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 and for iii) D J Flint and his spouse Mrs F I L Flint

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. Acquisition / reinvestment of dividend in PEP

vii. Acquisition / reinvestment of dividend in SC PEP

5

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

i. 4,766

ii. 852

iii. 324

iv. 16

v. 25

vi. 23

vii. 11

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, ii, iii) US$16.8421

iv) £7.75 

v, vi, vii) £7.695

8

Date and place of transactions

9 July 2008, London

9

Date issuer informed of transactions

11 July 2008

10

Total holding following notification

941,716

11

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

Nicola Black, Assistant Secretary, 020 7991 2652

12

Date of notification

11 July 2008