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

i) B Robertson, a person discharging managerial responsibilities

ii) P A Robertson, spouse of B Robertson (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) and ii) Acquisition / Scrip dividend

5

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

i) 2,235

ii) 614

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) and ii) US$8.5685

8

Date and place of transactions

i) and ii) 6 October 2011, London

9

Date issuer informed of transactions

7 October 2011

10

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

Louisa Jenkinson, Senior Assistant Secretary, 020 7991 0593

11

Date of notification

7 October 2011