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 on shares held jointly with spouse in The Soggs No. 1 Settlement Trust

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

iv) Acquisition / reinvestment of dividend in ISAs

5

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

i) 5,122

ii)   214

iii)   14

iv)   36

6

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

N/A 

7

Price per share or value of transaction

i) and ii) US$12.2112

iii) £7.235

iv)  £7.15

8

Date and place of transaction

13 January 2010, London

9

Date issuer informed of transaction

18 January 2010

10

Total holding following notification

964,323

11

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

Peter Harvey, Senior Assistant Secretary, 020 7992 1401

12

Date of notification

18 January 2010