Plan holding

iii)a) Release of 1,025 shares representing the scrip dividend for the 2008 fourth interim dividend on that element of the total shareholder return part of the 2006 Performance Share award under the HSBC Share Plan that vested on 8 April 2009. 

iii)b) The Trustees of the Plan sold 420 shares to meet the tax liability and transferred 605 shares to S K Green as beneficial owner.

5

Number of shares, derivatives or any other financial instruments relating to shares acquired

i) 26,859

ii) 21

iii)a) 1,025

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Number of shares, derivatives or any other financial instruments relating to shares disposed

iii)b) 420

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Price per share or value of transaction

i),ii) and iii)a) US$5.6847

iii)b) £5.07

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Date and place of transaction

6 May 2009, London

9

Date issuer informed of transaction

11 May 2009

10

Total holding following notification

2,779,983

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Name of duly authorised officer/official of issuer responsible for making notification 

Nicola Black, Assistant Group Company Secretary, 020 7991 2652

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Date of notification

11 May 2009