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) 2,447 (ib) 85

(iia) 80 (iib) 68

(iii) 31

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$8.5685

(ii) £5.060386

(iii) £4.995

8

Date and place of transactions

6 October 2011, London

9

Date issuer informed of transactions

11 October 2011

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

Louisa Jenkinson, Senior Assistant Secretary, 020 7991 0593

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Date of notification

11 October 2011