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

(ia)(iia) and (iii) R E T Bennett, a person discharging managerial responsibilities

(ib)and (iib)H M Bennett, spouse of R E T Bennett (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

(ii) Acquisition / reinvestment of dividend in ISAs

(iii) Acquisition / reinvestment of dividend in HSBC Holdings UK Share Incentive Plan holding

5

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

(ia) 3,372 (ib) 71

(iia) 75 (iib) 62

(iii) 29

6

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

N/A

7

Price per share or value of transactions

(i) US$8.2065

(ii) £5.6578

(iii) £5.70

8

Date and place of transactions

5 July 2012, London

9

Date issuer informed of transactions

9 July 2012

10

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

Steve Owen, Assistant Secretary, 020 7991 3879

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Date of notification

9 July 2012