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

D J Flint, 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 transactions

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

ii) Acquisition /scrip dividend 

iii) Acquisition / scrip dividend on shares held jointly with spouse in The Soggs No. 1 Settlement Trust

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

v) Acquisition / reinvestment of dividend in ISAs

vi) Disposal of a technical interest in shares in connection with share plan awards

5

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

i) 5,769

ii) 1,008

iii) 241

iv) 14

v) 38

6

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

vi) 2 

7

Price per share or value of transaction

i), ii) and iii) US$10.7597

iv) £7.085

v)  £7.11

vi) N/A

8

Date and place of transaction

7 October 2009, London

9

Date issuer informed of transaction

9 October 2009

10

Total holding following notification

958,883

11

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

Louisa Jenkinson, Assistant Secretary, 020 7991 0593

12

Date of notification

9 October 2009