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

Acquisition / scrip dividend 

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

Acquisition / scrip dividend on shares held jointly with spouse in The Soggs No.1 Settlement Trust

Acquisition / reinvestment of dividend in ISAs

Acquisition / reinvestment of dividend in SC PEP

Acquisition / reinvestment of dividend in PEP

Acquisition / reinvestment of dividend in HSBC Holdings UK Share Ownership Plan holding

Acquisition / monthly contribution to HSBC Holdings UK Share Ownership Plan

5

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

1,502

15,367

571

48

22

44

31

19

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) - iii) US$9.7631, iv) - vi)£5.7059, vii) £5.87 and viii) £6.8125

8

Date and place of transactions

i) - vii) 14 January 2009, London

viii) 27 October 2008, London

9

Date issuer informed of transactions

19 January 2009

10

Total holding following notification

970,517

11

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

Nicola Black, Assistant Secretary, 020 7991 2652

12

Date of notification

19 January 2009