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

John Lipsky, a person discharging managerial responsibilities

3

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

American Depository Shares / US$0.50 ordinary shares

4

State the nature of the transaction

(a) Acquisition / scrip dividend of 50 American Depository Shares (representing 250 ordinary shares of US$0.50 each)

(b) Acquisition / scrip dividend of 27 American Depository Shares (representing 135 ordinary shares of US$0.50 each)

(c) Acquisition / scrip dividend of 28 American Depository Shares (representing 140 ordinary shares of US$0.50 each)

5

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

(a) 50 American Depository Shares (representing 250 ordinary shares of US$0.50 each)

(b) 27 American Depository Shares (representing 135 ordinary shares of US$0.50 each)

(c) 28 American Depository Shares (representing 140 ordinary shares of US$0.50 each)

6

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

N/A

7

Price per share or value of transaction

(a) US$53.226 per American Depositary Share

(b) US$55.7725 per American Depositary Share

(c) US$54.8345 per American Depositary Share

8

Date and place of transaction

(a) 8 May 2013, New York

(b) 11 July 2013, New York

(c) 11 December 2013, New York

9

Date issuer informed of transaction

25 April 2014

10

Total holding following notification

3,105 American Depositary Shares

11

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

Ben Mathews, Group Company Secretary, 020 7992 6949

12

Date of notification

28 April 2014