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) V H C Cheng, a person discharging managerial responsibilities, ii) Mariana Cho Chi On, a person connected with V H C Cheng, 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 / scrip dividend 

iii) Acquisition / scrip dividend on conditional awards under the HSBC Share Plan

iv) Disposal of a technical interest in shares in connection with share plan awards

5

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

i)   2,090

ii) 1,349

iii) 7,183

6

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

iv) 4

7

Price per share or value of transaction

i), ii) and iii) US$10.7597

iv) N/A

8

Date and place of transactions

i) and ii) 7 October 2009, Hong Kong

iii) and iv) 7 October 2009, London

9

Date issuer informed of transactions

7 October 2009

10

Total holding following notification

1,439,533

11

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

Louisa Jenkinson, Assistant Secretary, 020 7991 0593

12

Date of notification

8 October 2009